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Using the Television Program Guide, Using Media Center without the Guide

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Using the Television Program Guide The Television Program Guide (Internet service required) is a service contracted by Microsoft that provides TV listings information, such as channel, network, program title, summary, and scheduled broadcast times. This service is currently not available in some countries/regions. In countries/regions where the Guide is not available, refer to "Using Media Center without the Guide" on page 17, and see "Recording programs without the Guide" on page 25 for more information about recording TV programs. Using the Guide, you can scroll through a list of the current and upcoming television programs and channels available from your television service provider. The Guide displays the channel and network, as well as the program title, scheduled time block, and a brief description of the program. The number of days displayed depends on your television service provider; most providers display up to 14 days. By selecting a program title, a detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of the window. n Your HP Media Center PC requires a connection to the Internet to access the Guide. Using Media Center without the Guide Before using Media Center, it is important to complete the Media Center setup wizard. This takes you through steps to identify your TV signal source and scan for channels you are able to receive from your TV provider. By scanning for channels, you can manually select TV programs to watch and record, even if your country/region is unable to download the TV listings information of the Guide listed above. The Television Program Guide data may not be available in your country/region. You can still record TV programs without a Guide; see "Recording programs without the Guide" on page 25. If you have already completed the setup wizard, but want to change your settings or scan for TV channels again: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select Settings, General, Media Center Setup, and then Run Media Center Setup Again. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to scan for your channels. Watching and Recording TV Programs 17

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Watching and Recording TV Programs
17
Using the Television Program Guide
The Television Program Guide (Internet service
required) is a service contracted by Microsoft that
provides TV listings information, such as channel,
network, program title, summary, and scheduled
broadcast times. This service is currently not
available in some countries/regions.
In countries/regions where the Guide is not
available, refer to “Using Media Center without the
Guide” on page 17, and see “Recording programs
without the Guide” on page 25 for more
information about recording TV programs.
Using the Guide, you can scroll through a list of the
current and upcoming television programs and
channels available from your television service
provider. The Guide displays the channel and
network, as well as the program title, scheduled time
block, and a brief description of the program. The
number of days displayed depends on your
television service provider; most providers display
up to 14 days. By selecting a program title, a
detailed description of the program appears at the
bottom of the window.
Using Media Center without the Guide
Before using Media Center, it is important to
complete the Media Center setup wizard. This takes
you through steps to identify your TV signal source
and scan for channels you are able to receive from
your TV provider. By scanning for channels, you can
manually select TV programs to watch and record,
even if your country/region is unable to download
the TV listings information of the Guide listed above.
The Television Program Guide data may not be
available in your country/region. You can still
record TV programs without a Guide; see
“Recording programs without the Guide” on
page 25.
If you have already completed the setup wizard, but
want to change your settings or scan for TV
channels again:
1
Press the Media Center Start button
on
the remote control.
2
Select
Settings
,
General
,
Media Center
Setup
, and then
Run Media Center
Setup Again
.
3
Follow the onscreen instructions to scan for
your channels.
n
Your HP Media Center
PC requires a
connection to the
Internet to access the
Guide.