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Before disconnecting the drive:

Make sure that there are no scheduled recordings or recordings in progress, to
avoid losing data.

Change the recording path back to the local hard disk drive. See “Changing the
TV recording path to the local hard disk drive.”

Disconnect the HP Media Drive safely. See “Disconnecting the Drive.”

Changing the TV recording path to the
HP Media Drive

If you decide to change the recording path to record directly to the HP Media Drive,
Windows Media Center creates a Recorded TV folder on the drive:

Assign a drive letter to the HP Media Drive. See “Locating the Drive and Assigning a
Drive Letter.”

Open Windows Media Center.

In the Tasks menu, click

settings

Recorder

, and then

Recorder Storage

Under Record on Drive, select (

) to select the

HP Media Drive

. You can also set the

disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window.

Click

Save

To change the TV recording path back to the local hard disk drive, follow this procedure
and select the hard disk drive in step 4 of the previous procedure.

Changing the TV recording path to the local hard
disk drive

To change the Windows Media Center TV recording path to the local hard disk drive:

Open Windows Media Center.

In the Tasks menu, click

settings

Recorder

, and then

Recorder Storage

. You

can also set the disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window.

Select the local hard disk drive (

Click

Save

NOTE:

HP recommends that you:

Record TV programs directly to the local hard disk drive and then transfer your
recorded programs to the HP Media Drive, if you so desire.

Know the drive letter assigned to and the storage amount of the HP Media Drive.

Summary of Contents for SR5505F - 1

Page 1: ...Getting Started ...

Page 2: ...Copyright 2000 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited pay per view viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse enginee...

Page 3: ...Lock 7 Using Sleep mode 7 Using Hibernate mode 8 Automatic Sleep Hibernate or Away mode 9 Restarting the Computer 9 Connecting to the Internet 10 Using the Computer with Safety and Comfort 11 Setting Up User Accounts 11 Protecting the Computer 12 Using passwords 13 Using antivirus software 14 Using firewall software 14 Configuring the computer for automatic Microsoft software updates 15 Installing...

Page 4: ...zing the keyboard buttons 25 Keyboard Shortcuts 26 Wireless Mouse and Keyboard Troubleshooting 26 Synchronizing a wireless mouse and keyboard 26 Using the Mouse 29 Using the Mouse Buttons 30 Scrolling 30 Autoscrolling 30 Panning 31 Changing Mouse Settings 31 Switching mouse button functions 31 Changing mouse pointer speed 31 Changing the double click speed 32 Turning on the ClickLock option 32 Cha...

Page 5: ...streaming audio 46 Configuring audio for Windows Media Center 47 Selecting recording devices 48 Resolving sound issues 48 Using the Windows Media Center Remote Control 49 Remote Control Buttons Overview 50 About the Remote Control 52 Troubleshooting the Remote Control 53 Remote sensor is not receiving a signal from the remote control 53 Introducing Your Computer Software 55 Learning More About Sof...

Page 6: ...3 Using CD and DVD Media Drives 75 Using the CD and DVD Drives 75 Handling CDs and DVDs 76 Inserting and removing CDs and DVDs 76 Compatibility Information 78 Disc Features and Compatibility Table 79 Optical Drive Quick Reference Table 80 Using Blu ray and HD Disc Drives 81 Using the Memory Card Reader 83 Media Insertion Guide 84 Understanding the Activity Light 87 Formatting a Memory Card 87 Trou...

Page 7: ...ndows Media Center Settings 108 Windows Media Center Settings categories 108 Using Windows Media Center power settings 109 Playing CDs DVDs or VCDs 111 Using Music 111 Using Music with Windows Media Center 112 Using the music library 113 Adding music to the music library 113 Adding music files from the hard disk drive 113 Adding music files from a CD 114 Deleting music files from the music library...

Page 8: ...ies in Windows Media Center 132 Changing the DVD Settings 133 Changing the DVD movie language 133 Changing DVD remote control options 134 Changing DVD closed captioning 135 Changing DVD Audio Settings 136 Playing DVDs with Windows Media Player 136 Using DVD Play to Play DVDs Videos High Definition DVDs and Blu ray DVDs 137 Playing Video CDs VCDs 139 Playing video CDs VCDs with Windows Media Player...

Page 9: ...tures to CDs and DVDs in Windows Media Center 158 Playing Videos in Windows Media Center 159 Playing digital videos 159 Using supported video file types 160 Transferring and Recording Video Files 160 Recording analog and digital video files 160 Creating a DVD from Video Files in Windows Media Center 161 Creating Movies by Using muvee autoProducer 163 Basic steps for making a movie 163 Using muvee ...

Page 10: ...ies 190 Recording TV Programs 191 Recording TV by using the guide 192 Recording programs manually without using the guide 192 Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space 193 Watching TV programs stored on the HP Media Drive 194 About recording TV to the HP Media Drive 195 Recording TV programs to the HP Media Drive 195 Changing the TV recording path to the HP Media Drive 196 Changing the T...

Page 11: ...wser 2 Select your country region and language 3 Click Support and Drivers 4 Enter the model number of your computer and then click Search 5 Click Manuals 6 Locate the manual you want and then do one of the following Click the title to display the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader which you can download from the Manuals page if it is not currently installed on your computer Right click the title click ...

Page 12: ...r The PC Help Tools folder contains special utilities for computer owners such as support information and programs To see the items in the PC Help Tools folder 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click All Programs 3 Click PC Help Tools 4 Click Hardware Diagnostic Tools to view or use these tools Using the hardware diagnostic tools The hardware diagnostic tools help you to do the fol...

Page 13: ...eas of your computer PC Action Center receives messages and alerts that inform you of changes in the status of your computer health PC Help provides simple access to help and support information for your computer Products Showcase provides a listing of products and services available for your computer and presents comparison shopping information about those items To open HP Total Care Advisor 1 Cl...

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Page 15: ... alternate language it may take up to 30 minutes for this one time language setup on the computer 5 Set up Microsoft Windows Vista by following the onscreen instructions 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to register with HP or Compaq sign up for updates and get online If you do not want to set up an Internet connection at this time you can do so later by manually starting Easy Internet Services S...

Page 16: ...work where you left off Hibernate mode saves the system memory to a temporary file on the hard disk and then turns off the hardware Some computers also have a reduced power state called Away mode Away mode turns off the display and mutes the audio but otherwise keeps the computer operational During Away mode the computer can perform tasks such as recording a scheduled TV program or streaming video...

Page 17: ...t time that you use the computer any programs folders and documents that were open before you put the computer into Sleep mode are available The computer can receive faxes if you set it to do so The computer can retrieve e mail messages and download information from the Internet automatically if you set it to do so To put the computer into Sleep mode manually Press the Sleep button on the keyboard...

Page 18: ...then turns itself off When you turn on the computer again your programs folders and documents are restored to the screen To put the computer into Hibernate mode manually 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click the Arrow button next to the Lock button 3 Click Hibernate if it is present To wake the computer from Hibernate mode press the On button on the front of the computer If the c...

Page 19: ...ges Or For Hibernate or Away mode a Click Change advanced power settings b Click the plus sign next to Sleep c Click an item and make selections and then click Apply d Click OK Restarting the Computer When you restart the computer the computer clears some settings and starts over using the operating system and software in its memory Restarting is the easiest and most effective way to solve many so...

Page 20: ...er To connect to the Internet 1 Sign up with an ISP If you already have an account with an ISP skip this step and follow the instructions provided by the ISP 2 If you did not set up for Internet service during the initial setup of the computer set it up now by using Easy Internet Services a Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar b Click All Programs c Click Online Services and then click Ea...

Page 21: ...wed to change account types for other users change passwords change system wide settings access all files on the computer and install software and drivers that are compatible with Windows Vista Limited Standard User Is not allowed to change other user settings or passwords A Limited account may not be able to install or run some software Is allowed to change the limited account picture and to crea...

Page 22: ...rom a variety of risks by using Passwords Antivirus software Firewall software Critical security updates NOTE Security solutions are designed to act as deterrents but they may not be able to prevent software attacks or to prevent the computer from being mishandled or stolen Computer risk Security feature Unauthorized use of the computer or user account User password Computer viruses Norton Interne...

Page 23: ... the same keys For example if you set the password with number keys on the keyboard the password is not recognized if you subsequently try to enter it with the embedded numeric keypad A password set in Windows Vista must be entered at a Windows Vista prompt The following table lists the Windows Vista passwords and describes their functions For information on how to set passwords see Using password...

Page 24: ...Security in the list See Using the Norton Internet Security Antivirus Software for more information about using the Norton antivirus software For more information about computer viruses type viruses into the Search Help box in the Help and Support Center Using firewall software When you use the computer for e mail network or Internet access unauthorized persons may be able to gain access to inform...

Page 25: ...es to download to your system If you update the system weekly or even monthly the time required for download is minimal To configure Automatic Updates 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Security 4 Click Windows Update 5 Click Change settings 6 Select the desired configuration Install updates automatically recommended This is the default setting and it ena...

Page 26: ...n as an Administrator b Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar c Click Control Panel d Click System and Maintenance e Click Backup and Restore Center f Click Create a restore point or change settings g In the System Properties window on the System Protection tab click Create Follow the onscreen instructions The restore point is a snapshot of the computer settings By using System Restore you...

Page 27: ...y sticks or personal media drives You can also copy certain settings such as Web browser Favorites and address books by using Windows Easy Transfer software which is included with Microsoft Windows Vista To transfer your files and settings 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Help and Support 3 Type transfer files into the Search Help box 4 Click the overview article Transfer fi...

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Page 29: ...the receiver indicates receiver activity Identifying Keyboard Features The keyboard contains an arrangement of standard keys indicator lights and special buttons select models only Your keyboard may vary from the illustrations that follow Alphanumeric keys The alphanumeric keys are the main keys found on a standard typewriter IMPORTANT Please see the documentation that came with the keyboard for a...

Page 30: ...are program F1 and F3 are available at all times Pressing F1 opens a Help window for the software program being used Pressing F3 opens a search window Edit keys The edit keys are Insert Home Page Up Delete End and Page Down Use these keys to insert and delete text and to quickly move the cursor on the screen The edit keys function differently with some software programs ...

Page 31: ... in a document or in a game Numeric keys Press the Num Lock key to lock and unlock the numeric key functions When the Num Lock light on the keyboard is on the numeric keys work in the same way as the number keys and arithmetic functions found on a basic calculator When the Num Lock light on the keyboard is off the numeric keys are directional keys used to move the cursor or play games ...

Page 32: ... control speaker volume connect you to the Internet or provide quick access to specific functions Some keyboard models have some of these special buttons to the left side of the main keys some do not have the Internet buttons and some use a different layout on the top right Icon Name Description Num Lock When lit numeric keys are locked as number keys and arithmetic functions Caps Lock When lit al...

Page 33: ...lp and Support Center Or Pictures Photos Opens imaging software program Can be reconfigured Or Music Opens music software program Can be reconfigured Video Opens video software program Can be reconfigured Internet Opens an Internet browser Can be reconfigured to open any Web site or software program Search Opens page designed to search the Internet Can be reconfigured to open any Web site or softw...

Page 34: ...Search Goes to a search engine Can be reconfigured to open a site or software program Or Chat Goes to chat Web site Can be reconfigured to open a site or software program Entertainment Goes to a entertainment Web site Can be reconfigured to open a site or software program Offers Goes to popular Web site Can be reconfigured to open a site or software program Calculator Opens calculator Can be recon...

Page 35: ...l and the address information For a Web page enter the URL 8 Click OK 9 On the Buttons tab click Apply 10 Repeat steps 5 through 9 for each button that you want to customize 11 Click OK to finish Or Volume Volume knob controls speaker volume Turn clockwise to increase speaker volume and counterclockwise to decrease volume NOTE The Volume knob can continue to be turned even after maximum volume has...

Page 36: ...em that you ve highlighted or selected Ctrl V to paste a copied item or Ctrl Z to undo the previous action These shortcuts perform the same actions that you can perform through menus but they save you time and mouse clicks Wireless Mouse and Keyboard Troubleshooting Synchronizing a wireless mouse and keyboard If the wireless mouse and keyboard do not respond use this procedure to resynchronize the...

Page 37: ...hold it for 5 to 10 seconds until the blue light starts to flash 2 Push and hold the Connect button C on the underside of the keyboard until the blue LED on the receiver stops flashing For additional mouse and keyboard troubleshooting tips refer to the Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide NOTE The receiver connection session times out after 60 seconds To ensure the connection was established inst...

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Page 39: ...ter A light on the receiver indicates receiver activity IMPORTANT Please see any documentation that came with the mouse for additional information about using the mouse customizing mouse buttons and using special buttons or features that are included with the mouse You may need to install mouse software and drivers to access all the special features and functions of the mouse NOTE The optical mous...

Page 40: ...ck the last item To select non sequential items click the first item and then press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while you click the additional items You can switch the function of the left and right buttons for left handed use See Changing Mouse Settings Scrolling Click the left mouse button to place the cursor in a document and then To scroll toward the beginning of the document roll th...

Page 41: ... is present 4 Click Mouse 5 Click the Buttons tab and check Switch primary and secondary buttons 6 Click Apply using the new primary button and then click OK Changing mouse pointer speed To change the speed of the cursor on the screen relative to the motion of the mouse 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Hardware and Sound if it is present 4 Click Mouse 5...

Page 42: ...n the ClickLock option 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Hardware and Sound if it is present 4 Click Mouse 5 Click the Buttons tab 6 In the ClickLock area place a check in the Turn on ClickLock check box 7 Click Apply and then click OK Changing the scroll wheel speed To change the scroll wheel speed 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click...

Page 43: ...ouse 33 Wireless Mouse and Keyboard Troubleshooting If the wireless mouse and keyboard do not respond see Synchronizing a wireless mouse and keyboard in the Using the Keyboard chapter to resynchronize the devices ...

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Page 45: ...d Creative Sound Blaster X Fi and X Fi Fatality or Analog Devices Inc ADI Your system may also have a separate Digital Out connector select models only See Connecting Speakers or Microphone in the Advanced Setup Guide for more information about connecting your speaker system and then configure the audio software for sound output as described in this section NOTE Speakers may be passive no power bu...

Page 46: ...HD Audio Manager Volume icon on the taskbar 2 Select a tab such as Digital Output and then adjust the volume by clicking the slider and moving it 3 When you are satisfied with the sound level click outside the Volume window to close it Or 1 Right click the white Microsoft Volume icon on the taskbar and then click Open Volume Mixer The Volume Mixer settings window opens 2 Adjust the volume by click...

Page 47: ...and select the General tab 4 Click the microphone connector that you want to use and then click Apply 5 Click OK Adjusting microphone volume To adjust the volume of the microphone 1 Right click the orange Realtek HD Audio Manager Volume icon on the taskbar and then click Audio Devices 2 Click the Recording tab 3 Double click Microphone and then click the General tab 4 Click the microphone connecto...

Page 48: ...er 4 The Entertainment Mode window opens If a different mode displays click the Mode button and then select Entertainment Mode 5 Click the Windows Start Button All Programs Creative and then Creative Console Launcher 6 Click the Speakers button 7 Click Auto Detect Creative automatically detects the type of speakers that are connected to your system 8 Click X to close the window Now that you have c...

Page 49: ...includes three modes Audio Creation Mode Entertainment Mode and Game Mode The main functions such as speaker configuration equalizer and volume control are available in all three modes However each mode optimizes the audio card resources to provide the best audio performance for different activities Using Audio Creation Mode The Audio Creation Mode enables advanced recording functions Available fe...

Page 50: ...nd Blaster X Fi and then click Documentation 4 Click Online Manual Configuring speakers with Realtek HD Audio Manager After you have installed and connected your speakers complete the following steps if your computer model has type 6 connectors and is capable of multistreaming audio 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Hardware and Sound 4 Click Realtek HD ...

Page 51: ...tone Room or Auditorium Under Equalizer you can either click a preset button such as Pop or Live or manually adjust the settings and then save them for easy selection later Speakers Enables you to select the number of speakers view whether the connectors are analog or digital and select the digital audio output and digital audio input devices Only speakers that are currently being used are display...

Page 52: ... Enables fine control over the recording volume and playback volume of the microphone Includes buttons for noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation Line In Digital Input Enables control over volume playback mute recording and multistreaming audio ...

Page 53: ...o Manager The microphone connector is ready to use for recording sound If you want to use another connector for recording such as the Digital Audio In connector complete the following steps to select it 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Hardware and Sound and then Realtek HD Audio Manager 4 Click the Line In tab 5 Click Digital In tab and then select Set...

Page 54: ...k the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Hardware and Sound and then click Realtek HD Audio Manager 4 Click a front connector icon that you want to retask 5 Place a check in the device check box that you want to select and then click OK You can now use the front connectors as either input or output devices NOTE Only the connectors that are not dimmed are able to be r...

Page 55: ... up as multichannel out from stereo 2 0 to 7 1 select models only configurations Refer to your user documentation for information about setting up powered speakers or your AV receiver Audio input overview You can select two of the following audio sources to play through front panel headphone and rear panel speaker connectors 1 From an externally connected device source such as A microphone with ca...

Page 56: ...mple 1 For online gaming To configure multistreaming audio output for online gaming with Realtek HD Audio Manager you must enable Voice over IP software software used to converse over the Internet Other players hear your voice from the microphone via the Internet and you hear the game audio from the rear speakers 1 Connect the audio input and output connectors as follows A headphone set to the fro...

Page 57: ...put devices playback two different audio streams simultaneously 5 Place a check in the Output Mic In Line In to front panel check box and then click OK Or Place a check in the Output Mic In Line In to rear panel check box and then click OK Configuring audio for Windows Media Center After you have installed connected and configured the speakers follow these steps to configure multichannel audio out...

Page 58: ...ssues If you do not have sound from the speakers try the following Check the volume and mute settings Use active powered speakers or speakers with an amplifier Check the sound cable connections Ensure that the software program and sound software are properly configured Some software programs may result in low volume even when the Volume is turned to the maximum value If this is the case click the ...

Page 59: ...igate cable TV options or control the playback of a movie in a VCR or DVD player The remote control can Navigate and control all Windows Media Center windows Control the video display Place the computer in and out of sleep mode Shut down or restart the computer Log off from Windows Media Center or switch users Turn on or off a TV that is connected to the computer select models only The remote cont...

Page 60: ...dia Center windows 8 Start Opens the Windows Media Center main menu 9 Volume Increases and decreases volume 10 Mute Turns computer sound off The word Mute is displayed when Mute is turned on 11 Recorded TV Opens the recorded tv window where recorded TV programs are listed 12 Guide Opens the Television Program Guide 13 0 to 9 Enters text and numbers into a Windows Media Center search or text box Ea...

Page 61: ...he next DVD chapter 22 DVD Menu Opens the Play DVD window in Windows Media Center or opens the main menu of a DVD movie if available 23 Live TV Displays the full screen view of live TV Moves a TV program forward to the end of the pause buffer and resumes playing live TV 24 Enter Selects the desired action menu or window option NOTE The remote control requires two AA batteries The remote control op...

Page 62: ...rograms and play music movies or video To open Windows Media Center using the remote control simply point it at the remote sensor and press the Windows Media Center Start button Use the remote control at a maximum distance of 8 meters 26 feet from the remote sensor and at a maximum of 22 5 degrees 45 degrees total from the center of the remote sensor NOTE Use alkaline batteries in the remote contr...

Page 63: ... Center restart the computer and then open Windows Media Center again If the remote control works in Windows Media Center but not when changing channels you need to reconfigure the Windows Media Center software settings for the cable set top box or satellite receiver Remote sensor is not receiving a signal from the remote control If a faint red light doesn t appear when you point the remote contro...

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Page 65: ...abeled with a question mark icon on your keyboard select models only Or Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Help and Support For help with specific software refer to the onscreen Help within the program Using the Desktop The desktop is the work area that appears on the monitor screen It includes the taskbar along one edge and shortcut icons that make it easy to find the th...

Page 66: ...Windows Start Button Menu Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar to open the Start menu From the Start menu you can Open programs or documents Open the Help and Support Center Start a search Open the Control Panel to view or change settings Using the All Programs menu To find the software programs on your computer 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click All Programs The All ...

Page 67: ...the shortcut in All Programs may not be removed To remove a shortcut 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click All Programs 3 Click the folder 4 Right click the shortcut and then click Delete Using the Control Panel The Control Panel is where you can set up or change properties and settings for the monitor the keyboard the mouse the modem a network connection and other components and...

Page 68: ... card reader select models only Feature Name Description Minimize Collapses the window to the taskbar but does not close it To bring the window back up click the taskbar button with the name of the window Maximize Expands the window to the full screen size Restore Down Reduces the window from full screen size so that it covers only a portion of the screen Close Closes the window and stops the prog...

Page 69: ...used by individuals companies governments and organizations These individuals and groups have created millions of Web sites in support of their activities A Web site consists of one or more Web pages A Web page is a file or group of files that a user can access by entering the file location or Uniform Resource Locator URL The URL identifies a Web site location typically in the form http www name e...

Page 70: ...display the search feature depending on the type of browser program Type a question or a word that describes the information that you want to find into the Search box and then press Enter The Windows search feature includes direct use of Internet Explorer Search To begin a search 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Type a word or question what you type automatically appears in the St...

Page 71: ...ed under the rating setup However to view unrated Web sites or pages users must enter the Content Advisor password that you have set This means that any unrated page even Help and Support or Internet Explorer is not viewable if the user does not know the password To enable Content Advisor 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Internet Explorer 3 Click Tools and then click Interne...

Page 72: ...onfiguring and registering Norton Internet Security software When you first set up the computer Norton Internet Security helps you to configure and register your copy of Norton Internet Security Ensure that you set up Norton Internet Security before you start using the Internet 1 Double click the Norton Internet Security icon on the desktop Or Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar All Prog...

Page 73: ...iles Place a check mark next to the files and folders that you want to scan click Add and then click Next 8 Type a name for your customized scan and then click Finish 9 Click Schedule next to the customized scan that you just created 10 Click New 11 Set the frequency and time that you want the scan to run 12 When you are done click OK NOTE If the computer is in Sleep mode the Norton Internet Secur...

Page 74: ... and perhaps some other details The first time you start Windows Mail make sure the computer is connected to the Internet and follow the wizard to set up your account To add an account in Windows Mail 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click All Programs 3 Click Windows Mail 4 Click Tools and then click Accounts 5 Click Add E mail Account and then click Next 6 Follow the onscreen in...

Page 75: ...lder for example DVD Play and then click the program name to open the software With this program You can DVD Play select models only Play DVD movies and video CDs VCDs Play Blu ray and High Definition DVDs if the computer has a Blu ray and HD DVD disc drive Use the Zoom and Pan features Create viewing bookmarks HP Photosmart Essential select models only View organize and print your photos Share yo...

Page 76: ...mputer Copy video files Verify that the disc has been created without errors CyberLink PowerDirector select models only Record movie files to create VCDs and DVDs that you can play on some DVD players Copy and share video files Capture video files Edit video files CyberLink LabelPrint select models only Burn a label directly onto LightScribe enabled CDs DVDs and mini discs by using LightScribe tec...

Page 77: ...les to create a video project that becomes a Microsoft Windows Media source file with a wmv extension Edit and preview files Send a movie in an e mail or upload it to a Web server Add music files mp3 Import audio files such as mp3 asf or wma video files such as wmv asf avi or mpg or image files such as jpg or gif Create avi and wmv Windows Media Video files NOTE You may have a software update CD i...

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Page 79: ...nd it can even contain other folders Each file within a folder must have a unique name but two different folders can have files with the same name There are two methods for working with files and folders on the computer The Computer view enables you to quickly see all the files and folders within a specific folder on the computer It also contains links to common tasks for managing files such as co...

Page 80: ...n the taskbar and then click Windows Explorer 2 Find the file that you want to move and then click it to select it 3 Click Organize and then Cut 4 Find and open the folder in which you want to put the file 5 Click Organize and then Paste CAUTION Do not move any file that is part of an installed program Doing so can cause the program to become unusable NOTE You can also move files by dragging them ...

Page 81: ...he Search box filters according to what you type It displays files if your term matches the file name tags or other file properties It displays text documents if the term occurs in any of the text inside the document file To search from the Windows Start Button menu 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Type a word or question what you type automatically appears in the Start Search box...

Page 82: ... that you need a file that you have deleted you can usually retrieve it from the Recycle Bin When a file is deleted it goes to the Recycle Bin and stays there until the Recycle Bin is emptied manually or it is cleared to make room for more recently deleted files 1 Double click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop 2 Right click the file that you want to retrieve and then click Restore this item The ...

Page 83: ...rticular printer to work with the computer If it does not follow the instructions that came with the printer to install the specific printer driver manually You can print text and graphics from most software programs and Web sites if you have a printer connected to the computer and if the computer has the necessary software installed for the printer To print 1 Click File on the program menu bar an...

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Page 85: ...es that allow you to perform different tasks What you can do depends on what kind of drive you have Allows you to CD ROM CD RW DVD ROM DVD RW R Blu ray DVD RW R HD DVD RW R Read data from CDs Play music CDs Read DVDs Record burn data or music to discs Play DVD movies Record burn DVD movies Read Blu ray discs Record data to Blu ray discs Read HD discs ...

Page 86: ...n press the Eject button near the front of the drive to open the disc tray 2 Remove the CD or DVD from its case holding the disc edges or center hole only 3 Gently place the disc in the tray with the label facing up or facing right if the CD drive is vertically positioned in the computer CAUTION Use only standard shaped circular discs in the drives Using non standard discs such as heart shaped dis...

Page 87: ...ontrol open close button or Eject button on the keyboard select models only Or Pressing the Eject button on the drive if it is accessible To remove a CD or DVD 1 With the computer turned on open the disc tray by pressing the Eject button 2 Holding on to the disc edges or center hole only lift the CD or DVD out of the tray 3 Place the disc in its case 4 Close the disc tray by gently pushing the tra...

Page 88: ...ible with some DVD video players and with most computer DVD ROM drives CD R discs are more compatible with home and car stereos than CD RW discs are Blu ray disc drives are required to play Blu ray discs Blu ray disc drives can read Blu ray discs and record to Blu ray discs HD disc drives are capable of playing HD discs but not recording HD data to disc The DVD Writer CD Writer drive is able to re...

Page 89: ...a Yes Yes No No DVD movie Yes Yes No Varies by model Blu ray DVD Data Yes Yes No Varies by model Movie Yes Yes No Varies by model HD DVD Data No Yes No Varies by model Movie No Yes No Varies by model VCD DVD movie No Yes No Varies by model NOTE Some computers come with the double layer DVD Writer It supports single layer and double layer DVD media Double layer technology gives you greater capacity...

Page 90: ...s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Play music Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Record data or music to disc for storage or backup No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes View DVD movies No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Record DVD movies No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Play games Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Create LightScribe label No No No No No No No Yes Yes Play Blu ray DVD No No No No No No No No Y...

Page 91: ... discs PowerDirector is a video editing program for creating Blu ray or DVD discs PowerToGo is a Blu ray disc recording burning program for different types of data storage such as video music pictures and other data This program enables you to record data to Blu ray HD DVD and other recordable DVD discs For more information about using these programs see Playing DVDs and Creating Audio and Data Di...

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Page 93: ... the title of the media if a title is present When you insert media the Safely Remove Hardware window may appear If it opens or if you open the Safely Remove Hardware window by mistake click Close To use the memory card reader 1 Insert the media into the card slot until it stops The activity light A on the memory card reader lights and the computer automatically detects the media CAUTION Do not cl...

Page 94: ...hen remove the media A steady activity light indicates that the computer is not reading or writing the media card Media Insertion Guide 4 slot memory card reader select models only A Activity light B Upper left slot C Lower left slot D Upper right slot E Lower right slot CAUTION Do not try to remove media when the activity light is blinking Doing so may cause loss of data Card Insert the media 4 s...

Page 95: ...diaCard Plus MMC Facing up D upper right MMC Plus MultiMediaCard Mobile MMC Mobile Facing up D upper right MMC Mobile Memory Stick MS memory card Facing up E lower right MS Memory Stick MS Pro memory card Facing up E lower right PRO Memory Stick MS Pro Duo memory card Facing up E lower right PRO Duo Memory Stick MS Duo memory card Facing up E lower right MS Duo NOTE Some memory cards such as CF Ul...

Page 96: ...ld connector fingers down F upper Memory Stick MS Pro Memory Card Facing up gold connector fingers down F upper SmartMedia SM Memory Card Facing down gold connector fingers up F upper xD media Facing up gold connector fingers down F upper IBM Microdrive disk drive Receptacle edge holes G lower CompactFlash Type I media Receptacle edge holes G lower CompactFlash Type II media Receptacle edge holes ...

Page 97: ... that came with your digital camera Or Insert the media into the correct card slot on the reader until it stops and locks into place The activity light on the memory card reader lights and the computer automatically detects the media 2 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Computer 3 In the Devices with Removable Storage area right click the correct memory card icon 4 Select...

Page 98: ... not blinking and shine a flashlight into the empty slot If any of the pins are bent replace the memory card reader or have the computer serviced if a pin is touching another pin To straighten slightly bent pins use the tip of a fine point retracted ballpoint pen with the computer off Inspect the ends of the memory cards for anything that could be blocking a proper connection Clean the contacts wi...

Page 99: ... Drives to back up other drives on the computer The HP Media Drives are designed to Work with computers that have a USB port Store large media files and personal files from digital cameras digital video camcorders and MP3 players Quickly transfer files between PCs Play media files Back up your files Perform system backups for added data security For more information about using HP Media Drives wit...

Page 100: ... not plugged in or when the USB power from the computer is turned off the drive automatically turns off When the computer is in sleep mode a reduced power state the drive remains turned on Inserting the Drive into an HP Drive Bay 1 Turn on the computer 2 In the horizontal position insert the drive with the HP logo facing up and the HP product name right reading In the vertical position the drive s...

Page 101: ...ied Most USB 2 0 ports can supply enough power so that only one USB connection is required When connecting the drive to a computer without a drive bay the HP Personal Media Drive requires a separate power supply in addition to a USB 2 0 connection The HP Pocket Media Drive does not require a separate power supply because power is supplied through the USB 2 0 connection A Drive activity indicator l...

Page 102: ...ia Drive bay the operating system automatically assigns a letter to the hard disk drive The assigned letter depends on other storage devices connected to the computer To locate the drive 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Computer 3 Select the drive under Hard Disk Drives or Devices with Removable Storage The default volume name of this drive is HP Personal Media Drive or HP P...

Page 103: ...ng periods of time the aluminum case of the HP Media Drive may become very warm This is part of the HP Media Drive s advanced design and is completely normal The built in low noise fan is designed to turn on automatically at pre set temperatures If you are using the HP Media Drive connected externally to the computer place the drive in a well ventilated area Transferring files to another computer ...

Page 104: ...w opens 3 Double click USB Mass Storage Device to locate the HP Media Drive USB Mass Storage Device may be listed twice One may contain a memory card reader or other mass storage drive Look for the label of this drive 4 Select HP Media Drive and then click OK The name of the drive may be different if you renamed it or it may appear as Generic Volume followed by the assigned drive letter A Safe to ...

Page 105: ...SB cable is securely and properly connected to the drive and the USB connector on the computer 3 While the computer is turned on unplug the USB cable Wait 10 seconds and then reconnect the USB cable 4 See if the computer is recognizing the USB port you are using by checking in the Device Manager window See the documentation that came with the computer for more information Data transfer rate seems ...

Page 106: ...inistrator to install software To change a user s account 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel User Accounts and Family Safety and then click User Accounts 3 Click Manage another account and then click the account you want to change 4 Click Change the account type select the account type you want and then click Change Account Type ...

Page 107: ...sily find and choose your media You can play movies listen to music and view photos with a single remote control select models only Combine the powerful features of your computer with a home theater receiver to enjoy an even more dynamic entertainment experience Windows Media Center is optimized for widescreen and high definition displays With the new onscreen layout of your photos music and video...

Page 108: ...d to complete all of the required setup steps to access all of the Windows Media Center features 1 Press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control or with the mouse click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 Scroll up or down to the Tasks menu and then select settings Use the arrow keys on the keyboard or on the remote control to scroll ri...

Page 109: ...ontrol or the monitor controls Set up your speakers Select how many speakers you have and test them Speakers are sold separately for some models Set up your Music Picture and Video Libraries Set up Windows Media Center to scan your Music Picture and Video folders for new media files Windows Media Center can then automatically add these files to your media libraries You can have Windows Media Cente...

Page 110: ...menu items G Use media playback controls Play Stop Pause Skip Fast forward Replay Rewind Record Volume Up Down Mute and Channel Up Down Windows Media Center Start menu items TV Movies Watch record and play back TV shows See Watching TV HD DVD Play or Play DVD See Playing DVD Movies in Windows Media Center Online Media Get access to various photo video radio TV and various media providers Pictures ...

Page 111: ... Media Center windows by using the remote control select models only keyboard or mouse You can easily switch back and forth between them by either moving the mouse or by pressing a button on the remote control or the keyboard You can run Windows Media Center side by side with other Windows software programs It is possible to browse through your pictures watch videos and play music while using othe...

Page 112: ... you can use Windows Media Center to record it Windows Media Center supports multiple TV tuners so that you can record and watch TV on different channels simultaneously Multiple tuners can give you a varied and flexible home entertainment system Record TV with ease by using the Television Electronic Program Guide Internet service required to select the shows that you want to record You can record ...

Page 113: ... play FM or Internet radio You can access various Internet radio Web sites and you can also easily select your favorite over the air FM radio stations as presets Sharing your digital memories With Windows Media Center you can turn your simple photo collection into a cinematic slide show that can be shared on the computer or the television in the living room The Play All option on the Start menu en...

Page 114: ... the Online Media Web sites Navigating Windows Media Center Opening Windows Media Center with a mouse You can use either the remote control or the mouse to open and navigate Windows Media Center To use the mouse 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 Move the mouse over the Windows Media Center Start menu items and click a category to select it To scr...

Page 115: ...that are not displayed 4 Press the Back button on the remote control to go to a previous window 5 Press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control to return to the Windows Media Center Start menu Using the Windows Media Center menu bars When you move the mouse the Windows Media Center menu bars appear These menu bars allow you to access Media controls play fast forward rewind stop...

Page 116: ... Center use the mouse the arrow keys on the keyboard or the arrow buttons on the remote control and then press the Enter key on the keyboard or the OK button on the remote control to enter your selection If you have media playing such as music or a slide show it appears in an inset window in the lower left corner To switch from watching media in the inset window to watching it in full screen mode ...

Page 117: ... select the other options Icon Action Closes Windows Media Center Logs off and ends your Windows Media Center session and switches users Shuts down the computer Restarts the computer Puts the computer in a power reduced or Sleep mode Puts the computer in Media Only mode which gives you access to Windows Media Center but not to the rest of the computer NOTE This option is listed in the Tasks menu N...

Page 118: ... Sound Effects to set transition animations sounds and background colors when navigating in Windows Media Center Program Library Options to allow programs in the Program Library to control the media experience and access media information in Windows Media Center Also you can hide Internet security warnings Windows Media Center Setup to configure an Internet connection and speakers run Windows Medi...

Page 119: ...omputer To find the online documentation for your product search for your model number and then click Manuals Using Windows Media Center power settings When the computer is in Sleep mode it appears off but you can actually still perform tasks such as recording TV programs or music files Sleep mode turns off the display and mutes the audio You can activate Sleep mode by pressing the Sleep button on...

Page 120: ...Click the drop down arrow next to turn off the display to select a time span to turn off the display 7 Click the drop down arrow next to put the computer to sleep to select a time span for putting the computer into Sleep mode 8 Click Save changes ...

Page 121: ...s Media Center is a great way to play organize and back up your music files It is designed to work with the Windows Media Player program You can find and play your favorite music files and CDs that you have added to the music library and the Windows Media Player music library In addition you can listen to various Internet radio stations There are several Windows Media Center music menus from which...

Page 122: ...nd the Windows Media Player In Windows Media Center Music you can Play CDs or selected music tracks from your created music library in the Windows Media Center or the Windows Media Player Select and edit a personalized list of songs in the playlist from the music library Delete songs from a music library or a queue list Burn your favorite songs to CDs Back up your music tracks to a DVD or to an HP...

Page 123: ... or the Windows Media Player You can also add music files to the music library from within the Windows Media Player program For more information about adding and deleting music files to the library use the Windows Media Player Help menu Adding music files from the hard disk drive 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 From the Tasks menu click setting...

Page 124: ...ndows Media Center 2 Click Music 3 Click music library 4 Insert a CD into the CD drive 5 Select albums 6 Select the album CD you want to add to the music library 7 Click Copy CD The first time that you copy a music CD you must select the copy protection option and then follow any onscreen instructions 8 After selecting the choices for copy options in the next few windows click Next 9 Click Yes to ...

Page 125: ...w is displayed Using supported music file types You can play the following types of digital audio files in Music Refer to Windows Media Player Help for more information about supported file types NOTE To delete individual songs click songs right click a song and then click Delete File extension File type cda Audio CDs wav Windows audio file mp3 m3u MP3 audio file wma asx wmx wm Windows Media Audio...

Page 126: ...dows Media Center or Windows Media Player If you have another program set as the default audio player Windows opens the program and begins playing the CD You can set the AutoPlay defaults in the Control Panel NOTE You may not find any audio files when you click playlists for the first time unless you have already added audio files to your Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player music librari...

Page 127: ...lick the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 1 From the Tasks menu click settings and then click Music 2 Click Visualizations or Visualization Options 3 After making the changes click Save Playing an album in Windows Media Center 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 Click Music 3 Click music library 4 Insert a mus...

Page 128: ...rom the queue You can create a queue and save it as a playlist that you can access in Windows Media Center or the Windows Media Player 1 From the Music window Select music library select songs and then use the arrow keys to select a song you want or move the mouse over the songs Click the song that you would like to add to the queue and then click Add to Queue Or Select albums or playlists select ...

Page 129: ...window you can select from Play to play the album Add to Queue to add to a queue list Burn to burn the tracks on a CD or a DVD Edit to edit the information of the album Delete to delete the album 1 Click Play Album to play the album from the album details window 2 The now playing window opens and the album starts playing 3 In the now playing window you can also select View Queue to view an ordered...

Page 130: ...eypad on the remote or the keyboard The search begins when you enter the first letter Creating a Playlist in Windows Media Center A playlist is a customized list of songs that you can keep to play later or record to a CD Using playlists you can group various digital music files together and determine the order in which you want the files to play You can create a playlist that includes several trac...

Page 131: ...he Enter key on the keyboard or click the selection to select a song 4 Click Add to Queue to add the music to the list of music in the queue 5 Go back to the Windows Media Center Click the mouse on the left arrow on the top left of the screen to go back to Windows Media Center 6 Click play all 7 Click View Queue 8 Click Save As Playlist and give the playlist a name 9 Use the alphanumeric keypad to...

Page 132: ...ard to select the Untitled text box 6 Use the alphanumeric keypad buttons on the remote control or the keyboard to enter a name for the CD and then click Next This will take you to the Choose Music window 7 Use the arrow keys to scroll through songs You can select more songs by clicking albums playlists and other music menu options A check mark appears next to the song when it is selected Press th...

Page 133: ... radio stations 1 From the Windows Media Center click Music and then click radio twice 2 Click presets to preset and organize your favorite radio stations 3 By clicking sources you can access the Music and Radio menu 4 Click the right mouse button to view a list and to go to the settings menu 5 Click the right mouse button for the icons to appear to go to the previous menu IMPORTANT HP supports th...

Page 134: ...io stations by using the remote control or the mouse In the Radio window you can Listen to FM radio stations Set up presets of your favorite radio stations Delete or organize your radio station presets Use the time shifting features pause rewind and fast forward up to 30 minutes of radio programs NOTE Make sure you connect the FM radio antenna to the back of the HP computer before selecting an FM ...

Page 135: ...gs will affect TV recording and might interrupt TV or radio on an Extender device 4 Click Yes and then click Next to set up the TV signal 5 Confirm your country region for the TV signal and then click Next 6 Windows Media Center will automatically detect and configure the TV signal Select Configure my TV signal automatically Recommended and click Next The process might take a few minutes to comple...

Page 136: ...s 1 Connect the FM radio antenna to the connector labeled FM Antenna In on the back of the HP computer 2 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 3 Click Music and then click radio 4 Click the FM RADIO button NOTE You must go through the TV tuner setup wizard before you can play your radio stations ...

Page 137: ...indows Media Center to find the next playable station Or Select the Tune or button to find a station manually Or Select the Preset or button to find a preset station 6 Click Save as Preset to save the radio station as one of your preset stations 7 Type in the name of the radio station and then click Save 8 You can edit a preset station by clicking Edit Preset ...

Page 138: ... radio stations Organizing and Using Preset Radio Stations You can easily access and play your favorite preset radio station once all your preset radio stations are organized 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 Click Music and then click radio twice 3 Click presets All of your preset radio stations display 4 Click the FM RADIO button to edit or add...

Page 139: ...d TV tuner input signal share a single tuner card This means that you are unable to watch or record TV and listen to FM radio at the same time unless you have two TV tuners When Windows Media Center is scheduled to start a recording a warning appears that says FM radio stops when the TV recording starts If you do not select Cancel recording Windows Media Center automatically stops radio and begins...

Page 140: ...include a DVD drive that can also play Blu ray DVDs BD and High Definition DVDs HD DVD To play a DVD you must have a DVD drive 1 Insert the DVD into the DVD drive 2 When the DVD dialog window opens choose the program you want to use from the list You may have to scroll down in the window to see all available programs Or If the dialog window does not appear click the Windows Start Button on the tas...

Page 141: ... automatically adjusts the display for the best screen resolution to allow optimal DVD playback a Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar click All Programs and then click Windows Media Center b Scroll up to the TV Movies menu and then select HP DVD Play c Use the DVD controls to play the movie 2 Change the resolution of the display until the issue is resolved a Click the Windows Start Butto...

Page 142: ...dows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 Insert the DVD into the drive If you have other media playing Windows Media Center asks if you want to play the DVD Select HP DVD Play If you don t select an option the DVD automatically plays in full screen mode after a few seconds Or If the DVD is already in the drive select HP DVD Play The DVD movie begins playing in full sc...

Page 143: ...ck settings 2 In the Settings window select DVD 3 Click DVD Language Closed Captioning or Remote Control Options 4 Select the settings and then click Save Changing the DVD movie language To select DVD language settings for subtitles audio track and menu 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 From the Tasks menu click settings DVD and then DVD Language...

Page 144: ...the remote control or click the left arrow on the top left of the screen Changing DVD remote control options To change the DVD remote control options 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 From the Tasks menu click settings 3 In the settings window click DVD 4 In the DVD Settings window click Remote Control Options 5 After making the changes click Sav...

Page 145: ...e DVD closed captioning options 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 From the Tasks menu click settings 3 In the settings window click DVD 4 In the DVD Settings window click Closed Captioning 5 After making the changes click Save ...

Page 146: ... from the list You may have to scroll down in the window to see Windows Media Player Or If the Windows Media Player window does not automatically open click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar click All Programs and then click Windows Media Player 2 To play the DVD click the Now Playing tab on the Player taskbar and then click the Play button You can also control playback by using the media co...

Page 147: ...iscs HD DVD and Blu ray movies play only through the DVD Play BD HD DVD software CPU power is dedicated to support HD DVD and Blu ray playback functions It is recommended that you close all other applications before and during HD DVD and Blu ray playback AACS keys are integrated into the computer for copy protection purposes Occasional renewal of the AACS key is required and easily done by connect...

Page 148: ...the list You may have to scroll down the window to see all available programs 2 Use the controls in the DVD program to play the DVD NOTE To use the DVD Play controls you must use the mouse NOTE The Advanced Access Content System AACS key that DVD Play uses must be updated every seventeen months in order for it to play DVD titles For more information about playing video clips click the Help button ...

Page 149: ...a Player you must have either a CD or DVD drive 1 Insert the VCD into the DVD or CD drive 2 Select Play using Windows Media Player and then click OK Or If the program doesn t open click the Windows Start Button click All Programs and then click Windows Media Player 3 To play the VCD click the Now Playing tab on the Player taskbar and then click Play VCD You can also control playback by using the m...

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Page 151: ...Power2Go select models only CyberLink PowerDirector select models only CyberLink LabelPrint select models only Windows Vista Windows Media Center These programs include features that enable you to copy archive and manage music video image and data files and then record the files to CDs or DVDs You can also use Windows Media Player to download and copy music files to a portable device or memory car...

Page 152: ...c CDs Uncompressed Typical CD format like you would purchase on a commercial CD This type of CD holds 10 to 20 songs depending on their length Uncompressed files can be burned on CD Rs which play in most home and car stereos DVD players and computers or CD RWs which play only in some stereos DVD players and computers The procedure for creating this type of CD is described in Creating audio CDs Com...

Page 153: ...selecting a slower recording speed If you change the write speed of the recording run a Write Simulation test to verify that the burner can burn to the disc at the selected speed without causing recording errors You can select the Enable buffer underrun protection option when burning a disc to ensure that data is written to disc without interruption An interruption in data can result in an unusabl...

Page 154: ...the music files that you want to add and then click them and drag them to the bottom half of the Power2Go window 7 When you are done adding files click the Burn icon in the toolbar 8 Select the recording options See Audio CD tips 9 Click Burn to begin recording your music files to disc 10 Click OK when the audio CD is completed Creating video discs This section provides instructions for creating a...

Page 155: ... button to begin rendering your video 7 Select a file type such as video file or streaming file and then click the arrow button to continue 8 Select your settings and then click the arrow icon to continue 9 Click the check mark icon to begin rendering your video 10 Click the Create Disc button You can add a style or menu buttons to your video 11 Click the Burn Disc icon and then select your record...

Page 156: ...D Suite 3 Click the icon in the lower right corner of the window to open a list of CyberLink programs and then click Power2Go 4 Click the Copy Disc icon and then click OK 5 Select the burn options and then click the Copy button Power2Go creates an image file of the disc This file is temporarily stored on the computer hard disk drive 6 When you are prompted insert a writable CD or DVD into the disc...

Page 157: ...l by using LightScribe technology For instructions on making a paper label refer to Making a paper disc label What is LightScribe LightScribe is an innovative technology that uses a special disc drive special media CDs or DVDs and label making software to burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs A LightScribe enabled CD or DVD disc drive uses the optical laser in the drive to burn a label onto a thi...

Page 158: ...abel 6 Click the arrow button at the bottom of the window to continue 7 Under Step 2 Edit titles and other information design the disc label a Type in a disc title author and date b Type in song titles artist author and time size of the files c You can click the Import icon to import MP3 information if desired 8 Click the arrow button at the bottom of the window to continue 9 Under Step 3 Select t...

Page 159: ...echnology 1 Load the printer with adhesive label paper You can purchase label paper at most office supply stores 2 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar All Programs and then click CyberLink DVD Suite 3 Click the icon in the lower right corner of the window to open a list of CyberLink programs and then click LabelPrint 4 Under Step 1 Select the type of label you want to print select one of...

Page 160: ...want b Select a background image by clicking the arrows under Background Image to scroll through the different background images that are available and then click the Select button when you find the one that you want c If you are creating a paper label select a paper size under Paper Template by using the drop down arrow 9 Click the arrow button at the bottom of the window to continue 10 When you ...

Page 161: ...es that you copy or transfer to the computer may appear in the Pictures folder by default Working with Digital Images You can connect a digital image source such as a digital photo or video camera directly to the computer or through a docking station Most digital picture files that you copy or download from the device appear in the Pictures folder Windows Vista detects the external device and open...

Page 162: ... menu in Windows Media Center provides all the tools that you need for viewing organizing editing printing sharing and protecting the digital images Adding Pictures in Windows Media Center Adding picture files from the hard disk drive 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 Click Pictures Videos 3 Click picture library 4 Press Ctrl D on the keyboard or...

Page 163: ...es folder in Windows Explorer 4 Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move through the picture files and folder files and select a picture 5 Press the Enter key on the keyboard to select a picture or folder to view The selected picture opens in full screen mode 6 Press the Enter key on the keyboard again to zoom to 150 percent press it again to zoom to 225 percent Use the remote control arrow butt...

Page 164: ...a slide show Windows Media Center uses the first folder that is listed If you have picture files that are not stored in folders that you created Windows Media Center plays all of the files that are stored in the Pictures folder Viewing a slide show with music 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 Click Music and then click music library 3 Select the ...

Page 165: ...pted and unsupported image file types display a generic image icon but they cannot be displayed Some file types are supported only if appropriate filters and software are installed File extension File type jpg jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group tif tiff Tagged Image File Format gif Graphics Interchange Format bmp Bitmap wmf Windows MetaFile png Portable Network Graphics NOTE If the message Imag...

Page 166: ...te control or Ctrl D on the keyboard and then select Picture Details 5 Click Touch Up 6 Click Contrast or Red Eye 7 Click Preview to see the result 8 After you select the options that you want to fix click Save The picture displays with the new settings 9 Click Yes to save changes and replace the original picture file Cropping pictures in Windows Media Center 1 Click the Windows Start Button on th...

Page 167: ... position 8 After you select the settings that you want to fix click Save Once you save the picture you cannot revert to the original picture 9 Click Yes to save changes and replace the original picture file Rotating pictures If the picture appears horizontally or vertically and you want to change the orientation you can change it in Windows Media Center 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the tas...

Page 168: ...c keys on the keyboard or the remote control and then select Next Use the Backspace key on the keyboard or the Clear button on the remote control to delete letters 6 Click Picture Library and then click Next 7 Select the pictures that you want to copy and then click Next A check mark appears next to a picture when you select it 8 Click Add More to add more pictures to the disc 9 After you have sel...

Page 169: ... folder that you want The video folder opens displaying a list of video files You may need to use the scroll arrows at the bottom of the window to display all videos 5 Click the video file The video plays in full screen mode Use the mouse to resize the window if you want to watch the video while doing something else on the desktop 6 To exit full screen mode and return to the previous window press ...

Page 170: ...elp and Support for more information about capturing and recording video files from analog and digital video cameras To find information in Help and Support 1 Click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Help and Support 2 Type in search words such as recording video File extension File type avi Windows Video file Audio Video Interleaved dvr ms Digital Video Recording Microsoft TV ...

Page 171: ...kspace key on the keyboard or the Clear button on the remote control to delete letters 6 Click Video Library and then click Next 7 Select the files you want to copy and then click Next A check mark appears next to a file when you select it 8 Click Add More to add more files to the disc 9 After you have selected all of the files click Burn DVD 10 Click Yes Windows Media Center opens a message if yo...

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Page 173: ...k drive directly from a compatible digital video DV camera 2 Add videos and pictures Select video and still image picture files from the computer folders You can easily add videos and still images to the movie project You can use the following video and picture file types in the movie project File extension File type dv avi Digital Video avi Audio Video Interleaved mpeg 1 Motion Picture Experts Gr...

Page 174: ...project and save the project to the computer hard disk drive before recording it to disc 7 Modify the movie Make final changes to the movie before you save it 8 Burn to disc You can record the movie to DVD VCD or SVCD The following sections provide detailed instructions for each of these steps png Portable Network Graphics still image tif Tagged Image File Format still image bmp Bitmap still image...

Page 175: ...Windows Start Button on the taskbar 2 Click All Programs muvee autoProducer Home movies made easy and then click Launch muvee autoProducer 6 to open muvee autoProducer 3 On the File menu select either New Project to start a new project or Open Project to open an existing project NOTE By default muvee autoProducer opens ready to start a new project ...

Page 176: ...ze Open the muvee Personalize Settings window to adjust audio and video production settings for the movie Changing the settings Title Credits Open the muvee Title and Credits window to enter an opening title and closing credits to the movie NOTE You must open the Personalize window to access the Title Credits button Changing the settings Make muvee Open the Make muvee window to create and preview ...

Page 177: ...de enables you to create a video file without even having a tape in the camera To capture live video to the hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer 1 Connect the DV camera to the FireWire IEEE 1394 port on the computer 2 Turn on the camera and set it to VCR mode Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer s documentation 3 Click the Import video pictures from a device button 4 Select From My...

Page 178: ... viewing the video 6 Click Start Capture when you see the start of the video footage that you want to use in the movie project 7 Click Stop Capture to stop capturing 8 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to capture additional sections of video footage 9 Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the captured video file 10 Click Filename to specify a file name for the captured video file 11 Click Done to automa...

Page 179: ... the movie Click and hold down the gray thumb button to unmark one second of a selected scene Click and hold down the arrow buttons to navigate backward and forward through the video footage Video footage left unmarked is still analyzed when you make the movie and you can decide at that time whether to include it in the final version of the movie For best results when using the magicMoments featur...

Page 180: ...res to the Video Pictures area 3 Adjust the order of the picture files by dragging and dropping them 4 Click the Rotate Image Clockwise button to rotate a picture 5 You can use the magicSpot feature in muvee autoProducer to control the pan and zoom motion that is applied to the picture a Click the magicSpot button to open the magicSpot window b Click the Manual button to display two overlapping fr...

Page 181: ...yle results in a movie that is in a scratchy sepia to black and white format To select a style just click it in the list A sample of the style is displayed in the Select Style window Changing the settings To adjust the audio and video project settings for the movie 1 Click the Personalize button The Personalize window opens 2 Click the Duration tab to set preferences for the length of the video pr...

Page 182: ...his style to automatically remove silence between music tracks Sound check Select this style to automatically adjust audio playback volume to the same level 5 Click the Superstyle tab to customize the style that you selected in the main muvee autoProducer window You can select the following settings Response to music Cutting rate Film color 6 Click the Title tab to type in the movie title Select t...

Page 183: ... experiment with different styles and with the content of the movie Previewing the movie After you have made the movie you can preview how it looks and sounds and take snapshots of frames in the movie 1 Click the Start Playback button The movie starts playing 2 Use the Stop and Previous Frame Next Frame buttons to navigate through the movie 3 Click the Take a Snapshot button to save the current fr...

Page 184: ... Click the Auto replace with different button to automatically replace a picture or video segment with a completely different picture or video segment Click the Manually replace the selected segment button to replace a picture or video segment with a picture or video segment of your choice Click the Start recording voiceover button to record your voice over content When you are finished recording ...

Page 185: ...e order of the selected muvee file in the list Click the Select all or Deselect all button to save all muvee files or to save none of them respectively Click the trash can icon to delete the selected file 4 The TV System area shows the current TV format NTSC or PAL To change the format click the name of the current format and then select the correct format in the window that opens 5 Click Save Now...

Page 186: ...rmat NTSC or PAL To change the format click the name of the current format and then select the correct format in the window that opens 6 Under Disc title type a title for the disc 7 Select the disc menu theme in the drop down list You can preview the different themes in the window 8 Select the CD or DVD burner drive in the drop down list 9 Click Burn Now 10 Select the type of video disc that you w...

Page 187: ...ideos from DivX services may require a subscription To see muvee autoProducer offers for HP customers 1 At the top of the muvee autoProducer window click Help 2 Click Check for updates The program accesses the Internet and displays muvee autoProducer offers Supported muvee autoProducer output file types The supported muvee autoProducer file types are the following File extension File type dv avi D...

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Page 189: ...er program Use the i More information button on the remote control to display TV program information record the program zoom and access TV settings recorded tv View a list of recorded programs by date recorded or title view a list of programs scheduled to be recorded find information about a recorded program play a recorded program or add a TV recording search Quickly find a TV program or a series...

Page 190: ...atest information about movies on TV read reviews see cast lists find other times at which the movie is broadcast view the DVD cover browse for related movies and find other movies that have the same cast members play dvd Play DVD movies NOTE The Movies online information feature is available for some countries regions ...

Page 191: ...u Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select live tv and then press OK The last channel selected or the first channel available begins playing 2 Select a channel by using the CH PG or button or the numeric keypad on the remote control The channel number and program information display in the window NOTE You can change the channel by using the remote control while in full screen mode or ...

Page 192: ...gin watching live TV Windows Media Center automatically begins recording and playing back the selected program in the background This allows you to pause or review a live TV program for up to 60 minutes To replay a program longer than the allotted 60 minutes you must select to record the program You can return to the live broadcast by pressing the Live TV button on the remote control When you chan...

Page 193: ...ance 12 hours in the guide To move backward in live TV or a recorded program press Rewind Rew To speed up rewinding press Rewind three times To resume watching the program press Play Rewind allows you to move back 3 hours in the guide To move backward in live TV by 7 seconds press Replay You can repeatedly rewind with the instant replay option but only to the beginning of the pause buffer or recor...

Page 194: ...ds on your television service provider most providers display up to 14 days By selecting a program title a detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of the window Using Windows Media Center without the guide Before using Windows Media Center it is important that you complete the Windows Media Center setup wizard This wizard takes you through steps to identify your TV signal source ...

Page 195: ...ny Television Program Guide information for the following reason Guide data is not available for the country region setting that you selected in the Control Panel Settings Search is unavailable because there is no guide information The current lineup and or location selected for the guide is not supported The guide information is either missing or corrupt No data available Channel information is c...

Page 196: ...hen use the arrow buttons to scroll through up to 2 weeks of programming for that channel 4 Select a program and then press OK to watch it Press the Record button on the remote control to record the program NOTE When you select a channel and then press OK on the remote control you can view up to 2 weeks of programming information Use the scroll arrows at the bottom of the window NOTE If you press ...

Page 197: ...s Media Center automatically downloads the guide Or Manual download Connect to the Internet and then manually download the guide in Windows Media Center TV Settings menu 3 Click Download Now and then click OK 4 When the message Guide listings were downloaded successfully appears click OK NOTE If the computer has a digital subscriber line DSL connection the computer is always connected The guide is...

Page 198: ...the program guide 10 Click Finish Adding missing channels to the guide If some program channels do not appear in the guide you can add them To add the names and numbers of the channels that are missing or to change the association between channel numbers and lineups 1 Press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control or with the mouse click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar a...

Page 199: ...he numeric keypad on the remote control or keyboard to enter the number of the correct channel and then press OK on the remote control or the Enter key on the keyboard Click Assign channel to assign a new channel number Or Click Share channel to share the channel number with another channel 6 Click Save when you have edited all the channels 7 If you need to go back to the channel numbers automatic...

Page 200: ...ress OK on the remote control Searching for TV programs by using categories You can search the guide to find a TV program by selecting a category Some categories are not available in all countries regions 1 Press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control or with the mouse click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 From the TV Movies menu c...

Page 201: ...cord a series means that you select to record each episode of that program from one channel Windows Media Center will not record duplicate episodes Windows Media Center also looks for alternative times to record an episode if a recording conflict arises WARNING If you turn off the computer Windows Media Center will not record a scheduled program The computer must be turned on or be in sleep mode t...

Page 202: ...Record twice to record a series The Record Series icon displays to indicate a series Press Record again to cancel the recording 5 To return to the previous window press the Back button on the remote control or the Backspace key on the keyboard 6 If there is a recording conflict Windows Media Center opens a message and allows you to select which program that you want to record Recording programs ma...

Page 203: ...er key on the keyboard or the OK button on the remote control to scroll through choices and to enter the recording frequency date start and stop times and storage and quality options 5 To set the recording and return to the recorded tv window click Record in the window and then press the OK button on the remote control or the Enter key on the keyboard 6 To return to the previous window press the B...

Page 204: ...sed separately To play recorded TV files that are stored on the HP Media Drive you must 1 Connect the HP Media Drive to the computer with the power turned off 2 Turn on the computer and then open Windows Media Center 3 In the Tasks menu click settings TV Recorder and then Recorder Storage 4 Under Record on drive select the HP Media Drive and then click Save A Recorded TV folder is created and plac...

Page 205: ...l not be recorded See Changing disk space for recording TV programs for more information about changing the hard disk space settings When the drive is disconnected the disk allocation for recorded TV programs reverts to 10 and your recorded programs can be lost if you have selected the Keep until space is needed setting See Changing disk space for recording TV programs for more information about c...

Page 206: ...Recorder Storage 4 Under Record on Drive select to select the HP Media Drive You can also set the disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window 5 Click Save To change the TV recording path back to the local hard disk drive follow this procedure and select the hard disk drive in step 4 of the previous procedure Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive To change th...

Page 207: ...her percentage for the HP Media Drive 1 Open Windows Media Center 2 In the Tasks menu click settings TV Recorder and then Recorder Storage 3 Under Maximum TV limit change the amount of space that is used to store recorded TV programs by selecting the or button 4 In the Tasks menu click settings TV Recorder and then Recording Defaults 5 Select the settings by clicking the or next to the item that y...

Page 208: ... drive by using the following procedure These discs can be played from an HP computer and from some set top DVD players The HP computer includes several other recording software programs that you can use to create CDs and DVDs You can use CyberLink PowerDirector to record the recorded TV program to a format that can be played from an HP computer and from some set top DVD players For more detailed ...

Page 209: ...ctions to complete the recording of your TV program to disc Media copy protection Media content such as DVDs or TV programs might place restrictions on rights to distribute or copy the content depending on what is permitted by the copyright owner Such restrictions protect copyrighted media files from being illegally copied and used If you try to record a program that contains such restrictions the...

Page 210: ...ia Center 1 Press the Windows Media Center Start button on the remote control or with the mouse click the Windows Start Button on the taskbar and then click Windows Media Center 2 From the TV Movies menu click recorded tv 3 To organize all of the previously recorded programs click date recorded or title 4 To begin watching the program select the recorded program that you want to watch and then cli...

Page 211: ...he speed of the cursor 31 CompactFlash media 84 troubleshooting memory card reader 88 CompactFlash Type I 86 CompactFlash Type II 86 computer Help Tools 2 transferring files 17 turning off 6 country region codes 132 Creative Sound Blaster X Fi Sound Card audio modes 39 configuring 38 cursor speed 31 customizing keyboard buttons 25 CyberLink LabelPrint creating a LightScribe label 148 features 66 C...

Page 212: ...eo 160 163 177 FireWire 167 168 FM Radio 124 FM Antenna In 126 FM Tuner In 124 preset radio stations 127 128 129 radio tuner input 124 TV Signal 125 FM radio see radio G Guide see Television Program Guide H Help and Support 2 High Definition 81 disc drives 79 home videos 144 167 HP Media Drive 89 activity and power lights 90 automatic on and off feature 90 disconnecting the drive 94 inserting a dr...

Page 213: ...ick reference 80 Optimization setting 102 108 P panning with the mouse 31 pictures 151 copying pictures to CD 158 editing 156 printing 156 rotating 157 turning captions on or off 153 types of files it can display 155 viewing 153 viewing a slide show with music 154 viewing pictures as a slide show 154 playing digital music files 116 digital videos 159 DVDs in Windows Media Center 132 music CDs 129 ...

Page 214: ...ving sound issues 48 Start menu Windows Media Center 104 SVCD 176 switching mouse button functions 31 T Television Program Guide no data available 185 recording TV programs 192 searching for TV programs 189 setting up a download method 187 using the More information button 186 viewing 186 transferring information to your new computer 17 troubleshooting remote sensor 53 turning off computer 6 TV ad...

Page 215: ...ings 117 volume controls 25 W Windows Media Center menu bars 105 navigating 106 opening with remote control 52 playing DVDs 132 playing videos 159 resizing window 105 using with another program open 105 viewing your pictures 153 what you can do in Music 111 in Radio 124 in TV Movies 179 180 Windows Media Player playing DVDs 136 playing music CDs 130 playing video CDs 139 setting as default player ...

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