HP Media Center m1200 Getting Started Guide - Page 69

Manual Standby Mode

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Manual Standby Mode Putting the PC into standby You can put the PC in Standby in several ways: ■ Press the Standby button on the keyboard. ■ Press the Standby button on the remote control. ■ Briefly press the On button on the front of the PC. The screen goes dark, and the PC goes into standby mode. The On button on the front of the PC has a power indicator light that flashes when the PC is in standby. Or 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Turn Off Computer at the bottom of the menu. 3 Click Stand By. Taking the PC out of standby When you want to use the PC again, to make the screen display reappear just as you left it, do one of the following: ■ On the front of the PC, briefly press the On button. ■ On the keyboard, press any key or the Standby button. ■ On the remote control, press and hold the Standby button for 1 or 2 seconds and then, when the screen display appears, press the Start button on the remote control. Standby mode tips If the PC does not work properly when you wake it from standby, reset the PC by pressing and holding the On button on the front of the PC for approximately 5 seconds until the PC turns off. Then turn the PC back on. If you are using Media Center to record TV programs, put the PC into standby mode (instead of turning it off or using hibernation) so that the PC can "wake" at the proper time to record TV programs. If Live TV or other media is playing in Media Center, the PC won't go into standby mode automatically. Starting the PC 65

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Starting the PC
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Manual Standby Mode
Putting the PC into standby
You can put the PC in Standby in several ways:
Press the Standby button on the
keyboard.
Press the Standby button on the
remote control.
Briefly press the On button on the front of the
PC. The screen goes dark, and the PC goes
into standby mode. The On button on the front
of the PC has a power indicator light that
flashes when the PC is in standby.
Or
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Click
Turn Off Computer
at the bottom of
the menu.
3
Click
Stand By
.
Taking the PC out of standby
When you want to use the PC again, to make the
screen display reappear just as you left it, do one of
the following:
On the front of the PC, briefly press the On
button.
On the keyboard, press any key or the
Standby button.
On the remote control, press and hold the
Standby button for 1 or 2 seconds and then,
when the screen display appears, press the
Start button on the remote control.
Standby mode tips
If the PC does not work properly when you wake it
from standby, reset the PC by pressing and holding
the On button on the front of the PC for
approximately 5 seconds until the PC turns off. Then
turn the PC back on.
If you are using Media Center to record TV
programs, put the PC into standby mode (instead of
turning it off or using hibernation) so that the PC can
“wake” at the proper time to record TV programs.
If Live TV or other media is playing in Media Center,
the PC won’t go into standby mode automatically.