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Welcome...........................................	1
Experience the Entertainment Fun .............................	1
Watch and record live TV..................................	1
The right music for the moment ...........................	1
Share your digital memories ..............................	2
Transform your living space into a theater............	2
Using Media Center Features ...................................	2
Using Media Center...........................	5
Setting Up Media Center .........................................	5
Completing the setup wizard steps......................	5
Getting the Most out of Media Center .......................	6
Opening Media Center .....................................	7
Media Center Start Menu ........................................	8
Using Online Spotlight ............................................	9
Using More Programs in Media Center .....................	9
Navigating Media Center................................	10
Closing Media Center ...........................................	10
Synchronizing Media to a Portable
Media Device ..................................................	11
Viewing files on a portable media device ..........	11
Using Media Center Help ......................................	12
Opening Media Center Help............................	12
Media Center menu bars and control menu .......	13
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center................	14
Logging in to your messenger account...............	14
Changing Media Center Settings............................	15
Media Center settings categories......................	15
Changing audio, video, display resolution,
and other settings ...........................................	16
Changing the display resolution .......................	17
Contacting HP Support in Media Center..................	17
Finding Additional Media Center Information...........	18

Using the Remote Control ...............	19
Remote Control Buttons Overview ...........................	20
Begin using your remote control........................	22
Remote Control Buttons..........................................	23
Shortcut buttons ..............................................	23
Standby button ...............................................	24
Recording in standby mode..............................	25
Remote control LED and the remote
sensor LED .....................................................	25
Media playback buttons ..................................	26
Navigation and other buttons ...........................	28
Alphanumeric Keypad and Print buttons ............	29
Watching and Recording
TV Programs ..................................	31
Navigating My TV ................................................	31
Watching TV........................................................	32
Watching Live TV............................................	33
Controlling TV playback ..................................	34
Using the remote control in My TV ....................	35
Using the Television Program Guide........................	36
Important information about the
Television Program Guide ................................	36
Viewing the Television Program Guide ..............	37
Setting up how Media Center downloads
the Guide ......................................................	38
Manually downloading the Guide.....................	39
Changing a postal code to receive the
correct Television Guide ..................................	39
Adding missing channels to the Guide...............	40
Removing channels from the Guide ...................	40
Searching for TV Programs ....................................	41
Searching for TV programs using categories ......	42

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