Compaq Personal Computer guide

Basic Operation

To Connect a TV to Your Notebook (Select Models Only)

You can use a TV as an external monitor for your notebook. To connect a TV to your notebook:

1.Plug a standard 4-pin S-Video cable to the S-Video out jack on your notebook (yellow connector on the back panel). Plug the other end of the cable to the S-Video in jack on your television.

✎Although your notebook has a 7-pin S-Video out jack, the notebook accepts either a 7-pin or 4-pin cable connection.

2.Select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Display. Then, select Settings tab > Advanced button > Display tab.

3.To enable the TV, select the red button next to TV.

✎If the S-Video cable is not plugged into your notebook and TV, the red button will not be displayed.

4.Select Apply to accept the changes.

5.If you are prompted to restart Windows, select Yes.

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Compaq Personal Computer manual To Connect a TV to Your Notebook Select Models Only

Contents

Startup Guide Page Contents Battery Packs and Power Management TroubleshootingIndex Important Safety Information Getting Started with Your Notebook Identifying Parts of the Notebook Front Panel and Right Panel Components Left Panel and Back Panel Components Bottom Panel Components Status Lights Getting Started with Your Notebook Setting Up Your Notebook Insert the Battery Pack Connect AC Power Connect a Phone Line Turn On the Notebook Using the Documentation CD Set Up Windows Basic Operation Operating Your Notebook Default Power Settings Power mode To enter this mode Function To Reset the Notebook To Change the Boot Device TouchPad on-off button and indicator light To Use the TouchPad To Use the Tap to Click Function of the TouchPad To Use the Function Hot Keys This hot key Does this Using CDs or DVDs To Play DVD MoviesTo Write to DVD Media Select Models Only To Connect a TV to Your Notebook Select Models Only Battery Packs and Power Management Using Battery Power To Check Battery Status From the Windows taskbar To Respond to a Low-Battery Warning To Recharge the Battery Pack To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs Battery Packs and Power Management Disposing of a Used Battery Pack Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Your Notebook Display Problems If the Notebook Is On, But the Screen Is BlankIf the Screen Is Difficult to Read If an External Display Does Not Work Hard Drive Problems Keyboard and Pointing Device ProblemsIf the Notebook Hard Drive Does Not Spin If Files Are Corrupted Performance Problems If the TouchPad Does Not WorkIf the Notebook Stops Responding Power and Battery Pack Problems If the Notebook Turns Off Immediately After It Turns On Startup Problems If the Notebook Does Not Respond When You Turn It OnIf the Notebook Will Not Boot from Battery Power Configuring Your Notebook To Run the Bios Setup Utility Main Menu Using System Recovery Features Updating Software and Drivers from the Web Safeguarding Your Data Operating System OS CD Repair OS CD Reinstall Reinstalling Drivers Restoring Software Applications Index Documentation Library CD 1-12 drivers Startup Guide Index-3 Index-4 Startup Guide