Table of Contents
Welcome | 1 |
Experience the Fun of Media Center | 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 |
Archiving files using Media Center | 11 |
Finding Additional Media Center Information | 11 |
Using the Remote Control | 13 |
Remote Control Buttons Overview | 14 |
Playing Music Files | 17 |
My Music | 17 |
Using My Music with Media Center | 17 |
Adding Music to My Music Library | 18 |
Adding music files from your hard disk drive | 18 |
Adding music files from a CD | 19 |
Deleting music files from the My Music library | 19 |
Using supported music file types | 20 |
Playing Music Files in My Music | 20 |
Playing an album in My Music | 21 |
Playing a song in My Music | 21 |
Creating a Queue List in My Music | 22 |
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music | 22 |
Creating a Playlist in My Music | 23 |
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music | 24 |
Working with Pictures | 25 |
HP Photosmart | 25 |
My Pictures | 25 |
Working with Digital Images | 26 |
Using HP Photosmart in Media Center | 26 |
Creating your picture catalog in HP Photosmart Premier | 26 |
Creating albums | 28 |
Modifying a date assigned to your pictures | 28 |
Assigning a keyword to your pictures | 29 |
Assigning a place to your pictures | 29 |
Searching for pictures in Media Center | 30 |
Viewing Pictures in HP Photosmart | 30 |
Viewing a slideshow in HP Photosmart | 30 |
Viewing a slideshow with music in HP Photosmart | 31 |
Editing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier | 31 |
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart Premier from the desktop | 31 |
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart in Media Center | 32 |
Sharing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier | 32 |
Using supported file types with HP Photosmart Premier | 34 |
Printing Pictures in HP Photosmart | 35 |
Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures | 35 |
Using My Pictures in Media Center | 36 |
Adding Pictures to My Pictures | 37 |
Adding picture files from your hard disk drive | 37 |
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures | 38 |
Viewing pictures as a slideshow | 38 |
Viewing a slideshow with music in My Pictures | 39 |
Using supported picture file types in My Pictures | 39 |
Editing Pictures in My Pictures | 40 |
Fixing red eye or contrast | 40 |
Cropping pictures in My Pictures | 40 |
Rotating pictures | 41 |
Printing Pictures in My Pictures | 41 |
Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs | 42 |
Playing Videos | 43 |
Playing Digital Videos in Media Center | 43 |
Using Supported Video File Types | 44 |
Transferring and Recording Video Files | 44 |
Recording an analog video file | 44 |
Recording a digital video file | 44 |
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files | 45 |
Playing DVDs | 47 |
Playing DVD Movies in Media Center | 47 |
Changing the DVD Movie Language | 48 |
Changing DVD Audio Settings | 48 |
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