Two Monitor Support

Original by Joe Natale, K1JN, with major revisions (so don't blame him)

General Two Monitor Operation

Using two monitors is easy and once you have used two you won't want to go back to using one The operating system (Windows XP or later) takes care of everything. Just think of the two monitors as one, whether side by side or top and bottom. You only need one mouse and keyboard. The mouse will move quite smoothly between the two screens. To jump from a program on one monitor to one on the other, just click a window of the program you want to use. All of the Windows setting and commands are available to both monitors and can be different for each.

Two Monitor Setup

• Install hardware - Many new computers already have two video outputs on the video card. In that case adding an extra card with a video output is not needed
  • Shut down Windows
  • Open the case
  • Install a second video card (when needed)
  • Attach a monitor
    • Any card/monitor will do, they don't have to be same as the one already installed, I used a Windows 95 era ATI Rage video card and an old Gateway 2000 CrystalScan monitor
  • Close the case
• Software
  • Start the computer and reboot
  • Windows should find the new card and monitor and install the software
    • You will get a message on the 2nd monitor that says if you can read this, you can extend your desktop onto this monitor
  • You do that by right clicking on the desktop and click on properties. Click on the settings tab. There will be icons for two monitors. Click on the one numbered 2 and check the box that says extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor
  • Drag the monitor icons to set which is left and which is right
    • The second monitor is actually an extension of your desktop, it will have the same wallpaper and color scheme. If you move the mouse cursor off the right edge of the left monitor, it shows up on the right monitor. The screen saver runs on the main monitor, but not the 2nd one here

As far as the windows sticking, it varies by program. Luckily, in the case of N1MM Logger, they stick! Example Setup

The picture below is a setup example from K1JN during the CQ WPX CW contest. The left monitor is a 17" set to 1024 x 768 resolution, the right monitor is a 15" set to 800 x 600 resolution.

Left screen windows	Right screen windows
Both Bandmaps	Packet/telnet window
Log window	Info window
Entry window	Available mult's and Q's window
Check partial window	Score Summary window

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