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Multimedia software ........................................................................................................................... 47
Accessing your preinstalled multimedia software .............................................................. 48
Installing your preloaded multimedia software ................................................................... 48
Installing multimedia software from a disc ......................................................................... 48
Audio .................................................................................................................................................. 49
Connecting external audio devices .................................................................................... 49
Checking your audio functions ........................................................................................... 49
Video .................................................................................................................................................. 51
Connecting an external monitor or projector ...................................................................... 51
Using the external monitor port ......................................................................... 51
Using the DisplayPort ........................................................................................ 51
Using the DreamColor display (select models only) ......................................... 52
Optical drive (select models only) ...................................................................................................... 53
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 53
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ....................................................................... 53
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs) ................................................................. 53
CD-R discs ........................................................................................................ 54
CD-RW discs ..................................................................................................... 54
DVD±R discs ..................................................................................................... 54
DVD±RW discs ................................................................................................. 54
LightScribe DVD+R discs .................................................................................. 54
Blu-ray Discs (BDs) ........................................................................................... 54
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................. 55
Configuring AutoPlay ......................................................................................................... 56
Changing DVD region settings .......................................................................................... 56
Observing the copyright warning ....................................................................................... 56
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................................ 57
Creating (burning) a CD, DVD, or BD ................................................................................ 57
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD) ..................................................................... 58
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 58
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD ............. 58
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................ 59
A disc does not play .......................................................................................... 60
A disc does not play automatically .................................................................... 61
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically .......................................................... 61
A movie is not visible on an external display ..................................................... 61
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before
completion ......................................................................................................... 61
A device driver must be reinstalled ................................................................... 62
Webcam ............................................................................................................................................. 64
Webcam tips ...................................................................................................................... 64
Adjusting webcam properties ............................................................................................. 64
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers ............................................. 62
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers ................................................... 62
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