HP Pavilion Media Center m7400 HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide - Page 29

Properties, Settings, Advanced, GeForce, Clone, Single display, Apply, Viewing the PC image on the TV

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Viewing the PC image on the TV To view your PC image on the TV: 1 Make sure the video and audio cables are connected before you turn on the TV and the PC. 2 Turn on the TV. Make sure the Video input setting is selected, not the TV setting. 3 Turn on the PC. 4 When the Windows desktop appears, right-click an empty area of the desktop, and choose Properties. The Display Properties window opens. 5 Click the Settings tab. 6 Click the Advanced button. 7 Look at the tabs and follow the steps that apply to your PC: ■ If you see GeForce tab, see"Viewing the PC image on the TV using the GeForce graphics card" on page 25. ■ If you see the following ATI Displays tab, see "Viewing the PC image on the TV using the ATI graphics card" on page 26. n The type of video card on your PC determines how the PC selects the TV-out option. Some options and menus in this procedure may be different for your PC. Viewing the PC image on the TV using the GeForce graphics card 1 Click the GeForce tab. 2 To view the PC image on your PC monitor and your TV simultaneously, in the nView Modes area select Clone from the drop-down list. Or To view the PC image on just the TV, in the area nView Modes, select Single display from the drop-down list, and then, if necessary, in the Current display area select TV from the drop-down list. 3 Click the Apply button. 4 When the PC image appears on the TV screen, click Yes to keep the setting. You have 15 seconds to accept this new setting before it reverts to the previous setting. 5 Click the OK button to save changes, and then click OK again to close the Display Properties window. Connecting the Television Signal 25

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Connecting the Television Signal
25
Viewing the PC image on the TV
To view your PC image on the TV:
1
Make sure the video and audio cables are
connected before you turn on the TV and
the PC.
2
Turn on the TV. Make sure the Video input
setting is selected, not the TV setting.
3
Turn on the PC.
4
When the Windows desktop appears,
right-click an empty area of the desktop, and
choose
Properties
. The Display Properties
window opens.
5
Click the
Settings
tab.
6
Click the
Advanced
button.
7
Look at the tabs and follow the steps that
apply to your PC:
■
If you see
GeForce
tab, see“Viewing the
PC image on the TV using the GeForce
graphics card” on page 25.
■
If you see the following ATI
Displays
tab,
see “Viewing the PC image on the TV using
the ATI graphics card” on page 26.
Viewing the PC image on the TV using the GeForce graphics card
1
Click the
GeForce
tab.
2
To view the PC image on your PC monitor and
your TV simultaneously, in the
nView Modes
area
select
Clone
from the drop-down list.
Or
To view the PC image on just the TV, in the
area
nView Modes
,
select
Single display
from the drop-down list, and then, if
necessary, in the
Current display
area select
TV
from the drop-down list.
3
Click the
Apply
button.
4
When the PC image appears on the TV
screen, click
Yes
to keep the setting. You have
15 seconds to accept this new setting before it
reverts to the previous setting.
5
Click the
OK
button to save changes, and
then click
OK
again to close the Display
Properties window.
n
The type of video
card on your PC
determines how the
PC selects the TV-out
option. Some options
and menus in this
procedure may be
different for your PC.