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External monitor troubleshooting – Texas Instruments 4000M User Manual

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Ext erna l Monit or T roub leshoot ing

The following are typical symptoms of installation problems
and their solutions.

Symptom

Solution

No display

(1) Computer not configured ap-
propriately for

VGA

; configure the

application as instructed in the
application’s documentation.

(2) Monitor signal and/or power
cable not properly plugged in.

(3) Monitor not turned on.

(4) Brightness and/or contrast
controls on monitor not adjusted
properly.

(5)

LCD

still active; use the

CRT

command to switch to external
monitor.

CRT or setup error on
startup

Setup Program not run. See Chap-
ter 1 of this Manual.

Screen displays
distorted images or
screen goes blank
when software is
executed

Check that your monitor was
turned on before starting your
computer.

External Monitor Troubleshooting

VGA External Monitor Utilities 8-17