HP z558 Recording programs manually with or without a Guide, Start, My TV, Record, Recorded TV, Media Center, Add Recording, Channel and Time

You do not need the Television Program Guide to record TV. You can record a TV program by pressing the Record button on the remote control while watching live TV, or you can select a specific date, channel, and recording time period in Media Center.

For some programs, you may want to begin recording before the scheduled beginning and after the scheduled ending of the program.

To record a program without a Guide:

1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, press the Live TV button, and then press Record to begin recording your program.

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Click Start, and then click Media Center, or press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, select My TV, Recorded TV, and then select Add Recording.

2 Select Channel and Time.

3 Select the channel number box and enter the channel number using the numeric keypad on the keyboard or remote control.

4 Select the (+) or (–) buttons, and then press Enter on the keyboard or OK on the remote control to scroll through choices and enter the recording frequency, date, start and stop times, and storage and quality options.

Recording programs manually with or without a Guide

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■ Recorded TV programs that have been copied to a DVD can be played on your HP Digital Entertainment Center and on some DVD players.

■ Recorded TV programs can be backed up as part of a full system backup and restored to the same HP Digital Entertainment Center, but not to other PCs.

5 To set the recording and return to the Recorded TV window, select Record in the window, and then press Enter on the keyboard, or OK on the remote control.

6 To return to the previous window, press the back arrow on the keyboard, or press Back on the remote control.

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