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Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device
NOTE: Video and audio cables for connecting your computer to a TV or other audio device are not
included with your computer. Cables may be purchased at most consumer electronics stores. The
TV/digital audio adapter cable is available for purchase from Dell.
Your computer has an S-video TV-out connector that, together with the TV/digital audio
adapter cable (available from Dell), enables you to connect the computer to a TV and/or stereo
audio device. The TV/digital audio adapter cable provides connectors for an S-video cable, a
composite video cable, and an S/PDIF digital audio cable.
Your TV has either an S-video input connector or a composite video-input connector.
Depending on what type of connector is available on your TV, you can use a commercially
available S-video cable or composite video cable to connect your computer to your TV. For audio
devices without support for S/PDIF digital audio, you can use the audio connector on the side of
the computer to connect the computer to your audio device.
It is recommended that you connect video and audio cables to your computer in one of the
following combinations.
NOTE: See the diagrams at the beginning of each subsection to help you determine which method of
connection you should use.
• S-video and standard audio (page 35)
• S-video and S/PDIF digital audio (page 36)
• Composite video and standard audio (page 38)
• Composite video and S/PDIF digital audio (page 39)
When you finish connecting the video and audio cables between your computer and your TV,
you must enable your computer to work with the TV. See "Enabling the Display Settings for a
TV" on page 41 to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV.
Additionally, if you are using S/PDIF digital audio, see "Changing Your Audio Settings" on
page 41.
S-video input
connector
composite video-input
connector
S/PDIF digital audio
connector
S-video TV-out
connector
TV/digital audio
adapter cable