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Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 2 Online help: www.P4C.philips.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 3 Contents Page Using Windows® XP Media Center .................................... 4 Control & navigation ................................................................................................................. 4 My TV ..................................................................................... 5 Watching live TV ........................................................................................................................
Use_cases_English.qxd EN 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 4 Using Windows® XP Media Center After starting your Philips Media Center, Windows® XP Media Center starts automatically. Control & navigation • When you move the cursor with the integrated trackball of your keyboard, the Windows® XP Media Center menu bar and playback controls toolbar appear. • Use the media playback controls of the toolbar for playback and record functions, volume up/down and channel up/down.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 5 My TV EN My TV provides you with all necessary functions to watch live TV and buffered TV (time-shift function), record TV programs, search for TV programs and change TV settings. Watching live TV 1 Press the Live TV ( - 21) key on the remote control. OR: 1 Press the key (8) on the remote control and use the navigation keys (1 2 3 4 - 6) to select My TV. 2 Select Live TV and press OK (19). > The current TV program appears in full-screen mode.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 6 EN TV guide function - Seeking a TV program The guide displays information on channels, TV programs and program schedules. This information is retrieved from your local television service provider. The guide can be updated automatically or manually. Note: Make sure that an internet connection is established for your Media Center. Using the guide 1 Press the key (8) on the remote control. > The Media Center Start menu appears.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 7 EN Automatically downloading TV program guide information You can set up Media Center to automatically download the latest TV program guide information. Note: You must have selected your local television service provider, before you can use the Guide. See ‘Optional setup - Configure tuners, TV signal and guide’ option in the quick install guide supplied. 1 Press the key (8) on the remote control. 2 Select Settings, General, Automatic Download Options.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 8 EN Change channel order To change the order of the TV channels in your preset channel list: 1 Press the key (8) on the remote control. 2 Select Settings and press the OK key (19) on the remote control. 3 Select TV, then Guide and press the OK key (19). 4 Select Change Channel Order and press the OK key (19). 5 Select the on-screen up or down arrows and press the OK key (19) to change the position of a channel in the preset channel list.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 9 EN Verifying a recording session 1 Press the i (info) key (20) on the remote control. 2 Select Program info in the window that appears and press the OK key (19). Scheduling a TV program recording Manually: 1 Press the key (8) on the remote control, select My TV, Recorded TV and press the OK key (19). 2 Select Add Recording and press the OK key (19).
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 10 EN > Your recorded TV programs are displayed in the Recorded TV window. 2 Use the remote control navigation keys (1 2 3 4 - 6) to select a title, then select Play and press the OK key (19) to play the TV program. > In the Recorded TV window options are displayed for sorting the recorded TV programs by date or by title. In this window you can also add and view scheduled TV program recordings.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 11 My Music EN My Music offers you all functions to listen to CD’s and to add and play the music files in the Windows® Media Player Library. Playing a CD 1 Press the key (8) on the remote control. 2 Insert a CD into the CD/DVD drive (3) of the Media Center. > After a few seconds CD playback starts and the CD track list is displayed.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 12 EN Playing music from your Media Library 1 Press the key (8) on the remote control, select My Music and press the OK key (19). > In the My Music window you have access to your music files sorted by album, by artist, by song or by genre. You can also browse the playlists you have generated in Windows® Media Player or make use of the search function.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 13 EN OR: 1 Select My Music and press the OK key (19). 2 Select a song you like and start playback using the 2 (Play) key (11). 3 Select More Programs and press the OK key (19). 4 Select LikeMusic. > A playlist of songs, similar to the song currently playing is now generated. 5 Now continue with the instructions under Saving your playlist. OR: 1 Select My Music and press the OK key (19).
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 14 EN Settings: Under Settings you can choose to either add the new playlist to the existing queue list (created via Windows® Media Player) or to replace the existing queue list with the new playlist. 1 Select Settings. 2 Check the Replace Queue box if you wish to replace the existing queue list. Then select Save. > The existing Queue list will now be replaced with the new list.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 15 My Pictures EN With My Pictures you display your digital image files, individually or as a slide show. You can use digital image files from many sources, such as a digital camera, a scanner, or from a CD or other storage media. To view pictures in Windows® XP Media Center’s My Pictures, you first have to add and organize your picture files into the Windows® XP My Pictures or Shared Pictures folders.
Use_cases_English.qxd EN 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 16 My Videos With My Videos you can play video files recorded with your digital video camera or downloaded from the Internet. Media Center saves your videos, including the TV program recordings you made, in the Windows® XP My Videos folder and the Shared Video folder. Access to Windows® XP My Videos and Shared Video folders Video files can be stored in folders you create and name yourself.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 17 Capturing Digital Video EN Capturing Digital Video To capture your own digital video camera recordings, you have to connect your digital video camera to the Media Center using the: FIREWIRE (IEEE1394 / i.LINK) connector (16) OR the USB 2.0 connector (15) on the front of the Media Center. See ‘Connecting a video camera (or other portable external source)’ in the quick install guide.
Use_cases_English.qxd EN 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 18 Other functions Online Spotlight In Windows® XP Media Center’s Online Spotlight new ways of using your Media Center are presented. Online Spotlight links to the Media Center Web site for the latest links to online media and information services. Note: To be able to use Online Spotlight, make sure that an Internet connection is established for your Media Center. 1 Press the key (8) on the remote control. 2 Select Online Spotlight.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 19 EN Sync to Device – media content for portable devices You can synchronize music, pictures, videos, or recorded TV programs to compatible portable devices like mp3 players, smartphones or pocket PCs Use the Media Center Help for more details about using Media Center with portable devices. 1 Connect your portable media device to your Media Center. 2 Select Yes when you are asked to sync content to the portable media device.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 20 Troubleshooting EN Scheduled TV program recording (Timer recording) does not work. Scheduled TV program recording (timer recording) from standby is only possible if the Media Center has been placed in standby mode using the remote control. • Repeat the ‘Scheduling a TV program recording’ procedure. Use the remote control to switch the Media Center to standby mode. Scheduled TV program recording (Timer recording) from the set-top box does not work.
Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 21 Information to the Consumer Disposal of your old product Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. EN When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products.
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Use_cases_English.qxd 20-10-2005 16:51 Pagina 24 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. 2005 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. www.philips.
