Getting Started Guide
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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
Table of Contents
Setting Up Your PC
Using the Keyboard
Setting Up Sound
Using the HP Personal Media Drive
Working with Digital Images
Playing CDs and DVDs
Creating Audio and Data Discs
Index
Creating Video Discs and Movies
Getting Help
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Setting Up Your PC
Putting Your PC Together
Connecting to the PC
Connector
symbol
Mouse PS/2 connector
Audio Line Out powered speakers
Turning On Your PC for the First Time
Connector
Connector
Setting Up and Connecting to Your Internet Account
Online Services, and then click Easy Internet Sign-up
Installing Software and Hardware Devices
Transferring your old PC information and files to your new PC
Using Desktop Icons
Using Compaq Organize software
Icon
Opens
Using the Keyboard
Feature
Identifying Special Keyboard Buttons
Compaq or
Description
Feature
Icon
Customizing the keyboard buttons
2 Choose Control Panel
3 Click Printers and Other Hardware, if it is present
Feature
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Setting Up Sound
Using Speakers
Setting up 3-connector sound
Connecting the speaker system to the PC 3-connector
Configuring the Multi-Channel Sound Manager 3-connector
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
Configuring the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
Connecting the speaker system to the PC 6-connector
5 Click the Speaker Configuration button
Connect speaker cable plug for
3 If it is present, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
4 Click Sounds and Audio Devices
2 Choose Control Panel
Using the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
To open the Sound Effect Manager
The Sound Effect Manager control screens
2 Choose Control Panel
Using the Audio Wizard in the Sound Effect Manager 6-connector
To enable the Audio Wizard
Retasking using the Audio Wizard 6-connector
Name
4-slot reader
Using the Memory Card Reader
Card
Using the memory card reader
Working with the Safely Remove Hardware utility
Memory card reader
A BD CE
Insert
Into reader slot
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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
Disabling the TV Option
Displays tab
nView tab disabling
Ge Force tab disabling
Displays tab disabling
1 Click the Ge Force FX xxxx tab
Disconnecting the TV
1 Disable the TV option. See the previous procedure
2 Turn off the TV and the PC
3 Remove the video cable from the TV and the PC
Using the HP Personal Media Drive
Connecting the Drive
Inserting the Drive
2 Click My Computer
Locating the Drive and Assigning a Drive Letter
A B C
Using the Drive
4 Right-click the HP Personal Media Drive
5 Select Change Drive Letter and Paths
2 Click My Computer
Disconnecting the Drive
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Working with Digital Images
Working with Digital Images
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Playing CDs and DVDs
Playing Music CDs with iTunes
Playing CDs and DVDs with Windows Media Player
Playing DVD Movies with InterVideo WinDVD
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Playing Video CDs VCD with InterVideo WinDVD
Using country/region codes
2 Select Play DVD movie using InterVideo WinDVD, and click OK. Or
2 Select Play DVD movie using Windows Media Player, and click OK. Or
Playing Video CDs VCD with Windows Media Player
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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
Verifying audio disc recorded without errors
Audio CD tips
Creating audio CDs
Creating jukebox discs
Verifying data disc recorded without errors
Working with Data DVDs and CDs
Data disc tips
Creating data discs
Copying a DVD or CD
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD
Working with Image Files
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
Using adhesive disc labels
Compatibility Information
Disc Features and Compatibility Table
Plays in
File
Can be
Optical Drive Quick Reference Table
Optical drive can
DVD+RW/+R
Double-Layer
You can
Software Quick Reference Table
With this program
With this program
You can
Creating Video Discs and Movies
Before You Begin Capturing Video
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 slide shows to a video project
Adding submenus to a video project
Editing the style of a video project
Editing movie files
2 Click Edit Style
To This Menu
Burning a video project to disc
Creating a Video Project with Direct-to-Disc Wizard
2 Click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home
Video Quality and Disc Size
DVD Recording Time
Estimated Time per Disc Size
Video Quality
Audio Format
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Getting Help
Finding Onscreen Guides
Finding Guides on the Web
2 Choose All Programs 3 Choose Documentation
Using the Onscreen Help and Support Center
Using Instant Support
Using Compaq Connections
2 Click Help and Support 3 Click Connect to Customer Support
Getting messages
Turning off messages
2 Choose All Programs 3 Choose PC Help & Tools
4 Choose Compaq Connections
Using PC Help & Tools
Reactivating messages
2 Choose All Programs 3 Choose PC Help & Tools
4 Choose Compaq Connections
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