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introduction 7

getting started 8

about this guide 9 using the remote control and front panel 10 button overview 12 typing with the onscreen keyboard 18

the keyboard’s keys 19 the internet connection 20

dial-up prompt 20

retrieving cd information 20

using the info button 20

connecting to internet radio 21

connecting to the internet guide 21

connecting for updates 21 power modes 22

on/off and sleep mode 22

screen saver 22 where to find help 23

playing CDs and recording music to the library 25

playing a CD 26

what's displayed 27 recording CD tracks 28

recording all tracks 28

what's displayed 29

recording selected tracks 30 retrieving CD information 31

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consolidating dial-up connections when recording 32 copying music from a networked PC 33

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enjoying your music library 35

sorting and playing your music 36

what's displayed 37 library navigation: select vs. play 38 searching within your library 39 creating and playing playlists 40

naming a playlist 40

adding music to a playlist 40

playing your playlists 41

modifying playlists 41

clearing a playlist 41 editing CD and track information 42 deleting music from your library 43

taking your music with you 45

writing to a CD 46

selecting a music format 48

erasing cd-rw media 48 putting your music on a portable device 49

supported devices 49

downloading to a portable device 49

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listening to internet radio 53

understanding internet radio 54

connection 54 buffering 54 graphics 55 station availability 55

finding and playing internet radio stations 56

featured stations 56 last station played 56 browse stations 56 my favorites 57 search all stations 57

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exploring music online 59

entertainment features 60 music finder 60 searching & shopping for music 61 your shopping cart 61

setting your preferences 63

audio settings 64

encoding rate 64 encoding format 65 audio test 65

network settings 66

basic settings 66 advanced settings 67

scheduling 70

time and date 70

time zone 70

update time 70 external devices 71

supported devices 71 general information 72

registration info 72

about your de100c 73

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installing and setting up 75

step 1: get ready 76

unpack your digital entertainment center 76

check your internet readiness 77

choose a location 77 step 2: connect 78

connect the audio 79

connect the video 80

connect dial-up or broadband 81

power up 81 step 3: check setup 82

turn on your system 82

about component with multiple inputs 82 step 4: configure 84

test the audio 84

set the time zone 84 step 5: connect to the internet 85

dial-up 85

broadband 88 step 6: register 91

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finding network settings on your PC 92

locating the network mask, internet gateway, and name server 92 locating the web proxy 94

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support and customer information 97

support and services 97

troubleshooting 97 hp customer care 97

repairs and service 98 hp upgraded warranty statement 99 warranty statement 100 privacy statement 102 product certifications 105

index 109

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introduction

Welcome to HP’s Digital Entertainment Center, the Internet-connected stereo component that brings the Internet music experience to your living room with the click of a button.

With the digital entertainment center, you can:

■ store and automatically catalog up to 750 CDs

■ create and enjoy playlists of your favorite tracks

■ take your favorite music anywhere by burning tracks to CD or copying them to your

portable MP3 player

■ download music, purchase CDs, and listen to Internet radio in your living room

— and more. This guide explains how to use your digital entertainment center. For simple, step-by-step

instructions on installing the device, see the setting up your hp digital entertainment center poster. For more detailed information on installation and connectivity, see “installing and setting up” on page 75 in this guide.

in this chapter...

getting started

— page 8

using the remote control and front panel

— page 10

button overview

— page 12

typing with the onscreen keyboard

— page 18

the internet connection

— page 20

power modes

— page 22

where to find help

— page 23

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getting started

Once you’ve installed and set up your digital entertainment center, you’ll want to quickly familiarize yourself with the basics.

■ learn to use the controls

You can operate the digital entertainment center with the remote control or from the front panel. This chapter gives you a look at all the buttons and their functions, as well as the onscreen keyboard.

■ understand the Internet connection

A quick overview helps you understand how the digital entertainment center uses the Internet to retrieve information, play music and more — as well as how features are kept up to date.

This chapter also explains the digital entertainment center’s power modes and tells you where to find help.

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about this guide

The chapters that follow show you how to store, organize and play your music, your way.

this chapter... explains how to...

2 playing CDs and recording music

to the library

get music onto your digital entertainment center

3 enjoying your music library find, organize, and listen to music in your

library

4 taking your music with you burn CDs and copy music to your portable

device

5 listening to internet radio find and play stations you know as well as

discover new favorites

6 exploring music online explore a world of discovery and

entertainment, and easily find and shop for music

7 setting your preferences use and change the digital entertainment

center’s settings

8 installing and setting up install and configure your digital entertainment

center

9 support and customer information contact HP Customer Care and presents the HP

Privacy Statement and other notices

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tip

Make sure you po int the re mote at the front o f the digital entertainment center — not at your TV screen.

using the remote control and front panel

The remote control lets you lean back, relax, and operate your digital entertainment center from across the room. Its buttons are described in “button overview,” starting on page 12.

Power on/off

Modes: CD, Library, Internet

Radio, Internet Guide, Home

Add item to a list

Shuffle/Repeat

Go to previous screen

Select the highlighted item

Display item playing

Display context-sensitive options* Display CD/artist/station information Scroll through long lists

Navigate up, down, left, right with a rrow key s Scroll through long lists

Rewind/skip back

Play

Record

Fast forward/skip forward Pause Stop

* The OPTIONS butto n bri ngs

up a menu of functions specific to the items you’re displaying. You’ll use it often to organize, add, edit and more.

The digital entertainment center’s infrared receiver requires an unobstructed signal from the remote control. If you place your digital entertainment center inside a cabinet, be sure the blue window area is not blocked from view. (Placing it behind glass is fine.)

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The front panel is designed to give you quick control over the digital entertainment center’s simpler functions, which don’t require the TV interface for navigation. Not all functions are available from the front panel. Its buttons are described in “button overview,” starting on page 12.

Navigate/SelectBack

Power

Open/close Rewind/ Play Fast forward/ Stop Pause Record Now USB Port

on/off

CD tray skip back skip forward playing

The digital entertainment center’s back panel is illustrated on page 78.

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introduction

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button overview

tip

button description details

If your digital ente rtainment center stops respond ing ,

ou can reset the system by pressing an d ho l d i ng the

Power button for six seconds

o power off, and then

powering on again.

basic operation

Power

CD tray open/ close

NOW PLAYING

Press and release for simple power on/off.

Press and hold for six seconds for full power down.

Open and close the CD tray. Manually push ing the CD tray clo sed

Return the display to either: — the screen from which the

currently playing audio item was launched, or

— the currently playing

video item

When turned off this way, the digital entertainment center enters sleep mode and the fan runs quietly. Restart is quick.

When powered down this way, the digital entertainment center’s fan turns off and the system performs self-maintenance. Restart takes one to two minutes; the system is refreshed.

may damage the dev ice.

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button description details

CD Go to the CD play and record

functions.

introduction

LIBRARY Go to the top level of all

Library functi on s.

From here you can access your recorded music, playlists, CD-Writer and portable functions, and music you’ve downloaded.

INTERNET

Go to Internet Radio.

RADIO

mode selection

INTERNET

Go to the Internet Guide.

GUIDE

HOME Go to the top level of all

functions.

From here you can choose CD,

Library, Internet Radio, Internet Guide, or Settings.

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button description details

ADD Add an item to a list.

SHUFFLE/ REPEAT

INFO

special functions

OPTIONS Bring up a menu of

Toggle between repeat mode, shuffle mode, both repeat and shuffle, and regular play.

Retrieve CD, artist , or radio station information from the Internet.

operations that can be performed on the currently selected item. Onscreen Help is also available throug h OPTIONS.

Graphics on the TV and on the front panel are visible when shuffle and/ or repeat are in use.

Choices include discography, related artists, album details, and more.

Pressing OPTIONS a second time closes the pop -up menu.

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button description details

BACK Return to the previously

displayed screen or close transient screens, such as the onscreen keyb oard, pop-up menus, and add pads.

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navigation

SEL Select the currently

highlighted item.

Arrows

Up and Down arrows

navigate through onscreen items.

On most screens: — Left goes to the previous

screen in the current task hierarchy (similar to BACK).

— Right goes to the next

screen in the current task hierarchy (similar to SEL).

PG UP

Moves up, page by page, through lists that are longer than one screen.

PG DN Moves down, page by page,

through lists that are longer than one screen.

When choosing artist or album names, etc., SEL navigates down to the next level, displaying the item’s contents. At the lowest level — track title — SEL also functions as the Play or ADD button.

Navigation wraps up and down the screen. For example, pr e ssin g Down from the last item brings you to the first item.

In the onscre en keyboard, n avigation also wraps left and right.

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button description details

Rewind/ skip back

Play Play the currently highlighted

transport controls

Fast forward/ skip forward

To rewind the currently playing song, pres s and hold.

To skip to the beginning of the song, press and release.

To skip back through the songs in the currently playing list, repeatedly pre ss and release.

item.

To move forward within the currently playing song, press and hold.

To move to the beginning of the next song, press and release.

To move forward thr ou gh the songs in the currently playing list, repeatedly pre ss and release.

You can press Play for any highlighted item, including an album, an artist – even an entire genre – and all the songs within that highlighted item play.

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button description details

Record Record the current item or list. When you first insert a CD, you can

simply pre ss Record to record the entire CD to the digital entertainment center.

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Stop

Stop the currently playing/ recording/downloading item (audio or video) .

transport controls

Pause Pause the currently playing

item.

To resume play, press Pause again or press Play.

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tip

hen the keyboard appears, it sometimes contains information you want to erase be fo re you begin typing (such as Playlist #1) To erase the entire field quickly, simply select clear.

typing with the onscreen keyboard

The digital entertainment center’s onscreen keyboard appears whenever you choose a function that requires typed input. You use it to enter information about your Internet connection, to register, to name playlists, to edit CD and track information, and more.

Use the arrow keys on the remote or front panel to navigate around the keyboard. Press SEL to select the key that’s highlighted.

Navigation wraps around the keyboard, both left/right and up/down.

typing field

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the keyboard’s keys

the keyboard’s keysthe keyboard’s keys

command description

done accepts the entry as shown in the typing field and closes the

onscreen keyboard

cancel cancels any changes made in the current typing session and

closes the onscreen keyboard

clear clears the entire typing field delete deletes the keystroke preceding the flashing cursor (functions

like backspace on a computer keyboard)

left arrow moves the cursor position to the left right arrow moves the cursor position to the right case changes the alphabetical characters to upper or lower case

tip

If you press the remote’s BACK button while th e keyboard is onscreen, the keyboard disappears and your typing is not saved, just as if you had selected cancel. To finish and save your typing, selec t done.

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the internet connection

tip

The digital entertainment center performs some functions on its own, and some functions

dial-up users

If you need your phone line

hile the digital entertainment center is connected to the Internet, the fastest way to break the connect i o n and free the line is to quickl y press and release the digital entertainmen t center’s

Power button.

require connection to the Internet. If you’re a dial-up user, you need to be aware of when these connections occur. A successful connection, of course, requires the appropriate dial-up line to be free.

If you’re a broadband user, the digital entertainment center’s Internet access should be transparent to you.

dial-up prompt

When the digital entertainment center is set up for dial-up use, the default procedure is to prompt the user each time a connection is required. When the prompt appears, select Yes to make the connection. To decline the connection, select No or ignore the prompt (it times out in 20 seconds).

If you want the connection to occur automatically (without prompting), change the Prompt before dialing setting under Advanced network settings to No.

See “prompt before dialing” on page 69 for details.

retrieving cd information

When you insert a music CD for the first time, the digital entertainment center makes a brief connection to the Internet to retrieve the album, artist, genre and track information. If for any reason the data isn’t automatically retrieved when you first insert the CD, you can make this connection manually by pressing OPTIONS, then choosing cd info.

For more information on this function, see “retrieving CD information” on page 31.

using the info button

In CD or Library mode, when you press the INFO button and then choose discography or related artists from the pop-up menu, the digital entertainment center connects to the Internet

to access the requested information.

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connecting to internet radio

To play Internet radio stations, the digital entertainment center must be connected to the Internet during the entire play session. If you’re connecting to the Internet via dial-up, the connection engages the phone line, just as a PC-based Internet connection does.

See “listening to internet radio” on page 53 for a full explanation of Internet radio’s functions and behavior.

connecting to the internet guide

The material presented on the Internet guide is updated regularly and streamed live to your digital entertainment center. Therefore, the digital entertainment center must be connected to the Internet while you’re using any of the Internet guide’s features.

See “exploring music online” on page 59 for more on the Internet Guide.

tip

fter the digital entertainment center perf orm s an In ternetrelated operation, it holds the connection open for a short period of time.

If another Internet-related operation occurs while the connection is still live, it is handled immediate ly, since there is no del a y to dial in again.

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connecting for updates

As features are added to the HP Digital Entertainment Center and its software is enhanced, HP updates your device automatically. You won’t see large-scale changes to the features or presentation, but you will occasionally find new options available to you. You don’t need to take any action to receive these updates. If you want to change the scheduled update time, see “update time” on page 70 for details.

At update time, the digital entertainment center turns on (if it’s in sleep mode), performs any appropriate internal maintenance, and connects to the digital entertainment portal if it needs to download new updates. Once the device has gathered the available updates, it disconnects any dial-up connection and then applies the updates internally. The front panel displays an Update Mode message along with instructions not to power off the device, and the Power button is disabled to prevent an inadvertent error. When finished, the digital entertainment center returns to the mode it was in.

caution

Unpluggin g th e de vi ce during update could cause damage t o the digital entertainment center’s software.

If for any reason the device cannot reach the digital entertainment portal at update time, the process reschedules itself for the next day.

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tip

If your digital e ntertainment center stops responding, you can reset the system by pressing and holding the

Power button for six seconds

to power off, and then powering on again.

power modes

on/off and sleep mode

When you quickly press and release the Power button, the digital entertainment center processes for a moment then enters sleep mode (rather than turning off completely), and the cooling fan runs quietly. This sleep mode allows the digital entertainment center to power up quickly when you turn the device back on. From sleep, the device powers on to the home screen.

You can power down the device completely by pressing and holding the Power button for six seconds. The cooling fan will turn off and the software will reset.

If the device has been powered off or has experienced a power loss, the next power-on will require a one- to two-minute startup sequence and will bring you to the initial welcome screen.

screen saver

Because some TV screens may be susceptible to burn-in, or low-grade damage to the screen image when static images are displayed for an extended time, the digital entertainment center switches to a screen-saver mode when it is inactive for 10 minutes: the TV displays a screen saver and the front-panel display dims. To restore the regular views, press any button on the remote or the front panel. (The first button press simply refreshes the screen and is not processed.)

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where to find help

Answers to many frequently asked questions are available onscreen at any time. Press OPTIONS, then select help.

For technical support, see “hp customer care” on page 97. For more information on the HP Digital Entertainment Center, visit either:

■ www. hp.com/support/de100c

■ www. hp.com/go/dec

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playing CDs and recording

music to the library

The digital entertainment center’s CD mode lets you:

■ play CDs, just as you would on any CD player

■ record CDs to the device, where the resulting MP3 files become part of your music

library

■ gather CD information for a CD, if for some reason the information wasn’t retrieved

the first time you inserted it

You can also record music to the digital entertainment center by copying it directly from a networked PC.

note

To burn tracks from y o ur l i brar y on to CD -R or CD-RW me dia, see “taking your mu sic with you” on page 45.

accessing CD functions

To access cd functions, either:

■ press CD on your remote or front panel:

■ select CD from the home menu

in this chapter...

playing a CD

— page 26

recording CD tracks

— page 28

retrieving CD information

— page 31

consolidating dial-up connections when recording

— page 32

copying music from a networked PC

— page 33

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tip

If you press Play or Record but don’t hear music, make sure:

your receiver’s au dio input

■

setting is set properly the volume is turned up and

■

is not muted

playing a CD

1 On the front panel, press the Open Tray button:

Insert a CD, then close the tray.

2 Select CD from the home menu, or press CD:

The digital entertainment center retrieves the CD information — artist, album title, track titles, and genre — from the Internet. When the CD track titles appear, the first track is highlighted.

dial-up users

It takes a minute or two for the digital entertainment center to dial-up and connect with the CD database.

3 If you want to start playing at a different track, use the arrow keys to highlight the

track you want.

4 Press Play:

The CD plays, beginning at the highlighted track. While playing, you can:

— Stop playing:

Press Play to start playing the selected track from the beginning.

— Pause playing:

Press Play or press Pause again to continue playing the selected track.

— Fast-forward or rewind:

These buttons let you quickly move forward or backward through the track.

— Shuffle/Repeat to randomly play your music or to repeat the selected music:

The shuffle and/or repeat icons appears in the lower left corner of your television and front panel when these functions are in use.

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what's displayed

While you’re playing a CD, your television displays the following:

CD mode icon

arrow

indicates currently playing track

highlighted track

track titles and length

currently playing track

And the front panel shows this information:

CD mode icon

connected to Internet

icon is on when connected; off when offline

artist name - album title

1. track 1 title track length

2. track 2 title track length

3. track 3 title track length

4. track 4 title track length

5. track 5 title track length

track title - artist

Artist

Artist Artist

Album title

Album titleAlbum title

Track title

Track titleTrack title

Time elapsed/track length

Time elapsed/track lengthTime elapsed/track length

arrow indicates currently playing track

time elapsed/ track length

connected to internet

icon is white when connected; yellow when connecting; dim when offline

tip

If you navigate to different screens while playing a CD, press NOW PLAYING at any time to return to this screen.

The currently playing track will be highlighted.

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tip

The digital en tertainmen t center records about fou r ti mes faster than it plays.

fter the last track is recorded (a white dot next to each title means it has been recorded), you can press Stop to stop playing, then begin recording your next CD.

recording CD tracks

You can record all tracks on a CD to the digital entertainment center or select specific tracks to record. When you record them, tracks are:

■ converted to MP3 format (if they are not already MP3 files)

■ stored on the digital entertainment center's hard drive

■ catalogued according to artist, album, genre, and track title

note

recording all tracks

You can retrieve the CD information later if your Internet connection is not available at the time of recording. See “retrieving CD information” on page 31. You also can edit the CD information. See “editing CD and track information” on page 42.

The simplest recording operation is to record an entire CD. Here's how:

1 On the front panel, press the Open Tray button:

Insert a CD, then close the tray.

2 Select CD from the home menu, or press CD:

The digital entertainment center retrieves the CD information and displays it.

dial-up users

It takes a minute or two for the digital entertainment center to dial-up and connect with the CD database. To make better use of your connection when recording multiple CDs, see “consolidatin g dial -u p connection s wh en recording” on page 32.

3 Press Record:

The CD plays, beginning with the first track, and the digital entertainment center records the tracks to the hard drive.

To cancel, press Stop:

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what's displayed

While you’re recording, your television displays the following:

artist name - album title

dots show recording status: white: tr ac k has be en

recorded

red: track is being

recorded

green: track is selected

to record

1. track 1 title track length

2. track 2 title track length

3. track 3 title track length

4. track 4 title track length

5. track 5 title track length

tip

To ensure tracks are recorded

ithout errors, all navigation is disabled during the record operation.

ou can navigate aro u n d the digital entert ai n m en t center after recording is finished, even as play continues.

playing CDs and recording music

currently play ing track recording statu s

track title - artist

currently recording track 3 - press Stop to cancel

time elapsed/ track length

And the front panel shows this information:

Artist - Album title

Artist - Album titleArtist - Album title

Track recording % recorded

Track recording % recordedTrack recording % recorded Track playing

Track playing

Track playingTrack playing time elapsed/track length

time elapsed/track length

time elapsed/track lengthtime elapsed/track length

dot identifies the track recording; arrow indicates the currently playing track

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time elapsed and track length refer to the currently playing track

recording selected tracks

tip

Here’s how to record a specific set of tracks.

1 On the front panel, press the Open Tray button:

To find out how much room is left on your hard drive, press

HOME. Select settings, then

select general informa tion, then

bout de100c.

Insert a CD, then close the tray.

2 Select CD from the home menu, or press CD:

The digital entertainment center retrieves the CD information and displays it.

3 Use the arrow keys to highlight the first track you want to record:

4 While the track is highlighted, press OPTIONS: 5 Select record track. An add pad appears, and the track title is added to it.

6 To select another track to record, use the arrow keys to highlight it. Press ADD:

Continue highlighting and adding until all of the tracks you want to record are on the add pad.

7 Press Record:

The selected tracks play, and the digital entertainment center records the tracks to the hard drive.

To cancel, press Stop:

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retrieving CD information

The first time you insert a CD to play or record it, the digital entertainment center retrieves the CD information (artist and album name, track titles, etc.) over the Internet. If for some reason the data isn’t retrieved when you first insert the CD, you can still play and/or record the CD without the information, then retrieve the information later. Here’s how.

1 On the front panel, press the Open Tray button:

Insert a CD, then close the tray.

2 Select CD from the Home menu, or press CD:

3 Press OPTIONS: 4 Select cd info. The digital entertainment center retrieves the CD information.

If you have already recorded the CD to the digital entertainment center, the information is automatically applied to the tracks in your library.

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consolidating dial-up connections when recording

If you want to record from several CDs and you use a dial-up connection, here’s the most efficient way to gather the CD information. This method lets you avoid repeated dial-ups (the longest part of the information gathering process) to make multiple database retrievals (a very short part of the process).

To gather CD information for several CDs:

1 On the front panel, press the Open Tray button:

Insert a CD, then close the tray.

2 Press CD:

The digital entertainment center retrieves the CD information.

3 When the CD track titles appear, remove the CD and insert another. This time the

information appears quickly, because the Internet connection is already live.

The digital entertainment center attempts to retrieve CD information only the first time a

note

CD is inserted. If you insert a CD and the digital entertainment center does not attempt to retrieve its data, press

4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for all of the CDs you plan to record.

OPTIONS

, then select

to get the CD information.

cd info

The digital entertainment center now recognizes each of the CDs you've inserted. It does not need to connect again when you play or record the CDs.

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copying music from a networked PC

To copy MP3 files from your PC to your digital entertainment center, you can either:

tip

■ burn the files to CD and then record the CDs to your library (see “recording CD tracks”

on page 28), or

■ copy the files directly across your home network

To copy the files directly, your PC and your digital entertainment center must be networked together. In addition, you must enable file sharing on your digital entertainment center (see “file sharing” on page 68 for instructions).

To copy files directly:

1 On your PC, choose Start, then Run. 2 In the Run window's Open field, type the IP address of your de100c.

A window appears, containing a folder called import.

To find the digital entertainment center’s IP address, go to the digital entertainment

note

center itself. From the home menu, select Settings, t hen Network settings. The IP address is displayed onscreen.

3 Locate the MP3 files on your PC that you want to copy. For example:

— From Start, choose Find, then Files or Folders. — In the Named field, enter *.mp3. — Ensure that the Look In field is set to the drive you want to search. — Click on Find Now.

The copied files will quickly appear in your music library, catalogued with the same artist, album, genre and tr ack titles as they were on you r P C.

If you don't see the files right away, note that the digital entertainment center must be on, but idle, for about two minutes to perform the operation.

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4 Select (highlight) the files you want and copy (drag) them to the import folder.

You cannot copy files directly from the digital entertainment center to the PC.

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enjoying your music library

When you reco rd CD or MP 3 tr acks , the musi c fi les beco me pa rt of your libr ary . Wit hin you r library, you can:

■ sort, view, search, and navigate through your music

■ play your music

■ edit CD and track information

■ delete tracks

■ create and play playlists

You can also download tracks to a portable device and burn tracks from your library onto digital audio CD-R or CD-RW media. See “taking your music with you” on page 45.

accessing your library

To access your library, either:

■ press LIBRARY on your remote or front panel:

■ select Library from the home menu

in this chapter...

sorting and playing your music

— page 36

library navigation: select vs. play

— page 38

searching wit hin your librar y

— page 39

creating and playing playlists

— page 40

editing CD and track information

— page 42

deleting music from your library

— page 43

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sorting and playing your music

You can sort your music to play any collection of tracks in your library, such as a complete CD, your entire collection by a specific artist, or all of a particular genre. (To create and play playlists, see page 40.)

To sort and play your music:

1 From the library menu, select Music. The following categories are displayed:

— Artists — Albums — Genres — Track titles

2 Navigate to the category you want to view, then press SEL:

The category’s contents appear. Continue navigating and selecting until you have chosen the music you want to hear.

3 Press Play:

All the tracks to be played are displayed, and play begins. While playing, you can:

— Stop playing:

Press Play to start playing the selected track from the beginning.

— Pause playing:

Pause

Press Play or press

— Fast-forward or rewind:

These buttons let you quickly move forward or backward through the track.

— Shuffle/Repeat to randomly play your music or to repeat the selected music:

The shuffle and/or repeat icons appears in the lower left corner of your television and front panel when these functions are in use.

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again to continue playing the selected track.

what's displayed

While you’re playing tracks in your library, your television displays the following:

Library mode icon

arrow indicates

currently playi ng track

highlighted track

track titles and length

artist name - album title

1. track 1 title track length

2. track 2 title track length

3. track 3 title track length

4. track 4 title track length

5. track 5 title track length

tip

If you navigate to different screens while playing music in your library, pre s s NOW

PLAYING at any time to return

to this screen. The currently playing track will

be highlighted.

currently playing track

track title - artist

time elapsed/ track length

And the front panel shows this information:

Library mode icon

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Artist

Artist Artist

Album title

Album titleAlbum title

Track title

Track titleTrack title

Length played/track length

Length played/track lengthLength played/track length

arrow indicates the currently playing track

enjoying your music library

library navigation: select vs. play

The SEL and Play buttons have separate but overlapping functions. When any category is highlighted:

■ SEL displays a list of all the items in that category

■ Play plays all the music in that category

For example, if you press SEL while a genre is highlighted, the tracks within that genre will be listed. If you press Play while the genre is highlighted, all the tracks within that genre will play.

At the lowest level — track titles — SEL works just like Play: it plays the listed music, beginning with the highlighted track.

SEL and Play in library navigation

music

artists albums genres track titles

artists

artist A artist B artist C

artist B

album 1 album 2 album 3

album 1

track 1 track 2 track 3

plays your entire collection, artist by artist

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plays artist B's entire collection

plays all tracks on album 1

starts playing at the hi

hlighted track

searching within your library

You can move quickly to a specific artist, track, or other item in your by using the search function. This feature is particularly useful when you’ve recorded a large amount of music to your digital entertainment center.

1 From the library menu, select Music. 2 Highlight the category you want to search within, such as Artists or Track titles.

Press SEL:

3 Press OPTIONS: 4 Select search. 5 Use the onscreen keyboard (detailed on page 18) to enter the first few letters of the

item you’re searching for, then select done on the keyboard.

The display will jump to the section of the music l ist that matches your search criteria. Use the arrow buttons to navigate further within the list.

Search is not case sensitive.

note

tip

The search function looks for items alphabetica lly as they exist in the data b as e.

If you’re searching for an artist named, for example, John Blue, typing BL will not bring you to the correct area in your list; typing JO will.

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tip

ou can follow these steps to add music to a playlist any time.

The tracks you add will appear at the bottom of the playlist.

creating and playing playlists

A playlist is a collection of tracks that you choose and organize anyway you like. You can create up to 99 playlists of any length on your digital entertainment center.

You can name your playlist first, then add music to it; or you can add music first, then rename

note

the playlist.

naming a playlist

To change the order, see “modifying playlists” on page 41.

1 From the library menu, select Playlists, then highlight the list you want to rename. 2 Press OPTIONS:

3 Select rename. 4 Use the onscreen keyboard to name your list, then select done.

adding music to a playlist

1 From the library menu, select Music. 2 Navigate down to the appropriate level and highlight the first item you want to add to

the playlist. You can add items track by track, or you can add multi-track items, such as an entire album.

3 Press OPTIONS: 4 Select add to, then select playlist.

5 Select the desired playlist. An add pad appears and the item is added to the list. If you

add a multi-track item, all of the item’s track titles appear on the add pad.

6 Continue adding items by navigating through the music list and pressing ADD: 7 When finished, press OPTIONS:

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playing your playlists

To play a playlist:

tip

1 From the library menu, select Playlists. 2 Highlight the playlist you want to hear.

3 Press Play:

modifying playlists

You can add or delete tracks in a playlist, or change their order. To add to your playlist, see “adding music to a playlist” on page 40. To delete or move items in your playlist:

1 From the library menu, select Playlists. 2 Highlight the list you want to modify, then press SEL:

The playlist’s contents are displayed.

3 Highlight the item you want to move or delete, then press OPTIONS: 4 Delete or move the item:

— To delete it, select delete. The item is removed from the playlist. — To move it, select move. Use the arrow keys to move the item, then press SEL.

clearing a playlist

To clear a playlist:

hen you delete an item from a playlist, it is NOT removed from the library.

To delete tracks fro m your library, see “deleting music from your library” on page 43.

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1 From the library menu, select Playlists. 2 Navigate to the list you want to clear, then press OPTIONS: 3 Select clear list. All tracks are cleared from the playlist.

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tip

editing CD and track information

To edit or add to the CD and track information stored in your music library:

re you missing

CD information?

The online database may not have information for some rare or obscure CDs.

However, if you record a CD and the information isn’t automatically retrieved, try again to retrieve it before you enter it manually, as the information may have become availab l e o r y ou r initial connection may have been faulty.

See “retrieving CD information” on page 31.

1 Highlight the item you want to edit, then press OPTIONS: 2 Select edit. The information appears onscreen. 3 Highlight the category you want to edit, then press SEL:

For some categories, a drop-down menu appears, with Use keyboard as the first item. For others, the onscreen keyboard automatically appears.

4 Either:

— use the onscreen keyboard to make changes (see page 18) and select done when

finished, or

— highlight an item from the menu, then press SEL: 5 If desired, select and edit another category. 6 When finished, press OPTIONS: 7 Select done.

how changes are applied

If you edit:

■ a track, the changes you make are applied to that track only

■ an artist, album or genre, your changes are applied to all tracks listed for that artist,

album or genre

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deleting music from your library

To delete music from your digital entertainment center:

1 From the library menu, select Music, then navigate down to the appropriate level (for

example, albums or track titles).

2 Highlight the item you want to delete, then press OPTIONS: 3 Select delete. A confirmation pop-up appears onscreen.

4 Highlight delete, then press SEL:

The item is deleted from your music library.

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taking your music with you

The HP Digital Entertainment Center makes it easy to enjoy your music collection wherever you go. In addition to playing and organizing the music in your library, you can:

■ write MP3 files or standard music files onto CD

■ download MP3 tracks to a portable device

accessing the functions

Go to your library to make your music portable:

■ press LIBRARY on your remote or front panel:

■ select Library from the home menu

in this chapter...

writing to a CD

— page 46

putting your music on a portable device

— page 49

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tip

Once you’ve chosen music files to write to CD, the list is accessible until you write the CD (from the library menu, select CD-Writer to access the list).

hen the writing process is complete, your list of songs is deleted.

If you want to create a list that remains available (such as to download to a portable de vi ce or just to listen to), build a playlist first, then add the playlist to your tracks for

riting add pad).

See page 40 for instructions on playlists.

writing to a CD

The HP Digital Entertainment Center writes to CD-R and CD-RW discs that comply with the Digital Audio standard. Digital Audio CDs are widely available through consumer electronics retailers.

To create a CD on the digital entertainment center, you first compile the list of tracks you want to write to CD and choose a music format. Then you can refine the list before writing it to CD.

1 Place a blank Digital Audio CD (CD-R or CD-RW media) in the CD tray. 2 From the library menu, select Music or Playlists. 3 Navigate down to the appropriate level and highlight the first item you want to add to

your CD. You can add items track by track, or you can add multi-track items, such as an entire

album or a complete playlist.

4 When the item is highlighted, press OPTIONS: 5 Select add to, then select cd-writer.

6 Select the music format you want to use (see “selecting a music format” on page 48). 7 Continue adding items to the add pad by navigating through the music list and

pressing ADD:

The digital entertainment center writes CDs at a speed up to 8x when you use digital audio

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note

CD-R discs and up to 4x when you use digital audio CD-RW discs.

8 When finished, press OPTIONS:

The tracks for writing screen displays your list.

tip

taking your music with you

— To delete a track from the list, highlight the track, then press OPTIONS.

Select delete.

— To change the order of the tracks, highlight a track, then press OPTIONS.

Select move, and use the up or down arrow to move the item. When you are

To ensure CDs are written

ithout errors, all navigation (except Stop) is disabled while the CD is being written.

done, press SEL.

— To clear the entire list, press OPTIONS, then select clear.

If you have chosen too many tracks to fit on the CD or if any tracks on your list are not in correct MP3 format, you’ll see an error message below the list. Scroll through the track list to see which tracks are marked won’t fit or bad MP3?, then delete tracks from the list accordingly.

9 To write the list to CD, press OPTIONS:

Select record all.

error message

If the disc in the drive is not writable or there is no disc present, you’ll see an error message below the list. Ensure that:

■ a disc is in the drive

■ the disc is Digital Audio CD-R or CD-RW

■ the disc is blank: the digital entertainment center cannot append files to a partially

written disc (you can erase CD-RW media; see page 48)

To continue:

1 Replace or insert the media. 2 Press OPTIONS: 3 Select record all.

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selecting a music format

This table will help you determine which CD format you want to use.

option description pros cons

write a music CD

write an MP3 CD (flat file system)

write an MP3 CD (full file system)

Converts MP3 fil es to standard music files.

Writes MP3 files to CD without a subdirectory system.

Writes MP3 files to CD with a subdirectory system.

Resulting CDs can be played on most CD players when using CD-R media, and on many CD players when using CD-RW media.

Resulting CDs can be played in all MP3-compatible CD players.

(Some CD players — particularly some porta ble players — that can play MP3 CDs can play with flat file systems. If your CD player cannot play a CD created with a full file system, try playing a CD written with this option.)

Files are named accor ding to the track title and placed in subdirectories according to artist and album names.

only

CDs

erasing cd-rw media

1 From the library menu, select CD-Writer, then press OPTIONS:

Compared to MP3, fewer tracks fit on CD (about 10-20 tracks, de pending on file size).

File names appear as “track001.mp3,” “track002.mp3,” etc.

Some CD play ers (particularly some portable players) cannot play MP3 CDs with full file systems.

2 Select erase cd-rw. 3 Select Yes on the pop-up menu to confirm the operation.

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putting your music on a portable device

supported devices

The digital entertainment center supports a number of portable devices for music transfer, including:

■ Sonicblue Rio 500

■ Iomega HipZip

■ SanDisk ImageMate — CompactFlash card reader, MultiMediaCard reader

Look for support for additional devices to be added through software updates. See

hp.com/support/de100c for the latest information on supported devices and new functions.

note

You cannot transfer music from your portable device to the digital entertainment center.

downloading to a portable device

To download music from your digital entertainment center to a portable device, you first need to connect the device and compile the list of tracks you want to transfer. Then you can refine the list before starting the transfer.

1 Connect the USB cable provided with your portable device to the device itself and to

the digital entertainment center. (The digital entertainment center has one USB port on the front and two USB ports on the back.)

tip

Once you’ve chosen music files to write to your portable device, the list is accessible until you make the transfer (to access the list, select Portables from the library menu).

hen the transfer i s complete,

your list of songs is deleted. To create a list that remains

available (such as to write to CD or ju st to listen to), build a playli st first, then add the playlist to your portable.

See page 40 for instructions on creating a playlist.

taking your music with you

2 If your portable device has a power switch, make sure it’s powered on. (If the device is

not on or has insufficient battery power, the digital entertainment center may not find or recognize it.) If the device requires media (such as a memory card), ensure that the media is in place.

3 From the library menu, select Music or Playlists. 4 Navigate down to the appropriate level and highlight the first item you want to add to

your portable.

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tip

You can add items track by track, or you can add multi-track items, such as an entire album or a complete playlist.

When the item is highlighted, press OPTIONS:

To ensure tracks are transferred without errors, all navigation except Stop is disabled during the transfer.

DO NOT disconnect the de vi c e during a transfer; you could damage your portable device or media and leave the de100c in an unfinished state, requiring a power reset (see “on/off and sleep mode” on page 22).

5 Select add to, then select portable.

The digital entertainment center searches for connected portable devices (this may take a moment).

6 From the portable devices li sted onscreen , selec t the device you w ant to transfer to. A s

needed, select the appropriate folder or memory location as well. (For information on setting up your portable device’s file structure, see “external devices” on page 71.)

The portable device’s list of contents appears onscreen, including files that were already stored on the device.

7 Continue adding items to the add pad by navigating through the music list and

pressing ADD:

8 When finished, press OPTIONS:

The screen displays your list, noting which tracks are already on device, which tracks will fit, and which tracks won’t fit.

— To delete a track from the list, highlight the track, then press OPTIONS.

Select delete.

— To change the order of the tracks, highlight a track, then press OPTIONS.

Select move, and use the up or down arrow to move the item. When you are done, press SEL.

— To clear the entire list, press OPTIONS, then select clear.

9 To transfer the listed tracks to your portable, press OPTIONS:

Select start transfer. If you want to stop the transfer process, press Stop.

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error message

If you see the message “no portable device present” when your portable device is connected to the digital entertainment center, check the following:

■ Is your portable supported? Go to www.hp.com/support/de100c for an updated list

of supported players.

■ Is your device powered on?

■ Is the USB cable securely attached to the portable device and the digital entertainment

center? Unplug and reconnect the cable.

■ Does the portable device have sufficient power?

■ Does the portable device have media in place, if required?

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listening to internet radio

With the digital entertainment center, you can discover new music and Internet radio stations as well as enjoy your favorites. From the internet radio menu you can:

■ play Internet radio stations

■ explore new and featured stations

■ browse and search for stations by genre, location, and more

■ save your favorite stations for quick access

accessing internet radio

To access Internet radio, either:

■ press INTERNET RADIO on your remote or front panel:

■ select Internet Radio from the home menu

in this chapter...

understanding internet radio

— page 54

finding and playing internet radio stations

— page 56

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understanding internet radio

Internet radio is an audio stream, sometimes accompanied by graphics, that you access over the Internet. Thousands of Internet radio stations are available, and because signal distance is not an issue, you can play stations from around the world as well as local favorites.

The following information will help you understand how Internet radio works.

connection

To play Internet radio stations, the digital entertainment center must be connected to the Internet during the entire play session. If you connect via broadband, your connection is always on; if you connect via dial-up, you need to establish the connection first.

At today’s transmission rates, both dial-up and broadband users will experience short pauses while playing Internet radio — first as the device connects to the specific station, then as the audio stream is buffered to the listening device.

buffering

Buffering is the method Internet radio stations use to help the music (or other audio) play smoothly. Because the audio stream generally can’t be transmitted as quickly as it plays, a certain amount of the stream is sent to the device before play begins. Once the playing device has received enough data, it begins to play.

When listening to Internet radio on any device, you experience these buffering pauses from time to time as the data works to catch up with the play rate.

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graphics

Many Internet radio stations transmit graphics — even video — as part of the data stream. When possible, the digital entertainment center displays these graphics on your television screen. However, most user interaction with Internet radio graphics (such as “click here” notices) is designed for browser-based Web access and is therefore not compatible with the digital entertainment center.

station availability

Internet radio stations are sometimes unavailable due to limited broadcast schedules or technical difficulties with the stations themselves. If a station is unavailable, try again later.

The digital entertainment center cannot record music you hear on Internet radio.

note

listening to internet radio

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finding and playing internet radio stations

tip

A brief explanation of the features is all you need to use and enjoy Internet radio.

ou can navigate aro u n d the

digital entert ai n m en t center

hile you’re playing an

Internet radio station. The audio stream won’t stop

until you press Stop or play another item.

Press NOW PLAYING to return to the station’s screen.

featured stations

Several Internet radio stations are selected — and regularly updated — to help you sample and discover new music and stations you might not run across on your own. To listen to a featured station, simply highlight it and press SEL or Play.

last station played

To listen to the last station you selected:

1 Highlight last station played. 2 Press SEL or Play: or

browse stations

Select this feature to look for stations by genre. To browse:

1 From the Internet Radio menu, select Browse stations. 2 Navigate to the genre you want, then press SEL:

3 Navigate to a station name, then press SEL or Play: or

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my favorites

Select this function for fast access to your favorite stations.

■ You can add a station to your favorites at any time: highlight the station and either:

— press the ADD button:

— press OPTIONS and select add to fav’s:

■ To play a station in your favorites list:

1 From the Internet Radio menu, select My favorites. 2 Navigate to the station you want, then press SEL or Play: or

search all stations

This function lets you specify search criteria to use to look for Internet radio stations around the world. To search:

1 From the Internet Radio menu, select Search all stations. 2 To specify your search criteria by category, highlight a category name (Genre,

Country, City, or Language) and press SEL, then choose among the terms available. (You can also choose any or skip the category altogether.)

listening to internet radio

3 To search by other station details, select keyword. Using the onscreen keyboard, enter

information about the station you’re looking for, such as a station’s call letters or nickname.

As you enter search criteria, the view stations area shows the number of available stations that match your criteria.

4 Select View Stations to list the stations matching your search criteria. 5 Highlight a station, then press SEL or PLAY to listen to it: or

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exploring music online

Your digital entertainment center’s Internet connection lets you access online music and entertainment, look up artist and album information, purchase music, and more.

The Internet Guide is the place where much of this new discovery takes place — from music videos and movie previews to an online search-and-discover function. You can even purchase CDs online.

Look for new feature and functions to be added to the Internet Guide. For information on these and other updates, see hp.com/support/de100c.

For details on finding and discovering new music through Internet Radio, see “listening to internet radio” on page 53.

accessing your internet guide

To access the Internet guide, either:

■ press INTERNET GUIDE on your remote:

■ select Internet Guide from the home menu

in this chapter...

entertainment features

— page 60

music finder

— page 60

searching & shopping for music

— page 61

your shopping cart

— page 61

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entertainment features

The internet guide menu presents a regularly updated selection of featured entertainment items to be streamed or downloaded.

To access an item, highlight it and press SEL:

music finder

The music finder lets you find CD or artist information, buy CDs online, manage your shopping cart, and view your order history. Select Music finder and follow the prompts.

In general, navigation through the music finder looks like this:

■ To view information (such as artist info or discography), highlight an artist, album, or

track, then press INFO:

■ To perform different actions onscreen, such as adding an item to your shopping cart,

sorting results alphabetically or by date, or changing the search criteria from artist name (the default) to album or track title, press OPTIONS:

■ To display further details about a highlighted item, press SEL:

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searching & shopping for music

With the digital entertainment center, it's easy to find more music by the artists you already listen to, or to check out related or completely new music.

There are two ways to find music information online:

■ When you're listening to a CD or to music from your library, simply highlight an artist,

album or track title and press INFO: A pop-up menu displays your choices, such as discography and album details. Select

the item you want, and view the results online. For easy ordering options, press OPTIONS:

■ Go to the Internet guide's Music fi n d er to enter a search for any artist, album, or track

title. Here you can access the same information (discography, album details, etc.), as well as options to order online.

your shopping cart

When you order music online through the digital entertainment center, you use the onscreen keyboard to enter shipping and billing information — once. The digital entertainment center stores the informat ion you ent er (you c an choose whet her to stor e credit card infor mation and whether to secure it with a passcode) so your subsequent orders are fast and easy.

exploring music online

Your personal e-commerce transactions are secured using a variety of access

note

controls and encryption technolog i es. See the HP Privacy State me nt on pag e 102 or at www.hp.com/support/de100c for more information.

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setting your preferences

You can test, view and change many of the digital entertainment center’s settings onscreen. From the home menu, select Settings to view the following choices:

■ audio settings

■ network settings

■ scheduling

■ external devices

■ general information

When you’re through viewing or changing settings, you can either:

■ return to the settings menu by pressing BACK:

■ go to another mode by pressing its selection button, such as HOME, CD or LIBRARY

Look for more settings options as your system’s software is upgraded. For information on these and other updates, see hp.com/support/de100c.

in this chapter...

audio settings

— page 64

network settings

— page 66

scheduling

— page 70

external devices

— page 71

general information

— page 72

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audio settings

encoding rate

The encoding rate determines the sound quality of the tracks recorded to your digital entertainment center. A higher rate (less file compression) improves sound quality, but it also increases file size. At the default rate, 128 kbps (kilobits per second), your digital entertainment center can hold roughly 750 CDs of music (about 9 ,000 tracks); at 256 kbps it can hold about half that amount.

To change the rate:

1 From the settings menu, select Audio Settings, then select Encoding rate. 2 Choose a rate from the drop-down menu. Available rates are:

— 96 kbps: space saver — 128 kbps: good (the default rate) — 160 kbps: very good — 192 kbps: excellent — 256 kbps: audiophile

This setting determines only the encoding rate for CDs recorded to the digital entertainment

note

center from its interna l CD drive. F ile s download ed from the In ternet, im ported fro m a networke d PC (see “copying music from a networke d PC” on page 33), or copied from an MP3 CD maintain their original encoding rate through the transfer process.

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encoding format

The first available encoding format is MP3; look for additional formats to be added. For information on these and other updates, see hp.com/support/de100c.

audio test

You can test to determine whether your audio connections are working properly.

1 From the settings menu, select Audio Settings, then Audio test. 2 Select Both channels, Left channel, and/or Right channel.

When you select a test, a 24-second music sample plays. You can choose to End test before the music is finished.

If you don’t hear music, make sure:

■ your receiver’s audio input setting is set to the correct input device

■ the volume is set high enough and is not muted

■ the audio cable is connected properly between your receiver and your digital

entertainment center

■ your stereo’s existing audio cables are connected from the receiver to your speakers

If your left and right channels seem reversed, make sure your audio cable connectors are color matched to the jacks: red to red, white to white.

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network settings

Select network settings to view or change your digital entertainment center’s Internet and home networking properties. For more in-depth information on these settings and on home networking, see “installing and setting up” on page 75.

From the network settings screen, you can choose to modify your basic settings or to show your advanced network settings.

basic settings

Displayed onscreen are your current network settings (those you specified when you set up your digital entertainment center for Internet access, and/or changes you've made since then). If you change your Internet connection — upgrade to broadband, switch ISPs, change your password, etc. — you’ll need to make appropriate changes on the digital entertainment center. To change these settings:

■ From the settings menu, select Network Settings, then select Modify basic settings.

Follow the onscreen instructions.

internet c o nnection

Choose Dial-up or Broadband.

■ dial-up

If you’re configuring your system for dial-up Internet connectivity, the following settings appear onscreen, and you can accept or change each one.

— Internet service provider (ISP) — Dialing prefix — Dial-up number — Username — Password — Web proxy (if required)

For detailed instructions, see “installing and setting up” on page 75.

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■ broadband

If you’re configuring your system for broadband Internet connectivity, the digital entertainment center tries to auto-configure the network setup (through DHCP). If the auto-configure fails, or if you choose to modify the settings, you can accept or change each of the following settings onscreen:

— Connection type — IP address — Network mask — Gateway — Name server — Web proxy

For detailed instructions, see “installing and setting up” on page 75.

advanced settings

When you select Advanced network settings, the settings outlined below appear onscreen.

host name

To set the host name:

1 From the settings menu, select Network Settings, then select Advanced network

settings.

setting your preferences

2 Select Modify advanced settings, then select Host name. 3 Specify the fully qualified host name for your digital entertainment center (host name

and domain in the format “hostname.domain”). You can select any host name you choose, as long as it is unique on your network. I f you or your ISP have not spec ified a domain name for your home network, use .lan as the domain.

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home networking

All home networking parameters are configured (and networking is enabled) for broadband users who are sharing a broadband connection through a router. Dial-up users can install the digital entertainment system onto a home network by entering the appropriate IP address, network mask, gateway and name server. See “installing and setting up” on page 75 for information about these settings.

1 From the settings menu, select Network Settings, then select Advanced network

settings.

2 Select Modify advanced settings, then select Home networking. 3 Make changes as appropriate.

file sharing

To copy music files from your PC to your digital entertainment center across your home network (see “copying music from a networked PC” on page 33), you must enable file sharing on your digital entertainment center.

The default setting is to have file sharing disabled. If your digital entertainment center is not protected from the Inte rnet ( by, for exa mple, a router that se rves as a fi rewal l), you may wish to keep file sharing disabled while you’re not using it, to keep outside users from accessing your digital entertainment center.

To enable file sharing:

1 From the settings menu, select Network Settings, then select Advanced network

settings.

2 Select Modify advanced settings, then select Enable file sharing. 3 Specify your network’s workgroup name. Select Done to accept the default

(WORKGROUP) or select Edit and use the onscreen keyboard to make changes.You can find your home network’s workgroup name in your PC’s network settings.

To disable file sharing, select Disable file sharing.

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prompt before dialing

If you connect your digital entertainment center to the Internet via dial-up, you can choose whether to be prompted with a yes/no choice each time the device prepares to make an Internet connection. The default setting is to prompt the user. (If you connect via broadband, this setting is Not applicable.)

1 From the settings menu, select Network Settings, then select Advanced network

settings.

2 Select Modify advanced settings, then select Prompt before dialing. 3 To turn prompting:

— off, select No. — on, select Yes.

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scheduling

Select Scheduling to view your system’s time and date, and to view or change your time zone or update time.

time and date

The digital entertainment center sets an internal clock and calendar the first time it connects to the HP Digital Entertainment Portal. The hour is determined according to the time zone you set.

time zone

This was originally set during the installation and setup process. To change the time zone:

1 From the Settings menu, select Scheduling, then select Time zone. 2 Select your time zone from the drop-down menu, scrolling up or down to see all

the choices.

update time

The update time is the hour during which your digital entertainment center performs system updates, possibly connecting to the Internet to download upgrades (see page 21 for more information). The update time is pre-set to occur during the middle of the night, when you are not likely to be using the device and the phone line is likely to be free (in case a dial-up connection is used). You can change the hour during which update occurs, but not the time within that hour; the minute is set randomly to prevent traffic peaks at the portal.

To change the update time:

1 From the Settings menu, select Scheduling, then select Update time. 2 Select an hour from the drop-down menu, scrolling up or down to see all the choices.

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external devices

Select external devices if you need to specify a folder when you copy music to your portable device. (Check your portable player’s instructions to determine whether it requires a folder and whether the folder needs a specific name.)

To specify the folder setting:

1 From the Settings menu, se l ec t External devices. 2 With Music player folder selected, press SEL.

tip

Support for additional devices

ill be added through software updates. You may see additional choices on the external devic es screen.

settings

setting your preferences

3 Using the drop-down menu, select the appropriate choice:

— Choosing Root Folder lets you add music files to the top level, or root folder, of

your portable device.

See hp.com/support /de100c for updated information on supported devices and additional functions.

— Choosing My Documents or My Music lets you view and add to second-level

folders on your portable device. It also creates the folder if it doesn’t yet exist on the device.

If you’re copying music files to a CompactFlash card for use in a pre-568 series HP Journada,

note

your music files must be copied to a folder called “My Documents.” Select My Documents the external devices

external devices settings screen, and select the My Documents

external devicesexternal devices

copy operation.

My Documents fol der when you perform t he

My DocumentsMy Documents

My Document s on

My DocumentsMy Documents

supported devices

The HP Digital Entertainment Center supports a number of portable devices for music transfer, including:

■ Sonicblue Rio 500

■ Iomega HipZip

■ SanDisk ImageMate – CompactFlash card reader, MultiMediaCard reader

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general information

tip

registration info

Registration lets HP help you by quickly directing any servi ce calls you may make. It also lets you choose whether HP may contact you to keep you up to date on product information and offers.

Entering your registration information also makes shopping online easier:

our address is automatically entered in the “ship to” and “bill to” fields. (You can easil y accept or override the address.)

ou can change your input and your choices at an y time, and the updated information will be sent to HP online.

You can register your digital entertainment center online from the initial setup screen, or you can enter or update the information through settings. Registration includes information on where your de100c was purchased, as well as:

■ name

■ mailing address

■ phone number

■ e-mail address

The registration process also includes options to allow HP to contact you via mail, phone, or e-mail with information and/or offers. For more information on these choices and to find out how HP protects your personal information, see the HP Privacy Statement on page 102.

To add or change your registration information:

1 From the settings menu, select general information, then Registration info. 2 Select Modify settings. 3 Follow the prompts, using the onscreen keyboard to make text entries.

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about your de100c

From the settings menu, select general information, then about de100c to view the following:

■ Serial number of your digital entertainment center

■ Software version installed on your digital entertainment center

■ Free hard disk space (what percentage of the digital entertainment center’s 40 GB

hard drive is available)

If you need to call HP Customer Care for support, you may be asked for this information.

From the settings menu, select general information, then copyright information to find copyright details on technologies and information services used by the digital entertainment center.

setting your preferences

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installing and setting up

This chapter details your digital entertainment center’s installation and configuration. For additional information, go to www.hp.com/support/de100c.

in this chapter...

step 1: get ready

— page 76

step 2: connect

— page 78

step 3: check setup

— page 82

step 4: configure

— page 84

step 5: connect to the internet

— page 85

step 6: register

— page 91

finding network settings on your PC

— page 92

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step 1: get ready

■ Unpack your digital entertainment center

■ check your internet readiness

■ choose a location.

unpack your digital entertainment center

Your box contains the following components.

remote

owner's guide

Save your box and packing materials. They provide the safest way to transport your digital

note

control

two AAA batteries

digital entertainment center (de100c)

audio cable (red and white connectors)

composite video cable (yellow connectors)

20-foot phone cord

entertainment center.

power cord

phone splitter

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check your internet readiness

dial-up:

■

56k modem is built-in.

Some connection methods are not supported. Dial-up support excludes Internet Service Providers that rely on proprietary software, such as AOL

and CompuSe rve®,

and free ISPs that require a Web browser to display banner ads. No additional equipment is required.

■

broadband:

Connecting through your D SL or cable mode m (external modem required ),

or other broadband connection. You need additional equipment:

— Router (required). A router lets you share the broadband connection between your

de100c and a PC or other Internet-connected device. See your router’s manual for details on router connections and configuration.

— Ethernet cable (optional). If your router or home network uses an Ethernet

connection, purchase this cable separately. Home PNA users (home phoneline network): use the phone cable supplied.

choose a location

Place your digital entertainment center where you can easily connect it to:

■ your television

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■ your stereo or audio/video receiver

■ an Internet connection (wall jack or router connection)

■ a power outlet

caution

Do not block the airflow vent on top of the digital entertainment center.

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step 2: connect

■ connect the audio

■ connect the video

■ connect dial-up or broadband

■ power up

The instructions provided here refer to the diagram below.

AUDIO

IR MOUSE /G-LINK

COMPULINK

This illustration shows a typical configuration. Your setup may differ.

home phone jack

connect the phone cord OR an ethernet cable

phone ethernet

VIDEO S-VIDEO

INPUT

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO IN

TAPE

AUX1

AUX2

tv receiver

router

de100c

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connect the audio

See “a” on the diagram on page 78.

1 Connect one end of the audio cable to the de100c’s analog OUT jacks, matching red

to red, white to white.

2 Connect the other end to one set of your receiver’s audio IN jacks, matching red to

red, white to white.

Your receiver has several sets of input jacks. Connect the de100c to the CD input jacks or an AUX set of jacks.

Be sure to set the receiver’s audio input to the corresponding mode when you use your de100c, as shown here:

TAPE

TUNER

AUX1

AUX2

back of receiver

Digital audio capability is available through the de100c’s OPTICAL and COAX ports. To use

note

TUNER

TAPE

front of receiver

AUX1

AUX2

them, purchase the appropriate cables separately.

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connect the video

See “b” on the diagram on page 78.

1 Connect one end of the composite video cable to the de100c’s composite video

OUT jack.

2 Connect the other end to your TV’s composite video IN jack.

alternatives

■ If you use an audio/video receiver, you can connect the video cable to the de100c’s

video OUT jack and to a video IN jack on your receiver. Audio and video connections from the de100c must enter the receiver within the same device group (for example, an AUX group).

■ If your TV does not have a composite video IN jack available for use but another

device in your system (such as a VCR) does, you can connect the de100c to that device’s video IN jack. With this daisy-chained method, the device the connection passes through must be powered on when you use the de100c.

■ The de100c also has S-video and VGA connections. To use one of these outputs,

purchase the appropriate cable separately.

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connect dial-up or broadband

Refer to “c” on the diagram on page 78. Follow the instructions in the appropriate column in the table below.

dial-up broadband: Ethernet broadband: Home PNA

Use the phone cord provided:

1 Connect one end of the

phone cord to one of the de100c’s phone jacks.

2 Connect the other end to

a phone jack in your home.

Use your purchased Ethernet cable:

If your router or home network requires an Ethernet connection:

1 Connect one end of your

Ethernet cable to the de100c’s Ethernet port.

2 Connect the other end to

your router (or to a networked RJ45 jack in your home).

Use the phone cord provided:

If you have a home phoneline network (your home is networked to your router via telephone wire within the walls):

1 Connect one end of the

phone cord to one of the de100c’s phone jacks.

2 Connect the other end of

the phone cord to a networked phone jack in your home.

tip

To share a household phone jac between your de100c and a telephone, eithe r:

plug the phone splitter into

■

your household phone jack, then connect the de100c and the phone to the splitter

plug your telephone’s cord

■

into the de100 c’ s second phone jack

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power up

Refer to “d” on the diagram on page 78.

1 Connect the power cord to the de100c and plug it into a grounded wall outlet. 2 Put the batteries into the remote control.

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step 3: check setup

turn on your system

Turn on all components in your setup:

■ your digital entertainment center

■ your television (with video input set to the appropriate input source)

■ your receiver (with audio input tuned to the appropriate setting)

■ any daisy-chained components (such as a VCR)

After a short startup sequence, you will see welcome to the digital entertainment center on your TV screen.

note

If you don’t see the welcome screen, see “about component with multiple inputs” below, and refer to the table on page 83.

Your digital entertainment center is now connected. Proceed to “step 4: configure” on page 84.

about component with multiple inputs

In many entertainment system setups, it is common for components to get input from more than one source. For example, your TV might take input from a VCR and a gaming system, or you might pass video from both your cable system and your digital entertainment center through your VCR. Any component that can accept multiple inputs provides a way for you to choose which input you want the component to “pay attention to” — which source it should pass on to the connected output device (TV or speakers).

If any component in your digital entertainment setup is using multiple input sources, you’ll need to set the component to accept or display the correct input. The table on the next page outlines some possible scenarios and solutions. You may need to refer to the specific component’s owners guide for instructions.

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this

component...

may receive this input... so you need to...

tip

TV — cable TV

— de100c video content — content from other

video sources, such as a VCR or DVD player, or video game system

VCR — cable TV

— de100c video content

Set your TV to display the desired video input:

— Look on your TV’s remote for an Input or

Input Sel button (or similar) and scroll

through the options.

— Some TVs use the channel changer to select

the input: set your TV to the lowest channel, then press the “channel down” button to access another input line.

— If your TV has an onscre en menu, go to the

menu and look for an input setting there.

Set your VCR to pass the desired video input:

— Look on your VCR’s remote for an Input or

Input Sel button and scroll through the

options.

— Some VCRs use the channel changer to

select the input: set your VCR to the lowest channel, then press the “channel down” button to access another input line. On

If you are troubleshooting your audio and video settings, star t

ith the digital entertainment center and work your way to the output components — your television for video, and your speakers for audio. Check your connections and settings along the way.

This will help you ensure that each component is set correctly before you spend time adjusting the more remote components . F o r ex a m ple, you should set your VCR to pass on the desired input, sure the TV is set to display input from the VCR.

then

make

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many VCRs the choices are line 1 out or line 2 out.

receiver

— radio stations (from its

internal tuner)

— de100c audio from the

audio cable

— sound from another

entertainment device, such as a tape deck, VCR or DVD player

Set the receiver’s audio input mode to match the set of jacks you used when you connected the de100c to the receiver (typically CD or AUX):

— Look on the receiver’s front panel for

buttons or a knob to set the audio input.

— Look on your receiver’s remote for an Input

or Input Sel button and scroll through the options.

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step 4: configure

Using the remote control, follow the onscreen instructions to finish your system setup and connect to the Internet. Use the arrow keys to navigate among the selections; press SEL to choose an option.

You can change these settings (and perform the audio test) at any time: From the home menu select settings. See “setting your preferences” on page 63 for more information.

test the audio

Check the audio connection for left, right, and/or both channels. If you don't hear music during the test, check that:

■ the audio cables are connected properly between your receiver and your digital

entertainment center

■ your receiver is set to the correct input device (see “connect the audio” on page 79)

■ your receiver’s volume is set high enough (and is not muted)

■ your stereo’s existing audio cables are properly connected from the receiver to your

speakers

If your left/right channels seem reversed, make sure your audio cable connectors are colormatched to the jacks: red to red, white to white.

note

See “about component with multiple inputs” on page 82 and refer to the table on page 83 for more discussion on device input settings.

set the time zone

Select your time zone. The digital entertainment center automatically set its internal clock. (There is no additional way to set the clock.)

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step 5: connect to the internet

dial-up

To set up your dial-up connection, you need to:

■ gather the ISP information you need to enter (below)

■ test the dial-up connection (page 87)

■ register (page 91)

gather information

Because the digital entertainment center accesses the Internet in the same way your PC does, most of the information to be entered for dial-up connection is accessible on your PC.

Locate the following information within your PC's network settings and note it here, then follow the onscreen instructions to enter it on the digital entertainment center. (For information on using the onscreen keyboard, see “typing with the onscreen keyboard” on page 18.) For any information you cannot locate on your PC, you may have a printout from your ISP detailing the information; or call your ISP’s information/support line.

■ Internet Service Provider (ISP) _____________________

The digital entertainment center can automatically configure certain settings according to the ISP it’s connecting to. Onscreen, select your ISP or Other.

■ Dialing prefix _____________________

If your P C u ses a dialin g pr efix to acc ess y our I SP – such a s 9 f or an o uts ide lin e or *7 0 to disable call waiting – you probably want (and may need) the digital entertainment center to use the same dialing prefix. If you use more than one prefix, you can simply enter them together (for example, “9*70”) or separated by commas (for example, “9,*70”).

tip

about the dial-up connection

If your digital e ntertainment center is configured for dial-up, any operation that requires an Internet connection causes the digital entert ai n m en t center to:

dial to establish the

■

connection perform the operation

■

hold the connection open

■

for a short period of time (a couple of minutes)

This hold time lets the digital entertainment center perform subsequent Internet operations without requiring a new conne ction each time.

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■ Dial-up number _____________________

This is the number your PC dials to reach your ISP. When you enter the number onscreen, punctuation is not required, although dashes are allowed. Include “1” and area code only if your PC needs to dial them. Enter only one phone number.

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■ Username _____________________

(Sometimes called Account Name or Login Name.) Your username is usually case sensitive, so you may need to use the onscreen keyboard’s case button to switch between lower-case and capital letters.

■ Password (memorize)

To maintain your password's confidentiality, you may wish to memorize it instead of writing it here. Your password is usually case sensitive, so you may need to use the onscreen keyboard’s case button to switch between lower-case and capital letters. When you select done, the onscreen display will show asterisks.

Your password is also displayed as asterisks on your PC screen. If you don’t know your password, you may need to call your ISP’s information/support line.

note

Under rare circumstances, your password may contain characters that aren’t available on the digital entertainment center’s onscreen keyboard. If it does, you’ll need to change the password you use to connect to your ISP through your PC and your digital entertainment ce nter. Some ISPs let you change the password on your PC using software they provide; others require that you call their support number to initiate a password change.

■ Web proxy (if applicable) _____________________

Most ISPs do not require use of a proxy server for Web access. If you don’t need to enter a Web proxy, select Next, then Test dial-up connection.

If you do need to enter a Web proxy (if your PC Web browser’s settings show a value for “Web Proxy” or “Proxy Server”), select Edit from the web proxy screen and use the onscreen keyboard. Specify the server and port as:

— proxyServer.domain:portNumber (for example, proxy.isp.com:8088)

— IP_address:port (for example, 15.2.147.1:88)

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test the dial-up connection

You can test your dial-up connection with or without entering a proxy server.

tip

Once the success! screen appears, your Internet setup is complete.

■ error messages

— If you receive an error message while entering information, correct the entry as

indicated.

— If you receive an error message while testing the Internet connection, follow

the onscreen instructions or see www.hp.com/support/de100c for troubleshooting advice.

about the connect icon

Note the “connect” icon on your TV screen and the front panel display:

If you need your phone line

hile the digital entertainment center is connected to the Internet via dia l -up , th e fa stest

ay to break the connection and free the line is to quickly press and release the di gital entertainmen t center’s Power button.

installing and setting up

When the icon is:

■ yellow, your digital entertainment center is in the process of connecting to the Internet

■ white, your Internet connection is active

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broadband

router

If you have not yet installed a router to network your broadband connection, set up and configure your router (see your router’s instructions) before proceeding. If your router software offers a choice, we strongly recommend that you configure it for DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) so your router can automatically configure the digital entertainment center (and other Internet-connected devices).

connecting

1 Select Broadband from the internet connection screen, then select Ethernet or Home

PNA (home phoneline). The digital entertainment center tries to automatically find the information it needs through your network.

When the auto-setup success screen appears, select Accept network settings. (HP strongly recommends against modifying these settings.)

If your auto-setup fails, follow the onscreen instructions. See “if auto-setup fails” on page 89, or refer to www.hp.com/support/de100c for tr oubleshooting advice.

2 Enter a Web proxy (if required) and test the connection.

Most ISPs do not require use of a proxy server for Web access. If you don’t need to enter a Web proxy, select Next, then Test Internet connection.

If you do need to enter a Web proxy (if your P C Web browser’s network settin gs show a value for “Web Proxy” or “Proxy Server”), select Edit from the web proxy screen and use the onscreen keyboard. Specify the server and port as:

— proxyServer.domain:portNumber (for example, proxy.isp.com:8088)

— IP_address:port (for example, 15.2.147.1:88)

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if auto-setup fails

If automatic configuration fails, first check the physical connection from your de100c to your network or router. If the connection is correct, choose Manual Setup and perform the following steps. See www.hp.com/support/de100c for further troubleshooting advice.

1 Gather the information.

Gather the following information (most of it is stored in your PC’s network settings on your router) and note it here. For specific instructions on finding this information on your PC, see “finding network settings on your PC” on page 92.

Ethernet

■ Connection type

Choose the type of cabling you use to connect your digital entertainment center to your router or network. Ethernet cable (usually Category 5, or Cat 5) terminates in RJ45 (8-prong) connectors. Home PNA refers to home phoneline networking based on regular telephone wire that terminates in 4-prong (RJ11) jacks.

■ Internet address ___________________

Assign an Internet address (IP address) for your de100c. The Internet address is a numeric value; for most home networks it is 192.168.xx.xx, where xx represents numbers specific to your system. You’ll need the complete address, including digits and periods. See your router’s manual to find the range of IP addresses you can use.

■ Network mask ___________________

On your PC, view your network settings to find the network mask (also called the netmask or subnet mask). For most home networks, the network mask is

255.255.255.0.

■ Internet gateway ___________________

On your PC, view your network settings to find the Internet gateway, which is in the format 192.168.xx.xx.

■ Name server ___________________

On your PC, view your network settings to find the name server (also called the domain name server, or DNS), which is in the format 192.168.xx.xx.

❏

Home PNA

❏

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■ Web proxy (if required) ___________________

Most ISPs do no t require use of a proxy server. If yours does, specify the server and port as:

— proxyServer.domain:portNumber (for example, proxy.isp.com:8088)

— IP_address:port (for example, 15.2.147.1:88)

To determine whether your ISP requires a proxy server, view your PC Web browser’s network settings (see “locating the web proxy” on page 94) or call your ISP to ask.

2 Enter the information onscreen.

Follow the onscreen instructions. Select Edit to bring up the onscreen keyboard to enter the appropriate values; select Next to continue to the next step.

note

If you receive an err or message while ent eri ng information, co rrect the entry as indicated.

3 Test the broadband connection.

When the success! screen is displayed, select Next to return to the initial setup screen.

If you receive an error message while testing the Internet connection, follow the onscreen

note

instructions or see

www.hp.com/support/de100c

for troubleshooting advice.

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step 6: register

Registering your digital entertainment center has several benefits:

■ HP can quickly direct any service calls you may make.

■ Shopping online is easier, because your address is automatically entered in the “ship

to” and “bill to” fields (you can easily accept or override the address).

■ You can choose whether HP may contact you to keep you up-to-date on product

information and offers.

note

HP keeps all your information private and secure. For more information, see the HP Privacy Statement on page 102 or at www.hp.com/support/de100c.

Following the onscreen instructions, enter your registration information. Select Edit to bring up the onscreen keyboard for entry; select Next to continue to the next step.

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finding network settings on your PC

locating the network mask, internet gateway, and name server

Windows 98/Me

1 On your desktop, right click on Network Neighborhood. 2 Select (left click) Properties. 3 From the Network window, choose the Configuration tab.

A list of network components is displayed.

4 Scroll to find the TCP/IP setting for the network card that is connected to your home

network, and select the card name.

5 Left click on Properties. 6 Select the IP Address tab.

The Subnet mask you need is displayed.

7 Select the Gateway tab.

Under Installed Gateways, the first set of numbers is the Internet Gateway you need.

8 Select the DNS Configuration tab.

Under DNS Server Search Order, the first set of numbers listed is the Name server you need.

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Windows 2000

1 On your desktop, right click on Network Neighborhood. 2 Select (left click) Properties.

A list of network connections is displayed.

3 Right click on the connection to your home network. 4 Select Properties. 5 In the Properties Window, scroll to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and select it.

The Subnet mask, Internet gateway, and Name server you need are displayed.

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locating the web proxy

Internet Explorer

1 Open Internet Explorer. 2 From the Tools menu, select Internet Options. 3 From the Internet Options window, select the Connections tab. 4 Right click on the LAN Settings button. 5 In the LAN Settings window:

■ if Use a Proxy Server is not checked, you don’t need a Web proxy

■ If Use a Proxy Server is checked:

— the address and port you need are displayed (you may need to scroll left and

right to see the entire address)

— the Web proxy you need is formed by the address and port, joined with a

colon (address:port)

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Netscape

1 Open Netscape. 2 From the Edit menu, select Preferences. 3 From the Preferences window, go to the Category field. 4 Under Category, click on the plus sign (+) by Advanced 5 Select Proxies:

■ if Direct Connection to the Internet is selected, you don’t need a Web Proxy

■ if Automatic Proxy Configuration is selected, you need to call your ISP for the

proxy information

■ if Manual Proxy is selected, choose View:

— in the Manual Proxy Configuration window, the address and port you need

are displayed

— the Web proxy you need is formed by the address and port, joined with a

colon (address:port)

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support and customer

information

support and services

troubleshooting

If you experience problems with your HP Digital Entertainment Center, see the Troubleshooting Guide online at www.hp.com/support/de100c.

hp custom e r care

If you need assistance or answers to questions regarding your HP Digital Entertainment Center, you can contact HP Customer Care in the following ways:

■ Online: go to www.hp.com/support/de100c

■ Phone: call 208-323-2551 (English only, U.S. only)

Free phone support is available at the following times for customers whose devices are still within the stated warranty period. This is a toll call. Long distance charges may apply.

Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. (MST) Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MST)

in this chapter...

support and services

— page 97

hp upgraded warranty statement

— page 99

warranty statement

— page 100

privacy statement

— page 102

product certifications

— page 105

After warranty period, a fee of U.S. $25 per call will be charged to your Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

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tip

If your digital e ntertainment center stops responding, you can reset the system by pressing and holding the

Power button for six seconds

to power off, and then powering on again.

repairs and service

After working with the Customer Care Center, if it is determined that your HP Digital Entertainment Center requires repair/service, you will be instructed on how and where to ship your unit to a repair site. HP pays for the round-trip shipping and handling. The unit will be repaired and returned to you in approximately seven to nine business days from the date of receipt. This service is free for one year from the date you purchased your digital entertainment center.

HP does not warrant that the operation of HP products will be uninterrupted or error-free. If HP is unable, within a reasonable time, to repair or replace any product to a condition as warranted, you will be entitled to a refund of the purchase price (minus taxes) on a pro-rated basis upon prompt return of the product. Refunds within the first 3 months of ownership will be refunded at 100% of purchase price. Refunds within 3-6 months of ownership will be refunded at 85% of purchase price. Refunds within 6-9 months of ownership will be refunded at 55% of purchase price. Refunds within 9-12 months will be refunded at 35% of purchase price.

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HP de100c User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual