Using the display, Adjusting brightness, Switching the video image – Dell Latitude D500 User Manual

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Using the Display

Adjusting Brightness

Adjusting Brightness

When the Dell™ computer is running on battery power, you can conserve power by setting the brightness to the lowest

comfortable setting using the appropriate

The Dell QuickSet Brightness Meter shows the current brightness setting for the display. Right-click the

icon in the

taskbar to enable or disable the Brightness Meter on the screen.

Brightness Meter

NOTE:

By default, the Brightness Meter appears in the lower-right corner of the display. You can click and drag the

meter to a new location, and the meter subsequently always appears at the new location.

NOTE:

Brightness keyboard shortcuts only affect the display on your portable computer, not monitors that you attach

to your portable computer or docking device. If your computer is in CRT only mode and you try to change the

brightness level, the Brightness Meter appears, but the brightness level on the monitor does not change.

You can enable or disable the Brightness Meter from the QuickSet taskbar menu. When the meter is enabled, press the

following keys to adjust brightness:

Press

to increase brightness on the integrated display only (not on an external monitor).

Press

to decrease brightness on the integrated display only (not on an external monitor).

For more information about QuickSet, right-click the

icon in the taskbar and click Help.

Switching the Video Image

When you start the computer with an external device (such as an external monitor or projector) attached and turned on, the

image may appear on either the display or the external device.

Press

to switch the video image to the integrated display only, the integrated display and an external CRT

monitor simultaneously, an external CRT monitor only, the integrated display and external DVI monitor simultaneously, and

external DVI monitor only.