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setting up your
hp digital entertainment center
de100c
organize
unpack your digital entertainment center
check your internet readiness
choose a location
Place your digital entertainment center
where you can easily connect it to:
step 1:
get ready
dial-up
broadband
audio cable
remote
56k modem is built in.
Connecting through your DSL or cable modem (external
modem required), or other broadband connection.
I your television
(red and white
connectors)
power
cord
control
Some connection methods are
not supported:
owner's
guide
I your stereo or audio/video receiver
You need additional equipment:
two AAA
batteries
composite
I an Internet connection (wall jack or
video cable
I Router (required) — A router lets you share the
broadband connection between your de100c
and a PC or other Internet-connected device.
Dial-up support excludes Internet Service
Providers that rely on proprietary software,
such as AOL® and CompuServe®, and free
ISPs that require a Web browser to display
banner ads.
router connection)
(yellow connectors)
I a power outlet
digital
phone
splitter
entertainment
See your router's manual for details on router connections and
configuration.
20-foot
phone cord
Caution: Do not block the airflow vents on top of
center (de100c)
the device.
I Ethernet cable (optional) — If your router or home
network uses an Ethernet connection, purchase this
cable separately. Home phoneline network users
(Home PNA): use phone cable supplied.
No additional equipment is required.
The digital entertainment center's infrared receiver
requires an unobstructed signal from the remote. If
you place your de100c inside a cabinet, make sure
the blue window area is not blocked from view.
Save your box and packing materials. They provide the safest way to transport the digital entertainment center.
b
connect the video
Connect one end of the composite
video cable to the de100c's
composite video OUT jack.
c
connect dial-up OR broadband
d
power up
a
connect the audio
Connect one end of the audio
cable to the dec100c's analog
audio OUT jacks.
step 2:
connect
Connect the power cord to
the de100c and plug it into
a grounded wall outlet.
dial-up
broadband: Ethernet
If your router or home network requires an Ethernet
connection:
Connect one end of the phone
cord to one of the de100c's
phone jacks.
Match red to red, white to white.
Connect the other end to your
TV's composite video IN jack.
Put the batteries into the
remote control.
Connect one end of your Ethernet
cable to the de100c's Ethernet port.
Connect the other end to one set
of your receiver's audio IN jacks.
Connect the other end to a
phone jack in your home.
alternatives
Match red to red, white to white.
Connect the other end to
your router (or to a networked
RJ45 jack in your home).
I 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, through an
AUX group).
Your receiver has several sets of input
jacks. Connect the de100c to the CD
input jacks or to an AUX set of jacks.
Be sure to set the receiver´s audio input to the
corresponding mode when you use your de100c:
sharing a phone jack
To share a household phone jack between
your digital entertainment center and a
telephone, either:
broadband: Home PNA
I plug the phone splitter into your
household phone jack, then connect the
de100c and the phone to the splitter, or
I 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.
If you have a home phoneline network (your home is
networked to your router via telephone wire within
the walls):
CD
TUNER
AUX1
AUX2
TAPE
TAPE
I plug your telephone´s cord into the
CD
de100c´s second phone jack.
TUNER
AUX1
AUX2
Connect one end of the phone
cord (provided) to one of the
de100c's phone jacks.
front of receiver
I The de100c also has S-video and VGA connections.
To use one of these outputs, purchase the appropriate
cable separately.
back of receiver
Connect the other end of the phone
cord to a networked phone jack in
your home.
I Digital audio capability is available through
the de100c´s OPTICAL and COAX ports.
This illustration shows a typical configuration.
Your setup may differ.
home phone jack
router
turn on your system
Turn on all components in your setup:
I your digital entertainment center
I your television
connect the phone cord OR an Ethernet cable
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step 3:
check setup
phone jacks
ethernet port
de100c
I your receiver (with audio input tuned
to the appropriate setting)
I any daisy-chained components (such
as a VCR)
You'll see welcome to the hp digital
entertainment center on your TV screen.
AUDIO
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
R
L
INPUT
1
IN
AUDIO IN
INPUT
2
OUT
CD
Your digital entertainment
center is connected.
AUDIO
OUT
R
L
TAPE
IR MOUSE
/G-LINK
AUX1
AUX2
AV
COMPULINK
Now perform the onscreen
configuration (see the other side).
tv
receiver
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