HP B321 31.5-inch manual Operation, Watch the Connected Video Source, Change Picture Format

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B321/B421

4.Operation

NOTE:The control button described in this section is mainly on the remote control unless specified otherwise.

4.1.Watch the Connected Video Source

See page 7 for external equipments connection.

1.Press button.

2.Press or button to select a device, then press button.

4.2.Change Picture Format

You can change the picture format to suit the video source. Each video source has its available picture formats.

The available picture formats depend on the video source:

1.Press button.

2.Press or button to select a picture format, then press button.

{Auto zoom}: Enlarge the picture to fill the screen.

Recommended for minimal screen distortion but not for HD or PC.

{Movie expand 16:9}: Scale 4:3 format to 16:9. Not recommended for HD or PC.

{Wide screen}: Shows widescreen format content unstretched. Not recommended for HD or PC.

{Unscaled}: Provide maximum detail for PC. Only available when PC mode is selected in the {Picture} menu.

{4:3}: Display the classic 4:3 format.

4.3.Play Multimedia Files

You can play videos, photos, and music on your display from:

Your computer connected through your network.

A USB device connected to this display.

4.3.1. Play files from computer

To play files from computer, you will need:

A wired network, connected with a Universal Plug and Play (uPnP) router.

Optional: A LAN cable that connects your display to your network.

A media server running on your computer.

Appropriate settings on your computer firewall to allow you to run the media server.

Set up the network

1.Connect your display and the computer to the same network. See page 9 for connecting your display to a network.

2.Switch on your computer and the router.

NOTE:If the apparatus does not return to DLNA mode due to external electrical disturbances (e.g. electrostatic discharge), user intervention is required.

Set up media sharing

1.Install a media server on your computer to share media files.

These are some media servers:

For PC: Windows Media Player 11 (or higher) or TVersity

For Mac: Twonky

2.Switch on media sharing on your computer using the media server. For more information on how to set up the media server, refer to the website of the media server.

Play files

1.Press button.

2.Select [Browse network], then press button.

3.Select a file from the content browser, then press button to start playing.

4.Press the Play buttons on the remote control to control playing.

Tips:

Select the top bar to filter your files by type.

Select [Sort] to arrange the files by album name, artist, or other fields.

To clear the list of offline media servers, press button, then select [Clear offline servers] and press button.

4.3.2. Play multimedia files from USB device

This display can play music, movie, WMV file formats or photo files from your USB device.

1. Connect your USB device to the USB port on this display.

USB

 

USB

RS232C

OUT IN

IR

IN

OUT

 

SPDIF

 

AUDIO

 

IN

 

AUDIO OUT

 

AUDIO IN

2. Press button, select USB, then press button.

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