ronaldo8 wrote:

Hmmm thinking, extend IS what you need.

Have a look at this

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-connect-and-set-multiple-
monitors-windows-10

How to rearrange multiple displays on Windows 10:

Do you see both monitors in the graphic? what did "detect" tell you?

If you don't see the image of the two displays, scroll down and find the "Detect" button at the bottom of the "Display" window.

Thanks will look closer later.

joanie04 - 2021-08-22 15:30:00

joanie04 wrote:

It only has two outlets? on the back, one for the power and the other for the cable ...

You've used a question mark rather than a definitive answer. I still think it's using picture-in-picture from a second input, here's a link to how you disable that on the AOC monitor using the buttons:

https://www.manualsdir.com/manuals/660479/aoc-u3477pqu.html?
page=34

gyrogearloose - 2021-08-22 16:01:00

gyrogearloose wrote:

You'v-
e used a question mark rather than a definitive answer. I still think it's using picture-in-picture from a second input, here's a link to how you disable that on the AOC monitor using the buttons:

https://www.manualsdir.com/manuals/660479/aoc-u3477pqu.html?
page=34

Are you talking about the buttons on the monitor itself? The only button I can find is the on/off. Sorry if I sound dumb. The monitor model is E2070Swn

joanie04 - 2021-08-22 19:53:00

Feel and look carefully round the outside edges, ( sides and top and bottom), of the monitor.

Edited by nice_lady at 8:09 pm, Sun 22 Aug

nice_lady - 2021-08-22 20:08:00

nice_lady wrote:

Feel and look carefully round the outside edges, ( sides and top and bottom), of the monitor.

Double checked and just about turned the thing inside out. Thanks for all your help. Off to get the rest of my stuff sorted for tomorrow.

I have had a light bulb moment. The monitor came with a CD. I have just found it. Only trouble is I do not have a CD drive.

Edited by joanie04 at 8:19 pm, Sun 22 Aug

joanie04 - 2021-08-22 20:16:00

If you find one copy the CD into a USB stick in them you can use it on your laptop.

nice_lady - 2021-08-22 20:23:00

Also if you look up the make and model of the Monitor you might find the manufacturer has a driver down load for it..... Maybe.

nice_lady - 2021-08-22 20:24:00

Extend doesn't seem to mind mixed resolutions, not even on Windows XP.

tygertung - 2021-08-22 20:32:00

try the i-menu app, its supposed to give the same functionality as the OSD buttons - third in the list
https://nz.aoc.com/index/explore/route/softwares

and according to the specs optimal resolution for the monitor is 1600 x 900@60Hz

Edited by king1 at 9:06 pm, Sun 22 Aug

king1 - 2021-08-22 21:05:00

Thanks everyone. Will sort tomorrow. I have an old laptop here that goes just and it has a CD drive and I have plenty of USBs

joanie04 - 2021-08-22 21:51:00

I finally looked at the first picture you posted. Gyro is almost certainly right, it looks like a pip (picture in picture) setting. Id assumed it was a picture of a monitor not working and not bothered, whoops.

That monitors power button is also an auto config button apparently. When its on a short press should autoconfig, a long press turns it off. Otherwise you have to use the software on the cd to adjust it, painful, a thing called imenu.

Edited by ronaldo8 at 9:47 am, Mon 23 Aug

ronaldo8 - 2021-08-23 09:33:00

Manual is here at the bottom.
https://eu.aoc.com/en/products/monitor/e2070swn/specificatio
n

ronaldo8 - 2021-08-23 09:50:00

ronaldo8 wrote:

Manual is here at the bottom.
https://eu.aoc.com/en/products/monitor/e2070swn/specificatio
n

Thanks. Will see if I can copy the disk onto a USB later tonight, once I unearth the dinosaur laptop. I have managed to achieve a lot more today workwise than I thought I would so that is a plus.

Tomorrow's challenge is to see if I can connect remotely to my work pc.

Edited by joanie04 at 6:02 pm, Mon 23 Aug

joanie04 - 2021-08-23 18:01:00

Okay I haven't really done anything with the monitor. Been too busy actually working.

So this morning I was hooked up remotely to my work computer which runs two monitors. The good news is the setup I have here works for my work set up. At work my monitors are side by side. Here the other monitor is above the laptop monitor. So when I am signed everything is where it should be.

The only downside the annoying little message but I can live with that at the moment, as most of my work currently is using the main screen.

So thank you everyone. I can cope with what I have.

joanie04 - 2021-08-24 16:20:00

????

nice_lady - 2021-08-24 17:00:00