HP Pavilion a1200 HP Pavilion PC Media Center Software Guide - Page 10

Using Media Center Away mode, Performance and Maintenance

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n The audio or video of TV recordings are not affected when the PC is in Away mode. Using Media Center Away mode When your computer is in Away mode it appears off, but you can actually still perform tasks such as recording TV programs or music files. Away mode turns off the display and mutes the audio. After you have enabled Away mode in the Control Panel, you can activate it by pressing the sleep button on your computer, keyboard, or remote control. You can return to your desktop almost instantly by pressing any sleep button again, by pressing any key on the keyboard, by moving the mouse, or by pressing any button on the remote control if you select the Return the computer from Away mode on mouse or keyboard activity option in the Power Options Properties window. See the following procedure. To enable your HP Media Center PC for Away mode: 1 Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Click Power Options. 4 Select the Away tab. 5 Place a check mark in the Enable Away mode check box. 6 Under Options you can select to: Return the computer from Away mode on mouse or keyboard activity Or Prompt for password when the computer returns from Away mode 7 Click OK. 6 Media Center Software Guide - HP Pavilion PC

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Media Center Software Guide — HP Pavilion PC
Using Media Center Away mode
When your computer is in Away mode it appears
off, but you can actually still perform tasks such as
recording TV programs or music files. Away mode
turns off the display and mutes the audio.
After you have enabled Away mode in
the Control Panel, you can activate it by
pressing the sleep button on your
computer, keyboard, or remote control.
You can return to your desktop almost instantly by
pressing any sleep button again, by pressing any
key on the keyboard, by moving the mouse, or by
pressing any button on the remote control if you
select the
Return the computer from Away mode on
mouse or keyboard activity
option in the Power
Options Properties window. See the following
procedure.
To enable your HP Media Center PC for Away mode:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar, and
then click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3
Click
Power Options
.
4
Select the
Away
tab.
5
Place a check mark in the
Enable Away
mode
check box.
6
Under Options you can select to:
Return the computer from Away
mode on mouse or keyboard activity
Or
Prompt for password when the
computer returns from Away mode
7
Click
OK
.
n
The audio or video of
TV recordings are not
affected when the PC
is in Away mode.