HP Z558 HP Digital Entertainment Center - User's Guide - Page 172

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Problem (continued) When I push one of the special or multimedia buttons on the keyboard, nothing happens. My keyboard or the trackball doesn't work even though the HP Digital Entertainment Center and TV or monitor seem to work. Solution ■ Check that the standard keyboard keys and mouse work properly. Or ■ Check the button configuration. To configure the button: 1 Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware, if it is available. 3 Double-click Keyboard. 4 In the Keyboard Properties window that opens, click the Buttons tab. 5 Double-click the button you want to change. The button configuration window opens. 6 Choose the button capability from the drop-down list. Enter the Display label and the Address information. (For a Web site, enter the complete Web site URL in the Address box.) 7 Click OK and then on the Buttons tab, click Apply. 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 for each button you want to configure. 9 Click OK when you are finished configuring the keyboard. ■ Make sure the trackball is clean. If the trackball stops moving easily, the trackball and rollers probably require cleaning. a Rotate the trackball-cover ring counter-clockwise to remove the ring and release the trackball. b Rinse the trackball with soap and warm water. c Clean the rollers inside the HP Digital Entertainment Center with a cotton swab dampened with isopropyl alcohol. d Replace the trackball and the trackball-cover ring. ■ Make sure the keyboard syncs with the HP Digital Entertainment Center. See "Synchronizing the Keyboard" on page 130. ■ Try restarting the HP Digital Entertainment Center as follows: a Click Start on the taskbar. b Click Turn Off Computer. c Click Restart. 166 HP Digital Entertainment Center

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HP Digital Entertainment Center
When I push one of the
special or multimedia
buttons on the
keyboard, nothing
happens.
Check that the standard keyboard keys and mouse work properly.
Or
Check the button configuration.
To configure the button:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Printers and Other Hardware
, if it is available.
3
Double-click
Keyboard
.
4
In the Keyboard Properties window that opens, click the
Buttons
tab.
5
Double-click the button you want to change. The button configuration window
opens.
6
Choose the button capability from the drop-down list. Enter the Display label
and the Address information. (For a Web site, enter the complete Web site URL
in the Address box.)
7
Click
OK
and then on the Buttons tab, click
Apply
.
8
Repeat steps 5 through 7 for each button you want to configure.
9
Click
OK
when you are finished configuring the keyboard.
My keyboard or the
trackball doesn’t work
even though the
HP Digital
Entertainment Center
and TV or monitor seem
to work.
Make sure the trackball is clean. If the trackball stops moving easily, the
trackball and rollers probably require cleaning.
a
Rotate the trackball-cover ring counter-clockwise to remove the ring and
release the trackball.
b
Rinse the trackball with soap and warm water.
c
Clean the rollers inside the HP Digital Entertainment Center with a cotton
swab dampened with isopropyl alcohol.
d
Replace the trackball and the trackball-cover ring.
Make sure the keyboard syncs with the HP Digital Entertainment Center. See
“Synchronizing the Keyboard” on page 130.
Try restarting the HP Digital Entertainment Center as follows:
a
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
b
Click
Turn Off Computer
.
c
Click
Restart
.
Problem
(
continued
)
Solution