Compal HEL80 User Manual page 58

2 Operating Your Notebook
2.5.1 Adjusting Brightness
To conserve power when running your notebook from the battery, set the brightness to the
lowest comfortable setting using the keyboard shortcuts.
2.5.2 Using an External Monitor or Television
When you start your notebook with an external display device such as an external monitor
or television attached and turned on, the image may appear on either the display or the
external device.
Alternatively, you can press
display and the external device simultaneously, or the external device only.
2.5.3 Setting Display Resolution
To view a program at a specific resolution, both the video controller and display must
support the program and the necessary video drivers must be installed.
Before changing any of the original display settings, note the original settings for future
reference.
Start > Control Panel > Pick a category > Appearance and Themes.
Under Pick a task..., click the area you want to change, or under or pick a Control Panel
icon, click Display.
You can try different settings for Color quality and Screen resolution.
If you choose a resolution or color palette that is higher than the display supports, the
settings will automatically adjust to the closest possible setting.
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Brightness Up
Brightness Down
to switch the video image to the display only, the