HP m7259c, m7248n, m7246n, m7257c, m7287c, m7267c, m7263w, m7260n, m7250n manual Table of Contents

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Welcome	1
Experience the Fun of Media Center	1
Watch and record live TV	1
The right music for the moment	1
Share your digital memories	1
Transform your living space into a theater	1
Using Media Center Features	2
Using Media Center	3
Setting Up Media Center	3
Opening Media Center using a mouse	3
Opening Media Center using the remote control	4
Media Center menu bars	4
Navigating Media Center	5
Media Center control menu	5
Using Media Center Away mode	6
Completing the setup wizard steps	7
Media Center Start Menu	8
Media Center Start menu items	8
Online Spotlight	9
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center	9
Logging in to your Messenger account	9
Changing Media Center Settings	10
Media Center Settings categories	10
Finding Additional Media Center Information	11
Using the Remote Control	13
Remote Control Buttons Overview	14
Watching and Recording TV Programs	17
Navigating My TV	17
Watching TV	18
Watching live TV	18
Controlling TV playback	19
Using the remote control in My TV	20
Using the Television Program Guide	21
Using Media Center without the Guide	21
Television Program Guide errors	22
Viewing the Television Program Guide	22
Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide	23
Manually downloading the Guide	24
Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide	24
Adding missing channels to the Guide	24
Editing channels in the Guide	25
Removing channels from the Guide	25
Searching for TV Programs	26
Searching for TV programs using categories	27
Recording TV Programs	28
Recording TV from the Guide	28
Recording programs manually without using the Guide	29
Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space	30
Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD	30

Media Copy Protection	31
Playing Recorded TV Programs	31
Playing Music Files	33
HP Tunes	33
My Music	33
Using HP Tunes with Media Center	34
Completing the iTunes Setup Assistant wizard	34
Delays with HP Tunes	34
Selecting a default audio player	35
Adding Music to the iTunes Music Library	35
Adding music files from a CD in iTunes	35
Adding music files from the Internet	36
Adding music files from your hard disk drive	36
Using supported music file types	37
Changing song title, genre, artist, or album in iTunes	37
Playing CDs with HP Tunes	37
Creating a Playlist with iTunes	38
Creating and Editing a Now Playing List with HP Tunes	38
Creating Music CDs with iTunes	39
Troubleshooting HP Tunes	39
Resetting HP Tunes	40
Using My Music with Media Center	41
Adding Music to My Music Library	41
Adding music files from your hard disk drive	42
Adding music files from a CD	43
Deleting music files from the My Music library	43
Using supported music file types	44
Playing Music Files in My Music	44
Playing an album in My Music	45
Playing a song in My Music	45
Creating a Queue List in My Music	46
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music	46
Creating a Playlist in My Music	47
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music	47
Working with Pictures	49
HP Image Zone	49
My Pictures	49
Working with Digital Images	50
Using HP Image Zone in Media Center	50
Creating your picture catalog in HP Image Zone	50
Creating albums	52
Modifying a date assigned to your pictures	52
Assigning a keyword to your pictures	53
Assigning a place to your pictures	53
Searching for pictures in Media Center	54
Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone	54
Viewing a slideshow in HP Image Zone	54
Viewing a slideshow with music in HP Image Zone	55
Editing Pictures in HP Image Zone	55
Editing pictures in HP Image Zone from the desktop	55

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