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HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide iii Before Y ou Begin ............................................................................ 1 Over vi ew ...................................................................................
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 .
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.
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.
HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 3 4 T urn on the TV/Display power . T urn power on to all other connected audio and video devices. 5 Det ermine th e formats t hat the TV /Display suppor ts. For example: 480i, 480p, 720p, or 1080i.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 resolution definition t ype that is suppor ted by your TV/Display . Click Next . NOTE: This step may not change the settings on some TV/ Displays connected to DVI .
HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 9 9 V erify that the s ettings that you ha ve selected are co rrect. Click Preview . The new vid eo settings display . Your settings may vary. 10 The system prompts for co nfirmation. T he screen may flicker for a few seconds while th e settings change.
10 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 11 Do one of the following, depending on the video co nnection ty pe 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.
HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 11 14 Click Next at the Resize screen. 15 Click Finish . 16 T o improve the scr een size fit or i f you could not resize the screen, do one of t.
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.
HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 13 5 Click th e OK button to apply the changes. 6 When the HP Dig ital Enter tainment Center i mage appears on the TV screen, click Ye s to k eep the setting . Y ou have 15 seconds to acce pt this new setting befor e it rever ts to the previous setting.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 .
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.
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 th at it is set to the proper input setting.
HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 23 T roubleshooting Component Video 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.
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 .
HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 25 4 Do one of the foll owing: • 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.
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 pres 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.
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 .
28 HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide Adjust the video image To adjust the video settings: 1 Optimize the video i mage so it fits your TV screen . Use the TV/Display Setup Wizard. See “TV/Display Setup Wizard” on page 5. Follow the onsc reen instructio ns.
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 .
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.
HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 31 3 Click Device Settin gs and then uncheck T r eat digital display as HDTV . Click Apply . 4 Select Nativ e and then click Apply (Accept even though you see a slight overscan). Clic k OK . 5 Sel ect Screen Resolutio ns and Refresh Rates from the left-side list.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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