Using HP MediaSmart software
HP MediaSmart turns your computer into a mobile entertainment center. With MediaSmart, you can
enjoy music and DVD and BD movies. You can also manage and edit your photo collections.
MediaSmart includes the following features:
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Playlist upload support:
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Upload your MediaSmart photo playlists to Internet photo albums, such as Snapfish.
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Upload your MediaSmart video playlists to YouTube.
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Export your MediaSmart playlist to the CyberLink DVD Suite.
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Pandora Internet radio (North America only)—Listen to music selected just for you, streamed from
the Internet.
To start MediaSmart:
Click the HP MediaSmart icon on the desktop.
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For more information on using MediaSmart, select Start > Help and Support, and then type
MediaSmart in the Search box.
Using multimedia software
To locate and use other preinstalled multimedia software:
Select Start > All Programs, and then open the multimedia program you want to use. For example,
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if you want to use Windows Media Player to play an audio CD, click Windows Media Player.
NOTE:
Installing multimedia software from a disc
Although your computer does not have an installed optical drive, you can easily access software, as
well as install software and access data from one of the following ways:
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Use an external optical drive (select models only).
NOTE:
USB port on another external device, such as a hub or docking station. For additional information
on external optical drives, refer to
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Share an optical drive from another computer that has an optical drive on your home network.
NOTE:
information on sharing optical drives, refer to
NOTE:
unusable through DVD or CD sharing.
Audio
Your computer enables you to use a variety of audio features:
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Play music using your computer speakers and/or connected external speakers
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Record sound using the internal microphone or connect an external microphone
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Download music from the Internet
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Some programs may be located in subfolders.
The external optical drive must be connected to the USB port on the computer, not to a
You must have a home network set up in order to share an optical drive. For additional
Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore
Using external drives on page
Sharing optical drives on page
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