HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide
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Table of Contents Experience the Entertainment Fun ............................. 1 Watch and record live TV.................................. 1 The right music for the moment ........................... 1 Share your digital memories .............................. 1 Transform your living space into a theater............ 1 Using Media Center Features ................................... 2 Using Media Center...........................3 Setting Up Media Center .........................................
Playing Music Files ......................... 39 My Music ............................................................ 39 Using My Music with Media Center ........................ 40 Adding Music to the My Music Library .................... 41 Adding music files from your hard disk drive...... 41 Adding music files from a CD........................... 42 Deleting music files from the My Music library .... 42 Using supported music file types ...................... 43 Playing Music Files in My Music .........
Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording .............. 84 Working with Audio CDs ...................................... 85 Verifying an audio disc recorded without errors ................................................. 86 Audio CD tips ................................................ 86 Creating audio CDs ........................................ 87 Creating jukebox discs .................................... 88 Working with Data DVDs and CDs .........................
Using an HP Personal Media Drive ................................. 129 Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center................................. 130 Locating the Drive After Installation ....................... 130 Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive................................. 131 Viewing and Storing Files .................................... 131 Playing Media Files ............................................ 132 Playing Music Files ........................
Welcome Experience the Entertainment Fun ® ® Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Update Rollup 2 lets you do amazing things with your HP Digital Entertainment Center. With a full range of digital entertainment features, you can experience TV, movies, music, and photos like never before. Media Center is simple and easy to use. You can easily find and choose your media. You can play movies, listen to music, view photos, and watch TV with a single remote control.
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. n If your HP Digital Entertainment Center came with a rewritable DVD drive, the drive is able to read and record to both DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW media.
Using Media Center Setting Up Media Center n For more information about setting up your HP Digital Entertainment Center, refer to the Start Here guide. The first time you start your HP Digital Entertainment Center, a Media Center setup wizard opens. It is recommended to complete each step in the Media Center setup wizard to be able to use all the features in Media Center. The Media Center setup wizard may take several minutes to complete.
Opening Media Center using the remote control You can use either your remote control or your trackball to open and navigate within Media Center. To use your remote control: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a Media Center menu. 3 Press the OK button to enter your selection and open that window.
Media Center menu bars When you move the trackball, the Media Center menu bars appear. These menu bars allow you to access media controls, Media Center Help, the back screen arrow, window control icons, and the Media Center icon that takes you to the main Media Center menu. When you use the remote control, or when you stop using the trackball (after 5 seconds), the menu bars disappear.
Media Center control menu To access the control menu in Media Center, move the trackball to display the menu bars. Select the Shut Down icon on the main Media Center window. From this control menu, you can select icons to perform various actions.
Using Media Center Away mode When your computer is in Away mode it appears off, but you can actually still perform tasks such as record TV programs or music files. Away mode turns off the display and mutes the audio. After you have enabled Away mode in the Control Panel, you can activate it by pressing the Sleep button on your computer, keyboard, or remote control.
Completing the setup wizard steps 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 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, Media Center Setup, and then select Run Media Center Setup Again. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the wizard.
Media Center Start Menu C D E FG H A B Access a menu to exit Media Center, to shut down or to restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center, to log off to end your Media Center session, to put the HP Digital Entertainment Center into standby mode, or to switch users. See page 6. B Use media playback controls: Play, Stop, Pause, Skip, Fast-Forward, Replay, Rewind, Record, Volume Up/Down, Mute, and Channel Up/Down. See page 23. C Open the Media Center Start menu. See page 4. D Go back one screen.
Online Spotlight Online Spotlight is a link to the Microsoft Web site, where you can find the latest Media Center information and media offers and services. This site is periodically updated by Microsoft. Some of the services listed may not be available in some countries/regions. Your HP Digital Entertainment Center must be connected to the Internet to access the Online Spotlight Web site. Using Instant Messaging in Media Center Instant messaging may not be supported in all countries/ regions.
Logging in to your messenger account 1 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. 5 Enter your .NET passport information, and then select Sign In.
Media Center Settings Categories Media Center includes various settings categories listed below. ■ TV to set up TV signal, audio, and closed captioning (not all channels support closed captioning). You can download or edit the Television Program Guide, view or clear recording history, set hard disk drive recorder storage space, configure your display, and set recording defaults. ■ Radio to organize or delete preset radio stations.
Contacting HP Support in Media Center You can access 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 number to talk with a technical support agent. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control.
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The remote control is designed to work with Media Center. You can use your remote control with Media Center to play CDs and DVDs, to view pictures, and to watch and record television programs. This remote control helps you navigate the Media Center windows on your HP Digital Entertainment Center just as a TV remote control helps you navigate cable TV options or control the playback of a movie in a VCR or DVD player.
Remote Control Buttons Overview Features and location may vary 1 2 3 4 5 Standby — Puts the HP Digital Entertainment Center into and out of a power-reduced standby state. It does not turn the HP Digital Entertainment Center off. 6 RECORD MUSIC PICTURES VIDEOS PLAY STOP 5 Replay — Moves media backward 7 seconds, or to the beginning of a music track or a DVD chapter. 22 PAUSE REPLAY SKIP 7 8 9 23 24 BACK MORE Pause — Pauses audio and video tracks and live or recorded TV programs.
LED — Activity indicator light. The LED tells you that the remote control is emitting a signal when you press a button. 17 TV — Opens the My TV window in Media Center. 18 Pictures — Opens the My Pictures window in Media Center. 19 Videos — Opens the My Videos window in Media Center. 20 Play — Plays the selected media. 21 Stop — Stops the media currently playing. 22 Fwd — Moves media forward at three speeds.
w If you turn off (shut down) your HP Digital Entertainment Center, Media Center will not record a scheduled TV program. The HP Digital Entertainment Center must be turned on or in standby mode to record TV programs. n Make sure you turn off the monitor and turn down or mute the volume; for example, if you have a scheduled recording in the middle of the night and don’t want to be disturbed. The HP Digital Entertainment Center will not automatically go into standby mode if Media Center is open.
Watching and Recording TV Programs Watch live TV or record your favorite shows for later playback. Use the Television Program Guide to find the show you want to watch or record. You can also record a show while watching another prerecorded show. n Digital video recording features are for select models only. Navigating My TV ■ Live TV: Watch, pause, fast-forward, or rewind your favorite TV shows. You can watch recorded TV shows while recording another show.
Watching TV Before you can watch TV by using Media Center, make sure: ■ The computer is set up correctly for your TV signal source. Refer to the setup poster or the Start Here guide and the HP Digital Entertainment Center User’s Guide for more information. ■ You have completed the Media Center setup wizard. If you have not completed the setup wizard, refer to “Opening Media Center using the remote control” on page 4.
Watching Live TV 1 Press the TV button on the remote control or select My TV from the main start menu. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select Live TV, and then press OK. The last channel selected or the first channel available begins playing. 2 Select a channel by using the CH/PG (+) or (–) buttons or the numeric keypad on the remote control, and then press OK. The channel number and program information are displayed in the window.
Controlling TV playback The digital video recorder functionality lets you record single shows or capture entire series for later viewing. You can return to the live broadcast by pressing the Live TV button on the remote control. When you open the My TV window and begin watching live TV, Media Center automatically begins recording and playing back the selected program in the background. This allows you to review a program for up to 30 minutes.
Using the remote control in My TV Button Action To freeze the live TV image, press Pause. While paused, My TV continues to record a pause buffer for up to 30 minutes. To resume watching TV where you left off, press Play. To stop live TV or a recorded program, press Stop once. To resume watching the program, press Play. To move forward in a live TV program that has been paused, or in a recorded program, press Fast-Forward (Fwd). To speed up the fast-forwarding, press Fwd two or three times.
Button Action i (More information) To see the channel number, station identifier, title of program, time slot, and category of program, press the i (More information) button while in full-screen mode. If you select a recorded show and then press the i (More information) button, you can access more information about a program, stop or delete a program, change a recording setting, change the “Keep Until” setting, access the instant messaging dialog box, and access TV settings.
Using Media Center without a Guide Before using Media Center, it is important to complete the Media Center setup wizard. This takes you through steps to identify your TV signal source and scan for channels you are able to receive from your TV provider. By scanning for channels, you can manually select TV programs to watch and record, even if your country/ region is unable to download the TV listings information of the Guide listed above.
Viewing the Television Program Guide 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select My TV, and then select Guide. 3 Use the arrow buttons to select a channel, and then use the arrow buttons to scroll through up to two weeks of programming for that channel. 4 Select a program, and then press OK to watch it. n When you select a channel and then press OK on the remote control, you can view up to two weeks of programming information.
Setting up how Media Center downloads the Guide Your HP Digital Entertainment Center must have a connection to the Internet and you must select a TV listings provider in the Media Center setup wizard before you can use and download the Guide information. You can set up Media Center to download the Guide information when you connect to the Internet, or you can select to manually download the Guide. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control.
Manually downloading the Guide 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select Settings, TV, Guide, and then select Get Latest Guide Listings. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions. The Guide can take up to 30 minutes to download, depending on the amount of data to download and the speed of your Internet connection. 4 Select Yes. Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control.
Adding missing channels to the Guide Some program channels may not appear in the Guide. To add the names and numbers of the channels that are missing or to change the association between channel numbers and lineups: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 3 Click Add Channel. 4 Use the numeric keypad on your keyboard to enter the number of the missing channel, and then select Next. 5 Enter the correct channel number, and then select Add.
Searching for TV Programs To find a TV program, you can enter a title or keyword or select a category in your Guide by using your remote control. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, select My TV, and then select Search. 2 Select Title. Use the numeric keypad on your remote control or your keyboard to enter a program title word, and then press OK on the remote control. Or Select Keyword.
Searching for TV programs using categories You can search the Guide to find a TV program by selecting a category using your remote control. Some categories are not available in all countries/regions. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, 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.
Recording TV Programs Media Center allows you to record TV programs so that you can watch them when it is convenient. You can record the program you are watching, or you can record a future program or series from the Guide, the Search, or the Recorded TV window in My TV. You can record two programs at the same time if your HP Digital Entertainment Center has two TV tuners that have the same type of TV signal input (select models only).
Recording TV from the Guide To record a current or future program or series from the Guide: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, select My TV and then select Guide. 2 To find the program you want to record, use the arrow buttons on the remote control, and then select the program. You can also use the numeric keypad on the remote control to enter a channel number. Press the right arrow button in the Guide to select a program that will be broadcast in the future.
Recording programs manually with or without a Guide You do not need the Television Program Guide to record TV. You can record a TV program by pressing the Record button on the remote control while watching live TV, or you can select a specific date, channel, and recording time period in Media Center. n ■ Recorded TV programs that have been copied to a DVD can be played on your HP Digital Entertainment Center and on some DVD players.
Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space To get the maximum recording time, change the recording quality to Fair instead of the default setting of Best. n Refer to Media Center Help for more information about recording errors, advanced recording features, and My TV settings. Quality of recording Hard disk drive space used * Best 2.7 GB/hour Better 2.1 GB/hour Good 1.4 GB/hour Fair 1.2 GB/hour * This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files.
Copying recorded TV programs to DVD or CD You can record TV programs to DVD in Media Center to create a backup copy or to save space on your hard disk drive by using the following procedure. These DVDs can be played from an HP Digital Entertainment Center and from some set-top DVD players. The HP Digital Entertainment Center includes several other recording software programs for you to create CDs and DVDs.
Media Copy Protection Media content, such as DVDs or TV programs, may place restrictions on rights to distribute or copy the content, depending on what is permitted by the copyright owner. Such restrictions protect copyrighted media files from being illegally copied and used. If you try to record a program that contains such restrictions, the following message is displayed: Recording Canceled. Manual Recording cannot be recorded.
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Playing Music Files The My Music area in Media Center is a great way to play, organize, and back up your music files. My Music is designed to work with the Windows Media Player program. My Music With My Music, you can find and play your favorite music files and CDs you have added to the Windows Media Player Library. For more information about using My Music, see “Using My Music with Media Center” on page 40. Playing Music Files My Music is designed to work with Windows Media Player.
Using My Music with Media Center You can copy digital music files and organize a music library by using My Music in Media Center or by using the Windows Media Player program. Music files that are added from within My Music in Media Center are copied into the Windows Media Player Library and are then accessible from within Media Center. In My Music you can: ■ Play CDs or selected music tracks from your created Windows Media Player Library that you access in Media Center.
Adding Music to the My Music Library When you add music files to your My Music library, they are placed into the music library in Windows Media Player. The added music files can immediately be found and played back by using My Music in Media Center. You can also add music files to your music library from within the Windows Media Player program. For more information about adding and deleting music files to the library, use the Windows Media Player Help menu.
Adding music files from a CD To add the CD tracks to your Media Center music library: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, and then select My Music. 2 Insert a CD into the CD drive. 3 Select Albums. 4 Select the Album CD 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.
Using supported music file types File extension File type .cda CD audio file .au, .snd Audio file .aif, .aifc, .aiff AIFF audio file .wav Windows audio file .mp3, .m3u MP3 file .wax, .wma Windows Media Audio file .asf, .asx, .wm, .wma, .wmv, .wmp, .wmx, .wpl, .wm, .wmd, .wmz Windows Media files n For more information about music file formats, use Windows Media Player Help and Media Center Help. Only supported audio file types are displayed in the My Music window.
Playing Music Files in My Music When you first open Media Center and open the My Music window, you may not find any music files listed unless there is a music CD in your CD drive or unless you have already added audio files to your Windows Media Player Library. When you copy music files using Windows Media Player and your computer is connected to the Internet, the CD information is copied and displayed in Media Center and in the Windows Media Player Library.
Playing an album in My Music 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select My Music. 3 Insert a music CD into the CD drive. 4 Select Albums. 5 Select the album you want to play. 6 Select Play. Playing a song in My Music You can play a song 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 2 Select My Music.
Creating a Queue List in My Music A queue list is a temporary list of songs that is created in My Music as you select songs, albums, or playlists to play. You can continue to add songs or you can delete songs from your queue list. You can create a queue list and save it as a playlist that you can access in Media Center. 1 From the My Music window: Select Songs, use the arrow keys to select a song you want, and then select Add to Queue.
Creating a Playlist in My Music A playlist is a customized list of songs you can keep to play later or record to CD. Using playlists, you can group various digital music files together and determine the order in which you want the files to play. You can create a playlist that includes several tracks from various CDs or even a playlist that contains background music for a slide show. You can create playlists in Windows Media Player or from within Media Center.
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music To copy your music files to CD: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select More Programs. 3 Insert a blank CD-R disc. 4 Select Create CD/DVD. 5 Select a disc format: Audio CD or Data CD, and then select OK. 6 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control or the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the Untitled text box.
Working with Pictures Working with Pictures Use the HP Image Zone and My Pictures areas in Media Center to view, edit, print, and share your pictures. HP Image Zone HP Image Zone is a software program located in your All Programs menu that works together with the HP Image Zone 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.
Working with Digital Images You can connect a digital image source, such as a digital photo 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. Windows XP and Media Center detect your external device and display a message asking if you want to view your images. You can display them from the desktop or from within Media Center.
The first time you open the HP Image Zone program, a message appears asking 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. 1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, HP, and then click HP Image Zone. The HP Image Zone window opens. 4 Click Help at the top of the window for more information about creating your picture catalog in HP Image Zone.
E F A B G C H D E The menu items and display options allow you to view images or perform various tasks. The Preferences button allows you to customize HP Image Zone. The Help menu gives you troubleshooting and other information. F Various items, depending on the tab you select. The View tab includes a map of the folders on your hard disk drive. The Image display icons let you view images in a group, one at a time, in full screen, or as a slideshow. G Gallery of images.
You can organize your pictures into albums by using the HP Image Zone program. After you create your picture albums in HP Image Zone, you can then view them in Media Center. To create an album: 1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, HP, and then click HP Image Zone. The HP Image Zone window opens. 2 Click the View tab. 6 Type a title using your keyboard, and then click OK. You can now view your albums in Media Center. 7 Select HP Image Zone, and then select Albums.
Assigning a keyword to your pictures 1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, HP, and then click HP Image Zone. The HP Image Zone window opens. 2 Click the View tab, and then click Image Catalog under the Browse tab. The most recent images are listed first in your Image Catalog. 3 Select a picture or pictures to assign a keyword. 4 Right-click one of the images, select Keywords, Assign, and then select a previously created keyword or (New Keyword). 5 Type the new keyword, and then click OK.
Searching for pictures in Media Center Working with Pictures You can search for pictures by date, keyword, and place by using your remote control or mouse in Media Center. HP Image Zone automatically organizes your pictures by date, based on the date assigned by the digital photo camera when the picture was taken or the date the picture was scanned. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center.
Viewing Pictures in HP Image Zone Viewing a slideshow in HP Image Zone When viewing images, you can view a slideshow of all your images, individual albums, or pictures selected from a search. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select HP Image Zone. 3 Select the pictures you want to view as a slideshow. 4 Select Slide Show.
Working with Pictures Editing Pictures in HP Image Zone Editing pictures in HP Image Zone from the desktop You can make changes to your pictures and video clips in HP Image Zone from the desktop. Some of the editing features include removing red eye, cropping, resizing, and rotating images. 1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, HP, and then click HP Image Zone. The HP Image Zone window opens.
Editing pictures in HP Image Zone in Media Center You can make changes to your pictures and video clips in HP Image Zone in Media Center. The editing features include cropping, resizing, and rotating images. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select HP Image Zone. 3 Select the picture you want to edit. The edit window appears when you select a picture file. 4 Select and editing option such as Crop.
Sharing Pictures in HP Image Zone Working with Pictures You can quickly share your photos with friends and family by first creating e-mail shortcuts and then sending thumbnails of your photos. The recipient then clicks a link in the e-mail message to view the full-size photo on a secure Web page without downloading any attachments. The Web page is automatically displayed in a language based on the recipient’s Web browser settings. The photos can be viewed, printed, and saved to a computer.
To share photos in Media Center: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select HP Image Zone. 3 Select the group of pictures you want to share, and then select Share. 4 Select the pictures you want to share by placing a check mark on each picture, and then select Next. 5 Select an e-mail shortcut. Or Use the remote control keypad or the keyboard to type an e-mail address into the text box.
Using supported picture file types with HP Image Zone File extension File type .jpg, .jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group .tif, .tiff Tagged Image File Format .gif Graphics Interchange Format .mov, .qt QuickTime movie file .mpeg-1 Movie file .m1v Movie file .mpg Movie file, .mpeg animation .avi Audio Video Interleaved .bmp Bitmap .dcx Multipage .pcx file .fpx FlashPix Bitmap .pcx Bitmap Graphics .
Printing Pictures in HP Image Zone 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select HP Image Zone. 3 Select Albums, Months, or Folders, and then select the album, month, or folder where your picture is located. 4 Select Print. 5 Select the picture you want to print by placing a check mark on the picture, and then select Next. 6 Select (+) or (–) to choose a printer, and then select Print.
My Pictures is a folder on your hard disk drive in the My Documents 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.
Adding Pictures to My Pictures Adding picture files from your hard disk drive 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, and then select My Pictures. 2 Press the i (More information) button 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 OK to expand a folder.
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures 1 Press the Media Center Start button Working with Pictures After you organize your pictures in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer, open Media Center to view your pictures: on the remote control. 2 Select My Pictures. The right side of the window shows a small picture image (thumbnail) and, if you’ve organized your pictures into folders, folder icons. The pictures are displayed just as you organized them in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer.
Viewing pictures as a slideshow 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select My Pictures. 3 Select the folder of pictures you want to view as a slideshow, and then press OK. 4 Select Play Slide Show, and then press OK. 5 Press the i (More information) button on the 6 Press the Back button to go to a previous picture. Use the arrow buttons to display the next or previous pictures.
Using supported picture file types in My Pictures File extension File type .jpg, .jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group .tif, .tiff Tagged Image File Format .gif Graphics Interchange Format .bmp Bitmap .wmf Windows MetaFile .png Portable Network Graphics ■ Only supported image file types are displayed in My Pictures. Unsupported files are skipped in a slide show. ■ Folder icons appear even if the images inside them cannot be displayed.
Editing Pictures in My Pictures Fixing red eye or contrast 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select My Pictures. 3 Select the picture you want to edit. 4 Press the i (More information) button on the remote control, and then select Picture 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.
Cropping pictures in My Pictures on the Working with Pictures 1 Press the Media Center Start button remote control, and select My Pictures. 2 Select the picture you want to edit. 3 Right-click the picture or press the i (More information) button on the remote control, and then select Picture Details. 4 Select Touch up, and then select Crop. 5 For this step, you must use the mouse and keyboard. Select the arrows under the picture to move the picture side to side or up or down.
Printing Pictures in My Pictures 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select My Pictures. 3 Select the picture you want to print. 4 Press the i (More information) button on the remote control, and then select Picture Details. 5 Select Print, and then select Print again. 6 Follow any onscreen instructions. You need to set up your printer before you can print from Media Center.
You can copy your pictures to CDs and DVDs in Media Center or by using the Sonic Digital Media Projects program. You can also create a LightScribe label for your CD or DVD if you have a LightScribe optical drive and you use LightScribe media discs. Refer to the HP Digital Entertainment Center User’s Guide and the other documentation that came with your HP Digital Entertainment Center. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 2 Select More Programs.
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Playing Videos The My Videos window in Media Center makes it easy to play home video files you created or video files you downloaded from the Internet. In My Videos you can: Play videos that are stored anywhere 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.
Playing Digital Videos in Media Center After you organize your videos in the My Videos or Shared Video folder in Windows Explorer, open Media Center to watch your videos. 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select My Videos. 3 Select the video folder you want. The video folder opens, displaying a list of video files.
Using Supported Video File Types File extension File type .avi Video file .dvr-ms Digital Video Recording — Microsoft (TV file format) .mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .mp2, .mpv2 Movie file .wm, .asf Windows Media file .wmv Windows Media AV file n For more information about supported video file types, refer to Media Center Help menu. Playing Videos You can view the following types of video files in Media Center.
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files To create a CD/DVD from your videos: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select More Programs. 3 Insert writable disc, and then select OK. 4 Select Create CD/DVD. 5 Select the Untitled area, enter the name of your disc by using the numeric keys on the remote control or the keyboard, and then select OK.
Playing DVDs Watching DVDs in Media Center allows you to control the playback with your remote control. If you play your DVD in another program outside of Media Center, you will not be able to use the remote control. Playing DVD Movies in Media Center 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Insert the DVD into the drive. If you have other media playing, Media Center asks if you want to play the DVD.
Changing the DVD Movie Language To select DVD language settings for subtitles, closed captioning, and viewing the DVD: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select Settings. 3 In the Settings window, select DVD. 4 In the DVD Settings window, select DVD Language. 5 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control or the arrow keys on the keyboard to select (+) or (–).
If your HP Digital Entertainment Center is equipped with a radio tuner input (FM Tuner In), Media Center can play FM radio. The Radio window in Media Center makes it easy to play FM radio stations using your remote control. In Radio you can: ■ Listen to FM radio stations. ■ Set up presets of your favorite radio stations. ■ Delete or organize your radio station presets. ■ Use the time-shifting features: pause, rewind, and fast-forward up to 30 minutes of radio programs.
Playing FM Radio Stations 1 Connect the FM radio antenna to the back of the HP Digital Entertainment Center, to the connector labeled FM Antenna In. 2 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 3 Select Radio. 4 Enter a radio station number by using the numeric keypad on the remote control or your keyboard. Or Select the Seek (–) or (+) buttons for Media Center to find the next playable station.
Listening to FM Radio Organizing Preset Radio Stations 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your trackball, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. 2 Select Settings. 3 Select Radio. 4 Select the up arrows and down arrows next to each preset station to move it to a different position. Or Select the Delete icon (X) to delete a preset station. Or Select Auto Sort to sort your preset stations in numerical ascending or descending order.
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Creating Audio and Data Discs (Select models only) For information about recording video files to DVDs, see “Sonic MyDVD Video Projects” on page 104. Your HP Digital Entertainment Center may include one or more CD, DVD, or combination optical drives capable of recording.
Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording Previously recorded files on rewritable discs must be erased before recording new files. CD-R, DVD+R, and DVD-R discs cannot be erased. To erase a rewritable disc in Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. 2 Click Tools and then Erase Disc. 3 Insert the rewritable disc you want to erase. 4 Click the Quick Erase or Full Erase option, and then Erase Disc.
Working with Audio CDs Sonic DigitalMedia Plus enables you to create audio CDs that play in your car or home CD player, and on PCs. You can create two main types of music CDs: ■ Uncompressed — Typical CD format like you would purchase on a commercial CD. This type of CD will hold 10 to 20 songs depending on their length. Uncompressed files can be burned on CD-Rs (which play in most home and car stereos, DVD players, and computers) or CD-RWs (which play only in some stereos, DVD players, and computers).
Verifying an audio disc recorded without errors When copying or burning audio files to CD, it is recommended that you use Sonic DigitalMedia Plus because it includes a feature that confirms that your disc has been created without errors. This write verification feature is enabled by default. To check the status of the write verification feature in DigitalMedia Plus: 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home.
Creating audio CDs To create uncompressed audio CDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. 2 Click the Audio tab and then Audio CD. 3 Do one or more of the following: ■ Click Add Music and navigate to music stored on your HP Digital Entertainment Center. ■ In the Quick Find panel, click Scan to automatically search your HP Digital Entertainment Center for songs. ■ Insert a CD and add songs from it.
Creating jukebox discs DVD discs can store significantly more music files than a CD. Jukebox discs can only be played on computers, CD players, or DVD players that support the file format you use to create the disc (.mp3 is most commonly supported). To create compressed (jukebox) music CDs or DVDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. 2 Click the Audio tab and then Jukebox CD/DVD.
Working with Data DVDs and CDs Unlike audio CDs and jukebox DVDs, data DVDs and CDs can be recorded in multiple sessions. Verifying a data disc recorded without errors When copying or burning data files to DVD or CD, it is recommended that you use Sonic DigitalMedia Plus because it includes a feature that confirms that your disc has been created without errors.
Data disc tips When storing data files on a disc, it is important to note that: ■ You can add new data files to a CD-R, DVD-R, or a DVD+R in a later recording session, until the disc is full. With DVD+R or DVD-R discs, insert your partially recorded DVD, click the Wrench icon to display the Options window, click Data, select the first Write-Once DVD Compatibility option, and then click OK.
Creating data discs To create data CDs or DVDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. 2 Click the Data tab, and then click Data Disc. 3 Do one or more of the following: ■ Click Add Data and navigate to files stored on your HP Digital Entertainment Center. ■ In the Quick Scan panel, select a type of file to search for, and then click Scan to automatically search your HP Digital Entertainment Center for the selected file type.
Copying a DVD or CD Sonic DigitalMedia Plus enables you to make copies of an existing music or data disc. You can configure Sonic DigitalMedia Plus to verify that: ■ Data files have been copied without errors by performing the procedure described in “Verifying a data disc recorded without errors” on page 89. ! IMPORTANT: HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of our products for purposes other than those permitted by copyright law.
Archiving Files on a CD or DVD To make an archive file copy of files stored on your HP Digital Entertainment Center using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. 2 Click the Data tab and then Easy Archive. 3 Select the path to the files that you want to archive (or click Browse to navigate to them). 4 Select the type of files you want to add to the archive, or select All Files in the Selected Path.
Working with image files The Sonic recording programs can convert all the files from a CD or DVD and convert them into a single image file (.iso) or a series of Global-Image files (.gi), none exceeding 2 GB. You can use the image file to reproduce the original disc. Image files are typically used when you need to make multiple copies of the same disc. An image file is not a traditional picture file. An image file can be used to reproduce an original disc.
Burning from an image file The image file remains on your hard disk drive until you delete it. Since an image file is typically large, it is recommended that you delete it if you do not intend to burn additional discs. To burn a CD or DVD from an image file using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. 2 Click Copy and then Burn Image. 4 Insert a recordable CD or DVD into the drive.
LightScribe requirements Burning a label with LightScribe requires three things: ■ A LightScribe-enabled DVD drive (select models only) ■ Labeling software that supports LightScribe ■ LightScribe discs (sold separately) . n You can open Express labeler from within Sonic DigitalMedia Plus by clicking Tools and then Label Disc. Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler 1 Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then click Express Labeler.
Using adhesive 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. Compatibility Information An important feature of a DVD Writer/CD Writer drive is its high level of compatibility with other optical drives and CD and DVD players: ■ The CDs that you create play in most home and car stereos and in most computer DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drives.
Disc Features and Compatibility Table File type Can be recorded onto Plays in PC Plays in home or car stereo Plays in home DVD player Data No Yes No No Music No Yes Yes Varies by model Data Yes Yes No No Music Yes Yes Varies by model Varies by model Data Yes Yes No No Music Yes Yes Varies by model Varies by model Data No Yes No No DVD movie No Yes No Yes Data Yes Yes No No DVD movie Yes Yes No Varies by model Data Yes Varies by model No Varies by mo
n Double-layer DVD technology is supported by select models only. n The Sonic recording programs support the double-layer technology.
Software Quick Reference Table (Select models only) Your HP Digital Entertainment Center includes a number of software programs that: The following table describes the functionality specific to each of these programs. Use it to determine which program to use to perform a task. Note that some programs listed may not be included with your model, and that this is not a complete list of all included software. ■ Record and play CDs. ■ Record data CDs. ■ Import and edit video files.
You can: Sonic DigitalMedia Plus ■ Record data and music files. ■ Record a copy of an existing music or data CD to use on the HP Digital Entertainment Center. ■ Create customized music CDs from CDs in your collection, or from .wav, .mp3, or .wma files. These CDs can be played in your home or car stereo. ■ Copy and share data files. ■ Create archive CDs or DVDs from files on your HP Digital Entertainment Center. ■ Capture (copy) video files.
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Creating Video Discs and Movies (Select models only) Your HP Digital Entertainment Center may come with the following movie making programs. ■ Sonic MyDVD ■ Windows Movie Maker ■ Sonic DigitalMedia Plus (which includes MyDVD) ■ muvee autoProducer (select models only) Before You Begin Capturing Video You can capture (copy) video files to your hard disk drive by using the Sonic MyDVD program. Among the devices supported by Sonic MyDVD are analog video devices, digital camcorders, and Web cameras.
Sonic MyDVD Video Projects A Sonic MyDVD video project is a way to group, organize, store, play, and burn related video and still digital files. For example, if you went on a family vacation, you might have digital still and video images, and prints from a film camera. You can transfer all these images onto your HP Digital Entertainment Center and organize them into a project. (A scanner is required to transfer printed photos and is not included.
Adding files to a video project You can add files to your DVD or VCD video project from: ■ An existing DVD or VCD. ■ Video files already stored on your HP Digital Entertainment Center. ■ Video capture from a digital video camera (as described in the next section). To add files from a DVD, VCD, or from your hard disk drive: 2 Click Add Files. 3 Navigate to the folder that contains the video files you want to add or to the media drive that contains the DVD or VCD.
Adding slideshows to a video project You can create a slideshow (a series of still images displayed automatically) by adding existing still photos to your project or by capturing them with a connected digital video source. To add a slideshow to a video project: 1 Click File, Open, and then select a video project that you created as described in “Creating a video project” on page 104.
Editing the style of a video project You can change the style of a number of elements within your video project. The elements include: ■ Background color and graphics on the menus and submenus. ■ Button styles. ■ Background music. ■ Text format (font, color, and size). ■ Import custom styles. To edit the look of a video project: 1 Click File, Open, and then select a video project that you created as described in “Creating a video project” on page 104. 2 Click Edit Style.
Burning a video project to disc After you are satisfied with the contents and style of your video project, you can burn it to a DVD or VCD disc as follows: 1 Click File, Open, and then select a video project 4 Insert the selected type of disc into the that you created as described in “Creating a video project” on page 104. 2 Save the file if you have made changes.
Creating a Video Project with the Direct-to-Disc Wizard Sonic MyDVD includes Direct-to-Disc wizard that guide you through the steps you must complete to create a DVD or VCD video project. A video project is a way to group, organize, store, play, and burn related video and still digital files. 8 Click Next. The Capture screen displays. your HP Digital Entertainment Center. Make sure the output from your digital camcorder appears in the Preview window.
Video Quality and Disc Size Sonic MyDVD includes four DVD video quality (bit rate) settings, and a Fit-to-DVD option that can be applied to a video project or to individual movie files. The DVD quality settings are: ■ HQ (High Quality) — Best audio and video quality, but requires the most disc space per second of video. Good choice for video files that contain high-speed action (for example, motor sports). ■ SP (Standard Play) — Good audio and video quality with most video sources.
DVD Recording Time The following table lists the approximate DVD-Video recording time for different disc sizes at different video quality settings (your DVD recorder may not support all these disc sizes). Estimated time per disc size Video quality Audio format HQ Dolby Digital 130 min. 70 min. 40 min. 20 min. PCM 110 min. 60 min. 30 min. 15 min. Dolby Digital 210 min. 120 min. 65 min. 35 min. PCM 160 min. 95 min. 50 min. 25 min. Dolby Digital 310 min. 180 min. 100 min. 50 min.
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Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer (Select models only) Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer Creating personalized and professional-looking video movies is simple with muvee autoProducer, a software program on your HP Digital Entertainment Center.
3 Add music: Select music files on your HP Digital Entertainment Center to add to your movie sound track. You can use these music file types in your movie project: 4 Select a style: Apply a movie style editing template for different effects and picture transitions in your movie. 5 Add captions: Personalize your movie with opening titles and closing credits. 6 Make the movie: Automatically analyze the File extension File type .aac Advanced audio coding .mp3 MPEG Layer 3 .m4a MPEG-4 audio layer .
Locating the two versions of muvee autoProducer Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer You can access two versions of muvee autoProducer (select models only): Desktop Click Start on the taskbar, and then select All Programs, muvee Technologies, muvee autoProducer, and then muvee autoProducer to open muvee autoProducer. This version of muvee autoProducer has more features, such as video capture and disc recording. See “Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop” on page 116.
Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop Getting started on the desktop To open muvee autoProducer (select models only): 1 Close or minimize Media Center. 2 Click Start on the taskbar. 3 Select All Programs, muvee Technologies, 4 Open a project by selecting, from the File menu, either New Project or Open Project. 5 Select one of the button options: muvee autoProducer, and then muvee autoProducer to open muvee autoProducer.
Open the Make muvee window to automatically create and preview the movie. “Making the movie” on page 122. Save muvee Open the Save muvee window to save the finished movie to the hard disk drive in WMV or MPEG formats. “Saving the movie project” on page 123. Burn to Disc Open the muvee Burner window to record the finished movie in DVD, VCD, or SVCD formats. “Recording the movie project to disc” on page 123.
Capturing live video from a DV camcorder Capturing live video in camera mode allows you to create a video file without even having a tape in the camcorder. To capture (copy) live video to your hard disk drive using muvee autoProducer: 1 Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your HP Digital Entertainment Center. 2 Turn on the camcorder and set it to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturer’s documentation. 3 Click the Get Video from Camera button.
To add video files to your movie production: 1 Select the Add Video button in the video/ pictures area. The Add Pictures window opens. c Use the magicMoment controls to mark video scenes to include and exclude: 2 Browse the folders on your hard disk drive to select existing video files for your movie: ■ Add up to three video files. ■ Select multiple video files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the files.
Adding pictures To add still image files to your movie production: 1 Select the Add Pictures button in the Video/Pictures area. The Add Pictures window opens. 2 Browse the folders on your hard disk drive to select existing still image files for your movie: ■ Add up to 50 .jpg, .gif, or .bmp picture files. ■ Select multiple picture files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the files.
The muvee autoProducer program comes with a set of style templates for setting the pace, scene transition effects, and caption fonts. The style you use also affects how muvee autoProducer combines the video, picture, and music files in your movie project to produce the final movie. For example, using the Cinema style results in a movie that is moderately paced, color enhanced, and in a widescreen format. To select a style, just click a style from the list.
Adding an opening title and closing credits You can personalize your movie project by adding an opening title and closing credits. 1 Click the Title/Credits button. The muvee Title and Credits window opens. 2 Click the Title tab: a Select a title effect from the drop-down window. b Type the text you want to appear at the start of your movie in the Enter your title here box. c Click the Use font button to select the font, style, size, color, and effects from the Font window.
Once you are satisfied with the look of your movie project, you are ready to save it. You can save the movie to a file on your hard disk drive or create a VCD or DVD disc. 1 Click the Save muvee button. The Save muvee window opens. 2 Choose the movie file type to save to your hard disk drive: 3 Click the Save button. 4 Enter a name for the output movie. Select a folder on your hard disk drive, as required. The movie is saved. ■ Computer Playback 5 You can watch the preview as it saves.
Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center To open muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center: 1 Click Start on the taskbar, select Media Center to open Media Center, or press the Media Center Start button on the remote control to open Media Center. If you were working in muvee and closed the program, muvee will reload your previous session settings. Select a button to continue with the previous session, or select New Session to start a fresh session.
To add video files to your movie production: 1 Select the Select Video button to browse through video folders on your HP Digital Entertainment Center for video files to use in your movie production. 2 Select a folder with pictures in it, using the arrow buttons on the remote control: ■ Select the My Videos button to access the My Videos folder and subfolders. Or ■ 3 Navigate using the arrow buttons, and press OK on the remote control to add a video file to the Selected Videos list.
Selecting music To add music to your movie sound track: 1 Select the Select Music button to browse through folders on your HP Digital Entertainment Center for music files to use in your movie production. 2 Select a folder with music in it, using the arrow buttons on the remote control: ■ Select the My Music button to access the My Music folder and subfolders. Or ■ Select the Shared Music button to access the Shared music folder and subfolders.
You can adjust audio and video production settings for your movie: 1 Select the Settings button. ■ If the total duration of your video and picture files is longer than the duration of your music, place a check in the Allow Music to be repeated check box to repeat music for the duration of the video clips. ■ Place a check in the Keep video and pictures in sequence check box to maintain the selected sequence.
To make a movie: 1 Click the make muvee button. 2 Select the duration for your movie by clicking: ■ Automatic to allow muvee autoProducer to set the movie duration. Or ■ Manual to allow you to set the duration of the movie in minutes and seconds. 3 Click Next to start the process of creating your movie. Muvee analyzes your video and music. 4 After making a movie, you can preview the movie in the muvee autoProducer Preview window.
Using an HP Personal Media Drive Your HP Personal Media Drivel is included with some HP Digital Entertainment Center models, and it is sold separately. It can be used as an internal or external USB hard disk drive designed to quickly and easily increase your storage capacity and to transfer media files such as digital photos, music, videos, and other important files from one PC to another. You can also use the HP Personal Media Drive to back up other drives on your HP Digital Entertainment Center.
Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center When you complete this setup procedure, you are able to easily access content — such as music, photos, videos, and recorded TV programs — from customized folders on your HP Personal Media Drive.
Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive You can permanently assign a drive letter to avoid the letter changing when you connect and disconnect this drive and other devices. Also, it is easier for a software program to locate files on your HP Personal Media Drive if a drive letter is assigned. Some programs may not be able to find files if the drive changes letters every time you connect it. 1 Click Start. 6 Click Change and select a letter, and then apply the changes by clicking OK.
Playing Media Files You can play all kinds of media from an HP Personal Media Drive: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click My Computer. 3 Double-click the HP Personal Media Drive icon to locate your media file. 4 Double-click the file. Most media files open in Windows Media Player. Playing Music Files You can play all kinds of music stored on the HP Personal Media Drive.
Playing Video Files When you disconnect the drive, your video files may still appear in the Media Center My Videos window. To refresh your HP Digital Entertainment Center, open and close Media Center. About Recording TV to Your HP Personal Media Drive The HP Digital Entertainment Center was set up to record TV shows to your local hard disk drive when using Media Center.
When you set the TV recording pathway to your HP Personal Media Drive, Media Center stores the recording buffer data for pausing live TV on your drive. This means that if live TV is playing, you won’t be able to remove the drive safely. ■ To avoid this scenario, change the recording pathway back to your local hard disk drive, and then restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center before disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive.
Recording TV programs to Your HP Personal Media Drive Media Drive. See “Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive” on page 135. 2 Open Media Center. 3 Record TV programs. See “Recording TV from the Guide” on page 33. Your programs are recorded to your HP Personal Media Drive. 4 Before disconnecting the drive: ■ Make sure there are no scheduled recordings or recordings in progress to avoid losing data. ■ Change the recording pathway back to your local hard disk drive.
Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive To change the Media Center TV recording path to your local hard disk drive: 1 Open Media Center. 3 Select your local hard disk drive (C:). 2 Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then 4 Click Save, and then click Yes. Recorder storage. You can also set the disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window. 5 Close Media Center. 6 Restart 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 3 Change the disk allocation percentage setting by selecting the (+) or (–) option. Updating Recorded TV List After Removing Your HP Personal Media Drive If you want to update your Recorded TV list after removing the drive: 1 Close Media Center.
System Requirements to View Recorded TV Programs on Other PCs To play back recorded TV files (.dvr-ms files) that were recorded on your HP Digital Entertainment Center on another Media Center PC, the PC must have the following items installed: ■ Windows XP operating system ■ Windows XP Service 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).
A C adding CD tracks to the music library 42 music files to the music library from the hard disk drive 41 appending discs 90 archive files 93 Away mode enabling 7 camcorder capture 117 capturing video in video projects 105 requirements 103 CD creating a music CD in My Music 48 playing in My Music 45 CDs archive files 93 burning tips audio discs 86 data discs 90 compressed 87 copying 92 data 91 erasing rewritable 84 image files 94 jukebox 87 verifying data integrity 86, 89 compressed CDs 87 copying CDs an
D data burning in multiple sessions 89 CDs and DVDs 91 files archiving 93 burning tips 90 verifying integrity 90 desktop switching from Media Center 5 DigitalMedia Home adding files, adding files, video projects 105 Direct-to-Disc wizard (MyDVD) 104, 109 disc labels 97 discs drive compatibility 97 erasing rewritable 84 features and compatibility 98 driver updates, LightScribe 95 DV camcorder capture 117 DVD movies changing audio settings 78 language 78, 93 creating 123 playing in Media Center 77 140 HP Di
F H file type .aac 114 .asf 113 .avi 113 .bmp 113 .dv 113 .gif 113 .jpg 113 .m4a 114 .mov 113 .mov (QuickTime) 128 .mp3 114 .mpeg-1 113 .mpeg-2 113 .mpeg-4 113 .mpeg4 128 .svcd 123 .tiff 128 .wav 114 .wma 114 .
M Media Center navigating 5 playing DVDs 77 resizing window 5 Start menu 9 toolbars 5 using muvee autoProducer unPlugged 124 using with another program open 5 viewing your pictures 65 Media Center, what you can do in My Music 39 in My Pictures 50 in My TV 19 in My Videos 73 memory card reader 50 movie-making programs 103 music creating CD tips 86 music library adding CD tracks 42 creating 41 muvee autoProducer 113 adding a title and credits 116 adding music 116 adding pictures 116, 120 adding still image fi
O online Help Sonic recording programs 106 optical drive quick reference 99 P pictures copying to CDs and DVDs 71 editing 68 printing 68 rotating 69 playing digital music files 44 digital videos 74 DVDs in Media Center 77 music CDs in Media Center 44 songs in My Music 45 playing song Buy Music option 46 Visualize option 46 playlist creating in My Music 47 production settings, muvee 127 Program Guide, see Television Program Guide Q quality settings, recording DVDs 108 queue list creating in My Music 46 R
S searching for programs 30 settings background color 11 calibration settings 11 for phone call notification 11 for sound 11 general 11 Internet connections 11 parental controls 11 remote control and remote sensor 11 Shared Video folder 73 slide show displaying information about pictures 66 viewing pictures 66 viewing with music 66 slideshows in MyDVD 106 software programs movie making 103 Sonic Digital Media Plus 103 Windows Movie Maker 2.
verify copied data setting 90 video capturing 103, 105, 109 DVD recording times 111 editing files (MyDVD) 107 projects background music 107 burning to disc 108 button styles 107 capture length 105 capturing video 105 chapter points 105 custom styles 107 Direct-to-Disc wizard 109 editing 107 files (adding) 105 MyDVD 104 scene detection 105 searching for scenes 107 slideshows 106 submenus 106 text formatting 107 transition effects 107 user interfaces 104 quality settings (MyDVD) 111 supported DVD formats 107
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