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Set Up 21
Connecting the HP Media Center PC
You can connect the TV to an HP Media Center PC (HP MCPC) and use the special buttons on the
remote control associated with the HP MCPC.
Refer to your HP MCPC documentation to connect the TV to the HP MCPC as:
• A monitor using either a VGA cable or a DVI-D cable; see “Connecting a PC or Other Equipment to
the TV Using the VGA or DVI Connector” on page 17.
• A TV using the TV input source connectors for video (composite) inputs, S-video, or component
video inputs; see the appropriate procedure in this document.
Using the HP MCPC with the TV remote control
1 Turn on the TV and the HP MCPC.
2 Press the appropriate TV input source button (A in the following figure) on the TV remote control to
display the image on the main picture (refer to “Selecting the input source” on page 26):
• Choose the DVI/VGA button when you’ve connected the TV to the HP MCPC as a monitor using
the DVI-D or VGA connectors.
• Choose the AV button when you’ve connected the TV to the HP MCPC as a TV using the Video
or S-video inputs.
• Choose the Comp button when you’ve connected the TV to the HP MCPC as a TV using the
Component Video inputs.
3 Press HP.PC button (B) on the remote control to select the HP MCPC as the controlled device.
4 Point the remote control at the HP MCPC remote control sensor and press the buttons you want to
use. The remote control buttons, such as the guide, channel, volume, and cursor buttons, function
along with the special HP MCPC buttons (C through H) described in the table.