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Using TV Out
View Your PC’s Display on a Television!
If your VGA Card has TV Out capability. Just attach your VGA Card to a television, a
monitor, or both. You can even attach your VGA Card to your VCR and record your
computer’s display. Television display is ideal for playing games, giving presentations,
watching movies, and browsing the Internet. The following tips will help you get the most
out of your TV Out feature.
To connect your computer to a television or a VCR, attach a connector cable from the
television (or VCR) to your VGA Card. Most televisions and VCRs have a Composite
video input, also referred to as a phono jack or RCA input. A growing number of
televisions and VCRs have another type of video input called S-Video or S-VHS. An
S-Video connection produces a higher quality display than Composite video. If your
television has cable input only, which is the case on older units, you can connect your
VGA Card to your television using your VCR or an RF modulator (available in most
electronics stores).
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers
• Some PC monitors in Europe
cannot
be used simultaneously with television
display. When you enable television display in Europe, the refresh rate for the
monitor and television is set to 50Hz. Some monitors may not support this refresh
rate and could be damaged.
Please check the documentation supplied with your monitor to see if your monitor
supports a refresh rate of 50Hz.
If your
monitor does not support 50 Hz (or you are
not sure), then turn off your monitor before turning on your computer when using
your television as a display.
For information about how to disable television display, see
“Enabling and
Disabling the Television Display”
.
• Some televisions in Europe may use a SCART connection. If you use SCART,
please read
“Using SCART Connectors for European Televisions”
before
attempting to connect your PC to your television.
Connecting Your VGA Card to a Television or VCR
1
Turn off your computer and your television or VCR.
2
Ensure your VGA Card is installed correctly.
3
Determine if your television or VCR has an S-Video or Composite video connection.
4
Looking at the back of your computer, locate your VGA Card. Using an S-Video or
Composite cable, attach one end of the cable to your VGA Card and the other to
your television or VCR.
5
Turn on your computer and your television or VCR.
6
To turn your television display on and off.
If there is no display on your television, you may need to switch your television
to video display. For more information, see the documentation supplied with
your television. If you have a television connected to your VCR, you can use the
television as your computer’s display. For information about connecting a
television to your VCR, see the documentation that came with your VCR.
Using TV Out
