Sony VAIO VGN-Z690P, User Manual

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Using Peripheral Devices
Additionally, you can connect a high-quality home theater receiver or other surround sound decoder devices between your
computer and TV using an HDMI connection.
To connect a high-quality digital sound output device between your computer and a TV
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Before connecting the device to the computer, make sure the HDMI connection has been set up between the TV and the home theater receiver or
surround sound decoder device first.
To hear sound from the device connected to the HDMI port, you need to change the device for sound output. For the detailed instructions, see How do
I change the sound output device? (page 216) .
The HDMI port is available only when your computer is in SPEED mode.
If you connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI port when your computer is in STAMINA mode, a confirmation window appears. Follow the on-screen
instructions to change the performance mode to SPEED mode.
1 Turn on the TV and set its input to the HDMI input.
2 Turn on the home theater receiver or surround sound decoder device and set its input to the HDMI input.
3 Plug one end of an HDMI cable (not supplied) to the HDMI input port on the home theater receiver or surround sound
decoder device and the other end to the
HDMI port on the computer.
4 Press the Fn + F7 keys to change the display output to the connected TV.
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You can adjust the screen resolution of the connected TV with your computer. See Why doesn't my screen display a video? (page 205) for the detailed
procedure.
With the HDMI connection, the volume can be adjusted by the connected audio device only. Your computer has no control over the output volume of
any connected devices.