Viewing The Display On A Television - Gateway MX8711 - Pentium Dual Core 1.6 GHz Reference Manual

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Viewing the display on a
television
The S-Video out jack on your notebook lets you view your
notebook display on a television screen using a standard
S-Video cable.
external video device) before starting your notebook.
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
software.
To view your notebook display on a television:
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Adjust properties such as Turn off screen saver and
Set the volume to if necessary.
Click OK.
Click Turn on to turn on the presentation settings. When
you are finished giving the presentation, click Turn off
to return to your standard notebook settings.
Important
To turn on external video by default, connect the television (or other
Important
Audio is not transmitted through an S-Video out jack. Use the built-in
With your notebook off, connect one end of a standard
S-Video cable to the S-Video out jack
notebook.
Tip
For the location of the S-Video out jack on your notebook, see
"Left" on page 7.
Connect the other end of the cable to the Video in jack
on your television or VCR.
Turn on the television or VCR.
Start your notebook.
Tip
If you are traveling internationally, you may need to change the
video standard. For example, many televisions in Asia use PAL instead
of NTSC.
on your
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