From: Donald Mak (dvmak_at_ibm.net)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2000 - 19:31:48 EDT
Try Fn-F7. You may have the display set for LCD only.
Or go into Thinkpad Configuration Utility and set TV Out to enabled.
These are two different functions, but I found that both work to
get a signal on the TV.
Donald Mak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Strauss" <jstrauss_at_home.com>
To: "Andrew Scott Beals" <bandy_at_ricochet.net>
Cc: "Thinkpad" <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: TP770 - video out to TV
> By video out cable, I mean the little adapter cable that you then plug the
> S-Video cable into. And, yes, I have the sound working. Just not the
video.
>
> Joe.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Scott Beals <bandy_at_ricochet.net>
> To: Joe Strauss <jstrauss_at_home.com>
> Cc: Thinkpad <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 8:16 AM
> Subject: Re: TP770 - video out to TV
>
>
> > Well, you either want to use the video out or the s-video, not both.
And
> you're
> > going to need to hook the audio up.
> >
> > I've used my 770ED as an extremely expensive DVD player with the regular
> video
> > output and audio cables into my tv.
> >
> > Joe Strauss wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > I am a new participant in this group. I have recently acquired a
> Thinkpad
> > > 770 (from my boss, he got a brand new Sony laptop). It is running
Window
> 98.
> > > I am trying to get the video out to TV working. I have the "DVD and
> enhanced
> > > video adapter" installed. I have downloaded all the latest drivers. I
> have
> > > all the hardware hooked up (video out cable, s-video cable to TV). I
> follow
> > > the instuctions in the manual to set it up, but nothing comes on the
TV.
> > > For now, I am trying to just see the laptop desktop on the TV. Then I
> would
> > > like to see DVD movies on the TV (running SoftDVD).
> > >
> > > Please help!
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
>
>
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