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Using the Media Center Setup Wizard for Optional Setup of Your TV Display, DVI or VGA

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n If you choose the option Preview Automatic Adjustment, the screen may appear black or seem to halt for approximately 20 seconds. Wait until the wizard screen reappears, choose Do not adjust any settings, click Next, and then continue with the next step in this procedure. Using the Media Center Setup Wizard for Optional Setup of Your TV Display If your TV connects to the system using a composite or S-video connection, the Media Center setup wizard cannot make automatic adjustment of settings for your TV display. This automatic adjustment is available during the Optional Setup, within the "Optimize how Media Center looks on your display" option. Instead of using the wizard for automatic adjustment, set the TV display by using the Windows Desktop Properties. The following procedure describes what to do within the Media Center setup wizard and how to use the Windows Desktop Properties to adjust settings for your TV display: 1 During the Media Center setup wizard, at the Optional Setup, after you select Optimize how Media Center looks on your display, select the display type for Identify Your Display Type, and then select the connection type for your TV display by proceeding as described below: ■ If you choose the option Composite or S-video, click Next, and then continue with step 2 that follows. ■ If you choose the options DVI or VGA or Component (YPbPr), you do not need to continue with this procedure. Continue using the wizard to adjust your TV display. 2 On the next screen, select Keep my current settings and continue, and then click Next. Do not select the option Preview Automatic Adjustment. 3 Continue using the wizard until finished, and then either close or minimize Media Center. 4 Right-click a free area of the Windows desktop, and choose Properties. 5 Click the Settings tab, and then click the Advanced button on that tab. 6 Select the GeForce 6600 or the ATI Displays tab, depending on your PC model. If you have a GeForce 6600 tab, see "Changing the Display for a GeForce 6600 Graphics Card" on page 25. If you have an ATI Displays tab, see "Changing the Display for an ATI Graphics Card" on page 25. 24 HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide

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HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide
Using the Media Center Setup Wizard for
Optional Setup of Your TV Display
If your TV connects to the system using a composite
or S-video connection, the Media Center setup
wizard cannot make automatic adjustment of
settings for your TV display.
This automatic adjustment is available during the
Optional Setup, within the “Optimize how Media
Center looks on your display” option. Instead of
using the wizard for automatic adjustment, set the
TV display by using the Windows Desktop
Properties.
The following procedure describes what to do within
the Media Center setup wizard and how to use the
Windows Desktop Properties to adjust settings for
your TV display:
1
During the Media Center setup wizard, at the
Optional Setup, after you select
Optimize
how Media Center looks on your
display
, select the display type for Identify
Your Display Type, and then select the
connection type for your TV display by
proceeding as described below:
■
If you choose the option
Composite
or
S-video
, click
Next
, and then continue
with step 2 that follows.
■
If you choose the options
DVI or VGA
or
Component (YPbPr)
, you do not need to
continue with this procedure. Continue using
the wizard to adjust your TV display.
2
On the next screen, select
Keep my current
settings and continue
, and then click
Next
. Do not select the option
Preview
Automatic Adjustment
.
3
Continue using the wizard until finished, and
then either close or minimize Media Center.
4
Right-click a free area of the Windows
desktop, and choose
Properties
.
5
Click the
Settings
tab, and then click the
Advanced
button on that tab.
6
Select the
GeForce 6600
or the
ATI
Displays
tab, depending on your PC model.
If you have a GeForce 6600 tab, see
“Changing the Display for a GeForce 6600
Graphics Card” on page 25. If you have an
ATI Displays tab, see “Changing the Display
for an ATI Graphics Card” on page 25.
n
If you choose the
option Preview
Automatic
Adjustment, the
screen may appear
black or seem to halt
for approximately 20
seconds. Wait until
the wizard screen
reappears, choose Do
not adjust any
settings, click Next,
and then continue
with the next step in
this procedure.