Getting Started Guide
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Hewlett-Packard Company P.O. Box Cupertino, CA USA
Copyright 2000, 2003-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P
Setting Up Sound
Table of Contents
Setting Up Your PC
Using the Keyboard
Working with Digital Images
Using the Memory Card Reader
Using a TV as a Monitor
Using the HP Personal Media Drive
Creating Video Discs and Movies
Creating Audio and Data Discs
Index
Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer
Getting Help
Putting Your PC Together
Setting Up Your PC
Mouse PS/2 connector
Connecting to the PC
Connector
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Connector
Audio Line Out powered speakers
Turning On Your PC for the First Time
Connector
Online Services, and then click Easy Internet Sign-up
Setting Up and Connecting to Your Internet Account
Transferring your old PC information and files to your new PC
Installing Software and Hardware Devices
Using HP products
Opens
Using Desktop Icons
Using HP Organize software
Icon
hp or
Using the Keyboard
Feature
Identifying Special Keyboard Buttons
Burn CD/DVD
Feature
Icon
Description
3 Click Printers and Other Hardware, if it is present
Customizing the keyboard buttons
2 Choose Control Panel
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Using Speakers
Setting Up Sound
connector
Setting up 3-connector sound
Connecting the speaker system to the PC 3-connector
Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager 3-connector
4 Click the Speaker Configuration tab
Configuring multi-channel audio output for the DVD player
Using the microphone with the Multi-Channel Sound Manager 3-connector
A B C D E F
Setting up 6-connector sound
Identifying the audio connectors 6-connector
Connect speaker cable plug for
Configuring the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
Connecting the speaker system to the PC 6-connector
5 Click the Speaker Configuration button
3 If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
4 Click Sounds and Audio Devices
2 Choose Control Panel
2 Choose Control Panel
Using the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
To open the Sound Effect Manager
The Sound Effect Manager control screens
Name
Using the Audio Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
To enable the Audio Wizard
Retasking using the Audio Wizard 6-connector
Using Your Docking Bay
Using Your PC Top
To store CDs, DVDs, or memory cards
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M E L D
Using Your Multistorage Bay
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Storing CDs, DVDs, or memory cards
Docking a peripheral device
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Placing a peripheral device on the multistorage bay top
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Using the optional camera station PC top
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Multistorage bay chassis figure
Multistorage bay chassis figure
T L K H J M
writer & cd writer dvd hp bay expansion
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Multistorage bay chassis figure
Removing cables from the multistorage bay cable tunnel
2-slot reader
Using the Memory Card Reader
Card
4-slot reader
Working with the Safely Remove Hardware utility
Using the memory card reader
Into 4-slot reader
4-slot memory card reader
A BD CE
Insert
Card
2-slot memory card reader
Into 2-slot reader
CompactFlash I/II
Identifying Cables You May Need
Using a TV as a Monitor
Connecting to a TV Set
Viewing the PC Image on Your TV Screen
1 Click the Ge Force FX xxxx tab
nView tab
Ge Force tab
Displays tab
Disabling the TV Option
1 Click the Ge Force FX xxxx tab
nView tab disabling
Ge Force tab disabling
Displays tab disabling
3 Remove the video cable from the TV and the PC
Disconnecting the TV
1 Disable the TV option. See the previous procedure
2 Turn off the TV and the PC
Connecting the Drive
Using the HP Personal Media Drive
Inserting the Drive
2 Click My Computer
Locating the Drive and Assigning a Drive Letter
A B C
2 Click My Computer
Using the Drive
4 Right-click the HP Personal Media Drive
5 Select Change Drive Letter and Paths
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
4 Select Full backup or Incremental backup, and then click Next
Creating a backup disc of your pictures with a LightScribe label
3 Click Start backup
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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
Playing Video CDs VCD with InterVideo WinDVD
Using country/region codes
2 Select Play DVD movie using InterVideo WinDVD, and click OK. Or
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
4 Click the Quick Erase or Full Erase option, and then Erase Disc
Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording
Working with Audio CDs
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
Burning from an image file
Disc Labeling with LightScribe
Creating an image file
1 Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then click Express Labeler
LightScribe requirements
Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler
Burning a LightScribe label after burning with iTunes
Compatibility Information
Using adhesive disc labels
Plays in home
Disc Features and Compatibility Table
File
Can be
Double-Layer
Optical Drive Quick Reference Table
Optical drive can
DVD+RW/+R
You can
Software Quick Reference Table
With this program
You can
With this program
Before You Begin Capturing Video
Creating Video Discs and Movies
1 Click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home
Sonic MyDVD Video Projects
Creating a Video Project
2 Click Add Files
Adding files to a video project
Capturing video to a video project
Adding submenus to a video project
Adding slide shows to a video project
To This Menu
Editing the style of a video project
Editing movie files
2 Click Edit Style
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
Audio Format
DVD Recording Time
Estimated Time per Disc Size
Video Quality
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File type
Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer
Basic Steps to Make a Movie
File extension
Windows Media audio
Locating the muvee autoProducer
MPEG Layer
Windows audio
Button
Using muvee autoProducer
Settings
Getting started
Save
Title
Credits
make muvee
3 Click the Get Video from Camera button
Capturing video from a DV camcorder
Capturing live video from a DV camcorder
Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder
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
Web Streaming
Making the movie
Saving the movie project
Computer Playback E-mail DV camcorder DVD VCD video CD SVCD
Recording the movie project to disc
Upgrading muvee autoProducer
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2 Choose All Programs 3 Choose Documentation
Getting Help
Finding Onscreen Guides
Finding Guides on the Web
Getting messages
Using the Onscreen Help and Support Center
Using Updates from HP
4 Choose Updates from HP
4 Choose Updates from HP
Using PC Help & Tools
Turning off messages
Reactivating messages
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Index
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