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Page 2: ...ATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE TO YOU HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prio...

Page 3: ...ording with MyDVD 9 Recording with the CD Writing Wizard 10 Installing DLA Software 11 Playing Video CD Slideshows 13 Playing Recorded TV Programs 13 Safeguarding Your Recorded TV Programs 13 Copying Recorded TV Programs to DVD 21 Standby Mode and Scheduled Recordings 22 Switching Display Devices 23 Updated Information about Software Programs 23 Capturing Analog Home Video 24 Using Application Rec...

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Page 5: ...enter Setting parental controls Setting closed captioning Installing speakers Understanding the 6 In 1 memory card reader Recording data to CDs and DVDs Playing video CD slideshows Playing recorded TV programs Copying recorded TV programs to DVD Standby mode and scheduled recordings Switching display devices Updated information about software programs Capturing analog home video Using Application ...

Page 6: ...oes not match the ZIP Code or postal code location you entered in the Media Center program guide setting an error message may appear You may also see No data available in the television program guide or you may not be able to get the correct television program guide To resolve this problem set the location for your PC in the Control Panel first and then in the Media Center Settings window To set t...

Page 7: ...ces For example for Canadian postal code R2M 3Z4 you would enter R2M3Z4 If you see an Invalid message there is no guide for your area Setting Parental Controls If you set Media Center to block unrated channels an error could occur It is recommended that you make sure this option is not selected To do this 1 Click Start and then click Media Center 2 Click Settings TV DVD and then click Parental con...

Page 8: ...l 251 use the following procedure to connect the speakers to a Sound Blaster Audigy Audio Card on the back of the PC Also refer to the setup information that came with your PC and your speaker system Note If your PC uses an integrated 5 1 audio solution no audio card refer to the section titled Installing multi channel audio speakers and disregard this notice Your speaker system has a yellow plug ...

Page 9: ... PC has these connectors you can connect and install a multi channel audio speaker system To do this follow the procedures in the next section Installing Multi channel Audio Speakers If your PC has multi channel speakers capability select models only you can connect speakers for 4 channel or 6 channel output You must connect your speaker system to the PC and then configure the audio software for s...

Page 10: ...xt procedure To configure multi channel audio output for PCs with Multi channel Sound Manager 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Choose All Programs 3 Choose Multi channel Sound Manager and then click Multi channel Sound Manager again The Multi channel Audio Configuration window opens Note If you do not see the Speaker Configuration tab your PC may not have the multi channel option 4 Click the Speaker...

Page 11: ...ck the Test button to test it If you don t hear sound during the test check each speaker connection and then check the volume controls To configure multi channel audio output for Media Center Note You need to perform this procedure if you have Creative SoundBlaster Audigy sound manager or the Multi channel Sound Manager 1 Click Start on the taskbar and then select Media Center 2 Click Settings TV ...

Page 12: ... note about the Safely Remove Hardware utility Warning Do not click Stop in the Safely Remove Hardware window while the USB Mass Storage Device is selected Doing so removes the operating system recognition of the 6 In 1 memory card reader from your PC You must restart the PC to use your reader again If you inadvertently open the Safely Remove Hardware window click Close ...

Page 13: ...u can get it from the HP Web site see Installing DLA Software in this document Recording with RecordNow Use RecordNow to record data and music files to CDs and DVDs You can put data files on a DVD to store them or transfer them to another PC However data files on a DVD do not play in a DVD player Note To copy a recorded TV show to DVD to view on a home DVD player see Copying Recorded TV Programs t...

Page 14: ...e drive 2 When you are ready to record your files to a CD click Start on the taskbar and then click My Computer 3 Double click your writeable CD drive icon The files you have copied to the drive should appear in the drive window Important The files displayed in the drive window are not recorded to the CD yet You must complete the following steps to finish the recording process 4 Insert a blank or ...

Page 15: ...the onscreen instructions to download and install the program Recording with DLA Important Format a blank CD or DVD before copying files directly to a CD or DVD If you don t a message appears telling you to format the disc or telling you that your drive is not accessible 1 Press the Eject button on the drive and insert the blank disc 2 Click Start and then click My Computer 3 Right click the drive...

Page 16: ...ur files if you want to read the DLA formatted disc on most other CD ROM drives you must make the disc compatible Insert your disc into your drive right click the DVD Writer CD Writer drive icon and then select Make Compatible The Make Compatible feature in DLA makes uncompressed CD R and DVD R discs readable by most read only CD and DVD drives even if DLA is not installed in the PC When you make ...

Page 17: ...ons in Safeguarding Your Recorded TV Programs in this document Note To copy a recorded TV show to DVD to view on a home DVD player see Copying Recorded TV Programs to DVD For information on playing recorded TV programs on other devices go to the Web site http www hp com go mediacenterpc Safeguarding Your Recorded TV Programs When you record TV programs using Media Center the TV program broadcaster...

Page 18: ...e broadcaster encrypted The procedures that follow describe how to prepare your PC make the backup files you need copy the file to CD and use the backup CD to restore the files to your PC after a system recovery To prepare the code key files Note The code key files and backup CD you make can be used in your PC only 1 After you set up your PC and turn it on complete the initial Microsoft Windows se...

Page 19: ...Backup Utility window click Tools and select Options 7 Click the Exclude Files tab 8 In the Files excluded for all users box put your cursor over the vertical line between Filename and Application in the title bar and then click and drag the line to the right to see the full entries ...

Page 20: ...l down the list to see and then click the entry C Documents and Settings All Users DRM 10 Click Remove 11 Click Apply 12 Click OK The Options window closes 13 In the Backup Utility window click the Backup tab ...

Page 21: ...xpands Click the plus sign for Documents and Settings click the plus sign for All Users and then click the DRM box so a check mark appears as shown in the next figure 15 Scroll down the list and click the System State box so a check mark appears as shown in the next figure ...

Page 22: ...t Backup in the Backup Utility window The Backup Job Information window opens 19 Click Start Backup The Backup Progress window opens When the process finishes the window displays the message The backup is complete 20 Click Close 21 Close the Backup Utility window Continue with the next procedure To make the backup CD 1 Click Start on the taskbar choose All Programs RecordNow and then click RecordN...

Page 23: ...ey backup CD after System Recovery Important After performing a system recovery procedure use the CD you made to restore the backup code key files before using Media Center to record TV programs Warning You must perform this procedure before recording TV If you open Media Center and use it to record TV programs before completing this procedure you cannot play those TV programs after you complete t...

Page 24: ...the optical drive with the backup CD Click the backup file name Click Open and then click OK 6 In the Items to restore box click the plus sign for the backup file name The file tree expands Click the C box so a check mark appears Click the System State box so a check mark appears The next figure shows the boxes checked 7 Click Next 8 The Backup or Restore Wizard window shows the message You have c...

Page 25: ... to DVD You can use Sonic MyDVD to copy your recorded TV shows to DVD select models only for viewing and playing in a home DVD player Your MyDVD program has an icon called Get Recorded TV Shows When you click this icon the Shared Documents folder on the hard disk drive C drive opens and lists your recorded TV shows by name The recording quality determines the size of the file created for the recor...

Page 26: ...the recording quality of a program after it is recorded To change the Recording Quality setting 1 Click Start and then click Media Center 2 Click Settings TV DVD Recorder and then click Defaults 3 Select the Quality option and then change the setting to Good Click OK and then click OK again to enter the change Standby Mode and Scheduled Recordings You should always close Media Center before you ma...

Page 27: ...deo by using an interactive menu www myhpclub com is a special Web site for HP Pavilion home PC owners including owners of Media Center PC You will find fun projects important product notices support updates tips and special offers from HP just press the HP button on the keyboard or enter the address in your Internet Web browser GameChannel is a Web site where you can play cool 3 D games from Wild...

Page 28: ...ancel any TV programs recording or scheduled for recording during this capture procedure Click My TV Recorded TV and then click Scheduled Select any program scheduled for the same time as you are capturing your video and then click Don t Record 3 Close Media Center You can now safely use your analog capture feature in ArcSoft ShowBiz 4 Click Start click Turn Off Computer and then click Turn Off 5 ...

Page 29: ...ed from your VCR into the right audio in red connector and the left audio in white connector on the back of the PC 6 Press the On button on the front of the chassis to turn on the PC 7 Turn on your analog home video source device 8 On the PC desktop click Start choose All Programs ArcSoft ShowBiz and then click ShowBiz 9 Click the Capture button in the ShowBiz window Note The preview window in Sho...

Page 30: ...r Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II 11 Select the same item from the Audio drop down list choose Emuzed EvcapMaui Device Or Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II 12 Click the Video Input button and click a selection based on the cable connection you made in step 3 S video Composite Video for the S video to composite video adapter TV Tuner for the coaxial cable connector ...

Page 31: ...cord button and type the file name for the video To capture the video from the beginning rewind your VCR or camcorder and begin play again 16 Click the square stop button to stop capturing video Your file is stored in the My Videos folder with the file name you typed in step 15 With the video file you can Edit the video file by using ArcSoft ShowBiz Store your video file on DVD by using the Sonic ...

Page 32: ...e front of the chassis to turn on the PC 7 Open Media Center and reschedule recording for any TV programs you canceled during this capture procedure 8 From the Media Center start menu click My TV and then click Guide Find the show you canceled and then select it Or If the show is a part of a recorded series click Recorded TV from the Media Center start menu and then click Recording errors Find the...

Page 33: ...HP PC Recovery CD DVD Creator Caution It is strongly recommended you create your recovery CDs or DVDs before you need them You should also make the Recovery Tools CD This CD contains utilities that allow you to make changes to your hard disk drive including removing the recovery partition See Using HP Recovery Tools CD HP and Microsoft provide several methods to fix your PC including using the Sys...

Page 34: ...ersion of the driver program For more information type Rollback into the Search box in Help and Support System Restore This Microsoft Windows XP feature creates a restore point where it records the PC settings at that time and date You can later return the PC to the settings recorded at the restore point You can create a specific restore point or have the operating system create a restore point Fo...

Page 35: ...e hard disk drive partition first see System Recovery If necessary next perform System Recovery using the recovery CDs or DVDs and choose Standard Recovery see Starting System Recovery using recovery discs Finally if necessary perform System Recovery using the recovery CDs or DVDs and choose Full System Recovery Before using the HP PC System Recovery program or the HP Application Recovery program ...

Page 36: ...and programs directly from your hard disk drive where a copy was placed for your convenience We call this part of your hard drive the recovery partition The recovery partition takes up some space on your hard drive 3 You can copy the information of this recovery partition onto CDs or DVDs 4 Then if you would like to make extra space available on your hard drive you can delete the recovery partitio...

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Page 38: ...ating system drivers and application software that were originally installed on the PC at the factory You can use this program to make only one set of recovery CDs or a DVD for your PC The recovery discs you create can be used only on your PC To use this program your PC must have a CD RW drive DVD Writer drive or other drive that can write to the CDs or DVDs If necessary purchase a Windows XP comp...

Page 39: ...ore the recovery discs in a safe place Using HP Recovery Tools CD Your PC allows you to create burn a Recovery Tools CD After you make the HP Recovery Tools CD you can use it to Read instructions to use each utility on the Recovery Tools CD Start the System Recovery program from the recovery partition Remove the System Recovery partition from your PC hard disk drive to increase space for data Crea...

Page 40: ...ett Packard 4 Choose hp pavilion pc tools 5 Click hp pc recovery tools CD Follow the onscreen instructions System Restore Warning Try System Restore before using the HP System Recovery program If software on your hard disk drive accidentally gets erased or damaged first use the Microsoft System Restore feature in Windows XP to restore the PC system and program settings System Restore returns the P...

Page 41: ...n Recovery 1 Close all applications and folders 2 Uninstall the existing damaged application 3 Click Start on the taskbar 4 Choose All Programs 5 Choose Hewlett Packard 6 Choose hp pavilion pc tools 7 Click hp application recovery 8 Click Application Installation or Driver Installation and then click Next 9 Select the driver or application program to install and then click Install 10 Follow the on...

Page 42: ... a special recovery partition on the hard disk drive that stores an image of the original software Note The System Recovery image is in a partition area of the hard disk drive and takes up part of the total drive space This disk space is not usually available for your use In the unlikely event that you replace the hard disk drive or somehow damage the data in the special recovery partition on the ...

Page 43: ...ons 6 Complete the PC startup and finish the registration process Then reconnect all peripheral devices To start System Recovery if the PC is not responding 1 Turn off the PC If necessary press and hold the On button until the PC turns off 2 Disconnect all peripheral devices from the PC except the monitor the keyboard and the mouse 3 Press the On button to turn the PC on 4 During the startup do th...

Page 44: ...fficult to find after the System Recovery so it is best to back up all hard disk drive files before performing a System Recovery Full System Recovery This recovery function completely erases and reformats the hard disk drive The program performs a full System Recovery to reinstall the operating system programs and drivers from the recovery discs However you must reinstall any software that was not...

Page 45: ...l devices from the PC except the monitor the keyboard and the mouse 5 Press the On button to turn on the PC 6 The PC starts the recovery wait for the onscreen instructions to display and then follow those instructions For standard recovery press R Click Next to proceed with the System Recovery Click Yes to start the recovery Insert the remaining recovery discs when directed Or For full System Reco...

Page 46: ...ries of startup screens appears To proceed with the initial Microsoft Windows setup you must answer a few questions 10 Complete the registration process and then reconnect all peripheral devices 11 Reinstall software not originally installed on the PC by the factory 12 Copy data files that you saved on the backup CD or diskette you made to your hard disk drive ...

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