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USING THE TELEVISION AS A COMPUTER MONITOR
IMPORTANT – Before connecting the computer to the television you must ensure the computer settings are
correct for the television. You MUST do this using your old monitor.
How to set up for Windows XP, Windows
Vista & Windows 7 (connecting via VGA cable
to the TV)
1) Switch on your computer
2) When fi nished booting up right click your
mouse anywhere on the screen
3) Left click your mouse on Properties/
Personalise
4) Left click your mouse on Setting/Display
Settings. Ensure the screen resolution
is set to what is shown in the technical
specifi cations section toward the
rear of this user guide. To correct the
resolution to that of the television move the
slider.
5) Left click your mouse on Advance/
Advanced Settings and left click on Monitor
6) Left click on the drop down for Screen
refresh rate and select 60 Hertz, if you
experience picture noise or ‘fl ickering’, select
50 hertz or 70 hertz.
7) Click on Apply, then click Yes and the
settings will be saved.
8) Now switch off your computer and
connect the
television (as shown)
9) Switch on the TV, select the input/source
to VGA/PC and re-start your PC.
Connecting a Laptop
In addition to the above if you are connecting a laptop to the television you will also need to activate the VGA
connection on the laptop. This can vary based on the brand of laptop you have, on many brands/models, it is as
per below.
1) Connect the laptop to the television
2) On the Laptop push buttons
The screen will now switch to the television.
Windows XP
Windows Vista Windows 7
PC Operation
