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Q: How do I use the port replicator to view the Gateway M275 display on a television?

A: Note: To turn on external video by default, connect the television, or other external video device, before starting the computer.

Audio is not transmitted through the TV out jack. Use the built-in speakers, a set of headphones or external powered speakers, or connect the computer to a stereo system to hear sound while playing a DVD. DVD playback to a VCR is scrambled by copyright protection technology.

Follow these steps to view the Gateway® M275 display on a television.

  1. With your convertible tablet notebook off, connect one end of a standard S-Video cable to the S-Video out jack on the port replicator.

  2. Connect the other end of the cable to the Video in jack on the television or VCR.

  3. Turn on the television or VCR.

  4. Start the convertible tablet notebook.

  5. From the Start menu click Control Panel.

  6. In Control Panel, click the Display icon.

  7. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.

  8. On the Settings tab, click Advanced.

  9. In the Multiple Monitors and Intel Properties dialog box, click the Intel Extreme Graphics tab.

  10. On the Intel Extreme Graphics tab, click the Graphics Properties button.

  11. In the Intel Graphics Controller Properties dialog box, click the Television button.

    Note: If the Television button is grayed out, your convertible tablet has not detected the television. Verify that the television is turned on and connected correctly.

  12. Click the arrow button to open the Colors list, and then click True Color.

  13. Click the arrow button to open the Screen Area list, and then click 640 by 480.

  14. Click the arrow button to open the Video Standard list, and then click NTSC-M.

  15. Click Apply. Your LCD panel will blank out and what was on your LCD panel now appears on your television.

    Note: Your television may be able to run at a higher resolution. If the icons and screen area appear too large on your television, try a different Screen Area value.

  16. Click OK.