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    Getting Started Guide
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    services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. HP Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries/regions. HP supports lawful use of technology and does not endorse or
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    4 Installing Software and Hardware Devices 5 Transferring your old PC information and files to your new PC 5 Using Desktop Icons 6 Using Compaq Organize software 6 Using the Keyboard 7 Customizing the keyboard buttons 9 Setting Up Sound 11 Using Speakers 11 Setting up 3-connector sound 12
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    disabling 27 Ge Force tab (disabling 27 Displays tab (disabling 27 Disconnecting the TV 28 Using the HP Personal Media Drive 29 Connecting the Drive 29 Inserting the Drive 30 Locating the Drive and Assigning a burning with iTunes 53 Using adhesive disc labels 54 vi Getting Started Guide
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    and Disc Size 66 DVD Recording Time 67 Getting Help 69 Finding Onscreen Guides 69 Finding Guides on the Web 69 Using the Onscreen Help and Support Center 70 Using Instant Support 70 Using Compaq Connections 70 Getting messages 71 Turning off messages 71 Reactivating messages 72 Using
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    Please read "Safety Information" in the Warranty and Support Guide before installing and connecting your PC to the electrical power the Safety & Comfort Guide: • Click Start, choose All Programs, choose Documentation, and then click Safety & Comfort Guide. Or • Type http://www.hp.com/ergo/ into your
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    , keyboard, digital cameras, or other devices with USB connectors Printer (parallel) Monitor Serial Serial port for some digital cameras or other serial devices 2 Getting Started Guide
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    preparations. (It may take up to 30 minutes for this one-time language setup on the PC.) 5 Set up Microsoft® Windows® by following the onscreen instructions. Setting Up Your PC 3
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    Internet service provider (ISP). HP has made arrangements with leading ISPs to help you sign up for Internet service Services, and then click Easy Internet Sign-up. b Follow the onscreen instructions. NOTE: The folder called Online Services includes icons for accessing various online services Guide
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    browser program, such as Internet Explorer: Click Start, choose All Programs, choose Online Services, and click Internet Explorer. NOTE: If you are using MSN, AOL, or your new PC See the built-in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center; search for transfer wizard, and select the overview article,
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    Support (select models only) Use it to View onscreen Help information about your PC. Easy Internet Sign-up Set up a new or an existing Internet account. Compaq the way you want. Compaq Organize makes all your information available with just a few mouse clicks. Compaq Organize looks like a window
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    Standby again. May take 10-30 seconds before screen reappears. Switches between the PC users. Compaq or or or or Compaq My Presario Help Links to Compaq Web site. Opens the Help and Support Center. Pictures (Photos) Music Video Opens an imaging software program. Can be reconfigured. Starts
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    (CD/ DVD/MP3) A Open and close disc tray B Record C C Play or pause D D Stop E E Skip to the previous track F Skip to the next track F 8 Getting Started Guide
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    Icon or , or Feature Description Volume control (Volume knob or Volume Up and Volume Down buttons) Volume knob: Increases speaker volume when turned clockwise and decreases volume when turned counterclockwise. It can be turned indefinitely, even after maximum sound has been reached. Volume Up
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    documentation that came with the sound card. Using Speakers Speakers are included with the monitor (select models only) or are sold separately. Your PC supports only an active (powered) speaker system; the speaker system must have its own power cord. NOTE: A stereo speaker set is a left-right, two
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    sound PC models that include three sound connectors (select models only) on the back of the PC support up to six channels of sound (5.1 speaker output) and use the Multi-channel Sound Manager to Manager (3-connector) 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs. 12 Getting Started Guide
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    with multi-channel audio from all speakers, change the audio properties for WinDVD to match your speaker configuration (if your InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than two channels). Refer to "Configuring multi-channel audio output for the DVD player" on page 13. Using the microphone with the
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    PC models that include six sound connectors (select models only) on the back of the PC, support up to eight channels of sound (7.1 speaker output) and use the Sound Effect Manager to configure multi-channel speaker system are on the back of the PC. A B C D E F 14 Getting Started Guide
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    . 6 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for example, 7.1 speakers. A connector with no descriptive text in the Connection Guide indicates that the connector is not used for the selected speaker configuration. NOTE: You can click the Speaker Test button to test the
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    , change the audio properties for WinDVD to match your speaker configuration (if your InterVideo WinDVD program supports more than two channels). Refer to "Configuring multi-channel audio output for the DVD player" on Click Apply, and then click OK to close the window. 16 Getting Started Guide
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    You can click a preset button, such as Pop or Live, or manually adjust the settings and then save them for easy selection later. • Speaker Configuration - the Connection Guide, and has the Speaker Test button to test the speakers. A connector with no descriptive text in the Connector Guide indicates
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    universal audio jack to perform as the selected function. The functions are: • Stereo speaker (out) • Microphone (in) • Headphone (out) • Audio line in 18 Getting Started Guide
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    Using the Memory Card Reader Digital cameras and other digital imaging devices use memory cards, or media, to store digital picture files. The optional memory card reader (select models only) can read and write to a variety of types of memory cards and the IBM Microdrive disk drive. The card reader
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    the media. WARNING: Do not try to remove media when the activity light is blinking; doing so may cause loss of data. 20 Getting Started Guide
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    A Activity light B Upper-left slot C Lower-left slot D Upper-right slot E Lower-right slot Memory card reader A B D C E Card CompactFlash Type I media CompactFlash Type II media IBM Microdrive disk drive Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card MultiMediaCard (MMC) Memory Stick (MS) Memory Card Memory
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    Using a TV as a Monitor A S-video cable B S-video jack C Back of PC Your PC may have TV-out (select models only) capability, which means you can connect it to a television to view the computer image on a TV screen. With the TV-out feature, you can view the computer image, watch DVD movies (if you
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    and audio cables are connected before you turn on the TV and the PC. 2 Turn on the TV. Press the Video/TV button on your remote control to select the Video setting, not the TV setting. 24 Getting Started
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    3 Turn on your PC. 4 When the Windows desktop appears, right-click an empty area of the desktop and choose Properties. The Display Properties window opens. 5 Click the Settings tab. 6 Click the Advanced button. 7 Look at the tabs, and follow the steps that apply to your PC: • If you see the nView
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    Ge Force FX xxxx tab, continue with "Ge Force tab (disabling)." • If you see the Displays tab, continue with "Displays tab (disabling)." 26 Getting Started Guide
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    nView tab (disabling) 1 Click the nView tab. 2 If you viewed the computer image on your PC monitor and your TV simultaneously, select nView Display Mode in the list on the left, and then select the Standard [Dualview] option. Or If you viewed the PC image on just the TV, select nView Display Mode in
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    and the PC. 5 Reconnect your PC speaker cable to the Line Out jack (lime-green connector) on the back of the computer. 28 Getting Started Guide
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    easily increase your storage capacity and to transfer media files such as digital photos, music, videos, and other important files. You can also use the HP Personal Media Drive to back up other drives on your PC. NOTE: Before starting the System Recovery Program, remove the
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    in standby mode (a reduced power state), the drive remains turned on. WARNING: Do not move the PC with the HP Personal Media Drive inserted in the bay or connected to a USB port on the PC. This can cause damage to drive into the bay; it should slide easily into the bay. 30 Getting Started Guide
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    indicator light B Power on indicator light C HP Personal Media Drive guide ridges 3 Slide the drive all the way into other devices. Also, it is easier for a software program to locate the files on the HP Personal Media Drive if a drive letter is assigned. Some programs may not be able to find
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    HP HP HP Personal Media Drive. Using the Drive To store files: The best way to transfer files to the HP instructions about creating linked folders. To play media files: You can play media from an HP HP Personal Media Drive: 1 Click Start on the taskbar, click My Computer, and then double-click the HP
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    hidden, click the arrows on the taskbar to display it. The Safely Remove Hardware window opens. 3 Double-click USB Mass Storage Device to locate your HP Personal Media Drive. USB Mass Storage Device may be listed twice. One may contain a memory card reader or other mass storage drive. 4 Select the
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    Working with Digital Images Working with Digital Images You can connect a digital image source, such as a digital camera or a digital video camera, directly to the PC or through a docking station. Digital picture files you copy or download from the device appear in the My Pictures folder. You can
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    track numbers. For more information on using iTunes, click the Help menu in the iTunes menu bar. For help on line, go to: http://www.hp.com/music/ Playing CDs and DVDs 37
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    versus Widescreen) to play. Place the disc in the tray with the label facing up for the side you want to play. 38 Getting Started Guide
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    2 Close the disc tray by gently pushing the tray into the PC. The movie plays in its own resizable video window, and the WinDVD control panel appears. If the Play DVD movie wizard window opens, select Play DVD movie using InterVideo WinDVD from the list. You may have to scroll down in the window to
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    can play DVDs from that country/region only. If the country/region code locks, and you need help, contact Support. WinDVD is not preset to a particular country/region - the country/region code of the first DVD movie you you want to hear. 5 Close the Volume Control window. 40 Getting Started Guide
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    Playing Video CDs (VCD) with Windows Media Player 9 1 Insert your video CD (VCD) into a DVD or CD drive. 2 Select Play DVD movie using Windows Media Player, and click OK. Or If the program doesn't open, click Start, choose All Programs, and Windows Media Player. 3 Click File on the menu bar at the
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    CDs or DVDs. You can also use iTunes or Windows Media Player to download and copy music files to a portable device or memory card. IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by copyright law
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    only be played on computers, CD players, or DVD players that support the file format you use to create the disc (MP3 is most commonly supported). For file format compatibility, check the documentation for the device where is described in "Creating jukebox discs" on page 46. 44 Getting Started Guide
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    be recorded repeatedly on a rewritable CD-RW disc, but all previously recorded files must be erased first. CD-R discs cannot be erased. IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by copyright
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    • If your recording fails, manually select a slower recording speed, if message displays warning you that all the tracks may not fit on your disc. IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products add songs from it. 46 Getting Started Guide
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    music files than a CD. Jukebox discs can only be played on computers, CD players, or DVD players that support the file format you use to create the disc (MP3 is most commonly supported). For file format compatibility, check the documentation for the device where you intend to play the disc. 7 Click
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    Plus calculates and displays the amount of recording space used on your disc. • If your recording fails, manually select a slower recording speed, if available, each time you make a recording. Refer to the Help discs can store significantly more files than a CD. 8 Click OK. 48 Getting Started Guide
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    . • Music files have been copied without errors by performing the procedure described in "Verifying audio disc recorded without errors" on page 45. IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by
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    programs can convert all the files from a CD or DVD and convert them into a single .iso file, or a series of .gi files (none exceeding 2 GB) known as an image file. You can use the image file to reproduce Most commercial DVDs are encoded to prevent unauthorized duplication. 50 Getting Started Guide
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    , as new media versions are introduced you will need to update the driver software for your LightScribeenabled CD or DVD drive. Get driver updates from the HP Support Web site: http://www.hp.com/support NOTE: LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to a black and white photograph. Creating
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    requires three things: • LightScribe-enabled DVD drive (Select models only). • Labeling software that supports LightScribe. • LightScribe discs (sold separately). Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler work on your PC while LightScribe is burning the label. 52 Getting Started Guide
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    Burning a LightScribe label after burning with iTunes iTunes works with Sonic Express Labeler to allow you to burn labels on a LightScribe audio CD. The playlist you create in iTunes to burn a disc is automatically imported into Express Labeler so that this information is available for you to use on
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    drive are fast, allowing quick recording times. NOTE: CD-R discs are more compatible with home and car stereos than CD-RW discs. 54 Getting Started Guide
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    less. For the latest disc compatibility information for your PC, go to the HP Support Web site at: http://www.hp.com/support NOTE: Double-Layer DVD technology is supported by select models only. NOTE: The Sonic recording programs support the double-layer technology. Creating Audio and Data Discs 55
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    -Layer Combo DVD CD-RW/DVD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 56 Getting Started Guide
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    Software Quick Reference Table Your PC includes a number of software programs that: • Record and play CDs. • Record data CDs. • Import and edit video files. • Record video CDs and DVDs. • Organize digital media files. The following table describes the functionality specific to each of these
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    included with your PC. You may need to install this CD before using the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive. To do this, follow the installation instructions that came with the CD. 58 Getting Started
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    clicking Start and then All Programs on your desktop. IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the , you need to: 1 Connect your video source device according to the device's instructions. 2 Turn your device on and set it to playback mode. 3 Make sure
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    a Video Project To create a video project: 1 Click Start, choose All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. 2 Click the Video tab to display the Video Guide. 3 Click Create Project, and then DVD or VCD depending on the type of project you want to create. A project named Untitled DVD-Video or
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    window is stored as a picture file (JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF, or PNG format). • Start Capture - Starts a video capture (.mpg format). Click Stop Capture to manually stop the capture if you did not set a capture length (step 5). 7 In the Save As dialog box, name the captured file and select the file
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    project You can create a slide show (a series of still images displayed automatically) by adding existing automatically created and linked to the previous menu by a Next button. You can manually add submenus to a project and use them to organize topics associated with the 61. 62 Getting Started Guide
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    Editing the style of a video project You can change the style of a number of elements within your video project. The elements include: • Background color and graphics on the menus and submenus. • Button styles. • Background music. • Text format (font, color, and size). • Import custom styles. To
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    include 2xDVD (8.5GB) (Double-Layer), DVD (4.7GB) (the default setting), DVD-RAM (2.6GB), and DVD (1.4BGB). Some of these formats may not be supported by your model of PC. 4 Insert the selected type of disc into the appropriate on page 66. • "DVD Recording Time" on page 67. 64 Getting Started Guide
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    to-Disc Wizard Sonic MyDVD includes Direct-to-Disc Wizards that guide you through the steps you must complete to create a DVD format). • Start Capture - Starts a video capture (.mpg format). Click Stop Capturing to manually stop the capture if you did not set a capture length (step 10). 12 A
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    animated menu buttons or backgrounds). NOTE: You can record the same file on a disc at each different speed to compare the results. 66 Getting Started Guide
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    The following table lists the approximate DVD-Video recording time for different disc sizes at different video quality settings (your DVD recorder may not support all these disc sizes). Video Quality HQ SP LP EP Audio Format Dolby Digital PCM Dolby Digital PCM Dolby Digital PCM Dolby Digital PCM
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    address listed in the Warranty and Support Guide, and search for your product name and number. The product number is on the lower front of the PC chassis. NOTE: Information and guides are associated with specific PC model numbers. Some models do not have guides or manuals available on the Web site
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    Connect to Customer Support. 4 Click Start a New Request. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to run a test or submit a problem. (Your PC must be connected to the Internet to submit a request.) Using Compaq Connections Compaq Connections (select models only) is an Internet-based service that brings
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    messages. Turning off messages NOTE: You cannot receive Compaq Connections messages, including important Support messages that may be critical to the operation of your PC, while the service is off. To turn off the Compaq Connections Service: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Choose All Programs
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    Connections. 5 Click Compaq Connections again. Compaq Connections displays. 6 Click Activate to reactivate the service. Using PC Help & Tools The PC Help & Tools folder (select models only) in the All Programs menu contains special utilities for PC owners such as support information and programs
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    45, 47 video quality 66 labels, LightScribe 51 multiple sessions 47 tips, data discs 48 VCDs 64 video projects to disc 64 buttons Compaq 7 customizing 9 E-Mail 8 Help 7 Mute 9 On 3 Power 3 Search 8 special keys 7 Standby 7 user 7 C cables, for connecting a TV 23 capturing video in video projects 61
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    Compaq Connections, using 70 Compaq keyboard button 7 Compaq Organize 6 components 3 compressed CDs 46 connecting a TV 23 multi-channel speakers 3-connectors 12 multi-channel speakers 6-connectors 15 connectors PC back 2 symbols on chassis Started Guide drive HP Personal Media Drive 29, 32 driver
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    Help and Support 70 Help and Support 70 Help and Support Center 5 Help button 7 HP Personal Media disc labeling 51 driver updates 51 labeling iTunes discs 53 requirements 52 M M4A files 44 manuals, on the recording programs 62 online manuals 69 onscreen guides 69 optical drive quick reference 56 organizing Internet
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    retasking audio connectors 18 rewriteable discs, erasing 44 S Safety & Comfort Guide 1 safety warnings 1 setting up PC 1 shortcut icons 6 slideshows sub-menus in video projects 62 Support messages 70 supported DVD formats 63 video file formats 61 symbols on chassis 2 system updates 70 T television,
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    PC image on TV 24 U updates, LightScribe drivers 51 updating, system 70 USB connecting an HP Personal Media Drive to the PC 29 User supported DVD formats 63 video button 7 Video CDs playing with Windows Media Player 41 playing with WinDVD 40 viewing onscreen guides 69 volume controls 9 W Web guides
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