My lcd is broken. I'm trying to connect it to another monitor. What number/where is the lcd key function?

Connecting an External Monitor or Data Projector
You can switch to an external monitor or data projector by two methods. 1. Connect the external monitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and the laptop. The video information will automatically switch to the external monitor. 2. If you power up the laptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor by pressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make and model laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCD screen plus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fn key plus one of the function key. Here is a list of key combinations for some of the laptops :- IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7 HP and Compaq = Fn + F4 Toshiba = Fn + F5 Dell = Fn + F8

Connecting an External Monitor or Data Projector
You can switch to an external monitor or data projector by two methods. 1. Connect the external monitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and the laptop. The video information will automatically switch to the external monitor. 2. If you power up the laptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor by pressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make and model laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCD screen plus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fn key plus one of the function key. Here is a list of key combinations for some of the laptops :- IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7 HP and Compaq = Fn + F4 Toshiba = Fn + F5 Dell = Fn + F8

You can switch to an external monitor or data projector by two methods. 1. Connect the external monitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and the laptop. The video information will automatically switch to the external monitor. 2. If you power up the laptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor by pressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make and model laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCD screen plus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fn key plus one of the function key. Here is a list of key combinations for some of the laptops :- IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7 HP and Compaq = Fn + F4 Toshiba = Fn + F5 Dell = Fn + F8

Connecting an External Monitor or Data Projector
You can switch to anexternal monitor or data projector by two methods.1. Connect the externalmonitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and thelaptop. The video information will automatically switch to the externalmonitor.2. If you power up thelaptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor bypressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make andmodel laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCDscreen plus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fnkey plus one of the function key. Here is a list of keycombinations for some of the laptops :-IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7HP and Compaq = Fn + F4Toshiba = Fn + F5Dell = Fn + F8

Connecting an External Monitor or Data Projector
You can switch to anexternal monitor or data projector by two methods.1. Connect the externalmonitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and thelaptop. The video information will automatically switch to the externalmonitor.2. If you power up thelaptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor bypressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make andmodel laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCD screenplus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fn keyplus one of the function key. Here is a list of keycombinations for some of the laptops :-IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7HP and Compaq = Fn + F4Toshiba = Fn + F5Dell = Fn + F8

Make sure the vga cable is in tight on the kav-60 and the external monitor.

Try the keystrokes to toggle the display. Normally you would Press and Hold the FN function key located at the lower left on the keyboard then hit the key F1 thru F12 that toggles the display. The correct F1 thru F12 key to hit will have LCD/CRT on it or it will have the icon of a display. The display toggles in three stages ( laptop only, external only or both laptop and external).

Either your lcd screen is going bad or you could have a loose lcd cable. Either one will require you to disassemble the lcd screen. Try connecting an external monitor to your laptop and see if the screen image displays ok on it. if so that means your video card is ok, the problem is with the screen. You'll have to hit the FN (Function Key) + (F1 thru F12) key to get the image to display on an external monitor. It can even be one of the old fat crt monitors as long as it connects to your laptop's vga port. Hold the FN key and hit the corresponding key that allows the external monitor to display. Normally the correct F1 thru F12 key will have the words lcd/crt or an icon of a display on it.

You can switch to anexternal monitor by two methods.1. Connect the externalmonitor to the laptop's video port, power up the external monitor first and thelaptop. The video information will automatically switch to the externalmonitor.2. If you power up thelaptop first then you can switch the video output to the external monitor bypressing the Fn key and one of the Function keys, depending upon your make andmodel laptop. You can also toggle between the external monitor or both LCDscreen plus the external monitor or back to LCD screen only by pressing the Fnkey plus one of the function key. Here is a list of keycombinations for some of the laptops :-IBM ThinkPad = Fn + F7HP and Compaq = Fn + F4Toshiba = Fn + F5Dell = Fn + F8

Try the following procedure:

Turn off your TV and your laptop.
Connect the VGA cable from the VGA output of the laptop to the VGA input of the TV.
Now turn on your TV.
Then select VGA on your TV's onscreen INPUT MODE SELECTOR.
Now turn on your laptop.

The laptop should now automatically detect the TV and display the video signal onto that screen.

If the laptop display is still appearing on the laptop's built in screen, then just wait for the machine to finish booting up completely and then you can try using the FUNCTION keys on the laptop keyboard to switch the display to the external monitor (TV).

Now try holding down the FUNCTION (Fn) key on the laptop keyboard and then push the F5 key at the same time.
If this combination does not work, look at the numbered F keys at the top of the keyboard for one that has a figure of a monitor on it. Then hold down the FUNCTION key and press that F# key.

The exact key combination for switching between the external and built in monitors is different for each model of laptop, so if you still have trouble, try looking in your laptop's owner's manual for the precise instructions for that model. Otherwise just comment back here with your laptop's brand and model number and I will look up the procedure for you.

Please comment back here to this page if you have any details to add, have any questions, have difficulty accessing the links, or just require further general assistance and I will respond as soon as I see it.

I hope that was helpful to you, good luck and take care.

Joe.

If you're not getting a display at all. there are two possible causes. number one, it could be the lcd panel
and number two, it could be the video card.

things that you can try to identify the problem:

try to connect your netbook to an external monitor. press FN key and F8 together. The display should be
transferred to your external monitor. and if it does, it means that your video card card works fine and the
lcd panel is broken. if nothing happens, and if you're still not getting any display. the video card is bad.

Good luck,

Ryan