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laptop to tv link
Posted: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 2:48 pm
by jockney
I have an EASY NOTE laptop (packard bell) and bought a cable to link in to my tv, plugged it in and nothign happened!
Am i supposed to do something else, all i wanted was to watch the stuff on the tv rather than the laptop screen??
Posted: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 3:36 pm
by Jedi
Yes, you are supposed to enable the monitor on your laptop. One of your function keys should do it - i.e Fn + F?? Look at the icons on the function keys and try to work out which one looks like a PC monitor. On my notebook its F7.
Posted: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 4:14 pm
by jockney
thanks, will try that.
Posted: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 4:28 pm
by bigfilsing
and dont forget using F7 usually cycles through the options.
hit once = lcd off ...svga ouput on
hit again = both LCD and SVGA plug on
hit again = LCD on and SVGA plug off
and so on.
Remember theres additional battery drain if the SVGA ouput ( to the TV) is on. Thats why it's not permanently on.
Good luck
Posted: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 7:06 am
by jockney
Got it!
I just need to get a cable for the speaker now..great stuff, thanks.