Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520 - Connecting a Projector or External Display

ForWindowsXP:
1.Right-clickonthedesktop,andclickProperties.TheDisplayPropertieswindowopens.
2.ClicktheAppearancetab.
3.UnderFontSize,clickLargeFontsorExtraLargeFonts.
4.ClickApplytoapplythesettings.
5.ClickOK.IfyouarepromptedtorestartthecomputerafteryouclickOKorApply,thechangewill
takeeffectafterthecomputerrestarts.
Connectingaprojectororexternaldisplay
Attachinganexternalmonitor
Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536,providedthattheexternal
monitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoredetails,refertothemanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.
Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothat
thesametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,
youcanseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.Youcanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththe
TrackPointoranotherpointingdevice.
Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothintheDisplay
Settingswindow(inWindowsXP,DisplayPropertieswindow).
Connectinganexternalmonitor
Toattachanexternalmonitor,doasfollows:
ForWindows7:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF6.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutput
ontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen
resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.
ForWindowsXP:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector;thenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternalmonitorandthecomputer.
4.Changethedisplayoutputlocationbypressing“F6”onpage26.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween
viewingoutputontheexternaldisplay,thecomputerdisplay,andbothdisplays.
Notes:
•Donotchangethedisplayoutputlocationwhileamovingpictureisbeingdrawn--forexample,while
playingamovieoragame,orviewingabusinesspresentation.Closetheapplicationbeforechangingthe
displayoutputlocation,orchangethedisplaymodebeforeyouopenanMPEGletoplay.
•IfyouareattachinganexternalmonitorthatsupportsonlyVGAmode(640x480resolution),donotview
outputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternalmonitor.Doingsowouldcausetheexternalmonitor
screentobescrambledandtheoutputnottobedisplayed;inaddition,itcouldcausedamagetothe
screen.Usetheexternalmonitoronly.
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