Question:

How to connect a laptop to a TV using a D-sub 15 pin jack?

Answer:

If you are using the D-sub 15 pin jack, follow these steps:

1. Make sure your TV and laptop are off.
2. Using a 15 pin D-sub (standard, VGA, or RGB) video cable, connect the Video Out jack on your laptop to the PC In jack on the back of your TV.
3. Using an audio cable with a min-stereo plug on each end connect the Audio Out jack on your computer to the PC Audio In jacks on your TV.

Note: If you are using the Laptops speakers or are connected to separate speakers, you can skip this step.

4. Turn on your laptop.

Important: If you don't have the PC on, the TV will display a "No Signal" message then go into a standby state when you switch the source to PC. This is also true if you leave the TV on the PC source and power down the PC. If you try to turn the TV on while the computer is off the TV will display the "No Signal" message and then the TV will return to the standby state.

5. Turn on your TV.
6. Press the SOURCE button on your remote or on the front panel of your TV to select PC.
7. Press and hold the FN key (usually located in the lower left side of the laptops keyboard) and, depending on your laptop, the F5, F7, F8 or F9

Note: There are three different screen modes that your laptop can be set to for use with your TV:

• Mirrored: This mode can also be called cloned. In this mode the laptop screen and your television screen display the same image. One drawback with this mode is the resolution being used but be supported by both screens.
• External: This mode may also be called presentation mode. In this mode the laptop screen is disabled and only your television will display a picture.
• Extended Desktop: This mode can also be called Dual View. In this mode your desktop is extended across both screens. A benefit to this mode it that you can run different resolutions on your different screen.

8. Adjust the display if necessary using the Windows Display dialog which can be accessed through the Control Panel.

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