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Table of Contents Before You Begin............................................................................ 1 Overview ....................................................................................................1 Setting Up Your TV/Display for the First Time ................................. 2 TV/Display Setup .........................................................................................2 Preparing your system .........................................................
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Troubleshooting Composite and S-video........................................................21 No video after changing the Video Out connection ....................................22 Troubleshooting Component Video ...............................................................23 Check component video..........................................................................23 Component video troubleshooting chart ....................................................24 DVD does not play or
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Before You Begin Use this guide to set up your HP Digital Entertainment Center to send a quality image to your TV or display. Keep this information with your HP Digital Entertainment Center documentation for future reference. This guide contains the latest information about setting up your HP Digital Entertainment Center and supplements some information in the Start Here booklet and User’s Guide that was included with your HP Digital Entertainment Center. It also includes troubleshooting pr
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Setting Up Your TV/Display for the First Time This section describes how to connect your HP Digital Entertainment Center to a TV or display the first time you power on. Your HP Digital Entertainment Center Video connects to many different types of TV/Displays. After you connect the TV/Display to your HP Digital Entertainment Center, set up your HP Digital Entertainment Center for the correct TV type for optimum viewing. IMPORTANT: Read this before you turn on the HP Digital Entertainment
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4 Turn on the TV/Display power. Turn power on to all other connected audio and video devices. 5 Determine the formats that the TV/Display supports. For example: 480i, 480p, 720p, or 1080i. • Refer to your TV/Display documentation. • You may also find the TV supported format on the TV cabinet, or on the OSD (onscreen display). • Specifications for your TV model may also be available on the Web. 6 Set the TV/Display input to match the HP Digital Entertainment Center video cable input. 7 Mak
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Adjusting Video This section contains important information about how to improve picture quality on your TV/Display when setting up your HP Digital Entertainment Center. • TV/Display Setup Wizard • Desktop Video Adjustments • HDTV Overscan Compensation • Adjust Composite Video and S-video Screen Size Starting the TV/Display Setup Wizard The TV/Display Setup Wizard adjusts the screen display to your preference. Start the TV/Display Setup Wizard using one of the following methods: Firs
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TV/Display Setup Wizard Use this wizard to adjust your display settings. This procedure is an example only and may vary depending on your TV/Display type, supported formats, and Video Out connections. You may have to perform the procedure more than once to optimize the image. The wizard runs automatically, after you first turn on the HP Digital Entertainment Center, and after you complete the initial Windows setup wizard. Some tasks on the HP Digital Entertainment Center require that you le
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5 Verify that the video equipment is properly connected to the HP Digital Entertainment Center and the 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 connection type and connected cable. Video Out Action Video (composite) Skip this step. Go to step 8. S-video Component (Y, Pb, Pr) 6 HP Digital Entertainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide
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Follow the onscreen instructions. Click Next. Step 7 (continued) VGA Follow the onscreen instructions. Click Next. DVI HP Digital Entertainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 7
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Accept the End Users License Agreement. Click Next. Step 7 (continued) 8 Select the screen resolution 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 selected by the wizard automatically. Click Next. Your settings may vary. 8 HP Digital Entertainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide
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9 Verify that the settings that you have selected are correct. Click Preview. The new video settings display. Your settings may vary. 10 The system prompts for confirmation. The screen may flicker for a few seconds while the settings change. • Click Next to apply the settings. Or • If the new setting is not correct, wait for 15 seconds. Do NOT click or press any key during this time. The previous screen reappears. Click back to return to the Select the HDTV mode screen in Step 8 and
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11 Do one of the following, depending on the video connection 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 To resize the viewable area of the TV/Display screen, click Resize. Change the screen size. 13 Adjust the screen size to fit your display. If your display shows a larger image than the screen and the edges are missing, click the “in” arrow button to make the screen smal
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14 Click Next at the Resize screen. 15 Click Finish. 16 To improve the screen size fit or if you could not resize the screen, do one of the following, depending on video connection type and format (see the table on page 4): Video Out Action Video (composite) See “Adjust Composite Video and S-video Screen Size” on page 13. S-video Component For formats: (Y, Pb, Pr) • 480i, 480p: You cannot resize the screen. Or • 720p or 1080i: See “HDTV Overscan Compensation” on pa
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HDTV Overscan Compensation You cannot use HDTV Overscan 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 set the display for Underscan to show the entire Windows desktop on the screen. To optimize the screen size for HDTV resolutions above 480p: 1 Close Media Center. 2 Right click the desktop, select nVidia Display, and click Overscan Compensation in the dialo
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5 Click the OK button to apply the changes. 6 When the HP Digital Entertainment Center image appears on the TV screen, click Yes to keep the setting. You have 15 seconds to accept this new setting before it reverts to the previous setting. If the new setting is not correct, wait for 15 seconds and the previous screen displays. 7 Click the OK button to save changes and close the window. NOTE: Your screen image should be correctly sized at this point. If your picture in DVI is not satisf
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Desktop Video 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 out is connected (see “TV/Display Setup Wizard” on page 5). If the display setup wizard does not provide an optimized video image or you cannot resize the TV/Display picture, do the following: 1 Right-click the desktop, click nVidia Display in the dialog box, and then click TV (model) or nView Display Settings. 2 Select Screen Resolut
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Video Troubleshooting This section contains important information about troubleshooting problems that may occur with your HP Digital Entertainment Center while setting up Video Out to your TV or display. Check video Check Video Out before you begin to troubleshoot. Do the following steps in order: 1 Turn off the TV/Display. 2 Turn off the HP Digital Entertainment Center by pressing and holding the On/Standby power button for 4 seconds. The On/Standby button should be dark and not lit amb
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Video Out Connection Types Use the following table to identify troubleshooting problems that may occur by Video Out connection type. Your HP Digital Entertainment Center back panel has the following Video Out connectors: Connector Usage Problem: See SDTV — Use composite video if your TV/Display has only a composite “Troubleshooting Video video input. Composite and S- (composite) video” on page 21. SDTV —Recommended for standard TVs. S-video Component EDTV — Use component video, f
