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iBook (FireWire): How to View Video On an External Monitor or TV

  • Last Modified: January 08, 2007
  • Article: TA27235
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You can use the composite video out port of an iBook (FireWire) computer to view video on an external television or monitor. This article explains how to select a composite video resolution that is compatible with your TV or monitor.

Products Affected

iBook

You can use the composite video out port of an iBook (FireWire) computer to view video on an external television or monitor. Follow these steps to select a composite video resolution that is compatible with your TV or monitor:


    1. Connect the composite video cable to the composite video out port.

    2. Connect the composite video cable to a television or monitor.

    3. Open the Monitors control panel.

    4. Click Monitor. The following choices are available in the Resolution section:

    640 x 480, 60 Hz (simulscan NTSC)
    800 x 600, 60 Hz (simulscan, NTSC)
    640 x 480, 50 Hz (simulscan PAL)
    800 x 600, 50 Hz (simulscan, PAL)
    640 x 480
    800 x 600

    5. Click the appropriate resolution and standard (NTSC or PAL) for your TV or monitor.




Figure 1 TV Monitor Control Panel

6. If the image on the TV or monitor is rolling the resolution or standard you selected is not compatible with the TV or monitor. Select a different resolution or standard until you find one that works.

Note: The simulscan options allow you to view the same image on the television or monitor that you see on the iBook's screen.

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