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Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPodclassic, Use the Apple Component AV Cable, or the Apple AV

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Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPod classic If you have an AV cable from Apple, you can watch videos on a TV connected to iPod classic. First you set iPod classic to display videos on a TV, then connect iPod classic to your TV, and then play a video. Use the Apple Component AV Cable, the Apple Composite AV Cable, or the Apple AV Connection Kit. Other similar RCA-type cables might not work. You can purchase the cables at www.apple.com/ipodstore or your local Apple store. To set iPod classic to display videos on a TV: m Choose Videos > Settings, and then set TV Out to Ask or On. If you set TV Out to Ask, iPod classic gives you the option of displaying videos on TV or on iPod classic every time you play a video. If you set TV Out to On, iPod classic displays videos only on TV. If you try to play a video when iPod classic isn't connected to a TV, iPod classic displays a message instructing you to connect to one. You can also set video to display full screen or widescreen, and set video to display on PAL or NTSC devices. To set TV settings: m Choose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below. To set Video to display on a TV Video to display on PAL or NTSC TVs The format of your external TV Video to fit to your screen Alternate audio to play Captions to display Subtitles to display Do this Set TV Out to Ask or On. Set TV Signal to NTSC or PAL. NTSC and PAL refer to TV broadcast standards. Your TV might use either of these, depending on the region where it was purchased. If you aren't sure which your TV uses, check the documentation that came with your TV. Set TV Screen to Widescreen for 16:9 format or Standard for 4:3 format. Set "Fit to Screen" to On. If you set "Fit to Screen" to Off, widescreen videos display in letterbox format on iPod classic or a standard (4:3) TV screen. Set Alternate Audio to On. Set Captions to On. Set Subtitles to On. To use the Apple Component AV Cable to connect iPod classic to your TV: 1 Plug the green, blue, and red video connectors into the component video input (Y, Pb, and Pr) ports on your TV. You can also use the Apple Composite AV Cable. If you do, plug in the yellow video connector into the video input port on your TV. Your TV must have RCA video and audio ports. Chapter 4 Watching Videos 41

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Chapter 4
Watching Videos
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Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPod classic
If you have an AV cable from Apple, you can watch videos on a TV connected to
iPod classic. First you set iPod classic to display videos on a TV, then connect
iPod classic to your TV, and then play a video.
Use the Apple Component AV Cable, the Apple Composite AV Cable, or the Apple AV
Connection Kit. Other similar RCA-type cables might not work. You can purchase the
cables at www.apple.com/ipodstore or your local Apple store.
To set iPod classic to display videos on a TV:
m
Choose Videos > Settings, and then set TV Out to Ask or On.
If you set TV Out to Ask, iPod classic gives you the option of displaying videos on TV or
on iPod classic every time you play a video. If you set TV Out to On, iPod classic displays
videos only on TV. If you try to play a video when iPod classic isn’t connected to a TV,
iPod classic displays a message instructing you to connect to one.
You can also set video to display full screen or widescreen, and set video to display on
PAL or NTSC devices.
To set TV settings:
m
Choose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below.
To use the Apple Component AV Cable to connect iPod classic to your TV:
1
Plug the green, blue, and red video connectors into the component video input
(Y, Pb, and Pr) ports on your TV.
You can also use the Apple Composite AV Cable. If you do, plug in the yellow video
connector into the video input port on your TV. Your TV must have RCA video and
audio ports.
To set
Do this
Video to display on a TV
Set TV Out to Ask or On.
Video to display on PAL or
NTSC TVs
Set TV Signal to NTSC or PAL. NTSC and PAL refer to TV broadcast
standards. Your TV might use either of these, depending on the
region where it was purchased. If you aren’t sure which your TV
uses, check the documentation that came with your TV.
The format of your external TV
Set TV Screen to Widescreen for 16:9 format or Standard for 4:3
format.
Video to fit to your screen
Set “Fit to Screen” to On. If you set “Fit to Screen” to Off, widescreen
videos display in letterbox format on iPod classic or a standard (4:3)
TV screen.
Alternate audio to play
Set Alternate Audio to On.
Captions to display
Set Captions to On.
Subtitles to display
Set Subtitles to On.