Screen Flashes; Screen Flickers; Unreadable Screen Text - HP z560 Setup Manual

Screen flashes

Problem: You may see the screen flash when:
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You turn on or restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center. The screen flash may occur and continue until the
initial startup completes and the Media Center or desktop appears.
Or
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You select the Display Settings, open the Display Properties, or use the screen adjustment option. The screen
flash may occur and continue until you close the window. This type of screen flash occurs normally and
appears while the operating system obtains and processes display resolution information.
Solution: Wait until the flash disappears. Some TV/displays may flash for several seconds to stabilize.

Screen flickers

Problem: You see a slight flicker of white text and borders and your system is set to a 480i or a 1080i
(interlaced) format. See "Scanning system" on page 31 for more information.
Solution: Change to a progressive scan format, such as 480p or 720p using the TV/Display Setup Wizard.
See "TV/Display Setup Wizard" on page 5. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Unreadable screen text

Problem: You have trouble reading the text.
Solution: Modify the desktop text to a larger size for easier reading on the screen with one of the following
procedures.
Enlarging screen text
If the desktop text size is too small, adjust the desktop icon text size on the HP Digital Entertainment Center:
1 Right-click with the mouse cursor in the Windows desktop.
2 Click Properties.
3 Click the Appearance tab.
4 Select Large or Extra Large fonts from the Font size drop-down menu.
5 Click Apply.
6 Click OK if you can read the text better.
Magnifying screen text
If you cannot read the text on the screen:
1 Press the Ctrl and Esc keys together, and then press R, type magnify, and then press Enter.
2 A separate window displays a magnified portion of your screen. The magnified image is centered on your
cursor. Move your cursor to view screen areas.
3 Click on the Microsoft
window size, as required, in the dialog box.
4 Press the Alt+X keys to exit.
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Magnifier window to change the magnification level and size of the magnification
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