Working with Digital Images
You can connect a digital image source, such as a digital camera or a digital video camera, directly to the PC or through a docking station. Digital picture files you copy or download from the device appear in the My Pictures folder. You can copy digital picture files from the memory cards used by digital cameras and other digital imaging devices by using the memory card reader (select models only). Refer to ”Introducing the memory card reader” on page 39.
Introducing the memory card reader
Digital cameras and other digital imaging devices use memory cards, or media, to store digital picture files. The optional memory card reader (select models only) can read and write to a variety of types of memory cards and the IBM Microdrive disk drive.
The card reader is accessible directly on the front of the PC or located inside a cover. It has four horizontal card slots, which accept the memory cards and the Microdrive disk drive.
Card | 4-slot reader |
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CompactFlash™ Type I media | Lower-left slot |
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CompactFlash Type II media | Lower-left slot |
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IBM Microdrive disk drive | Lower-left slot |
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Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card | Upper-right slot |
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MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Upper-right slot |
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Memory Stick® (MS) Memory Card | Lower-right slot |
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Memory Stick (MS-Pro) Memory Card | Lower-right slot |
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SmartMedia™ (SM) Memory Card | Upper-left slot |
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xD media | Upper-left slot |
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You can place media in one or more of the card slots and use each media independently. Place only one piece of media in a slot at one time.
Each card slot has its own drive letter and icon. When you insert media, the display label may change to the title of the media, if the title is present.
Working with the Safely Remove Hardware utility
CAUTION: Do not click Stop in the Safely Remove Hardware window with the USB Mass Storage Device selected. Doing so removes the operating system recognition of the memory card reader from your PC; you must restart the PC to see your memory card reader again.
If you open the Safely Remove Hardware window by mistake, click Close.
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Getting Started Guide
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Table of Contents
Getting Help
Using the HP Personal Media Drive
Working with Sound, Pictures, and Video
Playing CDs and DVDs
Creating Burning CDs and DVDs
Creating DVD Movies
Troubleshooting Index
Finding Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
Getting Started Guide
Setting Up Your PC
Setting up for safety and comfort
Putting Your PC Together
Connecting to the PC
Connector Symbol Description
Serial
Setting Up and Connecting to Your Internet Account
Online Services, and then click Easy Internet Sign-up
Turning on Your PC for the First Time
Installing Software and Hardware Devices
Registering Your PC
Making recovery discs
Using Compaq Organize software
Using Desktop Icons
Choose All Programs Click Compaq Organize
Icon Opens Use it to
Choose All Programs Choose PC Help & Tools
Using PC Help & Tools
Getting Started Guide
Using the Internet Keyboards
Using the Keyboard
Internet keyboard
Using the Standard Keyboard
Using the Wireless Keyboard Set
Key Icon Feature Description Standby
Identifying Special Keyboard Buttons
Take 10-30 seconds before screen reappears
Media control keys
Key Icon Feature Description
Internet keyboard
Take 10-30 seconds before screen reappears
Customizing the keyboard buttons
Getting Started Guide
Using the Onscreen Help Support Center
Recovering from Software Problems
Getting Help
Click Presario PC help
Using Instant Support
Using Compaq Connections
Getting messages
Finding Online Guides
Turning off messages
Re-enabling messages
Finding More Help
Finding Web Sites about your PC
Using the HP Personal Media Drive
Connecting the Drive
Inserting the Drive
Locating the Drive and Assigning a Drive Letter
Using the Drive
To locate the drive
To assign a drive letter
To play music files
To play media files
Disconnecting the Drive
Working with Sound, Pictures, and Video
Using Speakers
Connecting the speaker system to the PC 3-connector
Setting up 3-connector sound
Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager 3-connector
Click the Speaker Configuration tab
Configuring multichannel audio output for the DVD player
Identifying the six audio connectors 6-connector
Setting up 6-connector sound
Configuring the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
Connecting the speaker system to the PC 6-connector
Click the Speaker Configuration button
Connect speaker cable Plug for To PC port label, name color
Getting Started Guide
To enable the Audio Wizard
Using the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
To open the Sound Effect Manager
Sound Effect Manager control screens
Connector Name Icon Color
Retasking using the Audio Wizard 6-connector
Introducing the memory card reader
Working with Digital Images
Working with the Safely Remove Hardware utility
Card Slot reader
Card Insert Into reader slot
Using the memory card reader
Using a TV as a Monitor
Connecting to a TV set
Identifying cables you may need
Viewing the PC image on your TV screen
NView tab
Ge Force tab
Click the Ge Force FX xxxx tab
Displays tab
Disabling the TV option
NView tab disabling
Ge Force tab disabling
Displays tab disabling
Disconnecting the TV
Playing Music CDs with iTunes
Playing CDs and DVDs
Playing DVD Movies with InterVideo WinDVD
Playing CDs and DVDs with Windows Media Player
Using country/region codes
Playing Video CDs VCD with Windows Media Player
Playing Video CDs VCD with InterVideo WinDVD
Creating Burning CDs and DVDs
Creating Burning Music CDs with iTunes
Creating Burning Music CDs with Windows Media Player
Click Copy to CD or Device
Creating Burning CDs with RecordNow
Creating Burning Data CDs Using Windows XP
Select Audio CD for Car or Home CD Player
Creating Music CDs with RecordNow
Click the Audio Projects tab Select Jukebox CD
Creating CDs to Play on Your PC
Storing Files on a DVD or CD
Creating a Music CD
Page
Storing Data Files on Disc
Copying a DVD or CD
Select Exact Copy
Removing Files in RecordNow
Erasing a DVD or CD
Removing Files from a Recorded Data Disc
Click Data Disc
Select the Backup Projects tab Select Save Image
Select the Backup Projects tab Select File Archive
Archiving Files on a DVD or CD
Creating an Image File
Select the Backup Projects tab Select Burn Image
Using Disc Labels Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs for the PC
Burning an Image
Recording Video Files
Setting Automatic Recording Options
Using Compatibility Information
Using double-layer DVD+R discs
Using the Disc Quick Reference Tables
Using DVD+R discs
Using DVD+RW discs
Using CD-RW discs
Using CD-R discs
Video quality setting Disc type Good Better Best
Video recording length
Disc feature and compatibility
Movies Play PC Games
Optical drive quick reference
Software With this program you can
Using the Software Quick Reference Table
Software
Getting Started Guide
Getting Started
Creating DVD Movies
Using the Media Library
Using the Preview Window
Using the Storyboard
Identifying Requirements for Capturing Video
Capturing Web Camera Video
Capturing Digital Camcorder Video
Capturing Analog Video
Capturing a Still Image
Editing Video Files in WinDVD Creator
Adding Images
Adding Transition Effects
Adding Audio Effects
Adding Title Effects
Adding Video Filters
Making a Movie
Adding a Menu
Converting Recorded TV to MPEG-2 Format Europe only
Recording VHS Video Files Direct to DVD
Troubleshooting
Click Performance and Maintenance , if it is
Symptom Problem Solution
Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices , if it is
Devices
Can select the drive in RecordNow! before you begin
Titles of music tracks do not
Problem Solution
Symptom
End Task
Display Monitor
Hardware Installation
Hardware tab
Click Start and click Control Panel
Double-click Phone and Modem Options
Click Printers and Other Hardware , if it is present
Click Control Panel
Double-click Add or Remove Programs
Keyboard and Mouse
Click Turn Off Computer
Memory
Power
CD/DVD
Index
Sound effect manager 6-connector, 37 erasing a DVD or CD
RealOne Player features
USB
Wizard Audio for Sound Effect Manager, 38 working in comfort