Toshiba 8100 series, User Manual

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Part I: Getting to Know Your Computer
Connecting Other External Devices
Using external display devices
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Before connecting your television, video projector, monitor or
other display device, configure your computer for the type of
device you’re connecting. To do this, refer to your operating
system documentation.
Connecting the display device
If you’re connecting a television or other video display device to
the computer’s composite video port, refer to the following section
for guidelines on choosing a video cable, then refer to
“Connecting to the composite video port” on page 33.
HINT: You may choose to have both the LCD display and an
external video device display simultaneously. This is
available only if you’ve set the Controller Option to Dual
Controller.
Set the S3 Savage/MX video controller option by clicking
Start, Settings, Control Panel and clicking Display
Properties. Choose the Settings tab, click the Advanced
Properties button and select S3 Dual View.
If you’re connecting an SVGA monitor, skip to “Connecting an
external monitor” on page 33.
Selecting video cables
To connect a device to the composite video port, you need a
composite video cable. For the best video quality, always use a
properly shielded cable.
HINT: Toshiba recommends using a cable no longer than
20 feet (approximately 6 meters).
Using a poor quality cable may result in a dull or fuzzy picture,
poor color, ghosting, video noise, or loss of video.