S-video and standard audio – Dell Latitude C840 User Manual

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Your computer has an S-video TV-out connector that, together with the included TV/digital audio adapter cable, enables you to connect the computer to a
television and/or stereo audio device. The TV/digital audio adapter cable provides connections for S-video, composite video, and S/PDIF digital audio.

 

 

For televisions and audio devices without support for S/PDIF digital audio, you can use the audio connector on the side of the computer to connect the
computer to your television or audio device.

 

Dell recommends that you connect video and audio cables to your computer in one of the following combinations, using the instructions in the following
subsections:

 

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S-video and standard audio


 

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S-video and digital audio


 

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Composite video and standard audio


 

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Composite video and digital audio

 

When you have completed the cable connection, follow the steps in "

Enabling the Display Settings for a Television

" to ensure that the computer recognizes

and works properly with the television. Additionally, if you are using S/PDIF digital audio, follow the steps in

Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio

."

S-Video and Standard Audio

 

 

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following cables:

 

1 S-video TV-out connector

2 TV/digital audio adapter

cable

3 S-video connector

4 composite video connector

5 S/PDIF digital audio

connector

NOTE:

Diagrams for each connection combination appear at the beginning of each subsection to help you determine which method you should use.

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