Close Media Center, if open.
If you do not complete these steps, an error message appears when
HP Tunes is launched, which indicates that a problem has occurred in iTunes that is preventing this program from running.
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Using HP Tunes with Media Center

 

iTunes is a software program from Apple located

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in your All Programs menu that works together with

the HP Tunes area in Media Center. HP Tunes is

linked to your iTunes music library. Both programs

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the iTunes music library before you can access

 

 

them in HP Tunes in Media Center. Also, you can

 

 

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but not in Media Center.

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in Media Center

Completing the iTunes Setup Assistant wizard

To use HP Tunes and iTunes with Media Center, you need to:

1 Initialize iTunes by completing the setup wizard.

2 Add songs to the iTunes music library and create playlists. HP Tunes displays only the songs and playlists that are in iTunes.

To complete the iTunes Setup Assistant wizard:

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2 Double-click the iTunes shortcut icon on the desktop.

3 When the iTunes Setup Assistant wizard opens, follow the onscreen instructions.

4 Close iTunes.

5 Open Media Center, and then open HP Tunes.

Delays with HP Tunes

When using HP Tunes, you may experience some delays, or HP Tunes may not function properly. These delays can occur because:

■There is an audio CD in the drive, and HP Tunes is attempting to connect to an Internet database to find music information, such as song titles.

■There is a large collection of songs in your music library.

■Windows Media Player or another music playback program is set as the default player. See the following procedure.

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