Connecting A Personal Computer (Pc) - Toshiba COLORSTREAM 46XV640U Owner's Manual

Connecting a personal computer
(PC)
With either the PC IN or HDMI connection, you can watch
your computer's display on the TV and hear the sound from
the TV's speakers.
To connect a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV:
When connecting a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV,
use an analog RGB (15-pin) computer cable and a PC audio
cable.
TV back panel
Computer
To use a PC, set the monitor output resolution on the PC
•
before connecting it to the TV. The PC IN terminal can
accept and display VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA and SXGA
signal formats. For detailed signal specifications (
56).
Other formats or non-standard signals will not be displayed
correctly.
To display the optimum picture, use the PC setting feature
•
( "Using the PC settings feature" on page 47).
Note:
• The PC audio input terminals on the TV are shared with the
HDMI-1 analog audio input terminals (
• Some PC models cannot be connected to this TV.
• An adapter is not needed for computers with a compatible
mini D-sub15-pin terminal.
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Chapter 2: Connecting your TV
PC audio
cable
PC audio
output
Conversion adapter
(if necessary)
page 48).
• Depending on the DVD's title and the specifications of the
•
PC on which you are playing the DVD-Video, some scenes
may be skipped or you may not be able to pause during
multi-angle scenes.
Signal names for mini D-sub 15-pin connector
•
Signal
Pin No.
name
1 R
2 G
3 B
4 Reserved 9
5 Reserved 10
To connect a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV:
When connecting a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV, use
an HDMI-to DVI adapter cable and analog audio cables.
If connecting a PC with an HDMI terminal, use an HDMI
cable (type A connector). Separate analog cables are not
necessary (
TV back panel
Computer
page
The HDMI input can accept and display VGA, SVGA, XGA,
WXGA, SXGA, 480i (60Hz), 480p (60Hz), 720p (60Hz),
1080i (60Hz), and 1080p (24Hz/60Hz) signal formats. For
detailed signal specifications, see page 56.
Note:
• The edges of the images may be hidden.
• If receiving a 480i (HDMI), 480p (HDMI), 720p, 1080i, or
1080p signal program, Native mode scales the video to
display the entire picture within the borders of the screen
Signal
Pin No.
name
6 Ground 11
7 Ground 12
8 Ground 13
5V
Ground 15
page 15).
PC audio
cable
PC audio
output
Signal
Pin No.
name
Reserved
SDA
H-sync
14 V-sync
SCL