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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Watching Television Programs

Record a single TV show or an entire series (my TV will manage the recordings for you and give advanced warning if there are any recording conflicts)

Create a recorded TV library

Quickly check which TV shows you have scheduled to record

View and record movies

Search for TV shows by title, keyword, or category

NOTE

If your computer enters Standby mode while you are viewing

 

television, and you resume the computer, the live TV screen

 

will be blank. Press the OK button to return to live TV.

 

 

To watch a television program:

1Press Live TV on the remote control.

The last channel selected or the first channel available begins to play in full screen mode.

2Select a channel by using the Channel/Page (+ or -) buttons or by using the numeric keys on your keyboard.

The channel number displays in the window.

3Press Back on the remote control to exit full screen mode and view the Media Center main menu.

Selecting a Program from the TV Guide

To select a program from the TV Guide:

1Press the Start button on the remote control to start the Media Center and to open the Media Center main window.

2Select My TV.

3Select Guide.