Playing Recorded TV Programs

Recorded TV is the storage place for all your recorded programs. In the Recorded TV window, you can sort your programs by name, date, or category. You can also delete a recorded program or series of programs and check for any recording errors.

1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, select My TV, and then select Recorded TV.

2To organize all of your previously recorded programs, select Sort by Date or Sort by Title.

3To begin watching the program, select the recorded program you want to watch, and then press OK on the remote control.

Media Center places recorded TV programs in the Recorded TV folder that is located in your Shared Documents folder on your hard disk drive.

Using the More Information button with recorded TV programs

When you select a recorded TV program and then

i

press the More Information button on the remote

 

control, a menu appears with several options you

 

can select.

 

More Information (i) displays details about the recorded TV show such as the title, the date and time recorded, a summary of the program, and the original date it was aired.

Play allows you to play the recorded program.

Delete allows you to delete the recorded program.

Record Series allows you to record other shows in that series, if available.

Keep Until allows you to change the setting for keeping the program until space is needed or until a specific date, until you watch it or until you manually delete it.

Copy to CD/DVD allows you to record this program to CD or DVD.

Messenger allows you to access your instant messaging login window.

Settings allows you to access the main Settings window.

50Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Reference Guide