Apple MC297LL/A User Manual

Watching Videos 

 

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Choose Videos > Settings, and then set TV Out to Ask or On.
If you set TV Out to Ask, iPod classic gives you the option of displaying videos on TV or on 
iPod classic every time you play a video. If you set TV Out to On, iPod classic displays videos only 
on TV. If you try to play a video when iPod classic isn’t connected to a TV, iPod classic displays a 
message instructing you to connect to one.
You can also set video to display full screen or widescreen, and set video to display on PAL or 
NTSC devices.

 

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Choose Videos > Settings, and then follow the instructions below.

Set TV Out to Ask or On.

Set TV Signal to NTSC or PAL. NTSC and PAL refer to TV broadcast 
standards. Your TV might use either of these, depending on the 
region where it was purchased. If you aren’t sure which your TV 
uses, check the documentation that came with your TV.

Set TV Screen to Widescreen for 16:9 format or Standard for 
4:3 format.

Set “Fit to Screen” to On. If you set “Fit to Screen” to Off, widescreen 
videos display in letterbox format on iPod classic or a standard (4:3) 
TV screen.

Set Alternate Audio to On.

Set Captions to On.

Set Subtitles to On.

  Plug the yellow video connector into the video input port on your TV. Your TV must have  

RCA video and audio ports.

  Plug the white and red audio connectors into the left and right analog audio input ports, 

respectively, on your TV.

  Plug the iPod Dock Connector into iPod classic or the Universal Dock.

  Plug the USB connector into your USB Power Adapter or your computer to keep 

iPod classic charged.

  Turn on iPod classic and your TV or receiver to start playing.

Make sure you set TV Out on iPod classic to Ask or On.

  Connect iPod classic to your TV (see above).

  Turn on your TV and set it to display from the input ports connected to iPod classic. See the 

documentation that came with your TV for more information.

  On iPod classic, choose Videos and browse for a video.