Toshiba 46LX177 Owner's Manual - English - Page 23
Connecting a personal computer
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Chapter 2: Connecting your TV 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 upper back panel TV lower back panel Computer PC audio cable PC audio output • 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 Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name Pin No. Signal name 1 R 6 Ground 11 NC 2 G 7 Ground 12 NC 3 B 8 Ground 13 H-sync 4 NC * 9 NC 14 V-sync 5 NC 10 Ground 15 NC *NC=Not connected 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 (- page 20). TV upper back panel TV lower back panel Conversion adapter (if necessary) • To use a PC, set the monitor output resolution on the PC before connecting it to the TV. The following signals can be displayed: Format Resolution V. Frequency VGA 640 × 480 60Hz SVGA 800 × 600 60Hz XGA 1024 × 768 60Hz 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 72). Note: • The PC audio input terminals on the TV are shared with the HDMI-1 analog audio input terminals (- page 72). • Some PC models cannot be connected to this TV. • An adapter is not needed for computers with a compatible mini D-sub15-pin terminal. Computer PC audio cable PC audio output The HDMI input can accept and display VGA, 480i (60Hz), 480p (60Hz), 720p (60Hz), 1080i (60Hz), and 1080p (24Hz/ 60Hz) signal formats. For detailed signal specifications, see page 109. Note: • The edges of the images may be hidden. • If receiving a 720p, 1080i, or 1080p signal program, Native mode scales the video to display the entire picture within the borders of the screen (i.e. no overscanning). 23