User guide
•IfyourcomputerhastheIntelgraphicscard,youcandesignatetheprimarydisplaybydoingthefollowing:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution.
2.ClickthedesireddisplayimageandselecttheMakethismymaindisplaycheckbox.
3.ClickOK.
•WhenanapplicationusingDirectDraworDirect3Disrunninginfull-screenmode,onlytheprimarydisplay
showstheoutput.
•YoucannotusethedisplayswitchingfunctionwhenyouareinExtenddesktopmode.
UsingtheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeature
SomeThinkPadnotebookcomputerssupportNVIDIAOptimusGraphics.
Toachievethebestbalancebetweenthecomputerperformanceandalongbatterylife,dependingonthe
graphicsqualitydemandoftherunningprogramandpowerplansettingsthatyouuse,theNVIDIAOptimus
GraphicsfeatureautomaticallyswitchesbetweenHighPerformanceGraphicsandEnergySavingGraphics,
withnoneedtorestartyourcomputer,closeprograms,orintervenemanually.
Note:TheNVIDIAOptimusGraphicsfeatureisonlysupportedontheWindows7operatingsystem.
Usingaudiofeatures
Yourcomputerisequippedwiththefollowingitems:
•Microphones
•Speakers
•Comboaudioconnector,3.5mm(0.14inch)indiameter
Yourcomputeralsohasanaudiochipthatenablesyoutoenjoyvariousmultimediaaudiofeatures,such
asthefollowing:
•PlaybackofMIDIandMP3les
•RecordingandplaybackofPCMandWAVles
•Recordingfromvarioussoundsources,suchasaheadsetattached
Thefollowingtableshowswhichfunctionsoftheaudiodevicesattachedtotheconnectorsonyourcomputer
ordockingstationaresupported.
Table3.Audiofeaturelist
Connector
Headsetwitha3.5mm
(0.14–inch)4-poleplug
ConventionalheadphoneConventionalmicrophone
Comboaudioconnector
Headphoneand
microphonefunctions
supported
Headphonefunction
supported
Notsupported
Tocongurethemicrophoneforoptimalsoundrecording,usetheRealtekHDAudioManagerprogram.To
starttheprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickHardwareandSound➙RealtekHDAudioManager.
Usingthecamera
Ifyourcomputerhasacamera,youcanusethecameratopreviewyourvideoimageandtakeasnapshot
ofyourcurrentimage.
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