Compaq 8000 Series disconnecting the tv

62 user’s guide

disconnecting the tv

1 Disable the TV option. See the previous procedure.

2 Turn off the TV and the PC.

3 Remove the video cable from the TV and the PC.

4 Remove the audio cable from the TV and the PC.

5 Reconnect your PC speaker cable to the Line Out socket (lime green

connector) on the back of the computer.

Contents

Main Page Page table of contents iv Page vi finding answers to commonly asked questions 2 safety information setting up your pc putting your pc together 4 safety and comfort pc back 6 pc front connecting the modem 8 upgrading your 56k modem setting up the ethernet connection B A 10 turning on your pc for the first time A registering your pc turning off the pc 12 standby mode hibernation mode automatic standby or hibernation 14 making recovery cds/dvds installing software and hardware devices transferring your old pc information and files to your new pc learning the basics beginning to use your software 16 using the desktop using the start menu A BC D learning to use your pc using the all programs menu organising your all programs list 18 using the mouse scrolling autoscrolling 20 panning using the keyboard about your keyboard Page 22 internet keyboard 2 standard keyboard wireless keyboard set A B C ACB D standard keyboard features alphanumeric keys Page numeric keys keyboard indicators special keyboard buttons 26 learning the basics 27 media control keys b c d a aef 28 customising the buttons adjusting the monitor 30 using a printer using the internet about the internet 32 setting up your internet account signing up for a new or an existing isp account using easy internet sign-up using a browser 34 searching the internet restricting internet content sending and receiving e-mail if using outlook express 36 sending e-mail messages with outlook express receiving e-mail messages with outlook express if your isp provides the e-mail program getting help help and support center using compaq connections 38 getting messages turning off messages re-enabling messages resolving problems upgrading and servicing the pc warranty & support guide online guides microsoft windows xp operating system using speakers adjusting speaker volume working with sound, pictures, and video 42 connecting a multi-channel speaker system to your pc configuring the multi-channel sound manager configuring multi-channel audio output for the dvd player 44 using a microphone adjusting microphone volume using the microphone with multi-channel audio working with digital images about the 7-in-1 memory card reader 46 special note about the safely remove hardware utility using the 7-in-1 memory card reader working with sound, pictures, and video 47 4-slot memory card reader using your cd, dvd, and diskette drives your drive options Your PC has one or more of the following drives: 48 handling cds/dvds inserting and removing cds and dvds AA 50 using the combo drive using the diskette (floppy) drive playing cds and dvds playing music cds with musicmatch jukebox playing cds and dvds with windows media player 52 playing dvd movies with the intervideo windvd player 54 using country/region codes playing video cds Page 56 creating (burning) cds with recordnow! getting started with recordnow! creating a music cd creating a data cd creating (burning) music cds with windows media player 58 creating (burning) data cds using windows xp program creating (burning) dvds using the dvd writer drive using a tv as a monitor cables you may need AB connecting to a tv set viewing the pc image on your tv screen disabling the tv option 62 disconnecting the tv taking care of your pc protecting your pc from power surges using virus protection programs increasing available hard disk drive space unavailable hard disk drive space viewing the amount of used and free disk space emptying the recycle bin uninstalling programs 66 removing desktop icons cleaning up your hard disk drive troubleshooting 68 audio cd-rom, cd-rw, dvd-rom, or dvd writer drive troubleshooting 69 cd-rom, cd-rw, dvd-rom, or dvd writer drive (continued) diskette (floppy) drive (select models only) 70 diskette (floppy) drive (select models only) (continued) and to the common causes and solutions listed in this table. display (monitor) hard disk drive hardware installation 72 hardware installation (continued) troubleshooting 73 internet access 74 keyboard and mouse troubleshooting 75 keyboard and mouse (continued) memory power 76 power (continued) miscellaneous using application recovery and system recovery 78 creating recovery cds/dvds using recovery cd-dvd creator 80 using the recovery tools cd system restore 82 application recovery system recovery starting system recovery if the pc is responding 84 starting system recovery if the pc is not responding system recovery using recovery discs starting system recovery using recovery discs Page upgrading and servicing the pc 88 preparing the pc Page 90 removing or upgrading a drive locating drive positions removing a drive 92 94 Page 96 replacing or adding a drive to replace or add a drive Page 98 reassembling the diskette adapter upgrading or replacing memory removing a memory module 100 replacing or adding a memory module removing or installing an expansion card 102 to remove an expansion card to install an expansion card 104 reassembling the pc 106 index index 107 A B C 108 D E F G index 109 I K L 110 O P R index 111 S U V 112 System Recovery