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Страница 5: ...audio video display resolution and other settings 16 Changing the display resolution 17 Contacting HP Support in Media Center 17 Finding Additional Media Center Information 18 Using the Remote Control 19 Remote Control Buttons Overview 20 Begin using your remote control 22 Remote Control Buttons 23 Shortcut buttons 23 Standby button 24 Recording in standby mode 25 Remote control LED and the remote...

Страница 6: ... movie DVD ratings 57 Changing parental control access code 57 Setting Caption Display 58 Displaying Teletext 58 Safeguarding Recorded TV Programs 59 Important information about recorded TV programs 59 Preparing the code key files 60 Making the backup CD 62 Using the code key backup CD after a system recovery 62 Using Two TV Tuner Cards 63 Recording two programs at the same time 63 Watching live T...

Страница 7: ...ace to your pictures 95 Searching for pictures in HP Image Zone Plus 96 Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus 97 Viewing a slide show in HP Image Zone Plus 97 Viewing a slide show with music in HP Image Zone Plus 97 Changing view and slide show options 98 Editing Pictures in HP Image Zone Plus 98 Updating edited picture files in Media Center 98 Using supported picture file types with HP Image Zon...

Страница 8: ...DVD 126 Listening to FM Radio 127 Playing FM Radio Stations 128 Organizing Pre set Radio Stations 129 Using the FM Radio and the TV Signal at the Same Time 129 Recording TV Programs 131 Copying Recorded TV Programs to DVD 131 Copying a TV program to CD DVD using Media Center 131 Copy a recorded TV program to a DVD with other programs 132 Watching Recorded TV Programs on DVD 132 Digital Media Copy ...

Страница 9: ... WinDVD Creator 164 Capturing a Still Image 165 Editing Video Files with WinDVD Creator 165 Adding images with WinDVD Creator 166 Adding audio effects with WinDVD Creator 167 Adding transition effects with WinDVD Creator 167 Adding title effects with WinDVD Creator 167 Adding video filters with WinDVD Creator 168 Authoring Your DVD with WinDVD Creator 168 Making a movie with WinDVD Creator 169 Rec...

Страница 10: ... TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive 183 Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive 184 Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely 184 Changing Disk Allocation 185 Updating Recorded TV List after Removing the HP Personal Media Drive 185 System Requirements to View Recorded TV Programs on Other PCs 186 Troubleshooting 187 Troubleshooting Problems and Finding Solu...

Страница 11: ... more dynamic entertainment experience Watch and record live TV With Media Center you can pause advance frame by frame skip ahead or use instant replay to catch every moment of live TV Use fast forward to bypass unwanted content When you are not able to watch your favorite show you can use Media Center to record it Record TV with ease by using the Television Program Guide to select the shows you w...

Страница 12: ... high quality digital sound system Sit back and enjoy the show Using Media Center Features You can control the Media Center functions and navigate Media Center windows by using the remote control the keyboard or the trackball You can easily switch back and forth between them by moving the trackball or by pressing a button on the remote control or the keyboard You can run Media Center side by side ...

Страница 13: ...acks to your media library Play DVD movies Resume playing your DVDs where you left off Listen to FM radio stations Access streaming music and video subscription services Record your TV shows automatically while you are doing something else Open specific windows in Media Center by using the shortcut buttons on the remote control Communicate with your friends and family by using instant messaging En...

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Страница 15: ... wizard may take approximately 10 to 40 minutes to complete If there are steps you still need to complete you can go to the Settings menu by following the procedure below Completing the setup wizard steps 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings You may need to use the arrow buttons on the remote control to scroll down to see all the menu items 3 Select General...

Страница 16: ...ect how many speakers you have and test them Getting the Most out of Media Center To maximize effective use of Media Center and to ensure access to all of its features complete the following list before getting started Refer to the Start Here booklet and the User s Guide that came with your HP Digital Entertainment Center Before opening Media Center make sure The HP Digital Entertainment Center is...

Страница 17: ...Using Media Center 7 Using Media Center Opening Media Center Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control Or Click Start on the taskbar and then click Media Center ...

Страница 18: ...tart menu D Go back one screen E Open the Media Center Help F Minimize the Media Center window G Resize the Media Center window H Close the Media Center window J Go to the Media Center Web site for the latest Media Center information K Watch your home videos L View digital pictures or play a slide show print photos M Watch record and play back TV programs N Play music files or music CDs create and...

Страница 19: ...Tips This area includes tips from Microsoft on how to use Media Center Downloads This area includes information and services that you can download Using More Programs in Media Center More Programs contains links to programs services and common tasks Create CD DVD is a link to a CD creation wizard that helps you find the media files you want to copy to CD or DVD For more information about creating ...

Страница 20: ...lect items in Media Center by using the remote control use the arrow buttons on the remote control and then use the OK button to enter your selection If you have media playing such as music or television it appears in an inset window in the lower left corner To switch from watching your media in the inset window to watching it in full screen mode use the arrows on the remote control to select it a...

Страница 21: ...e 3 If device is connected press Start on the remote control 4 Select More Programs and then select Sync to Device 5 Select the Up arrow or Down arrow on the screen to move a playlist up or down in the list The playlist at the top of the list is synchronized to the portable device first Or Select Delete next to a playlist you do not want to transfer to the device Or Select Add More to select other...

Страница 22: ...et help online Tips Go to the Microsoft Web site for helpful tips about using Media Center Hardware Find support information about your Media Center HP Digital Entertainment Center hardware Opening Media Center Help 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Move the trackball to show the Media Center navigation bar and then select the Help icon from any window in Media Center 3...

Страница 23: ...ball to display the menu bars Select the Turn Off icon on the main Media Center window From this menu you can select icons to perform various actions Icon Action Log off and end your Media Center session and switch users Turn off the HP Digital Entertainment Center Restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center Put the HP Digital Entertainment Center in a reduced power state standby mode n You can us...

Страница 24: ...go to http www msn com to set up your messenger account You will need a NET passport to log in to messenger A NET passport is an e mail address a login name and a password Make sure you verify the account with MSN before you try to log in from Media Center 2 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control to open Media Center 3 Select More Programs and then select the Messenger icon 4 Se...

Страница 25: ...t the Television Program Guide view or clear recording history set hard disk drive recorder storage space configure your display and set recording defaults Pictures to set slide show settings Music to select visualizations or song information to display when playing a song DVDs to select a language for subtitles audio tracks and menus of your DVDs program the remote control buttons for your DVDs a...

Страница 26: ...tion about CDs DVDs and movies from the Internet and to select how to download the Television Program Guide Help to find help about using Media Center and your hardware Changing audio video display resolution and other settings To change your audio and video settings 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select More Programs 3 Select HP Settings 4 Select one of the followin...

Страница 27: ...r bar under Screen resolution Select OK Contacting HP Support in Media Center You can access a link to HP Support in Media Center by using your remote control At HP Support you can Register your product with HP Learn more about your HP Digital Entertainment Center and Media Center Test your hardware with interactive diagnostic software Connect to online technical support or access a telephone numb...

Страница 28: ...ick the Help icon in the Media Center toolbar You can select Online Spotlight from the main Media Center menu to go online for the latest Media Center tips and other information Also you can access the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Reference Guide when you go online to the HP Support Web site at http www hp com support To find the online documentation for your product search for y...

Страница 29: ...e computer in and out of standby mode Shut down or restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center Log off from Media Center or switch users The remote control cannot Navigate the Windows desktop or control other computer programs outside of Media Center Be used as a VCR DVD player or stereo remote control Turn on or off a TV that is connected to your HP Digital Entertainment Center Turn on the HP Dig...

Страница 30: ...dio and video tracks and live or recorded TV programs J Back returns HP Digital Entertainment Center to the previous window within Media Center K Arrow buttons move the cursor to navigate and select actions within all Media Center windows L Start opens Media Center to the main Start menu M Volume increases and decreases volume N Live TV is a shortcut to the full screen view of live TV Moves a TV p...

Страница 31: ...ere recorded TV programs are listed CC 0 to 9 are the numeric keypad buttons to change channels or enter text into a Media Center search or text box Each time you press a number button a different character appears Press the Enter button to select a character DD Enter selects the desired action menu or window option EE Print prints your pictures that you select in the My Pictures window of Media C...

Страница 32: ...trol and the remote sensor 2 To start Media Center and to open the Media Center Start menu press the Start button 3 If this is your first time using the remote control the Media Center setup wizard opens Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the remote control setup steps Or If you have completed the Media Center setup wizard the Media Center Start menu opens Use the arrow keys on the remot...

Страница 33: ...s the My Music window where you can browse and play music CDs and your music files Pictures Opens the My Pictures window where you can search for sort and view pictures and slide shows that are stored in the My Pictures or the Shared Pictures folder in Windows Explorer You can also view your pictures on other media such as a digital camera or a memory card Videos Opens the My Videos window where y...

Страница 34: ...y button blinks when the remote control is transmitting a signal to the remote sensor Guide Opens the Television Guide Recorded TV Opens the Recorded TV window where all your recorded TV programs are stored From this window you can search for and play back a recorded show Button Function n Make sure you turn off the monitor and turn down or mute the volume for example if you have a scheduled recor...

Страница 35: ...Center cannot record TV programs if the computer is turned off Remote control LED and the remote sensor LED Under the Standby button is an LED that blinks when the remote control is sending a signal to the remote sensor The remote sensor displays a red LED when you press a button on the remote control select models only Some kinds of lighting may cause the remote sensor to blink without you pressi...

Страница 36: ...ing live TV or while in the TV Guide Press Record twice to record a TV series while in the TV Guide Press Record repeatedly until the record icon disappears from the TV Guide to cancel a recording Play Plays selected media Stop Stops selected media When Stop is pressed while you are watching TV the Media Center pause buffer continues to record in the background Rew Rewinds selected media Press Rew...

Страница 37: ...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 recorded program Allows you to go back 12 hours in the Guide Skip Moves selected video media forward To advance in live TV or in a recorded program by 30 seconds press Skip once You can repeatedly skip forward but only to the end of the pau...

Страница 38: ...Internet to receive TV programming or CD artist information Arrows Move between menus windows or activities Move the cursor to select actions within the Media Center windows OK Selects a desired action and works as an Enter button If you are watching live TV press OK to go to the previous channel Press OK again to toggle back to the original channel you were watching Volume and Increases or decrea...

Страница 39: ...mber key a different character appears When you find the character you want press the Enter button or wait a few seconds Clear Deletes the last character entered Clear works the same way as a Backspace key on a keyboard Print Prints picture files from the My Pictures window of Media Center This button does not print files from Windows Explorer or from the HP Image Zone Plus area of Media Center En...

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Страница 41: ...list of programs scheduled to be recorded play a recorded program find out why a program wasn t recorded or add a TV recording manually Search Quickly find a TV program or a series to watch or record by entering a descriptive word program title or program category Guide Not available in all countries regions Scroll through the free Television Program Guide to find programs to watch and record You ...

Страница 42: ...User s Guide for more information You have completed the Media Center setup wizard If you have not completed the setup wizard refer to Completing the setup wizard steps on page 5 n You can change the channel by using the remote control while in full screen mode or when the inset window is selected You can go to live TV from anywhere in Windows Media Center by pressing Live TV on the remote control...

Страница 43: ...umeric keypad on the remote control and then press Enter on the remote control The channel number and program information are displayed in the window 3 Press the More information button to open another menu with the following options and information A zoom option Access to Messenger and Settings windows Program information such as channel number and station title and time period of program actual ...

Страница 44: ...turn to the live broadcast by pressing the Live TV button on the remote control When you change the channel Media Center deletes the previously recorded portion and begins recording again after a short delay You cannot use time shifting when recording a TV program For example you can t pause a live TV program and then rewind to the beginning of the pause buffer and then begin recording You can rec...

Страница 45: ... watching the program press Play Rew 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 recorded program Allows you to move back 12 hours in the Guide Live TV To maximize the TV viewing window to full screen mode press Live TV Also to advance to ...

Страница 46: ...ortant information about the Television Program Guide Television Guide data may not be available in your country region You can still record TV programs without a Guide see Recording TV without the Television Program Guide on page 45 If there is no Guide data available when you try to download or search for Guide information you may receive one of several error messages An error can occur because ...

Страница 47: ... press the Guide shortcut button on the remote control while you are already in the Guide you can select one of the Guide filter categories such as Movies to search for a movie Press the More information button on the remote control to access another menu for more options of searching the Guide w Make sure the HP Digital Entertainment Center has a connection to the Internet and that you have compl...

Страница 48: ...e Or Manual download Connect to the Internet and then manually download the Guide in Media Center TV Settings menu 3 Follow the onscreen instructions When the Television Program Guide starts downloading from the Internet it can take up to 30 minutes depending on the amount of data to download and the speed of your Internet connection n No data available appears next to each channel if the Guide ha...

Страница 49: ...to download depending on the amount of data to download and the speed of your Internet connection Changing a postal code to receive the correct Television Guide 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings TV Guide and then select Set Up Guide listings 3 Select Next and follow the onscreen instructions 4 Enter your postal code and then select Next 5 To download you...

Страница 50: ...elect Add Channel 4 Use the numeric keypad on your remote control or your keyboard to enter the name of the missing channel and then select Next 5 Enter the correct channel number and then select Add 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 to add additional channels 7 Click Done when you have added all the channels Removing channels from the Guide You may want to remove some channels from your Guide to prevent...

Страница 51: ...appear in a program title or program description and then press OK on the remote control 3 To scroll through search results use the arrow buttons to select a program and then press OK If multiple times for the program are displayed select a time and press OK 4 To begin watching the program in full screen mode select the program and then press OK If the program is not currently playing select Recor...

Страница 52: ...ontrol select My TV and then select Search 2 Select Categories 3 Select a category of program types such as Movies 4 Select an option such as Genres or Top Rated 5 Select a sorting option such as By movie title 6 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through search results and to select a program Then press OK on the remote control 7 Select an option to find out more about the program to watch it to sch...

Страница 53: ...ect to record each episode of that program from one channel Media Center won t record duplicate episodes Media Center also looks for alternative times to record an episode if a recording conflict arises Recording icons The Record icon appears in the Television Program Guide next to the program scheduled to record The Record Series icon appears in the Television Program Guide next to each occurrenc...

Страница 54: ...m in the Guide Press Record twice to record a series The Record Series icon is displayed to indicate a series Press Record again to cancel the recording 4 To return to the previous window press Back on the remote control 5 If there is a recording conflict Media Center displays a message and allows you to select which program you want to record Recording manually Recording a program manually allows...

Страница 55: ...on Program Guide to record TV You can record a TV program by pressing the Record button on the remote control while watching live TV You can also select the program you want to record manually See Recording manually on page 44 Record by using the Record button 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control select My TV and then select Guide 2 Select the program you want to record and ...

Страница 56: ...Media Center starts searching from the first letter you type into the text box For a Categories search select the category you want and press OK 3 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the search results to select the program you want to record select the program and then press OK 4 Select Record or Record Series in the window and then press OK The Record icon for a single program or the Record ...

Страница 57: ... shared by two or more networks depending on the time of day The Guide may display only one network s programming This may cause recording options to be unavailable You may need to manually update the Guide before scheduling a recording Important information about My TV and FM radio If your Digital Entertainment Center has one TV tuner the FM radio shares the use of the single tuner card with My T...

Страница 58: ... hard disk drive space allocated to recorded TV and the recording quality setting To get the maximum recording time change the recording quality to Fair instead of the default setting of Best 1 GB 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity Actual formatted capacity is less n Refer to Media Center Help for more information about recording errors advanced recording features and My TV...

Страница 59: ...eator on page 161 For more detailed information about recording CDs and DVDs refer to information on the HP Support Web site at http www hp com support 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select More Programs 3 Insert a blank DVD RW DVD R CD RW or CD R disc 4 Select Create CD DVD 5 Select the type of CD or DVD you want Music or Data 6 Enter a title for your DVD by using t...

Страница 60: ...Documents folder on your hard disk drive Using the More Information button with recorded TV programs When you select a recorded TV program and then press the More Information button on the remote control a menu appears with several options you can select More Information i displays details about the recorded TV show such as the title the date and time recorded a summary of the program and the orig...

Страница 61: ...such as Windows Media Player 9 or later If Windows Media Player is installed check for software updates 3 Download and install the update from Microsoft s Web site Search for Watch television shows recorded by HP Digital Entertainment Centers on other Microsoft Windows XP PCs 4 Open the media player program and then open the digital video recording file dvr ms extension you want to watch Recorded ...

Страница 62: ...ouble click the Shared Documents folder 3 Double click the Recorded TV folder 4 Double click your recorded TV program file 5 Use the playback controls in Windows Media Player to control the playback of your recorded TV program Viewing recording errors 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control select My TV 2 Select Recorded TV 3 Select Scheduled 4 Select History ...

Страница 63: ...lp Recording error Description of error Redundant Program already exists in Recorded TV library or has been recorded and deleted in the past eight weeks Missed HP Digital Entertainment Center was turned off during scheduled recording time Conflict Another program was scheduled to record at the same time Canceled You selected Don t record on the Program Info menu and canceled the recording Repeat I...

Страница 64: ...les Media Center selects which program to record based on the following priority rules 1 A scheduled program that is not a rerun 2 The program that was scheduled first 3 Manual recordings Often Media Center is able to find an alternative date and time for recording one of the programs so that both programs can be recorded If one recording partially overlaps another Media Center records to the end ...

Страница 65: ...ting a scheduled program or series To prevent recording conflicts you may need to delete a program or series that is scheduled to be recorded 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control select My TV Recorded TV and then select Scheduled 2 Use the arrow buttons to select the program title you do not want to record and press OK 3 To remove a single program select Do not record in the...

Страница 66: ...ted TV programs and movies Select models only If you set Media Center to block unrated channels an error can occur It is recommended that you make sure this option is not selected To do this 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings General and then select Parental Controls 3 Enter your four digit code number 4 Select TV Ratings 5 Select Turn on TV blocking by s...

Страница 67: ...n the remote control to select the area to the left of Turn on movie blocking A check mark appears when it is selected 6 Select or next to the rating that is currently selected to change the movie rating 7 Select Save Changing parental control access code Select models only 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings General and then select Parental Controls 3 Ent...

Страница 68: ...ption display setting to change it You can select On to view speech as text in a TV program containing the captioning signal On when muted to display speech in a muted TV program Off to disable caption display 4 Select Save Displaying Teletext Select models only To display the Teletext toolbar 1 While watching TV in full screen mode press the More Information i button on the remote control to disp...

Страница 69: ...ously recorded to your hard disk drive copied to DVD or copied to other media When you perform a system recovery or replace the hard disk drive in your HP Digital Entertainment Center you lose the special code You can safeguard your capability to play recorded TV programs by making a backup CD and using it as described in the procedures provided here Make the backup CD now before you need it so th...

Страница 70: ...east one TV program 3 Close Media Center 4 Open the Microsoft Backup utility Click Start on the taskbar choose All Programs Accessories System Tools and then click Backup The Backup or Restore Wizard opens 5 Click the Advanced Mode link near the middle of the window 6 At the top of the Backup Utility window click Tools and select Options 7 Click the Exclude Files tab n The code key files and backu...

Страница 71: ...Scroll down the list and click the System State box so a check mark appears 14 At the bottom of the window beneath Backup media or file name click Browse Because a diskette is too small to save the backup file on you will need to save the file to the desktop portion of the hard disk drive before writing the file to CD If the message Insert a disk into drive A appears click Cancel 15 The Save as wi...

Страница 72: ...le you created drag the file to the Recycle Bin on the desktop This deletes the copy of the file that was on the hard disk drive Using the code key backup CD after a system recovery 1 Insert the backup CD you made into a drive The drive window opens and shows the disc contents Or If the window does not open automatically click Start My Computer and then right click the drive icon to view the conte...

Страница 73: ...els only Your HP Digital Entertainment Center can support two analog antennae NTSE PAL or SECAM two analog cables no set top box two cable set top boxes or two satellite TV set top boxes You cannot set up the tuners to different TV signal sources such as satellite and antenna Both TV tuners must be connected to the same signal source For example you must use an antenna cable two cable boxes or two...

Страница 74: ... available for recording TV programs depends on your hard disk drive allocation drive size and default recording quality selections The HP Digital Entertainment Center requires a certain amount of space to run your Windows XP operating system run software programs and store data files If your hard disk drive becomes full it may affect the HP Digital Entertainment Center speed and performance You m...

Страница 75: ...ter drive See Copying Recorded TV Programs to DVD on page 131 Archive TV programs to an HP Personal Media Drive See Recording TV programs to the HP Personal Media Drive on page 183 Adjusting TV recording and storage settings 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings TV and then select Recorder 3 Select Recorder Storage to change your Disk allocation and Recordin...

Страница 76: ...he taskbar 2 Choose All Programs Accessories System Tools and then Disk Cleanup 3 Select the drive you want to clean up and then click OK 4 Select the type of files you want to delete and then click OK Adjusting System Restore settings 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Right click My Computer 3 Click Properties 4 Select the System Restore tab 5 Select a drive and then click the Settings button 6 Move...

Страница 77: ...s and then select Delete To delete a recorded TV program from within Media Center see Deleting a recorded program or series on page 56 Uninstalling software programs that are not needed 1 Click Start 2 Click Control Panel 3 Double click Add or Remove Programs if it is present 4 Click the program and then click the Change Remove button 5 Click Yes when the confirmation window opens 6 Repeat steps 4...

Страница 78: ...igital Entertainment Center via time limited Digital Rights Management DRM based licenses Some DVD movies and other programs that are broadcast are copy protected A Copy Never message may be displayed if the content cannot be recorded or archived to disc For more information about protected content and other restrictions about transferring or copying digital media refer to Media Center Help or go ...

Страница 79: ...to work with the Windows Media Player program HP Tunes With HP Tunes you can play your favorite music you have added to your iTunes music Library For more information about using HP Tunes see Using HP Tunes with Media Center on page 70 n When a CD is in your drive it takes longer to open HP Tunes Also you must be in HP Tunes to play your iTunes music files from within Media Center If you leave thi...

Страница 80: ... Music with Media Center on page 78 Using HP Tunes with Media Center iTunes is an Apple developed software program located in your All Programs menu that works together with the HP Tunes area in Media Center HP Tunes is linked to your Apple iTunes music Library Both programs work together to organize and play back your favorite music files CDs and created playlists My Music is designed to work wit...

Страница 81: ...iTunes Music Store or the Internet or import them from your hard disk drive Adding music files from a CD in iTunes 1 With your trackball click Start on the Windows taskbar choose All Programs iTunes and then click iTunes 2 Insert an audio CD 3 Select your CD under the Source menu 4 Make sure the songs you want to add to your library are selected A check mark appears next to the song when it is sel...

Страница 82: ...downloaded from the iTunes Music Store they appear in your iTunes Library 3 If songs are downloaded to your desktop drag them into the iTunes Library If the files are in an unprotected wma format they are encoded into aac files by default or into the importing format you select from the Preferences menu and placed into the library 4 To change your import format a Click the Edit menu and then selec...

Страница 83: ...n play the following types of digital audio files in iTunes By default iTunes converts several file types to aac files when you import them into the iTunes Library Some file types such as protected wma files and other proprietary file types cannot be played in iTunes Media Center cannot play aac files from My Music With iTunes you can share mp3 aiff wav and aac files between other computers on a l...

Страница 84: ...d to your iTunes music Library it will be listed under Playlists or Albums If it has been added to your library it will be displayed under Songs Albums Artists or Genres 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control and then select HP Tunes 2 Insert a CD 3 Select Playlists or Albums 4 Scroll through the displayed playlists or albums and then select your CD title If the songs on this ...

Страница 85: ...usic for a slide show You can use iTunes or HP Tunes in Media Center to create playlists 1 Click Start on the taskbar choose All Programs iTunes and then click iTunes again 2 Click File and then select New Playlist 3 Type a name for your playlist 4 Select Library 5 Drag your music files from the library to your Playlist icon 6 Select the Playlist icon to check whether your songs were added Your pl...

Страница 86: ... of saving your queue list as a playlist 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control and then select HP Tunes 2 Select Songs 3 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a song and then press OK on the remote control to place a check mark next to the song 4 Select Add to Queue 5 Press the Back button on the remote control to return to the queue list Click View Queue and ...

Страница 87: ...list and an empty playlist window opens 7 Drag and drop selected songs from your source to your new playlist 8 Click the Burn Disc icon in the toolbar area When the disc is finished recording the Burn Disc icon disappears 9 Insert a blank CD R disc into your drive double layer DVD R discs are not compatible 10 Click Burn Disc to begin recording your playlist For more information about creating mus...

Страница 88: ...er In My Music you can Play CDs or selected music tracks from your created Windows Media Player Library that you access in Media Center Select and edit a personalized queue list of songs from your library Delete songs from a music library or queue list Burn your favorite songs to CDs Back up your music tracks to a DVD or to an HP Personal Media Drive My Music menu in Media Center n You can store y...

Страница 89: ...se the Windows Media Player Help menu Adding music files from your hard disk drive 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control and then select My Music 2 Press the More Information button on the remote control and select Add Music 3 Select Add folders and then select Next 4 Select Add folders on this computer and then select Next 5 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to sel...

Страница 90: ... you want to add to your music library 5 Select Copy CD The first time you copy a music CD you must select your copy protection option and then follow any onscreen instructions 6 Select Yes to begin copying tracks to your music library This process may take several minutes depending on the length of your music tracks 7 Click OK n Each time you add music files outside of Windows Media Player you mu...

Страница 91: ...l 4 Select Delete and then select Yes Using supported music file types You can play the following types of digital audio files in My Music Refer to Windows Media Player Help for more information about supported file types File extension File type cda CD audio wav Windows audio file mp3 m3u MP3 asx wm wma wmv wmp wmx Windows Media audio files n For more information about music file formats use Wind...

Страница 92: ...the Internet the CD information is copied and displayed in Media Center and in the Windows Media Player Library If you insert a music CD when Media Center is not open a message appears asking what you want to do You can select Windows Media Player as your default audio player If you have another program set as the default audio player Windows opens the program and begins playing the CD n You can p...

Страница 93: ...ong from anywhere in My Music You can select it from the View Song list or from the Album Artist and Genre lists You can also play a single song from a playlist 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select My Music 3 Select Songs The list displays all the songs in your library 4 Use the arrow buttons to select a song and then press OK on the remote control to play it n You ...

Страница 94: ... the order you have selected them Finding and Playing an Album in My Music 1 In the Media Center Start menu select My Music and then select Albums 2 Use the arrow buttons to select an album and then press OK on the remote control You can also press Play on the remote control to play the album The Now Playing window opens and the album starts playing 3 In the Play window you can also select View Co...

Страница 95: ...thin Media Center To create a playlist 1 Select My Music and then select either Albums Artists Playlists Songs or Genres 2 Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the music you want to add to your playlist 3 Press OK to select a song 4 Select Add To Queue A confirmation displays that the music was added to the list of music in the queue 5 Select the inset window in the lower left corner to go to the ...

Страница 96: ...rd A check mark appears next to the song when it is selected Use the Back button on the remote control to select more songs from different menus 8 When you are finished adding songs select View CD to see the songs you have selected If you want to delete songs use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select the X next to the song you want to delete Press OK on the remote control to delete the...

Страница 97: ... Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control and then select My Music 2 Select the song or album you want to edit 3 Select Edit Info 4 Use the arrow buttons and the numeric keypad on the remote control to enter new information about the song or album 5 Select Save Selecting a Visualization To select which visualization to display when you play a song 1 Press the Media Center Start bu...

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Страница 99: ... a software program located in your All Programs menu that works together with the HP Image Zone Plus area in Media Center Both programs work together to organize search for and display your digital images It is designed to organize your photos scanned images and video clips by date keyword or place For more information about using HP Image Zone Plus see Using HP Image Zone Plus in Media Center on...

Страница 100: ...edia Center on page 101 Working with Digital Images You can connect a digital image source such as a digital camera or a digital video camera directly to the HP Digital Entertainment Center or through a docking station Most digital picture files you copy or download from the device appear in the My Pictures folder You can copy digital picture files from the memory cards used by digital cameras and...

Страница 101: ...view and search for your pictures in Media Center you have to set some things up in HP Image Zone Plus program To start organizing your pictures in HP Image Zone Plus 1 Create your image catalog This indexes all of your pictures so you can assign dates keywords and places to your files See Creating your picture catalog in HP Image Zone Plus on page 92 2 Assign dates keywords and places to your pic...

Страница 102: ...u if you want to create a catalog by indexing images in the My Pictures folder and its subfolders This catalog allows you to search for your pictures by date keyword or place by using HP Image Zone Plus 1 Using the trackball double click the HP Image Zone Plus icon on your desktop Or Click Start on the taskbar choose All Programs and then click HP Image Zone Plus The HP Image Zone Plus window open...

Страница 103: ...references button is used to customize HP Image Zone Plus and change some tab settings C Gallery of images D Selection tray displays images that you have selected B A C D n You can click Go to My Pictures at the top of the HP Image Zone Plus window to open the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer ...

Страница 104: ... New Album 6 To change the title of the album just select it and type in a title using your keyboard You can now view your albums in Media Center Modifying a date assigned to your pictures Digital cameras and scanners assign a creation date to digital images HP Image Zone Plus automatically recognizes this creation date and organizes your pictures by date To change a date 1 Using your trackball do...

Страница 105: ...he keyword list Use the arrow button to add the keyword to the Assign to all box Assigning a place to your pictures 1 Using your trackball double click the HP Image Zone Plus icon on the desktop 2 Click the My Images tab and then click All by Place under View Search 3 Select your picture by clicking it You can select more than one picture if desired 4 Click Assign and then click Assign again 5 Cli...

Страница 106: ...trol 2 Select HP Image Zone 3 Select Search 4 Select By date Use the number keypad on the remote to enter the start and end date range The date range of the pictures you selected is displayed in this window Or Select By keyword Select a keyword and then press OK on the remote control Or Select By place Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to rotate the globe and numbers 1 through 5 to zoom ...

Страница 107: ...nd then press OK on the remote control 5 Use the media playback keys on the remote control or the controls that appear at the top of the window to control the playback of your slide show Viewing a slide show with music in HP Image Zone Plus 1 Select My Music on the Media Center Start menu 2 Select the music you want and then press OK on the remote control If the music doesn t start automatically p...

Страница 108: ...s Some of the editing features include removing red eye cropping or resizing images rotating images and adjusting the color brightness and sharpness of your images For more information about the editing tools refer to the Help menu in the HP Image Zone Plus program Updating edited picture files in Media Center After you make edits to your picture files you need to update the files before they can ...

Страница 109: ...n but cannot be displayed in Media Center 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 fpx FlashPix Bitmap pcx Bitmap Graphics pdf Portable Document Format png Portable Network Graphics n If the message Image cannot ...

Страница 110: ...the remote control 2 Select HP Image Zone 3 Select the picture group you want to print from 4 Select Print images 5 Select the picture you want to print 6 Select Print Follow any onscreen instructions You need to set up your printer before you can print from Media Center n You cannot use the Print button on the remote control in HP Image Zone Plus ...

Страница 111: ...s folder and it is a Media Center menu item that allows you to view and search for your digital images by using the remote control or the keyboard and trackball It provides all the tools you need for viewing organizing editing printing sharing and protecting your digital images My Pictures menu in Media Center My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer ...

Страница 112: ...camera or scanner to your computer Windows automatically stores them in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer unless you manually store them in another place Before opening Media Center and viewing your pictures you may want to spend some time organizing your pictures by creating picture folders in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer n Each user account has a separate My Pictures folde...

Страница 113: ...on the remote control and select Add Pictures 3 Select Add folders and then select Next 4 Select Add folders on this computer and then select Next 5 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a location Press the OK button to expand a folder When you find the folder that contains your picture folder select it by making sure an arrow appears next to the folder Repeat this step to add add...

Страница 114: ...m in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer 3 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to move through your picture files and folder files and select a picture 4 Press OK to select a picture or folder to view The selected picture opens in full screen mode 5 Press OK again to zoom in 150 press OK again to zoom in 225 Press the arrow buttons to pan across a picture To return the picture to th...

Страница 115: ...y Pictures folder Viewing a slide show with music in My Pictures 1 Select My Music on the Media Center Start menu 2 Select the music you want and then press OK on the remote control If the music doesn t start automatically press the Play button on the remote control 3 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control to go back to the Media Center Start menu 4 Select My Pictures 5 Select t...

Страница 116: ...te or select Sort by name Changing picture settings Each user can set his or her own picture settings 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings You may need to select the scroll arrows on the Start menu to view Settings 3 Select Pictures Use the scroll arrows at the bottom of the picture settings window to view all of the options 4 Select an option Press OK on t...

Страница 117: ...files are skipped in a slide show Folder icons appear even if the images inside them cannot be displayed Corrupted and unsupported image file types display a generic image icon but cannot be displayed in Media Center 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 Form...

Страница 118: ...Details 5 Select Touch Up 6 Select Red Eye or Contrast and then press OK 7 After you select the options you want to fix select Save The picture is displayed with the new settings 8 Select Yes to save changes and replace the original picture file Cropping pictures in My Pictures 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control and select My Pictures 2 Select the picture you want to edit ...

Страница 119: ...ave The picture is displayed with the new settings 7 Select Yes to save changes and replace the original picture file Rotating pictures If your picture appears horizontally or vertically and you want to change the orientation you can change it in Media Center 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select My Pictures 3 Select the picture you want to rotate 4 Press the More in...

Страница 120: ...etails 5 Select Print and then select Print again 6 Follow any onscreen instructions You may need to set up your printer before you can print from Media Center Setting up your printer Set up your printer before you try to print your pictures with the remote control 1 Connect your printer to the HP Digital Entertainment Center and install the printer drivers for your printer if necessary Follow the...

Страница 121: ...lect it 8 Select View CD View DVD From here you can delete a picture add more pictures or change the name of your disc 9 After you have selected all of your pictures select Create CD Create DVD 10 Select Yes Media Center displays a message when your disc has been created Using the Desktop for Some Picture Tasks You can use the remote control to display edit print delete and copy your pictures to C...

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Страница 123: ...ywhere on your hard disk drive Create a CD or DVD of your video files View your videos in full screen mode or from an inset window in Media Center Display your video details such as the name and date your video file was modified View small image thumbnail and title of video file n Each user has a separate My Videos folder that can be opened only by that person You can share videos with others by s...

Страница 124: ...press OK again The video plays in full screen mode Use the trackball to resize the window if you want to watch your video while doing something else on your desktop 5 To exit full screen mode and return to the previous window press Back on the remote control Your video continues to play in the inset window 6 When the video is finished select Restart and then press OK to replay the video or select ...

Страница 125: ...Refer to Capturing Analog Video with WinDVD Creator on page 164 for more information about capturing and recording videos to DVDs or CDs from an analog video camera Recording a digital video file Refer to Identifying Requirements for Capturing Video with WinDVD Creator on page 163 and Capturing Digital Camcorder Video with WinDVD Creator on page 164 for more information about recording videos to D...

Страница 126: ...d area and enter the name of your disc by using the numeric keys on the remote control and then select OK Use the Clear button to delete letters 6 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select Video and then select OK 7 Select the video file you want to copy and then select View CD View DVD 8 Select Add More if you want to add additional video files to your disc 9 Select View CD View DVD t...

Страница 127: ...r in Windows Explorer for Media Center to be able to automatically find them Once you have placed all your videos into the My Videos or Shared Video folder you can rename add delete and organize them into folders To organize and store your videos click Start on the taskbar click My Documents and then double click the My Videos folder If you want to share your videos with others place them in the S...

Страница 128: ...e Quality You can use a Media Center wizard and the display controls on your monitor or TV to adjust various display settings to improve the quality of the picture To adjust your display settings by using the Media Center wizard 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control and then select Settings 2 Select General Media Center Setup and then select Configure Your TV or Monitor 3 Fol...

Страница 129: ...Start on the desktop and then click My Pictures to open your My Pictures folder 8 Right click the picture and then click Set as Desktop Background Adding Digital Videos to My Videos If you have stored your videos in folders on your hard disk drive you can find them with Media Center This links your video to Media Center so you can play them or create a CD or DVD with them 1 Press the Media Center ...

Страница 130: ...en select the or next to the drive or folder names by pressing the OK button to display all of the internal folders If you do not select a folder Media Center adds all the files and folders Select Next 5 Select the folder with your video by selecting the box on the left side of the folder name and pressing OK on the remote control Make sure a check mark appears next to the folder and then select N...

Страница 131: ...ou press the More Information i button on the remote control while the video is playing the title and time span or size of the video is displayed at the bottom of the window A submenu appears Use this menu to Zoom in Access the instant messenger login screen Access the Help menu If you press the More Information button after you have selected the video file that is not playing a different menu app...

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Страница 133: ... after a few seconds Or If the DVD is already in the drive select Play DVD from the main start menu The DVD movie begins playing in full screen mode 3 If a DVD menu appears use the remote control or the trackball to select the DVD menu items and control the DVD movie playback 4 To stop playing the DVD press Stop on the remote control 5 To change the window size while the DVD movie is playing move ...

Страница 134: ... select or Press OK on the remote control to scroll through the languages available 5 When you find the one you want use the arrow buttons to select Save and then press OK on the remote control 6 To return to the main Settings window press the Back button Changing DVD Audio Settings To select DVD audio settings for viewing the DVD 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Selec...

Страница 135: ...e 1 Press the Stop button on the remote control to stop the movie 2 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select an item on the Stopped menu and then press OK To begin playing the DVD where you left off select Resume To begin playing the DVD at the beginning select Restart To go to the DVD main menu if available select Title Menu To change the language for the DVD sound track subtitles an...

Страница 136: ... can play the DVD by 1 Pressing the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Selecting Play DVD The DVD movie begins playing in full screen mode Programming Remote Control Buttons for DVD To select DVD remote control options while viewing the DVD 1 In the Media Center Start menu select Settings 2 In the Settings window select DVD 3 Select Remote Control Options 4 Select Skip Chapters or S...

Страница 137: ... radio stations using your remote control In Radio you can Listen to FM radio stations Set up pre sets of your favorite radio stations Delete or organize your radio station pre sets Use the time shifting feature pause rewind and fast forward up to 30 minutes of radio programs n Make sure you connect the FM radio antenna to the back of the HP Digital Entertainment Center before selecting an FM radi...

Страница 138: ...rd Or Select the Seek or buttons for Media Center to find the next playable station Or Select the Tune or buttons to manually find a station 5 If you want select Save to save it as one of your nine pre set stations 6 Select Start FM to begin playing that station 7 Use the playback controls on the remote control such as Pause Rewind and Fast Forward to control radio playback If you press the Pause ...

Страница 139: ...rical ascending or descending order 5 Select Save to save your changes 6 Select Back to return to the previous window Using the FM Radio and the TV Signal at the Same Time The FM radio signal and My TV 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 Media Center is scheduled to st...

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Страница 141: ...buttons on the remote control and then select OK 6 Select Recorded TV 7 Select the Recorded TV programs you want to copy to CD or DVD 8 Select View CD or View DVD 9 Select Create CD or Create DVD 10 Select Yes 11 Insert a blank DVD RW DVD R CD RW or CD R disc 12 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete burning your TV show to disc n IMPORTANT HP supports the lawful use of technology and does n...

Страница 142: ... recorded TV programs are stored in the Recorded TV folder in the Shared Documents folder on your hard disk drive For more information about creating a DVD with RecordNow see Storing data files on disc on page 148 Watching Recorded TV Programs on DVD To play your DVD when Media Center is closed 1 Insert the DVD 2 When the autoplay window appears select Play DVD movie using InterVideo WinDVD Or Pla...

Страница 143: ... the terms of the copyright owner This protects copyrighted media files from being illegally copied and used When you record certain music or video files they may retain copy protection such as digital rights management DRM DRM encrypts digital media content and limits access to people who have a license to play the content For more detailed information about digital rights management you can go t...

Страница 144: ...y protection methods and their effect on playback CGMS CGMS is Copy Generation Management System and Redistribution Control Macrovision n HP supports lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by copyright law Signal Method Source Record Encrypt Playback Copy freely NTSC Yes No Unlimited Reserved NTSC Yes No Unlimited ...

Страница 145: ...ality video without turning over the disc This disc can hold up to 8 5 GB This almost doubles the standard storage capacity of 4 7 GB for the single layer DVD R discs currently available Double layer writing capability is supported by RecordNow and WinDVD Creator These are CD and DVD recording software programs that came with your HP Digital Entertainment Center Double layer DVD R discs can only b...

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Страница 147: ... down in the window to see iTunes Or If the iTunes window does not automatically open click Start on the taskbar choose All Programs choose iTunes and then click iTunes 2 The music CD automatically begins to play Or Click the play button in the upper left corner of the iTunes window To play a particular song double click the song name or track number 3 To play the CD click the Play button in the u...

Страница 148: ...asks you what you want to do with the disc To avoid this message you can select Media Center as the primary program to play CDs or DVDs To select Media Center as the primary CD or DVD playing program 1 Close Media Center 2 Insert a CD or DVD into the drive A message appears asking you what you want Windows to do 3 Select Play Audio CD using Media Center Or Select Play DVD Video using Media Center ...

Страница 149: ...o scroll down in the window to see it Or If the program does not automatically open a Click Start choose All Programs InterVideo WinDVD Player and then click InterVideo WinDVD b Use the playback buttons on the control panel to view the movie To see what a button does on the control panel place the cursor on the button the button title appears onscreen n Most DVD movies are localized to geographica...

Страница 150: ...is usually placed over a world globe printed on the DVD packaging and disc DVDs without country region codes will play on any player or drive in any country region WinDVD is not pre set to a particular country region the country region code of the first DVD movie you play determines your DVD country region For example if you play a DVD with a country region 1 code WinDVD sets the current country r...

Страница 151: ...art choose All Programs InterVideo WinDVD Player and then click InterVideo WinDVD 3 If you have a dual language video CD the sound of one language comes out of the left speaker and the other language comes out of the right speaker Double click the Volume icon on the taskbar 4 Under Volume Control Balance move the slider bar all the way to the right or to the left depending on which language you wa...

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Страница 153: ...s Creating Burning CDs and DVDs with RecordNow For more information about recording CDs and DVDs refer to the Help menu in the RecordNow software program Previously recorded files on CD RW discs must be erased before recording music files CD R discs cannot be erased 1 Using the trackball click Start on the Windows taskbar 2 Choose All Programs 3 Click Sonic RecordNow and then click RecordNow again...

Страница 154: ...CD Player 4 Insert a music CD to view the tracks on your CD Select View if you would like to look at another optical drive Or Click Find and then click either Scan for Music or Browse to find music files on your hard disk drive that you want to record 5 Select the tracks you want to record and then click Add 6 Click the Burn icon when you have added all the audio files to your music CD project 7 C...

Страница 155: ...d all the audio files to your music CD project 7 Click Yes 8 When prompted insert a blank CD R or CD RW disc If the CD RW disc is not blank RecordNow prompts you to erase it and then automatically begins writing to it when it is erased If you want to play your music CD in your home or car stereo use a CD R disc CD RW discs may not play in some stereos 9 Click OK 10 Click Done when recording is com...

Страница 156: ...n a standard CD can hold RecordNow displays a message warning you that all the tracks may not fit on your disc Storing Files on a DVD or CD Unlike music CDs data DVDs and CDs can be recorded in multiple sessions 1 Using the trackball click Start choose All Programs Sonic RecordNow and then click RecordNow again 2 Select the Data Projects tab 3 Insert a blank or appendable CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW o...

Страница 157: ...until all files are added 6 Click the Burn icon when all of your files have been added 7 Click Done when recording is complete Click the Help icon and then click RecordNow Help for more information about recording data files with the RecordNow program n An appendable disc can have additional files added to it if there is disc space available Recorded audio CDs are closed session discs that are not...

Страница 158: ...ou to change the names of files you want to record and the files that were previously recorded As you select data files to record to your disc RecordNow calculates and displays the amount of recording space used on your disc Copying a DVD or CD RecordNow allows you to make a copy of a music or data disc from your collection To make a copy of a music or data disc from your collection 1 Using the tr...

Страница 159: ...Home screen tab and then select Erase Disc 4 Click Yes to confirm that you want to erase the disc Removing Files in RecordNow When removing files in RecordNow it is important to note When you remove a recorded file from a data DVD R DVD R or CD R the disc space is lost and cannot be used for new recordings You cannot remove music files from previously recorded music CDs but you can remove music fi...

Страница 160: ...st have at least one file on your data disc to re record it Select the file you want to remove and then click the Remove icon in the upper right corner 6 Click Yes 7 Click the Burn icon to save your data disc without the files you removed 8 Click Done when the recording is complete Creating an Image File RecordNow can take all the files from a CD or DVD and convert it into a single file called an ...

Страница 161: ...ect File Archive 4 Insert a blank CD or DVD into the drive 5 Place a check mark in the Changed since box to limit the scan to files that have been changed since the last time you completed a file archive 6 Add your files to the Archive window Select one or more categories from the list on the left and click Scan RecordNow scans your hard disk drive for files related to the category Drag files from...

Страница 162: ... the PC speed and its graphics processing ability For more information about recording VHS files to DVD refer to Recording VHS Files Direct to DVD with WinDVD Creator on page 170 Using Disc Labels w When labeling your DVDs do not use sticky labels They can cause the DVD to play erratically Instead write on the DVD with a felt tip pen to label it ...

Страница 163: ...CD RW discs are Your DVD Writer CD Writer drive is able to read from and record to almost every type of optical disc Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer CD Writer drive are fast allowing quick recording times Understanding video recording lengths and video quality settings Minutes listed are approximate and not exact This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files Some files may...

Страница 164: ... R Data Yes Yes No No MP3 music Yes Yes Varies by model Varies by model CD RW Data Yes Yes No No MP3 music Yes Yes Varies by model Varies by model DVD ROM Data No Yes No No DVD movie No Yes No Yes DVD R Data Yes Yes No No DVD movie Yes Yes No Varies by model Double layer DVD R Data Yes Varies by model No Varies by model DVD movie Yes Varies by model No Varies by model DVD RW Data Yes Yes No No DVD...

Страница 165: ...ly vary with some home DVD players and DVD ROM drives GB is defined as 1 billion bytes 1 GB 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity Actual formatted capacity is less For the latest disc compatibility information for your HP Digital Entertainment Center go to the HP Support Web site at http www hp com support n For the latest disc compatibility information check the HP Support We...

Страница 166: ...le layer Combo CD RW DVD Read CDs CD Rs and CD RWs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Read DVDs No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Read data on a CD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Play music Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Record data or music to disc for storage or backup No Yes No Yes Yes Yes View DVD movies No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Record DVD movies No No No Yes Yes No Play games Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ...

Страница 167: ...below may not be included with your model Software With this program you can iTunes Play music CDs MP3s and other audio files Record music files Record a copy of an existing music or data CD to use on the HP Digital Entertainment Center Organize digital files into a library for recording or listening Windows Media Player Play music CDs MP3s and other audio files Play DVD movies Windows Media Playe...

Страница 168: ... 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 InterVideo WinDVD Play DVD movies and video CDs VCDs RecordNow Record data and music files Record a copy of an existing music or data CD to use on the HP Digital Entertainment C...

Страница 169: ... then play them on your HP Digital Entertainment Center Create video files record them to DVDs and CDs and then play them on some set top DVD players Record video files to 7 different formats muvee autoProducer unPlugged Add your own style to your movies with music pictures titles scene transitions and captions Edit your home movies n You may have a software update CD included with your HP Digital...

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Страница 171: ...se InterVideo WinDVD Creator to create your own personalized video file see the following description and see Getting Started with WinDVD Creator on page 162 For instructions on how to use muvee autoProducer to create your own personalized video files see the following description and see Getting Started with muvee autoProducer on page 171 Using InterVideo WinDVD Creator You can use InterVideo Win...

Страница 172: ...ject Opens the Edit section for you to begin creating a new project Using the Preview window in WinDVD Creator The Preview window is located in the upper left corner and behaves differently for each task Capture Displays what your capture device is viewing Edit Plays back the selected video or displays the selected image Add Menu Displays what your menu and buttons look like Using the Media Librar...

Страница 173: ... Digital Entertainment Center To capture analog video connect your VCR or analog video camera to the Composite Video 2 or S Video 2 connectors on the front panel of the HP Digital Entertainment Center To capture video files you need to 1 Connect your video source device properly 2 Turn your device on and set it to playback mode 3 Make sure WinDVD Creator can detect your digital or analog device 4 ...

Страница 174: ...ick the Stop button to stop capturing your video file Your video file is processed and automatically saved to the My Videos folder on your hard disk drive The video clip appears in the Media Library portion of the screen 10 To play back your captured video click the file in the Media Library and click the Play button in the Preview window Capturing Analog Video with WinDVD Creator 1 Click Start ch...

Страница 175: ...eo file Your video file is processed and automatically saved to your hard disk drive 10 To play back your captured video double click the file Capturing a Still Image 1 Pause your input device on the position for which you would like an image 2 Click the Capture Still Image button under the Preview window 3 The image is saved to the My Pictures folder on your hard disk drive Editing Video Files wi...

Страница 176: ...th WinDVD Creator 1 Click the Image Library icon 2 Click the Drag and Drop button to open the My Pictures folder on your hard disk drive 3 Select the images from your hard disk drive you would like to add to your Image Library and click Open 4 Drag and drop images from the Image Library to your Storyboard Now you can edit still images and video files See the following table Storyboard icons Group ...

Страница 177: ... for more than one video file switch from Storyboard mode to Timeline mode Drag the music track across more than one video file Adding transition effects with WinDVD Creator 1 Click the Transition Effects icon 2 Drag and drop a transition effect between the two video files where you would like the effect to appear Adding title effects with WinDVD Creator 1 Click the Title Effects icon 2 Drag and d...

Страница 178: ...music or a custom theme that comes with WinDVD Creator 1 If your project is already open click the Add Menu button 2 Click Start choose All Programs InterVideo WinDVD InterVideo WinDVD Creator and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again 3 Select the Open existing project button and then select your project 4 Click the Add Menu button 5 Click the Media Library icons to add a menu theme chapters ...

Страница 179: ...D or CD into your drive 6 Choose one from each of the following sections order of selections may differ 7 Click the right arrow and then click Start 8 Click OK Select Function Burn to Disc Use this to burn directly to a DVD or CD Write content to hard disk for later burning Use this to create the file on your hard disk drive Select Device Select the device that contains the blank recordable DVD or...

Страница 180: ...hen the Preview window displays what you want to record Converting Recorded TV to VCD or DVD Format You may not be able to preview recorded TV programs with InterVideo WinDVD Creator WinDVD Creator until the recorded TV program is converted to an MPEG 2 format 1 Click Start choose All Programs InterVideo WinDVD Creator and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again 2 Open a project by selecting Cr...

Страница 181: ...music files to add to your movie Select a style Apply a movie style for a different effect and picture transition Make the movie Combine your pictures music and styles to your movie and save your movie to your HP Digital Entertainment Center For more information about muvee autoProducer click the in the muvee autoProducer menu bar Getting Started with muvee autoProducer Select Models Only You can ...

Страница 182: ... set the duration of your movie and automatically create the movie Adding Videos to Your Movie with muvee autoProducer It is easy to add video files to your muvee production The following formats are supported Video dv avi mpeg 1 mpeg 2 1 If your project is already open select the Select Video button and skip to step 4 2 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control to open Media Cente...

Страница 183: ...utoProducer You can use mp3 wav or wma formatted music files in your movie project You can also choose whether to use the original sound track from your video blend the sound track with your music selections or just use the selected music files 1 If your project is already open select the Select Music button and skip to step 4 2 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control to open Med...

Страница 184: ...en select the Make muvee icon 4 Select a style from the list of ten A description of the style displays in the window 5 Select Next when you are finished adding pictures to your movie project Changing the Settings in muvee autoProducer After you have added at least one video or picture file to your movie project you can adjust the audio settings 1 If your project is already open select the Setting...

Страница 185: ... Start button on the remote control to open Media Center 3 Select More Programs and then select the Make muvee icon 4 Select the duration for your movie by clicking either Use Automatic to allow muvee autoProducer to set the duration or Set to for you to set the duration 5 Select Next to start the process of creating your movie 6 Preview the movie in the preview window Use the playback controls un...

Страница 186: ...Center Recording muvee autoProducer Movie to Disc with WinDVD Creator To create a VCD or DVD disc 1 Using the trackball click Start choose All Programs InterVideo WinDVD InterVideo WinDVD Creator and then click InterVideo WinDVD Creator again 2 Select Create CD DVD with existing video file 3 Select your video file you created in muvee autoProducer and then click Open 4 Click the Make Movie tab sel...

Страница 187: ...ne PC to another You can also use the HP Personal Media Drive to back up other drives on your HP Digital Entertainment Center The HP Personal Media drive is designed to Work with the HP Digital Entertainment Center and other PCs that have a USB port Store large media files and personal files Transfer files between PCs Play media files Back up your files For more information about using your HP Per...

Страница 188: ...ol 2 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select More Programs and then press OK on the remote control 3 Select HP PMD Setup and then press OK on the remote control 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup wizard 5 Restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center Locating the Drive After Installation After you install the HP Personal Media Drive into the HP Digital Entertainme...

Страница 189: ...Select Change Drive Letter and Paths HP recommends that you pick the drive letter Z 6 Click Change and select a letter and then apply the changes by clicking OK Viewing and Storing Files The best way to transfer files to the HP Personal Media Drive is to drag them from your local hard disk drive to your HP Personal Media Drive If you want the files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive t...

Страница 190: ... window you must complete the PMD wizard in the More Programs area of Media Center See Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center on page 178 When you disconnect the drive your music files may still appear in the Windows Media Player Library and Media Center My Music window To refresh your HP Digital Entertainment Center open and close Windows Media Player or Media Center If ...

Страница 191: ...ainment Center with the power turned off 2 Turn on the HP Digital Entertainment Center and open Media Center 3 Click Settings TV Recorder Recorder storage 4 Under Record on drive select the HP Personal Media Drive select Save and then select Yes A Recorded TV folder is created and placed in your HP Personal Media Drive Recorded TV shows must be placed in this folder to access them with Media Cente...

Страница 192: ...rts to 10 and your recorded programs can be lost if you have selected the Keep until space is needed setting in My TV See Changing Disk Allocation on page 185 for more information about changing the allocation If you disconnect the drive while Live TV is active a video error can occur Recorded TV shows are not updated in Media Center when the drive is removed The drive may be assigned a different ...

Страница 193: ...r HP Digital Entertainment Center You must perform this last step or errors can result when recording to your drive 7 Disconnect your HP Personal Media Drive safely See Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely on page 184 Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive If you decide to change your recording path to record directly to your HP Personal Media Drive Media Center ...

Страница 194: ...ve Safely You can safely remove the drive when it is not active When the amber activity light is blinking the drive is active saving or transferring data Removing the drive while the light is blinking may cause data loss or damaged files To disconnect your HP Personal Drive safely 1 Close Media Center and all other programs that may be accessing your HP Personal Media Drive Make sure the activity ...

Страница 195: ...m the HP Digital Entertainment Center Changing Disk Allocation If you experience a Low Disk Space error message and you want to change the disk allocation to a higher percentage for your HP Personal Media Drive 1 Open Media Center 2 Select Settings TV Recorder and then select Recorder storage 3 Change the disk allocation percentage setting by selecting the or option Updating Recorded TV List after...

Страница 196: ...ice Pack 1 Windows Media Player 9 or later Software to play DVDs The audio and video codec file allows Windows Media Player to play recorded TV programs dvr ms files You can find this file in Windows Update Click Start choose All Programs and then click Windows Update You can also go to the Windows Web site and search for this code file Q810243 If you want more information about this file you can ...

Страница 197: ...s see Music on page 190 Pictures For picture related troubleshooting topics see Pictures on page 198 Television Guide recording TV For TV related troubleshooting topics such as recording live TV adding channels or Guide problems see Television Guide Recording TV on page 192 Video DVD For video DVD related troubleshooting topics such as video or display problems or errors see Video DVD Video or Dis...

Страница 198: ...the remote sensor if this continues Press the Enter button on the remote control after changing a channel Point the remote control toward the remote sensor and press a button A faint red light should appear on the remote sensor If the light appears then the problem is probably in the Media Center software Close Media Center restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center and then open Media Center aga...

Страница 199: ... Don t Send options close the dialog box by clicking Send or Don t Send Continue with your tasks For best performance HP recommends that you restart your HP Digital Entertainment Center at a convenient time To restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center Click Start on the taskbar click Turn Off Computer and then click Restart My remote control sensor does not seem to work with my remote control Me...

Страница 200: ...les I cannot add music files to the iTunes or My Music music library by using my remote control You must open iTunes or Windows Media Player with your keyboard and trackball to add music files to your music library After you add your music files you can access them with the remote control in Media Center To add music files to iTunes music Library see Adding Music to the iTunes Library on page 71 T...

Страница 201: ...e remote control in Media Center To create a playlist in iTunes see Creating a Playlist with iTunes on page 75 To create a playlist in Windows Media Player see Creating a Playlist in My Music on page 85 My CD titles are missing they say Track 1 Track 2 etc iTunes and Windows Media Player display CD information if your HP Digital Entertainment Center is connected to the Internet Some CDs may not ha...

Страница 202: ...e remote control or by pressing the Moon icon on the keyboard or by clicking Start on the desktop taskbar then clicking Turn Off Computer then Stand By Close Media Center before putting the HP Digital Entertainment Center into manual standby This will avoid missed TV recordings and a potential blank screen when coming out of standby See Common recording errors on page 53 for more information about...

Страница 203: ...o download program listings to display in the Guide but you will still be able to schedule recordings and view programs from the added channels I am getting a disk full error message You may receive a disk full error message that is false Confirm the free space available on your hard disk drive Click Start on the taskbar click My Computer right click the C drive and then select Properties View the...

Страница 204: ... HP Digital Entertainment Center with two TV tuners if you schedule three recordings that overlap leave one in conflict and then schedule a fourth one you will get a Conflict Changed error message The program that was a conflict appears in your conflict choices Select Don t Record on Program Information for the show you do not want I cannot burn live TV to DVD Because some programs are encrypted a...

Страница 205: ...le to get the correct TV Guide To resolve this problem set the location for your HP Digital Entertainment Center in the Control Panel first and then in the Media Center Settings window To set your location 1 Click Start on the taskbar and then click Control Panel 2 Click Date Time Language and Regional Options if it is present 3 Click Regional and Language Options 4 Click the Regional Options tab ...

Страница 206: ... in Media Center stop playback and eject the disc Reinsert the DVD and try to play it again Or Click Start on the taskbar choose All Programs InterVideo WinDVD InterVideo WinDVD Player and then click InterVideo WinDVD to play the DVD My image and video display is a poor quality For the best image and video quality on fixed pixel displays LCDs Windows desktop resolution should always be set to the ...

Страница 207: ... steps a Click Start right click My Computer and then select Properties b Click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button c Click the plus sign next to Sound video and game controllers d Double click the TV tuner device e Click the Driver tab and then click the Update Driver button f Select Install from a list or a specific location and then click Next g Remove the check mark from ...

Страница 208: ...More Information button on the remote control and then selecting Add Pictures Follow the onscreen instructions I cannot print my pictures Make sure your printer is set up properly See Setting up your printer on page 110 Problem Possible solution I cannot copy my music or files to CD or DVD Try different type or brand of CD or DVD Close all software other than the recording software and do not perf...

Страница 209: ...c 86 playing in My Music 83 channels adding 40 removing 40 closed captioning 58 codec errors 190 computer shortcut buttons 23 copying pictures to CD 111 country region codes 140 creating CDs 143 Music Library 79 creating music CDs to play in your car and home 144 to play on your PC 145 D deleting recorded show or series 56 scheduled show or series 54 55 desktop switching from Media Center 13 disc ...

Страница 210: ...om your hard disk drive 73 adding music to library 71 changing music information 74 creating a playlist 75 creating music CDs 77 features 157 playing music CDs 137 supported file types 73 M Media Center Help 12 navigating 10 opening 7 playing CDs 138 playing DVDs 123 resizing window 13 Start menu 8 toolbars 13 using with another program open 13 viewing your pictures 104 Media Center what you can d...

Страница 211: ...play Teletext 58 icons 43 manually downloading the Guide 38 39 play recorded TV programs 50 protect your recorded TV programs 59 recording TV from the Guide 44 recording TV manually 44 recording TV programs 43 recording TV programs without a Guide 45 remove channels from the Guide 40 resolving recording conflicts 54 searching for TV programs 41 set caption display 58 set movie DVD or TV ratings 57...

Страница 212: ...a Center 127 recording radio programs 129 RealOne Player features 157 recorded TV 50 deleting shows 67 recording CDs 131 DVDs 131 161 errors 53 options in My TV 44 radio programs 129 TV shows 43 how to stop recording 43 recording TV from the Guide 44 recording TV shows making sure a show is being recorded 43 manually 44 resolving recording conflicts 54 single shows or series canceling 43 using the...

Страница 213: ...ings 66 T Teletext displaying 58 Television Guide adding missing channels 40 filter categories 37 no data available 36 recording TV programs 44 recording TV without the Television Program Guide 45 removing channels 40 searching for TV programs 41 setting up 39 setting up a download method 38 using the More information button 37 viewing 37 troubleshooting image not displayed in My Pictures 99 107 r...

Страница 214: ...s default player 73 81 types of files 73 81 Windows Movie Maker 2 0 features 158 WinDVD control panel 140 playing DVD movies 139 playing video CDs 141 WinDVD Creator adding audio effects 167 adding images 166 adding title effects 167 adding transition effects 167 Authoring your DVD 168 capturing a still image 165 capturing analog video 164 capturing digital camcorder video 164 capturing videos and...

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