HP 2307890A - Manual (Page 146)

140 HP Digital Entertainment Center
Configuring Video
You may have to optimize your HP Digital Entertainment
Center video configuration to get the best image on your
TV/display screen.
Configuring Video Output
You can configure your HP Digital Entertainment Center
video for dual-display. For instance, you can view the
screen on your TV and your monitor if both are
connected. You can also set up additional displays. See
“Video Out to TV and Monitor” on page 68 to connect
your TV and monitor.
If you have a multichannel sound system, and the
broadcast is only 2-channel, you may not hear all the
sound; you may need to change your audio settings to
2.0/2.1. Then change the settings back for multichannel
broadcasts.
Video software can change periodically; check
HP Support for updates. Go to
http://www.hp.com/support
and select your model number.
Dual screen
The HP Digital Entertainment Center can connect more
than one display device (CRT monitor, flat panel monitor,
TV, and so on) to the HP Digital Entertainment Center.
The display defaults to the monitor after turn on if you
have two displays connected. You must set up the TV
manually. This is also called “cloning”. The screen
resolution may change if you switch to two displays.
See “Viewing the screen image on a second display” on
page 141.
Changing screens
Once you have connected a second display and your
display is set to Single Display mode, you can quickly
switch between displays by pressing Alt+F5. (Press the Alt
key and the F5 key on the keyboard at the same time.)
Each time you press the Alt+F5 key combination, the
HP Digital Entertainment Center desktop appears on the
next device. If Alt+F5 does not work, restart the HP Digital
Entertainment Center and try again.
Select the configuration that most closely matches
your home system. See:
“Configuring Video Output” on page 140
“Dual screen” on page 140
“Adjusting the Desktop Display” on page 143
“Finding ATSC HDTV and Standard TV Channels” on
page 148
“Tuning the Desktop Display” on page 148
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Your TV and monitor must be connected to
the HP Digital Entertainment Center before
turning on the power to see the display on
two screens.