Toshiba SATELLITE A500 - Manual (Page 168)

8-14 User’s Manual
A500/A500D series
If you have selected System LCD Only under the Display options of the HW
Setup, the internal LCD will be active when you turn on the computer, even
if the external monitor is connected. If Auto-Selected is selected, only the
external monitor will be active.
HDMI
The Video data on your computer can be viewed on a TV set. To do so,
connect your computer’s HDMI out port to the TV using the HDMI out
cable.
You can use the hotkeys FN + F5 to change the display device. Refer to
Chapter 5,
The Keyboard .
Connecting the HDMI out port
1. Plug one end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI out port of the HDMI
device.
Figure 8-10 Connecting the HDMI out port
2. Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI out port on your
computer.
Do not disconnect the external monitor while in Sleep or Hibernation Mode.
Turn off the computer before disconnecting the external monitor.
As the port operation of all HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
monitors have not been confirmed, some HDMI monitors may not function
properly.