Viewing The Display On A Television - Gateway MX6211b User Manual

CHAPTER 6: Connecting Devices

Viewing the display on a television

Important
The TV out feature is available only on
select Gateway notebooks.
Important
The dialog boxes shown in this section
are for demonstrative purposes only and
may not represent the screens on your
Important
To turn on external video by default,
connect the television (or other external
video device) before starting your
Important
Audio is not transmitted through an RCA
or S-Video out jack. Use the built-in
speakers or a set of headphones or
external powered speakers, or connect
your notebook to a stereo system using
the headphone jack to hear sound while
playing a DVD. DVD playback to a VCR
will be scrambled by copyright protection
Tips & Tricks
To see if your notebook supports F
to control TV out, see the poster or
hardware guide.
Tips & Tricks
For the location of the S-Video out jack on
your notebook, see the poster or
hardware guide. For the location of the
S-Video out jack on an optional port
replicator, see the port replicator user
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The S-Video out jack on your notebook or 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 (for notebooks that do not support
the F4 key to control the television feature):
With your notebook off, connect one end of a standard S-Video cable to
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notebook.
the S-Video out jack
Connect the other end of the cable to the Video in jack on your television
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or VCR.
notebook.
Turn on the television or VCR.
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Start your notebook.
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Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
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your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box
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opens.
software.
Click the Settings tab.
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+F4
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guide.
Click Advanced. The Multiple Monitors Properties dialog box opens.
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on your notebook or optional port replicator.