Remote Control Buttons

Shortcut buttons

(Select models only)

You can use the remote control shortcut buttons to open specific windows in Media Center.

The direct access buttons open the main Media Center windows.

Button

Function

 

 

DVD

Opens the Play DVD main menu, where you can play your DVD movies.

Menu

 

 

 

TV

Opens the My TV window, where you can watch and record TV, open your Television

 

Guide, schedule future TV recordings, and find your recorded TV programs.

 

 

Radio

Opens the FM radio station window, where you can select FM radio stations to

 

listen to.

 

 

Music

Opens the My Music window, where you can browse and play music CDs and your

 

music files.

 

 

Pictures

Opens the My Pictures window, where you can search for, sort, and view pictures and

 

slide shows that are stored in the My Pictures or the Shared Pictures folder in Windows

 

Explorer. You can also view your pictures on other media such as a digital camera or

 

a memory card.

 

 

Videos

Opens the My Videos window, where you can search for, sort, and play back your

 

video files that are stored in the My Videos or the Shared Video folder in Windows

 

Explorer. You can also view your videos on other media such as a memory card.

 

 

Live TV

Moves a TV program forward to the end of the pause buffer and resumes playing live

 

TV. When you pause a TV program, you can use the Live TV button to move forward to

 

live TV. Opens Media Center and then begins playing live TV in full-screen mode.

 

 

Guide

Opens the Television Guide.

 

 

Recorded

Opens the Recorded TV window where all your recorded TV programs are stored.

TV

From this window, you can search for and play back a recorded show.

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Some older DVDs may not include a DVD menu.

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