HP OmniBook VT6200, Manual

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Add-On Devices
Connecting External Devices
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3. Choose the proper Television Type for your area. In North America, the normal
Television Type is NTSC. In Europe, Asia, and Africa, the normal Television Type is
PAL.
To activate the TV display
1. Click Start, Programs (or All Programs), Hewlett-Packard, Notebook, HP Display
Settings.
2. Select the TV option.
To play DVD movies on the TV
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Open Display in Control Panel, click the Settings tab, then click Advanced and make
the TV a “primary” display.
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Optional: connect an audio cable from the computer’s audio out jack to the TV audio
input.
For more information, see “To play DVD movies” on page 75.
To connect a serial device
The computer includes a standard 9-pin serial port that you can use to connect devices
such as external modems and fax modems. If needed, you can set the serial port’s address
in the BIOS Setup utility.
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Connect the device’s serial cable to the computer’s serial port.
To connect an infrared device
Your computer includes an infrared port—located below the volume control on the right
side of the computer—which provides wireless, serial communication between the
computer and other infrared devices such as printers or other computers.
By default, the infrared port is not enabled, so you must enable it before you can use it.
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Enable the infrared port in the BIOS Setup utility—see “To run the BIOS Setup
utility” on page 148.