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Connecting a Television
You can connect to your computer any television that has either an
To connect a television for TV mirroring, first you turn off the computer and connect the television to it. Then you use the Control Strip to turn on TV mirroring. (If you need to learn more about the Control Strip, see Mac OS Help, available in the Help menu.)
Because TV mirroring uses a limited number of resolutions supported by televisions, it works best with multisynchronous monitors that support many resolutions. If you are using a fixed- frequency monitor, the monitor display will be disabled when you turn on TV mirroring.
(Most newer monitors are multisynchronous; refer to the manual that came with your monitor if you are not sure.)
To connect a television and turn on TV mirroring, do the following:
1Turn off your computer and connect the television according to the instructions in the previous section, “Connecting Video Equipment for Output From the Computer.”
Depending on the type of connectors your equipment has
Television used as a monitor with an
Æ | - Audio | Audio In ports | |
output port | output ports | port | (left and right) |
(left and right)
TV
S-video cable
Dual
(available at most electronics supply stores)