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Using external monitors, Hint – Texas Instruments TM5000 Series User Manual

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Using External Monitors

You can also connect the computer to external
monitors, many of which can display resolutions
higher than 640 x 480.

When the external monitor is configured for 640

Ч

480

Ч

65K

VGA

, however, the computer can

display on the

LCD

at the same time as the

external monitor. This feature is called
Simul

SCAN

and is enabled in the System Setup

using the

VGA

utility, the

SIM.BAT

batch file, or

the WinMode Windows utility located in the
TravelMate Notebook Center Group. These
utilities are described in the

online TM5000

Series User’s Reference Guide.

While SimulScan is in effect, the

LCD

screen may

display characters less brightly than when the
computer is displaying only on the

LCD

screen.

Hint

(For models other than TM5020SE.) When the
computer is connected to an external monitor,
you can use the computer with the cover closed.
Use Setup to change Closed Cover Action to

Auto Standby

and

Cover Alarm

to

Off

. For

further information, see the online

TM5000

Series User’s Reference Guide

.

Using External Monitors

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