Operation Manual

11
Using the AC Adapter Jack
The rear side of the notebook has a single power jack for the DC power
cable from the AC adapter.
TV-out Port
The TV-out port is a standard RCA-type jack. You can attach a
standard A/V (audio/visual) cable into this port to connect your
notebook to a TV receiver, a camcorder, or a video cassette recorder.
To send your notebook’s video signal to the TV-out port, you must first
use the video software utility to make sure everything is configured
properly for transfer of the video signal to the TV format. You
particularly want to make sure that you are using the right TV standard,
i.e. either PAL or NTSC.
Before using the TV-out port, you must always change the resolution of
your computer’s display down to 800 x 600 (SVGA) or 640 x 480
(VGA). You cannot export the video image to a TV receiver while your
notebook is displaying at the default resolution of 1024 x 768.
After you have made all the necessary changes required in order to
send the notebook video to the TV-out port, you can use the TV-out to
switch the video between the built-in screen and the TV-out port.
Using the PS/2 Port
This port lets you connect an external keyboard to your system, such
as a full size AT-enhanced keyboard, or an external pointing device to
your system, such as a mouse or a Trackball. The PS/2 device must
have a mini-DIN PS/2 connector. If your device uses a larger AT DIN
connector or a 9-pin serial connector, you can easily get an adapter to
change it to a mini-DIN PS/2 connector.
You can plug in, and unplug an external keyboard even when your
system is turned on. When you connect the external keyboard to your
system, the built-in keyboard remains active and you can enter data
through either keyboard.
When you use this port for connecting an external PS/2 pointing device
to your system, such as a mouse or a Trackball, you can plug in, and
unplug, the external pointing device even when your system is turned
on. When you connect the device to your system, the built-in Touchpad
remains active and you can control the screen pointer with either the
Touchpad or the external-pointing device.