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Viewing the display on a television
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Viewing the display on a television
The S-Video out jack on your notebook and port replicator lets you view your
notebook display on a television screen using a standard S-Video cable.
To view your notebook display on a television:
1 With your notebook off, connect one end of a standard S-Video cable to
the S-Video out jack. For the location of the S-Video out jack on your
notebook, see “Back” on page 7. For the location of the S-Video out jack
on your port replicator, see “Back” on page 269.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to the Video in jack on your television
or VCR.
3 Turn on the television or VCR.
4 Start your notebook.
5 In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel
window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click
Appearance
and Themes
.
-OR-
In Windows 2000, click
Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control
Panel window opens.
6 Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens.
Important To turn on external video by default, connect the television
(or other external video device) before starting your
notebook.
Important Audio is not transmitted through the S-Video out jack. Use
the built-in speakers, a set of headphones or external
powered speakers, or connect your notebook to a stereo
system using the S/PDIF jack to hear sound while playing
a DVD. DVD playback to a VCR will be scrambled by
copyright protection software.