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All rights reserved. ii Table of Contents Introduction ..............................1 Resolving Recording Conflicts ................... 35 Organizing Your Videos ........................... 60 Getting Started with Microsoft Windows XP Deleting a Scheduled Show or Series ........ 36 Playing Digital Videos .............................. 61 Media Center Edition ............................ 1 Deleting a Recorded Show or Series .......... 36 Playing a Video in Full Screen Mode ......... 63 Getting Help .............................................. 2 My Music ................................37 Sorting Videos ......................................... 63 Viewing Video Details .............................. 64 Getting the Most out of Media Center .......... 2 What Can I Do in My Music? ................... 37 Media Center Overview ............................. 3 What Can I Do in Play DVD ................................65 Media Center Start Menu ........................... 5 Windows Media Player? ...................... 38 Playing DVDs in Media Center .................. 65 Media Center Setup ................................... 6 Using Supported File Types for Using Remote Control When Using the Media Center Setup Wizard ........ 7 My Music ........................................... 39 Playing a DVD .................................... 66 Watching the Introducing Windows Using Remote Control in My Music ............ 40 Settings ..................................69 Media Center Video .............................. 9 Creating Your Music Library Using Changing Media Center Settings ............... 69 Opening Media Center ............................ 10 Windows Media Player ....................... 41 Changing General Settings ....................... 70 Switching to the Windows Desktop ............ 10 Adding Music from Your Hard Drive to Changing TV Recorder Settings ................. 71 Displaying Media Center Toolbars ............. 11 Windows Media Player Library ............ 43 About Recorded TV Storage Space Setting Media Center as the Default .......... 11 Playing Digital Music Files ........................ 44 Settings .............................................. 72 Using Shortcut Buttons .............................. 12 Finding Music Files in My Music ............... 45 Archiving Recorded TV Programs Playing a Song ........................................ 46 Remote Control .......................13 to DVD ............................................... 74 Setting Up an Automatic Disc Jockey ......... 46 What Can I Do with the Media Center Watching TV Programs That Are Finding and Playing an Album .................. 47 Remote Control? .................................. 13 Archived to DVD ................................. 74 Creating a Playlist .................................... 48 Remote Control Buttons Overview .............. 14 Change TV Guide Settings ........................ 75 Remote Control Button Groups .................. 15 My Pictures .............................49 Changing Parental Controls for Using the Media Center Remote Control .... 16 What Can I Do in My Pictures? ................. 49 TV Viewing ......................................... 76 My TV .....................................21 Using Supported File Types for Changing DVD Movie Language ............... 77 What Can I Do in My TV? ........................ 21 My Pictures ......................................... 50 Selecting Closed Captioning ..................... 78 Watching TV ........................................... 22 Using Remote Control in My Pictures ......... 50 Changing Picture Settings ......................... 79 Using Remote Control in My TV ................. 23 Organizing Your Pictures .......................... 51 Troubleshooting ......................81 Viewing Your Pictures in Media Center ...... 53 Watching Live TV Using Time Shifting ........ 24 Using Microsoft Windows Media Using the Television Program Guide .......... 25 My Videos ..............................57 Center Help ........................................ 81 Searching for Programs in My TV .............. 26 What Can I Do in My Videos? .................. 57 Recording TV ........................................... 28 Using Remote Control When My TV Settings ......................................... 32 Playing a Video .................................. 58 Recorded TV ............................................ 33 Using Supported File Types for About Recording Errors ............................ 34 My Videos .......................................... 59 iii iv Introduction Introduction Getting Started with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Welcome to the exciting new HP Media Center PC experience! With this computer, you can play all kinds of audio, video, and picture media on your computer by using a specially designed remote control. When using the remote control and the Media Center program, you can: ■ Watch, record, and play back television programs. ■ Pause, rewind, and fast forward TV programs by using the Media Center time shifting feature. ■ Watch an instant replay. ■ Play back your digital videos. ■ View your digital pictures or play them as a slide show with music. ■ Browse, select, and play music CDs and DVD movies. ■ Resume playing your DVDs where you ■ Watch TV or a DVD movie while doing ■ Quickly open specific windows in Media left off. other tasks on your computer. Center by using the shortcut buttons on the remote control or on the front of ■ Navigate the Media Center program by ■ Record your TV shows automatically while your computer. using either the remote control or the mouse you are doing something else. and keyboard. ■ Easily update the Television Program Guide from the Internet. 1 Getting Help The Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition User’s Guide can help you get started using the Media Center program with your remote control. Other sources of help are: ■ Setup poster ■ Media Center Help Information about assembling your Help files about using and troubleshooting computer system the Media Center program ■ HP Media Center PC Hardware ■ Windows Media Player Help User’s Guide Help files about using and troubleshooting Information about connecting your PC to the Windows Media Player program the Internet, to your TV and stereo, and connecting any gaming controllers such as ■ Media Center introduction video a joystick Instructional overview of the Media Center program ■ HP DVD Writer Guide Information about using your DVD Writer ■ HP Web site drive and the DVD writing software http://www.hp.com Technical support Getting the Most out of Media Center It is best to have the following items completed before trying to use Media Center; otherwise, many of the program features won’t be available to you. Before using Media Center, make sure: ■ n ■ HP Media Center PC is set up correctly. For Remote sensor control cable is securely setup information, refer to the setup poster plugged into the remote sensor and Connections to the Internet and to a and to the HP Media Center PC Hardware attached to your cable or satellite set-top TV signal source are optional, but User’s Guide. box, if present. they are recommended to get the ■ most out of Media Center. ■ Remote control has two AA alkaline PC has a properly configured and working batteries installed. Internet connection. ■ ■ Remote sensor is properly plugged into a PC is properly connected to your TV signal USB connector on your PC and is placed source. where you can point the remote control at it. 2 Introduction Media Center Overview + You can control the Media Center functions user hp ? photo music video shopping sports finance connect search chat e-mail eject1 rec stop play pause eject2 l prev next l and navigate Media Center windows by using volume esc F1