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HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide iii Before Y ou Begin ............................................................................ 1 Over vi ew .................................................................................................... 1 Setting Up Y our TV/Displ a y for the First Ti me .............................[...]

iv HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide T roubleshooting Compos ite and S-video ........................................................ 21 No video after changing t h e Video Out connection .................................... 22 T roubleshooting Component Video ............................................................... 23 [...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 1 Before Y ou Begin Use this guide to set up your HP Digital Entertainment Cent er to send a quality image to yo ur TV or display. Keep this information with your HP Digital Entertainment Center documentation for future referenc e. This guide contains the latest information about setting up yo[...]

2 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Setting Up Y our TV/Display for the First Time This section describes how to connect your HP Digital Ente rtainment Center to a TV or display the first time you power on. Your HP Digital Entertainmen t Center Video conn ects to many different type s of TV/Displays. After you connect the TV/D[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 3 4 T urn on the TV/Display power . T urn p ower on to all other connected audio a nd video devices. 5 Det ermine th e formats t hat the TV /Display suppor ts. For example: 480i, 480p, 720p, or 1080i. • Refer to your TV/Dis play documentation. • Y ou may also find the TV suppor ted format [...]

4 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Adjusting V ideo This section contains important in formation about how to improve picture quality on your TV/Display when setting up your HP Digital Entertain ment Center. • TV/Display Setup Wizard • Desktop Video Adjustments • HDTV Overscan Comp ensation • Adjust Composite Video an[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 5 TV/Display Setup Wizard Use this wizard to adjust your display setti ngs. This pr ocedure is an example only and may vary depending on your TV/Display type, supported form ats, and Video Out connections. You may have to perform the proc edure more than once to optimiz e the image. The wizard[...]

6 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 5 V erify that the video equipment is properly connect ed to the HP Digital Enter tainment Center and th e TV/Displays are turned on. Click Next . 6 Select your connection type and click Next . Component Video Out shown. 7 Do the following for your Video Out co nnection type and connected ca[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 7 Step 7 (continued) VGA Follow the onscreen instructions. Click Next . DVI Follow the onscreen instructions. Click Next .[...]

8 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Step 7 (continued) Accept the End Users Lic ense Agreement. Click Next . 8 Select the screen resolutio n definition type that is supported by your TV/Display . Click Next . NOTE: This step may not change the settings on some TV/ Displays connected to DVI . The native display resolution is se[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 9 9 V erify that the settings that you have se lected are correct. Click Preview . The new video settings display . Your settings may vary. 10 The system prompts for confir mation. The screen ma y flicker for a few seconds while the settings change. • Click Next to apply the settings. Or •[...]

10 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 11 Do one of the following, depending on the video co nnection type and format (See the table on page 4): • If the Resize screen appears, go to the next step. Or • If the Resize screen does not appear , go to step 15. 12 T o resize the viewable area of the TV/Display screen, click Resiz[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 11 14 Click Next at t he Resize screen. 15 Click Finish . 16 T o improv e the screen size fit or if you could not res ize the screen , do one of the following , depending on video connection type and format (see the table on pa ge 4): Video Out Action Video (composite) S-video See “Adjust Co[...]

12 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide HDTV Overscan Compensation You cannot use HDTV O verscan Compensation for 480i or 480p formats. This procedure may not be available with DVI, depending on your display type. Set underscan After you have set up Media Center, you can s et the display for Underscan to show the entire Windows d[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 13 5 Click th e OK button to apply the changes. 6 When the HP Digital Enter tainme nt Center image appears on the TV screen, click Ye s to ke ep the setting. Y ou have 15 seconds to acce pt this new setting befor e it rever ts to the previous setting. If the new setting is not correct, wait fo[...]

14 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Desktop V ideo Adjustments You can use this procedure if composite, S-video, VGA, or DVI Video Out is connected. Do NOT use this procedure if component video ou t is connected (see “TV/Display Setup Wizard” on page 5). If the display setup wizard does no t provide an optimized video ima[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 15 V ideo T r oubleshooting This section contains impo rtant inform ation about troubleshooting problems th at may occur with your HP Digital Entertainment Center whi le setting up Video Ou t to your TV or d isplay. Check video Check Video Out before you begin to troubleshoot. Do the following[...]

16 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide V ideo Out Connection T ypes Use the following table to identify troubleshooting problems tha t may o ccur by Video Out connection type. Your HP Digital Entertainment Center back pan el has the following Video Out connectors: Connector Usage Problem: See Vid e o (composite) SDTV — Use com[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 17 Blank screen Problem: Your TV/Display screen is blue or black after you turn on the HP Digi tal Entertainment Center for an extended time. Solution: T o see an image o f the HP Digital Entertainmen t Center video on y our TV screen: 1 Check the video setup. See “Check vi deo” on page 15[...]

18 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Oversized screen If the picture edges are not visible, the image is ov erscanned. This condition is common when conn ecting a computer to a TV. Overscan is when the video image size is gr eater th an the TV/Display scr een. In an overscan condition, the edges of th e video image that are no[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 19 Undersized screen with black border Problem: Some TVs may display a small de sktop image that does not fill the entire TV scre en. The Windows desktop on yo ur TV/Display screen may show a black border around it (shown right). Solution: I f you observe a small screen, us e the TV/Display Se[...]

20 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Screen flickers Problem: You see a slight flicker o f white text and border s and your system is set to a 480i or a 1080i (interlaced) format. See “Scanning system” on page 33 for more information . Solution: Change to a progressive sc an fo rmat, such as 480p or 720p us ing the TV/Disp[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 21 No video after power on sequence Problem: Some TV/Displays may display a blank screen beca use o f the sequence in which you turn on and turn off the HP Digital Entertainment Ce nter and the TV/Display. Solution: You must connect the Video Out cables to the HP Di gital Entertainment Ce nter[...]

22 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide No video after changing the V ideo Out connectio n Problem: Some TV/Displays may display a blank screen af ter you change the Video Out from S-video to composite video. • When you turn on the TV , make sure that it is set to t he proper input setting. • T urn off the HP Digital Enter ta[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 23 T r oubleshooting Component V ideo This section contains important in formation about correcting prob lems that you may encoun ter with your HP Digital Entertainment Center C omponent Video Setup. The component video co nnections are the green , bl ue, and red connectors, labeled Y, Pb, Pr,[...]

24 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Component video troubleshooting chart Problem: You cannot see a video im age on your TV/Display that is satisfa ctory, while using th e HP Digital Entertainment Center t hat is connected with co mponent video out . Solution: Select the condition and corresponding procedur e that most closel[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 25 4 Do one of the following: • Click DVD Mode (480p) . (Select this mode only if you r TV suppor ts 480p mode.) Or • Click Display/Connection Wizard . Follow the onscreen instructions to set the 480i format. The sc reen may flash as the settings a re applied. NOTE: Select 480p mode only i[...]

26 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Video checklist To check video: 1 T urn off the TV/Display . 2 T urn off the HP Digital Enter tainment Center by pre s sing and holding the On/Sta ndby power button for 4 seconds. The On/Standby button should be dark and not lit amber or blue. 3 Check the cables. Make sure that they are com[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 27 Connect another Video Out To temporarily change Video Out such as DVI, VGA, S-video , or composite video (any output other tha n component video): 1 T urn off the TV/Display . 2 T urn off the HP Digital Enter tainment Center by pre s sing and holding the On/Sta ndby power button for 4 secon[...]

28 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Adjust the video image To adjust the video settings: 1 Optimize the video image so it fits your TV screen. U se the TV/Display Setup Wizard. See “TV/Display Setup Wizard” on page 5. Follow the onsc reen instructio ns. 2 Select one of the followin g for your permanent Video Out connectio[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 29 Reload the graphics driver To reload the graphics driver to correct a blan k or distorted screen in component video: 1 Connect another video out. See page 27. 2 Click Control Panel , Add or Remove Programs . 3 Select NVIDIA Drivers , Remove . Cl ick Ye s and Ye s to erase saved nView profil[...]

30 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide T roubleshooting DVI This section contains impo rtant inform ation about troubleshooting problems th at may occur with your HP Digital Entertainment Center DVI Video Out Setup, especia lly when you connect a DVI cable to your HDTV. This section also applies to connectin g DVI with an HDMI a[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 31 3 Click Device Settings and then uncheck T reat digi tal display as HDTV . Click Apply . 4 Select Native and then click Ap ply (Accept even though you see a slight o verscan). Click OK . 5 Sel ect Screen Resolutio ns and Refresh Rates from the left-side list. The window appears. 6 Uncheck S[...]

32 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide V ideo Out Information This section contains background infor m ation and descriptions of Video Out operation relating to th e HP Digital Entertainment Cent er. Refer to the User’s Guide for connection information from HP Digital Entertainment Center to the TV/Display. TV/Display T ypes T[...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 33 Display resolution/format Display resolution refers t o the number of pixels on your TV/Disp lay screen. The following table shows pixels that correspond to standard Video Out formats: Format 4:3 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio 480i, 480p 640 by 480 pixels 853 by 480 pixels 720p 960 by 720 p[...]

34 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Display Image Size Your screen may show a larger i mage ( Overscan ), which may Pan when you move the cu rsor past the edge of the screen. The larg e screen size may Crop the video image so the edges ap pear to be missing. This condition is common when connecting a computer to a TV because [...]

HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 35 Impor tant Notes Plasma TV/Display Image Retention A stationary image on your plasma TV/Display may reta in the image on th e screen if left o n for prolonged periods. To avoid image retent ion, follow th ese guideline s: • Always use a screen saver from your HP Digital Ent ertainmen t Ce[...]

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