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HP Digital Entertainment Center
User’s Guide
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Table of Contents Before You Begin ..............................1 Connecting Audio ........................... 35 Welcome ..............................................................1 Audio Overview...................................36 Benefits and Features ..............................................2 Audio Output Connectors ......................................36 Sound Connector Jacks..........................................37 Functional Overview.............................. 3 Speaker
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Connecting Video Out..................... 61 Connecting Video Equipment...........95 Video Out Overview ............................62 Video Equipment Overview..................96 Video Out Connection Overview............................ 62 Connectors ..........................................................96 Video Out Connectors........................................... 63 Video Equipment Connection Overview...................97 TV Display Overview ...........................................
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Initial Configuration ......................121 Troubleshooting............................ 145 Starting the HP Digital Entertainment Problems and Solutions ......................146 Center for the First Time..................... 122 Audio................................................................146 Installing the Keyboard Batteries (Initial) ................122 Video................................................................148 Initial Startup.........................................
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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 Chapter Contents: guide w
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Benefits and Features Benefits ■ Complete home digital entertainment solution for ■ Play DVDs in 7.1 surround sound (surround sound your living room. system is required and sold separately). ■ Watch, pause, and replay live TV on one channel ■ Burn music audio CDs (for lawful use only). while recording another (select models only). ■ Store audio CDs in an easy-to-use music jukebox. ■ Schedule future recordings with the complimentary ■ Listen to your collection of MP3 and AAC music. TV programm
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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, multi
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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 tex
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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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Do Not Remove 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 VIDEO L L L L LINK Pb TV SOURCE 1 IN TV ANTENNA IN FM ANTENNA IN DVI R L Pr DUAL 75Ω 100-240V- 4/A 50/60Hz COAXIAL R R R SUB R AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO TUNER VGA S-VIDEO COMPONENT AC IN WOOFER TV SOUR
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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 OUT VGA Out 15-pin D-sub Blue Analog: Up to 2048 x 1536 with panning depending on display size VGA Digital Video DVI-I 29-pin White Digital: DVI Out (DVI) D-sub digital/ Up to 1600 x 1200 analog U
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Item Connector Type Color Supported format 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-VIDEO S-video Y/C video Black Analog: TV Source 1 In Analog 4-pin Up to 640 x 480 @ 60 H
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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. w 2 Unplug the HP Digital Entertainment Center from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners to clean your HP Digital Entertainment Center. 3 Use a soft dry cloth for
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Keyboard The following illustration shows the HP Digital Entertainment Center wireless keyboard. The actual keyboard may vary slightly in some countries/regions. Function keys 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 o
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Icon Item Description Messenger Opens your instant messaging program. Minimize Minimizes the Media Center application. Maximize Maximizes the Media Center application. Media Center Starts Media Center. Media Center Previous Selects previous media track. Play Plays media. Pause Pauses media. Next Selects next media track. Vol – Decreases speaker volume. Vol + Increases speaker volume. Mute Turns speaker sound on and off. Trackball Moves cursor on screen. Before You Begin 11 Before You Begin
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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 141. Refer to the 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, behind the lower-left do
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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 keybo
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Remote Control Remote Control Buttons (Features and location may vary. Refer to the specific documentation for other remote controls.) A Standby KArrows Puts the HP Digital Buttons move the cursor to Entertainment Center into or navigate within all Media out of a power-reduced Center windows. They also standby state. It does not turn move forward and backward the HP Digital Entertainment through slide-show images. Center off. LMedia Opens Media Center to the BDVD Center DVD MENU Opens Play
