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Your TV has either an S-video input connector, a composite video-input connector, or a component 
video-input connector. Depending on what type of connector is available on your TV, you can use a 
commercially available S-video cable, composite video cable, or component video cable to connect your 
computer to your TV. 
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
 Composite video and standard audio
 Component-out video and standard audio
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 63 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 62.
S-Video and Standard Audio
 
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1Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
 NOTE: You can connect an S-video cable directly to the S-video TV-out connector on the computer (without the 
TV/digital audio adapter cable) if your TV or audio device supports S-video but not S/PDIF digital audio.
2Plug one end of the S-video cable into the S-video output connector on the computer.
3Plug the other end of the S-video cable into the S-video input connector on your TV.
4Plug the single-connector end of the audio cable into the headphone connector on your computer.
5Plug the two RCA connectors on the other end of the audio cable into the audio input connectors on 
your TV or other audio device.
6Turn on the TV and any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the 
computer.
7See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV on page 63 to ensure that the computer recognizes and 
works properly with the TV.
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S-Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio
1Turn off the computer and the TV and/or the audio device that you want to connect.
2Connect the composite video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on your computer.
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3Plug one end of the S-video cable into the S-video output connector on the composite video adapter.
4Plug the other end of the S-video cable into the S-video input connector on the TV.
5Plug one end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable into the digital audio connector on the composite video 
adapter cable.
6Plug the other end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable into the audio input connector on your TV or 
audio device.
7Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the 
computer.
8See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV on page 63 to ensure that the computer recognizes and 
works properly with the TV.
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Composite Video and Standard Audio
1Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
2Connect the composite video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on your computer.
3Plug one end of the composite video cable into the composite video-output connector on the 
composite video adapter.
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4Plug the other end of the composite video cable into the composite video-input connector on the TV.
5Plug the single-connector end of the audio cable into the headphone connector on the computer. 
6Plug the two RCA connectors on the other end of the audio cable in to the audio input connectors on 
your TV or other audio device.
7Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the 
computer.
8See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV on page 63 to ensure that the computer recognizes and 
works properly with the TV.
Composite Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio
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1Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
2Connect the composite video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on the computer.
3Plug one end of the composite video cable into the composite video-input connector on the composite 
video adapter.
4Plug the other end of the composite video cable into the composite video-input connector on the TV.
5Plug one end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable in to the S/PDIF audio connector on the composite 
video adapter.
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6Plug the other end of the digital audio cable into the S/PDIF input connector on your TV or other 
audio device.
7Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the 
computer.
8See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV on page 63 to ensure that the computer recognizes and 
works properly with the TV.
Component Video and Standard Audio
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1Turn off the computer and the TV and/or audio device that you want to connect.
2Connect the component video adapter to the S-video TV-out connector on your computer.
3Plug all three ends of the component video cable into the component video-output connectors on the 
component video adapter. Make sure that the red, green, and blue colors of the cable match the 
corresponding adapter ports.
4Plug all three connectors from the other end of the component video cable into the component video-
input connectors on the TV. Make sure that the red, green, and blue colors of the cable match the 
colors of the TV input connectors.
5Plug the single-connector end of the audio cable into the headphone connector on the computer. 
6Plug the two RCA connectors on the other end of the audio cable into the audio input connectors on 
your TV or audio device.
7Turn on the TV, turn on any audio device that you connected (if applicable), and then turn on the 
computer.
8See Enabling the Display Settings for a TV on page 63 to ensure that the computer recognizes and 
works properly with the TV.
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Component Video and S/PDIF Digital Audio
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