Sony PCG-TR series Laptop User Manual


 
Hardware Guide
Connecting peripheral devices
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Selecting display modes (PCG-TR series)
This model uses the Intel
®
855 GM Integrated Graphics video controller. You can select which display is used
when the notebook is connected to an external device.
To connect an external display, proceed as follows:
1 Connect the external device to the Monitor/VGA connector on the left side of the computer.
2 Press and hold the <Fn> key and press the <F7> key to change the destination.
The output destination changes every time you press the <F7> key while holding the <Fn> key.
The output destination options are listed below:
LCD only: Displays contents on your computer's LCD only.
LCD only + MONITOR (VGA): Displays contents simultaneously on your computer's LCD and the
external display*.
MONITOR (VGA): Displays contents on the external display only*.
Setup: Displays the resolution setting window for the external display.
The image appears on the external display.
To set up the video controller options, proceed as follows:
1 Click Start, then Control Panel.
The Control Panel appears.
2 Double-click Appearance and Themes, and then select Display.
The Display Properties dialog box appears.
3 Click the Settings tab.
4 Click the Advanced button and choose the Intel® Extreme Graphics tab.
Then choose the Graphics Properties icon.
5 Click the Devices tab.
Select the Monitor, Notebook, Intel® Dual Display Clone or Extended Desktop icon.
6 Click Apply and then OK.