HP PE4240N 42 inch manual Connecting the HP Media Center PC

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

1Turn on the TV and the HP MCPC.

2Press 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.

3Press HP.PC button (B) on the remote control to select the HP MCPC as the controlled device.

4Point 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.

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