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CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories Viewing the display on a television Important The dialog boxes shown in this section are for demonstrative purposes only and may not represent the screens on your notebook. Important To turn on external video by default, connect the television (or other external video device) before starting your notebook. Important Audio is not transmitted through an S-Video out jack. Use the built-in speakers or a set of headphones or external powered speakers, or connect your notebook to a stereo system using the headphone jack to hear sound while playing a DVD. DVD playback to a VCR will be scrambled by copyright protection software. The S-Video out jack on your notebook lets you view your notebook display on a television screen using a standard S-Video cable. To view your notebook display on a television: 1 With your notebook off, connect one end of a standard S-Video cable to the S-Video out jack on your notebook. 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the Video in jack on your television or VCR. 3 Turn on the television or VCR. 4 Start your notebook. 5 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes. 6 Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 7 Click the Settings tab. Tips & Tricks For the location of the S-Video out jack on your notebook, see "Left" on page 7. Tips & Tricks If you are traveling internationally, you may need to change the video standard. For example, many televisions in Asia use PAL instead of NTSC. 42

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CHAPTER 4: Using Drives and Accessories
42
Viewing the display on a television
Important
The dialog boxes
shown in this section
are for demonstrative
purposes only and
may not represent the
screens on your
notebook.
Important
To turn on external
video by default,
connect the television
(or other external
video device) before
starting your
notebook.
Important
Audio is not
transmitted through
an S-Video out jack.
Use the built-in
speakers or a set of
headphones or
external powered
speakers, or connect
your notebook to a
stereo system using
the headphone jack to
hear sound while
playing a DVD. DVD
playback to a VCR will
be scrambled by
copyright protection
software.
Tips & Tricks
For the location of the
S-Video out jack on
your notebook, see
“Left” on page 7
.
Tips & Tricks
If you are traveling
internationally, you
may need to change
the video standard. For
example, many
televisions in Asia use
PAL instead of NTSC.
The S-Video out jack on your notebook lets you
view your notebook display on a television
screen using a standard S-Video cable.
To view your notebook display on a television:
1
With your notebook off, connect one end
of a standard S-Video cable to the S-Video
out jack
on your notebook.
2
Connect the other end of the cable to the
Video in jack on your television or VCR.
3
Turn on the television or VCR.
4
Start your notebook.
5
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel
. The
Control Panel
window opens. If your
Control Panel is in Category View, click
Appearance and Themes
.
6
Click/Double-click the
Display
icon. The
Display Properties
dialog box opens.
7
Click the
Settings
tab.