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HP Digital Entertainment Center
User’s Guide
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Table of Contents Inventory ............................................29 Before You Begin ..................... 1 Cables Included.................................................30 Welcome............................................................1 Benefits and Features............................................2 Connecting Audio ...................33 Functional Overview............................. 3 Front Panel..........................................................3 Audio Overview......
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One Cable TV Box or Connecting Video Out ............ 57 Digital Cable Receiver (NTSC) ...........................89 Video Out Overview ...........................58 Two Cable TV Boxes, or Two Digital Cable Receivers...............................91 Video Out Connection Overview ......................... 58 Video Out Connectors ........................................ 59 Satellite Connection.............................93 Component Video Settings .................................. 60 One Sat
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Adjusting the Display from the Desktop ...............149 Connecting Through a Router............ 120 HDTV Overscan Configuration...........................150 USB Device Connection...................... 121 Finding ATSC HDTV and Standard Digital Still Camera..........................................121 TV Channels...................................................151 Other USB Devices...........................................122 Tuning the Desktop Display ...............................151 C
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vi HP Digital Entertainment Center
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Before You Begin Welcome Thank you for purchasing the HP Digital Entertainment This User’s Guide helps you to set up the HP Digital Center. Your HP Digital Entertainment Center puts you in Entertainment Center to use with your audio/video control of your complete home entertainment experience. system. Enjoy your TV, movies, music, photos, and home videos with one simple interface. Pause and replay live TV, and record your favorite TV shows. Use a television program guide without a monthly f
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Benefits and Features Benefits ■ Complete home digital entertainment solution for ■ Store audio CDs in an easy-to-use music jukebox. your living room. ■ Listen to your collection of MP3 and AAC music. ■ Watch, pause, and replay live TV on one channel ■ Burn picture slide shows to CD or DVD. while recording another (select models only). ■ View and edit your favorite digital photos. ■ Schedule future recordings with the complimentary ■ Store your digital content on the HP Personal Media TV prog
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Functional Overview Front Panel The following illustration shows a typical HP Digital Entertainment Center front panel. Your model might not have all features. HP Personal Media Drive Bay CD/DVD HP Digital Entertainment Center AV inputs Media info display USB and card readers Front panel Item Function Comments On/Standby (power) button and LED Solid blue: On Push to turn on. Push for standby. Solid amber: Standby Press and hold button 4 seconds to turn off. CD/DVD player/recorder CD/DVD, mul
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Item Function Comments 9-in-1 memory card readers Card readers behind lower right door HP Digital Entertainment Center SmartMedia / xD MMC / SD EED SmartMedia/xD, MMC/SD, LED: Green (with media inserted) 2.0 CompactFlash I/II MS / MS PRO CompactFlash I/II, Microdrive, MS/MS-Pro Off (no media inserted) SmartMedia / xD MMC / SD SPEED SB 2.0 CompactFlash I/II MS / MS PRO USB 2.0 (2) See “Memory Card Reader” on page 5. Media info display Front status panel for all media information. Front-panel
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Memory Card Reader The HP Digital Entertainment Center 9-in-1 card readers Two USB 2.0 connectors are also included. are on the front panel, located behind a door for quick transfer of digital photos and other digital content. Four horizontal card slots accept memory cards. w An in-use light-emitting diode (LED) indicates card reader activity when the HP Digital Entertainment Center is Removing media when the in-use light is reading or writing data. Wait until the LED stops blinking blinki
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Back Panel The following illustration shows the HP Digital Entertainment Center back panel. (Location, availability, and number of connectors may vary.) AUDIO IN AUDIO 7.1 PRE-OUT VIDEO OUT WIRELESS LAN 802.11 b/g SURROUND SURROUND CENTER FRONT REMOVABLE ANTENNA Y BACK ACTIVITY L L L L VIDEO LINK Pb TV SOURCE 1 IN CABLE/ANT. IN FM ANTENNA IN DVI R L Pr DUAL 75Ω 100-240V- 4/A 50/60Hz AUDIO COAXIAL R R R SUB R VIDEO S-VIDEO TUNER S-VIDEO COMPONENT VGA AC IN WOOFER TV SOURCE 2 IN
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Item Connector Type Color Supported format Digital Audio Out Optical Gray S/PDIF 5.1 only OPTICAL AUDIO DIGITAL OUT VIDEO Video Out RCA jack Yellow Analog: Interlaced scan VIDEO (Composite) S-VIDEO VIDEO S-video Out Y/C video Black Analog: Interlaced scan VIDEO 4-pin Up to 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT Component Video Out 3 RCA jacks Green: Y Analog: Interlaced or Y (Not all modes support Blue: Pb progressive scan Pb DVD playback due to Red: Pr interlaced displays up to Pr content
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Item Connector Type Color Supported format WIRELESS LAN Wireless LAN Removable Gold 802.11 b/g REMOVABLE ANTENNA antenna 802.11 b/g LEDs (2) Link: Solid green when wireless Wireless LAN 802.11b/g ACTIVITY LINK Activity: Blinks LAN is enabled and connected. when transmits/ Blinks when wireless LAN is receives data scanning. R L Audio RCA jacks White: Left Analog TV Source 1 In Red: Right AUDIO Video (Composite) RCA jack Yellow Analog: TV Source 1 In Up to 640 x 480 @ 60 Hz VIDEO S-VIDE
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Cleaning the HP Digital Entertainment Center The HP Digital Entertainment Center is a high-quality device that requires special care when cleaning. To clean the HP Digital Entertainment Center, follow these steps: 1 Turn off the HP Digital Entertainment Center and connected equipment. 2 Unplug the HP Digital Entertainment Center from the w wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners 3 Use a soft dry cloth for cleaning. to clean your HP Digital Entertainmen
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Keyboard The following illustration shows the HP Digital Entertainment Center wireless keyboard. Left, right TrackBall mouse button The following table shows the wireless keyboard features and function keys from left to right. Icon Item Description On/Standby Turns HP Digital Entertainment Center on, when in standby. Places HP Digital Entertainment Center in standby. Indicator light Amber: Caps Lock on. Green: Key or mouse button activity. Mouse button Left-click, right-click. left, right Ba
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Icon Item Description Messenger Opens your instant messaging program. Messenger Minimize Minimizes the Media Center application. Minimize Maximize Maximizes the Media Center application. Maximize Media Center Starts Media Center. Media Center Previous Selects previous media track. Previous Play Plays media. Play Pause Pauses media. Pause Next Selects next media track. Next Vol – Decreases speaker volume. Vol Vol + Increases speaker volume. Vol Mute Turns speaker sound on and off. Mute Trackbal
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n The Internet, E-mail, and Messenger buttons can be reconfigured to open a Web site or software program. See “Configuring the Keyboard Buttons” on page 154. Refer to the Media Center Edition 2005 Software Guide. Wireless Keyboard Operation Your HP Digital Entertainment Center includes a wireless On/Standby keyboard that uses a built-in receiver/transmitter instead of a connector cable to communicate. The Keyboard HP Digital Entertainment Center KEYBOARD CONNECT FRONT INPUT Connect button
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Replacing the Keyboard Batteries Keep spare batteries on hand. Battery life will vary with the use of the system. 1 Slide the battery cover off the back of the keyboard. 3 Replace the battery cover. 2 Insert four AA batteries (alkaline). Make sure the battery positive and negative ends are inserted 4 Make sure the HP Digital Entertainment Center is correctly! powered on. 5 Test the keyboard. ■ The keyboard is set to connect to the HP Digital Entertainment Center automatically. 6 If the key
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Remote Control Remote Control Buttons (Features and location may vary. Refer to the specific documentation for other remote controls.) AStandby Puts the HP Digital LMedia Opens Media Center to Entertainment Center into Center the main menu. and out of a power- MVolume Increases (+) and reduced standby state. decreases (–) sound. It does not turn the HP Digital Entertainment Center off. BDVD Opens Play DVD window DVD MENU NLive TV Is a shortcut to view live Menu in Media Center or opens
