Change display settings to show mac on tv

I bought the cables in order for me to hook my macbook pro up to my plasma tv through and hdmi cord and converter. The first few times I hooked it up I was able to drag the screen over to the tv and it worked perfect, now it is not working and I'm not sure why. I have tried adjusting the display settings to see if that was the case, but it doesn't make a difference. If anyone has any suggestions it'd be appreciated!

It's not there. In Mountain Lion, the Displays options have changed somewhat:
It only shows the external display option when a display is detected.
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