HP 250 Series - Setting Up HDMI Audio

Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
NOTE: To connect an HDMI device to your computer, you need an HDMI cable, purchased separately.
To see the computer screen image on a high-denition TV or monitor, connect the high-denition device
according to the following instructions:
1. Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the computer.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the high-denition TV or monitor.
3. Press fn+f4 to alternate the computer screen image between 4 display states:
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PC screen only: View the screen image on the computer only.
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Duplicate: View the screen image simultaneously on both the computer and the external device.
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Extend: View the screen image extended across both the computer and the external device.
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Second screen only: View the screen image on the external device only.
Each time you press fn+f4, the display state changes.
NOTE: For best results, especially if you choose the "Extend" option, increase the screen resolution of
the external device, as follows. Select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization. Under
Display, select Adjust resolution.
Setting up HDMI audio
HDMI is the only video interface that supports high-denition video and audio. After you connect an HDMI TV
to the computer, you can then turn on HDMI audio by following these steps:
1. Right-click the Speakers icon in the notication area, at the far right of the taskbar, and then select
Playback devices.
2. On the Playback tab, select the name of the digital output device.
3. Click Set Default, and then click OK.
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