Apple 17-inch MacBook Pro (User’s Guide) - Manual (Page 68)

68 Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook Pro
Connecting an Apple Flat-Panel Display
You can connect your MacBook Pro to an Apple flat-panel display. Depending on the
display used, the connection might require a DVI to ADC adapter, available from an
Apple Store retail location, the online Apple Store at www.apple.com/store, or an
Apple Authorized Reseller.
Getting More Information About Using an External Monitor or TV
More information about using and configuring an external monitor is available in Mac
Help. Choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for “external monitor.”
Connecting Speakers and Other Audio Devices
Your MacBook Pro comes with two built-in speakers, a built-in microphone, an
audio line in/optical digital audio in (,) port, and a headphone/optical digital
audio out (f ) port.
You can connect external speakers, headphones, 5.1 surround systems, and other
sound output devices to the headphone (f ) port. The headphone port is also an
S/PDIF stereo 3.5 mini-phono jack. When devices are plugged in, sound won’t come
through your built-in speakers. Unplug any headphones or speakers to hear the
computer speakers.