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Bluetooth Devices, TV Tuner and Windows Media Center, Watching and recording TV programs

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Bluetooth Devices Select models only Some models of the HP TouchSmart PC are Bluetooth-enabled, so that you can connect all kinds of Bluetooth-enabled wireless devices. Bluetooth devices create a personal area network (PAN), which connects other Bluetooth devices, such as computers, phones, printers, headsets, speakers, and cameras. In a PAN, each device communicates directly with the other devices, and the devices must be relatively close together. To enable a Bluetooth device: 1 Refer to your Bluetooth device's instructions to make it "discoverable" (it sends out a radio signal). 2 Click the Start button, Control Panel, and then click Hardware and Sound. Find your Bluetooth device and follow the onscreen instructions. 3 If your Bluetooth device is a printer, tap the Start button, then Control Panel, and then tap Hardware and Sound. Tap Printers. Tap Add a printer. TV Tuner and Windows Media Center Select models only Watch and record your favorite TV programs by using Windows Media Center. Menus and features in Windows Media Center are accessible through touch, remote control, keyboard, and mouse. TV tuners and remote controls are included in select models only. Watching and recording TV programs To watch and record TV programs on your HP TouchSmart PC: 1 Connect the TV signal source to the TV tuner on the computer. See "Connecting the TV signal source to the computer" on page 17. 2 Set up your computer for use with a set-top box (optional). See "Sound Options" on page 20. 3 Complete the Windows Media Center setup wizard to configure your TV tuner and your program guide. See "Windows Media Center setup wizard" on page 19. 4 Point the remote control at the IR receiver on the lower-right side of the HP TouchSmart PC to start Windows Media Center, and use this program to watch and record TV shows. For more information about setting up and using Windows Media Center, go to: www.microsoft.com, or tap the Start button, tap Windows Media Center, tap Tasks, and then tap learn more. 16 User Guide (Features may vary by model)

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User Guide (Features may vary by model)
Bluetooth Devices
Select models only
Some models of the HP TouchSmart PC are Bluetooth-enabled, so that you can connect all kinds of
Bluetooth-enabled wireless devices. Bluetooth devices create a personal area network (PAN), which
connects other Bluetooth devices, such as computers, phones, printers, headsets, speakers, and cameras.
In a PAN, each device communicates directly with the other devices, and the devices must be relatively
close together.
To enable a Bluetooth device:
1
Refer to your Bluetooth device’s instructions to make it “discoverable” (it sends out a radio signal).
2
Click the
Start
button,
Control Panel
, and then click
Hardware and Sound
. Find your Bluetooth
device and follow the onscreen instructions.
3
If your Bluetooth device is a printer, tap the
Start
button, then
Control Panel
, and then tap
Hardware and Sound
. Tap
Printers
. Tap
Add a printer
.
TV Tuner and Windows Media Center
Select models only
Watch and record your favorite TV programs by using Windows Media Center. Menus and features in
Windows Media Center are accessible through touch, remote control, keyboard, and mouse. TV tuners
and remote controls are included in select models only.
Watching and recording TV programs
To watch and record TV programs on your HP TouchSmart PC:
1
Connect the TV signal source to the TV tuner on the computer. See “Connecting the TV signal source to
the computer” on page 17.
2
Set up your computer for use with a set-top box (optional). See “Sound Options” on page 20.
3
Complete the Windows Media Center setup wizard to configure your TV tuner and your program
guide. See “Windows Media Center setup wizard” on page 19.
4
Point the remote control at the IR receiver on the lower-right side of the HP TouchSmart PC to start
Windows Media Center, and use this program to watch and record TV shows. For more information
about setting up and using Windows Media Center, go to:
www.microsoft.com
, or tap the
Start
button, tap
Windows Media Center
, tap
Tasks
, and then tap
learn more
.