Audio and Video
Hardware Guide
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Changing the Color Television Format
Color television formats are ways that television audio and video
signals are sent and received. To send signals between the
notebook and a television, both the notebook and the television
must be using the same color television format.
The NTSC format is common in the United States, Canada,
Japan, and South Korea. The PAL format is common in Europe,
China, Russia, and Africa, and the PAL-M format is common in
Brazil. Other South and Central American countries may use
NTSC, PAL, or PAL-M.
Region-specific formats are set at the factory for most notebooks,
but the region setting can be changed on any notebook.
To change the color television format:
1. Access the ATI Displays tab, select Start > Control Panel >
Appearance and Themes icon > Display icon. Select the
Settings tab, press the Advanced button, then select the ATI
Displays tab.
2. Select the TV Header, then select the Format tab.
3. Select a television format either by name or by
Country/Region:
a.
To select a format by name, select Format, select a format
in the drop-down list, then select the OK button.
b.
To select the default format for a region or country, select
Country/Region, select a location in the drop-down list,
then select the OK button.
4. At the prompt, restart the notebook.
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