HP m7248n, m7246n, m7257c Using the Television Program Guide, Using Media Center without the Guide

Using the Television Program Guide

The Television Program Guide (Internet service required) is a free service from Microsoft that provides TV listings information, such as channel, network, program title, program summary, and scheduled broadcast times. This service is currently not available in some countries/regions. You can go to http://www.microsoft.com to find out if the Guide is available in your country/region and for the terms and conditions of the Television Program Guide service.

In countries/regions where the Guide is not available, refer to “Using Media Center without the Guide” on page 21, and see “Recording programs manually without using the Guide” on page 29 for more information about recording TV programs.

Using the Guide, you can scroll through a list of the current and upcoming television programs and channels available from your television service provider. The Guide displays the channel and network, as well as the program title, scheduled time block, and a brief description of the program. The number of days displayed depends on your television service provider; most providers display up to 14 days. By selecting a program title, a detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of the window.

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Your HP Media Center PC requires a connection to the Internet to access the Guide.

Using Media Center without the Guide

Before using Media Center, it is important to complete the Media Center setup wizard. This takes you through steps to identify your TV signal source and scan for channels you are able to receive from your TV provider. By scanning for channels, you can manually select TV programs to watch and record, even if your country/region is unable to download the TV listings information of the Guide listed above.

The Television Program Guide data may not be available in your country/region. You can still record TV programs without a Guide; see “Recording programs manually without using the Guide” on page 29.

If you have already completed the setup wizard, but want to change your settings or scan for TV channels again:

1 Press the Media Center Start button on the

remote control, or, with your mouse, click

Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center.

2 Select Settings, General, Media Center

Setup, and then Run Media Center

Setup Again.

3 Follow the onscreen instructions to scan for your channels.

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