Using The Video System; Setting Up The Composite Video Out Port - Gateway TM 5150 User Manual

Note:
TV screen display
resolution will not be as
clear as an external monitor
because of the TV screen
display limitations.
20 Using Your Gateway Solo™ 5150 Multimedia Notebook

Using the video system

Your notebook features a built-in, backlit, color liquid crystal display
(LCD). The LCD uses a thin-film transistor (TFT) technology that provides
sharp resolution and brilliant colors. See the table below for the resolution
your configuration provides:
Setting
Maximum resolution setting
(pixel column x pixel row)
Maximum color depth setting
In addition to using your LCD panel for display, you can also attach an
external monitor for presentations and other multimedia purposes. See the
next sections to learn about setting up external displays.

Setting up the composite video out port

The composite video out port lets you view your notebook's display on a
TV screen or record to a VCR. This option is typically used with large-
screen TVs to give presentations and for other multimedia needs.
Click ,
1.
and click the
Change the desktop area (display resolution) by sliding the
2.
slider to adjust pixel resolution to
Change the font size to
3.
4. Click , then
Next, connect one end of a video cable to the composite video (TV)
5.
out port on the left side of the notebook and the other end to the video
in connector on the television or VCR.
, then . Double-click the
tab in the
.
. Windows changes the display settings.
14.1 TFT
1024 x 768
24-bit
icon
window.
.