7-4 Connecting External Desktop Equipment
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Setting Up an External Monitor or
Overhead Projector
The computer can support an external display with a resolution up
to 1280 × 1024 in 256 colors.
When an external monitor or overhead projector is connected, the
factory-default is to simultaneously display on both screens. The
Fn+F4
hotkey switches among simultaneous display, the external
display, and the internal computer display.
If the external display remains blank after it warms up, press the
Fn+F4
hotkey to switch displays.
Choosing Display Settings
If this is the first time you have connected the external monitor or
overhead projector, click Start
Æ
Settings
Æ
Control
Panel
Æ
double-click the Display icon to open the Display
Properties dialog box.
Click the Settings tab to verify or change the Desktop Area and
Color Palette. The Desktop Area can be set equal to, larger than,
or smaller than the display Resolution. Setting the Desktop Area
larger or smaller than the Resolution enables image panning or
centering/expanding, respectively.
Click the Compaq tab to verify or change the external display
(CRT) Resolution and Refresh (Hz). Refer to the documentation
included with the external monitor or overhead projector for the
settings it supports. To see how the settings will affect the
displayed image, click the Test button.
Image Panning or Expanding
Image panning is automatically enabled when the Desktop Area
setting is
larger
than the display Resolution setting. The image
pans to the larger desktop area when you move the onscreen
pointer to the edges of the screen.
Image centering/expanding is automatically enabled when the
Desktop Area setting is
smaller
than the display Resolution
setting. The image can be toggled between centered (with a black
border around it) or expanded (to fill the screen) by pressing the
Fn+T
hotkey or by selecting it on the Compaq tab.
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