Connecting your computer to a tv – Dell Precision M4300 (Mid 2007) User Manual
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Using Multimedia
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Microsoft Windows XP
1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Appearance and Themes.
2 Under Pick a task..., click Change the screen resolution.
3 Under Screen resolution, click and drag the bar to reduce the resolution setting.
4 In the drop-down menu under Color quality, click Medium (16 bit) and click OK.
Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating System
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button
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click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and
Personalization.
2 Under Personalization, click Adjust Screen Resolution.
The Display Properties window appears.
3 Under Resolution: click and drag the bar reduce the resolution setting.
4 In the drop-down menu under Colors:, click Medium (16 bit).
5 Click OK.
Connecting Your Computer to a TV
NOTE:
Video cables for connecting your computer to a TV or other device may not be included with your computer.
TV adapter cables are available for purchase from Dell.
Your computer has an S-video TV-out connector that, together with a standard S-video cable, a
composite video adapter cable, or a component video adapter cable (available from Dell), enable you to
connect the computer to a TV.
Your TV has either an S-video input connector, a composite video-input connector, or a component
video-input connector. Depending on what type of connector is available on your TV, you can use a
commercially available S-video cable, composite video cable, or component video cable to connect your
computer to your TV.
Enabling the Display Settings for a TV
NOTE:
To ensure that the display options appear correctly, connect the TV to the computer before you enable the
display settings.
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S-video TV-out connector
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S-video connector
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