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    Dell TV-OUT

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by boylin, May 5, 2006.

  1. boylin

    boylin Newbie

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    Hi,
    Please could you tell me how to connect my laptop to the tv. It is a dell Latitude c600. I have the tv-out adapter. Thanks Michael
     
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  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    "tv out adapter" ?

    you want:

    s video to s video

    or

    s video to RCA

    you also need an 1/8" to RCA stereo for audio output
     
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  3. boylin

    boylin Newbie

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    Hi again i have a tv-out cable shown in the attachments.



    What do i do from here to get the image from my laptop to my tv
     

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  4. drumfu

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    plug it into your tv
     
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  5. Aivyn

    Aivyn Notebook Consultant

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    also make sure you head on over to your screen settings and extend your desktop to both screens or you will get no image
     
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  6. boylin

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    i have plugged it into my tv and nothing happens when i change the tv to av. What do i do now
     
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    what's "av" ?
     
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    i have plugged it into my tv and now what do i do
     
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    Fn+F8 to cycle through output mode
     
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    i connected it to the tv and pressed Fn+F8 about 20 times and nothing happened. Do i need any drivers.
     
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