HP z558 TV/Display Setup Manual
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HP Digital Enter tainment Center TV/Display Setup Guide iii Before Y ou Begin ............................................................................ 1 Over vi ew .................................................................................................... 1 Setting Up Y our TV/Displ a y for the First Ti me ................................. 2 TV/Display Setup ......................................................................................... 2 Preparing your system ............................................................................... 2 After you first tur n on your system ............................................................... 3 Adjusting V ideo ............................................................................. 4 Starting the TV/Displ ay Setup Wizard ........................................................ 4 Resize adjustment availability ..................................................................... 4 TV/Display Se tup Wizard ............................................................................. 5 HDTV Overscan Comp ensation .................................................................... 12 Adjust Composite Video and S-video Screen Size ........................................... 13 Desktop Video Adjustments .......................................................................... 14 Video T r oubles hooting.................................................................. 15 Check video ............................................................................................... 15 Video Out Connection T y pes .................................................................... 16 Common Video Ou t Problems ...................................................................... 16 Blank screen .......................................................................................... 17 Oversized screen .................................................................................... 18 Undersized screen wi th black border ........................................................ 19 Screen flashes ........................................................................................ 19 Screen flickers ........................................................................................ 20 Unreadable scre en text ............................................................................ 20 DTV channel has audi o but no video ......................................................... 20 Sleep mode............................................................................................ 20 No video after powe r on sequence ........................................................... 21 Keyboard does not work ......................................................................... 21 T able of Contents
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 ............................................................... 23 Check component vid eo .......................................................................... 23 Component video troubl eshooting char t .................................................... 24 DVD does not play or an error appears on screen ...................................... 24 Blank screen (blue, bl ack, or distort ed) ...................................................... 25 Correcting an extended blank scre en with component video out .................. 25 W rong colors or errati c video on screen ................................................... 29 Line at bottom of the scr een ..................................................................... 29 T roubleshooting DVI .................................................................................... 30 Blank screen after powering up and during in itial star tup with DVI ............... 30 Recovering your system w ith DVI or DVI/HDMI .......................................... 30 Blurred scr een text .................................................................................. 30 Video Out Info rmation ................................................................. 32 TV/Display T ypes ....................................................................................... 32 Video Out Formats...................................................................................... 32 Display resolution/fo rmat ........................................................................ 33 Scanning system ..................................................................................... 33 Aspect ratio ........................................................................................... 33 Display Imag e Size ..................................................................................... 34 Overscan ............................................................................................... 34 Cropping ............................................................................................... 34 Panning ................................................................................................. 34 Importan t Notes ........................................................................... 35 Plasma TV/Display Image Retention ............................................................. 35
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. This guide contains the latest information about setting up yo ur HP Digital Entertai nment Center and supplements some information in th e Start Here booklet and Userâs Guide that was include d with your HP Digital Entertain ment Center. It also includes troubleshoot ing problem s and solutions. Refer to the HP Digital Entertain ment Center Start Here booklet or Userâs Guide for additional installation information. Refer to http://www .hp.com/support for additional informa tio n and software updates. Over view You can use the TV/Display setu p wizard and desktop utiliti es provided to do the follow ing: ⢠Select the Video Out connection ⢠Select the TV output fo rmat (480i, 480p, etc .) ⢠Size the video image to your TV screen First you run the TV/Display Setup Wizard. Then, you can fine tune th e picture using a desktop program. The following table show s the major processes you need to set u p your HP Digital Entertai nment for optimum viewing. Choose the secti on that most closely matches yo ur setup condition: Section Usage See Setting Up Y our TV/Display First T ime Setup Do this procedure before you apply power to your HP Digital Entertainment Center for the firs t time. Select your type of TV/Display and perform the appropriate step-by-step pro cedure. âSetting Up Y our TV/Displayâ on page 2. Adjusting Video A TV/Display setup wizard adjusts the screen size Run the TV/Display setup wizard at any time to improve the picture on your TV/Display . The wizard adjusts the screen display to your preference. âAdjusting Vid eoâ on page 4. Video T roub leshooting Problems and Solutions Check this sectio n if you have a problem viewing the HP Digital Entertainment Center image on your TV/Dis play . Select the problem and corresponding soluti on that most closely matches your condition. âVid eo T roubleshootingâ on page 15. Video Out Information How your system works with video Read this section for ad ditional information on how your HP Digital Entertainment Cent er works with video. âVideo Out Informationâ on page 32. Important Notes Contains critic al information! Important Notes contain critical information you need to operate your system properly . âImportant Notesâ on page 35.
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. After you connect the TV/Display to your HP Digital Entertainment C enter, set up your HP Digi tal Entertainment C enter for the correct TV type for optimum vi ewing. IMPORTANT: Read this before you turn on the HP Digital Entertainment C enter. Follow the steps carefully. Your TV/Display may require settings and configura tions differen t than those liste d in the following proc edures. The HP Digital Entertainment Cent er Video Out requires specif ic configurations for c ertain TV/Display types and resolutions. This setup procedure is ad vanced. Knowledge of video concepts and computer terms is helpful. For more information on TVs and video in general, see âVideo Out Informatio nâ on page 32. TV/Display Setup Perform these steps, in order, to power on, setup, a n d configure your HP Di gital Entertainment Center fo r optimum viewing on a TV/Display: Preparing your system 1 Complete the full co nnection of the HP Digital Ente r tainment Center back panel as described in the Star t Here booklet and Userâ s Guide. Do not turn power on yet. 2 Check the back of the TV /Display for the input connection types. 3 Choose a connector on the HP Digital Enter tainmen t Center back panel Video Out and corresponding cable that attaches to your TV . Connect only one display for setup: Video Out Usage HDTV notes Vid e o (composite) Use composite video if your TV /Display has only a composite video input. S-video Use S-video if your TV/Display has composite vid eo and S-video inputs. For TV connection information, refer to the Userâ s Guide . Component (Y , Pb, Pr) Use component vid eo if the TV/Dis pl ay has composite video, S-video, and component video inputs for a higher -q uality image. Content protected commercial DVDs will not play at HDTV resolutions of 720p or 1080i. VGA Use VGA for a high-quality image. VGA is primarily for monitors, but your TV/Display or video projecto r may al so have a VGA connection. DVI Use DVI for a high-quality image. Y o u can also connect DVI out to the TV/Display HDMI input using an a dapt er cable (purchas ed separately). HP recommends using VGA or DVI Video Out connections for a high- quality HDTV image.
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. ⢠Refer to your TV/Dis play documentation. ⢠Y ou may also find the TV suppor ted format on th e TV cabinet, or on the OSD (onscreen display). ⢠Specifications for your TV model ma y also be available on the W eb. 6 Set the TV/D isplay input to match the HP Digi tal Enter tainment Cent er video cable input. 7 Make sure that the follow ing items are connected a nd installed on your HP Digital Enter tainment Center: ⢠AC power source ⢠Keyboard (Pull the battery tab.) ⢠Audio Out ⢠TV source ⢠Remote control (Insert the Batteries.) ⢠Vid e o O ut ⢠Internet connection 8 T urn on the HP Digital Enter tainment C enter for the first tim e by pressing the O n/Standby power button. After you first turn on your system 1 Wa i t f o r t h e W i n d o w s ® W elcome screen to appear . Click Next to set up your system. Do no t turn o ff your system. NOTE: The screen may flash on occasion. This occurs only during setup or setting ch anges and does not affect performance. 2 Complete the initial Windows ® setup wizard. Use th e keyboard and follow the onscreen in structions. Y ou hear music if the audio is conn ected. Click Finis h . 3 After a countdown and a blank screen, Windows restarts automatically . Do no t turn off your system during this one time process. 4 After the HP Digi tal Entert ainment Center restar ts, us e the TV/Display Set up Wizard to optimize your TV/Display . Follow the onscreen instr uctions. See âTV/Display Setup Wizardâ on page 5. 5 Complete the Req uired Media Center setup wizard. Follo w the onscreen instructions and answer any questions as required, to set up Inter net and network connections. 6 Complete the Optional Media Center setup wizard. Follo w th e onscreen instructions. ( Y ou 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 T ele vision Program Guid e information. ⢠Select and adjust Media Ce nter display settings. ⢠Set up sp eakers. ⢠T each the HP Digital Enter tainment Cen ter to control your cable TV or sat ellite receiver set-t op box. 7 Refer to the Userâ s Guide to complete the audio settings. Use this guide for th e video settin gs. Begin using your HP Digital Entertainm ent Center. NOTE: See âAdjusting Videoâ on page 4 and run the TV/Display Setup Wiza rd again if the picture is not satisfactory after you have completed the setup proc edure. See âVideo Troub leshootingâ on page 15 if you canât see a picture.
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. ⢠TV/Display Setup Wizard ⢠Desktop Video Adjustments ⢠HDTV Overscan Comp ensation ⢠Adjust Composite Video and S-video S creen Size Star ting the TV/Display Setup Wizard The TV/Display Setup Wizard adjusts th e screen display to your preference . Start the TV/Display Setup Wizard using one of the following methods: First-time setup The first time you power on yo ur Digital Entert ainment Center connected to a monitor or TV display , the TV/Display Setup Wi zard appears. Display Wiza rd icon on the desktop Double-click the nVidia Display Wizard icon on the desktop. The setup wizard appears. Do not run the TV/Display Setu p W izard with Media Center running. Inside Media Center Press the Media Cent er button. Then sel ect More Programs , HP Settings , Vi d eo Settings , and then Display/Connection Wi zard . The setup wizar d appears. On the desktop Right-click the Desktop to access screen resize and graphi cs fine tuning adjustments (not using the wizard). Resize adjustment availability You can resize the display if your TV/Display has the co rrect connection type and form at. Use the following table to determine how to, and if you can , resize your scr een image, based on your connection type and format: Format Composite S-video Component VGA DVI 480i Can resize using desktop (Page 14) Can resize using desktop (Page 14) Cannot resize picture Can adjust Screen resolution (Page 14) Cannot resize pictur e (Format not supported for some TVs with DVI.) 480p Format not supported Format not supported Cannot resize picture Can adjust Screen resolution (Page 14) Cannot resize pictur e 720p Format not supported Format not supported Can resize using wizard (Page 5) Can adjust Screen resolution (Page 14) Can resize using wizard for TVs only (Page 5) 1080i Format not supported Format not supported Can resize using wizard (Page 5) Can adjust Screen resolution (Page 14) Can resize using wizard for TVs only (Page 5) NOTE: For a TV with PC monitor capabilities, connected to DVI, see âDesktop Vide o Adjustmentsâ on page 14.
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. You may have to perform the proc edure more than once to optimiz e the image. The wizard r uns automatically, after y ou first turn o n the HP Digital Entertainment Center, and after you complete th e initial Windows s etup wizard. Some tasks on the HP D igital Entertainment Center req uire that you leave Media Cent er and use the Windows XP desktop. Some messages and dialogs on the desktop may be difficult to read on some TVs. Lowering th e display resolution can make messages and dialog s easier to read by enlarging the te xt. To optimize the HP Digital Ent ertainment Center vid eo image on your TV/Display using the TV/Display Setup Wizard, do the following: 1 Before you begin , verify that the TV/Display is: ⢠Properly connected to the HP Digital Enter tainmen t Center . ⢠T urned on. ⢠Set to input connected t o the HP Digital Entertainment Center . ⢠Set to normal mode (not l etter-box, wide, or re-sized). 2 Press the Media Center button on th e remote contro l or keyboard. 3 Click More Programs , HP Settin gs , and then Vid eo S ett i n g s . NOTE: You can also double-click the nVidia Display Wizard icon on the desktop. For additional ways to start the display setup, see â Starting the TV/Display Setup Wizardâ on page 4. 4 Click Display/Connection Wizard . The TV/Display Setup Wizard appears. Follow the onscreen instructions.
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 . Component Video Out shown. 7 Do the following fo r your Video Out co nnection type and connected cable. Video Out Action Vid e o (composite) S-video Component (Y , Pb, Pr) Skip this step. Go to step 8.
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. Click Next .
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 . The native display resolution is sel ected by the wizard automatically. Click Next . Your settings may vary.
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. ⢠Click Next to apply the settings. Or ⢠If the new setting is no t correct, wait for 15 s econds. Do NOT click or press any key durin g this time. The previous screen reappears. Cl ick back to return to the Select the HDTV mode screen in Step 8 and select a format (mode) that is suppor ted by your TV/Display . Your screen image may vary.
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. 12 T o resize the viewable area of the TV/Display screen, click Res ize . Change the screen size. 13 Adjust th e screen size to fit your display . If yo ur di splay shows a larger i mage th an the screen and the edges are missing, click the âinâ arrow butto n to make the scree n smaller . Click Save Setti ngs to apply the settings. Your screen image may vary.
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 if you could not resize the screen, do one of t he following, depending on video connection type and format (see the table on pa ge 4): Video Out Action Video (composite) S-video See âAdjust Composite Video and S- video Screen Sizeâ o n page 13. Component (Y , Pb, Pr) For formats: ⢠480i, 480p: Y ou cannot resize the screen. Or ⢠720p or 1080i: See âHDTV Overscan Co mpensationâ on page 12. DVD playback: Y our commercial DVD may not playback at 720p o r 1080i formats, due to copy protection measures. Change the format to 480i or 480p. See âDVD Does Not Play or an Error Appears on Screenâ on page 24. VGA Y ou can resize the screen us ing the Screen reso lution window . See âDesktop V ideo Adjustmentsâ on page 14. DVI ⢠480i, 480p: Y ou cannot resize the screen. Or ⢠720p, 1080i: If you are using a TV , see âH DTV Overscan Compensationâ on page 1 2. Or ⢠For a TV with PC monitor capabilities, se e âDesktop V ideo Adjus tmentsâ on page 1 4. Or ⢠See âBlurred screen textâ on page 30 if yo u have trouble readin g the screen text.
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. This procedure may not be available with DVI, depending on your display type. Set underscan After you have set up Media Center, you can s et the display for Underscan to show the entire Windows desktop on the screen. To optimize the screen size for HDTV resolution s above 480p: 1 Close Media Center . 2 Right click the de sktop, select nV idia Display , and click Overscan Compensa tion in the dialog box. The HDTV Overscan Com pensation window opens. NOTE: This screen may vary or not appear, depending on the type of TV/Display and video connection. 3 Select Underscan to fi t the entire des ktop on the screen. Click Apply . 4 Y ou can also adjust the screen size manually . a Click the Overscan Compensatio n button. b Click and drag the sliding bars to adjust the width and height of your display , and then click OK. Click OK . The Display Settings window opens.
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. If the new setting is not correct, wait for 15 sec onds and the previous screen displays. 7 Click the OK button to save changes a nd close the window . NOTE: Your screen image should be c orrectly sized at this po int. If your picture in DVI is not satisfactory, see âBlurred screen text â on page 30. Adjust Composite V ideo and S-video Screen Size You can adjust the composite video and S-video display using the desktop. To opt imize the HP Digital Entertainment Center video im age so it fits your TV screen with S-video and video (composite) connections: 1 Close or minimize Media Center . 2 Right-click the desktop, select nV idia Display , TV , TV Settings , and then Device A djustmen ts . The Device Adjust ments window opens. 3 Click the buttons in side the TV image to increase or decrease the screen size. 4 Click the buttons around the edges to center th e screen position. 5 Click th e OK button to sa ve the changes. Click the OK button close the window . NOTE: To solve S-video and composite Video Out problems relating to the HP Digital En tertainment Center, see âVideo Troubleshootingâ o n page 15.
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 âTV/Display Setup Wizardâ on page 5). If the display setup wizard does no t provide an optimized video image or you cannot resize the TV/Di splay picture, do the following: 1 Right-click the desktop, cl ick nVidia Display in the dialog box, and then click TV (model) or nV iew Display Setti ngs . 2 Select Screen Resolut ions & Refres h Rates from the left-side li st. The window appears. 3 Adjust the Screen resolution and Monitor se tt ings (Screen refres h rate) as required. 4 Click Apply . 5 Click Ye s to keep t he setting. Y ou have 15 s econds to accept this new se tting before it re verts to the previous setting. I f the new setting i s not correct and the screen goes black, wait for 15 seconds and the previous screen displays. I f the screen stays black for an extended time, tur n off th e TV and then tur n it on. 6 Click OK to close the Display Proper ties w indow . CAUTION: Be careful when changing settings. Th e HP Digital Entertainme nt Center Video Out r equires specific configurations for certain TV/Dis play types and resolutions. This setup procedure is advanced. NOTE: If your picture in DVI is not satisfactory, see âBlurred screen text â on page 30, or if you have a monitor connected to the HP Digit al Entertainment Center in DVI and are experiencing problems. If you see bla ck borders or overscan and panning, set the slider bar back to the pr evious resolution or rerun the TV/Display Setup Wizard to optimize the video image. See âTV /Display Setup Wizard â on page 5. Fo llow the onscreen ins tructions.
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. Check video Check Video Out before you begin to troubleshoot. Do the following steps in order: 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. 3 Check the cables. Make sure that they are completely plugged in the correct connector s. Refer to th e Star t Here booklet and Userâ s Guide . Reconnect the cables, as req uired. 4 T urn on the TV/Display . 5 Set the TV/Display input t o match the HP Digital En te r tainment Center Video Out cable input. For example: âComponent 1.â 6 T urn on the HP Digital Enter tainment C enter by pressi ng the On/Standby power button. W ait 1 to 2 minute s. The video image appears. 7 Check your screen. D o one of the fol lowing: ⢠If you can see the HP Digi tal Entertain ment Center image on you r TV/Display properly , stop here. Or ⢠If you can see a video image on your TV/Display an d the problem is not res olved, use the TV/Di splay Setup Wizard to optimize the video image. See âTV/Display Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Follow the onscreen instructions. Y ou should complete this procedure befor e troubleshooting. Or ⢠If you cannot see a video image on your TV/Display or the problem is n ot resolved, your video problem may be common to all Video Out types. Se e âCommon V ide o Out Problemsâ on page 16. Or ⢠Y our video p roblem may be specific to the Video Out type you have connecte d. See the âVideo Out Connection T ypesâ table that follows. Us e the chart to correct the condition. Or ⢠Y ou can also tr y another video connection. Repeat th is procedure and change th e cables at step 3. NOTE: Make sure that you have updated so ftware. Refer to: http://www.hp.com/ support
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. Your HP Digital Entertainment Center back pan el has the following Video Out connectors: Connector Usage Problem: See Vid e o (composite) SDTV â Use compo site video if your TV/Display has only a composite video input. S-video SDTV âRecommended for standard TVs. âT roubleshooting Composite and S- videoâ on page 21. Component (Y , Pb, Pr) EDTV â Use component vid eo, for a higher -quality im age, only if your TV/Display has just composite video, S-video, and component video inputs. âT roubleshooting Component Vi deoâ on page 23. VGA HDTV â Use VGA video fo r a high-quali ty imag e, if your TV/Display has VGA video connections. Use VGA also for monitors. Y our video projector may also have a VGA video connection. âDesktop V ideo Adjustmentsâ on page 14. DVI HDTV â Use DVI video, for the highest- quality image, if your TV/Display has DVI video connections. Recomm ended for High-Def inition-capable TV/Displays. âT roubleshooting DVIâ on page 30. Common V ideo Out Problems The following problems are general is sues that can appear on y our screen with any HP Digi tal Entertainment Center Video Out connect ion type. Select the prob lem that mos t closely fits your condition: ⢠Blank screen ⢠Oversized scr een ⢠Undersized screen with black border ⢠Screen flashes ⢠Screen flickers ⢠Unreadable screen text ⢠DTV channel has audio but no video ⢠Sleep mode ⢠No video after power on s equence ⢠Keyboard does not work Before troubleshooting , use the TV /Display Setup Wizard. See âTV/Disp lay Setup Wiza rdâ on page 5 for a basic adjustment of Video Out display sett ings. Follow the on screen instructions.
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. S ee âCheck videoâ on page 15. 2 If you still canât see an image of the H P Digital Enter tainment C enter video on your TV screen, check your video connection type: Connector Problem: See Video (composite) S-video âT roubleshooting Composite and S-vi deoâ on page 21. Component (Y, Pb, Pr) âT roubleshooting Componen t Videoâ on page 23. VGA âCheck videoâ on pag e 15. DVI âT roubleshooting DVIâ on page 30. Problem: Your TV/Display screen is off af ter the HP Digital En tertainment Center resu mes from Standby. Solution: T urn on the TV. Select the c orrect TV input. IMPORTANT: Turn on the TV/Display and make sure you have connected a video cable b efore powering on the HP Digital Entertainment Center. If you do not see a pict ure, turn on the TV/Display, connect a video ca ble, and then turn off and start the HP Digital Entertain ment Center. You must do this because the HP Digital Entertainment Center detects th e video out cable con nections at turn on only .
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. In an overscan condition, the edges of th e video image that are not visible on th e TV/Display screen are cropped . Panning allows you to see the edges of the video image and can be a corrective action for overscan. See âAspect ratioâ on page 33 for additional information. Se e the following for overscan problems and solutions: Problem: Desktop video image edges are not visible. Your TV /Display might show only the center of the video image, not the edges. Thi s problem may occur if you change video form ats or TV/Displays. Solution: I f you want to see a full image, or cannot mo ve the cursor off t he screen to see hidden areas of the video image, optimiz e the HP Digital Entertai nment Center vid eo image so it f its your TV screen: Do one of the foll owing: ⢠If your TV connects to th e HP Digital Enter tainment C enter using a component video connection, use th e TV/Display Setup Wizard. See âTV/Display Setup Wiza rdâ on page 5. Follow the onsc reen instructio ns. Or ⢠Perfor m the HDTV Over scan Compensation proc edure and Set under scan. See âHDTV Over scan Compensationâ on page 12. Or ⢠If your TV connects to th e HP Digital Enter tainment C enter using a composite or S-video co nnection, see âAdjust Composite Video and S-video Screen Sizeâ on page 13. To increase or decrease t he size of your HDTV des ktop, do the following: 1 Press Media Center on th e remote control or keyboard. 2 Click More Programs , HP Settin gs , and then Vid eo S ett i n g s . 3 Click Resize Desktop and Resize Desktop . 4 Adjust the screen size to fit your display . If your di splay shows a larger image th an the screen and the edges are missing, click the âinâ arrow butto n to make the scree n smaller . Click Save Setti ngs to apply the settings. 5 Click Back to return to Media Center . NOTE: To access hidden buttons if the edge areas of your desktop video image are not visible, move the mous e pointer in the direction of the missing area, th e whole desktop moves, o r pans, to follow y our mouse pointer movement. Le ft: Video image is cr opped. Righ t: Video image is full scr een, not cro pped.
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). Solution: I f you observe a small screen, us e the TV/Display Setup Wizard to remove the black border and opti mize Video Out display settings. See âTV/Display Setup Wizard â on page 5. Follow the onscreen instructions. Problem: A DVD or vid eo on your TV or display screen show s a black border around the entire i mage (shown right). Solution: To remove the black border an d optimize the video image, use the nVidia Display Wizard . See âTV/ Display Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Follow the onscreen instr uctions. Problem: A DVD or vid eo on your TV or display screen show s black bars above and below the video image. If your DVD or video appears in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and your TV/Dis play has a 4:3 aspect ratio, you see black above and below the video image (shown right). Solution: This is a normal part of the video image for your TV/Display. Check the DVD title page for TV format aspect ratio options . Select 4:3 aspect ratio if available. While play ing the DVD, p ress more info on the remote control, selec t Zoom , click OK to select the best zoom option. Problem: A DVD or vid eo on your TV or display screen show s black bars on the left and right of the video imag e. If your DVD or video appears in a 4:3 aspect ratio and your TV/Display has a 16:9 aspect ratio, you will see black on the left and right of the video image (shown right). Solution: This is a normal part of the video image for your TV/Display. Check the DVD title page for TV format aspect ratio options. Select 16:9 aspect ratio if available. While play ing the DVD, p ress more info on the remote control, selec t Zoom , click OK to select the best zoom option. Screen flashes Problem: You may see t he screen flash when: ⢠Y ou turn on or restart th e HP Digital Enter tainment Center . (The sc reen flash may occur and continue until th e initial star tup completes and the Media Center or desktop appears.) Or ⢠Y ou s elect the Display Settings, open the Display Proper ties, or use the screen adjustment option. (The screen flash may occur and continue until you close the window .) This type of screen flash occurs normally and appears while the operating system obtains and processes displa y resolution info rmation. Solution: Wait until the flash disappears. Some TV/Display s may flash for several seconds to stabilize.
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 âScanning systemâ on page 33 for more information . Solution: Change to a progressive sc an fo rmat, such as 480p or 720p us ing the TV/Display Setup Wizard. See âTV/Display Set up Wizardâ on page 5. Foll ow the onscreen instructions. Unreadable screen text Problem: You have trouble reading the text. Solution: Modify the desktop text to a larger size for easier reading on the scre en with one of the following procedures. Enlarging screen text If the desktop text si ze is too small, adjust the desktop icon text size on the HP Digital Ent ertainment Center: 1 Right-click with the mouse cursor in the Windows desktop. 2 Click Properties . 3 Click the Appeara nce tab. 4 Select Larg e or E xt r a L arg e f on ts from the Font size drop-down menu. 5 Click Apply . 6 Click OK if you can read the text better . Magnifying screen text If you cannot read the text on th e screen: 1 Press Ctrl and Esc to gethe r , press R, type magn ify , and then press Enter . 2 A separate window displays a magnified por tion of your scre en. The magnified image is centered on your cursor . Move your cur sor to view screen areas. 3 Click on the Microsoft ® Magnifier window to chan ge the magnific ation level and size of the magnificati on window size, as required, in the dialog box. 4 Press the Alt X keys to exit. DTV channel has audio but no video Problem: Some DTV channels may display a bl ack screen, but still play audio. Solution: If the RF signal is low, the signal strength of th e channel is probably weak. Adjust the ante nna position or change to another channel. Sleep mode Problem: The HP Digi tal Entertainment Center may someti mes not wake up from Standb y mode to record programs. Solution: Make sure that the HP Dig ital Entertainment Center is set to go into Standby and not turn o ff. Click Start , Control Panel , Performance an d Maintenance , and then Power Options . Enable System standby mode. The HP Digital Enter tainment Center wakes from standby to record.
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. Solution: You must connect the Video Out cables to the HP Di gital Entertainment Ce nter and to the TV/Display, before you apply power to the HP Digital Entertainment Center. When you turn on the TV , make sure that it is set to the proper input setting. T urn off the HP Digital Entertainment Center and then the TV before you change t he cable connection to the TV. Afterwards, be sure to turn o n the TV, set it to the proper inpu t setting, and then turn on the HP Digital Enter tainment Center. Keyboard does not work Problem: The keyboard loses sync w ith the HP Dig ital Entertainment Center, or has never connected. Solution: Do the following: 1 Check the keyboard operation. Press a key , the green LED should light on th e upper right corn er of the keyboard. If it does not light, check the batteries. Make sure th e shipping ta b is removed from the battery door on the bottom of the keyboard. Retest the keyboard. 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. 3 T urn on the HP Digital Enter tainment C enter by pressi ng the On/Standby power button. W ait 1 to 2 minute s. The video image reappears. 4 T est the keyboard. Go to the next step i f it still doesnât work. 5 Briefly press the Keyboard Conn ect button on the HP Dig ital Enter tainment Center front panel, behind the left door . The button flashes, indicati ng the syst em is ready to connect (sync) with the keyboard. 6 Press the red Keyboard Connect button once on th e bottom of the keyboard. The front panel Keyboard Connect button flashes and stops, indicating a successful sync. 7 T est the keyboard. If it s till doesnât work: ⢠Check the batteries for cor rect installation. ⢠Remove inter ference sources that may inter fere with transmission such as 49 MHz cordless phones, 49 MHz toy remote controls , or metal shelves or furnitur e. ⢠Move the HP Digital Enter tainment Center to another location and retest. T roubleshooting Composite and S-video This section contains important in formation about correcting prob lems that you may encoun ter with your HP Digital Entertainment Cent er co mposite and S-video setup. You can adjust the display for composite and S-video using: ⢠The display wizard. See âTV/Disp lay Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Or ⢠The desktop. See âDesktop Vi deo Adjustmentsâ on page 14.
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 t he proper input setting. ⢠T urn off the HP Digital Enter tainment Center and then the TV befo re you change the cable c onnection to the T V . After wards, be sur e to turn on th e TV , set it to the proper input setting, and th en turn on th e HP Digital Entertain ment Center . Solution: I f you have previously connec ted S-video Video Out to the TV , and then changed the cable connection to composite Video Out and ca nât see an imag e, do the following : 1 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. 2 T urn off the TV/Display . 3 Remove the Video Out cable connect ion you just made (composite). 4 Reconnect the Video Out cable from th e HP Digital Enter tainmen t Center to the TV using your previous connection (S-video). 5 T urn on the TV/Display . 6 Switch the TV /Display input to the pr oper input setting (S-vid eo). 7 T urn on the HP Digital Enter tainment C enter by pressing the On/Standby power button. 8 When you see th e Media Center wind ow , eith er close it or mini mize it. Press Alt F4 together on the keyboard to close it. 9 Right-click with the mouse cursor in the Windows desktop, select nV idia Display , and then click TV . A window opens. 10 Click the left mouse button, and select TV Settings . The Properti es window displays. 11 Click the arrow for the dr op-down list in V ideo Out for mat , and choose Auto-S elect . 12 Click OK , and click OK again to confirm. 13 T urn off the HP Digital En tertainm ent Center . ⢠In Media Center , click the Shut Down icon and select Shut Down . Or ⢠On the desktop, click Star t on the taskbar , click Tu r n O f f C o m p u t e r , and click Tu r n O f f . The On/Standby button should be dark and not lit amber or blue. 14 T urn off the TV . 15 Remove the Video Out cable connect ion you just made (S -video). 16 Connect the composit e Video Out cable from the HP Digital Enter tainment C enter to the TV . 17 T urn on the TV . 18 Switch the TV /Display input to the co mposite video input settin g. 19 T urn on t he HP Digital Enter tainment C enter by pressing the On/Standby power button. W a it 1 to 2 minutes. The video image reappears.
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. The component video co nnections are the green , bl ue, and red connectors, labeled Y, Pb, Pr, on your HP Digital Entertainment Center back panel. T hese three co nnectors combine to for m a quality Video Out. (They do not transfer audio.) Ther e are several types of Component Video Outs. The HP Digital Entertainment Center support s YPbPr Component Video Out only. Component Video Out re quires specific configurations fo r certain display types and resolutions. You can adjust the display for component video using: ⢠The display wizard. See âTV/Disp lay Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Or ⢠See âHDTV Overscan Compensationâ on page 12. Check component video To check component vide o before you begin: 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. 3 Check the cables. Make sure that they are completely plugged in and that the gr een, blue, and red colors match on both ends. Green: Y, Blue: Pb, Red: Pr 4 Remove all other vid eo out cables from the HP Digita l Enter tainment Center back panel, such as composite video (yellow) and S-video cables. 5 T urn on the TV/Display . 6 Check the TV/Display input sw it ch. For example âComponent 1.â 7 T urn on t he HP Digital Enter tainment C enter by pressi ng the On/Standby power button. W ait 1 to 2 minutes. The video image should reappear . 8 Check your screen: ⢠If you can see a distorted video image on your TV/D isplay whil e connected using component video, check that the cable plugs are matched to the green, blue, and red connector s. See âW rong Colo rs or E rratic Video on Screenâ on page 29. Or ⢠If you can see a video im age on your TV/Display while connec ted using component video, us e the TV/Display Setup Wizard to optimize the component video image. See âTV/Display Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Follow the onsc reen instructi ons. Y ou should complete these proced ures before troublesho oting. Or ⢠If you cannot see a video image on your TV/Displa y while connected using c omponent video or the problem is not resolved, use the follo wing chart t o correct the condition.
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 . Solution: Select the condition and corresponding procedur e that most closely matches your problem when connected to Comp onent Video Out: Problem Screen image Solution: See DVD does not play A DVD error message on screen, o r an extended blan k screen, indicates that your DVD will not play . Y our commercial DVD might not play video when connected to Co mponent Video Out at 720p or 1080i. âDVD Does Not Play or an Error Appears on Screenâ on page 24. No video image. Screen is blue, black, or very distor ted. Component Vi deo Out may not work because the output setting remains at an unsupported format. For example, 480p fo rmat is set on a standard-definition TV that do es not support a 480p format. Some displays ma y not accept 72 0p format. âBlank screen (blue, black, or distorted)â on page 25. After inserting a DVD, see âDVD Does Not Play or an Error Appears on Screenâ on page 24. Blank screen No video image after you hav e changed the V ideo Out cable connection to the TV . âCheck component videoâ on page 23. W rong colors or erratic video The screen displays wrong colors or erratic vide o, after Media Center optimizes your display . âW rong Colors or Erratic V ideo on Screenâ on page 29. DVD does not play or an error appears on screen Content-protected commercial DVD play back requires 480i or 480p format settings when component video is connected. This applies to most retail movie DVDs. DVDs may not play af ter your TV/Display settings are optimized because of cop y protection that is b uilt into commercial DV Ds. Problem: You might see a blank screen or an error message indicating that your DVD will not play, after you in sert it into the drive and select play. Solution: To play a commercial DVD video, in component video, in Media C enter, if you see an error messag e or blank screen: 1 Press Stop on the remote c ontrol. 2 Press Media Center on the remote control or keyboard. 3 Click More Programs , HP Settin gs , and then Video Settings .
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. The sc reen may flash as the settings a re applied. NOTE: Select 480p mode only if your TV supports 480p pr ogressive scan mode. If your TV does not support 480p mode, set 480i mode and play the DVD. 5 Press M edia Center on the remote control or k eyboard. 6 Click Play DVD . 7 After playing the commercial DVD vide o in component video, use the TV/Display Setup Wizard to return th e desktop image and Media Center to a higher-resolution for mat. See âTV/Disp lay Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Follow the onscreen instr uctions. Blank screen (blue, black, or distor ted) Problem: Some TV/Displays may display a blank screen after initial setup in component video. You may see a dark, blue, or distorted screen. Solution: I f your TV/Display shows these condition s, or is too difficult to use, see the following table: Blank Scre en for: Solution: 1 to 2 minutes after you first turn on your system during initial setup. No action is required. CAUTION: Do NOT restart your HP Digital Entertainmen t Center until the screen indicates that setup is complete. About 30 seconds after restarting. No action is required. Do NOT restart your HP Digital Entertainmen t Center . W ait for the display to reappear . More than 4 minutes after you first turn on your system. Y ou might see the Microsoft W indows logo , and then the screen r emains blank. Y our television and HP Digital Entertainment Center may h ave mismatched screen res olution. The HP Digital Entertainment Center Video Out format may not be supported by the connected TV/Display . After any system restar t, see âCorrecting an ex tended blank screen with component video outâ on page 25. Correcting an extended blank screen with component video out Follow the steps carefully. If you observe a blank or distor ted screen for more than 3 minutes i n component video, do the following: ⢠Vid e o c h ec k l i st . ⢠Connect another Video Out. ⢠Adjust the video ima ge. ⢠Reconnect to component video.
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. 3 Check the cables. Make sure that they are completely plugged in and that the gr een, blue, and red colors match. Green: Y, Blue: Pb, Red: Pr 4 Remove all other Video Out cables from the HP Digital Enter tainment Center back panel. 5 T urn on the TV/Display . 6 Check the TV/Display input sw it ch. For example âComponent 1.â 7 T urn on t he HP Digital Enter tainment C enter by pressing the On/Standby power button. W a it 1 to 2 minutes. The video image reappears. 8 Check the screen. ⢠If you can see the vide o image, optimize the HP Digital Enter tainment C enter video image so i t fits your TV screen, use the TV /Display Setup Wizard. See âTV/Di splay Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Follow the on screen instructions. Or ⢠If you cannot see the vid eo image, see the next section âConnect another video out.â
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 . 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. 3 Disconnect the compon ent video cable from the HP Digital Enter tainment Center back-panel Video Out. 4 Connect another Vi deo Out, such a s DVI, VGA, S-vi deo, or composite video cable to the HP Digital Entertainment Center back-panel Video Out. NOTE: If your TV/Display can accept DVI or VGA vi d eo, connect DVI or V GA video, for a higher- quality image. 5 T urn on the TV/Display . 6 Switch the T V/Display input to the DV I, VGA, S-video, or composite video input. 7 T urn on the HP Digital Enter tainment C enter by pressing the On/Standby power button. a W ait 1 to 2 minutes. Th e video image reappears. b Do not restar t your HP Digital Enter tainmen t Center .
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 âTV/Display Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Follow the onsc reen instructio ns. 2 Select one of the following for your permanent Video Out connection: Video Out Options Video (composite) S-video Stop here. Or See the next section to reconnect to compo nent video, and then ad just the video image. Component (Y, Pb, Pr) See the next section to reconnect to compo nent video, and then ad just the video image. VGA Stop here. Or Use VGA video to start up your system and leave it conn ected. DVI Stop here. Or Use DVI video to start up your system and leave it connected. Reconnect to component video To reconnect to component video: 1 T urn off the TV/Display . 2 T urn off the HP Digital En tertainm ent Center . ⢠In Media Center , click the Shut Down icon and select Shut Down . Or ⢠On the desktop, click Star t on the taskbar , click Tu r n O f f C o m p u t e r , and click Tu r n O f f . The On/Standby button should be dark and not lit amber or blue. 3 Remove the temporar y Video Out cable. 4 Reconnect Componen t Video Out. Green: Y , Blue: Pb, Red: Pr 5 T urn on the TV/Display . 6 Switch the TV /Display input to the co mponen t video input. For ex ample âComponent 1.â 7 T urn on t he HP Digital Enter tainment C enter by pressing the On/Standby power button. W a it 1 to 2 minutes. The video image reappears. 8 Check the screen. ⢠If you can see the vide o image, optimize the HP Digital Enter tainment C enter video image so i t fits your TV screen, see âTV/Di splay Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Follow the onscreen instructions . Or ⢠If you cannot see the vid eo image, re-connect the most recent vid eo input that worked, and use it for your permanent video connection. Y ou may have to reload the NVIDIA GeForc e 6600 Driver software to continue to use component video. T o uninstall and re install the driver applicatio n, see the next section âReload the graphics driver .â
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 . 3 Select NVID IA Drivers , Remove . Click Ye s and Ye s to erase saved nView profiles. 4 Click Ye s to restar t the HP Digital Enter tainment Center . 5 Afte r the system res tarts, c lick OK at the Media Center video card error message. 6 Close Media Center . 7 Click Control Panel , All programs , PC Help and T ools , HP Application Recover y . The Application and Driver Recover y window appears. 8 Select Driver Insta llation to reinsta ll the drivers shipped with the HP Digital Enter tainment Center and click Next . 9 Select NVID IA Graphics Driver and click Install . Th e driver installs. Clic k Cancel . 10 Reconnect to component video. See page 28. W rong colors or erratic video on screen Problem: During the Media Center optional setup, if your display uses a componen t video connection, th e wizard may change the display color depth and show wrong co lors or erratic video. Th is may occur if you select a resolution that is not supported by your TV/Display. The component vid eo cables might not be plugged in correctly. Solution: If the colors look wrong, or the video seems erratic, do the following: 1 See âCheck component vi deoâ on page 23. 2 See âCorrecting an extended blank screen with component video outâ on page 25. Line at bottom of the screen Problem: The TV/Display shows a line below the image during DVD playback. Solution: While playing the DVD, click More Info , Zoom . Select the zoom that best fits your screen.
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. This section also applies to connectin g DVI with an HDMI adapter cable. Blank screen after powering up and during initial star tup with DVI Problem: After powering up and during initia l startup, i f your HP Digital Ente rtainment Center is co nnected to DVI Video Out, you may notice that the TV/Display scre en is: dark, blue, distorted , cropped, or inside dark borders. Solution: I f your HDTV displays these conditions, o r is too diffic ult to use, se e the following table: Blank screen for: Action: 1 to 2 minutes after you first turn on your system during initial setup. No action is required. CAUTION: Do not restart your HP Digital Entertainment Center until the screen indicates that setup is complete. About 30 seconds after restarting. No action is required . Do not restart your HP Digital Entertainment Center . Please wait for the display to reappear . Recovering your system with DVI or DVI/HDMI Problem: On some TVs you do not see a blue and white HP logo screen that show s the function key F10=System Recovery selection. You c annot perform recovery o r certain activities in DVI. Solution: Change your Video Out connection to VGA; recover your system; and then reconnect th e DVI connection. NOTE: Make sure that you have updated so ftware. Refer to: http://www.hp.com/ support Blurred screen text Problem: The text is not well defined on a fl at panel TV with DVI. The display is in TV mode. This condition can occur if your HP Digital Entertain ment Center was co nne cted to component video and you have changed to DVI. Solution: U se this procedure if you have a monitor or a TV w ith monitor resolution settings connected to t he HP Digital Entertainment Cent er with DVI and see blurry screen text. To change the TV/Display from TV mode to monitor mode, do the following: 1 Right-click the desktop, cl ick nVidia Display in the dialog box, and then click TV (model). 2 Select nV iew Di splay Settings (or TV Settings ) from the left-side li st. The window appears.
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. The window appears. 6 Uncheck Show standard HDTV formats in th e lower left corner of the window . Click Ye s to remove HDTV custom timings pop-up 7 Adjust the sli der bar to select the nati ve screen resolution of you r TV/Display . Click Apply . If you do not know your native scr een resolution, repeat this step until your text is clear with mini mal overscan. Write down your native sc reen resolution. 8 Click OK to close the window . 9 For the best picture , set your monitor to the native resolu tion using Screen Resolution and Refresh Rates. See âDesktop Video Adjustmentsâ on page 14. CAUTION: Be careful when changing settings. Th e HP Digital Entertainme nt Center Video Out r equires specific configurations for certain TV/Dis play types and resolutions. This setup procedure is advanced.
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 Userâs Guide for connection information from HP Digital Entertainment Center to the TV/Display. TV/Display T ypes The following table represents typical TV formats. Choos e t he type that mos t closel y matches yo ur TV/Display: Your TV/Display model may vary. TV type Aspect ratio Screen size (diag) Format Inputs Standard (traditional) 4:3 13 to 27 inches 480i Composite S-video 480i S-video Composite Standard (progressive scan) 4:3 19 to 27 inches 480i 480p Component 480i (SDTV mode) Composite S-video EDTV Flat-panel or CR T 4:3 or 16:9 Widescree n format 42 inches 480i 480p 720p Component VGA DVI HDMI (with adapter) 480i (SDTV mode) Composite S-video HDTV Flat-panel or CR T , or other 4:3 or 16:9 Widescree n format 42 inches 480i (EDTV mode) 480p (EDTV mode) 720p 1080i Component VGA DVI HDMI (with adapter) V ideo Out Formats Video Out formats consist of: ⢠Display resolution: such a s 480i or 720p format. ⢠Scanning system: i = int erlaced scan @ 30 Hz refres h rate, or p = progressive scan @ 60 Hz refresh ra te. ⢠Aspect ratio: 4:3 or 16: 9.
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. The following table shows pixels that correspond to standard Video Out formats: Format 4:3 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio 480i, 480p 640 by 480 pixels 853 by 480 pixels 720p 960 by 720 pixels 1280 by 720 pixels 1080i 1440 by 1080 pixels 1920 by 1080 pixels For example, 640 by 480 pixels refers to the size of the scree n. 640 is the width of the screen, and 480 is the height of the scr een, in pixel s. The HP Digital Entertainm ent Center do es not suppor t 1080p, but most 1080p TV/Displays support 1080i. Many TV/Displays specify a native resolution which is reco mmended by the display manufacturer. Yo u may have to adjust the HP Digital En tertainment Cent er to use the na tive resolution. Your display resolution se tup may vary by TV/Display type. To optimize the HP Digital Ent ertainment Center vid eo image so it fits yo ur TV screen with componen t video connections: ⢠Use the TV/Display Setu p Wizard. See âTV/Display Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Or ⢠âHDTV Overscan Compe n sationâ on page 12. Or ⢠T o adjust your display , see âDeskt op Video Adjustmentsâ on page 14. Scanning system Interlaced or progressive refers to the scanning system . Interlaced scan formats are 30 Hz. Progressive scan formats are 60 Hz. 30 Hz or 60 Hz is the screen r efresh rate. Th e screen refr esh rat e is the rate at which a monitor or television can redraw the screen from top to bottom. NOTE: NTSC Component Video Out refreshes th e screen approximately 30 ti mes per second (30 Hz) when using interlaced formats, a nd 60 times per second (60 Hz) wh en using progressive scan formats. In an interlaced format, the TV/Display screen show s every odd line at one scan of the screen and then follows that up with the even li nes in a second scan. Since th ere are 30 frames shown per second, the screen shows one half of the frame every 60th of a second. For smaller TV/D isplay screens, this is le ss noticeable. As TV/Display screens get larger, the problem with i nterlacing is the pote ntial for a flickering display. Progres sive scan formats eliminate flicker. Aspect ratio The aspect ratio refer s to the ratio o f the width to the height of the display scr een. 720p and 1080i are typically 16 x 9 widescreen aspect ratios. 480 i and 480p are typically 4 x 3 aspect ra tios, the standard TV 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. This condition is common when connecting a computer to a TV because most TV s introduc e an overscan of five to fi fteen percent. To optimize the HP Digital Ent ertainment Center vid eo image so it fits yo ur TV screen, use the TV /Display Setup Wizard. See âTV/Display Setup Wizardâ on page 5. Follow the onscreen ins tructions. Overscan In this illustration, â2â sho ws the (light blue) edg es of the Media Center video image that are not visible on the TV/Display screen. The text abo ve the screen is cropped. Cropping Cropping is the condition when the edges of the vi deo image are not visible on the TV/Displ ay screen. The screen cursor disappears when moved past th e edge of the screen, if panning is not enabled. The drawback of the 640 x 480 (Low ) resolution setting is that desktop pop-up windows may be cropped in 480i and 480p resolutions. Pop-up windows ma y not be able to display the bottom portion of the window, depending on the height of the window, where the OK, Cancel, and Apply buttons are located. Panning Panning allows you to see hidden areas of the video image by moving the cursor to th e edges of the screen. Move the cursor to th e edges of the scr een to reveal the hidden areas. When you move the cursor , the screen image moves. Media Center may not allow panning to access the hidden screen area s. The Windows desktop allows panning. The screen cursor disa ppears when moved past the edge of the screen, if panning is not enabled. 1 TV viewing area 2 Fu ll video image Pop-up window showin g lower buttons
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. To avoid image retent ion, follow th ese guideline s: ⢠Always use a screen saver from your HP Digital Ent ertainmen t Center display settings . ⢠A void keeping a stationar y (unmoving) image on the scr e en for extended per iods. Stationar y images include but are not limited to: ⢠The Media Center user inter face or PC desktop ⢠Still image/photo or video paused for prolonged periods ⢠Use low-contrast colors for desktop background images. ⢠Reduce brightness to around 50 percent. ⢠After displaying any still image, play back a video in the Wide or Full screen se tting for over three times longer than the previous still image.
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