HP Pavilion Media Center m8100 Getting Started Guide - Page 176
Recording programs manually without using the guide, Windows Start Button, Windows, Media, Center
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Recording programs manually without using the guide You do not need to use 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 Windows Media Center. For some programs, you might want to begin recording before the scheduled beginning and after the scheduled ending of the program. NOTE: Recorded TV programs that have been copied to a DVD can be played on the computer 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 computers, but not to other computers. To record a program manually: 1 Press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control, press the Live TV button, and then press Record to begin recording the program. Or Click the Windows Start Button on the task bar, and then Windows Media Center, or press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control, select TV + Movies, recorded tv, and then select add recording. 2 Select Channel and Time. 3 Select the channel number box, and enter the channel number by using the numeric keypad on the remote control or the keyboard. 4 Select the (+) or (-) buttons, and then press Enter on the keyboard or OK on the remote control to scroll through choices and to enter the recording frequency, date, start and stop times, and storage and quality options. 166 Getting Started