Sony PCG-GRX690P Manual

This computer uses the ATI video controller. When you connect your computer to an external display (projector, computer
monitor, or TV), you can switch the display mode between the computer screen (LCD) and the external display, using
shortcut keys or the Display Properties settings. 

Fn+ 

/

 (F7) Toggles between the computer screen (LCD), a connected external display (projector or computer

monitor), and both the LCD and external display. 

Select one display at a time.Connect the cable before you turn on the computer, otherwise Fn+F7 will not work. 

Fn+ 

only/

(F8)

Toggles between the computer screen (LCD-only), TV-only, and dual LCD/TV display modes.

Select one display at a time to playback DVDs. Connect the cable before you turn on the computer, otherwise Fn+F8 will
not work. You cannot use the Fn+F8 function to switch between LCD and TV once a DVD is inserted into the optical drive. 

1.

Right-click the desktop, and click Properties from the shortcut menu. The Display Properties window appears. 

2.

Click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced. The Mobility Radeon Properties window appears. 

3.

Click the Displays tab. 

4.

Click the selection tab located just above the display graphic to activate the display panel. 

5.

Click the Primary icon 

or Secondary icon 

on the panel of your display choice to change the display

settings. 

6.

Click Apply. For more information, click Help. 

  

 If you cannot see your movie or DVD on the external display, change the monitor or TV setting by clicking the Primary

icon 

on the display panel of your choice. 

  

 

You may not be able to display the computer screen (LCD) and an external display or projector at the same time,

depending on the types of computer displays and projectors you are using. 

Turn on the computer after you connect the external display.