HP de 1000c manual

setting up your
	de100c
hp digital entertainment center

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unpack your digital entertainment center

check your internet readiness

choose a location

step 1:

get ready

owner's ￿

remote ￿ control

audio cable
(red and white ￿	power ￿
connectors)	cord

dial-up56k modem is built in.Some connection methods are ￿

broadband

Connecting through your DSL or cable modem (external modem required), or other broadband connection.

Place your digital entertainment center where you can easily connect it to:

■ your television

■ your stereo or audio/video receiver

guide two AAA ￿ batteriesdigital entertainment center (de100c)

composite ￿ video cable (yellow connectors)

	phone￿
20-foot ￿
	splitter
phone cord

not supported:

Dial-up support excludes Internet Service Providers that rely on proprietary software, such as AOL® and CompuServe®, and free ISPs that require a Web browser to display banner ads.

No additional equipment is required.

You need additional equipment:

■Router (required) — A router lets you share the broadband connection between your de100c and a PC or other Internet-connected device.

See your router's manual for details on router connections and configuration.

■ Ethernet cable (optional) — If your router or home

■ an Internet connection (wall jack or

router connection)

■ a power outlet

Caution: Do not block the airflow vents on top of ￿ the device.

The digital entertainment center's infrared receiver

Save your box and packing materials. They provide the safest way to transport the digital entertainment center.

network uses an Ethernet connection, purchase this

cable separately. Home phoneline network users

(Home PNA): use phone cable supplied.

requires an unobstructed signal from the remote. If ￿ you place your de100c inside a cabinet, make sure the blue window area is not blocked from view.

a connect the audio b connect the video c connect dial-up OR broadband d power up

step 2:

connect

Connect one end of the audio ￿ cable to the dec100c's analog ￿ audio OUT jacks.Match red to red, white to white.Connect the other end to one set ￿ of your receiver's audio IN jacks.

Match red to red, white to white.

Your receiver has several sets of input jacks. Connect the de100c to the CD input jacks or to an AUX set of jacks.

Be sure to set the receiver´s audio input to the corresponding mode when you use your de100c:

CD	TUN ER
TAPE	AUX1
TAPE

		AUX2
	CD
TUNER
	front of receiver
AUX1
AUX2
back of receiver

■Digital audio capability is available through the de100c´s OPTICAL and COAX ports.

Connect one end of the composite video cable to the de100c's composite video OUT jack.

Connect the other end to your TV's composite video IN jack.alternatives

■If you use an audio/video receiver, you can connect the video cable to the de100c's video OUT jack and to a video IN jack on your receiver. Audio and video connections from the de100c must enter the receiver within the same device group (for example, through an AUX group).

■If your TV does not have a composite video IN jack available for use but another device in your system (such as a VCR) does, you can connect the de100c to that device's video IN jack. With this daisy-chained method, the device the connection passes through must be powered on when you use the de100c.

■The de100c also has S-video and VGA connections. To use one of these outputs, purchase the appropriate cable separately.

dial-up

Connect one end of the phone cord to one of the de100c's phone jacks.Connect the other end to a ￿ phone jack in your home.sharing a phone jack

To share a household phone jack between your digital entertainment center and a telephone, either:

■plug the phone splitter into your household phone jack, then connect the de100c and the phone to the splitter, or

■plug your telephone´s cord into the de100c´s second phone jack.

broadband: EthernetIf your router or home network requires an Ethernet connection:Connect one end of your Ethernet cable to the de100c's Ethernet port.Connect the other end to ￿your router (or to a networked ￿ RJ45 jack in your home).broadband: Home PNA

If you have a home phoneline network (your home is networked to your router via telephone wire within the walls):

Connect one end of the phone cord (provided) to one of the de100c's phone jacks.

Connect the other end of the phone cord to a networked phone jack in your home.

Connect the power cord to the de100c and plug it into ￿ a grounded wall outlet.Put the batteries into the remote control.

turn on your system

This illustration shows a typical configuration. Your setup may differ.

home phone jack

router

step 3:

check setup

Turn on all components in your setup:■your digital entertainment center■your television■your receiver (with audio input tuned to the appropriate setting)■any daisy-chained components (such as a VCR)You'll see welcome to the hp digital entertainment center on your TV screen.

Your digital entertainment center is connected.

Now perform the onscreen

configuration (see the other side).

➞ connect the phone cord OR an Ethernet cable ➞
phone jacks	ethernet port

	AUDIO	VIDEO	S-VIDEO
R		L
			INPUT
		IN	1
				AUDIO IN
			INPUT	CD
			2
		OUT
			AUDIO
R	L			TAPE
			OUT

IR MOUSE

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AUX1

AV

COMPULINK

AUX2

tv

de100c

receiver