Trouble With The Display - Sharp PC-A820 Manual

Trouble with the Display

Question: Why is the screen blank?
Press any key to see if any power management feature has turned off the screen
to save power.
See the power indicator to check whether the computer is powered.
If you are using a battery pack, make sure it has a charge remaining
Make sure the LCD screen is selected as the display by pressing Fn+F5.
Check the brightness controls for your display by pressing Fn+F7.
Check whether the back light is on by pressing any key.
If you still have the problem after trying the above, press the power switch for
more than four seconds to turn off the system. Five seconds later, turn the
computer on.
If you cannot power off the system with the above procedure, use the reset switch
on the bottom of your computer and turn off the system. Wait five seconds and
turn the computer back on.
Question: Why does the external monitor display nothing?
Confirm the monitor is turned on.
Confirm the monitor is connected correctly.
Make sure an external monitor is selected as the display by pressing Fn+F5.
Question: Why is the image on an external monitor display distorted?
Confirm the monitor is connected correctly.
Make sure the CRT is not near any electric devices having strong magnetic fields
such as a TV set or radio.
Do not share an outlet with a TV set or radio.
Make sure the value of the Screen area in the Display Properties is lower than the
resolution of the CRT monitor.
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