Toshiba 42HL167 Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
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Chapter 2: Connecting your TV
Connecting a personal computer
(PC)
With either the PC IN or HDMI connection, you can watch
your computer’s display on the TV and hear the sound from the
TV’s speakers.
To connect a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV:
When connecting a PC to the PC IN terminal on the TV, use an
analog RGB (15-pin) computer cable and a PC audio cable.
To use a PC, set the monitor output resolution on the PC
before connecting it to the TV. The following signals can be
displayed:
Other formats or non-standard signals will not be displayed
correctly.
To display the optimum picture, use the PC setting feature
(
- “Using the PC settings feature” on page 63).
Note:
The PC audio input terminals on the TV are shared with the
HDMI-1 analog audio input terminals (- page 63).
Some PC models cannot be connected to this TV.
An adapter is not needed for computers with a compatible
mini D-sub15-pin terminal.
Depending on the DVD’s title and the specifications of the
PC on which you are playing the DVD-Video, some scenes
may be skipped or you may not be able to pause during
multi-angle scenes.
To connect a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV:
When connecting a PC to the HDMI terminal on the TV, use
an HDMI-to DVI adapter cable and analog audio cables.
If connecting a PC with an HDMI terminal, use an HDMI cable
(type A connector). Separate analog cables are not necessary
(- page 19).
The following signal formats can be displayed:
Note:
The edges of the images may be hidden.
If receiving a 720p, 1080i, or 1080p signal program, Native
mode scales the video to display the entire picture within the
borders of the screen (i.e. no overscanning).
Format Resolution V. Frequency
VGA 640 × 480 60Hz
SVGA 800 × 600 60Hz
XGA 1024 × 768 60Hz
Conversion adapter
(if necessary)
PC audio
cable
PC audio
output
Computer
TV upper back panel
TV lower back panel
Format Resolution V. Frequency
VGA 640 × 480 59.94/60Hz
480i 720 × 480 59.94/60Hz
480p 720 × 480 59.94/60Hz
720p 1280 × 720 59.94/60Hz
1080i 1920 × 1080 59.94/60Hz
1080p 1920 × 1080 59.94/60Hz
PC audio
cable
PC audio
output
Computer
TV upper back panel
TV lower back panel
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