HP Presario Watching TV programs stored on the, HP Media Drive, Save, Save, Save, Save, NOTE:, NOTE:, settings, Recorder, settings, Recorder, settings, Recorder

To change these settings:

1Open Windows Media Center.

2In the Tasks menu, click settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recorder Storage.

3Under Recording quality and Maximum TV limit (storage for TV recordings), select the settings by clicking the (+) or (–) next to the item that you want to change.

4Click Save.

5In the Tasks menu, click settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recording Defaults.

6Select the settings by clicking the (+) or (–) next to the item that you want to change.

7Click Save.

Quality of recording	Approximate hard disk drive space used*
Best	2.7 GB/hour
Better	2.1 GB/hour
Good	1.4 GB/hour
Fair	1.2 GB/hour

*This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files. Some files might be smaller or larger. 1 GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is smaller.

Watching TV programs stored on the

HP Media Drive

NOTE: Refer to Help and Support for more information about recording errors, advanced recording features, and TV settings.

An HP Media Drive is purchased separately.

To play recorded TV files that are stored on the HP Media Drive, you must:

1Connect the HP Media Drive to the computer with the power turned off.

2Turn on the computer, and then open Windows Media Center.

3In the Tasks menu, click settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recorder Storage.

4Under Record on drive, select the HP Media Drive, and then click Save. A Recorded TV folder is created and placed in the HP Media Drive. Recorded TV programs must be placed in this folder for you to access them by using Windows Media Center.

NOTE: You must close Windows Media Center before removing or connecting the HP Media Drive for the stored TV files to update properly.

5Under Record on drive, select the local hard disk drive, and then click Save.

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