Sony PCG-X18 - Manual (Page 36)

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Customizing Your Notebook Computer
Selecting the Display mode
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To set the width of the desktop and the vertical frequency of the display, check
Independent Display/Timing in Monitor as shown in step 2. You can then change the
settings by moving the refresh rate slider and the resolution slider.
When the external display type is set to TV:

The internal LCD display cannot be turned off. The content of both the LCD and
the TV displays will be the same.

The resolution can be set with the resolution slider to either 640×480 or 800×600.
7 Click OK
The Screen Properties reappear, and the selected display is enabled.
You can switch between displays by moving the Jog Dial while pressing the Fn key.
CRT Display
If you selected CRT/Projector in step 6 of "Selecting a Display", you can set the
resolution and so forth as appropriate for the type of external computer display or
projector.
Setting Equipment displayed
LCD panel The internal LCD panel.
CRT/Projector An external computer display or an RGB projector
connected to the Monitor connector.
TV A video monitor or television connected to the
VIDEO or S VIDEO connector.


Important
It is not possible to display screens
simultaneously on both an
external computer display
connected to the Monitor
connector and a TV connected to
the VIDEO or S VIDEO connector.
Depending on the type of
computer projector being used, it
may not be possible to display
screens simultaneously on the
internal LCD and an external
projector.
Screens cannot be displayed on a
TV connected to the VIDEO or S
VIDEO connector while using true
color (24 bit).