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External Monitor, External Display, ATTENTION, Changing the LCD Type

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Switching between the LCD and an External Monitor ATTENTION Do not change the LCD type while a moving picture is being displayed, for example, when playing a movie or a game. Stop the application before changing the LCD type. Changing the LCD Type You can change the display output type with the ThinkPad Configuration program. Select one of the following display output types: LCD ( ): The computer output is displayed only on the LCD of the computer. External Monitor ( ): The computer output is displayed only on the attached external monitor. If no external monitor is attached to the computer and the display output type is set to External Display, the output is displayed on the LCD. Both ( ): The computer output is displayed on both the LCD and the external monitor. You can also change the display output type as follows: Using the Fn key function: Press and hold the Fn key; then press the F7 key. The output is displayed sequentially as follows: External Display Both LCD Using the PS2 Command: For DOS, use the PS2 command to change the display output type. - Type PS2 SC BOTH to display information on both the LCD and external monitor. - Type PS2 SC CRT to display information only on the external monitor. - Type PS2 SC LCD to display information only on the LCD. 54 IBM ThinkPad 380XD/385XD User's Guide

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Switching between the LCD and an External Monitor
ATTENTION
Do not change the LCD type
while a moving picture is
being displayed, for example,
when playing a movie or a
game.
Stop the application
before changing the LCD
type.
Changing the LCD Type
You can change the display output type with the ThinkPad
Configuration program.
Select one of the following display
output types:
LCD (
):
The computer output is displayed only on the
LCD of the computer.
External Monitor (
):
The computer output is displayed
only on the attached external monitor.
If no external monitor is attached to the computer and the
display output type is set to
External Display
, the output is
displayed on the LCD.
Both (
):
The computer output is displayed on both the
LCD and the external monitor.
You can also change the display output type as follows:
Using the
Fn
key function:
Press and hold the
Fn
key; then press the
F7
key. The
output is displayed sequentially as follows:
External
Both
Display
LCD
Using the PS2 Command:
For DOS, use the PS2 command to change the display
output type.
– Type
PS2 SC BOTH
to display information on both the LCD
and external monitor.
– Type
PS2 SC CRT
to display information only on the
external monitor.
– Type
PS2 SC LCD
to display information only on the LCD.
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