Toshiba 42LX177 Connecting a personal computer PC, To connect a PC to the Hdmi terminal on the TV

Chapter 2: Connecting your TV

Connecting a personal computer (PC)

With either the PC IN or HDMI connection, you can watch your computer’s display on the TV and hear the sound from the TV’s speakers.

To connect a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV:

When connecting a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV, use an analog RGB (15-pin) computer cable and a PC audio cable.

TV upper back panel

TV lower back panel

•Depending on the DVD’s title and the specifications of the PC on which you are playing the DVD-Video, some scenes may be skipped or you may not be able to pause during multi-angle scenes.

•Signal names for mini D-sub 15-pin connector

Pin No.	Signal	Pin No.	Signal	Pin No.	Signal
	name		name		name
1	R	6	Ground	11	NC
2	G	7	Ground	12	NC
3	B	8	Ground	13	H-sync
4	NC *	9	NC	14	V-sync
5	NC	10	Ground	15	NC

*NC=Not connected

Computer

PC audio

cable

PC audio

output

To connect a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV:

When connecting a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV, use an HDMI-to DVI adapter cable and analog audio cables.

If connecting a PC with an HDMI terminal, use an HDMI cable (type A connector). Separate analog cables are not necessary (- page 20).

TV upper back panel

TV lower back panel

Conversion adapter (if necessary)

•To use a PC, set the monitor output resolution on the PC before connecting it to the TV. The following signals can be displayed:

Format	Resolution	V. Frequency
VGA	640 × 480	60Hz
SVGA	800 × 600	60Hz
XGA	1024 × 768	60Hz

Other formats or non-standard signals will not be displayed correctly.

•To display the optimum picture, use the PC setting feature (- “Using the PC settings feature” on page 72).

Note:

•The PC audio input terminals on the TV are shared with the HDMI-1 analog audio input terminals (- page 72).

•Some PC models cannot be connected to this TV.

•An adapter is not needed for computers with a compatible mini D-sub15-pin terminal.

	PC audio
	cable
Computer	PC audio
	output

The HDMI input can accept and display VGA, 480i (60Hz), 480p (60Hz), 720p (60Hz), 1080i (60Hz), and 1080p (24Hz/ 60Hz) signal formats. For detailed signal specifications, see page 109.

Note:

•The edges of the images may be hidden.

•If receiving a 720p, 1080i, or 1080p signal program, Native mode scales the video to display the entire picture within the borders of the screen (i.e. no overscanning).

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