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External monitor – Toshiba Satellite 2650 User Manual

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9-10 Optional Devices

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Satellite 2610/2650 User's Manual – 09CHAP.DOC – ENGLISH – Printed on 18/09/99 as 09_261UK

External monitor

An external analogue monitor can be connected to the external monitor
port on the computer. The computer supports VGA and Super VGA video
modes. To connect a monitor, follow the steps below.

1. Turn the computer off.

2. Connect the monitor to the external monitor port.

3. Turn the monitor’s power on.

4. Turn the computer on.

When you turn on the power, the computer automatically recognises the
monitor and determines whether it is colour or monochrome.

You can use the Hardware Setup or TSETUP program to select between

Auto-Selected

and

Simultaneous

displays. Refer to Chapter 8,

Setup and Password Security, for details on settings.

If you have selected

Simultaneous

under the

Display

options of the

Hardware Setup or TSETUP program, both the external monitor and the
internal LCD will be active when you turn on the computer. If

Auto-

Selected

is selected, only the external monitor will be active.

To change the display settings, press

Fn + F5

. If you disconnect the

monitor before you turn the computer off, be sure to press

Fn + F5

to

switch to the internal display. Refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for
details on using hot keys to change the display setting.

TV

You can connect a television set to the video-out jack on DVD model
computers. Follow the steps below.

1. Connect the TV adaptor cable’s mini-jack to the video-out jack on

the computer.

2. Connect the TV adaptor cable’s RCA jack to the RCA jack on the TV.

You can use the hotkeys

Fn + F5

to change the display device. Refer to

Chapter 5, The Keyboard. You can also use Hardware Setup. Refer to
Chapter 8, Setup and Password Security.