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Dell™ Media Center

User’s Guide

Media Center
start menu

back

arrow buttons

live TV

my music

my videos

volume

numeric buttons*

standby

guide

more info
my TV
my pictures

channel/page

clear

enter

media
control
buttons

Japan only

star

pound

*Note: When entering text in a Media Center search or text box on a computer running
Japanese Microsoft

Windows

XP, you can enter extended characters using the numeric

buttons. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Summary of Contents for Media Center

Page 1: ...os volume numeric buttons standby guide more info my TV my pictures channel page clear enter media control buttons Japan only star pound Note When entering text in a Media Center search or text box on a computer running Japanese Microsoft Windows XP you can enter extended characters using the numeric buttons Follow the instructions on the screen ...

Page 2: ...ell Computer Corporation All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to r...

Page 3: ...am Using Search 11 Recording a Program Manually 12 Changing Your TV Guide Settings 13 Changing Recording Priorities 13 Watching Recorded TV 13 Playing a Recorded Program 14 Playing DVDs 14 Playing a DVD Movie 14 Playing a DVD Already in Your Drive 16 Watching a DVD in a Resized Window 16 Viewing Your Pictures 17 Viewing Pictures in Media Center 17 Viewing Pictures as a Slide Show 17 Sorting Pictur...

Page 4: ...4 Contents Adding Files to Media Library and Creating a Playlist 20 Playing Music 21 Using My Videos 22 Organizing Your Videos 22 Playing Digital Videos 22 Index 23 ...

Page 5: ...ter entertainment center Whether you want to watch or record TV programs play DVDs or view pictures Media Center does it all The following instructions explain how to explore some of the more common functions of Windows XP Media Center using either your mouse keyboard or the all in one remote control ...

Page 6: ... entering text in a Media Center search or text box on a computer running Japanese Microsoft Windows XP you can enter extended characters using the numeric buttons Follow the instructions on the screen 10 19 clear Deletes the selection and functions like the Backspace key on your keyboard 11 standby Puts the computer into a reduced power state 12 guide Opens the Television Program Guide see page 8...

Page 7: ...up your computer for the TV signal source cable satellite etc and run the software wizard For more information on hardware setup see Other Features on page 19 and the setup diagram that came with your computer Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control 1 Click the Start button and click Media Center The Media Center Start Menu window appears 1 Press The Media Center Start Menu window ap...

Page 8: ...ISP If your ISP does not support automatic Guide updates you must update the Guide manually in the Settings window You can manually update the Guide at any time even if you have set up automatic updates If the Guide is not updated the following message appears next to each channel No data available Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control 1 In the Media Center Start Menu window click ...

Page 9: ...mote Control 1 In the Media Center Start Menu window click My TV 2 Click Guide 3 To see a program description move the cursor over the program The description appears at the bottom of the window 4 To navigate through the channels click in the window or press on your keyboard 5 To watch a program click the program 6 To view upcoming programs on a specific channel move your cursor over the channel n...

Page 10: ...ur keyboard If the program is scheduled at a future time and does not appear click in the window or press on your keyboard to scroll through future programs 4 Click the program 5 Click Record to record the program or click Record series to record the program series The Record or Record series icon appears in the Guide next to the program Advanced record Displays the recording start and stop times ...

Page 11: ...cific the search results When the search is complete a list of programs appears 3 To navigate through the list and find the program you want to record click in the window or press on your keyboard 4 Click the program If it is a program series click on the specific episode you want to record 1 Press the MY TV button 2 Highlight Search and press OK A window appears with the following options Categor...

Page 12: ...Center Start Menu window click My TV 2 Click Recorded 3 Click Record set up 4 Click For a Manual Record 5 Enter the channel number using the numeric buttons on your keyboard 6 Click to adjust the settings recording frequency date start and stop times storage and quality options You can also enter start and stop times using the numeric buttons on the keyboard 7 When you complete the changes click R...

Page 13: ... scheduled to record 4 Click the program you want to change A window appears with the following options Record settings Displays the recording start and stop times and other recording settings Keep until Allows you to keep a program until you want to remove it Record series Records the program series Don t record Cancels the scheduled recording 5 Click to return to the Media Center Start Menu wind...

Page 14: ...am Guide Search Autorecord and Manual Record Scheduled Provides a list of all programs scheduled to be recorded Recording errors Displays programs that were not recorded and provides an explanation The program may have been in conflict with another program and Media Center canceled it or the program may have been a duplicate episode in a series 3 Click the program you want to watch 4 Click Play 1 ...

Page 15: ... change the language for the DVD sound track subtitles and menu Eject Allows you to open the disc tray 4 To change the window size click on the taskbar of the DVD window 1 While in the Media Center Start Menu window insert the DVD into the drive The DVD plays automatically after a few seconds If you have another media playing Media Center asks if you want to play the DVD Highlight Yes or No and pr...

Page 16: ...NOTE If you do not see the Play DVD option scroll through the list using The DVD movie begins playing in full screen mode Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control 1 While the DVD movie is playing click The Media Center Start Menu opens with the DVD playing in the inset window 2 To resize the window click on the taskbar and then manually adjust the window size NOTE If you manually resi...

Page 17: ...if you have organized your pictures into folders 2 Press to move through your picture files and folder files 3 Highlight the picture or the folder to view the pictures inside the folder and press OK The selected picture opens in full screen mode 4 To view additional pictures not displayed in the window press to scroll to other pages of picture files and folders Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using t...

Page 18: ... on your keyboard 2 Click the song you want to play 3 If the music doesn t automatically start click on the bottom Media Center toolbar 4 Click 5 Click My Pictures NOTE If you do not see the My Pictures option scroll through the list using on your keyboard 6 Click on the folder with the pictures you want to view 7 Click Play slide show When Media Center switches to full screen mode the inset windo...

Page 19: ...l 1 In the Media Center Start Menu window click My Music 2 Insert a CD Media Center asks if you want to play the CD Click Yes or No If you don t click an option the tracks are displayed automatically 3 Click Copy CD 1 Press the MY MUSIC button 2 Insert a CD Media Center asks if you want to play the CD Highlight Yes or No and press OK If you don t select an option the tracks are displayed automatic...

Page 20: ...he Media Library 4 Click Playlists in the toolbar and then click New Playlist in the drop down menu 5 Type in a name for the playlist and click OK Your new playlist appears under My Playlists 6 In Media Library highlight the music files you want to add right click and select Add to playlist 7 In the Add to playlist window click on the playlist where you want to place the files and then click OK Re...

Page 21: ...ay order of the tracks on the album Repeat Replays the album Buy Music Allows you to connect to the Internet find CD information and buy music CDs Visualize Allows you to change the graphics displayed when playing music 1 Press the MY MUSIC button 2 Highlight Albums and press OK A window appears with the following options Play Plays the album selected Shuffle Rearranges the music tracks on the alb...

Page 22: ...t button and click My Documents 2 Under Other Places click Shared Documents 3 Double click the Shared Video folder Playing Digital Videos Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control 1 In the Media Center Start Menu window click My Videos The right side of the window displays small images of your video files and folder icons if you organized your videos into folders 2 Click an image to pl...

Page 23: ... music 18 playlist creating 20 R recording a TV program 9 and watching a program 10 13 manually 12 using Search 11 using the Guide 10 remote control buttons 6 T Television Program Guide recording 10 settings 13 watching 8 TV recording 9 recording and the Guide 10 recording and watching 10 13 recording manually 12 recording using Search 11 watching 7 V videos organizing 22 playing 22 ...

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