Identifying your multimedia components
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38
Adjusting the volume
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40
Multimedia software
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41
Opening preinstalled multimedia software
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41
Using multimedia software
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41
Installing multimedia software from a disc
.........................................................................
42
Audio
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43
Connecting external audio devices
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43
Checking your audio functions
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43
Video
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45
Connecting an external monitor or projector
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45
Using the external monitor port
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45
Using the HDMI port
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45
Configuring audio for HDMI
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46
Optical drive (select models only)
......................................................................................................
47
Identifying the installed optical drive
..................................................................................
47
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
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47
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
.................................................................
47
CD-R discs
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48
CD-RW discs
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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
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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)
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51
Troubleshooting
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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
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56
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