HP IQ504 Watching and Recording TV - Page 33

Recording TV programs to the HP Media Drive 1 Change the recording path to the HP Media Drive (purchased separately). See "Changing the TV recording path to the HP Media Drive." 2 Open Windows Media Center. 3 Record TV programs. The programs are recorded to the HP Media Drive. 4 Before disconnecting the drive: Make sure that there are no scheduled recordings or recordings in progress, to avoid losing data. Change the recording path back to the local hard disk drive. See "Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive." 5 Disconnect the HP Media Drive safely. Changing the TV recording path to the HP Media Drive If you decide to change the recording path to record directly to the HP Media Drive (purchased separately), Windows Media Center creates a Recorded TV folder on the drive: 1 Assign a drive letter to the HP Media Drive. 2 Open Windows Media Center. 3 In the Tasks menu, click settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recorder Storage. 4 Under Record on Drive, select (+) to select the HP Media Drive. You can also set the disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window. NOTE: HP recommends that you: Record TV programs directly to the local hard disk drive and then transfer your recorded programs to the HP Media Drive, if you so desire. Know the drive letter assigned to and the storage amount of the HP Media Drive. 5 Click Save. To change the TV recording path back to the local hard disk drive, follow this procedure and select the hard disk drive in step 4 of the previous procedure. Watching and Recording TV Programs 29