Toshiba 40XF550U, 46XF550U Connecting a personal computer PC, Signal, name, Connecting your 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

PC audio

•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

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

When connecting a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV, use an 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 16).

TV upper back panel

TV lower back panel

Computer

cable

PC audio output

Conversion adapter (if necessary)

•To use a PC, set the monitor output resolution on the PC before connecting it to the TV. The PC IN terminal can accept and display VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA, and SXGA signal formats. For detailed signal specifications, see page 69.

•To display the optimum picture, use the PC setting feature (- “Using the PC settings feature” on page 56).

Note:

•The PC audio input terminals on the TV are shared with the HDMI 1 analog audio input terminals (- page 57).

•Some PC models cannot be connected to this TV.

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

•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.

	PC audio
	cable
Computer	PC audio
	output

The HDMI input can accept and display VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA, SXGA, 480i (60Hz), 480p (60Hz), 720p (60Hz), 1080i (60Hz), and 1080p (24Hz/60Hz) signal formats. For detailed signal specifications, see page 69.

Note:

•The edges of the images may be hidden.

•If receiving a 480i (HDMI), 480p (HDMI), 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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