Important Media Center Updates
Your system uses Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005. Read this updated information before starting the system and using the Media Center setup wizard.
HP recommends that you keep this information with your other PC documentation.
IMPORTANT: For the latest information about setting up your HP Media Center PC, refer to the setup poster that was included with your PC.
Electronic Program Guide
The Media Center Electronic Program Guide mentioned in the documentation that came with your HP Media Center PC is not supported in Singapore.
TV Tuner May Assign Different TV Channels Than Your TV Signal Provider
Your TV tuner that came with your PC automatically assigns channel numbers when your TV tuner scans for the TV channels in your area. Some of your channels may not match the channels assigned by Media Center and may need to be reassigned.
Editing or reassigning channel numbers
1Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center.
2Click Settings, TV, Guide, and then click Edit Channels to edit the channel numbers currently assigned by Media Center.
3Select Edit Numbers.
4Use the numeric keypad on your keyboard to enter the number of the correct channel, and then press OK on the remote control.
5Select Assign channel to assign a new number. Or
Select Share channel to share the channel number with another channel.
6Select Save when you have edited all the channels.
7If you need to go back to the channel numbers automatically assigned by Media Center, select Restore Default.
Adding missing channels
Some TV channels may not appear in the channel lineup after your TV Tuner has scanned for the channels in your area. To add the channels that are missing or to change the associations between channel numbers:
1Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center.
2Click Settings, TV, Guide, and then click Add Missing Channels to add the names and numbers of the channels you are missing.
3Click Add Channel.
4Use the numeric keypad on your keyboard to enter the number of the missing channel, and then select Next.
5Enter the correct channel number, and then select Add.
6Repeat steps 3 through 5 to add additional channels.
7Click Done when you’ve added all the channels.
Removing unwanted channels
If your TV tuner picks up scrambled TV channels that you do not want to appear in your channel lineup, you can remove them.
1Click Start, and then click Media Center.
2Click Settings, TV, Guide, and then click Edit Channels to remove the names and numbers of the channels you don’t want to appear in the Guide.
3Remove a check from the check box next to the channel you want to remove.
4Click Save.
Using the Media Center FM Radio Tuner
The Media Center FM Radio tuner scans to 0.1 less than the actual channel. For example, the radio tuner may tune to 0.1 rather than 0.2 of a radio frequency.
You can manually set radio channels, which may improve the sound quality. To set radio channels, refer to the procedures in the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Software Guide.
Teletext Support
Media Center and your Media Center remote control do not support Teletext in all countries/regions, even if your TV provider supports Teletext.
Teletext may work for antenna and cable point channels, but Teletext does not work for cable box channels.
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