HP z552 manual Television and Video, Storage, Audio, External Input/Output Connectors

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HP z552 Digital Entertainment Center

Television and Video

Television Tuners

(2) NTSC TV tuners with pause, review, and programmable record capabilities. Runs at 30FPS and 60Hz frequency.

Personal Video Recorder Features Personal Video Recorder (PVR) with high-performance hardware encoder. Records television digitally to internal hard drive or HP Personal Media Drive. Features pause, instant replay and 30-second skip. Records up to two TV channels simultaneously while playing back another pre-recorded show.

Personal Video Recorder Compatibility Compatible with cable, digital cable, digital satellite and antenna.1

Electronic Programming Guide 14-day programming guide for use with Personal Video Recorder. Downloadable at no charge via high-speed broadband Internet connection.2

Video ProcessorATI RADEON® X300 SE graphics card with 128MB DDR memory. PCI-Express x16 high performance architecture.

Storage

Primary Hard Drive

200GB3 7200RPM Serial ATA

Secondary Hard Drive (via HP Personal Media Drive bay)

HP Personal Media Drives can be purchased to support storage of larger media files collections.

DVD Player and Recorder

16x double-layer DVD±R/RW drive. Progressive scan DVD movie playback at 480p.4

DVD and CD Read and Write Speeds4 16X maximum DVD+R, 4X maximum DVD+RW, 2.4X maximum double-layer DVD+R, 8X maximum DVD-R, 4X maximum DVD-RW, 16X maximum DVD-ROM, 40X maximum CD-R, 24X maximum CD-RW, 40X maximum CD-ROM5

DVD and CD LabelingLightScribe direct disc labeling technology6

Audio

Audio Chip

Intel® High Definition Audio with 7.1 surround sound (pre-amp). 20Hz to 20kHz audio frequency. 85dB audio

 

signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

 

 

Audio Support

Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound support. Analog 7.1 pre-amp surround sound support. Supports playback of MP3,

 

AAC, WMA, WAV and PCM music files. Supports playback of audio CDs and DVD-video.

 

 

FM Tuner

(1) FM tuner with pause and replay capabilities. Nine user-defined FM preset stations. Range 87.5–108.0 MHz.

 

75ohm RF coaxial antenna included.

 

 

External Input/Output Connectors

Rear Video Output Connectors

(1) DVI-D7, (1) VGA, (1) component video (YPbPr), (1) S-video, (1) composite video

 

 

 

 

Rear Audio Out Connectors

(8) RCA audio ports for 7.1 surround sound analog output, (1) Toslink optical digital port for 5.1 digital output,

 

 

 

(1) coaxial digital port for 5.1 digital output8

 

 

 

 

Television Inputs

(1) RF coaxial for standard definition TV, (1) RF coaxial for digital TV, (2) S-video, (1) composite video, (2) sets of

 

 

 

stereo RCA jacks (left/right)

 

 

 

 

Front Audio Out Connectors

(1) ¼" headphone

 

 

 

 

Front Audio In Connectors

Left/right RCA audio, (1) microphone

 

 

 

 

USB

(2) front Hi-Speed USB 2.0, (4) rear Hi-Speed USB 2.0

 

 

 

 

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

(1) front 4-pin FireWire/1394 for connection to camcorders, (1) rear 6-pin FireWire/1394

 

 

 

 

Media Card Reader

(1) front-accessible 9-in-1 Flash Media Card Reader. Supports Secure Digital, xD, Smart Media, MultiMedia

 

 

 

Card, Compact Flash Types I/II, Microdrive, Memory Stick, and Memory Stick Pro.

 

 

 

 

Infrared Transmitter

(2) rear infrared (IR) blaster ports with IR blaster cables included. Changes TV channels on digital cable and

 

 

 

satellite set-top boxes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Does not record high definition from cable or satellite.

 

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EPG provided by Microsoft®. Broadband Internet access requres payment of additional fees or subscription for use.

 

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1GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less.

 

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Desktop resolution must be set to 640 x 480 for DVD playback via component video.

 

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Actual speeds may vary from maximum speeds. DVD formats not universally compatible.

 

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Requires LightScribe DVD or CD media. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to a black-and-white photo.

 

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DVI-D recommended for high-definition ready TVs.

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External A/V receiver or powered speakers required.

 

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HP z552 manual Television and Video, Storage, Audio, External Input/Output Connectors

z552 specifications

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