Setting Up Additional Features - HP 100-000 Quick Setup Manual

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Setting up additional features

Using Beats Audio™ (select models only)
Your HP TouchSmart PC features audio connectors (headphone and Audio Out)
that are optimized for Beats Audio™ headphones and external audio systems
(purchased separately). Select HP TouchSmart PC models also include four
Beats-optimized internal speakers and a Beats toggle button
Your computer comes ready for you to experience music with Beats enabled. To
disable Beats, press the Beats toggle button; the Beats off icon appears on the
screen. To turn Beats on, press the Beats toggle button again. If your keyboard
does not contain the Beats toggle button, press Fn+B to enable and disable
Beats. To view the Beats user interface, from the Start screen, type b, and then
select HP Beats Audio.
All you need to do is plug the Beats Audio headphones into the side headphone
connector to experience crisp and clear sound separation. To experience the full
capability of BEATS audio using the internal speakers, HP recommends
connecting a matching HP subwoofer to the Sub connector on the back panel. If
you are using an external audio system, plug it into the Audio Out connector on
the back panel.
Using an HDMI monitor
If your computer has a graphics card with an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia
Interface) connector, Hewlett-Packard recommends using a DVI or VGA
connector for a monitor, and using HDMI to connect a TV.
If you use HDMI to connect your monitor, you may need to adjust some settings
to hear sound (see the following steps). Because of this, HP recommends that
you connect analog speakers to the computer if you want to hear sound during
the initial setup of the computer.
For optimum viewing, you may need to adjust the resolution setting for the
monitor (see Adjusting resolution on page 6).
Save this document for future use.
NOTE: If you ever need to recover the computer operating system by using the
Recovery Manager, you must repeat these procedures to activate sound and
adjust resolution for the HDMI connector.
IMPORTANT: Your HDMI monitor must be connected to the graphics card
before you activate sound and adjust resolution.
Activating sound
1. Press the Windows logo key on the keyboard to view the Desktop.
2. Right-click the Volume icon (white speaker) in the notification area, at the
far right of the task bar.
Using Beats Audio™ (select models only)
on the keyboard.
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