The Record icon in the taskbar

If a program is currently being recorded, the Record icon also appears in the taskbar. If you move your mouse over the icon, Media Center displays which program is currently being recorded. You can right- click the icon to open Media Center and stop recording.

Recording TV tips

If your PC has one TV tuner and you are watching live TV during a scheduled recording time, you can watch only the program being recorded. If you change channels, recording stops.

If you go to another area in Media Center, the TV channel you last selected will be displayed in the inset window at the bottom of the window.

Some channels can be shared by two or more networks, depending on the time of day. The Guide may display only one network’s programming. This may cause recording options to be unavailable. You may need to manually update the Guide before scheduling a recording.

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To copy a recorded TV program to DVD to view on a home DVD player, see “Copying a TV program to CD/ DVD using Media Center” on page 101.

Important information about My TV and FM radio

In Media Center, FM radio shares the use of the

When Media Center is scheduled to start a

single tuner card with My TV. In Media Center,

recording, a warning appears that says FM radio

you are unable to watch or record TV and listen

stops when the TV recording starts. If you do not

to FM radio at the same time.

select Cancel recording, Media Center

 

automatically stops radio and begins recording TV.

Standby mode and scheduled recordings

You should always close Media Center before you manually place the PC in standby mode, to avoid file corruption and other recording problems.

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