Typical Video Out Connections

This section describes how to hook up the Video Out connectors on the back panel of the HP Digital Entertainment Center into your home system so you can watch TV.

These are only suggested configurations. Your system may be different. Select the configuration that most closely matches your home system.

You may set up your HP Digital Entertainment Center for the following supported configurations:

Display/video configuration

See:

 

 

Video Out from HP Digital Entertainment Center to TV,

“Video Out to TV” on page 66

through a direct connection

 

 

 

Video Out from HP Digital Entertainment Center,

“Video Out from AV Receiver to TV” on page 68

through an AV receiver, to a TV

 

 

 

Video Out from HP Digital Entertainment Center to a

“Video Out to Monitor” on page 70

monitor, through a direct connection

 

 

 

TV and Monitor from HP Digital Entertainment Center,

“Video Out to TV and Monitor” on page 71

dual display option

 

(You must manually set dual displays.)

 

 

 

Other Video Equipment

“Connecting Video Equipment” on page 95

 

 

 

 

Then see:

 

 

 

“Connecting TV Source In” on page 73

 

 

 

“Connecting Video Equipment” on page 95

 

 

 

“Configuring Video” on page 134

 

Connecting Video Out

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