Setting up the HP Media Center PC for digital TV (ATSC)

(Select models only)

To set up your HP Media Center PC for over-the-air antenna-supported digital TV:

1Set up the PC by using the Start Here booklet. For additional setup information, you can refer to the HP Media Center PC Getting Started Guide.

2Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center.

3Complete the Media Center setup wizard. If you have an Internet connection, Media Center can download the Guide for your area.

4If your PC includes an HDTV (ATSC) tuner card, the Digital TV setup wizard opens automatically. Complete the Digital TV wizard.

5Optional step: Download the Titan TV guide. See About Titan TV and Downloading the High Definition TV (Titan TV) Guide.

6Record the HDTV channels so you can add them to the Media Center Guide.

7Edit the Media Center Guide to include the ATSC channels in the Titan TV guide. You can do this in two ways:

Add digital channels; see “Adding Digital Channels to the Media Center Guide.”

Edit digital channels; see “Editing Channels in the Media Center Guide.”

Adding digital channels to the Media Center Guide

After you complete the Media Center setup wizard and download the Guide, you may find that some of the HDTV channels are missing or don’t match the channels you find in the Titan TV guide.

To add your HDTV channels to your Media Center Guide:

1Click Start on the taskbar and then click Media Center or press the Media Center Start button on the remote control.

2Select More Programs and then select Titan TV. The Titan TV guide opens in a separate window. Like the Media Center Guide, the Titan TV guide lists both Standard TV and HDTV channels.

3Press Guide on your remote control. The Media Center Guide opens. With both guides open, make a list of the channels that are incorrect or missing from the Media Center Guide.

4Press the Start button on the remote control.

5Select Settings, TV, and then select Guide.

6Select Add Missing Channels and then select Add DTV Channel.

7Use the numeric keypad on your remote control to enter the name of the missing channel.

8Select Next.

9Enter the correct channel number for the channel name you entered, and then select Add.

10Select Assign channel ## to ## or select Share channel ##.

11Select Done when you have finished adding all of your channels.

Editing channels in the Media Center Guide

After you complete the Media Center setup wizard and download your Guide, you may find that some of the channels don’t have a strong signal.

To remove channels which do not have a strong signal from the Guide:

1Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control.

2Select Settings, TV, and then select Guide.

3Select Edit Channels.

4Select or clear a check box next to the displayed channel to add or remove a channel.

Or

Select Edit Numbers, select a channel number, and then enter a new number to enter the correct channel number. This changes the channel assignment to match your Guide listings or it allows you to set up a channel that is shared.

5Select Save to save your changes.

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