Toshiba Qosmio F45-AV410 User Guide - Page 91

Learning the Basics Using Windows® Media Center in Windows Vista® 91 Using Windows® Media Center in Windows Vista® The Windows® Media Center is a complete multimedia center where you can play your entire library of audio, video, and picture media on your computer. With the Media Center, you can: ❖ Watch a DVD movie ❖ Play back your digital videos ❖ View your digital pictures, or play them as a slide show ❖ Browse, select, and play music CDs and DVD movies Media Center setup This section shows you how to set up your computer to use the Media Center. There are many different methods you can use to connect your television and computer. Connecting to a television Your computer has TV-out capability, meaning you can connect it to a television and view the computer image on the television. There are two different ways you can connect your computer to a TV: 1 Turn off the computer. 2 If your TV accepts digital video inputs: ❖ Connect an HDMI cable (not included with your computer) to the TV's digital video input. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI Out port on the back of your computer. NOTE The HDMI port is available on certain models. If your TV accepts S-video inputs: ❖ Connect an S-video cable (not included with your computer) from the TV's S-video input connection to the S-video Out connector on the back of your computer. 3 If you are using S-video output, you will also need to connect an audio cable (not included with your computer or system) from the TV's audio connection to the headphone jack on the left side of your computer. 4 Turn on the TV, then turn on the computer.