Operation Manual

ForWindowsXP:

1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickProperties.TheDisplayPropertieswindowopens.

2.ClicktheAppearancetab.

3.UnderFontSize,clickLargeFontsorExtraLargeFonts.

4.ClickApplytoapplythesettings.

5.ClickOK.IfyouarepromptedtorestartthecomputerafteryouclickOKorApply,thechangewill

takeeffectafterthecomputerrestarts.

Connectingaprojectororexternaldisplay

Attachinganexternalmonitor

Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536,providedthattheexternal

monitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,refertothemanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.

Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothat

thesametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,

youcanseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.Youcanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththe

TrackPointoranotherpointingdevice.

Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay

Settingswindow(inWindowsXP,DisplayPropertieswindow).

Connectinganexternalmonitor

Toattachanexternalmonitor,doasfollows:

ForWindows7:

1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet

2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.

3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF6.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutput

ontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.

Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen

resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.

ForWindowsXP:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.

3.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.

4.Changethedisplayoutputlocationbypressing“F6”onpage26.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween

viewingoutputontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.

Notes:

•Donotchangethedisplayoutputlocationwhileamovingpictureisbeingdrawn--forexample,while

playingamovieoragame,orviewingabusinesspresentation.Closetheapplicationbeforechangingthe

displayoutputlocation,orchangethedisplaymodebeforeyouopenanMPEGletoplay.

•IfyouareattachinganexternalmonitorthatsupportsonlyVGAmode(640x480resolution),donotview

outputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor.Doingsowouldcausetheexternalmonitor

screentobescrambledandtheoutputnottobedisplayed;inaddition,itcouldcausedamagetothe

screen.Usetheexternalmonitoronly.

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