HP Pavilion Media Center m7300 - Desktop PC, Software Manual

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Welcome ...................................................... 1
Experience the Fun of Media Center ....................................... 1
Watch and record live TV...................................................... 1
The right music for the moment............................................... 1
Share your digital memories .................................................. 1
Transform your living space into a theater ............................... 1
Using Media Center Features................................................. 2
Using Media Center ...................................... 3
Setting Up Media Center....................................................... 3
Opening Media Center using a mouse.................................... 3
Opening Media Center using the remote control ...................... 4
Media Center menu bars....................................................... 4
Navigating Media Center ..................................................... 5
Media Center control menu ................................................... 5
Using Media Center Away mode ........................................... 6
Completing the setup wizard steps ......................................... 7
Media Center Start Menu ...................................................... 8
Media Center Start menu items .............................................. 8
Online Spotlight ................................................................... 9
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center................................ 9
Logging in to your Messenger account .................................... 9
Changing Media Center Settings.......................................... 10
Media Center Settings categories ......................................... 10
Finding Additional Media Center Information ........................ 11
Using the Remote Control ........................... 13
Remote Control Buttons Overview ......................................... 14
Watching and Recording TV Programs........ 17
Navigating My TV .............................................................. 17
Watching TV ..................................................................... 18
Watching live TV................................................................ 18
Controlling TV playback ...................................................... 19
Using the remote control in My TV ........................................ 20
Using the Television Program Guide ..................................... 21
Using Media Center without the Guide ................................. 21
Television Program Guide errors........................................... 22
Viewing the Television Program Guide .................................. 22
Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide ............... 23
Manually downloading the Guide ........................................ 24
Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide ................. 24
Adding missing channels to the Guide .................................. 25
Editing channels in the Guide .............................................. 25
Removing channels from the Guide....................................... 26
Searching for TV Programs .................................................. 26
Searching for TV programs using categories .......................... 27
Recording TV Programs ....................................................... 28
Recording TV from the Guide ............................................... 29
Recording programs manually without using the Guide ........... 30
Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space ..............31
Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD .......................31
Media Copy Protection........................................................32
Playing Recorded TV Programs.............................................32
Playing Music Files ..................................... 33
My Music ..........................................................................33
Using My Music with Media Center ......................................33
Adding Music to My Music Library .......................................34
Adding music files from your hard disk drive..........................34
Adding music files from a CD...............................................35
Deleting music files from the My Music library ........................35
Using supported music file types ..........................................36
Playing Music Files in My Music ...........................................36
Playing an album in My Music .............................................37
Playing a song in My Music .................................................37
Creating a Queue List in My Music .......................................38
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music ...........................38
Creating a Playlist in My Music ............................................39
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music ................................40
Working with Pictures ................................ 41
HP Photosmart ....................................................................41
My Pictures ........................................................................41
Working with Digital Images................................................42
Using HP Photosmart in Media Center ...................................42
Creating your picture catalog in HP Photosmart Premier ..........42
Creating albums .................................................................44
Modifying a date assigned to your pictures............................44
Assigning a keyword to your pictures ....................................45
Assigning a place to your pictures ........................................45
Searching for pictures in Media Center .................................46
Viewing Pictures in HP Photosmart ........................................46
Viewing a slideshow in HP Photosmart ..................................46
Viewing a slideshow with music in HP Photosmart...................47
Editing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier...............................47
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart Premier from the desktop ......47
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart in Media Center..................48
Sharing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier .............................48
Using supported file types with HP Photosmart Premier ............50
Printing Pictures in HP Photosmart .........................................51
Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures ................................51
Using My Pictures in Media Center .......................................52
Adding Pictures to My Pictures .............................................53
Adding picture files from your hard disk drive ........................53
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures.............................................54
Viewing pictures as a slideshow ...........................................54
Viewing a slideshow with music in My Pictures.......................55
Using supported picture file types in My Pictures.....................55
Editing Pictures in My Pictures ..............................................56