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Chapter 3 Using Your Computer 43
2 Connect the power adapter to the PowerBook and an outlet.
3 Close the PowerBook display to put the computer to sleep.
4 Follow the steps in the previous section to connect your PowerBook to an external
display.
5 Wait a few seconds and then press any key on the external keyboard to wake the
PowerBook.
Connecting a Television, VCR, or Other Video Device
To connect a TV, VCR, or other video device to the PowerBook:
1 Connect an S-video cable to the TV out (Æ) port on your PowerBook (or use the
S-video-to-composite adapter to connect a composite video cable) and connect the
other end to your device.
2 If you want to send the sound from your PowerBook to the device, connect a miniplug-
to-RCA cable (not included) from the headphone out (f) port on your PowerBook to
the audio input ports on your device.
3 Turn on the external device.
4 To detect the TV or other external device, hold down the Command (x) key and press
the F2 key.
5 To adjust how the images are displayed on the device, use the Displays pane of System
Preferences.
Connecting an Apple Flat-Panel Display
You can connect your PowerBook to an Apple flat-panel display using a DVI-to-ADC
adapter, available from your Apple Authorized Reseller, an Apple retail store, or the
Apple Store at www.apple.com/store.
For More Information on Using an External Monitor or TV
Additional information on using and configuring an external monitor is available in
Mac OS Help. Choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for “monitor.”
Using Your Optical Drive
You can install or use software from CDs or DVDs using your optical drive. You can play
multimedia on CD discs and music from audio CDs. Your optical drive can write music,
documents, and other digital files onto CD-R and CD-RW discs. You can also play DVD
movies and use most DVD discs.
If you have a SuperDrive, you can also record information on blank DVD-R discs.
Important: The optical drive on your PowerBook supports standard circular 12 cm
discs. Irregularly shaped discs or discs smaller than 12 cm are not supported.
Noncircular discs may become lodged in the drive.
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