Directing The Display Output When You Turn On The Computer - Toshiba Satellite M50 Series User Manual

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Getting Started
Using external display devices
3 Turn on the external device.
4 Set the display mode by pressing
configuring the Display Properties settings.

Directing the display output when you turn on the computer

Once you have connected an external display device, you can
choose to use the internal display only, the external device
only, or both simultaneously. The quickest way to change the
display output settings is to use the display hot key (
1 Press
2 While holding down
setting you want takes effect. Briefly pause between
pressing the
change.
This hot key cycles through the settings in the following
order:
❖
❖
❖
❖
❖
3 Release the
and simultaneously.
Fn F5
key to allow time for the display to
F5
Built-in display only
Built-in display and external monitor simultaneously
External monitor only
Built-in display and TV
TV only
key.
Fn
TECHNICAL NOTE: You can also change these settings using
the Display Properties Box.
Set the option for the video controller by clicking Start, then
Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, and then Display.
Choose the Settings tab, click the Advanced button, select
Display Device, select the applicable Monitor type, and click
Apply or OK.
Fn + F5
, press repeatedly until the
Fn F5
, or by
+
Fn F5
):