Playing Video Files

You can view your videos stored on an HP Personal Media Drive. If you want the video files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in the Media Center My Videos window, you must complete the PMD wizard in the More Programs area of Media Center. See “Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center” on page 178.

When you disconnect the drive, your video files may still appear in the Media Center My Videos window. To refresh your HP Digital Entertainment Center, open and close Media Center.

Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive

To play back recorded TV files stored on your HP Personal Media Drive, you must:

1Connect your HP Personal Media Drive to the HP Digital Entertainment Center with the power turned off.

2Turn on the HP Digital Entertainment Center and open Media Center.

3Click Settings, TV, Recorder, Recorder storage.

4Under Record on drive select the HP Personal Media Drive, select Save, and then select Yes. A Recorded TV folder is created and placed in your HP Personal Media Drive. Recorded TV shows must be placed in this folder to access them with Media Center.

5Under Record on drive, select your local hard disk drive, select Save, and then select Yes.

6Move or copy your recorded TV programs to this Recorded TV folder on your HP Personal Media Drive. Now you can view your stored TV programs in Media Center, or you can double-click the file and view the show in Windows Media Player.

7Close Media Center before disconnecting the drive.

When you connect your drive, stored TV files appear a few seconds after you open Media Center.

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You need to close Media Center before removing or before connecting your HP Personal Media Drive for the stored TV files to update properly.

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