Chapter 4: Playing and Creating Media Files

Using the Media Center remote control

With Media Center mode active, you can use the optional remote control to play all of your media files from across the room. (The remote control, if included with your computer, may look different from that shown below.)

 

Shortcut buttons

Start button

Power button

 

 

Transport buttons

Audio/Video (A/V) control buttons

Navigation buttons

Numeric keypad/data entry buttons

Button(s)

Functions

 

 

Shortcut buttons

Give you direct access to Media Center features.

 

 

Start button

Opens the Media Center’s main menu.

 

 

Audio/Video (A/V) control

Lets you control volume levels, volume mute, channel selections, and the

buttons

movie menu.

Numeric keypad/data entry

Lets you enter numbers and characters from the remote control.

buttons

 

 

 

Power button

Puts the Media Center computer in Sleep mode (reduced power).

 

 

Transport buttons

Let you control the playback of media files and optical discs.

 

 

Navigation buttons

Let you move the cursor around the Guide and menus, make selections,

 

navigate back to the previous screen, change the screen display aspect

 

ratio, and get more information. Press the OK button to make a selection.

 

 

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