HP Media Center m1200 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software - Page 98

Settings, Recorder, Recorder storage, HP Personal Media Drive

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n HP recommends that you record TV programs directly to your local hard disk drive and then transfer your recorded programs to the HP Personal Media Drive, if desired. Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive If you decide to change your recording path to record directly to your HP Personal Media Drive, Media Center creates a Recorded TV folder on your drive. 1 Assign a drive letter to your HP Personal Media Drive. See "Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive" on page 89. 2 Open Media Center. 3 Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recorder storage. 4 Under Record on Drive, select (+) to select the HP Personal Media Drive. You can also set the disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window. 5 Click Save, and then click Yes. 6 Close Media Center. 7 Restart the PC. To change the TV recording path back to your local hard disk drive, follow this procedure and select your hard disk drive in step 4. HP recommends that you know the drive letter assigned and the storage amount of your HP Personal Media Drive. Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive To change the Media Center TV recording path to your local hard disk drive: 1 Open Media Center. 2 Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recorder storage. You can also set the disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window. 3 Select your local hard disk drive (C:). 4 Click Save, and then click Yes. 5 Close Media Center. 6 Restart the PC. 94 HP Media Center PC Software Guide

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HP Media Center PC Software Guide
Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive
If you decide to change your recording path to
record directly to your HP Personal Media Drive,
Media Center creates a Recorded TV folder on your
drive.
1
Assign a drive letter to your HP Personal
Media Drive. See “Assigning a Drive Letter to
the HP Personal Media Drive” on page 89.
2
Open Media Center.
3
Select
Settings
,
TV
,
Recorder
, and then
Recorder storage
.
4
Under
Record on Drive
, select (
+
) to select the
HP Personal Media Drive
. You can also
set the disk allocation and recording quality
settings in this window.
HP recommends that you know the drive letter
assigned and the storage amount of your
HP Personal Media Drive.
5
Click
Save
, and then click
Yes
.
6
Close Media Center.
7
Restart the PC.
To change the TV recording path back to your local
hard disk drive, follow this procedure and select
your hard disk drive in step 4.
Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive
To change the Media Center TV recording path to
your local hard disk drive:
1
Open Media Center.
2
Select
Settings
,
TV
,
Recorder
, and then
Recorder storage
. You can also set the disk
allocation and recording quality settings in
this window.
3
Select your local hard disk drive (
C:
).
4
Click
Save
, and then click
Yes
.
5
Close Media Center.
6
Restart the PC.
n
HP recommends that
you record TV
programs directly to
your local hard disk
drive and then
transfer your
recorded programs
to the HP Personal
Media Drive, if
desired.