On 06/09/02 10:14, "Jim Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Really? Can you give me a quick tutorial? (on or off list) OS X 10.2, > older TV and VCR. > > Jim > > On Thursday, September 5, 2002, at 02:55 PM, Thomas Ethen wrote: > >> I use my Pismo occasionally to watch DVD's on TV and it works great >> and is >> very easy to hook up. Jim, If your TV has components input or your VCR, then it's pretty easy. Component means an RCA kind of connector, or what we used to call "phono" jack. Usually, the video one has the yellow color associated to it, while the audio are red and white. Well, you have to look inside the jack to see the color as the external is usually gold plated to make contact with the plug. Then, if you have that, you should have got an adapter with your Pismo, if you bought it new. It's an S-VHS to components adapter. The S-VHS plugs right in the back of your Pismo. At the other end is a component jack, like on your TV or VCR. You'll need a component video cable to plug the 2 together and Radio Shack sells them. If you don't have the S-VHS to Component Video adapter, I think they sell this too. The port cover on your Pismo will have the picture of a camera with a "S" on it and the word "OUT" below it. That's where you plug your adapter. Then, you have to get the sound to your TV or VCR. Again, Radio Shack is selling adapters that will have a 1/8" plug that goes into your Pismo to 2 RCA plugs, one for each stereo channel, the red and white jacks on your TV or VCR. That's all what there is to it. You put your computer to sleep, plug the required adapters and wake up the computer which should sense that the S-VHS jack has something plugged to it, and using the Display preferences, you should be able to move the menubar from your Pismo screen to your TV. That's an important step because the DVD Player will go full screen only on what it considers the "main" screen, and the main screen is the screen with the menubar. You also need to adjust the TV screen for Thousands of colors, because I think I've read there is a bug in the DVD Player and if your TV screen display is not set correctly, DVD Player will report an error and will quit. Then, when that is done, launch DVD Player. Choose "Enter Full Screen" from the "Video" menu. I think you can even close the lid of your Pismo (although I'm not positively sure, as I haven't tried that since I upgraded to 10.2 and can't tell if that feature is working or not. Worse case, the movie will stop playing as your Pismo will go to sleep, but it's not very hard to wake it up). I'm not sure, but if your TV or VCR have an S-VHS input, you would only have to get an S-VHS cable, as this includes video and audio signals. But since I've never had any equipment with S-VHS input, I can't tell for sure. -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* fish n.: [Adelaide University, Australia] 1. Another metasyntactic variable. See foo. Derived originally from the Monty Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled "Find the Fish". 2. A pun for `microfiche'. A microfiche file cabinet may be referred to as a `fish tank'. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
