4 Enjoying entertainment features

Use your HP tablet as an entertainment hub to socialize via the webcam, enjoy and manage your music, and download and watch movies. Or, to make your tablet an even more powerful entertainment center, connect external devices like a monitor, projector, or TV, or speakers and headphones.

Using the webcam

The tablet has an integrated webcam that records video and captures photographs. Some models may allow you to video conference and chat online using streaming video.

To start the webcam, on the Start screen, tap the Camera app.

For details about using the webcam, go to Help and Support. On the Start screen, type help, and

then select Help and Support.

Using audio

On your tablet, you can download and listen to music, stream audio content from the web (including radio), record audio, or mix audio and video to create multimedia. To enhance your listening enjoyment, attach external audio devices such as speakers or headphones.

Connecting speakers

You can attach wired speakers to your tablet by connecting them to the audio-out (headphone) jack on your tablet.

To connect wireless speakers to your tablet, follow the device manufacturer's instructions. To connect high-definition speakers to the tablet, see Setting up HDMI audio on page 17. Before connecting speakers, lower the volume setting.

Connecting headphones

You can connect wired headphones to the headphone jack on your tablet.

To connect wireless headphones to your tablet, follow the device manufacturer's instructions.

WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury, lower the volume setting before putting on headphones, earbuds, or a headset. For additional safety information, see the Regulatory, Safety and Environmental Notices. To access this guide, on the Start screen, type support, select the HP

Support Assistant app, select My computer, and then select User guides.
Connecting a microphone

To record audio, connect a microphone to the microphone jack on the tablet. For best results when recording, speak directly into the microphone and record sound in a setting free of background noise.

Connecting headphones and microphones

You can connect wired headphones or headsets to the audio-out (headphone)/audio-in (microphone) jack on your tablet. Many headsets with integrated microphones are commercially available.

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