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Using the memory card reader
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Inserting a memory card
To use a memory card:
1Insert the memory card into the memory card slot with the label facing 
up and the arrow on the label pointing towards the notebook.
2To access a file on the memory card, click Start, then click My Computer. 
Double-click the drive letter (for example, the E: drive), then double-click 
the file name.
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3To remove the memory card, make sure that the activity indicator or the 
module status indicator (see “Status indicators” on page 25) is off, then pull 
the memory card out of the notebook.
Using the memory card reader externally
You can use the memory card reader without inserting it in the modular bay.
To use the memory card reader externally:
1Plug the cable that has been provided into the port on the memory card 
reader.
2Plug the other end of the...

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Connecting a digital camera
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Connecting a digital camera
You can connect most digital cameras to your notebook’s USB port to transfer 
pictures.
To connect a digital camera:
1Connect one end of the USB cable to your digital camera, and connect 
the other end of the cable to the USB port on the side of your notebook 
or optional port replicator (see “Left side” on page 3 and “Back” on 
page 246).
2Use the program that came with your digital camera to transfer the pictures 
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Connecting a digital video camera
Your notebook has an IEEE 1394 (also known as Firewire or i.Link) port that 
can be used to connect to a digital video camera. To find the location of the 
IEEE 1394 port, see “Left side” on page 3. Pinnacle Expression is a video capture 
program that lets you capture and edit full-motion video, single images, and 
audio through the IEEE 1394 port. 
To connect a digital video camera:
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Editing videos and creating video DVDs
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Editing videos and creating video 
DVDs
Pinnacle Expression is a video capture program that lets you capture and edit 
full-motion video, single images, and audio through the IEEE 1394 port. You 
can also use Pinnacle Expression to create video DVDs. For more information 
about using the Pinnacle Expression, see its online help.
To create a video DVD:
1Insert a blank, writable DVD into your recordable DVD drive.
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3Click Start, All Programs, Pinnacle Expression, then click Pinnacle Expression. 
The program starts.
4Use Pinnacle Expression to edit your video and create video DVDs.
Viewing the display on a projector 
or monitor
You can use your notebook for giving presentations by connecting an external 
monitor or projector to your monitor (VGA) port. Your notebook supports 
simultaneous LCD and CRT display. Simultaneous display lets you control the 
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Viewing the display on a projector or monitor
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6Click the Settings tab.
7Right-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), then click Attached.
8Click Apply.
9Adjust properties such as Screen Resolution or Color Quality if necessary.
10Click OK.
ImportantPress FN+LCD/CRT to switch between viewing the 
display on the LCD panel and viewing the display on the 
projector or monitor.
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Using extended desktop
You can use an external monitor to make your desktop larger to accommodate 
additional windows.
To turn on extended desktop:
1Right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. The 
Display Properties dialog box opens.
2Click the Settings tab.
3Click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), then click Extend my Windows 
desktop onto this monitor
.
4Click Apply.
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Viewing the display on a television
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To view your notebook display on a television:
1With your notebook off, connect one end of a standard RCA video cable 
to the TV out (Composite Video) jack on your notebook. For the location 
of the TV out jack on your notebook, see “Back” on page 6.
- OR -
With your notebook off, connect one end of a standard S-Video cable to 
the S-Video out jack on your port replicator. For the location of the S-Video 
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8Click Advanced. The Multiple Monitors and ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 
Properties dialog box opens.
9Click the Displays tab.
10Click the Enable TV button if it is not already enabled.
11Click TV to make any adjustments to the TV settings.
12Click Apply.
13Click OK to close the Default Monitor and Mobility 7 Properties dialog box.
14Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box.
15Click X to close the Control Panel window.
Enable TV
TV