How to connect your TV (LCD, LED, Plasma) to a Laptop? STEP1: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

How to connect your TV (LCD, LED, Plasma) to a Laptop?

STEP1: Identify the available ports on TV

a. You would require a VGA Cable or HDMI

cable to connect the laptop to the LED / LCD / Plasma Tv's.

b. Check

the available connections common on both the TV & Laptop.

c. Below

listed are some commonly available ports on most of LED / LCD / Plasma TV's.

Block Diagram:

STEP2: Indentifjcation of cables

a. Listed

below are some commonly available cables :

b. VGA cable will support only the display

• f laptop contents on the TV. For sharing

the sound you will also require AUX in cable.

c. HDMI cable is highly recommended as it

transmits both the audio and video signals to the TV

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STEP3: Connecting the TV

a. Switch ofg both TV and the laptop. b. Connect the HDMI or VGA cable to the

respective slot on the TV which are mostly found on the back / side panel of the TV.

c. Once connected, power on the TV fjrst

& then the Laptop.

STEP4: Settings on Laptop

a. Press the source button on the TV remote and

choose HDMI if HDMI cable is connected or PC if the VGA cable is connected.

b. By default, when you connect an TV to a PC,

the same image (mirror image) of your desktop appears on the TV.

c. Locate the extend video function key on the

keyboard ( will be difgerent on all laptops) and press that while holding the function (Fn) key on the keyboard.

• d. Below listed are commonly avaialable
• ptions on most of the laptops :
• 1. Laptop Only
• 2. External Display Only
• 3. Clone Display ( Laptop + External Dispaly)
• 4. Extend Display ( Display will be extended

to the TV)

• e. Select the desired output method you

would like to use.

STEP 5. Settings on PC a. Press the source button on the TV remote

and choose HDMI if HDMI cable is connected

• r PC if the VGA cable is connected.

b. By default, when you connect an TV to a

PC, the same image (mirror image) of your desktop appears on the TV.

c. The display settings can be modied as

listed below :

 1. Click Start button , and type resolution

in the search bar and click option " Adjust screen resolution.

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