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Mind!
• Always wait some seconds after
switching a position.
• A menu screen appears on some models
(see picture) when you make the Fn + F*
combination. Keep the Fn-button pressed
and press the F-button various times.
Release at the required position.
“I have forwarded the signal to the beamer, but I still have no picture” or
“I do receive a picture on the projection screen but a piece of my presentation falls outside the
screen”
Solution:
The resolution is too high, try again with a lower resolution.
To adjust the resolution:
• Click the desktop with your right mouse
button
• Choose ‘Display Properties’
• Choose ‘Settings’
• Drag the slider to the left to 1024x768
“I see my desktop’s background on the projection but without icons”
Solution:
• The desktop is extended to the projection,
instead of cloned.
• Click the desktop with your right mouse
button.
• Choose ‘Display Properties’
• Choose ‘Settings’
• Select monitor 2 and mark the option
‘Extend my Windows desktop onto this
monitor’ off
For more information see www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/studenten/afstuderen/ondersteuning-lis/
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