Selecting a display mode – Sony PCG-SRX99K User Manual

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Selecting a Display Mode

This computer uses the Intel

®

82815 video controller. When you connect your computer to an external display, you can

switch the display mode between your computer's LCD display and the external display, using shortcut keys or the Display
Properties settings.

Shortcut keys Result

Fn+

/

(F7) Toggles between the LCD, a connected external display (projector or computer monitor), and both

the LCD and external display.

Select one display at a time.Connect the cable before you turn on the computer, otherwise Fn+F7 will not work.

To switch the display mode using the Display Properties settings

1.

Right-click the desktop, and click Properties from the drop-down list. The Display Properties dialog box
appears.

2.

Click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced. The Intel

®

82815 Graphics Controller Properties dialog box

appears.

Intel Graphics Controller Properties screen

3.

Click the Displays tab and select the display settings by clicking the

icon on the panel of your display choice.

For more information, click the Help button.

If you cannot see your movie or DVD on the external display, change the monitor or TV setting by clicking on the

Secondary

icon and changing it to Primary

.

You may not be able to display the notebook LCD screen and an external display or projector at the same time,

depending on the types of computer displays and projectors you are using.

Turn on the notebook after you connect the external display.

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