Chapter 6
Connect to a Presentation System
Beyond the general guidelines that
types of signal cable you can use.
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Related Topics
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Understand How to Work Around the Low Signal Quality of Composite Video
Note
When video signals are transmitted through a composite cable, image quality suffers. When you use a
composite cable and your DMP shows any web-based media, small text might be difficult to read in
TVzilla. To work around this limitation, you can lower the browser resolution setting in DMPDM.
Related Topics
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Procedures
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Use an HDMI Connection
Timesaver
Is your display a touchscreen? If so, this topic is not for you. Instead, see the
section on page
Procedure
Step 1
Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI interface on the back panel of your DMP.
Step 2
Connect the other end of the cable to your presentation system.
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The technology, brand, and model of your display — Check its product documentation to
understand its compatibility with various signal cable types.
The DMP model —
Table 2-2
(Alternatively, if the table does not describe your DMP model, see its datasheet at
http://www.cisco.com/go/dms/dmp/datasheets.) Your packing list states which signal cables Cisco
planned to ship with your DMP.
Connect to a Presentation System, page 6-1
TVzilla, page 3-3
Connect to a Presentation System, page 6-1
Use an HDMI Connection, page 6-5
Use a Connection that Combines HDMI with DVI, page 6-6
Connect to a Touchscreen, page 6-7
Connect to an Analog Display or Projector, page 6-8
6-7.
Figure 1
illustrates, two additional factors might constrain which
states which I/O ports are available on various DMP models.
User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 5.2.x
Procedures
"Connect to a Touchscreen"
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