HP Media Center m7100 - Desktop PC Getting Started Manual page 30

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The type of video
card on your PC
determines how the
PC selects the TV-out
option. Some options
and menus in this
procedure may be
different for your PC.
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Viewing the PC image on the TV
To view your PC image on the TV:
1
Make sure the video and audio cables are
connected before you turn on the TV and
the PC.
2
Turn on the TV. Make sure the Video input
setting is selected, not the TV setting.
3
Turn on the PC.
4
When the Windows desktop appears,
right-click an empty area of the desktop, and
choose Properties. The Display Properties
window opens.
5
Click the Settings tab.
6
Click the Advanced button.
Disabling the TV option
When you want to disconnect the TV from the PC,
you may need to disable the TV option to return your
PC display to its original resolution.
To disable the TV option to view your PC image on
the original display:
1
Right-click an empty area of the screen, and
choose Properties.
2
Click the Settings tab.
Disconnecting the TV
1
Disable the TV option. See the previous
procedure, "Disabling the TV option" on
page 26.
2
Turn off the TV and the PC.
3
Remove the video cable from the TV and
the PC.
7
Click the tab for your graphics card. (Your tab
may be labeled Displays, Ge Force FX xxxx,
nView, or Devices. FX xxxx is the video card
number.)
8
Choose the TV option, and follow the
onscreen instructions.
Some PC models can connect more than one
display device (CRT monitor, flat panel monitor, TV,
and so on) to the PC. You can quickly change where
the PC desktop appears by pressing Alt+F5. (Press
the Alt key and the F5 key on the keyboard at the
same time.) Each time you press the Alt+F5 key
combination, the PC desktop appears on the next
device. If Alt+F5 does not work, restart the PC and
try again.
3
Click the Advanced button.
4
Click the tab for your graphics card. (Your tab
may be labeled Displays, Ge Force FX xxxx,
nView, or Devices. FX xxxx is the video card
number.)
5
Disable the TV option by choosing the monitor
only for display, and then follow the onscreen
instructions.