Tektronix K1297-G20 User Manual

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Getting Started

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K1297-G20 Monitor User Manual

Connecting an External Monitor

The PC card of the K1297 provides a Video Graphics Array (VGA) port
for connecting an external monitor. Using a PC-4 or PC-5 board, you can
operate an external monitor in the following use cases:

H Displaying the same information on both monitors
H Expanding the display across both monitors
H Operating only the external monitor

Displaying the Same Information on Both Monitors.

To display the same

information on both monitors, proceed as follows:

1. Connect the external monitor to the VGA port of the PC card.

2. Switch on both devices: the K1297 and the external monitor.

3. On the K1297 Desktop, open the context menu by clicking the right

mouse button and click Properties. The Display Properties dialog box
opens.

4. Open the CHIPS tab in the Display Properties dialog box.

5. Select Single Display Mode from the list in the upper part of this dialog

box and BOTH in the Display Device check box.

6. Confirm your settings with OK.

7. To exit this operating mode, open the Display Properties dialog box /

CHIPS tab as described in step 3 and 4.

Select Single Display Mode from the list in the upper part of this dialog
box and LCD in Display Device check box.

Confirm your selection by OK.

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