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To record a live TV show or movie
You can record a TV show or movie that's
currently airing. When you do this, the show is
recorded from the moment you start recording.
For example, if you're halfway through
watching a show before you start recording it,
the recording won't include the first half.
1.
Click the
Start
button
, click
All
Programs
, and then click
Windows
Media Center
.
2.
On the Windows Media Center start screen,
scroll to
TV
, and then click
Live TV
.
3.
While a program is airing, move the mouse
so that the playback controls appear, and
then click
Record
.
To schedule recordings using the
Guide
You can quickly schedule recordings while
browsing the Guide for upcoming TV shows
and movies. To learn how to set up the Guide,
see the section in
Getting started with Windows
Media Center
entitled "Configure tuners, TV
signal, and Guide."
1.
On the Windows Media Center start screen,
scroll to
TV
, and then click
Guide
2.
Right-click the program that you want to
record, and then click
.
Record
To schedule recordings using Search
to schedule a
recording of the program.
You can search in Media Center to find a TV
show or movie that you want to record.
1.
On the Windows Media Center start screen,
scroll to
TV
, and then click
Search
.
2.
Click the category that you want to search
by (such as Title), and then follow the
instructions to start a search.
3.
On the search results page, click the TV
show or movie that you want to record, and
then click
Record
to schedule a recording
of the program.
To record a TV series
Rather than schedule the recording of your
favorite TV show every week, you can automate
the process by scheduling the recording of an
entire series.
1.
On the Windows Media Center start screen,
scroll to
TV
, and then click
Guide
.
2.
Locate the TV series that you want to record,
click it, and then click
Record Series
.
To play a recorded TV program
1.
On the Windows Media Center start screen,
scroll to
TV
, click
Recorded TV
, and click
the show you want to watch and then click
Play
or
Resume
.
2.
To control the playback of a recorded TV
program, move the mouse to display the
playback controls, and then do any of the
following:
Click
Pause
to temporarily pause
the program. You'll see a time span bar
that shows how much time has passed in
the recording. When you're ready to
resume the program where you left off,
click
Play
.
Move the slider that appears above the
playback controls to a different point to
start watching from that point in the
recorded program.
Click
Skip Backward
or
Rewind
to
watch something again, and click
Fast
Forward
or
Skip Forward
to move
ahead in the program.