Getting Started
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 Table of Contents
 Connecting Speakers or Microphone
Getting Help
Turning On the Computer for the First Time
 Using the Mouse
Using the Keyboard
 Configuring Speaker and Sound Options
Using the Windows Media Center Remote Control
Introducing Your Computer Software
 Using CD and DVD Media Drives 113
Using the Memory Card Reader 119
Managing Files 107
 Playing CDs, DVDs, or VCDs 133
Using Windows Media Center 157
 Working with Pictures and Videos 179
Creating Audio and Data Discs 169
 Index 207
Creating Movies by Using muvee autoProducer 191
 Placing the computer in the proper location
Setting Up the Computer
Using surge protection
Putting the Computer Together
 Connector Icon/Label Description and function
Connecting to the computer
 Video Video camera, or other analog source to Computer
 Connector Icon/Label Description and function
 Ethernet
 Ntsc
 Hdmi
 Connecting a Digital Camera Photo or Video
 Setting Up the Computer
 Storing Documentation and Recovery Discs
Connecting Other Devices
 Adjusting the Monitor
Adjusting the screen resolution by using Vista
Click Display Settings
 Setting Up a Local Area Network
 Setting Up a Wired Ethernet Connection
 Integrated Wireless Devices
Connecting the Wireless LAN Device
Select models only
 Checking the wireless LAN device installation
 Using wireless security features
Connecting a Modem
 Sound Connector Types
Connecting Speakers or Microphone
 Illustrations
Sound connector Illustration Type
 Sound connector Type 3 Type 6 Type S Description
 Connecting a Microphone
 Name Speaker system See
Speaker Configurations
 Speaker types
Connecting 2/2.1 Two speakers and a subwoofer audio speakers
 Connecting 4.1 Four speakers and a subwoofer audio speakers
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Connecting 5.1 Five speakers and a subwoofer audio speakers
 Connecting 7.1 Seven speakers and a subwoofer audio speakers
 Connecting Speakers or Microphone
 Color Description
Connecting your home stereo system optional
 Computer to 2.1 multichannel audio system connection
Home stereo installation
 Computer to 5.1 multichannel audio system connection
Home audio installation
 Home audio installation procedure
 Computer to 7.1 multichannel audio system connection
 Home audio installation procedure
 Connecting digital audio
 Connecting Headphones
Using a 2.1 speaker system with headphones
Using a 5.1 to 7.1 speaker system with headphones
 Connector Description
Connecting the speakers
 Connecting the FlexiJack connector
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Click All Programs Click User Guides
Getting Help
Finding Onscreen Guides
Finding Guides on the Web
 Click All Programs Click PC Help & Tools
Using the Onscreen Help and Support Center
Using the PC Help & Tools Folder
Using the hardware diagnostic tools
 Click All Programs Click HP Total Care Advisor
Using HP Total Care Advisor Software
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Turning On the Computer for the First Time
 Using Shut Down
Turning Off the Computer
Click Shut Down
 Using Sleep mode
Using Lock
 Automatic Sleep, Hibernate, or Away mode
Using Hibernate mode
 Restarting the Computer
Connecting to the Internet
 Click Online Services and then click Easy Internet Services
Using the Computer with Safety and Comfort
 Setting Up User Accounts
 Using passwords
Computer risk Security feature
Protecting the Computer
 Password Function
 Using antivirus software
Using firewall software
Click All Programs
 Select the desired configuration
 Installing critical security updates
Guidelines for Installing Software and Hardware Devices
 Click Help and Support
Click Recover factory settings
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Using the Keyboard
Identifying Keyboard Features
Alphanumeric keys
 Function keys
Edit keys
Arrow keys
 Keyboard indicators
Numeric keys
Icon Name Description
 Icon Feature Description
Identifying Special Keyboard Buttons
Special keyboard buttons
 Compaq
Hp Or
 Click Keyboard
Customizing the keyboard buttons
Icon Label Description
Click Control Panel
 Keyboard Shortcuts
 Synchronizing a wireless mouse and keyboard
Wireless Mouse and Keyboard Troubleshooting
 Using the Keyboard
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Using the Mouse
 Scrolling
Using the Mouse Buttons
 Panning
Changing Mouse Settings
Switching mouse button functions
Autoscrolling
 Click the Pointer Options tab
Changing mouse pointer speed
Changing the double-click speed
Turning on the ClickLock option
 Changing the scroll wheel speed
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Configuring Speaker and Sound Options
 Adjusting speaker volume
 Configuring audio output
Adjusting microphone volume
Selecting a microphone
 Configuring the audio card software
 Configuring the FlexiJack connector
Sound Blaster X-Fi configuration modes
Using Audio Creation Mode
 More information
Configuring speakers with Realtek HD Audio Manager
Using Entertainment Mode
Using Game Mode
 Realtek HD Audio Manager control screens
Click the Speaker Configuration tab
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Click Digital In tab, and then select Set Default Device
 Retasking front panel audio connectors
 Configuring multistreaming audio
Audio output overview
Audio input overview
 When to use multistreaming audio
Setting up multistreaming audio
Example 1 For online gaming
 Configuring audio for Windows Media Center
Example 2 For digital home entertainment
Click Windows Media Center
 Resolving sound issues
Type 6 connectors only
Selecting recording devices
 Using the Windows Media Center Remote Control
Remote control can
Remote control cannot
 Remote Control Buttons Overview
 Using the Windows Media Center Remote Control
 About the Remote Control
 Troubleshooting the Remote Control
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Using the Desktop
Introducing Your Computer Software
Learning More About Software
 Retrieving desktop icons
Using the Windows Start Button Menu
Using the All Programs menu
Removing desktop icons
 Organizing the All Programs list
Using the Control Panel
 Feature Name Description
Resizing Windows
Working with Digital Images
 About the Internet
 Searching the Internet
Using a Browser
 Click Internet Explorer
Restricting Internet content
 Click Run a Scan
Using the Norton Internet Security Antivirus Software
Manually running a scan
Click the Norton Internet Security tab
 Click Configure a Scan Click Manage Custom Scans
Setting a Full System Scan time
Setting up a Custom Scan time
Click Configure a Scan Click Schedule Full System Scan
 Click All Programs Click Windows Mail
Using Windows Mail
Using the e-mail program provided by your ISP
Sending and Receiving E-Mail
 With this program You can
Software Quick Reference Table
 CyberLink PowerDirector select models only
 With this program You can
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Organizing Files with Folders
Managing Files
 Moving Files
Creating Folders
 Finding Files
 Renaming Files
Deleting Files
Retrieving Files from the Recycle Bin
 Copying Files
Using a Printer
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Blu-ray
Using CD and DVD Media Drives
Using the CD and DVD Drives
Allows you to
 Inserting and removing CDs and DVDs
Handling CDs and DVDs
 Compatibility Information
 DVD-RW
Disc Features and Compatibility Table
 CD-ROM CD-RW RAM DVD-RW/-R DVD+RW/+R
Optical Drive Quick Reference Table
 Using Blu-ray and HD Disc Drives
 Using the Memory Card Reader
 Slot memory card reader select models only
Media Insertion Guide
 MMC Plus
Slot reader
Card Insert the media Location
MiniSD
 Card Insert the media Slot reader Location
 Formatting a Memory Card
Understanding the Activity Light
 Troubleshooting the Memory Card Reader
 Using the HP Personal Media Drive and HP Pocket Media Drive
 Connecting the Drive
 HP Media Drive fronts
Inserting the Drive into an HP Drive Bay
 Connecting the Drive to a Computer Without a Drive Bay
 Click Computer
Locating the Drive and Assigning a Drive Letter
 Using the Drive
Disconnecting the Drive
Transferring files to another computer manually
 Microsoft updates
Troubleshooting the HP Media Drive
 Drive does not appear on my computer
Data transfer rate seems slow with my USB 2.0 adapter card
HP Media Drive software has stopped working
 Playing CDs, DVDs, or VCDs
Using Music
 Using Music with Windows Media Center
 Adding music files from the hard disk drive
Using the music library
Click Library Setup
Adding music to the music library
 Adding music files from a CD
Click Add folders on this computer, and then click Next
Click music library
 Deleting music files from the music library
Using supported music file types
 Playing Music Files in Windows Media Center
 Click Visualizations or Visualization Options
Changing the visualization settings
 Playing an album in Windows Media Center
Playing a song in Windows Media Center
Click Play Album
 Using album details
Creating a Queue in Windows Media Center
Finding and Playing an Album Windows Media Center
 Searching for music tracks and files
Using Search in Windows Media Center
 Creating a Playlist in Windows Media Center
 Click play all Click View Queue
Copying Music Files to CD in Windows Media Center
 Playing CDs, DVDs, or VCDs
 Playing Music CDs
Listening to Online Radio Stations
 Playing DVDs
Playing CDs with Windows Media Player
 Troubleshooting poor playback when playing DVDs
Using Windows Media Center to play DVDs
 Playing DVD Movies in Windows Media Center
Using country/region codes
 Changing the DVD movie language
Changing the DVD Settings
 Changing DVD remote control options
 Changing DVD closed captioning
Changing DVD Audio Settings
 Playing DVDs with Windows Media Player
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Playing video CDs VCDs with Windows Media Player
Playing Video CDs VCDs
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Using Windows Media Center
 Completing the setup wizard
Setting Up Windows Media Center
 Using Windows Media Center
 Windows Media Center Start menu items
Windows Media Center Start Menu
 Windows Media Center Features
 Right music for the moment
Playing Internet radio
Sharing your digital memories
 Opening Windows Media Center with a mouse
Navigating Windows Media Center
Transforming your living space into a theater
Online media
 Using the Windows Media Center menu bars
 Selecting items in Windows Media Center
Inset window Full-screen mode
 Changing Windows Media Center Settings
Windows Media Center control menu
Icon Action
 General Startup and Window behavior
Windows Media Center Settings categories
 Click Save changes
Using Windows Media Center power settings
 Creating Audio and Data Discs
 Working with Audio CDs
Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording
 Audio CD tips
 Creating audio CDs
Before you begin creating discs
 Creating video discs
 Copying a disc using two disc drives
Copying a disc using one disc drive
Copying a disc
 Making a disc label using LightScribe Technology
What is LightScribe?
Creating data discs
 LightScribe requirements
Making a LightScribe label by using CyberLink LabelPrint
 Making a paper disc label
Under Select the label’s layout and background
Back of Front Cover paper insert label
 Under Select the label’s layout and background
 Working with Pictures and Videos
 Click Pictures + Videos Click picture library
Viewing Pictures in Windows Media Center
Adding Pictures in Windows Media Center
Adding picture files from the hard disk drive
 Click Pictures + Videos and then click picture library
 Viewing pictures as a slide show
Viewing a slide show with music
Click Pictures + Videos, and then click picture library
 Using supported picture file types in Windows Media Center
 Click Touch Up Click Contrast or Red Eye
Editing Pictures in Windows Media Center
Fixing red eye or contrast
Cropping pictures in Windows Media Center
 Rotating pictures
Click Touch Up
Click Pictures + Videos
 Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs Windows Media Center
Printing Pictures in Windows Media Center
 Playing Videos in Windows Media Center
Playing digital videos
Click Pictures + Videos Click video library
 Using supported video file types
Transferring and Recording Video Files
Recording analog and digital video files
 Creating a DVD from Video Files Windows Media Center
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Basic steps for making a movie
Creating Movies by Using muvee autoProducer
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Getting started
Using muvee autoProducer
 Add Pictures
Button Enables you to See Get Video from
Camera
Add Video
 Click Media Screen
Capturing video from a digital video camera
Capturing live video from a DV camera
Capturing pictures from a DV camera
 Capturing recorded video from a DV camera
Adding videos
 Creating Movies by Using muvee autoProducer
 Adding pictures
 Selecting the style
Adding music
 Response to music Cutting rate Film color
Changing the settings
 Making the movie
 Modifying the movie
Previewing the movie
 Creating Movies by Using muvee autoProducer
 Click Play muvees
Saving the movie project
 Click Burn Now
Recording the movie project to disc
 Supported muvee autoProducer output file types
Upgrading muvee autoProducer
 Index
 Getting Started features vary by model
 Mute button 62 muvee autoProducer
 Remote control buttons 88 range
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