User manual DELL INSPIRON 500M

[. . . ] DellTM InspironTM 500m Owner's Manual Model PP05L w ww. de ll. co m | su pp o rt. d ell . co m Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Glossary in the Tell Me How help file. To access the help file, click the Start button on the Microsoft® Windows® XP desktop, click Help and Support, click User and system guides, click User's guides, and then click Tell Me How. ___________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. [. . . ] Insert a blank CD into the CD-RW drive and close the tray. After the recording completes, click OK. 6 7 Connecting a Television to the Computer NOTE: Video and audio cables for connecting your computer to a television are not included with your computer. Cables may be purchased at most consumer electronics stores. Your computer has an S-video TV-out connector that enables you to connect the computer to a television. Using a commercially available S-video cable or composite video cable, you can connect the computer to a television in one of two ways: · · S-video (for a television with S-video input) Composite video (for a television with only a composite video input; also uses the Dell-supplied composite TV-out adapter cable) NOTE: Diagrams for each connection combination appear at the beginning of each subsection to help you determine which method you should use. The audio connector on the side of the computer enables you to connect the computer to your television or audio device, using a commercially available audio cable. When you complete the cable connection, see "Enabling the Display Settings for a Television" on page 78 to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the television. U sin g C D s, D V Ds , a nd O th er M ult im edi a 73 w w w. c o m S-Video Connection Before you begin, ensure that you have the following cables: S-video cable audio cable 1 2 Shut down the computer and the television and/or audio device you want to connect. Plug one end of the S-video cable into the S-video connector on the computer. 74 U sin g C D s, D V D s, an d O th er M u ltim e dia 3 4 Plug the other end of the S-video cable into your television. Plug the single-connector end of the audio cable into the headphone connector on your computer. 5 6 7 Plug the two RCA connectors on the other end of the audio cable into the audio input connectors on your television or audio device. Turn on the television, turn on any audio device you connected, and then turn on the computer. See "Enabling the Display Settings for a Television" on page 78 to ensure that the computer recognizes and works properly with the television. U sin g C D s, D V Ds , a nd O th er M ult im edi a 75 w w w. c o m Composite Video Connection To connect the computer to a television that has a composite video input only, Dell provides a composite TV-out adapter cable. Before you begin, ensure that you have the following cables: composite TV-out adapter cable composite video cable audio cable 1 2 Turn off the computer and the television and/or audio device you want to connect. Connect the composite TV-out adapter cable to the S-video TV-out connector on the computer. 76 U sin g C D s, D V D s, an d O th er M u ltim e dia S-video TV-out connector composite video connector S-video connector composite TV-out adapter cable 3 Plug one end of the composite video cable into the composite video connector on the composite TV-out adapter cable. 4 Plug the other end of the composite video cable into the composite video connector on the television. U sin g C D s, D V Ds , a nd O th er M ult im edi a 77 w w w. c o m 5 Plug the single-connector end of the audio cable into the headphone connector on the computer. 6 Plug the two RCA connectors on the other end of the audio cable into the audio input connectors on your television or audio device. Enabling the Display Settings for a Television ATI Video Controller NOTE: Ensure that you properly connect the television before you enable the display settings. 1 2 3 4 5 To open the Control Panel window, click the Start button and then click the Control Panel icon. Double-click the Display icon, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced. Click the upper-left corner of the TV button to enable the television. To play a DVD on the television, click the small "primary" button (resembles a bull's-eye) at the bottom-left under the TV picture. NOTE: Various programs access the hardware in different ways. You may or may not need to click the primary button for operations other than playing DVDs. 6 7 8 Click Apply. Click OK. DVD video is visible only on the display that is set to primary. While the DVD is playing, the DVD player window on your computer display is blank or (if the DVD player window is set to full-screen mode) the entire computer display screen is blank. 78 U sin g C D s, D V D s, an d O th er M u ltim e dia 6 SECTION 6 Setting Up a Home and Office Network Connecting to a Network Adapter Network Setup Wizard Network Problems w w w. c o m Connecting to a Network Adapter Before you connect your computer to a network, the computer must have a network adapter installed and a network cable connected to it. [. . . ] Just as importantly, we work with hardware and software companies in the computer industry to ensure that our processors are compatible with their products. Additionally, a sampling of Intel processors are subjected to a rigorous "burn-in" test whereby the chip is operated at higher-than-normal temperatures and voltages. During this burn-in period, the processor experiences the equivalent of weeks of normal usage. These units are monitored for failures as part of our ongoing quality assurance process. [. . . ]