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How to play video on a TV on Mac OS X
using MacVCD X Video Media Player
You can use MacVCD X to play video on your TV provided both your Mac has s-video out and your TV has either s-video in or composite in.
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Requirements:
- MacVCD X Video Media Player
- Mac computer that has a TV out port (S-video out port) - check your owner's manual for "External Video support"
- TV with s-video in or composite video in (check your owner's manual)
- Video cables
- An s-video cable, if your TV has s-video in
- An s-video-to-composite adapter and a composite video cable (from your computer store), if your TV has composite video in
- A mini-plug to RCA audio Cable (from your computer store), optional
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Instructions:
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Connect the video cables. Follow the directions in your Mac User's Manual to connect your TV to your Mac's TV out port.
- If your TV has s-video in, connect your computer's TV out port to your TV using an s-video cable
- If your TV has composite video in, connect your computer's TV out port to the s-video-to-composite adapter, the adapter to a composite video cable and the composite video cable to your TV
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Connect the audio cables.
- If you have a mini-plug to RCA audio cable, connect your computer's headphone port to the audio input ports on your TV
- If you don't have a mini-plug to RCA cable, you can use the speakers of your computer to broadcast the audio, but the sound won't be as clear
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To run MacVCD X, double click the MacVCD X icon.
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In File>Preferences, check "Present Movie on Display 2" .
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Insert the VCD or find the video filer using the "File" menu and play the movie
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Notes:
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- If your Mac does not have s-video out (a TV out port), there may be a third party solution out there for you. Search the internet for a "TV Adapter".
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