Adjusting the volume ......................................................................................................... | 39 |
Multimedia software ........................................................................................................................... | 40 |
Accessing your preinstalled multimedia software .............................................................. | 41 |
Installing multimedia software from a disc ......................................................................... | 41 |
Audio .................................................................................................................................................. | 42 |
Connecting external audio devices .................................................................................... | 42 |
Checking your audio functions ........................................................................................... | 42 |
Video .................................................................................................................................................. | 44 |
Connecting an external monitor or projector ...................................................................... | 44 |
Using the external monitor port ......................................................................... | 44 |
Using the DisplayPort ........................................................................................ | 44 |
Optical drive (select models only) ...................................................................................................... | 46 |
Identifying the optical drive ................................................................................................ | 46 |
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ....................................................................... | 46 |
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ................................................................. | 47 |
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DVD±R discs ..................................................................................................... | 47 |
DVD±RW discs ................................................................................................. | 48 |
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................. | 48 |
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Playing a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................. | 48 |
Configuring AutoPlay ......................................................................................................... | 49 |
Changing DVD region settings .......................................................................................... | 49 |
Observing the copyright warning ....................................................................................... | 50 |
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................ | 50 |
Creating (burning) a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................ | 51 |
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD) ..................................................................... | 51 |
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. | 52 |
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD ............. | 52 |
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................ | 53 |
A disc does not play .......................................................................................... | 54 |
A disc does not play automatically .................................................................... | 54 |
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically .......................................................... | 55 |
A movie is not visible on an external display ..................................................... | 55 |
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before |
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completion ......................................................................................................... | 55 |
A device driver must be reinstalled ................................................................... | 56 |
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers ............................................. | 56 |
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers ................................................... | 56 |
Webcam (select models only) ............................................................................................................ | 57 |
Adjusting webcam properties ............................................................................................. | 57 |
Capturing business card images ....................................................................................... | 58 |
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