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HP Digital Entertainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide 3
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 Make sure that the following items are connected and installed on your HP Digital Entertainment Center:
•
AC power source • Keyboard (Pull the battery tab.) • Audio Out
• TV source • Remote control (Insert the Batteries.) • Video Out
• Internet connection
8 Turn on the HP Digital Entertainment Center for the first time by pressing the On/Standby power button.
After you first turn on your system
1 Wait for the Windows
®
Welcome screen to appear. Click Next to set up your system. Do not turn off
your system.
NOTE: The screen may flash on occasion. This occurs only during setup or setting changes and does not affect
performance.
2 Complete the initial Windows
®
setup wizard. Use the keyboard and follow the onscreen instructions. You hear
music if the audio is connected. Click Finish.
3 After a countdown and a blank screen, Windows restarts automatically. Do not turn off your system
during this one time process.
4 After the HP Digital Entertainment Center restarts, use the TV/Display Setup Wizard to optimize your
TV/Display. Follow the onscreen instructions. See “TV/Display Setup Wizard” on page 5.
5 Complete the Required Media Center setup wizard. Follow the onscreen instructions and answer any questions
as required, to set up Internet and network connections.
6 Complete the Optional Media Center setup wizard. Follow the onscreen instructions. (You may skip sections
that do not apply to your setup and change the settings at a later time using Media Center.)
• Configure tuners, TV signal, and Television Program Guide information.
• Select and adjust Media Center display settings.
• Set up speakers.
• Teach the HP Digital Entertainment Center to control your cable TV or satellite receiver set-top box.
7 Refer to the User’s Guide to complete the audio settings. Use this guide for the video settings.
Begin using your HP Digital Entertainment Center.
NOTE: See “Adjusting Video” on page 4 and run the TV/Display Setup Wizard again if the picture is not
satisfactory after you have completed the setup procedure. See “Video Troubleshooting” on page 15 if you can’t
see a picture.