Using Media Center
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Using Media Center
Getting Started with Media Center
This guide can help you get started using Microsoft
Windows XP Media Center Edition and other
software programs. HP has combined the features
of the HP Pavilion home PC with the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Media Center Edition operating
system to create a powerful entertainment center
for you.
With Media Center you can play all kinds of audio,
video, and picture media by using a specially
designed remote control. Media Center allows you
to access an electronic Program Guide, which gets
updated over the Internet. Whether you are
recording TV programs or sharing a digital photo
album, you can do all your entertaining using the
powerful remote control.
Media Center Features
You can control the Media Center functions and
navigate Media Center windows by using the
remote control, the keyboard, or the mouse. You can
easily switch back and forth between them by
moving the mouse or by pressing a button on the
remote control or the keyboard.
You can run Media Center side by side with other
Windows software programs. It’s possible to browse
through your pictures, watch videos, play music,
and even record TV while using other Windows
programs.
When using the remote control and the Media
Center program, you can:
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Watch, record, and play back television
programs.
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Pause, rewind, and fast-forward TV programs.
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Watch an instant replay.
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Play back your digital videos.
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View your digital pictures or play them as a
slide show with music. Easily print your
photos.
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Browse, select, and play music CD files with
full-screen visualizations.
■
Record CD tracks to your media library.
■
Play DVD movies. Resume playing your DVDs
where you left off.
■
Access streaming music and video
subscription services.
■
Navigate the Media Center program by using
either the remote control or the mouse and
keyboard.
■
Watch or listen to media while doing other
tasks on your computer.
■
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 or on the front of your computer.
■
Update the Program Guide from the Internet.
■
Listen to FM radio stations.
n
Some of the Media
Center features
listed are for select
models only.
n
The Television
Program Guide may
not be available in all
countries/regions.
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