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Updated HP Media Center PC Information Please review this information and keep it with your guides. The information describes: Setting the location for the Media Center television program guide. Installing speakers. Understanding the 6-In-1 memory card. Recording data to CDs and DVDs. Playing recorded TV programs. Safeguarding your capability to play recorded TV programs. Using MyDVD to copy, or burn, recorded TV programs to DVD+R or DVD+RW discs. Switching display devices.
To set the PC location 1 Click Start on the taskbar, and click Control Panel. 2 Click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options, if it is present. 3 Double-click Regional and Language Options. 5 Select Change lineup, and follow the onscreen instructions. When you enter your postal code, do not leave any spaces. For example, for Canadian postal code R2M 3Z4 you would enter R2M3Z4. If you see an Invalid message, there is no guide for your area. 4 Click the Regional Options tab.
Select PCs have the multi-channel audio capability that uses the microphone, Audio (Line) In, and Audio (Line) Out connectors on the back of the PC. If your PC has these connectors, perform the procedure “Installing multi-channel audio speakers“ on page 4 of this document. Installing Creative Audigy for speakers After you turn on the PC for the first time and complete the initial onscreen setup, do the following so that your speakers work properly: 1 Close any open programs.
Connect speaker channels (plugs) To PC back connector Front speakers Audio (Line) Out (lime-green) Rear speakers Audio (Line) In (blue) Center/subwoofer speakers Mic-1 (pink) 3 Turn on the PC. 4 Turn on your speaker system. 4 Click the Speaker Configuration tab. (Your speakers must be connected to see this tab.) 5 Select the option describing the number of speakers in your system, for example, 6 speaker mode (for 5.1 channels).
Warning: Do not insert or remove media when the in-use light is blinking. Doing so may cause data loss. Recording Data to CDs and DVDs You can record data to blank or appendable CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW discs in different ways: open a recording program, use ® the Windows XP CD Writing Wizard, or use the DLA (Drive Letter Access) program drag-and-drop method. Important: The DLA program is not preinstalled on If you inadvertently open the Safely Remove Hardware window, click Close.
You can put data files on a DVD to store them or transfer them to another Media Center PC. However, data files on a DVD do not play in a DVD player. Note: To copy a recorded TV show to DVD to view on a home DVD player, see “Using MyDVD to Copy Recorded TV Programs to DVD“ on page 17 of this document. To open RecordNow, click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, RecordNow CD/DVD Writer, and then click RecordNow. Follow the onscreen instructions.
2 When you are ready to record your files to a CD, click Start on the taskbar, and then click My Computer. Installing DLA Software 3 Double-click your writeable CD drive icon. The files you have copied to the drive should appear in the drive window. Important: Installing the DLA program disables the Important: The files displayed in the drive window are not recorded to the CD yet. You must complete the following steps to finish the recording process.
Recording with DLA 8 Click OK. Important: Format a blank CD or DVD before copying When the disc formatting is complete, you can copy your files directly to the disc in My Computer by: files directly to a CD or DVD. If you don’t, a message appears telling you to format the disc or telling you that your drive is not accessible. 1 Press the Eject button on the drive and insert the blank disc. 2 Click Start, and then click My Computer. Or 3 Right-click the drive icon and select Format.
The Make Compatible feature in DLA makes uncompressed CD-R and DVD+R discs readable by most read-only CD and DVD drives, even if DLA is not installed in the PC. When you make a disc compatible, DLA closes the session on your disc. This means: With a DVD+R, you are not able to add data to the disc. With a CD-R, you are able to add more data in another recording session, but you need to select Make Compatible again after you add the files.
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 that you can use the CD after you perform a system recovery, or replace the hard disk drive in your PC. If you do not have the backup CD after you perform a system recovery or replace the hard disk drive, you will not be able to play any previously recorded TV programs that are broadcaster-encrypted.
6 At the top of the Backup Utility window that opens, click Tools and select Options. 7 Click the Exclude Files tab. 8 In the Files excluded for all users box, put your cursor over the vertical line between Filename and Application in the title bar, and then click and drag the line to the right to see the full entries. 9 Scroll down the list to see and then click the entry: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM\* 10 Click Remove. 11 Click Apply. 12 Click OK. The Options window closes.
In the Backup Utility window, click the Backup tab. 14 In the left box, click the plus sign (+) for HP Pavilion (C). The file tree expands. Click the plus sign (+) for Documents and Settings, click the plus sign (+) for All Users, and then click the DRM box so a check mark appears (as shown in the next figure). Updated HP Media Center PC Information Filename: s3adepc.doc Title: Self Cover [short version] Template: HP-Print2K.
15 Scroll down the list and click the System State box so a check mark appears (as shown in the next figure). 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. 17 The Save as window opens. In the Save in box, select Desktop from the drop-down list. In the Save as box, use the default name or type in a file name with the extension .bkf and then click Save. The window closes.
To make the backup CD 1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, RecordNow, and then click RecordNow again. The RecordNow window opens. 2 Click Make a Data Disc. 3 Insert a blank CD. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Add Files and Folders. The Select files and folders to add window opens. 6 In the Look in box, select Desktop from the drop-down list. 10 Remove the CD, label it, and store it in a safe place for use with the next procedure. Click Done.
1 Insert the backup CD you made into a drive. The drive window opens and shows the disc contents. 2 Double-click the backup file name. The Backup or Restore Wizard opens. 3 Click Next. 4 Choose Restore files and settings, and then click Next. 5 The What to restore window opens. Click Browse, and the browse window shows the A drive. Click Browse again, and the window shows Select file to catalog. Click the dropdown menu arrow and click the optical drive with the backup CD. Click the backup file name.
10 Select Replace existing file and then click Next. Click Next again. Click Finish. The Restore Progress window opens. 11 Wait until the process completes, and then click Close in the Restore Progress window. 12 A Backup Utility message window opens. Click Yes to restart the PC. Wait until the restart completes. Open Media Center and complete the setup. You can now play previously recorded TV programs that are broadcaster-encrypted.
This informs you when you’ve selected too many shows (or the required space is too large) to go onto the DVD. In this case, use the MyDVD program to “tip and tale” trim the file, creating two smaller files to store onto two independent DVDs. 5 Use the arrow buttons to select the Quality option, and then press OK on the remote control to change the setting until Good is selected. Select OK in the window and then press OK on the remote control again to enter the change.
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