Acer Aspire iDea 500 Series Service Manual page 28

The table below identifies the possible and recommended connection type for the display device.
Display device type
HD-ready devices:
Plasma TV, LCD TV,
Projection TV (with DVI
or HDMI input)
HD-ready devices:
Plasma TV, LCD TV,
Projection TV (without
DVI or HDMI input)
Traditional SDTV
LCD or CRT monitor
Note: 1 Use an extension cable to connect the Y cable to the display device's speaker input.
2 After connecting a device using HDMI, you can manually adjust the TV's resolution to 720p or 1080p mode.
To manually adjust your TV resolution mode, first exit Media Center (see "Closing Media Center"). Use the
wireless touch pad to click on the 720p or 1080p icon on Windows desktop. To change to the display mode,
click Yes to confirm. Finally, open the Media Center (see "Opening Media Center").
Chapter 1
Possible connection
• DVI
• HDMI
• VGA
• Component (YPbPr)
• S-Video
• Video
• VGA
• Component (YPbPr)
• S-Video
• Video
• SCART
• S-Video
• Video
• DVI
• VGA
Suggested connection
Video + Audio
• DVI
2
• HDMI
• DVI for video
• VGA
• Component
• VGA for video
• Component (YPbPr)
• SCART
• S-Video with stereo
cable
• A/V cable
• DVI
• DVI
• VGA
1
• Y cable
• Multi-channel analog
or digital audio to A/V
receiver
1
• Y cable
• Stereo cable for audio
• Multi-channel analog
or digital audio to A/V
receiver
• Multi-channel analog
or digital audio to A/V
receiver
• Using S-Video's
stereo cable
1
• Y cable
• Multi-channel analog
or digital audio to A/V
receiver
1
• Y cable
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