Burning recordedTV programs to DVD

After you have recorded a TV program, you may want to save the program to a DVD to watch on another computer that has a DVD player or your home DVD player. Use Sonic PrimeTime to copy the recorded program to a DVD (a recordable DVD drive is optional for the Gateway FMC-901 Media Center).

Tip:

Record TV programs to DVD-R type DVDs.

To use Sonic PrimeTime

1 Press the Start button on the remote. The Windows XP Media Center menu is displayed.

2 Highlight Create DVD, then press the OK button. The Media Center minimizes and Sonic PrimeTime opens.

Tip:

If your Gateway 901 Series Media Center does not include a recordable DVD drive but includes a recordable CD drive, you can change the recording device option to Video CD (VCD) and record TV programs to a CD. The program will record in a lower quality video format, but will compress to fit on a CD. To change the recording device, click Settings, General, Recording Devices, then select the type of recording device you want to record programs to.

3

Use Sort by date, Sort by name, or Sort by

 

category to locate the recorded TV program you

 

want to record to DVD.

4

Use the remote to highlight the TV program or

programs that you want to record, then press the OK button.

As you select TV programs, check marks appear beside the programs and the DVD icon shows the recording space available on the DVD.

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