Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 151)

You can also double-click the PC Card icon on the Windows 98 desktop.
Embedded Numeric Keypad
The embedded numeric keypad shares some of the keys on your computer's keyboard. The keypad numbers and symbols are marked on the right
of the keypad keys.
To activate the embedded numeric keypad, press (the Num Lock LED lights up). Press and hold to toggle between the letter
and number keys.
To deactivate the keypad, press . The Num Lock LED is no longer illuminated.
Key combinations can be used when the keypad is off or on.
External Monitor
Use the 15-pin monitor connector to attach an external monitor to the computer. If you reconfigure your hardware, you may need pin number and
signal information for the monitor connector. Use the following procedure to connect an external monitor:
1. Turn off the external monitor and your computer.
NOTICE: Do not place the monitor directly on top of your portable computer, even if it is closed. Doing so can crack the
computer case, the display, or both.
Set the monitor on a monitor stand, desktop, or other level surface near the computer.
2. Connect the external monitor's video cable to the computer.
Plug the monitor cable connector into the matching monitor connector at the back of the computer. If the cable is not permanently attached to
the monitor, connect it to the monitor also. Tighten all the screws on the monitor cable connector(s) for proper connection.
3. Connect your external monitor to a grounded electrical outlet.
Plug the three-prong connector on one end of the monitor's power cable into a grounded power strip or some other grounded power source.
If the cable is not permanently attached to the monitor, connect it to the monitor also.
The video image can be displayed on an external monitor, on the computer's display, or on both simultaneously. To toggle between the three
display modes, press .
If the external monitor is turned off when you boot the computer, and if the Video Display Device category is set to CRT Mode in the Main menu
of the Setup program, the computer sends the video image to the external monitor. In this case, you do not see an image on either the computer's
display or on the external monitor. To resolve this situation, turn on the external monitor or press to switch the video image to the
computer's display.
Whether you are using an appropriately equipped multifrequency monitor only or you are using an external monitor and the built-in display
simultaneously, you can display up to 256 colors at a noninterlaced resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels.
When Key Pad Is On Purpose
Toggles the embedded numeric keypad between number and
letter keys
<key> Temporarily disables the embedded numeric keypad; enables
the lowercase characters/functions of the keyboard
<key> Temporarily disables the embedded numeric keypad; enables
the uppercase characters/functions of the keyboard
<cursor key> Temporarily enables a cursor-control key in the embedded
numeric keypad
NOTE: When the external monitor and built-in display are used simultaneously, the refresh rate is always 60 Hz. Each time you press
, the computer switches the video image to the next display in the following sequence: the built-in display, an external monitor,
both displays simultaneously.