Panasonic Toughbook CF-31AAAAA2M Reference Manual

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49External DisplayNOTEz Until Windows startup is completed (during Setup Utility, etc.), the simultaneous display cannot be used and pressingFn + F3 switches the display between the internal LCD and the external display.z After resuming from sleep*1 or hibernation, or restarting the computer, the output destination may not be the same asthe selected in the previous status.z When you change the display after Windows starts up, do not press any key until switching is complete.z Display switching by pressing + P *2 or Fn + F3 may not work when you use the Fast User Switching function toswitch the user. In this case, log off all users and restart the computer.z Do not connect or remove the external display during sleep *1 or hibernation.z It may take some time to switch between displays depending on the displays used.z When you use the external display only, set the suitable number of colors, resolution, or refresh rate separately fromwhen you use the internal LCD only or when you use the simultaneous display.Depending on the settings, some external displays may be distorted or may not display the mouse cursor correctly. Inthis case, set the settings to lower value.z When you use the simultaneous display, DVD-Video, MPEG files and other motion image files may not be played backsmoothly.z Carefully read the instruction manual of the external display.When connecting an external analog display that does not conform to the Plug & Play standards, select the displaydriver accordingly in the following menu, or use the driver disc supplied with the monitor.A (Start) - [Control Panel] - [Adjust screen resolution] - [Advanced Settings] - [Monitor] - [Properties].• A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.B Click [Driver] - [Update Driver].Click [start] - [Control Panel] - [Appearance and Themes] - [Display] - [Settings] - [Advanced] - [Monitor] - [Properties] -[Driver] - [Update Driver].z Display switching does not work when [Command Prompt] screen is set to “Full Screen”.CAUTIONz Before disconnecting the external display, switch to the internal LCD by pressing + P *2 or Fn + F3. Otherwise thedisplayed image quality may become different after disconnection (e.g., wrong resolution). In this case, press +P *2 or Fn + F3 to reset the image quality.z The screen may become distorted due to the following operations. In this case, restart the computer.• Disconnecting an external display for which you have set high resolution or high refresh rate.• Connecting/disconnecting an external display during computer operations.*1 Windows XP: standby*2 Windows 7 only