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Note Add-On Devices Connecting External Devices If your model has a built-in microphone and you plug a device into the external microphone port, the built-in microphone automatically turns off. When you plug a device into the headphone port, the built-in speakers automatically turn off. When you plug a device into either audio port on the computer, any device connected to the corresponding port on the port replicator is ignored. To use an external monitor Connecting an external monitor 1. Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off. 2. Connect the monitor cable from the monitor to the monitor port on the back of the computer. 3. Connect the monitor to a power source and turn it on. 4. Press the power button to turn on the computer. Switching the display to the external monitor • Press Fn+F5 to cycle through the display options: notebook display, external monitor, both. -or- Click Start, All Programs, Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display Settings. You can also add a display settings icon in the taskbar for quick access. • If you need to use both displays at once, press Fn+F5 repeatedly until the image shows on both displays. With the default display settings, the external monitor uses the same settings as the internal display. The external monitor displays the same image as the internal display, regardless of the screen area, colors, and other settings, and the refresh rate is the same for as the internal display (60 Hz). If you use only the external monitor, you can select different settings that aren't limited by the internal display. Adjusting monitor resolution and other settings 1. Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display. 2. On the Settings tab, adjust the Screen area. Other settings are also available. For high-resolution external monitors, see "Hardware Specifications" on page 134 for the maximum supported resolutions, colors, and refresh rates. The capabilities of external 82 Reference Guide

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Add-On Devices
Connecting External Devices
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Note
If your model has a built-in microphone and you plug a device into the external
microphone port, the built-in microphone automatically turns off. When you plug a
device into the headphone port, the built-in speakers automatically turn off. When you
plug a device into either audio port on the computer, any device connected to the
corresponding port on the port replicator is ignored.
To use an external monitor
Connecting an external monitor
1.
Click Start, Turn Off Computer, Turn Off.
2.
Connect the monitor cable from the monitor to the monitor port on the back of the
computer.
3.
Connect the monitor to a power source and turn it on.
4.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Switching the display to the external monitor
•
Press Fn+F5 to cycle through the display options: notebook display, external monitor,
both.
–or–
Click Start, All Programs, Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display Settings.
You can also add a display settings icon in the taskbar for quick access.
•
If you need to use both displays at once, press Fn+F5 repeatedly until the image
shows on both displays. With the default display settings, the external monitor uses
the same settings as the internal display. The external monitor displays the same
image as the internal display, regardless of the screen area, colors, and other settings,
and the refresh rate is the same for as the internal display (60 Hz). If you use only the
external monitor, you can select different settings that aren’t limited by the internal
display.
Adjusting monitor resolution and other settings
1.
Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display.
2.
On the Settings tab, adjust the Screen area. Other settings are also available.
For high-resolution external monitors, see “Hardware Specifications” on page 134 for the
maximum supported resolutions, colors, and refresh rates. The capabilities of external