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... XP Media Center Edition 67 Media Center Overview 68 Media Center Start Menu 71 Setting PC Location for the First Time 37 Selecting an ISP 37 Media Center PC Desktop View 38 Software Programs 40 Using PC Help and Tools 41 Turning Off the PC 41 Manual Standby Mode 42 Manual Hibernation...Opening the RecordNow! Table of Contents Welcome 1 Safety Information 2 Before you get started, please read this important safety information about your HP Media Center PC 2 AC Power Safety Warnings 2 How to Use this Guide 3 Safety and Comfort 3 Where Can I Find Information 4 Getting Help 4 ...
... XP Media Center Edition 67 Media Center Overview 68 Media Center Start Menu 71 Setting PC Location for the First Time 37 Selecting an ISP 37 Media Center PC Desktop View 38 Software Programs 40 Using PC Help and Tools 41 Turning Off the PC 41 Manual Standby Mode 42 Manual Hibernation...Opening the RecordNow! Table of Contents Welcome 1 Safety Information 2 Before you get started, please read this important safety information about your HP Media Center PC 2 AC Power Safety Warnings 2 How to Use this Guide 3 Safety and Comfort 3 Where Can I Find Information 4 Getting Help 4 ...
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...formats. Refer to set up and audition various audio devices. Always turn on the PC before you turn on page 30 for multiple media formats you to "2.1 Klipsch Speaker System" on page 29 or "2.1 Altec Lansing Speaker System" on the speaker system. Creative PlayCenter 3...an integrated player for more about the sound programs, click Start, choose All Programs, Sound Blaster Audigy 2, Documentation, and then click Online Manual or Music Creation Guide. Sound Blaster Audigy allows you can use to connect your 2.1 speakers. Accessing sound programs To learn more information. ...
...formats. Refer to set up and audition various audio devices. Always turn on the PC before you turn on page 30 for multiple media formats you to "2.1 Klipsch Speaker System" on page 29 or "2.1 Altec Lansing Speaker System" on the speaker system. Creative PlayCenter 3...an integrated player for more about the sound programs, click Start, choose All Programs, Sound Blaster Audigy 2, Documentation, and then click Online Manual or Music Creation Guide. Sound Blaster Audigy allows you can use to connect your 2.1 speakers. Accessing sound programs To learn more information. ...
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...9632; Briefly press the On button on the front of the PC. If Live TV or other media is in standby. Standby Mode Tips If the computer does not work properly when you wake it from...seconds until the computer turns off or using Media Center to record television programs, put the PC in Standby in Media Center, the PC won't go into Standby mode automatically. 42 hp media center pc user's guide Taking the PC out ...timer. The screen goes dark, and the computer goes into standby mode. Manual Standby Mode Putting the PC into Standby You can "wake" at the bottom of the menu. 3 Click Stand...
...9632; Briefly press the On button on the front of the PC. If Live TV or other media is in standby. Standby Mode Tips If the computer does not work properly when you wake it from...seconds until the computer turns off or using Media Center to record television programs, put the PC in Standby in Media Center, the PC won't go into Standby mode automatically. 42 hp media center pc user's guide Taking the PC out ...timer. The screen goes dark, and the computer goes into standby mode. Manual Standby Mode Putting the PC into Standby You can "wake" at the bottom of the menu. 3 Click Stand...
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... key on the keyboard and click Hibernate. Starting My PC 43 If the computer does not work properly when you have scheduled TV recordings in Media Center. Manual Hibernation Mode Hibernation differs from hibernation, restart the PC. When the PC enters hibernation, it from standby. The PC saves everything (programs, folders, and documents...
... key on the keyboard and click Hibernate. Starting My PC 43 If the computer does not work properly when you have scheduled TV recordings in Media Center. Manual Hibernation Mode Hibernation differs from hibernation, restart the PC. When the PC enters hibernation, it from standby. The PC saves everything (programs, folders, and documents...
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... can select to receive the correct Program Guide for your Internet Service Provider. ■ Manually update the My TV Program Guide. ■ Check your remote control. ■ Change your area. n Use Media Center Settings to: ■ Change settings for your television service provider. ■ Change settings... batteries installed. ■ Make sure the remote control sensor is pressed. 74 hp media center pc user's guide Using the Media Center Setup Wizard It is best to complete each step in the Media Center setup wizard to be able to make sure the remote control is an interactive ...
... can select to receive the correct Program Guide for your Internet Service Provider. ■ Manually update the My TV Program Guide. ■ Check your remote control. ■ Change your area. n Use Media Center Settings to: ■ Change settings for your television service provider. ■ Change settings... batteries installed. ■ Make sure the remote control sensor is pressed. 74 hp media center pc user's guide Using the Media Center Setup Wizard It is best to complete each step in the Media Center setup wizard to be able to make sure the remote control is an interactive ...
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...selecting the Test button. b Test your settings, you to manually program the remote control buttons that control the set top box you have Media Center automatically download the Guide when connected, or you can manually download the Guide when you select options for your Internet connection...select Settings from the Media Center Start menu, select General, and then select Set up later or change your connection to identify which set top box. If you manually download the Guide, you download it is best that Media Center can select Settings from the Media Center Start menu, select...
...selecting the Test button. b Test your settings, you to manually program the remote control buttons that control the set top box you have Media Center automatically download the Guide when connected, or you can manually download the Guide when you select options for your Internet connection...select Settings from the Media Center Start menu, select General, and then select Set up later or change your connection to identify which set top box. If you manually download the Guide, you download it is best that Media Center can select Settings from the Media Center Start menu, select...
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... and sound turned on unless you manually turn them off before you press a button on or in standby mode. An LED located under the Standby button blinks when the remote control is complete. w If you pressing the remote control. 86 hp media center pc user's guide It is recommended... that blinks when the remote control is sending a signal to the remote sensor. Recording in standby mode Media Center can record TV programs when the computer is turned off (shut down...
... and sound turned on unless you manually turn them off before you press a button on or in standby mode. An LED located under the Standby button blinks when the remote control is complete. w If you pressing the remote control. 86 hp media center pc user's guide It is recommended... that blinks when the remote control is sending a signal to the remote sensor. Recording in standby mode Media Center can record TV programs when the computer is turned off (shut down...
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This option may not support this option. ■ Manually connect to the Internet, and Media Center automatically downloads the guide. ■ Manually connect to the Internet and then manually download the guide in Media Center TV Settings menu. ■ If the Guide has not been downloaded from the Internet ...each channel. on the remote 2 Select My TV, Settings, Guide, and then select Get Guide data. 3 Select Yes. n Media Center can be available, depending on your Internet connection. 96 hp media center pc user's guide You can also manually update the Guide from the Internet.
This option may not support this option. ■ Manually connect to the Internet, and Media Center automatically downloads the guide. ■ Manually connect to the Internet and then manually download the guide in Media Center TV Settings menu. ■ If the Guide has not been downloaded from the Internet ...each channel. on the remote 2 Select My TV, Settings, Guide, and then select Get Guide data. 3 Select Yes. n Media Center can be available, depending on your Internet connection. 96 hp media center pc user's guide You can also manually update the Guide from the Internet.
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... 102 hp media center pc user's guide Standby Mode and Scheduled Recordings You should always close Media Center before scheduling a recording. This may cause recording options to start a recording, a warning appears that says FM radio stops when the TV recording starts. In Media Center, you manually place the...more networks, depending on page 172. The Guide may need to manually update the Guide before you are watching live TV during a scheduled recording time, you do not select Cancel recording, Media Center automatically stops radio and begins recording TV. n To copy a ...
... 102 hp media center pc user's guide Standby Mode and Scheduled Recordings You should always close Media Center before scheduling a recording. This may cause recording options to start a recording, a warning appears that says FM radio stops when the TV recording starts. In Media Center, you manually place the...more networks, depending on page 172. The Guide may need to manually update the Guide before you are watching live TV during a scheduled recording time, you do not select Cancel recording, Media Center automatically stops radio and begins recording TV. n To copy a ...
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... DVD players. ■ Recorded TV programs can be backed up as part of the program. Recording manually Recording a program manually allows you to the previous window, press Back on the remote control. To manually record a program or series from the Guide: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control, ... and return to the Settings window, select Record in the window, and then press OK on the remote control. 4 Select the + or - To manually record a program or series from Recorded TV: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control, select My TV, Recorded TV, and then select Add...
... DVD players. ■ Recorded TV programs can be backed up as part of the program. Recording manually Recording a program manually allows you to the previous window, press Back on the remote control. To manually record a program or series from the Guide: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control, ... and return to the Settings window, select Record in the window, and then press OK on the remote control. 4 Select the + or - To manually record a program or series from Recorded TV: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control, select My TV, Recorded TV, and then select Add...
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... recorded. Some of the recorded TV program messages are: ■ Canceled means the program was manually canceled. ■ Partial means part of the program was recorded. ■ Deleted means the program was manually deleted. ■ Conflict means one program was in a series. ■ Sort recorded programs ...program may have been in conflict with another program after you have been a duplicate episode in conflict with another and then canceled by Media Center, or it may have recorded. Opening the Recorded History Window 1 Press the Start button on the remote control, select My TV, ...
... recorded. Some of the recorded TV program messages are: ■ Canceled means the program was manually canceled. ■ Partial means part of the program was recorded. ■ Deleted means the program was manually deleted. ■ Conflict means one program was in a series. ■ Sort recorded programs ...program may have been in conflict with another program after you have been a duplicate episode in conflict with another and then canceled by Media Center, or it may have recorded. Opening the Recorded History Window 1 Press the Start button on the remote control, select My TV, ...
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...watching TV while recording a program, you can return to find an alternative date and time for recording one recording partially overlaps another time, Media Center displays a message with an exclamation point) is made, the channel changes automatically. n If two recordings are in conflict, but one is... 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 scheduled to the end of the first and then begins recording the second. Press the Start button on the PC. If one...
...watching TV while recording a program, you can return to find an alternative date and time for recording one recording partially overlaps another time, Media Center displays a message with an exclamation point) is made, the channel changes automatically. n If two recordings are in conflict, but one is... 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 scheduled to the end of the first and then begins recording the second. Press the Start button on the PC. If one...
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.... To watch your drive, there is not supported. If you have other media playing, Media Center asks if you have manually resized the Media Center window, the DVD plays in Media Center, cancel the onscreen messages to use the DVD player software, and then open Media Center. Play DVD 159 If your remote control. About Playing DVDs When you open...
.... To watch your drive, there is not supported. If you have other media playing, Media Center asks if you have manually resized the Media Center window, the DVD plays in Media Center, cancel the onscreen messages to use the DVD player software, and then open Media Center. Play DVD 159 If your remote control. About Playing DVDs When you open...
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Watching DVD in the inset window or in Media Center control. Playing a DVD movie already in your drive If you already have a DVD movie in your drive, but 1 Pressing the Start button on the remote you have been doing other programs from your desktop, you can manually adjust the window size. The DVD movie... menu, if available, select Title Menu. ■ To change the language for the Resize icon to appear. or in full screen mode. This opens the Media Center Start menu with the DVD playing in the inset window.
Watching DVD in the inset window or in Media Center control. Playing a DVD movie already in your drive If you already have a DVD movie in your drive, but 1 Pressing the Start button on the remote you have been doing other programs from your desktop, you can manually adjust the window size. The DVD movie... menu, if available, select Title Menu. ■ To change the language for the Resize icon to appear. or in full screen mode. This opens the Media Center Start menu with the DVD playing in the inset window.
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...remote control or your nine preset stations. 6 Select Start FM to manually find the next playable station. If you are unable to watch or record TV and listen to save it as one of your keyboard. or +) buttons for Media Center to find a station. 5 If you want, select Save to FM... radio at the same time. Playing FM Radio Stations 1 Connect the FM radio antenna to the previous window. 164 hp media center pc user's guide When Media Center is scheduled to start a recording, a warning appears that station. 7 Select Back to return to the back of the single tuner card ...
...remote control or your nine preset stations. 6 Select Start FM to manually find the next playable station. If you are unable to watch or record TV and listen to save it as one of your keyboard. or +) buttons for Media Center to find a station. 5 If you want, select Save to FM... radio at the same time. Playing FM Radio Stations 1 Connect the FM radio antenna to the previous window. 164 hp media center pc user's guide When Media Center is scheduled to start a recording, a warning appears that station. 7 Select Back to return to the back of the single tuner card ...
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... how you can change your postal code or television provider. ■ Get Guide data to manually update the Guide from your recorded TV programs. Find out why programs weren't recorded. Refer to Media Center Help for sound, captioning, and to select a preferred language. 7 Select Guide, and then... 3 Select TV. 4 Select Recorder, and then select: ■ History to add the names and numbers of the last two weeks. Media Center Settings 169 You can change the settings that affect the recording storage space. ■ Recording defaults to change the amount of your television program...
... how you can change your postal code or television provider. ■ Get Guide data to manually update the Guide from your recorded TV programs. Find out why programs weren't recorded. Refer to Media Center Help for sound, captioning, and to select a preferred language. 7 Select Guide, and then... 3 Select TV. 4 Select Recorder, and then select: ■ History to add the names and numbers of the last two weeks. Media Center Settings 169 You can change the settings that affect the recording storage space. ■ Recording defaults to change the amount of your television program...
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... increasing 119, 122 recovery partition 201 hardware not provided with PC 9 headphones, connecting 35 Help and Support icon 38 Help, Media Center 45 hibernation mode automatic 44 manual 43 home videos 157 HP Image Zone 147 tabs and buttons 148 I installing 7-In-1 memory card reader 191 batteries in remote control 56 camera dock 196... Start menu 71 switching to desktop 78 toolbars 78 using with another program open 78 viewing your pictures 141 what you can do 67 Media Center PC desktop 38 Media Center, what you can do in My Music 125 in My Pictures 137 in My TV 91 in My Videos 151 in Radio 163...
... increasing 119, 122 recovery partition 201 hardware not provided with PC 9 headphones, connecting 35 Help and Support icon 38 Help, Media Center 45 hibernation mode automatic 44 manual 43 home videos 157 HP Image Zone 147 tabs and buttons 148 I installing 7-In-1 memory card reader 191 batteries in remote control 56 camera dock 196... Start menu 71 switching to desktop 78 toolbars 78 using with another program open 78 viewing your pictures 141 what you can do 67 Media Center PC desktop 38 Media Center, what you can do in My Music 125 in My Pictures 137 in My TV 91 in My Videos 151 in Radio 163...
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...165 using the Guide 103 when two scheduled for same time 103 RecordNow! O On button 37 On button light flashing 57 opening computer chassis 182 Media Center 55 operating system, reinstalling 206 optical drives accessing 186 removing and installing 187 organizing pictures 140 preset radio stations 165 videos 153 P parental controls setting... 201 using CDs/DVD 206 Recovery CD-DVD Creator 202 recovery CDs/DVDs 201 Recovery Tools CD, making sure show is being recorded 101 manually 105 resolving recording conflicts 111 single shows or series, cancelling 101 using remote control 166 rebooting.
...165 using the Guide 103 when two scheduled for same time 103 RecordNow! O On button 37 On button light flashing 57 opening computer chassis 182 Media Center 55 operating system, reinstalling 206 optical drives accessing 186 removing and installing 187 organizing pictures 140 preset radio stations 165 videos 153 P parental controls setting... 201 using CDs/DVD 206 Recovery CD-DVD Creator 202 recovery CDs/DVDs 201 Recovery Tools CD, making sure show is being recorded 101 manually 105 resolving recording conflicts 111 single shows or series, cancelling 101 using remote control 166 rebooting.
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... selecting Internet Service Provider 37 setting up Internet connection 74 Television Program Guide 75 television signal 75 224 HP Media Center PC User's Guide settings background color 168 calibration settings 168 for phone call notification 168 for sound 168...Internet connections 168 parental controls 168 remote control and remote sensor 168, 215 TV signal 169 settings, for Media Center 167 settings, power management 44 setup poster 4 Shared Pictures folder 140 Shared Video folder 151 shortcut buttons 79... 30 Klipsch 2.1 29 Standby button 86 standby mode 209 automatic 44 manual 42 recording 86
... selecting Internet Service Provider 37 setting up Internet connection 74 Television Program Guide 75 television signal 75 224 HP Media Center PC User's Guide settings background color 168 calibration settings 168 for phone call notification 168 for sound 168...Internet connections 168 parental controls 168 remote control and remote sensor 168, 215 TV signal 169 settings, for Media Center 167 settings, power management 44 setup poster 4 Shared Pictures folder 140 Shared Video folder 151 shortcut buttons 79... 30 Klipsch 2.1 29 Standby button 86 standby mode 209 automatic 44 manual 42 recording 86
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You can also manually stop the recording if you don't change the pathway. NOTE: If you set the ending point, ShowBiz 2 automatically ends recording after the recording process is ...
You can also manually stop the recording if you don't change the pathway. NOTE: If you set the ending point, ShowBiz 2 automatically ends recording after the recording process is ...