To Use An External Monitor - HP Pavilion XF315 Reference Manual

Add-On Devices
Connecting External Devices

To use an external monitor

You can connect your notebook to an external monitor and then use it or the notebook's
built-in display—or both at once.
To connect an external monitor
1. Put the notebook on standby or turn it off: click Start, Turn Off Computer, Stand By
(or Turn Off).
2. Connect the monitor cable from the monitor to the external monitor (VGA) port on
the back of the notebook.
3. Connect the monitor to a power source and turn it on.
4. Press the power button to turn on the notebook.
To switch the display
When you connect an external monitor, the notebook automatically switches to the
monitor. To switch the display device, do one of the following:
• Press Fn+F5 to cycle through the display options: notebook display, external monitor,
both.
• Click Start, All Programs, Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display Settings, HP
Display Settings.
To adjust monitor resolution
1. Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display.
2. On the Settings tab, adjust the Screen area.
To use dual display mode
You can extend your notebook's desktop by connecting an external monitor to your
notebook and using it and the built-in display simultaneously. This requires you to set
your notebook's display as follows.
1. Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display.
2. On the Settings tab, set screen resolution to 1024×768 pixels, and color quality to
Medium (16 bit) or Highest (24 bit).
3. Turn off the notebook.
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