Game console on the touchsmart 610

[dereklu]

Hi,

I have a tocusmart 610 with hdmi input. Can somebody tell me how to switch my montor to video mode for play my XBOX?

Thanks!

[c0rnel]

1. Connect the game box cable to an HDMI port to enable onscreen display.
2. Connect the external speaker audio cable to the A/V source connector (1).
3. To adjust the screen display, see Adjusting incoming-video display settings with HP Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
application on page 13.
4. To switch between full screen mode and partial screen mode, tap the gaming image on the screen, or left
click on the mouse.

Using the remote control in gaming mode
Use the A/V source button on your remote control to toggle between source modes: PC mode and gaming
mode. If used while your are in gaming mode, the following buttons will still affect PC mode:
A/V . Switches between sources (PC, HDMI)
Volume . Affects the volume of the computer as well, when changed in gaming mode
Mute . Mutes sound in games and on computer
Media Center (Start) . Automatically switches back to computer and opens Media Center
Power . Places the system into Sleep mode.
Return to PC mode from gaming mode

To return to PC mode from gaming mode, choose from any one of the following options:
Tap the full screen to return to desktop
Press ESC key to return to desktop
Left click mouse to return to desktop
Press the Ctrl+Alt+Del buttons simultaneously on the keyboard
Press the Power/Sleep button on the keyboard or remote
Press the Power/Sleep button on the computer
Press the Media Center (Start) button on the remote

[dereklu]

Thanks for the solutions.

It seems like my A/V button on the remote controller does not work for swithcing to A/V mode.

Now I am using HP picture in picture display the vedio from XBOX. However, I can not hear any sound from Xbox though the sound is still working when I switch back to computer mode. The connection with an external speaker does not help. The audio ouput through hdmi actually works well when I plug in a HDTV. I am looking for the solution for the sound from XBOX.

[c0rnel]

What I did for my xbox was use the hdmi port in back and connect it to my monitor for the video and then use another cable (the a/v cable) which is also plugged in to the 360 and use a coaxical cable from that to my headphone adapter. Or you could use the white and red audio on that a/v cable. If you only have the hdmi cable hooked up to the 360 then it will use that cable to route audio and video signals through.

I believe a vga a/v cable for the 360 is what you would need.

[dereklu]

Thanks for the idea. I have thought about it and thank you for telling me that did work.