Lenovo 43R8770 User Guide - Page 21

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d. To switch from Mirror mode to Extended mode, you can do one of the following: v Click Extend to and select the position of the external monitor. v Click Extended to retrieve the last settings of the Extended mode. e. It takes a few seconds to change from one mode to another. 3. To change the screen resolution of the external display, select Screen Resolution and one of the options listed by the application. For example, selecting 1280 x 1024 means that the video port will provide video output of 1280 pixels by 1024 pixels. In addition to the resolutions that are supported by the USB Port Replicator, the list also includes the resolutions supported by the external monitor, or the default resolution if the monitor does not provide the information related to the supported resolutions. 4. To change the color quality of the external display in the Extended mode, select Color Quality and choose either Medium or Highest 5. To rotate the view of the external screen, select Screen Rotation and Rotated Left, Rotated Right, or Inverted Upside-Down. Select Normal to switch to the normal view. Note: The refresh rate of the external monitor can only be modified through the standard interface of the operating system and not through the utility provided with the USB Port Replicator. 6. You can select Off to turn off the video signal from the USB Port Replicator without using the front button. To turn the video signal on, select either the Extended or the Mirror mode. The video signal output also can be enabled by pressing the DualView button on front of the unit; the video settings that were in effect before disabling the video output will be retrieved. 7. If you use multiple USB Port Replicators with a single notebook computer- for example, one at work and one at home- the video settings for each USB Port Replicator are saved when you disconnect the notebook computer. Therefore, you can set your USB Port Replicator at work to the Extended mode while configuring the one at home to the Mirror mode. The appropriate settings are retrieved each time you use the USB Port Replicator with your notebook computer. Chapter 4. Using the video function of the USB Port Replicator 11

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d.
To
switch
from
Mirror
mode
to
Extended
mode,
you
can
do
one
of
the
following:
v
Click
Extend
to
and
select
the
position
of
the
external
monitor.
v
Click
Extended
to
retrieve
the
last
settings
of
the
Extended
mode.
e.
It
takes
a
few
seconds
to
change
from
one
mode
to
another.
3.
To
change
the
screen
resolution
of
the
external
display,
select
Screen
Resolution
and
one
of
the
options
listed
by
the
application.
For
example,
selecting
1280
x
1024
means
that
the
video
port
will
provide
video
output
of
1280
pixels
by
1024
pixels.
In
addition
to
the
resolutions
that
are
supported
by
the
USB
Port
Replicator,
the
list
also
includes
the
resolutions
supported
by
the
external
monitor,
or
the
default
resolution
if
the
monitor
does
not
provide
the
information
related
to
the
supported
resolutions.
4.
To
change
the
color
quality
of
the
external
display
in
the
Extended
mode,
select
Color
Quality
and
choose
either
Medium
or
Highest
5.
To
rotate
the
view
of
the
external
screen,
select
Screen
Rotation
and
Rotated
Left,
Rotated
Right,
or
Inverted
Upside-Down.
Select
Normal
to
switch
to
the
normal
view.
Note:
The
refresh
rate
of
the
external
monitor
can
only
be
modified
through
the
standard
interface
of
the
operating
system
and
not
through
the
utility
provided
with
the
USB
Port
Replicator.
6.
You
can
select
Off
to
turn
off
the
video
signal
from
the
USB
Port
Replicator
without
using
the
front
button.
To
turn
the
video
signal
on,
select
either
the
Extended
or
the
Mirror
mode.
The
video
signal
output
also
can
be
enabled
by
pressing
the
DualView
button
on
front
of
the
unit;
the
video
settings
that
were
in
effect
before
disabling
the
video
output
will
be
retrieved.
7.
If
you
use
multiple
USB
Port
Replicators
with
a
single
notebook
computer—
for
example,
one
at
work
and
one
at
home—
the
video
settings
for
each
USB
Port
Replicator
are
saved
when
you
disconnect
the
notebook
computer.
Therefore,
you
can
set
your
USB
Port
Replicator
at
work
to
the
Extended
mode
while
configuring
the
one
at
home
to
the
Mirror
mode.
The
appropriate
settings
are
retrieved
each
time
you
use
the
USB
Port
Replicator
with
your
notebook
computer.
Chapter
4.
Using
the
video
function
of
the
USB
Port
Replicator
11