Apple eMac - Manual (Page 31)

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Connecting an External Display or Projector
To connect an external display or projector to your computer with a VGA
connector:
1 Turn on the external display or projector.
2 Connect the Apple VGA Display Adapter to the VGA port on the external display or
projector.
3 Connect the Apple VGA Display Adapter to your eMac. Your eMac automatically detects
the external display.
Important: To ensure that your eMac automatically detects the external display
or projector, be sure the VGA adapter is plugged into the external display or projector
first.
4 Use the Displays pane of System Preferences to adjust the resolution on the external
display or projector.
Connecting a Television, VCR, or Other Video Device
To connect a TV, VCR, or other video device to the eMac:
1 Connect the single-plug end of the Apple Video Adapter to the video out port on your
eMac.
2 Connect the other end of the adapter to the composite video port or the S-video port
on the TV or VCR.
3 Turn on the external device.
4 To adjust how the images are displayed on the device, use the Displays pane of System
Preferences.
The image appears on both the eMac and the TV, except for DVD playback, which
appears only on the TV.
For More Information on Using an External Display or TV
Additional information on using and configuring an external monitor is available in
Mac OS Help. Choose Help > Mac Help and search for “display.”
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