HP m377n, m476n, m470n, m477.uk, m380.uk, m370.uk, m370n, m480n, m487.uk, m490n Changing General Settings

Changing General Settings

General settings affect each user’s experience in Media Center and can be changed only by the administrator of the computer.

To change your Media Center General settings:

1 Press the Start button on the remote control.

2 Select Settings.

3 Select General, and then select one of the options listed in the following table. Then, use the arrow buttons to select an option or follow onscreen instructions. If necessary, select Save to save your changes.

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Parental control and caption display settings for TV and DVDs are included with select models only.

General Setting	What it does
Appearance	Turn transition animations on or off, optimize the display for the computer
	monitor or the television, and select a desktop background shade.
Media Center Sounds	Turn the sound on or off.
Notifications	Displays taskbar messages and TV tips, and notifies you when telephone
	calls some in.
Autoplay	Enables autoplay options such as Enhanced Media Center content or
	HighMAT player (if installed).
Parental control	Sets up rating permissions for TV viewing. This setting requires the
	administrator to use a separate 4-digit code. This option may not be
	available with your model.
Set up Internet	Opens the Internet Connection wizard. This allows you to set up your
connection	connection. Follow the onscreen instructions. You must be logged on as an
	Administrator to change this setting.
Set up remote control	Makes sure your remote control is working with the remote sensor. Follow
	the onscreen instructions.
Privacy	Views the Media Center Privacy statement, the Guide Privacy statement
	and enables the privacy settings such as retrieving media information for
	CDs and DVDs from the Internet.
Data Credits	Connects to the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Web site.

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