Selecting Video Cables; Connecting An External Monitor - Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 Series User Manual

Selecting video cables

To connect a device to the television jack, you need a video cable.
For the best video quality, always use a properly shielded cable.
HINT: Toshiba recommends using a cable no longer than
20 feet (approximately 6 meters).
Using a poor quality cable may result in a dull or fuzzy picture,
poor color, ghosting, video noise, or loss of video.
Connecting a device to the television jack
1 Connect one end of the video cable to the external video
device.
Refer to the documentation provided with the device for the
location of its television signal-in jack.
2 Connect the other end of the video cable to the television jack
on the computer.
3 Connect the external device's power cable to a live electrical
outlet.
4 Turn on the external video device.
5 Set the display mode by pressing
Display Properties settings. For more information, see
Directing the display output when you turn on the computer
on page 124.

Connecting an external monitor

You can easily attach an external monitor to your computer if you
need a larger screen. To do this:
1 Connect one end of the external monitor's video cable to the
video-in port.
Expansion Options
Using an external monitor
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Fn
123
, or by changing the
F5