Lenovo ThinkPad E455 - Using an External Display

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation
system.
Usinganexternaldisplay
Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour
workspace.Thistopicintroduceshowtoconnectanexternaldisplay,choosedisplaymodes,andchange
displaysettings.
Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,providedthattheexternalmonitoralsosupportsthat
resolution.
•Upto1920x1200,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheVGAconnector
•Upto2560x1600,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheminiDisplayPortconnector
Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,refertothemanualsprovidedwithit.
Connectinganexternaldisplay
Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.ThewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtotheHDMI,
VGA,orminiDisplayPortconnectorbyacable.ThewirelessdisplaycanbeaddedthroughtheWi-Dior
Miracastfunction.
•Connectingawireddisplay
Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.
1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchastheVGA
connector,miniDisplayPortconnector,orHDMIconnector.
2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.
Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7andWindows8.1:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreenresolution➙Detect.
–ForWindows10:Right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickDisplaysettings➙Detect.
•Connectingawirelessdisplay
Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe
Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.
–ForWindows7
OpentheStartmenuandclickDevicesandPrinters➙Addadevice
–ForWindows8.1
1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.ClickDevices➙Projector➙Addawirelessdisplay.
3.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
–ForWindows10
Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplay
allprograms,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.
–Clicktheactioncentericon
onthetaskbar.ClickConnect.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplay
andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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