Toshiba Qosmio X500 - Manual (Page 156)

User’s Manual 8-12
Optional Devices
Setting for display video on HDMI
To view video on the HDMI device, be sure to configure the following
settings. Otherwise, you may find that nothing is displayed.
Settings for audio on HDMI
To set the audio device to use the HDMI:
1. Click Start  Control Panel  Hardware and Sound  Sound 
Digital Output Device (HDMI)  Set Default Device.
To set the audio device to use the internal speakers:
1. Click Start  Control Panel  Hardware and Sound  Sound 
Speakers  Set Default Device.
Television via HDMI
A television can be connected to the HDMI out port on the computer.
To connect a television, follow the steps below.
1. Turn the computer off.
2. Use a video cable (not supplied) to connect the television to either the
HDMI out port.
3. Turn the television on.
4. Turn the computer on.
You can use the hotkeys Fn + F5 or use the TV-Out button to change the
display device. Refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard .
If a television is connected to the computer, set the TV type in Display
Properties. Follow the steps below, based on the configuration of your
computer.
■ Be Sure to use the FN + F5 hot keys to select the display device
before starting to play video. Do not change the display device while
playing video.
■ Do not change the display device under the following conditions.
■ While data is being read or written.
■ While communication is being carried out.