Viewing the screen image on a second display

Viewing the screen image on a second display

To view your HP Digital Entertainment Center screen image on a second TV or monitor:

1 Make sure the video and audio cables are connected before you turn on the TV and the HP Digital Entertainment Center.

2 Turn on the TV. Press the Video/TV button on the TV remote control to select the Video input.

3 Turn on the HP Digital Entertainment Center.

4 Press Media Center on the remote control.

You can also click Start on the taskbar, and select Media Center.

5 Click More Programs, HP Settings, and then

	Resolution. The Display Settings window opens.

	n	10 Select the screen.
	You can also click on the Display Settings	■ Dual Screen: To view the display on your monitor
	shortcut on the desktop, or right-click an
		and TV simultaneously, click the upper-left corner
	empty area of the desktop and choose
		of the TV icon. It becomes green. Both the
	Properties. The Display Properties window
		monitor and the TV should have green corners.
	opens. Click the Settings tab.
		Or

	6 Click Advanced button. The Display Properties	■ Single Screen: To view the display on just the TV,
		click the TV corner. It becomes green. Then click
	window opens.
		the monitor corner so it is red.
	7 Click Settings.
		11 Click Apply.
	8 Click the Advanced button.
		12 When the HP Digital Entertainment Center image
	9 Click the Displays tab.
		appears on the TV screen, click Yes to keep the
	The monitors and TVs are shown. The upper-left	setting. You have 15 seconds to accept this new
		setting before it reverts to the previous setting.
	corner of each display icon is a button and a status	13 Click the OK button to save changes. Click OK
	indicator. A red corner indicates an inactive display;
	a green corner indicates an active display.	again to close the Display Properties window.

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