Getting Started Guide
Copyright 2000, 2003-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P
Hewlett-Packard Company P.O. Box Cupertino, CA USA
The information in this document is subject to change without notice
Setting Up Your PC
Table of Contents
Using the Keyboard
Setting Up Sound
Using a TV as a Monitor
Using the Memory Card Reader
Using the HP Personal Media Drive
Working with Digital Images
Creating Video Discs and Movies
Creating Audio and Data Discs
Getting Help
Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer
Index
Putting Your PC Together
Setting Up Your PC
Connector
Connecting to the PC
symbol
Mouse PS/2 connector
Turning On Your PC for the First Time
Audio Line Out powered speakers
Connector
Connector
Online Services, and then click Easy Internet Sign-up
Setting Up and Connecting to Your Internet Account
Using HP products
Installing Software and Hardware Devices
Transferring your old PC information and files to your new PC
Using HP Organize software
Using Desktop Icons
Icon
Opens
Feature
Using the Keyboard
Identifying Special Keyboard Buttons
hp or
Icon
Feature
Description
Burn CD/DVD
2 Choose Control Panel
Customizing the keyboard buttons
3 Click Printers and Other Hardware, if it is present
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Using Speakers
Setting Up Sound
Connecting the speaker system to the PC 3-connector
Setting up 3-connector sound
Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager 3-connector
connector
Using the microphone with the Multi-Channel Sound Manager 3-connector
Configuring multi-channel audio output for the DVD player
4 Click the Speaker Configuration tab
Identifying the audio connectors 6-connector
Setting up 6-connector sound
A B C D E F
Connecting the speaker system to the PC 6-connector
Configuring the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
5 Click the Speaker Configuration button
Connect speaker cable plug for
2 Choose Control Panel
4 Click Sounds and Audio Devices
3 If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
To open the Sound Effect Manager
Using the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
The Sound Effect Manager control screens
2 Choose Control Panel
To enable the Audio Wizard
Using the Audio Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
Retasking using the Audio Wizard 6-connector
Name
Using Your Docking Bay
Using Your PC Top
To store CDs, DVDs, or memory cards
KC H B
M E L D
Using Your Multistorage Bay
Docking a peripheral device
Storing CDs, DVDs, or memory cards
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Placing a peripheral device on the multistorage bay top
EG T F
Using the optional camera station PC top
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Multistorage bay chassis figure
T L K H J M
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Multistorage bay chassis figure
writer & cd writer dvd hp bay expansion
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Removing cables from the multistorage bay cable tunnel
Card
Using the Memory Card Reader
4-slot reader
2-slot reader
Working with the Safely Remove Hardware utility
Using the memory card reader
A BD CE
4-slot memory card reader
Insert
Into 4-slot reader
Into 2-slot reader
2-slot memory card reader
CompactFlash I/II
Card
Connecting to a TV Set
Using a TV as a Monitor
Identifying Cables You May Need
Viewing the PC Image on Your TV Screen
Ge Force tab
nView tab
1 Click the Ge Force FX xxxx tab
Displays tab
Disabling the TV Option
Ge Force tab disabling
nView tab disabling
Displays tab disabling
1 Click the Ge Force FX xxxx tab
1 Disable the TV option. See the previous procedure
Disconnecting the TV
2 Turn off the TV and the PC
3 Remove the video cable from the TV and the PC
Connecting the Drive
Using the HP Personal Media Drive
Inserting the Drive
A B C
Locating the Drive and Assigning a Drive Letter
2 Click My Computer
4 Right-click the HP Personal Media Drive
Using the Drive
5 Select Change Drive Letter and Paths
2 Click My Computer
Disconnecting the Drive
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Working with Digital Images
Using HP Image Zone Plus
Working with Digital Images
A B C D
Creating disc labels with HP Image Zone Plus
Burning a label on a LightScribe media disc
3 Click Print LightScribe label
3 Click Start backup
Creating a backup disc of your pictures with a LightScribe label
4 Select Full backup or Incremental backup, and then click Next
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Playing Music CDs with iTunes
Playing CDs and DVDs
Playing DVD Movies with InterVideo WinDVD
Playing CDs and DVDs with Windows Media Player
Page
2 Select Play DVD movie using InterVideo WinDVD, and click OK. Or
Using country/region codes
Playing Video CDs VCD with InterVideo WinDVD
Playing Video CDs VCD with Windows Media Player
2 Select Play DVD movie using Windows Media Player, and click OK. Or
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Creating Audio and Data Discs
Working with Audio CDs
Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording
4 Click the Quick Erase or Full Erase option, and then Erase Disc
Audio CD tips
Verifying audio disc recorded without errors
Creating jukebox discs
Creating audio CDs
Working with Data DVDs and CDs
Verifying data disc recorded without errors
Creating data discs
Data disc tips
Copying a DVD or CD
Working with Image Files
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD
Creating an image file
Disc Labeling with LightScribe
Burning from an image file
Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler
LightScribe requirements
1 Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then click Express Labeler
Burning a LightScribe label after burning with iTunes
Compatibility Information
Using adhesive disc labels
File
Disc Features and Compatibility Table
Can be
Plays in home
Optical drive can
Optical Drive Quick Reference Table
DVD+RW/+R
Double-Layer
With this program
Software Quick Reference Table
You can
You can
With this program
Before You Begin Capturing Video
Creating Video Discs and Movies
Creating a Video Project
Sonic MyDVD Video Projects
1 Click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home
Capturing video to a video project
Adding files to a video project
2 Click Add Files
Adding submenus to a video project
Adding slide shows to a video project
Editing movie files
Editing the style of a video project
2 Click Edit Style
To This Menu
Burning a video project to disc
2 Click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home
Creating a Video Project with Direct-to-Disc Wizard
Video Quality and Disc Size
Estimated Time per Disc Size
DVD Recording Time
Video Quality
Audio Format
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Basic Steps to Make a Movie
Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer
File extension
File type
MPEG Layer
Locating the muvee autoProducer
Windows audio
Windows Media audio
Settings
Using muvee autoProducer
Getting started
Button
Credits
Title
make muvee
Save
Capturing live video from a DV camcorder
Capturing video from a DV camcorder
Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder
3 Click the Get Video from Camera button
3 Click the Get Video from Camera button
Adding videos
Adding music
Adding pictures
Selecting the style
Changing the settings
Adding an opening title and closing credits
Saving the movie project
Making the movie
Computer Playback E-mail DV camcorder DVD VCD video CD SVCD
Web Streaming
Recording the movie project to disc
Upgrading muvee autoProducer
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Finding Onscreen Guides
Getting Help
Finding Guides on the Web
2 Choose All Programs 3 Choose Documentation
Using Updates from HP
Using the Onscreen Help and Support Center
4 Choose Updates from HP
Getting messages
Turning off messages
Using PC Help & Tools
Reactivating messages
4 Choose Updates from HP
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