HP Media Center m7200 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software - Page 3

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Table of Contents Welcome 1 Experience the Fun of Media Center 1 Watch and record live TV 1 The right music for the moment 1 Share your digital memories 1 Transform your living space into a theater 1 Using Media Center Features 2 Using Media Center 3 Setting Up Media Center 3 Completing the setup wizard steps 3 Media Center Start Menu 4 Online Spotlight 5 Navigating Media Center 5 Media Center menu bars 5 Media Center control menu 6 Using Instant Messaging in Media Center 6 Logging in to your Messenger account 6 Changing Media Center Settings 7 Media Center Settings categories 8 Finding Additional Media Center Information 8 Using the Remote Control 9 Remote Control Buttons Overview 10 Watching and Recording TV Programs ........ 13 Navigating My TV 13 Watching TV 14 Watching live TV 14 Controlling TV playback 15 Using the remote control in My TV 16 Using the Television Program Guide 17 Using Media Center without the Guide 17 Television Program Guide errors 18 Viewing the Television Program Guide 18 Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide 19 Manually downloading the Guide 20 Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide 20 Adding missing channels to the Guide 20 Editing channels in the Guide 21 Removing channels from the Guide 21 Searching for TV Programs 22 Searching for TV programs using categories 23 Recording TV Programs 24 Recording TV from the Guide 24 Recording programs without the Guide 25 Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space 26 Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD 26 Playing Recorded TV Programs 27 Playing Music Files 29 HP Tunes 29 My Music 30 Using HP Tunes with Media Center 30 Completing the iTunes setup wizard 31 Delays with HP Tunes 31 Selecting a default audio player 31 Adding Music to the iTunes Music Library 32 Adding music files from a CD in iTunes 32 Adding music files from the Internet 32 Adding music files from your hard disk drive 32 Using supported music file types 33 Changing song name, genre, artist, or album in iTunes ...........33 Playing CDs with HP Tunes 33 Creating a Playlist with iTunes 34 Creating and Editing a Now Playing List with HP Tunes ...........34 Creating Music CDs with iTunes 34 Troubleshooting HP Tunes 35 Resetting HP Tunes 35 Using My Music with Media Center 36 Adding Music to My Music Library 37 Adding music files from your hard disk drive 37 Adding music files from a CD 38 Deleting music files from the My Music library 38 Using supported music file types 39 Playing Music Files in My Music 39 Playing an album in My Music 40 Playing a song in My Music 40 Creating a Queue List in My Music 40 Finding and Playing an Album in My Music 41 Creating a Playlist in My Music 41 Copying Music Files to CD in My Music 42 Working with Pictures 43 HP Image Zone Plus 43 My Pictures 43 Working with Digital Images 43 Using HP Image Zone Plus in Media Center 44 Creating your picture catalog in HP Image Zone Plus 44 Creating albums 46 Modifying a date assigned to your pictures 46 Assigning a keyword to your pictures 47 Assigning a place to your pictures 47 Searching for pictures in HP Image Zone Plus 47 Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus 48 Viewing a slideshow in HP Image Zone Plus 48 Table of Contents iii

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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Welcome
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1
Experience the Fun of Media Center
.......................................
1
Watch and record live TV
......................................................
1
The right music for the moment
...............................................
1
Share your digital memories
..................................................
1
Transform your living space into a theater
...............................
1
Using Media Center Features
.................................................
2
Using Media Center
......................................
3
Setting Up Media Center
.......................................................
3
Completing the setup wizard steps
.........................................
3
Media Center Start Menu
......................................................
4
Online Spotlight
...................................................................
5
Navigating Media Center
.....................................................
5
Media Center menu bars
.......................................................
5
Media Center control menu
...................................................
6
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center
................................
6
Logging in to your Messenger account
....................................
6
Changing Media Center Settings
............................................
7
Media Center Settings categories
...........................................
8
Finding Additional Media Center Information
..........................
8
Using the Remote Control
.............................
9
Remote Control Buttons Overview
.........................................
10
Watching and Recording TV Programs
........
13
Navigating My TV
..............................................................
13
Watching TV
.....................................................................
14
Watching live TV
................................................................
14
Controlling TV playback
......................................................
15
Using the remote control in My TV
........................................
16
Using the Television Program Guide
.....................................
17
Using Media Center without the Guide
.................................
17
Television Program Guide errors
...........................................
18
Viewing the Television Program Guide
..................................
18
Setting up how Media Center
downloads the Guide
.........................................................
19
Manually downloading the Guide
........................................
20
Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide
.................
20
Adding missing channels to the Guide
..................................
20
Editing channels in the Guide
..............................................
21
Removing channels from the Guide
.......................................
21
Searching for TV Programs
..................................................
22
Searching for TV programs using categories
..........................
23
Recording TV Programs
.......................................................
24
Recording TV from the Guide
...............................................
24
Recording programs without the Guide
.................................
25
Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space
..............
26
Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD
.......................
26
Playing Recorded TV Programs
............................................
27
Playing Music Files
.....................................
29
HP Tunes
...........................................................................
29
My Music
..........................................................................
30
Using HP Tunes with Media Center
.......................................
30
Completing the iTunes setup wizard
......................................
31
Delays with HP Tunes
..........................................................
31
Selecting a default audio player
...........................................
31
Adding Music to the iTunes Music Library
..............................
32
Adding music files from a CD in iTunes
.................................
32
Adding music files from the Internet
.......................................
32
Adding music files from your hard disk drive
..........................
32
Using supported music file types
...........................................
33
Changing song name, genre, artist, or album in iTunes
...........
33
Playing CDs with HP Tunes
..................................................
33
Creating a Playlist with iTunes
..............................................
34
Creating and Editing a Now Playing List with HP Tunes
...........
34
Creating Music CDs with iTunes
...........................................
34
Troubleshooting HP Tunes
....................................................
35
Resetting HP Tunes
..............................................................
35
Using My Music with Media Center
......................................
36
Adding Music to My Music Library
.......................................
37
Adding music files from your hard disk drive
..........................
37
Adding music files from a CD
...............................................
38
Deleting music files from the My Music library
........................
38
Using supported music file types
..........................................
39
Playing Music Files in My Music
...........................................
39
Playing an album in My Music
.............................................
40
Playing a song in My Music
.................................................
40
Creating a Queue List in My Music
.......................................
40
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music
...........................
41
Creating a Playlist in My Music
............................................
41
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music
................................
42
Working with Pictures
................................
43
HP Image Zone Plus
............................................................
43
My Pictures
........................................................................
43
Working with Digital Images
................................................
43
Using HP Image Zone Plus in Media Center
...........................
44
Creating your picture catalog in
HP Image Zone Plus
............................................................
44
Creating albums
.................................................................
46
Modifying a date assigned to your pictures
............................
46
Assigning a keyword to your pictures
....................................
47
Assigning a place to your pictures
........................................
47
Searching for pictures in HP Image Zone Plus
.........................
47
Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus
................................
48
Viewing a slideshow in HP Image Zone Plus
..........................
48