HP Notes
21 November 2001
This file contains up-to-date information for your HP notebook PC on these topics: ??DVD and video file playback
??Using a TV set as a monitor
??Using a simple port replicator or a CRT monitor ??Switching to a TV display
??Battery Duration ??PCMCIA Cards Operation ??HP Instant Support
??Improving Wireless Connections
??Bluetooth ??802.11b
??If 802.11b Connection is Dropped ??Known issues using Windows XP
??Display Switching ??Games
You can find additional information about your computer on the HP notebook web site, www.hp.com/notebooks.
DVD and video file playback
The following functions are not supported while your notebook is playing a DVD, or any video file in AVI (Audio Video Interleave) or MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) format:
>Switching among built-in display, external display, and simultaneous displays by pressing Fn+F5. You must select the display before you start the DVD player or video file player.
>Changing the resolution or color depth of your display. If you want to change these settings, do it before starting the DVD player or video file player.
>Dragging the DVD/AVI playback window to a secondary display when using dual monitors in Windows 98. DVD/AVI playback is supported only on the primary display.
In addition, some combinations of color depth and resolution are not supported in DVD/AVI playback. If you receive an error message when trying to play a DVD, reduce the color depth or display resolution.
1.Connect a video cable from the TV set to the notebook’s S-video port (colored yellow) on the back of the notebook. (You don’t need to turn the notebook off to do this.)
2.Turn on the TV.
3.Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display, Settings, then click the Advanced button.
4.On the S3Display tab, select TV as the Display Device, then click OK.
5.Set the screen resolution to 800 by 600 pixels, then click OK.
When you’ve finished using the TV as the monitor, return to the settings for the notebook’s built-in LCD display:
1.Press Fn+F5 to select the notebook’s built-in display.
2.Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display, Settings, then click the Advanced button.
3.On the S3Display tab, select LCD as the Display Device, then click OK.
4.Set the screen resolution you want, then click OK.
Using a simple port replicator or a CRT monitor
When the notebook starts up, it automatically re-activates the display device (LCD, CRT, or TV) that was in use when Windows was last shut down.
If you dock to a simple port replicator or attach a CRT monitor while the notebook is off, the notebook may not properly recognize the CRT, although the LCD will be active. If this happens, select your preferred display device either of these ways:
>Press Fn+F5 repeatedly.
>Click Start, Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Display, Settings, then click the Advanced button. On the S3Display tab, select the Display Device you want, then click OK.
Switching to a TV display
The shortcut key sequence Fn+F5 switches only between the internal LCD and an external display
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