HP Media Center PC User Manual

Connecting the Television Signal 19
Connecting the Television Signal
Optional Connections
Connecting the TV is optional and not required to
enjoy Media Center.
Using the TV Cables
Your PC comes with the following cables for the TV
signal:
■ One coaxial cable (10 feet) (A). Use a
coaxial cable for a BNC connector, such as
the TV source signal.
■ One S-video to composite video adapter
cable (2 inches) (B). Connect this adapter to
an S-video connector, and then attach a
composite video cable to the adapter.
■ One composite video cable (6 feet) (C). Use
this cable to connect a composite video
connector on the back of the PC, such as
COMP for the TV out signal, to your TV.
You may need other or additional cables,
depending on your TV and your TV signal source.
For example, when your TV has an S-video
connector, you may want to use an S-video cable
to connect the TV OUT on the PC to your TV. An
S-video cable provides separate color and black
and-white image signals, and delivers a sharper
image than a composite video cable does.
A
B
C
n
Select the signal
source for TV in the
Media Center
program settings.

HP Media Center PC Specifications

General

Operating System	Windows XP Media Center Edition
Processor	Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64
Form Factor	Tower or Small Form Factor
Optical Drive	DVD-RW, or Blu-ray
Connectivity	Ethernet, Wi-Fi (optional)
Ports	USB 2.0, FireWire, audio jacks
Remote Control	Included
Expansion Slots	PCI, PCI Express
Memory	512MB to 2GB DDR/DDR2
Graphics	Integrated or dedicated graphics card (NVIDIA or ATI)