Operation Manual

Connectinganexternalmonitor
Toconnectanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:
1.ConnecttheexternalmonitortotheMiniDisplayPortconnectorofyourcomputer.
2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
4.Tapthedisplay-modeiconintheFunctionmodetochangethedisplayoutputlocation.Thisenables
youtoswitchbetweenviewingoutputontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,orbothmonitors.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickanywhereonthedesktop,then
selectScreenresolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.
Settingtheexternalmonitortype
Tosettheexternalmonitortype,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Right-clickanywhereonthedesktop,andthenclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
4.SelecttheexternalmonitorandsetResolution.
5.ClickAdvancedSettings.
6.ClicktheMonitortab.Checkthemonitorinformationtomakesurethatthemonitortypeiscorrect.Ifit
is,clickOKtoclosethewindow;otherwiseproceedwiththefollowingsteps.
7.Ifmorethantwomonitortypesaredisplayed,selectGenericPnPMonitororGenericNon-PnP
Monitor.
8.ClickProperties.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,typethepassword
orprovideconfirmation.
9.ClicktheDrivertab.
10.ClickUpdateDriver.
11.ClickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware,andthenclickLetmepickfromalistofdevice
driversonmycomputer.
12.CleartheShowcompatiblehardwarecheckbox.
13.Selectthecorrectmanufacturerandmodelfortheexternalmonitor.Ifyoucannotfindyourmonitoron
thelist,stoptheinstallationofthisdriverandusethedrivershippedwithyourmonitor.
14.Afterupdatingthedriver,clickClose.
Changingthecolorsettings
Tochangethecolorsettings,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickanywhereonthedesktop,andthenclickScreenresolution.
2.ClickAdvancedSettings,andthenselecttheColorManagementtab.
3.ClickColorManagement,andthenselecttheAdvancedtab.
4.Changethecolorsettingsasyoudesired,andthenclickClose.
Considerationsforconnectinganexternalmonitor
•Wheninstallinganoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthedisplaydriverforyourmonitorthatisprovided
withthecomputer,andthemonitorINFfilethatisprovidedwiththeexternalmonitor.
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