Dell PP09L owner manual Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device

Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device

NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, some of the video and audio cables required for connecting your computer to a TV may not be included with your computer. Cables may be purchased at most consumer electronics stores.

Your computer has an S-video TV-out connector that, together with the TV/digital audio adapter cable (available from Dell), enables you to connect the computer to a TV and/or stereo audio device. The TV/digital audio adapter cable provides connectors for an S-video cable, a composite video cable, and an S/PDIF digital audio cable.

S-video TV-out	TV/digital audio	S/PDIF digital audio
connector	adapter cable	connector

composite video-input connector

S-video input connector

Your TV has either an S-video input connector or a composite video-input connector. Depending on what type of connector is available on your TV, you can use an S-video cable (included with your Dell computer) or a commercially available composite video cable to connect your computer to your TV. For audio devices without support for S/PDIF digital audio, you can use the audio connector on the side of the computer to connect the computer to your audio device.

It is recommended that you connect video and audio cables to your computer in one of the following combinations.

NOTE: See the diagrams at the beginning of each subsection to help you determine which method of connection you should use.

•S-video and standard audio (see page 36 )

•S-video and S/PDIF digital audio (see page 37)

•Composite video and standard audio (see page 39)

•Composite video and S/PDIF digital audio (see page 40)

When you finish connecting the video and audio cables between your computer and your TV, you must enable your computer to work with the TV. See "Enabling the Display Settings for a TV" on page 43 to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the TV. Additionally, if you are using S/PDIF digital audio, see "Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio" on page 42.

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