Sunday, December 16, 2007

Cannot Use Automatic Display Adjustment in the "Optimize how Media Center looks on your display" Feature

Cannot Use Automatic Display Adjustment in the "Optimize how Media Center looks on your display" Feature
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This document pertains to HP Media Center PCs and HP z540, z545, z552, z553, z555, and z557 Digital Entertainment Centers using Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
If the TV is connected to the system using a composite or S-video connection, the Media Center Setup Wizard cannot make automatic adjustment of settings for your TV display. This automatic adjustment is available during the Optional Setup, within the "Optimize how Media Center looks on your display" option.
Instead of using the wizard for automatic adjustment, set the TV display by using the Windows Desktop Properties. The following procedure describes what to do within the Media Center Setup Wizard and how to use the Windows Desktop Properties to adjust settings for your TV display.

During the Media Center Setup Wizard, at the Optional Setup, after you select Optimize how Media Center looks on your display, select the display type for Identify Your Display Type, and then select the Connection Type for your TV display by proceeding as described below:
If you choose the Composite or S-video option, click Next, and then continue with step 2.
If you choose the DVI or VGA options, you do not need to continue with this procedure (you can continue using the wizard to adjust your TV display).
On the next screen, select Keep my current settings and continue, and then click Next. Do not select the Preview Automatic Adjustment option.
IMPORTANT: If you choose the Preview Automatic Adjustment option, the screen may appear black or seem to halt for approximately 20 seconds. Wait until the wizard screen reappears, choose Do not adjust any settings, click Next, and then continue with the next step in this procedure.
Continue using the wizard until finished, and then either close or minimize Media Center.
Right-click a free area of the Windows desktop and choose Properties.
Click the Settings tab, and then click the Advanced button on that tab.
Click the ATI Displays tab.
Click the TV button (the small bar above the TV icon). The TV Properties window opens. (Your TV must be connected to the system.).
NOTE: You may need to click On (at the left corner of the TV button bar) to make the On button green, and then click Apply.
Click the Adjustments tab.
Adjust the screen position or screen size, and then click Apply.
Click OK as needed to close the open windows.
Repeat steps 4 through 10 when you want to adjust your TV display settings.

NOTE: If you perform the Preview Automatic Adjustment steps with Composite/S-Video selected and Media Center in Windows mode (that is, where the Media Center interface is not maximized, but instead running as an application in Windows), you will encounter a black screen when you switch to Media Center mode (full screen). To correct this, repeat the function "Optimize how Media Center looks on your display" procedure in Windows mode (simultaneously press Alt+Enter on the keyboard to switch between modes) and select DVI or VGA options instead of Composite/S-Video and accept the settings.

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