Lenovo ThinkPad E570 - External Display Setup

Youcanuseanexternaldisplaysuchasaprojectororamonitortogivepresentationsortoexpandyour
workspace.
Yourcomputersupportsthefollowingvideoresolution,iftheexternaldisplayalsosupportsthatresolution.
•Upto1920x1200pixels@60Hz,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheVGAconnector
•Upto4096x2160pixels@24Hz,withanexternaldisplayconnectedtotheHDMIconnector
Formoreinformationabouttheexternaldisplay,seethemanualsthatcomewithit.
Connectinganexternaldisplay
Youcanuseeitherawireddisplayorawirelessdisplay.Thewireddisplaycanbeconnectedtoavideo
connectorsuchastheHDMIconnectorandminiDisplayPort
®
connectorbyacable.Thewirelessdisplay
canbeaddedthroughtheMiracast
®
function.
•Connectingawireddisplay
Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.
1.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanappropriatevideoconnectoronyourcomputer,suchasthe
HDMIconnectororminiDisplayPortconnector.
2.Connecttheexternaldisplaytoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternaldisplay.
Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickonthedesktop,andthenclickScreen
resolution/Displaysettings➙Detect.
•Connectingawirelessdisplay
Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe
Miracastfeature.
Dooneofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Devices➙Connecteddevices➙Addadevice.
–ClicktheactioncentericonintheWindowsnotificationarea.ClickConnect.Selectthewireless
displayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,seetheWindowshelpinformationsystem.
Choosingadisplaymode
Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose
howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkey
andthenselectadisplay
modeyouprefer.
Therearefourdisplaymodes:
•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,or
Disconnectprojector.
•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.
•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand
moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.
•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.
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