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Using the Television Program Guide, Using Media Center without the Guide

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Using the Television Program Guide The Television Program Guide (Internet service required) is a free service from Microsoft that provides TV listings information, such as channel, network, program title, program summary, and scheduled broadcast times. This service is currently not available in some countries/regions. You can go to http://www.microsoft.com to find out if the Guide is available in your country/region and for the terms and conditions of the Television Program Guide service. In countries/regions where the Guide is not available, refer to "Using Media Center without the Guide" on page 21, and see "Recording programs manually without using the Guide" on page 30 for more information about recording TV programs. Using the Guide, you can scroll through a list of the current and upcoming television programs and channels available from your television service provider. The Guide displays the channel and network, as well as the program title, scheduled time block, and a brief description of the program. The number of days displayed depends on your television service provider; most providers display up to 14 days. By selecting a program title, a detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of the window. n Your HP Media Center PC requires a connection to the Internet to access the Guide. Using Media Center without the Guide Before using Media Center, it is important to complete the Media Center setup wizard. This takes you through steps to identify your TV signal source and scan for channels you are able to receive from your TV provider. By scanning for channels, you can manually select TV programs to watch and record, even if your country/region is unable to download the TV listings information of the Guide listed above. The Television Program Guide data may not be available in your country/region. You can still record TV programs without a Guide; see "Recording programs manually without using the Guide" on page 30. If you have already completed the setup wizard, but want to change your settings or scan for TV channels again: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select Settings, General, Media Center Setup, and then Run Media Center Setup Again. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to scan for your channels. Watching and Recording TV Programs 21

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Watching and Recording TV Programs
21
Using the Television Program Guide
The Television Program Guide (Internet service
required) is a free service from Microsoft that
provides TV listings information, such as channel,
network, program title, program summary, and
scheduled broadcast times. This service is currently
not available in some countries/regions. You can go
to
to find out if the
Guide is available in your country/region and for
the terms and conditions of the Television Program
Guide service.
In countries/regions where the Guide is not
available, refer to “Using Media Center without the
Guide” on page 21, and see “Recording programs
manually without using the Guide” on page 30 for
more information about recording TV programs.
Using the Guide, you can scroll through a list of the
current and upcoming television programs and
channels available from your television service
provider. The Guide displays the channel and
network, as well as the program title, scheduled time
block, and a brief description of the program. The
number of days displayed depends on your
television service provider; most providers display
up to 14 days. By selecting a program title, a
detailed description of the program appears at the
bottom of the window.
Using Media Center without the Guide
Before using Media Center, it is important to
complete the Media Center setup wizard. This takes
you through steps to identify your TV signal source
and scan for channels you are able to receive from
your TV provider. By scanning for channels, you can
manually select TV programs to watch and record,
even if your country/region is unable to download
the TV listings information of the Guide listed above.
The Television Program Guide data may not be
available in your country/region. You can still
record TV programs without a Guide; see
“Recording programs manually without using the
Guide” on page 30.
If you have already completed the setup wizard, but
want to change your settings or scan for TV
channels again:
1
Press the Media Center Start button
on the
remote control, or, with your mouse, click
Start
on the taskbar, and then click
Media Center
.
2
Select
Settings
,
General
,
Media Center
Setup
, and then
Run Media Center
Setup Again
.
3
Follow the onscreen instructions to scan for
your channels.
n
Your HP
Media Center
PC requires a
connection to the
Internet to access the
Guide.