Lenovo L2230x - Manual (Page 28)

For the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system:
a. Click
L2230x Wide USB Port Replicator Monitor icon in the taskbar
notification area. The pop-up menu opens.
b. Select Extend or Mirror.
Note: If you are to use the Extend mode, decide which monitor you are to
set as primary
and which the secondary. Then, select "System -Primary" or "Second Display -Primary."
For the Windows 7 operating system:
a. Click
L2230x Wide USB Port Replicator Monitor icon in the taskbar
notification area.
b. Select Advanced Display Settings.
c. In the Multiply displays drop-down list box, you can select duplicate
these displays
to mirror mode and select extend these displays to extend mode.
Note: You can also select show desktop only on 1 or show desktop only
on 2 to display
your desktop only on one target screen.
3. Setting the resolution of the external monitor
In the Mirror mode, you can adjust the resolution of your computer
display, and the
settings will apply to both your computer display and the
external monitor. In the Extend
mode, you can set the resolution of the
external monitor.
To set the resolution of the external monitor, depending on the operating
system you are
using, do one of the following:
For the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system:
a. Click
L2230x Wide USB Port Replicator Monitor icon in the taskbar
notification area. The pop-up menu opens.
b. Select Resolution and select one of the options for the external monitor.
For example, "1920 x 1080" means that the video output resolution will be 1920 pixels
by 1080 pixels.
For the Windows 7 operating system:
a. Click
L2230x Wide USB Port Replicator Monitor icon in the taskbar
notification area.
b. Select Advanced Display Settings.
In the Resolution drop-down list box, move the slider up to increase or
down to
decrease the resolution of the external monitor.
4. Disabling the video output function
To disable the video output function of the port replicator, do the
following:
a. Click
L2230x Wide USB Port Replicator Monitor icon in the taskbar
notification area. The pop-up menu opens.
b. For Windows XP and Windows Vista users, select USB Video Off to
disable the
video output function of the port replicator. For Windows 7 users, in the Multiple
displays drop-down list box, select show desktop only on 1 or show desktop only
on 2 to display your desktop on one target screen.
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