
Gaming mode
Symptom
Possible Solution
When connecting
the gaming device
to the game
console ports, the
computer keeps
going back to PC
mode.
●
Ensure that the device and the computer are on.
●
Ensure that the source you want has a check mark next to it in the onscreen menu
(either HDMI or composite audio/video).
After you successfully select the source, you should see an onscreen display similar to this:
Audio drops when
a video game is
being played.
●
The system is on Mute. Press the or Volume – button on the side of the
computer to get out of Mute state.
●
Ensure that the correct audio source is selected. If an HDMI-compatible device is
connected, press the A/V button to enable the onscreen display, and then press the A/
V button until HDMI is selected. If composite audio/video is connected, use the button
to select composite.
●
Open the Audio Settings menu from within the gaming application to ensure that the
correct audio format output is selected. Choose
Digital Stereo
, or
PCM Audio
. (HP
TouchSmart PC does not support AC3, DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1.)
●
If you see the following audio warning onscreen, it means one of two errors:
◦
The A/V source mode is HDMI, but the audio output is Dolby Digital or DTS.
◦
The A/V source is HDMI, and no audio is being detected.
Software troubleshooting
Some software repairs are as simple as restarting your computer, and others require performing a System
Recovery from files on your hard disk drive.
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