Netgear Push2tv Manual

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4.   Change the Intel WiDi Settings
After you install the Push2TV adapter, you can adjust the Intel Wireless\
 WiDi. The chapter contains the following sections: •Configure the Intel WiDi Properties
• Adjust the Sound
• Configure the Autoconnect Option
• Configure Your Laptop to Display 1080p Resolution
• Reset the Intel WiDi Settings 
						

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Configure the Intel WiDi Properties
The Properties button is available on the WiDi Connected adapter screen \
only when Intel 
WiDi is connected to an adapter. The Intel Wireless Display properties screen has two tabs: 
Behavior and Adapter.
Multiple versions of Intel WiDi software exist, each with a slightly dif\
ferent look and feel. The 
precise steps in the following procedure might dif fer for dif

ferent Intel WiDi software versions. 
However, the sequence of the steps should apply to all Intel WiDi software vers\
ions.
Modify the Intel WiDi Behavior Properties
The Intel WiDi adapter Behavior screen lets you configure Intel WiDi to \
be hidden (minimized)  after the Push2TV adapter has connected to the TV, stop warnings and prompts from 
displaying, and change how the mouse pointer appears on the TV.
To modify the Intel WiDi behavior properties:
1. On your laptop, start Intel WiDi by clicking the Intel WiDi icon.
The Connected adapter screen displays. Intel WiDi now scans for an adapt\
er. The status  shows Scanning for adapters.  After the scan is complete, any adapters in range are 
displayed in the Detected adapters table, including the Push2TV adapter.\
2. Select the Push2TV adapter.
3. Click the  Connect button.
Intel WiDi connects to the Push2TV adapter. 
						

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4.
Click the Properties button.
The Behavior tab is selected automatically and the following screen disp\
lays:
5. (Optional) Configure the following options:
•Automatically hide the Intel W ireless Display application after connecting . This 
option allows the application to minimize right after the Push2TV adapte\
r has 
connected to the 

TV. 
						

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•
Don’t ask me again options. You can select the following check boxes to stop 
warnings and prompts from displaying:
-     Don’t warn me that the connection will end if I close the application\
 while 
connected.
-     Don’t prompt me to upgrade the firmware.
-     Don’t prompt me to download software updates.
• Change how the mouse pointer appears on the TV .
-     Show the pointer on the TV . 
This option is selected by default.
-      Allow the pointer to change appearance based on the context

. Select this 
check box to allow the pointer display on  TV to be based on the pointer display on 
your laptop.
6. Click the  OK

 button.
The new settings are saved, the screen closes, ad the Connected adapter \
screen  displays again.
Modify the Intel WiDi Adapter Properties
The Intel WiDi Adapter screen lets you can change the adapter name, set the autoconnect\
 adapter, register the adapter, resize the TV picture, test the audio, and view various settings.
To modify the Intel WiDi adapter properties:
1. On your laptop, start Intel WiDi by clicking the Intel WiDi icon.
The Connected adapter screen displays. Intel WiDi now scans for an adapt\
er. The status  shows Scanning for adapters.  After the scan is complete, any adapters in range are 
displayed in the Detected adapters table, including the Push2TV adapter.\
 
						

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2.
Select the Push2TV adapter.
3. Click the Connect button.
Intel WiDi connects to the Push2TV adapter.
4.Click the Properties button.
5. Click the  Adapter tab.
The following screen displays: 
						

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The following fields are displayed for information only:
• Network address. The IP address.
•Adapter ID. A preset and unchangeable number set by the adapter.
• Adapter manufacturer . NETGEAR.
• Adapter model. 
 The model of the adapter that is connected.
• Adapter hardware version. 
 The version of the hardware.
• Adapter firmware version. 
 The version of the application.
6. (Optional) Configure the following options:
• Adapter name. 
 This is either the default name or the name you choose in the initial 
setup process. You can change the name at any time by typing a new name. If the 
default name is deleted and the Name field is left empty, the application restores the 
name to the previous value. 
Valid characters for adapter names include uppercase and lowercase letter\
s 
A
  through Z, numbers, and punctuation marks, also defined as ASCII characters 
32
  through 126.
• Automatically connect. Select this check box to enable the adapter to be set as the 
autoconnect adapter
 . 
For more information, see Configure the Autoconnect Option  on page
  28.
• Register . Click the  Register link to register your adapter with NETGEAR.
Registration enables you to obtain support and get the latest software u\
pdates.
7. (Optional) Resize the 
 TV picture:
a. Click the Resize TV picture button.
A new screen displays. If the laptop display is cropped or does not fill\
 the entire TV  screen, you can adjust the image.
b. Click the plus icon to increase the size, or the minus icon to decrease \
the size. 
c. When the image is correct, click the  OK button to return to the previous screen.
Note:   If the image still does not fit the entire TV screen, try adjusting the \
TV 
settings.
8. (Optional) T
 est the audio:
a. Click the T
 est audio button.
A new screen displays.
b. Clicking the  Play sample  button.
An audio sample plays.
c. If you do not hear the audio sample on your 
 TV, increase the volume of the TV 
speakers by using the TV remote. 
						

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Note:
 
For more information about audio, see the following section,  Adjust the 
Sound .
d. Click the OK button.
The previous screen displays.
9. Click the  OK button.
The new settings are saved, the screen closes, ad the Connected adapter \
screen  displays again.
Adjust the Sound
When a Push2TV adapter connection from the laptop to the TV begins, the laptop’s sound is 
muted. When the connection ends, the laptop’s sound is enabled. 
Global Volume Control on Your Laptop
Usually, the laptop’s sound is muted after the laptop is connected to the TV through Intel 
WiDi. Sometimes, however, other applications might automatically turn on the laptop’s 
sound, and you might hear the same sound from the laptop before you hear\
 it from the TV. 
To turn off the volume from the laptop:
1. On the laptop, click the little speaker icon that is on the far right of\
 the taskbar
 .
A global volume control pop-up window displays. 
2. Click the speaker icon just below the V
 olume slider.
The laptop’s sound is muted.
If the laptop’s sound keeps coming back on, try turning the volume all the way down.
To turn the volume of the laptop all the way down:
1. On the laptop, click the little speaker icon that is on the far right of\
 the taskbar
 .
A global volume control pop-up window displays. 
2. Drag the V
 olume slider all the way down.
Windows Audio Mixer
Attempting to change audio settings in the Windows Audio Mixer while using the Intel WiDi 
might cause a connection disruption. Usually the connection is automatic\
ally reestablished. 
The TV image might flicker during this time. If the connection is not automa\
tically  reestablished, manually reconnect.
To find the audio mixer on your laptop:
1. On the laptop, click the little speaker icon that is on the far right of\
 the taskbar
 . 
						

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A global volume control pop-up window displays. 
2. Click the  Mixer link at the bottom.
Change the Sound Using the Windows Control Panel
Using the audio device windows is another way to manage the sound on the\
 laptop.
To bring up the audio device window:
1.On your laptop, click the Windows  Start button.
2. In the search field, type  audio device.
3. Press the Enter key
 . 
Configure the Autoconnect Option
You can use the autoconnect option to select an adapter that Intel WiDi c\
onnects to 
automatically. This is somewhat similar to selecting a default printer. You can configure only 
one adapter at a time as the autoconnect adapter. You can configure the autoconnect option 
only after you have successfully connected the adapter the first time an\
d completed the 
security configuration.
There are two situations in which autoconnect is attempted: • The autoconnect adapter is discovered when Intel WiDi is launched.
• The autoconnect adapter is in the list of adapters when the Intel WiDi a\
pplication is 
relaunched. In this case, if a connection is made, it is typically faste\
r than when the 
autoconnect adapter is discovered because the application is already run\
ning and does 
not perform a new scan.
To configure the autoconnect option on an adapter:
1. On your laptop, start Intel WiDi by clicking the Intel WiDi icon.
The Connected adapter screen displays. Intel WiDi now scans for an adapt\
er. The status  shows Scanning for adapters . 

After the scan is complete, any adapters in range are 
displayed in the Detected adapters table, including the Push2TV adapter.\
2. Select the Push2TV adapter.
3. Click the  Connect button.
Intel WiDi connects to the Push2TV adapter.
4. Click the  Properties button.
5. Click the  Adapter tab.
6. Select the  Automatically connect check box.
The adapter is set as the autoconnect adapter. If you have more than one adapter, any  other adapter that previously had the autoconnect mode enabled now has t\
he 
autoconnect mode disabled. 
						

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7.
Click the OK button.
The new settings are saved.
Configure Your Laptop to Display 1080p Resolution
To experience Intel WiDi in full HD 1080p resolution on your TV, you need to have an 1080p  HDTV and one of the following:
• A laptop with a 1920 x1080 panel in clone mode.
• A laptop that is based on the Intel Huron River platform (or faster) in extend or remote only 
mode.
Before you connect to the Push2TV adapter, the laptop screen resolution \
is 1280 x 800 or 
1366 x 768, depending on the laptop:
Figure 3. Laptop display setting before you connect to the Push2TV adapt\
er
After you have connected to the Push2TV adapter, your laptop displays tw\
o screens in clone  mode (duplicated displays). This is the default display mode, and the resolution is 1280 x 720 
for both screens. (This screen is shown in Step  3 of the following procedure.)
To enable the laptop image to be displayed in 1080p resolution on your TV, you might need to  change the display settings on your laptop and extend the display onto t\
he  TV screen.
To extend the display from your laptop onto the TV screen when Intel WiDi is 
connected to the Push2TV adapter:
1.On your laptop, click the Windows Start button.
2. In the search field, type Connect to an external display .
3. Press the  Enter key
.  
						

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The screen that displays lets you change the appearance of your display:\
4.
From the Multiple Displays list, select  Extend these displays.
Screen 1 (the laptop) is reset to its default resolution of 1280 x 800\
 (or 1366 x 768), and 
screen 2 (the  TV) remains at 1280 x 720 resolution.
5.Click screen 2.
6. For the Resolution settings, select  1920 x 1080. 
Now the TV displays full 1080p resolution.