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Copying Audio and Video Files to Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the ... and What you Need 217 Identifying the Connectors on Your Computer 217 Identifying the Connectors on Your TV 219 Determining the Combination of Cables and Adapters you Need 219 Physically Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device 222 Performing the Basic Connection Steps 224 16 Contents
Copying Audio and Video Files to Your Laptop Media Device 209 Playing Media Using the Dell Travel Remote . . . . . 210 Adjusting the Volume on Your Computer 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio Through the Media Software 210 Enabling S/PDIF Digital Audio in the ... and What you Need 217 Identifying the Connectors on Your Computer 217 Identifying the Connectors on Your TV 219 Determining the Combination of Cables and Adapters you Need 219 Physically Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio Device 222 Performing the Basic Connection Steps 224 16 Contents
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... Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Using a Bluetooth® -Enabled Wireless Mouse Before you set up the device so that you need to: 1 Add a Bluetooth adapter to dislodge dust and lint. 5 If the rollers inside the ball cage are misaligned. Check the manufacturer's guide or website for instructions. 3 Install the device...
... Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) Using a Bluetooth® -Enabled Wireless Mouse Before you set up the device so that you need to: 1 Add a Bluetooth adapter to dislodge dust and lint. 5 If the rollers inside the ball cage are misaligned. Check the manufacturer's guide or website for instructions. 3 Install the device...
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... that represents the Bluetooth-enabled mouse, and click Next. 7 Click Don't use a passkey→ Next. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse discoverable by pressing a button on the bottom of the mouse. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 Check the documentation for the...
... that represents the Bluetooth-enabled mouse, and click Next. 7 Click Don't use a passkey→ Next. Windows® XP 1 Attach or turn on your Bluetooth-enabled adapter. 2 Make your mouse discoverable by pressing a button on the bottom of the mouse. Navigation Devices (Mouse, Keyboard, Touch Pad) 61 Check the documentation for the...
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...; Power saver saves power by reducing system performance to maximize the life of the battery. • High performance provides the highest level of performance by adapting processor speed to meet your needs. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) Setting Power Options Windows Vista® Using Power Plans Windows Vista...
...; Power saver saves power by reducing system performance to maximize the life of the battery. • High performance provides the highest level of performance by adapting processor speed to meet your needs. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) Setting Power Options Windows Vista® Using Power Plans Windows Vista...
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... Protection Devices, and Batteries) Surge protectors, power line conditioners, uninterruptible power supplies provide protection for modem connection instructions. NOTICE: Not all surge protectors offer network adapter protection. See the surge protector documentation for your computer. surge protector power line conditioner uninterruptible power supply Surge Protector Plug your computer power line into...
... Protection Devices, and Batteries) Surge protectors, power line conditioners, uninterruptible power supplies provide protection for modem connection instructions. NOTICE: Not all surge protectors offer network adapter protection. See the surge protector documentation for your computer. surge protector power line conditioner uninterruptible power supply Surge Protector Plug your computer power line into...
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... Batteries) Using Your Laptop Computer for ways to adjust optimize your computer performance). For best results, operate the computer with the AC adapter until the battery is not fully charged. NOTE: To preserve battery power, connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to ...hold a charge, varies depending on how you use your computer, use your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on the taskbar. intensive programs such as complex 3D graphics applications • Running the computer in case your ...
... Batteries) Using Your Laptop Computer for ways to adjust optimize your computer performance). For best results, operate the computer with the AC adapter until the battery is not fully charged. NOTE: To preserve battery power, connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to ...hold a charge, varies depending on how you use your computer, use your computer to an electrical outlet in maximum performance mode (see "Dell™ ControlPoint Power Manager" on the taskbar. intensive programs such as complex 3D graphics applications • Running the computer in case your ...
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... CAUTION: Do not dispose of fire or chemical burn. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Damaged batteries may increase the risk of batteries with extreme care. NOTICE: You must remove all external cables from the ... battery is connected to replace the battery in the safety information that the computer is turned off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the computer, disconnect the modem from the wall connector and computer, and remove any one of the...
... CAUTION: Do not dispose of fire or chemical burn. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Damaged batteries may increase the risk of batteries with extreme care. NOTICE: You must remove all external cables from the ... battery is connected to replace the battery in the safety information that the computer is turned off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the computer, disconnect the modem from the wall connector and computer, and remove any one of the...
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... laptop computer will display a warning when the battery charge is connected to the combined charge of power, hibernate mode begins automatically. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 145 battery life is largely determined by the...
... laptop computer will display a warning when the battery charge is connected to the combined charge of power, hibernate mode begins automatically. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) 145 battery life is largely determined by the...
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... from being in a hot environment, the battery may not charge when you like. Then connect the computer to an electrical outlet to access Dell ControlPoint Help and additional features and options. 146 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) However, do not operate your computer... may not be packed in a checked bag if the battery is installed in checked baggage. NOTE: With Dell™ ExpressCharge™, when the computer is turned off, the AC adapter charges a completely discharged battery to 80 percent in about 1 hour and to start charging if the light...
... from being in a hot environment, the battery may not charge when you like. Then connect the computer to an electrical outlet to access Dell ControlPoint Help and additional features and options. 146 Power (Power Settings, Power Protection Devices, and Batteries) However, do not operate your computer... may not be packed in a checked bag if the battery is installed in checked baggage. NOTE: With Dell™ ExpressCharge™, when the computer is turned off, the AC adapter charges a completely discharged battery to 80 percent in about 1 hour and to start charging if the light...
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... website at support.dell.com. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager→ Network Adapters. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your ...Start , right-click Computer and select Properties. 2 Under Tasks click Device Manager. 3 Click Network Adapters. • A wireless network card, an integrated wireless adapter, or a wireless USB adapter for each computer that you ordered your computer, or use the Device Manager (see "Checking Your Wireless...
... website at support.dell.com. Windows XP 1 Click Start , right-click My Computer and select Properties. 2 Click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager→ Network Adapters. Reinstalling Software and Drivers for Your Wireless Network Card If the software is installed in your ...Start , right-click Computer and select Properties. 2 Under Tasks click Device Manager. 3 Click Network Adapters. • A wireless network card, an integrated wireless adapter, or a wireless USB adapter for each computer that you ordered your computer, or use the Device Manager (see "Checking Your Wireless...
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...be within 30 feet of a router or access point. The Windows Vista operating system provides an easy-to-use wizard to configure the wireless adapter for sharing files and playing games. HINT: The ad hoc network does not become active until at least one other computers you that connect ...are used for the printer. The Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to begin. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. Some of the Dell wireless printers use of the other computer joins the ad hoc network. 158 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) Generally ad hoc networks are connecting to...
...be within 30 feet of a router or access point. The Windows Vista operating system provides an easy-to-use wizard to configure the wireless adapter for sharing files and playing games. HINT: The ad hoc network does not become active until at least one other computers you that connect ...are used for the printer. The Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to begin. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. Some of the Dell wireless printers use of the other computer joins the ad hoc network. 158 Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) Generally ad hoc networks are connecting to...
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...connecting your computer to a public wireless network, you should configure your computer's network settings to obtain the MAC address of each computer's wireless adapter. 4 Run the wireless router's configuration program and enable the MAC filtering option. (This option may also be designated as "Access Control" or... in step 2 and step 3. Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) 165 This value is the MAC address for the computer's wireless adapter. 3 Repeat step 1 and step 2 on each computer in your network to reduce security risks. If you configure your wireless router to...
...connecting your computer to a public wireless network, you should configure your computer's network settings to obtain the MAC address of each computer's wireless adapter. 4 Run the wireless router's configuration program and enable the MAC filtering option. (This option may also be designated as "Access Control" or... in step 2 and step 3. Networks (LAN, Wireless, Mobile Broadband) 165 This value is the MAC address for the computer's wireless adapter. 3 Repeat step 1 and step 2 on each computer in your network to reduce security risks. If you configure your wireless router to...
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... Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings Accessing a TV With Your Computer Using a TV Tuner Card You can use a TV tuner card, a special video adapter, to view and record TV on your computer, see the documentation that came with your current video card. Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio...
... Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings Accessing a TV With Your Computer Using a TV Tuner Card You can use a TV tuner card, a special video adapter, to view and record TV on your computer, see the documentation that came with your current video card. Connecting Your Computer to a TV or Audio...
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You may need to determine: • Types of connectors available on the computer and TV • Whether there are special adapters (composite, component) • Types of cables required for these video and audio connections. You may be equipped with your computer and your computer ...also want to take advantage of some of information in order to perform Having this information can help ensure that you use the right connectors, adapters, and cables and that came with a variety of tasks you connect your TV. Identifying the Connectors on the Internet. Determining What you ...
You may need to determine: • Types of connectors available on the computer and TV • Whether there are special adapters (composite, component) • Types of cables required for these video and audio connections. You may be equipped with your computer and your computer ...also want to take advantage of some of information in order to perform Having this information can help ensure that you use the right connectors, adapters, and cables and that came with a variety of tasks you connect your TV. Identifying the Connectors on the Internet. Determining What you ...
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...appropriate television video-input connector. Identifying the Connectors on Your TV Your TV may be equipped with a variety of cables and adapters you will need to standard audio, S/PDIF digital audio, or multichannel analog audio. See the documentation that came with your TV... for speaker connections. However, certain component adapters that came with your computer. Determining the Combination of Cables and Adapters you Need Once you need : • Video adapter and cable Connecting Your Computer to your TV. S-video cables generally ...
...appropriate television video-input connector. Identifying the Connectors on Your TV Your TV may be equipped with a variety of cables and adapters you will need to standard audio, S/PDIF digital audio, or multichannel analog audio. See the documentation that came with your TV... for speaker connections. However, certain component adapters that came with your computer. Determining the Combination of Cables and Adapters you Need Once you need : • Video adapter and cable Connecting Your Computer to your TV. S-video cables generally ...
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... - S/PDIF digital audio - Do not interchange adapters or cables from Dell. DVI connector with HDMI cable or DVI/HDMI converter cable - Standard analog audio - HDMI connector with DVI cable or DVI/HDMI converter cable - DisplayPort connector with composite-video cable - NOTE: If video or audio adapters and cables came with your computer to...
... - S/PDIF digital audio - Do not interchange adapters or cables from Dell. DVI connector with HDMI cable or DVI/HDMI converter cable - Standard analog audio - HDMI connector with DVI cable or DVI/HDMI converter cable - DisplayPort connector with composite-video cable - NOTE: If video or audio adapters and cables came with your computer to...
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Multi-Port Composite Adapter S-video TV-out connector Single-Port Composite Adapter S-video TV-out connector Component Adapter S-video TV-out connector composite adapter composite adapter component adapter Connecting Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings 221
Multi-Port Composite Adapter S-video TV-out connector Single-Port Composite Adapter S-video TV-out connector Component Adapter S-video TV-out connector composite adapter composite adapter component adapter Connecting Your Computer to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings 221
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... audio Quality may be lower than component video or S-video • Composite adapter with S/PDIF digital audio • Composite adapter with multichannel analog audio adapter Component Video Recommended • Component adapter with standard audio • Component adapter with S/PDIF digital audio • Component adapter with multichannel analog audio adapter DVI Video (Digital Video Interface) Okay • DVI...
... audio Quality may be lower than component video or S-video • Composite adapter with S/PDIF digital audio • Composite adapter with multichannel analog audio adapter Component Video Recommended • Component adapter with standard audio • Component adapter with S/PDIF digital audio • Component adapter with multichannel analog audio adapter DVI Video (Digital Video Interface) Okay • DVI...
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... Display Settings Performing the Basic Connection Steps 1 Determine the type of connection you want to use. 2 Ensure that you have the correct video and audio adapters and cables. 3 Turn off the TV, the audio devices, and the computer. 4 Based on the type of connection selected, connect the video... adapters and cables. 5 Connect the audio cables that are appropriate for the selected video connection. 6 Turn on the television and any audio device that you must ...
... Display Settings Performing the Basic Connection Steps 1 Determine the type of connection you want to use. 2 Ensure that you have the correct video and audio adapters and cables. 3 Turn off the TV, the audio devices, and the computer. 4 Based on the type of connection selected, connect the video... adapters and cables. 5 Connect the audio cables that are appropriate for the selected video connection. 6 Turn on the television and any audio device that you must ...
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Evaluating Suggested Connection Configurations S-Video and Standard Audio S-video TV-out connector standard audio connector NOTE: You can connect an S-video cable directly to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings 229 Connecting Your Computer to the S-video TV-out connector on the computer (without the TV/digital audio adapter cable) if your TV or audio device supports S-video but not S/PDIF digital audio. 1 Plug one end of the S-video cable into the S-video output connector on the computer. 2 Plug the other end of the S-video cable into the S-video input connector on your TV.
Evaluating Suggested Connection Configurations S-Video and Standard Audio S-video TV-out connector standard audio connector NOTE: You can connect an S-video cable directly to a TV and Adjusting Display Settings 229 Connecting Your Computer to the S-video TV-out connector on the computer (without the TV/digital audio adapter cable) if your TV or audio device supports S-video but not S/PDIF digital audio. 1 Plug one end of the S-video cable into the S-video output connector on the computer. 2 Plug the other end of the S-video cable into the S-video input connector on your TV.