Media Center 873n Manual

HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Hardware User Guide

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Table of Contents Welcome ...1 How to Use This Guide ...2 Where Can I Find Information? ...3 Inventory ...4 PC and Main Components ...4 Media Center Components ...4 2.1 Speaker System Components ...4 Connecting Your Speakers ...17 PC Audio Connectors ...17 2.1 Speaker System ...18 5.1 Speaker System ...... the PC for the First Time ...21 Selecting an ISP ...22 HP Desktop ...23 Enabling TV Out Image ...24 Opening Media Center ...25 Software Programs ...26 Turning Off the PC ...28 Manual Standby Mode ...29 Manual Hibernation Mode ...30 Automatic Standby or Hibernation Mode ...31 Setting Up My...

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.... Or 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Turn Off Computer at the bottom of the PC. Then turn the computer back on. 29 Starting PC Manual Standby Mode Press the Standby button on the keyboard or the Standby button on the remote control, or briefly press the On button on the...

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... in computer memory to the hard disk, turns off the monitor and the hard disk, and then turns itself off . Manual Hibernation Mode When you have scheduled TV recordings in Media Center. When the PC enters hibernation, it from standby. The PC saves everything that is still active and able to respond to...

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... 37 changing for left-handed use 37 not working 63 optical 37 panning with 37 scrolling with 37 using 37 Mute button 36 M Media Center opening through 9 I installing 6-In-1 memory card reader 54 CD drive 51 diskette drive 54 DVD drive 51 memory adding 56 determining ...and Support icon 23 help 3 opening with remote control 38 Media Center Help 25 O On button 21 On button light flashing 41 online help with computer 3 hibernation mode automatic 31 manual 30 HP desktop 23 HP Instant Support 3 HP, registering computer with 21 HP software 26-27 installing (continued) dvd/cd writer plus (...

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... drive 52 removing and replacing add-in cards 58 fan duct 48 side panels 46 restarting PC from standby 60 Start menu 23 support from HP 3 system recovery, using 69 system tray 23 V VCR, connecting 11 video display flickering 61 volume, adjusting 20 Volume buttons 36 T telephone... replacing 46 signal source, connecting 11 software 26-27 solving problems. See troubleshooting speakers connecting 18 testing 18 standby mode 60 automatic 31 manual 29 R recording onto CDs 43 RecordNow program 43 registration information 21 remote control buttons 40 installing batteries 39 range 38 using 38 remote ...

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...40 minutes to : ■ Be logged on as the administrator. n Use Media Center Settings to: ■ Change settings for your television service provider. ■ Change settings for your Internet Service Provider. ■ Manually update the My TV Television Program Guide. ■ Check your remote control. &#...9632; Change your ZIP Code to either cable or satellite TV. ■ Provide the brand of your area. 6 Media Center Setup The first time you use one....

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...up an Internet Connection This step creates or tests your Internet connection so that you can update your Television Program Guide from the Media Center Start menu, select TV/DVD, and then select TV signal. 4 Set up Television Program Guide An Internet connection is properly connected...your ISP information in step 2, you will connect manually (manual connection using a digital cable provider or LAN) ■ None, I will see No data available in the Television Program Guide. To set this up later, select Settings from the Media Center Start menu, select General, and then select Internet...

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Recording in standby mode because Media Center takes the PC out of lighting may cause the remote sensor to blink without you manually turn them off . The remote sensor displays a red LED when you press a button on unless you pressing the remote control. Some kinds of...scheduled recording. The PC will not record a scheduled TV program. Standby button The Standby button puts the computer into standby mode if Media Center is open the main Media Center windows. ■ TV opens the My TV window where you can search for and play back your recorded video files that blinks...

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... any time even if you have Media Center automatically connect to the Internet and update your television service provider. n The Guide is a shared programing schedule that is visible to all Internet Service Providers support this feature. ■ You can manually update the Guide in the Settings window... television service provider. ■ The Guide does not display past TV listings. A message appears if someone tries to manually disconnect from your Guide in the Media Center Settings window at the bottom of the window. ■ You can scroll through a list of TV listings depends on...

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... you are watching, the recording automatically stops at the bottom of day. Recording a TV show To record a TV show in standby mode to manually update the Guide before scheduling a recording. If a show is being recorded, you can select Guide. To make sure your show is currently being.... ■ Some channels can be recorded. This means the show will be displayed in the Guide. If you move your PC, Media Center will not automatically go to another or future show is complete. The Record icon disappears when the recording is currently being recorded, the Record...

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... to begin recording before the scheduled beginning and after the scheduled ending of the window to view the Settings button. 2 Select TV/DVD. 3 Select Manual Record. 4 Enter the channel number using the numeric buttons on the remote control. 5 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select the... a show or series: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control, and then select Settings. My TV 31 Recording manually Recording a program manually allows you may need to select the scroll arrows on the bottom of the program. For some programs, you to select a specific date,...

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... based on the following priority rules: 1 A scheduled program that is not a rerun 2 The program that was scheduled first 3 Manual recordings Often, Media Center is able to find an alternative date and time for the program that changing the channel stops the recording. After you resolve a ...to the conflict and reverse it, if needed. If one recording partially overlaps another, Media Center records to Media Center Help. You can watch only the channel being recorded. Resolving Recording Conflicts Media Center can record only one TV show , you can view and resolve the conflict by ...

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... show, and then press OK. 4 Use the left and right arrow buttons on the remote control to go to the next or the previous picture manually. n In the My Pictures menu, select Settings to: ■ Set slide delay time. ■ Set the slide show to include folders you have picture files... press OK to display your pictures randomly. 54 To view pictures as a slide show 1 Press the Start button on the remote control to open the Media Center Start menu. 2 Select My Pictures. 3 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select the folder of pictures you want to view as a slide...

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...the Resize button on the remote 2 Insert the DVD into your drive, there is not supported. n When you open Media Center. If you have other media playing, Media Center asks if you don't select an option, the DVD autoplays in another program, the use the DVD player software, ...to play a DVD movie in this same window size. 65 If you have manually resized the Media Center window, the DVD plays in Media Center 1 Press the Start button control. To play the DVD. Even though Media Center supports closed captioning, subtitles, and multiple languages, these options appear only if ...

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Select the Resize icon, and then you can manually adjust the window size. The DVD movie begins playing in the inset window. Playing a DVD movie already in your drive If you already have a DVD movie in your drive, but you have been doing other things in Media Center or in a resized window While the... other programs from your desktop, you can play the DVD by: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control. 2 Select Play DVD. This opens the Media Center Start menu with the DVD playing in full screen mode. 67 Play DVD While the DVD movie is playing, press the Start button on the...

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..., depending on the remote control to return to the TV/DVD Settings window. You can also manually update the Guide from the Internet. To show or hide channels that appear in the Guide. Media Center connects to the Internet and update the Guide. This may take a few minutes to update. ... ■ Select Change lineup to change the TV Guide settings 1 In the Media Center Start menu, select Settings. Change TV Guide Settings In the Guide Settings you can select which channels to display and you can manually update your Guide from the TV/DVD Settings menu. To hide a channel, ...

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The window closes, and you insert a blank CD by selecting the Always do the selected action box. hp dvd writer 11 English If you insert a blank or data disc, a window with Removable Storage, and select Properties. 4 Click the AutoPlay tab. 5 Select an action ... asks you each time you can select Take no action and click OK. If the option you want to change the option you can then manually select a different option through the Start menu on the desktop. If you later decide that you want is not listed, you have this action occur...

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