Connecting the Computer to a Home Audio System ..................................................

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Y adapter cables .............................................................................................

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2.1 home stereo installation ..............................................................................

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5.1 home audio installation ..............................................................................

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5.1 home audio installation procedure...............................................................

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7.1 home audio installation ..............................................................................

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7.1 home audio installation procedure ...............................................................

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Connecting Digital Audio ......................................................................................

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Connecting Speakers Using the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound Card .....................

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Connecting the speakers ..................................................................................

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Connecting the FlexiJack connector....................................................................

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Connecting the Television Signal and Video Cables.................................

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Using TV Cables...................................................................................................

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Audio and Video Cables .......................................................................................

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Connecting the TV Signal Source............................................................................

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Connecting a dual tuner ...................................................................................

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Connecting the Remote Sensor ...............................................................................

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Connecting the TV Signal Source When You Have an Existing Setup ..........................

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Wall to VCR to TV, using coaxial cable..............................................................

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Wall to cable TV set-top box or satellite box to VCR to TV, using coaxial cable .......

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Wall to cable TV set-top box or satellite box to VCR and TV, using S-video cable

 

or composite video cable between the box and the VCR or TV ..............................

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Using Your TV as a Monitor...................................................................................

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Cables for connecting the computer to a TV ........................................................

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Connecting the computer to a TV.......................................................................

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Viewing the computer desktop on a TV screen.....................................................

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Adjusting the screen resolution ..........................................................................

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Connecting more than one display ....................................................................

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Using the Windows Media Center Setup for Optional Setup of Your TV Display...........

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Disabling the TV-out Option ...................................................................................

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Disconnecting the TV.............................................................................................

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Connecting to a Monitor or High-Definition TV .........................................................

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Choosing the AV connection to use....................................................................

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Connecting an HDMI device .............................................................................

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Connecting a DVI device ..................................................................................

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Connecting to a Standard TV .................................................................................

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Connecting to component video ........................................................................

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Connecting to S-video ......................................................................................

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