Microsoft Windows XP
Media Center Edition
Software Guide
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Table of Contents
Welcome
Using Media Center
Using the Remote Control
Watching and Recording TV Programs
Playing Videos
Playing DVDs
Listening to FM Radio
Creating Audio and Data Discs
Creating Video Discs and Movies
Using an HP Personal Media Drive
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Welcome
Experience the Fun of Media Center
Using Media Center Features
Using Media Center
Setting Up Media Center
Media Center Start Menu
Online Spotlight
Navigating Media Center
Media Center menu bars
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center
Changing Media Center Settings
Finding Additional Media Center Information
Using the Remote Control
Remote Control Buttons Overview
More information (i)
CH/PG up (+) and down
Mute
Recorded TV
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Watching and Recording TV Programs
Navigating My TV
Watching TV
Controlling TV playback
The digital video recording features are for select models only
Using the remote control in My TV
Button
Action
Live TV (TV)
More information
Using the Television Program Guide
The Television Program Guide is not available in all countries/regions
Television Program Guide errors
Viewing the Television Program Guide
When you select a
channel and then
Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide
2 Select Settings, General, Automatic Download Options, and then:
Download when connected:
Manual download:
Manually downloading the Guide
2 Select Settings, TV, Guide
and Get Latest Guide
Listings
Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide
Edit Numbers
Share channel
Done
Editing channels in the Guide
Edit Channels
Searching for TV Programs
Categories
Searching for TV programs using categories
Movies
Genres
Top Rated
Recording TV Programs
Media Center
Add Recording
Channel and Time
Recording programs without the Guide
Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space
Quality of recording
Hard disk drive space used
Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD
2 Select More Programs
Playing Recorded TV Programs
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HP Tunes
Playing Music Files
My Music
Using HP Tunes with Media Center
Completing the iTunes setup wizard
Delays with HP Tunes
Selecting a default audio player
Adding Music to the iTunes Music Library
Playing CDs with HP Tunes
Creating a Playlist with iTunes
Creating and Editing a Now Playing List with HP Tunes
Creating Music CDs with iTunes
Troubleshooting HP Tunes
Using My Music with Media Center
Adding Music to My Music Library
Adding music files from a CD
Albums
Copy CD
Deleting music files from the My Music library
Delete
Playing Music Files in My Music
Creating a Queue List in My Music
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music
Creating a Playlist in My Music
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music
Working with Pictures
HP Image Zone Plus
My Pictures
Working with Digital
Images
Using HP Image Zone Plus in Media Center
My Images
Select All
AMode tabs to choose a work area
CGallery of images
DSelection tray displays images that you have selected
Creating albums
HP Image Zone Plus icon on
New Album
View albums
Modifying a date assigned to your pictures
Assigning a keyword to your pictures
All
by Keyword
Keywords
Assign to All (New Keyword)
Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus
Editing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus
Printing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus
Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures
Burning a Label on a LightScribe Media Disc
Using My Pictures in Media Center
Adding Pictures to My Pictures
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures
Viewing a slideshow with music in My Pictures
4 Select My Pictures
Play SlideShow
Using supported picture file types in My Pictures
.wmf
Editing Pictures in My Pictures
Printing Pictures in My Pictures
Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs
Playing Videos
Playing Digital Videos in Media Center
Using Supported Video File Types
Transferring and Recording Video Files
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files
Playing DVDs
Playing DVD Movies in Media Center
Changing the DVD Movie Language
Changing DVD Audio Settings
Listening to FM Radio
Playing FM Radio Stations
Organizing Radio Station Presets
Using the FM Radio and the TV Signal at the Same Time
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Creating Audio and Data Discs
Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording
Working with Audio CDs
Audio CD tips
supports
Creating audio CDs
Scan
Burn
Working with Data DVDs and CDs
Data disc tips
Wrench
Write-Once
DVD Compatibility
Creating data discs
Copying a DVD or CD
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD
Working with Image Files
Disc Labeling with LightScribe
Tools
Label Disc
LightScribe requirements
Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler
LightScribe creates
Compatibility Information
Disc Features and Compatibility Table
Optical Drive Quick Reference Table
Software Quick Reference Table
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Creating Video Discs and Movies
Before You Begin Capturing Video
Sonic MyDVD Video Projects
Creating a Video Project
Capturing video to a video project
Capture Video
Record Settings
Grab Frame —
Start Capture —
Adding submenus to a video project
Sub-Menu
Untitled Menu
Interviews
Editing the style of a video project
Edit Movie
2 Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home
New Project
Open Existing Project
Add Files
Creating a Video Project with Direct-to-DiscWizard
Video Quality and Disc Size
DVD Recording Time
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(Select models only)
Basic Steps to Make a Movie
Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer
To view help files, press the F1 function key on the keyboard
To view help files, select the ? and then press OK on the remote control
Locating the two versions of muvee autoProducer
Desktop
muvee Technologies
Using muvee autoProducer
Capturing video from a DV camcorder
Live
Recorded
trash can
Capturing live video from a DV camcorder
Adding videos
Add video
magicMoments
green
thumbs-up
Adding pictures
5 Select the Rotate Image Clockwise button to rotate still images
Adding music
Selecting the style
Changing the settings
Duration
Fit to music
Best fit for videos and pictures
Adding an opening title and closing credits
Title tab
Title effect
Enter your title here
Use font
Burn Now
Saving the movie project
■Computer Playback
■E-mail
■DV (camcorder)
Using muvee in Media Center
Selecting videos
Shared Videos
Move Up
Move Down
Clickright.Select All to
to choose all music files in a folder. Click
to remove all music files from the Selected music column
Selecting music
Shared Music
Setting the style
Automatic
Manual
Continue
Upgrading muvee autoProducer
Using an HP Personal Media Drive
Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center
Locating the Drive After Installation
Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive
Viewing and Storing Files
Playing Media Files
Playing Music Files
Viewing Picture Files
Playing Video Files
Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive
About Recording TV to the HP Personal Media Drive
Recording TV programs to the HP Personal Media Drive
Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive
Recorder
Recorder storage
HP Personal Media Drive
Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely
Changing Disk Allocation
Updating Recorded TV List after Removing the HP Personal Media Drive
System Requirements to View Recorded
TV Programs on Other PCs
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