HP z552 User Manual

Stay connected. The HP Digital Entertainment Center will make

friends fast with the rest of your home theater equipment. Connect to your TV or projector through DVI, VGA, component video, S-video or composite video.

Enjoy digital

or analog surround sound output through your A/V receiver.

Quiet but sexy. The black, brushed-aluminum finish looks at home in your living room or home theater. An ultraquiet design keeps your focus on your entertainment experience, not on your system.

Everything at your fingertips. A single remote control gives you instant access to all your digital entertainment—TV, DVD movies, home videos, music, photos and FM radio—through Microsoft

Windows®XP Media Center Edition 2005.

TV at your speed. Two high-performance TV tuners and a personal video recorder (PVR) let you pause, replay and record from cable, digital cable, digital satellite, or overthe-air TV. Record up to two TV programs simultaneously while playing a third recorded program.

TV on your time. Search for and record your must-see TV shows with the included Electronic Programming Guide.

You can capture single episodes or entire series onto the HP Digital Entertainment Center. You’ll never miss another episode of your favorite show!

Listen in. Make your own CDs

or enjoy the ones you already have. You can even select individual songs, create play lists, or search for music by title, artist and album. It’s like having a jukebox right in your living room!

Movie magic. Play your favorites or download new ones

—and get ready for crisp, clear images and

unbeatable surround sound from your big-screen TV.

Your turn to burn. Create your own media library when you record TV shows, home videos and music onto spacesaving DVDs with the double-layer DVD±R/RW drive.

Leave a lasting impression. Use LightScribe technology

and software to burn custom, laser-etched CD and DVD labels. It’s as easy as burn, flip, burn!

Focus on fun. Transfer your latest and greatest digital photos using the front-panel 9-in-1 memory card reader. Use your remote control to create an impromptu slideshow your family will love.

Hold everything. With the 200GB

internal hard drive, you’ll have plenty of storage for many hours of recorded TV. Add more instantly with an optional 160GB or 300GB HP Personal Media Drive.

DVI recommended for high-definition ready TVs and displays.

Electronic Program Guide provided by Microsoft. Broadband Internet access required at additional cost.

Intended only for creation and storage of original material and other lawful uses.

Actual speeds may vary. Does not permit copying of commercially available DVD movies or other copyrighted materials. Intended only for creation and storage of original material and lawful uses.

The PC ships with the double layer DVD-Writer which supports single layer and double layer DVD media. Double layer technology gives you greater capacity and allows you to store up to

8.5GB data on double layer DVD+R media. Double layer is a new technology. Double layer media compatibility will widely vary with some home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.

Requires LightScribe media. Sold separately. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to a black-and-white photograph.

1GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less.

HP Personal Media Drive sold separately.

Give yourself more living room with the HP Digital Entertainment Center. Put all your digital entertainment—TV, music, movies, photos—into one sleek device. It’s visionary home technology from a consumer technology company you can trust.

HP z552 Digital Entertainment Center

Television and Video

Television Tuners

Personal Video Recorder Features

Personal Video Recorder Compatibility

Electronic Programming Guide

Video Processor

Storage

Primary Hard Drive

Secondary Hard Drive (via HP Personal Media Drive bay)

DVD Player and Recorder

DVD and CD Read and Write Speeds

DVD and CD Labeling

Audio

Audio Chip

Audio Support

FM Tuner

External Input/Output Connectors

Rear Video Output Connectors

Rear Audio Out Connectors

Television Inputs

Front Audio Out Connectors

Front Audio In Connectors

USB

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

Media Card Reader

Infrared Transmitter

Does not record high definition from cable or satellite.

EPG provided by Microsoft®. Broadband Internet access requres payment of additional fees or subscription for use.

1GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less.

Desktop resolution must be set to 640 x 480 for DVD playback via component video.

Actual speeds may vary from maximum speeds. DVD formats not universally compatible.

Requires LightScribe DVD or CD media. LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to a black-and-white photo.

DVI-D recommended for high-definition ready TVs.

External A/V receiver or powered speakers required.

(2) NTSC TV tuners with pause, review, and programmable record capabilities. Runs at 30FPS and 60Hz frequency.

Personal Video Recorder (PVR) with high-performance hardware encoder. Records television digitally to internal hard drive or HP Personal Media Drive. Features pause, instant replay and 30-second skip. Records up to two TV channels simultaneously while playing back another pre-recorded show.

Compatible with cable, digital cable, digital satellite and antenna.

14-day programming guide for use with Personal Video Recorder. Downloadable at no charge via high-speed broadband Internet connection.

ATI RADEON®X300 SE graphics card with 128MB DDR memory. PCI-Express x16 high performance architecture.

200GB

7200RPM Serial ATA

HP Personal Media Drives can be purchased to support storage of larger media files collections.

16x double-layer DVD±R/RW drive. Progressive scan DVD movie playback at 480p.

16X maximum DVD+R, 4X maximum DVD+RW, 2.4X maximum double-layer DVD+R, 8X maximum DVD-R, 4X maximum DVD-RW, 16X maximum DVD-ROM, 40X maximum CD-R, 24X maximum CD-RW, 40X maximum CD-ROM

LightScribe direct disc labeling technology

Intel®High Definition Audio with 7.1 surround sound (pre-amp). 20Hz to 20kHz audio frequency. 85dB audio signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound support. Analog 7.1 pre-amp surround sound support. Supports playback of MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV and PCM music files. Supports playback of audio CDs and DVD-video.

(1) FM tuner with pause and replay capabilities. Nine user-defined FM preset stations. Range 87.5–108.0 MHz. 75ohm RF coaxial antenna included.

(1) DVI-D

, (1) VGA, (1) component video (YPbPr), (1) S-video, (1) composite video

(8) RCA audio ports for 7.1 surround sound analog output, (1) Toslink optical digital port for 5.1 digital output, (1) coaxial digital port for 5.1 digital output

(1) RF coaxial for standard definition TV, (1) RF coaxial for digital TV, (2) S-video, (1) composite video, (2) sets of stereo RCA jacks (left/right)

(1) ¼" headphone

Left/right RCA audio, (1) microphone

(2) front Hi-Speed USB 2.0, (4) rear Hi-Speed USB 2.0

(1) front 4-pin FireWire/1394 for connection to camcorders, (1) rear 6-pin FireWire/1394

(1) front-accessible 9-in-1 Flash Media Card Reader. Supports Secure Digital, xD, Smart Media, MultiMedia Card, Compact Flash Types I/II, Microdrive, Memory Stick, and Memory Stick Pro.

(2) rear infrared (IR) blaster ports with IR blaster cables included. Changes TV channels on digital cable and satellite set-top boxes.

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