HP Compaq 620 Notebook-PC - Manual (Page 7)

Identifying your multimedia components ........................................................................... 38
Adjusting the volume ......................................................................................................... 40
Multimedia software ........................................................................................................................... 41
Opening preinstalled multimedia software ......................................................................... 41
Using multimedia software ................................................................................................. 41
Installing multimedia software from a disc ......................................................................... 42
Audio .................................................................................................................................................. 43
Connecting external audio devices .................................................................................... 43
Checking your audio functions ........................................................................................... 43
Video .................................................................................................................................................. 45
Connecting an external monitor or projector ...................................................................... 45
Using the external monitor port ......................................................................... 45
Using the HDMI port .......................................................................................................... 45
Configuring audio for HDMI ............................................................................................... 46
Optical drive (select models only) ...................................................................................................... 47
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 47
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ....................................................................... 47
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ................................................................. 47
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................ 48
CD-RW discs ..................................................................................................... 48
DVD±R discs ..................................................................................................... 48
DVD±RW discs ................................................................................................. 48
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................. 48
Blu-ray Discs (BDs) ........................................................................................... 48
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................. 49
Configuring AutoPlay ......................................................................................................... 49
Changing DVD region settings .......................................................................................... 50
Observing the copyright warning ....................................................................................... 50
Copying a CD or DVD ........................................................................................................ 50
Creating (burning) a CD or DVD ........................................................................................ 51
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD) ..................................................................... 51
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 52
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD ............. 52
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................ 53
Preventing playback disruptions ....................................................................... 54
A disc does not play .......................................................................................... 54
A disc does not play automatically .................................................................... 55
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically .......................................................... 55
A movie is not visible on an external display ..................................................... 55
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before
completion ......................................................................................................... 55
A device driver must be reinstalled ................................................................... 56
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers ............................................. 56
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers ................................................... 56
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