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1. A Ma oa gt O be Using My Pictures in Media Center 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 HP_ Administrator E gt My Pictures at TY Al i My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer 50 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide It provides all the tools you need for viewing organizing editing printing sharing and protecting your digital images 3 14AM MediaCenter My Pictures fy ar recent pictures Masterpieces GalleryPlayer My Pictures in Media Center 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 Picture Discovery MediaCenter 2 Press the i More information button on the remote Select folders that contain Pictures control and select Add Pictures ive cs cmpnents 3 Select Add folders and then select Next Documents and Settings including sub folders Ww Q S sm a a oa gt O as 4 Select Add folders on this computer and then HP Personal Media Drive select Next i386 5 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a location Press OK to expand a folder When you find the folder that
2. Select Style Browse the style list and select an editing template Setting the style on page 111 for your movie production Adjust audio and production settings for your movie Adjusting audio and video production settings on page 112 Make muvee Begin media analysis and construct your movie Making the movie on page 112 production 4 When you have completed a task If you want to capture copy video from a digital video l camcorder or burn a disc see Using muvee m Select Next to open the next button option autoProducer on the Desktop on page 101 Or m Select Back to Main to open another button option Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 109 Selecting videos 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 m Select the My Videos button to access the My Videos folder and subfolders Or m Select the Shared Video button to access the Shared videos folder and subfolders Or m Select the folder with the green up arrow to browse folders Selecting pictures To add still image files to your movie production 1 Select the Select Pictures button to browse through picture folders on your HP Digital Entertainment Center for video files to use in your
3. 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 Once you complete the HP PMD Personal Media Drive setup wizard you can drag and drop your music video pictures and recorded TV files from your primary hard disk drive to personalized folders in your HP Personal Media Drive for backup or storage You can also use your remote control to access these files from within Media Center 1 Press the Media Center Start button FA on the remote control 2 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select More Programs and then press OK on the remote control 3 Select HP Settings 4 Select HP Media Drive and then press OK on the remote control 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup wizard 6 Restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center Locating the Drive After Installation After you install your HP Personal Media Drive into the 1 Click Start on the taskbar HP Digital Entertainment Center you can find the drive in 2 ci My Computer The HP Digital Entertainment Center Click My Computer automatically assigns a drive letter which may change 3 Select your drive under Hard Disk Drives The default unless you assign a drive letter See Assigning a Drive name s HP Personal Medid Drive
4. 3 Click New Slideshow to add a slideshow to the video project 4 Click Options to set the slide duration or to add a background audio track Online help is available for these features by clicking the Help icon 5 Click OK to add the slideshow to the video project Adding submenus to a video project Each project element video file still picture file and slideshow that you add to the video project is represented in the main project window Each menu displays six items before a new menu is automatically created and linked to the previous menu by a Next button You can manually add submenus to a project and use them to organize topics associated with the theme of your project For example if the project is your child s soccer game the video files of the game could be the main menu elements and you could insert a submenu that contains interviews with your son and his teammates Q92 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide To add a submenu 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 90 2 Click New Sub Menu A submenu called Untitled Menu 1 is added to the first menu that has less than six project elements 3 Click the submenu name Untitled Menu 1 and type an appropriate name for the menu for example Interviews using the previous example 4 Double click the new submenu and do one or more of the fol
5. 3 Click Settings TV Recorder Recorder storage 4 Under Record on drive select your 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 Center 5 Under Record on drive select your local hard disk drive select Save and then select Yes 120 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 6 Move or copy your recorded TV programs to the Recorded TV folder on your HP Personal Media Drive Now you can view your stored TV programs in Media Center or you can double click the file and view the show in Windows Media Player 7 Close Media Center before disconnecting the drive When you connect your drive stored TV files appear a few seconds after you open Media Center Recording TV programs to Your HP Personal Media Drive 1 Change your recording pathway to your HP Personal Media Drive See Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive on page 121 2 Open Media Center 3 Record TV programs See Recording TV from the Guide on page 34 Your programs are recorded to your HP Personal Media Drive 4 Before disconnecting the drive m Make sure there are no scheduled recordings or recordings in progress to avoid losing data m Change the recording pathway back to your local hard disk drive See Changing the TV recording path to the local h
6. lt D ap 5 Q iis U Creating Audio and Data Discs 69 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 Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 2 Click Tools and then Erase Disc Tools gt Erase Disc 3 Insert the rewritable disc you want to erase 4 Click the Quick Erase or Full Erase option and then Erase Disc CD R discs are compatible with more players than CD RW discs 70 BP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Working with Audio CDs Sonic DigitalMedia Home 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 m 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 The procedure for creating this type of CD is described in Creating audio CDs on page 73 m Compressed Files are burned to a disc using a compressed file format mp3 wma or m4a The smaller file for
7. O a ae E 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 m Select Songs use the arrow keys to select a song you want and then select Add to Queue Or m Select Albums or Playlists select an album or a playlist and then select Add to Queue to add the entire album or playlist to the queue 2 Use the Back button on the remote control to go back to the Songs Albums or Playlists menu if you want to select more songs to add to your queue list Repeat step 3 After you add the last song for your queue list select Play All songs in your queue list are played in 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 m View Cover to view cover art and play one track m View Queue to view an ordered list of all tracks that will be played on the album m Shuffle t
8. Shared Video folder 59 slide show displaying information about pictures 53 viewing pictures 53 viewing with music 53 slideshows in MyDVD 92 software programs HP Play DVD Player 87 movie making 89 muvee autoProducer 89 Sonic DigitalMedia Home 89 Sonic MyDVD 89 Windows Movie Maker 89 Windows Movie Maker 2 0 87 Sonic DigitalMedia Home features 87 Index 129 Sonic MyDVD 89 default verify data setting 72 75 Direct to Disc wizard 90 95 editing video files 93 erasing discs 70 online Help 92 veritying data feature 75 video projects 90 quality 96 settings quality 97 Sonic MyDVD Plus features 87 sorting TV shows by category 38 by date 38 by name 38 Start menu Media Center 3 storing data files 76 submenus in video projects 92 supported DVD formats 93 T Television Program Guide filter categories 26 no data available 25 recording TV programs 34 searching for TV programs 30 setting up a download method 27 using the More information button 26 viewing 26 130 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide troubleshooting image not displayed in My Pictures 54 radio reception 66 unable to get correct Television Program Guide 10 TV searching for shows by category 32 time shifting 22 using digital video recorder while watching 22 watching 20 TV shows copying to CDs or DVDs 89 99 U updates LightScribe drivers 81 user interfaces 90 V verify copied data setting 76 video capturing 89 91 95 DVD recordi
9. ae a Playing DVDs 63 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 Press OK on the remote control or press the Enter key on the keyboard to scroll through the languages available 6 When you find the one you want select Save and then press OK on the remote control or the Enter key on the keyboard DVD LANGUAGE SETTINGS Subtitle Save None Cancel Audio track Title Default Menu Title Default 7 To return to the main Settings window press the Backspace key on the keyboard or press the Back button on the remote control Changing DVD Audio Settings To select DVD audio settings for 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 Select DVD 64 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 4 Select Audio The Audio Properties window opens 5 Select Audio and then select your speaker and sound options Select your speaker output and
10. 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 Following are some of the items included in the setup wizard m Check for your Internet connection An Internet connection allows Media Center to download and update your Television Program Guide and display information about your music CDs DVDs and other media Configure your TV tuner TV signal source and Television Program Guide You need to provide information about your TV signal source and your TV signal equipment set top box cable and so on This step makes sure your HP Digital Entertainment Center receives the correct TV signal and Television Program Guide information If you have a cable box or satellite receiver the setup wizard programs your Media Center remote control to work with them 8 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide T MediaCenter Welcome to the Media Center setup wizard Media Center is where you can access TV music pictures videos DVDs and more with a remote control Cancel Optimize how Media Center looks on your display You can change display settings such as brightness contrast color and centering Display calibration You can test and adjust the display settings of your monitor TV or other display You can use the Media Center video to help you change onscreen centering sizing aspect ra
11. getting started 101 getting video from a camera 101 keeping video and pictures in sequence 112 making a movie 107 112 opening the desktop version 100 opening the Media Center version 100 previewing a movie 101 107 113 rotating images clockwise 105 saving movie 101 108 selecting style 101 106 setting the duration of video 106 113 setting the style 111 upgrading 113 using muvee in Media Center 109 using settings 112 using the magicMoments feature 104 My Music 39 111 copying music to CD 48 creating a queue list 46 deleting music from the My Music library 42 tinding and playing an album 46 playing a song 45 playing an album 45 46 playing music 44 playing songs chosen randomly by Media Center 45 supported file types 43 128 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide My Pictures 49 110 editing pictures 55 printing pictures 55 rotating pictures 56 turning captions on or off 52 types of files it can display 54 viewing a slide show with music 53 viewing pictures 52 viewing pictures as a slide show 53 My TV 19 advanced recording options 34 icons 33 manually downloading the Guide 27 28 29 30 play recorded TV programs 38 recording TV from the Guide 34 recording TV manually 34 recording TV programs 33 searching for TV programs 30 sorting shows 38 Television Program Guide errors 25 time shifting 22 using the remote control 22 watching TV programs 21 My Videos 59 organizing and storing videos 60 play
12. 5 Select Save to save your changes Using Media Center 11 ines O an z O S So ge Q D N Media Center Settings Categories Media Center includes various settings categories listed below m TV to set up TV signal audio and closed captioning m Radio to organize or delete preset radio stations not all channels support closed captioning You can sg download or edit the Television Program Guide view or clear recording history set hard disk drive recorder storage space configure your display and m Visual and Sound Effects to set transition set recording defaults animations and sounds when navigating in Media Center More Programs Options to change settings for other programs on the HP Digital Entertainment Center General to set m Startup and Window behavior m Media Center Setup to configure your Internet connection TV signal speakers sold separately TV or monitor access Windows updates run Media Center setup again set up remote desktop and reset Start Page defaults m Parental controls to block unwanted TV Pictures to set slide show settings channels and block unwanted TV and movie ratings change an access code and reset parental controls m Music to select visualizations or song information to display when playing a song m Automatic Downloads Options to get media information about CDs DVDs and movies from the Internet m DVDs to select a language for subtitles
13. Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive on page 117 116 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 it a drive letter is assigned Some programs may not be able to find files if the drive changes letters every time you connect it To assign a drive letter 1 Click Start 6 Click Change and select a letter and then apply the changes by clicking OK 2 Right click My Computer 3 Select Manage and then click Disk Management 4 Right click HP Personal Media Drive 5 Select Change Drive Letter and Paths HP recommends that you pick the drive letter Z a g O gt a amp a A L e 5 5 0 De A Viewing and Storing Files The recommended way to transfer files to your 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 to appear in Media Center you must drag them to the correct media folders such as My Personal Videos and My Personal Pictures on your HP Personal Media Drive These media folders appear after you complete the PMD setup wizard See Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work wi
14. Open the Make muvee window to automatically create Making the movie on and preview the movie page 107 e 0 wy V 24 gt O Q gt 2 re D e O F O gt 5 5 J 6 Save muvee at Open the Save muvee window to save the finished movie Saving the movie project on to the hard disk drive in WMV or MPEG formats page 108 Burn to Disc Open the muvee Burner window to record the finished Recording the movie project to S7 movie in DVD VCD or SVCD formats disc on page 108 Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 101 Capturing video from a DV camcorder You can capture copy digital video files to your hard disk drive by using muvee autoProducer either m Live known as camera mode using a compatible DV camcorder See Capturing live video from a DV camcorder on page 103 Or m Recorded known as VCR mode using a recorded tape in your DV camcorder See Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder on page 103 Captured video files are automatically added to your movie project To remove the file from your movie project select the video file in the list of Captured Video Files and then click the Trash Can icon When capturing video it is important to be aware of the amount of free space available on the hard disk drive Capturing video can use a large amount of disk space The amount of free disk space displays on the Capture Video window in muvee autoProdu
15. Start Capture Starts a video capture mpg format Click Stop Capture to manually stop 2 Connect your digital video camera to the USB port the capture if you did not set a capture length Ee O T e Be 3 Click Capture Video to display the Capture step 5 A a screen 7 In the Save As dialog box name the captured file O 0 and select the file format and the folder where you 3 2 Sonic MyDVD displays the name of the capture a O want to save it Click Save gt S device your camera the default capture type audio and video and the default quality setting 8 Click OK to return to the project window 2 High Quality The file is stored on your hard disk drive and added 5 a Click Record Settings to edit any of these default to the current project Q settings U Creating Video Discs and Movies 91 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 90 2 Do one or more of the following m Add existing picture files as described in Adding files to a video project on page 91 m Capture still images as described in Capturing video to a video project on page 91
16. and add songs from it 4 Select the songs you want to record and then click Add 5 Click the Burn icon when you have 3 added all the audio files to your music CD a project 6 When prompted insert a blank CD R or CD RW disc 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 7 Click OK You can get detailed online help by clicking the Help menu and then selecting Help 5 ajm O A ge o 2 oO lt D apn 5 Q ha U Creating Audio and Data Discs 73 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 Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by 4 Select the songs you want to record and then clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then click Add DigitalMedia Home gt 5 Click the Burn icon when you have 2 Click the Audio tab and then Jukebox CD DVD added all the audio files to your music CD project 6 When prompted insert a blank CD R or CD RW disc If you want to play your music CD in your home or car stereo use a CD R disc CD RW discs may not m Inthe Quick Find panel click Scan to play in some stereos automatically search your HP D
17. assigned drive letter A Safe to Remove Hardware message appears in the system tray at the bottom of your desktop letting you know that your drive is safe to disconnect 5 Click Close 6 Disconnect the drive from 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 3 Change the disk allocation percentage setting by selecting the or option 2 Select Settings TV Recorder and then select Smee OF sep Recorder storage 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 2 Open Media Center Media Drive 3 If this does not update the files restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center So e N D A o O O N Using an HP Personal Media Drive 123 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 m Windows XP operating system m Windows XP Service Pack 1 m Windows Media Player 9 or later m Software to play DVDs a The audio and video codec file allows Windows Media Player to play recorded TV pro
18. 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 MOVIES Search On Now All 2 Select Categories On Next Action and Adventure Genres Adults Only 3 Select a category of program types such as EE ER AE Movies Actors amp Directors Comedy Title Search Drama 4 Select an option such as Genres or Top Rated Family Fantasy 5 Select a sorting option such as By movie title Horror Musical 6 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through search results and to select a program Press OK on the remote control 7 Select an option to find out more about the Mass program to watch it to schedule a recording or to By release year view other showings of your program By star rating By movie title By start time 1 of 149 MOVIE INFO Cast amp More Watch Record Advanced record Other showings 32 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 ha
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20. contains your picture folder select it by making sure an arrow appears next to the folder Repeat this step to add additional folders and then select Next 6 Select Finish C HP Personal Media Drive Working with Pictures 91 Viewing Pictures in My Pictures After you organize your pictures in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer open Media Center to view your pictures 1 Press the Media Center Start button FA on the remote control SAMPLE PICTURES maricunes 2 Select My Pictures The right side of the window Ta 7 Play Slide Show 3 shows a small picture image thumbnail and if Sort by Name Lake you ve organized your pictures into folders folder Aso i Sort by Date 7 icons The pictures are displayed just as you Sample Pictur a Windows Explorer r m organized them in the My Pictures folder in a 3 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to acces move through your picture files and folder files and select a picture t 4 Press OK to select a picture or folder to view The ak selected picture opens in full screen mode 5 Press OK again to zoom in 150 percent press OK again to zoom in 225 percent Press the arrow buttons to pan across a picture To return the picture to the original size press OK a third time 52 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Viewing pictures as a slideshow 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the 6 Press the Back bu
21. contents of your disc before recording them 10 Select Create CD Create DVD to begin recording the disc and then select Yes 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 OW MediaCenter ij 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 Select Yes or No If you don t select an option the DVD plays automatically in full screen mode after a few seconds Online Spotlight Or AA AT OE 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 Settings Play DVD 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 or move the trackball to display the media controls and then click the Stop button 5 To change the window size while the DVD movie is playing move the trackball for the Resize icon to appear 6 Click the Resize icon on the taskbar to adjust the window size ml N A gt A O k Po
22. free service from Microsoft that provides TV listings refer to Using Media Center without a Guide on information such as channel network program title page 25 and see Recording programs manually with or program summary and scheduled broadcast times This without a Guide on page 34 for more information about service is currently not available in some countries recording TV programs regions You can go to http www microsoft com to find out if the Guide is available in your country region and to find the terms and conditions of the Television Program Guide service Using the Guide you can scroll through a list of the current and upcoming television programs and channels available from your television service provider The Guide displays the channel and network as well as the program title scheduled time block and a brief description of the program The number of days displayed depends on your television service provider most providers display up to 14 days By selecting a program title a detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of the window 24 BP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 pro
23. from To add files from a DVD VCD or from your hard disk m An existing DVD or VCD ees m Video files already stored on your HP Digital 1 Click File Open and then select a video project Entertainment Center that you created as described in Creating a video m Video capture from a digital video camera as project on page 90 described in the next section 9 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 4 Select the files you want to add and then click Open The files are added to the current project and displayed in the project window Capturing video to a video project You can capture live video or still images by connecting a 5 Optionally set a capture length chapter Web camera or digital video camera to the USB points or scene detection Click the connector on the HP Digital Entertainment Center The corresponding Help icon to display the video capture is added to your video project and stored online Help for each of these features na fil hard disk drive In a file on your hard disk drive 6 Click one of the following To add a video capture to a video project m Grab Frame The image currently displayed 1 Click File Open and then select a video project in the Capture window is stored as a picture file that you created as described in Creating a video jpg bmp git tit or png format project on page 90 m
24. online and other Help files located in HP Digital Entertainment Center using the Internet to Media Center Using your trackball click the access a Support Web site icon in the Media Center toolbar and then To view information for your HP Digital Entertainment Center go to the Support Web address listed in the You can select Online Spotlight from the main Media Warranty and Support Guide and search for your Center menu to go online for the latest Media Center tips model s name and number The model number is on the and other information Online Spotlight may not be lower front of the HP Digital Entertainment Center chassis available in all countries regions click Help To find the online documentation for your model search for your model number and then click Manuals in O an z O ge Q 2 D N Using Media Center 13 14 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Using the Remote Control 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 The remote control can m Navigate and control all Media Center windows m Control th
25. page 39 More Programs Find utilities and programs for communicating with instant messaging see page 1 1 editing videos see page 93 backing up files see page 79 and creating CDs DVDs see page 48 Settings Change program settings See page 11 My TV Watch record and play back TV shows See page 19 Radio Play FM radio stations See page 66 Using Media Center 9 iiss O an Q ge Q 2 D N Online Spotlight Online Spotlight is a link to the Microsoft Web site where Your HP Digital Entertainment Center must be connected you can find the latest Media Center information and to the Internet to access the Online Spotlight Web site media offers and services This site is periodically updated by Microsoft Some of the services listed may not be available in some countries regions Using Instant Messaging in Media Center Instant messaging may not be supported in all countries regions Media Center supports instant messaging so you can communicate with your friends and family while you are doing something in Media Center You always have the option to turn this feature on or off You can use your remote control to log in and type messages You can even have multiple conversations 10 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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
26. to messenger A NET passport is an e mail address a login name and a password Make sure you verity the account with MSN before you try to log in from Media Center 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 to open Media Center 3 Select More Programs and then select the Messenger icon 4 Select Sign In 5 Enter your NET passport information and then select Sign In MEDIA CENTER MESSENGER Use your keyboard or remote control to enter Sign in your e mail address and password With the remote control use the channel up and down buttons to switch among upper case lower case and symbols Cancel e mail address name isp com password Sign me in automatically Changing Media Center Settings In the Media Center Settings window you can change settings for watching television for viewing your pictures and slideshows and for controlling sound and the display of all the Media Center windows OREZ EFN MediaCenter 3 Settings settings shortcuts General To change your Media Center settings 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 a category 4 Select one of the settings listed Then use the arrow buttons to select an option or follow the onscreen instructions
27. use Television Program Guide features Check back periodically to see if Guide data has been provided GUIDE 4 30 PM iN Cometh e B s l1F 10 Wed Aug 04 5 00 PM Nome EILCEIELEL IGA No data available No data available No data available No data available Nome EICEVEIEL SIA Stopped Watching and Recording TV Programs 25 D E ge hm e Q Q a Ee O O N p 5 9 25 a Viewing the Television Program Guide 1 Press the Media Center Start button FA 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 Press the Record button on the remote control to record the program 26 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide If you 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 All on now Movies Kids Special Sports News Press the i More information button on the remote i control to access another menu for more options of searching the Guide 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 Ce
28. 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 44 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Albums Artists Playlists Songs Genres Search MY MUSIC Unable to view music by album Either the music does not contain album information or there is no music in your Media Library To add music to your Media Library press More Info on the remote control and then select Add Music 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 Ez 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 View Cover View Queue Shuffle Repeat Copy CD Buy Music Visualize Track 8 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 EE Track 9 Track 10 Playing Music Files 45 T a LL N 2
29. your channel mode if applicable 6 Press the Back button on the remote control or the Backspace key on the keyboard to return to the previous window Listening to FM Radio 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 m Listen to FM radio stations m Set up presets of your favorite radio stations m Delete or organize your radio station presets l Use the time shifting features pause rewind and fast forward up to 30 minutes of radio programs Listening to FM Radio FM RADIO PRESETS Start FM Save Seek Tune 195 5 2 101 9 Ew 3 02 33 gt So 3 00 Listening to FM Radio 65 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 Or Select the Tune or buttons to manually find a station 5 If you want select Save to save it
30. 10 Click Done when recording is complete For additional information about saving archives on your hard disk drive or scheduling automatic archives see the online Help An image file is not a traditional picture file An image tile can be used to reproduce an original disc Image files are typically used when you need to make multiple copies of the same disc Creating Audio and Data Discs 79 5 e O A ge o 2 ge lt D E 5 Q s Creating an image file To make an image file using Sonic DigitalMedia Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 2 Click Copy select iso or gi if prompted for file type and then click Save Image 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 Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 2 Click Copy and then Burn Image 3 Click Browse to select the image file 80 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 3 Insert the CD or DVD from which you want to make a image file 4 Click Browse to select the location where the image file will be created 5 Click the Save Image
31. 5 Cropping pictures in My Pictures bo 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control and select My Pictures TOUCH UP 2 Select the picture you want to edit Save 3 Right click the picture or press the i More Cancel information button on the remote control and then An ee select Picture Details ee Crop 4 Select Touch up and then select Crop Preview 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 Select the magnifying glass to move the cropping tool in Sdad DA or out Select the rotate tool to move the cropping Misa a A tool to a vertical or horizontal position 6 After you select the options you want to fix select 7 Select Yes to save changes and replace the original Save or Save As If you select Save you cannot picture file if you selected Save in the previous step revert to the original picture O Select Yes to create a different version of the original tile if you selected Save As in the previous step Rotating pictures If your picture appears horizontally or vertically and you want to change the orientation you can change it in Media Center bs 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the 4 Press the i More information button G on the remote control remote control and then select Picture Details 2 Select My Pictures 5 Select Rotate and then press OK on the remote l control 3
32. Audio and Data Discs 81 Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler 1 Click Start All Programs Sonic and then click Express Labeler 2 In the Step1 Select Project area make sure that Disc Label is selected Using adhesive disc labels 82 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide b 3 In the Step 2 Edit area Click Dise Titles to display the Edit Disc Title window Enter text for the title and subtitle Click Tracks to display the Edit Track window Click New to display the Track window Enter text to identify the first track or file you can optionally enter artist and date or length and then click OK Repeat the previous step for each track or file on the disc Click the left or right arrows next to Layout and Background to select design elements for the disc The selections you make are previewed in the disc window 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 m The CDs that you create will play in most home and car stereos and in most computer DVD ROM and CD ROM drives m The DVDs that you create are compatible with some DVD video players and with most computer DVD ROM drives m CD R discs are more compatible with home and car stereos than CD RW discs are Your DVD Writer CD Writer drive is able to read from and record to almost every type of optical disc
33. C Music files that are added from within My Music in Media Center are copied into the Windows Media Albums Player Library and are then accessible from within Artists Media Center Playlists Sample album In My Music you can Songs m Play CDs or selected music tracks from your created Windows Media Player Library that you access in Genres Media Center SCAER m Select and edit a personalized queue list of songs from your library My Music menu in Media Center Delete songs from a music library or queue list m Burn your favorite songs to CDs m Back up your music tracks to a DVD or to an HP Personal Media Drive 40 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Adding Music to the My Music Library 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 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 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 i 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 an
34. Click the Get Video from Camera button 4 Click the Play button on the screen to begin So viewing the video 5 Click Start Capture when you see the start of the video footage you want to use in your movie project 6 Click Stop Capture to stop capturing 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to capture additional sections of video footage 8 Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the captured video file 9 Click Filename to specify a file name for the captured video file 10 Click the Done button to automatically add captured video files to your movie project 103 Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer O N _ wv lt gt O 2 3 E an O D red VU S D Q i E i A O cod O Q Q gt 5 E Adding videos To add video files to your movie production 1 Select the Add Video button in the video e pictures area The Add Pictures window opens 2 Browse the folders on your hard disk drive to select existing video files for your movie m Add up to three video files m Select multiple video files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the tiles 3 Adjust the order of the video files by selecting and then dragging and dropping the file Select the clip and click the Trash Can icon to remove a video clip from the production 4 You can mark specific scenes in a video clip to include or leave out of your final movie with the magicMoments feature in muvee autoProduce
35. DVD 8 5GB double layer DVD 4 7GB the default setting DVD RAM 2 6GB and DVD 1 4GB Some of these formats may not be supported by your model of HP Digital Entertainment Center Q4 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 4 Insert the selected type of disc into the appropriate drive tray close it and fA click Burn For detailed information about DVD and VCD recording quality and time see m Video Quality and Disc Size on page 96 m DVD Recording Time on page 97 Creating a Video Project with the Direct to Disc Wizard Sonic MyDVD includes a Directto Disc wizard that guides 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 1 Connect your digital camcorder or Web camera to your HP Digital Entertainment Center 2 Click Start choose All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 3 Click the Video tab and then Direct to Disc 4 Click DVD or VCD depending on the type of project you want to create The Direct to VCD or Direct to DVD wizard displays 5 Click Edit Style and edit any of the following elements m Background color and graphics on the menus and submenus Button styles Background music Text format font color and size Custom styles Alternately you can click No Menus if you do not want to be able to select from multiple fi
36. 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 Watching and Recording TV Programs To maximize the TV viewing window to full screen mode press Live TV Also to advance to the end of the pause buffer and resume watching the live TV broadcast press Live TV Watching and Recording TV Programs 23 i More To see the channel number station identifier title of program time slot and category of information 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 To move to the next channel or page in the Television Program Guide press the CH PG and buttons To open the Television Program Guide press Guide When in the Guide window press Guide again to view a program categories menu To filter your Guide to display only programs in a category you can select a category such as Movies Using the Television Program Guide The Television Program Guide Internet service required In countries regions where the Guide is not available is a
37. HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein HP assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of its software on equipment that is not furnished by HP This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of HP Hewlett Packard Company P O Box 4010 Cupertino CA 95015 4010 USA Copyright 2005 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P May be licensed in the United States by one or both of U S Patents Nos 4 930 158 and 4 930 160 until August 28 2008 Microsoft and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation 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 The information in this document is subject to change without notice Table of Contents WelcOMeE csssscscssosososcosososcssososoosos 1 Experience the Entertainment Fun 000ccceeeeeeees Watch and record live TV cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees The righ
38. Select the picture you want to rotate 56 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Printing Pictures in My Pictures 1 Press the Media Center Start button FA on the remote control PICTURE DETAILS 2 Select My Pictures Play slide show Wa Q ho ain A oa gt O ias 3 Select the picture you want to print ERT ET 4 Press the i More information button on the remote control and then select Picture Details p Touch up 5 Select Print and then select Print again TEP Be E Ys 6 Follow any onscreen instructions ae A i You need to set up your printer before you can print from T Media Center Sample Pictures Friday March 28 2003 PEE EEE Working with Pictures 37 Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs 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 FA on the remote control 2 Select More Programs 3 Insert writable media CD R CD RW DVD R R or DVD RW RW into the drive 4 Select Create CD DVD 5 Select the Untitled area enter the name of your disc by using the numeric keys on the remote c
39. Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer CD Writer drive are fast allowing quick recording times Creating Audio and Data Discs 83 5 aes O A ge o 2 oO lt D apn 5 Q ha U Disc Features and Compatibility Table Plays in home Plays in home or car stereo DVD player Varies by model Varies by model Varies by model Varies by model Varies by model DVD R and ith ae SAA ei ls ee DVD R DVD R Yes Varies by model No Varies by model DVD RW and DVD RW Yes Yes No Varies by model NOTE Some HP Digital Entertainment Centers come with the double layer DVD Writer It supports single layer and double layer DVD media Double layer technology gives you greater capacity and allows you to store up to 8 GB of data on double layer DVD R or DVD R media Double layer is a new technology Double layer media compatibility will vary widely with some home DVD players and DVD ROM drives 1 GB is defined as 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 84 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Optical Drive Quick Reference Table DVD RW R Combo Optical drive can DVD ROM DVD RW R Double Layer DVD CD RW DVD Read CDs CD Rs and CD RWs Read DVDs DVDs C C a a E Record data or music to disc f
40. a blank DVD or CD into the drive 2 Click the Copy tab and then click Disc Copy 5 Click the Copy icon 6 Click Done when the recording is complete 78 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by 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 5 Place a check mark in the Only Archive Files Changed Since box and select a date to limit the scan to files that have been changed since that date 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 lmage 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 6 Click Save enter a name for your archive and then click OK 7 Click the Burn icon 8 When prompted insert a recordable disc and then click OK 9 If the files do not fit on one disc you are prompted for additional discs
41. able options Move to the next DVD chapter Mute Turns computer sound off The word Mute is displayed when Mute is turned on Recorded TV Opens the Recorded TV window where recorded TV programs are listed O to 9 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 300 Enter Selects the desired action menu or window option Print Prints your pictures that you select from the My Pictures window of Media Center Using the Remote Control 17 O U Q D O z D oe Q Ey D Vv 18 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 Navigating My TV From the My TV window you can search for and play your favorite TV shows Use the following menu items to help you locate what you want to do m Live TV Watch pause fast forward or rewind your favorite TV shows You can watch recorded TV shows while recording another show Use the i More information button on the remote control to display TV show information CG 2 54PM MediaCenter Fz m Recorded TV View a list of recorded programs
42. ackball click MediaCenter f Start on the taskbar and then click Media Center 2 Select My Videos 3 Select the video folder you want The video folder disolavi list of vi My Videos opens displaying a list of video files You may al a need to use the scroll arrows at the bottom of the hi window to display all videos Mysteries of the Nile Hi def a Ve 4 Select the video file 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 or the Backspace key on the keyboard 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 Done to close the file and return to the My Videos window 60 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Using Supported Video File Types You can view the following types of video files in Media Center Other file types are supported if your HP Digital Entertainment Center has the correct software installed avi Video file dvr ms Digital Video Recording Microsoft TV file format mpeg mpg Movie file mpe mlv mp2 mpv2 wm asf Windows Media file wmv Windows Media AV file Transferring and Recording Video Files Once you capture your video by using video capture and editing softwa
43. am 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 Sea rch SEARCH TITLE Seay To search enter letters by using either the numeric 2 Select Title Use the numeric keypad on your eam oF by Using your keyboard remote control Or your keyboa rd to enter q prog ram G 34 e Use the CLEAR button to delete letters e Use the CH buttons to change to a differe ode title word and then press OK on the remote control ES Oaa 4 5 6 Search begins when you enter the first letter Or tuv wxyz K 8 9 Select Keyword Use the numeric keypad on your remote control or your keyboard to enter a descriptive word that would 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 30 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 Record or Record Series and then press OK N p g 9 25 a D E Ee tess ce Q Q a Ee O D E Watching and Recording TV Programs 31 Searching for TV programs using categories You
44. ard disk drive on page 122 5 Close Media Center 6 Restart your 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 122 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 creates a Recorded TV folder on your drive 1 Assign a drive letter to your HP Personal Media Drive See Assigning a Drive Letter to the 6 Close Media Center 7 Restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center HP Personal Media Drive on page 117 Open Media Center To change the TV recording path back to your local hard A disk drive follow this procedure and select your hard disk 3 Select Settings TV Recorder and then drive in step 4 Recorder storage 4 Under Record on Drive select to select the HP Personal Media Drive You can also set the disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window HP recommends that you know the drive letter assigned and the storage amount of your HP Personal Media Drive 5 Click Save and then click Yes Using an HP Personal Media Drive 121 So e N D A o O D N o 2 S a oS ge Q 2 Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive To
45. as one of your nine preset stations 6 Select Start FM to begin playing that station 66 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide FM RADIO PRESETS Start FM Save Seek Tune 195 0 2109 D 3 02 33 gt aA wt 3 00 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 button Media Center continues to record the program for up to 30 minutes Press Play to resume listening to the program where you left off 8 Select Back to return to the previous window Organizing Preset Radio Stations 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the 2 E remote control or with your trackball click Start FM RADIO PRESETS on the taskbar and then click Media SETTINGS s Center TE Save 195 5 aA v O 2 Select Settings Cancel 2 101 9 Av sta Auto Sort 3 nA Vv 2 3 Select Radio ie 4 Select the up arrows and down arrows next ar A to each preset station to move it to a different Av position Av Aw VW Or AW WV 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 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 w
46. atch or record TV and listen to FM radio at the same time unless you have two TV tuners When Media Center is scheduled to start a recording a warning appears that says FM radio stops when the TV recording starts If you do not select Cancel recording then Media Center automatically stops radio and begins recording TV Listening to FM Radio 67 68 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Creating Audio and Data Discs Select models only This chapter contains the procedures you must perform to record or burn music and data files to recordable CD and DVD discs It also includes information about labeling your discs using the LightScribe labeling technology included on select models For information about recording video files to DVDs see Sonic MyDVD Video Projects on page 90 Your HP Digital Entertainment Center may include one or more CD DVD or combination optical drives capable of recording Additionally your HP Digital Entertainment Center may include the following software programs for recording to CDs or DVDs m Windows Media Player m Sonic MyDVD Plus select models only m Sonic DigitalMedia Home E Windows XP These programs include features that enable you to copy archive and manage music and data files and then record the files to CDs or DVDs You can also use Windows Media Player to download and copy music files to a portable device or memory card 5 aan O A ge 5 2 Ee
47. audio tracks and menus of your DVDs program the Skip and Replay buttons on the remote control for your DVDs and select closed captioning You can also m Optimization to keep your computer running access audio settings for your speakers Speakers smoothly by performing various tasks on a are sold separately regularly scheduled basis The Optimization setting restarts your computer at a specific time m Messenger to allow instant messages within Media each day that you determine Center and set notifications for caller ID Instant messaging may not be supported in all countries m Help to find help about using Media Center and regions your hardware 12 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Contacting HP Support in Media Center You can access HP Support in Media Center by using 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the your remote control At HP Support you can remote control m Register your product with HP 2 Select More Programs HP Settings and then m Test your hardware with interactive diagnostic select HP Support f acne 3 Select an option and then follow the onscreen m Connect to online technical support or access a instructions You need to use your trackball and telephone number to talk with a technical support keyboard in this Web site agent Finding Additional Media Center Information To learn more about using Media Center refer You can also find guides and information for your a to the
48. by date or title view a 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 m Search Quickly find a TV program or a series to watch or record by entering a descriptive word program title or program category m Guide Not available in all countries regions Scroll through the Television Program Guide to find programs to watch and record You can record specific TV shows or a whole series to your hard disk drive or an HP Personal Media Drive Watching and Recording TV Programs m Movies Go online to find movies to watch now or later Get the latest information about movies on TV read reviews see cast lists find other times the movie is broadcast view the DVD cover browse for related movies and find other movies with the same cast members Watching and Recording TV Programs 19 Watching TV Before you can watch TV by using Media Center make sure m The computer is set up correctly for your TV signal source Refer to the setup poster or the Start Here Live TV guide and the HP Digital Entertainment Center User s Recorded TV Guide for more information ions m You have completed the Media Center setup wizard Search If you have not completed the setup wizard refer to Movies Opening Media Center using the remote control on page 4 NO S hedu ed rec ordinas Add Recording pS 20 HP Digital Entertainment Cent
49. cer while you are capturing video 102 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 4 Click the Start Capture button to begin capturing the live image directly to your hard disk drive 5 Click the Stop Capture button to stop capturing 6 Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the captured video file 7 Click Filename to specify a file name for the captured video file 8 Click the Done button to automatically add captured video files to your movie project Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder For best results with muvee autoProducer capture only video footage that you are most interested in using in your movie project To capture copy camcorder recorded video to your hard disk drive 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
50. change the Media Center TV recording path to your local hard disk drive 1 Open Media Center 2 Select Settings TV Recorder and then Recorder storage You can also set the disk allocation and recording quality settings in this window 3 Select your local hard disk drive C3 4 Click Save and then click Yes 5 Close Media Center 6 Restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive 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 LED is off 2 Double click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray at the a bottom of the desktop If this icon is hidden click the arrows on the taskbar to display it The Safely Remove Hardware window opens 3 Double click USB Mass Storage Device to locate your HP Personal Media Drive USB Mass Storage Device may be listed twice One may contain a memory card reader or other mass storage drives 122 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 4 Select your device that is labeled HP Personal Media Drive and then click OK The name of the drive may appear as Generic Volume followed by the
51. d then select Next 5 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a location Press OK to expand a folder When you find the folder that contains your music folder select it by making sure an arrow appears next to the folder Repeat this step to add additional folders and then select Next and then select Finish 6 Select OK Music Discovery MediaCenter Select folders that contain Music My Documents My Albums My eBooks My Music including sub folders My Pictures 70of12 C Documents and Settings Symphony V 2160 My Documents My Music Playing Music Files 41 T LL T 2 O As a 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 UNKNOWN ALBUM 5 30 2003 Unknown Artist 14 tracks 65 13 ALBUM DETAILS AEV Track 1 4 Select the Album CD you want to add to your music Shuffle Track 2 library Copy CD Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 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 Track 6 Track 7 6 Select Yes to begin copying tracks to your music ae rac library This process may take several minutes depending on the length of your music tracks 7 Click OK Track 1 Deleting music fi
52. 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 MediaCenter 5 PARON kea LO 6 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Log es and end your Media J9 Center session and switch users Shut down the HP Digital 1 Entertainment Center RA Restart the HP Digital EA Entertainment Center Put the HP Digital Entertainment Center in a reduced power state standby mode Using Media Center Quick Resume mode When your computer is in Quick Resume mode it appears off but you can actually still perform tasks such as record TV programs or music files Quick Resume mode turns off the display and mutes the audio After you have enabled Quick Resume mode in D the Control Panel you can activate it by pressing the Sleep button on your computer keyboard or remote control To enable your HP Digital Entertainment Center for Quick Resume mode 1 Click Start on the taskbar and then click Control Panel 2 Click Performance and Maintenance 3 Click Power Options 4 Select the Quick Resume tab 5 Place a check mark in the Enable Quick Resume mode check box Under Options you can select to Return the computer from Quick Resume mode on mouse or keyboard activity Or Prompt for password when the computer returns from Quick Resume mode 6 Click OK You can return to your desktop almo
53. e 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control press the Live TV button and then press Record to begin recording your program Or Click Start and then click Media Center or press the Media Center Start button on the remote control select My TV Recorded TV and then select Add Recording 2 Select Channel and Time 3 Select the channel number box and enter the channel number using the numeric keypad on the keyboard or remote control 4 Select the or buttons and then press Enter on the keyboard or OK on the remote control to scroll through choices and enter the recording frequency date start and stop times and storage and quality options 5 To set the recording and return to the Recorded TV window select Record in the window and then press Enter on the keyboard or OK on the remote control 6 To return to the previous window press the back arrow on the keyboard or press Back on the remote control MANUAL RECORD Record Channel Do not record Change title Frequency Record once Date Mon Jun 07 Start time Stop time Watching and Recording TV Programs 35 O O i Of os c O O gt A e pl an y gt Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space The space available for recording TV programs depends on your hard disk drive size the percentage of hard disk drive space allocated to recorded TV the recording quality s
54. e 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 Queue T 2 LL N 2 O a az Playing Music Files 47 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 NAME THIS CD 5 Select a disc format Audio CD or Data CD and OK o ae keypad on your remote to enter letters to name then select OK enee Use th To CLEAR button to delete letters Ise the CH buttons to change to a different mode 6 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control or the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the Untitled text box 7 Use the alphanumeric keypad buttons on the remote control or the keyboard to enter a name for your CD and then select OK 8 Select Music 9 Select the music files to record A check mark 1 1 Select Create CD appears next to the song when it is selected Use the Back button on the remote control or the Backspace 12 Select Yes key on the keyboard to select more songs from 13 Select OK different menus A Untitled 14 Follow the onscreen instructions 10 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
55. e video or live TV display m Place the HP Digital Entertainment Center in and out of standby mode m Shut down or restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center m Log off from Media Center or switch users The remote control cannot m Navigate the Windows desktop or control other computer programs outside of Media Center m Be used as a VCR DVD player or stereo remote control m Turn on or off a TV that is connected to your HP Digital Entertainment Center Turn on the HP Digital Entertainment Center DVD MENU TV Q Q RADIO MUSIC PICTURES VIDEOS RECORD m U J m m y Z O Jeet az Z 4 BOL S Using the Remote Control 15 H O Q D O z D oe Q lt oes D N gt Remote Control Buttons Overview Features and location may vary Standby Puts the HP Digital Entertainment Center eed K into and out of a power reduced standby state It does not turn the HP Digital Entertainment Center off 3 DVD M O th p DVD d RADIO MUSIC PICTURES VIDEOS enu Opens the Play window in 4 SLN M A Media Center or opens the main menu of a DVD Di DRE movie if available T d p Music Opens the My Music window in Media PAUSE Center REPLAY u Radio Opens the FM Radio window in Media Center Record Records a selected television program and stores it on the hard disk drive R
56. ed the disk allocation for Recorded TV shows reverts 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 123 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 drive letter which prevents Media Center from recognizing the recording path or the stored Recorded TV files Using an HP Personal Media Drive 119 Ss e N D A o c O O N 9 2 S a ge Q 2 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 Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive To play back recorded TV files stored on your HP Personal Media Drive you must 1 Connect your HP Personal Media Drive to the HP Digital Entertainment Center with the power turned off 2 Turn on the HP Digital Entertainment Center and open Media Center
57. eeeenane ees 7 Verifying an audio disc recorded Without errors i siantcceminnctesdetecaretsabnoitienestadaniaters 72 A diao CD oa eee ame eee eee ee eee 72 Creating audio CDs x ccrceteacadcasetsaxenmsiaccionsceendess 73 Creating jukebox discs cccccecceeecceeeeeeeeeees 74 Working with Data DVDs and CDs ceeeees 75 Verifying a data disc recorded without errors 75 Creating data discs ccccccceseeeeeeeeseeeeeenes 77 Copying a DVD or CD oe caceccecaicensadexicersecerseanocqan 78 Archiving Files on a CD or DVD 2 0 cece eeeeee cece eee 79 Working with image files cccccceceeeeee eee 79 Creating an image file cece cceeeeeeeeeeeeees 80 Burning from an image file ccccccce ee eeeeees 80 Disc Labeling with LightScribe cccceeeeeeeeee eee 8 LightScribe requirement 00ccccseeeeeeeeeeeees 81 Burning a LightScribe label with Sonic Express Labeler 0 ccccceeseeseeeeeeeees 82 Using adhesive disc labels ccceecceeeees 82 Compatibility Information ccccceececcccese eee eeeees 83 Disc Features and Compatibility Table 0 84 Optical Drive Quick Reference Table 6 85 Software Quick Reference Table ccccceceeees 86 Creating Video Discs and MOVIES cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccee OP Before You Begin Capturing Video ccc000e 89 Sonic MyDVD V
58. er Software Guide 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 4 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 3 Press the i More information button to open another menu with the following options and i information 38 Surfing m Access to Messenger and Settings windows ESPN 10 00 AM 1 00 PM m Program information such as channel number and station title and time period of program actual time and a brief summary of the program and TV rating if available Recording options are also shown 4 To exit full screen mode and return to the previous window press Back on the remote control i O i o os c O O gt A P gt iG y z Watching and Recording TV Programs 21 Controlling TV playback The digital video recorder functionality lets you record You can return to the live broadcast by pressing the Live single shows or capture entire series for later viewing TV button on the remote control When you open the My TV window and begin watching When you change the channel Media Center deletes the live TV Media Center automatically begin
59. etting and if the recording is Standard Definition or High Definition To get the maximum recording time change the recording Best 2 7 GB hour quality to Fair instead of the default setting of Best eee 2 1 GB hour Good 1 4 GB hour Fair 1 2 GB hour This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files Some files may be smaller or larger 1 GB 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity Actual formatted capacity is less 36 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 You can use Sonic MyDVD to record the recorded TV program to a format that can be played from an HP Digital Entertainment Center and from some set top DVD players See Sonic MyDVD Video Projects on page 90 For more detailed information about recording CDs and DVDs refer to information on the HP Support Web site at http www hp com support To copy a recorded TV program to CD or DVD 1 Press the Media Center Start button FA on the remote control 2 Select More Programs 3 Insert a blank disc 4 Select C
60. ew Moves the media backward at three speeds Replay Moves media backward 7 seconds or to the beginning of a music track or a DVD chapter Pause Pauses audio and video tracks and live or recorded TV programs Back Returns to the previous window within Media Center Arrows Move the cursor to navigate and select actions within all Media Center windows Start Opens the Media Center main menu Volume Increases and decreases volume Live TV Is a shortcut to the full screen view of live TV Moves a TV program forward to the end of the pause buffer and resumes playing live TV Guide Opens the Television Program Guide Clear Deletes the last character entered 16 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 eee emitting a signal when you press a button Cia tres Opens he My Pernod Gi 19 Videos Opens he My Vaos ind as 20 Pay Pepe wins a1 sop Segre ne see png a2 Fed Wows nde thee por Skip Moves media forward 30 seconds in videos and live TV one music track or one DVD chapter i More information Displays available information about a selected media file and displays other menus fad OK Selects the desired action or window option and acts as the Enter key CH PG up and down Change the TV channels or move pages up and down depending on avail
61. g speed 72 verifying data integrity of data discs 72 75 F file type image files 79 80 aac 99 J a s jukebox CDs 74 bmp 99 L dv 99 labeling discs gif 99 with LightScribe 81 jpg 99 LightScribe m4a 99 compatible media 81 mov 99 disc labeling 81 mp3 99 driver updates 81 mpeg 1 99 requirements 8 mpeg 2 99 M mpeg 4 99 Media Center mpeg4 113 navigating 5 svcd 108 playing DVDs 63 tiff 113 resizing window 5 wav 99 Start menu 9 wma 99 toolbars 5 wmv 99 using muvee autoProducer unPlugged 109 tiles using with another program open 5 adding to partially recorded discs 76 viewing your pictures 52 Media Center what you can do image in j verification of data 76 in V aads verify integrity of backups 76 in My TV 19 FireWire 103 in My Videos 59 Fit to DVD setting MyDVD 96 memory card reader 49 G movie discs creating 87 Guide see Television Program Guide movie making programs 89 H music creating CD tips 72 music disc creating 87 music library adding CD tracks 42 creating 41 HP DVD Play features 87 HP Personal Media Drive 115 Index 127 muvee autoProducer 99 adding a title and credits 101 adding music 101 adding pictures 101 105 adding still image files 110 adding video 101 104 adjusting audio and video settings 112 adjusting production settings 112 allowing music to repeat 106 allowing video and pictures to repeat 106 basic steps to create a movie 99 burning a movie to disc 101 changing settings 106
62. grams dvr ms tiles 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 go to the Microsoft Web site at http www microsoft com 124 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide A adding CD tracks to the music library 42 music files to the music library from the hard disk drive 41 appending discs 76 archive files 79 B bit rate DVDs 96 burning CDs archive files 79 copying 78 data files 77 image files 80 jukebox 74 tips about 72 verifying no errors 72 75 data discs 72 75 DVDs archive files 79 bit rate 96 Fit to DVD setting 96 image files 80 overview 94 quality settings 96 verifying no errors 72 75 video quality 96 labels LightScribe 81 multiple sessions recording CDs and DVDs 75 tips data discs 76 VCDs 94 video projects to disc 94 burning CDs and DVDs 70 buttons remote control 16 C camcorder capture 102 capturing video in video projects 91 requirements 89 CDs archive files 79 burning tips audio discs 72 data discs 76 compressed 74 copying 78 creating a music CD in My Music 48 data 77 erasing rewritable 70 image files 80 jukebox 74 playing in My Music 45 verifying data integrity 72 75 compressed CDs 74 copying CDs and DVDs 78 copying pictures to CD 58 creating CDs 70 80 compre
63. grams to watch and record even if your country region is unable to download the TV listings information of the Guide listed above The Television Program Guide data may not be available in your country region You can still record TV programs without a Guide see Recording programs manually with or without a Guide on page 34 If you have already completed the setup wizard but want to change your settings or scan for TV channels again Ls 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings General Media Center Setup and then select Run Media Center Setup Again 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to scan for your channels Television Program Guide Errors If there is no Guide data available when you try to download or search for Guide information the following messages may appear m Download Incomplete We were unable to locate any Television Program Guide information for the following reason Guide data is not available for the country or region setting you selected in the Control Panel Settings m Search in My TV is unavailable because there is no Guide information m The current lineup and or location selected for the Guide is not supported m The Guide information is either missing or corrupt m No data available m Channel information is currently not available If you receive any of these messages then the Guide data is not available in your country region and you cannot
64. he show Welcome 1 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 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 Media Center program you can 2 Watch record and play back television programs Pause rewind and fast forward TV programs Watch an instant replay Play back your digital videos View your digital pictures or play them as a slideshow with music Easily print your photos 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 Listen to FM radio stations Access streaming music and video subscription services Some music and video subscription services may not be available in all countries regions 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 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Communicate with your friends and family by
65. hese disc sizes Estimated time per disc size Video quality Audio format 8 5 GB 4 7 GB 2 6 GB 1 4 GB HQ Dolby Digital 130 min 70 min 40 min 20 min SP Dolby Digital 35 min LP Dolby Digital 50 min EP Dolby Digital 70 min PCM 265 min 150 min 85 min A5 min m The video quality depends on your HP Digital Entertainment Center s speed and graphics processing abilities Some PCs may be unable to capture video at the HQ setting m These are estimated recording times The maximum duration is reduced if you use animated menu buttons or backgrounds m Your version of MyDVD may not support Dolby Digital audio See the online Help for details Creating Video Discs and Movies 97 c o N Q a A fe Q a gt e c 5 Q u U 98 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer Select models only program on your HP Digital Entertainment Center Basic Steps to Make a The basic steps to produce a movie with muvee autoProducer are 1 Capture digital video Capture live or recorded video to your hard disk drive directly from a compatible digital video camcorder only from the desktop muvee autoProducer version 2 Add videos and pictures Select video and picture files from your HP Digital Entertainment Center folders You can easily add videos and still images to your movie production You can use these video and sti
66. icon to create the image file 4 Insert a recordable CD or DVD into the drive 5 Click the Burn Image icon 6 Click Done when recording is complete Disc Labeling with LightScribe LightScribe select models only is a direct LightScribe media is identified by the LightScribe logo i ae disc labeling technology providing you a on the retail packaging and on the inner hub area of simple way to burn precise silk screen the disc itself Your HP Digital Entertainment Center may quality labels It combines the CD or DVD drive of your come ready to work with many versions of LightScribe HP Digital Entertainment Center with specially coated media select models only however as new media discs sold separately and enhanced disc labeling versions are introduced you will need to update the driver software software for your LightScribe enabled CD or DVD drive A LightScribe enabled CD or DVD disc drive uses the fel rive a Wepre optical laser in the drive to record a label onto a thin dye http www hp com support coating on the label side of the disc There is no ink to smear or paper to curl and there are no adhesives to loosen LightScribe requirements 5 e O A ge o 2 Ee lt D apn 5 Q s Burning a label with LightScribe requires three things m A LightScribe enabled DVD drive select models only m Labeling software that supports LightScribe m LightScribe discs sold separately Creating
67. ide Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop Getting started on the desktop To open muvee autoProducer select models only 1 Close or minimize Media Center 4 Open a project by selecting from the File menu either New Project or Open Project 2 Click Start on the taskbar P l 5 Select one of the button options 3 Select All Programs muvee Technologies muvee autoProducer and then muvee autoProducer to open muvee autoProducer Get Video from a Open the muvee Video Capture window to capture Capturing video from a DV Camera oy copy live video or recorded video camcorder on page 102 Add Video Open the Add Video window to add existing video files Adding videos on page 104 a to your project Add Pictures A Open the Add Pictures window to add existing still image Adding pictures on page 105 i files to your project Add Music a Open the Add Music window to add existing music files Adding music on page 105 TE to your project Select Style Open the Select Style window to select an editing Selecting the style on template for your movie page 106 Change Settings Open the muvee Settings window to adjust audio and Changing the settings on WEJ video production settings for your movie page 106 Title Credits A Open the muvee Title and Credits window to type an Adding an opening title and L opening title and closing credits for your movie closing credits on page 107
68. ide and then select Edit Channels to edit the channel numbers currently assigned by Media Center 3 Select Edit Numbers 4 Use the numeric keypad on your keyboard to enter the number of the correct channel and then select OK on the remote control 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 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 to add additional channels 7 Click Done when you have added all the channels 5 Select Assign channel to assign a new channel number Or D oO ies O 4 Q 4 Ee c 5 D i A 3 Select Share channel to share the channel with another channel 6 Click Save when you have edited all the channels 7 f you need to go back to the channel numbers automatically assigned by Media Center select Restore Default 8 Select Yes Watching and Recording TV Programs 29 N 3 5 hen D 2 A a Removing channels from the Guide Ls 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the 3 Select a check next to a channel you want to remove remote control and then press OK on the remote control to remove the ch from the li 2 Select Settings TV Guide and then select Edit E we Channels to remove the channels you do not want 4 Select Save when you have selected all the channels to appear in the Guide to be removed from the Guide Searching for TV Programs To find a TV progr
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70. igital Entertainment Center with a home theater receiver to enjoy an even 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 The right music for the moment Browse your entire music library by artist genre and song Select a playlist or a single album or do a random shuffle from your music collection You can even play songs from your Windows Media Player music library 5 22PM MediaCenter fg My Pictures My Videos My Music ESA DAVID More Programs Settings Online Spotlight Record TV with ease by using the Television Electronic Program Guide to select the shows you want to record You can record one show or an entire series and watch it when it is convenient for you You will never miss a moment of your favorite shows Share your digital memories Create personalized slideshows with music for viewing on your TV Easily edit and create professional looking home videos from the comfort of your couch with the remote control Transform your living space into a theater Whether you are watching a DVD movie or your own home videos Media Center delivers a rich viewing experience with a high quality digital sound system Sit back and enjoy t
71. igital l Entertainment Center for songs 7 Click OK 3 Do one or more of the following m Click Add Music and navigate to music stored on your HP Digital Entertainment Center m Inserta CD and add songs from it 8 You can get detailed online help by clicking the Help menu and then selecting Help J4 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 Home because it includes a feature that confirms that your disc has been created without errors This data verification feature is enabled by default To check the status of the write verification feature in Sonic DigitalMedia Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by 3 In the Options window click Data clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 4 Ensure that the Verify data written to the disc after burning box is checked 5 Click OK Discs 2 Click Tools and then Options File EEA Help 5 ajm O A ge o 2 ge lt D 5 Q ha U Creating Audio and Data Discs 7S Data disc tips When storing data files on a disc it is important to note that DVD R or a DVD R in a later recording recording speed if available each time you make a sessi
72. iles agit cn ctice peu sicnnictanaeetessseecncnesnents 119 About Recording TV to Your HP Personal Media Drive asarseaciesacraecantacsecsasonsaabeuteseaseecessess 119 Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 120 Recording TV programs to Your HP Personal Media Drive ccecceeeeeeeeeeeeees 121 Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive 0cccccceeesseeeeees 121 Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive ic esessccacasdcouniececised daeeneen 122 vi HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Disconnecting the HP Personal Media DIEIS LE AE 122 Changing Disk Allocation cccceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 123 Updating Recorded TV List After Removing Your HP Personal Media Drive 000000000 123 System Requirements to View Recorded TV Programs on Other PCs 00cccceeseeeeeeees 124 BG S COON EEEIEI EOT oO 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 tind and choose your media You can play movies listen to music view photos and watch TV with a single remote control Combine the powerful features of your HP D
73. important to note that m To play your music CD in a home or car stereo it needs to be recorded as a music CD in CD audio cda format not as a data CD m As you add music files in the recording session DigitalMedia Home calculates and displays the amount of recording time available to record additional music files m You can t record song names unless you make an exact copy of a music CD in your collection If your recording fails manually select a slower recording speed if available each time you make a recording Refer to the Help menu in your selected software program for more information about selecting a slower recording speed 72 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 3 In the Options window click Copy 4 Ensure that the Verify copied data discs box is checked 5 Click OK m If you try to record more than a standard CD can hold a message displays warning you that all the tracks may not fit on your disc Creating audio CDs To create uncompressed audio CDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by 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 m Click Add Music and navigate to music stored on your HP Digital Entertainment Center m In the Quick Find panel click Sean to automatically search your HP Digital Entertainment Center for songs m Inserta CD
74. ing digital videos 60 sorting videos 61 62 MyDVD see Sonic MyDVD O online Help Sonic recording programs 92 optical drive quick reference 85 P pictures copying to CDs and DVDs 58 editing 55 printing 55 rotating 56 playing digital music files 44 digital videos 60 DVDs in Media Center 63 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 112 Program Guide see Television Program Guide Q quality settings recording DVDs 94 queue list creating in My Music 46 Quick Resume mode enabling 7 radio organizing pre set stations 67 Radio window organizing pre set radio stations 67 recording radio programs 67 recorded TV 38 recording CDs VCDs and DVDs see burning DVDs 89 99 options in My TV 34 radio programs 67 time DVDs 97 for each disc size 97 TV shows 33 how to stop recording 33 recording TV from the Guide 34 recording TV shows making sure a show is being recorded 33 manually 34 single shows or series canceling 33 using the Guide 34 when two scheduled for same time 34 remote control buttons 16 using in My TV 23 rewritable discs erasing 70 rotating pictures 56 S searching for programs 30 settings background color 11 calibration settings 11 for phone call notification 11 for sound 11 general 11 Internet connections parental controls 11 remote control and remote sensor 1 1
75. isplay the Video Guide 3 Click Create Project and then DVD or VCD depending on the type of project you want to create A project named Untitled DVD Video or Untitled VCD Video is created and displayed in the MyDVD project window 90 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Sonic MyDVD enables you to create video projects using the following interfaces m Standard program interface described beginning in Creating a video project on page 90 m Direct to Disc wizard described beginning in Creating a Video Project with the Direct to Disc Wizard on page 95 Note that the Direct to Disc wizard does not include the editing features that are available from the standard interface You can edit a project created with a wizard before burning it to a disc as described in m Editing the style of a video project on page 93 m Editing movie files on page 93 4 Click File and then Save to change the name of your project from Untitled to a more descriptive name After renaming your project click Save Continue your project by performing the procedure described in one or more of the following sections m Adding files to a video project on page 91 m Capturing video to a video project on page 91 m Adding slideshows to a video project on page 92 a Adding submenus to a video project on page 92 Adding files to a video project You can add files to your DVD or VCD video project
76. les from the My Music library 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the 3 Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to scroll remote control and then select My Music through your songs Select the song you want to delete and then press OK on the remote control 2 Select Songs 4 Select Delete and then select Yes 42 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 cda au snd aif aifc aiff wav mp3 m3u wax wma asf asx wm wma wmv wmp wmx wpl wm wmd wmz CD audio file Audio file AIFF audio file Windows audio file MP3 file Windows Media Audio file Windows Media files Playing Music Files 43 T 2 LL N 2 O a az 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 If you insert a music CD when Media Center is not open a message appears asking what you
77. les in the project 6 Type a name for your project in the project name field 7 Click one of the following m Record to DVD or Record to VCD if you are creating a VCD project Select the device number of copies and write speed m Record to hard disk The video capture is stored by default in the My DVDs folder Click Location if you want to select a different folder 8 Click Next The Capture screen displays Make sure the output from your digital camcorder appears in the Preview window If it does not double check your connections and make sure your camera is in playback mode 9 Click Record Settings to edit any of the default settings 10 Optionally set a capture length chapter points or scene detection Click the corresponding Help icon to display the online help for each of these features 11 Click one of the following m Grab Frame The image currently displayed in the Capture window is stored as a picture file ipg omp gif tif or png format m Start Capture Starts a video capture mpg format Click Stop Capturing to manually stop the capture if you did not set a capture length step 10 12 A confirmation message displays stating the disc or tile was created successfully Click OK Note that the Direct to Disc wizard does not include the editing features that are available from the standard interface You can edit a project created with a wizard before burning it to a disc as de
78. ll image file types in your movie project dv Digital video avi Audio Video Interleaved mpeg 1 Motion Picture Experts Group video playback mpeg 2 Motion Picture Experts Group DVD video playback mpeg 4 High quality video format for Web streaming wireless devices etc mov QuickTime movie wmv Windows Movie Video only in the desktop version of muvee autoProducer asf Advanced Streaming Format iPg jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group still image gif Graphics Interchange Format still image bmp Bitmap still image Movie Creating personalized and professional looking video movies is simple with muvee autoProducer a software 3 Add music Select music files on your HP Digital Entertainment Center to add to your movie soundtrack You can use these music file types in your movie project aac Advanced audio coding mp3 MPEG Layer 3 m4a MPEG audio layer Ct wav Windows audio wma Windows Media audio 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 videos pictures music movie style and captions you added to your movie and save your movie to your hard disk drive a CD or a DVD 7 Burn to disc You can burn a video to DVD VCD or SVCD only from the desktop muvee autoProducer version The fo
79. llowing sections contain detailed instructions Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 99 O N T 2 gt O 2 O E n O cd red U om D Q i 8 in A O Cd O Q Q gt 5 E Locating the two versions of muvee autoProducer You can access two versions of muvee autoProducer select models only Desktop Click Start on the taskbar and then a 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 101 Or Media Center muvee autoProducer Press the Media Center Start button on the Select Video remote control or with your trackball click Start Soe ef E Select Music on the taskbar and then click Media ETET Total Pictures Selected Center Select More Programs and then Make Settings Total Selected Music Duration Make muvee muvee to open the muvee autoProducer unPlugged program Use your remote control from within Media Center to personalize your video files Selected Style See Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center on page 109 lt Or gt To begin highlight Select Video and Press OK to cAI NIV start choosing your video clips echnologies 100 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Gu
80. lowing m Add existing picture files as described in Adding files to a video project on page 91 m Capture still images as described in Capturing video to a video project on page 91 Editing the style of a video project You can change the style of a number of elements within your video project The elements include m Background color and graphics on the menus and submenus Button styles Background music Text format font color and size Import custom styles Editing movie files After you capture or import video files you can edit them using Sonic MyDVD to m Add additional files m Add background music m Search for specific scenes E Delete scenes To edit your video files 1 If your project is already open click Edit Movie and skip to step 4 2 Click Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 3 Click the Video tab and then File New Project or Open Existing Project 4 If you have already captured video files for this project they appear along the bottom as a storyboard If you have video files on your hard disk drive you would like to add to this project click Add Files 5 In the Sonic MyDVD window click Edit Movie 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 90 2 Click Edit Style 3 In the Edit Style dialog box change any of the p
81. mat enables you to fit approximately ten times as many songs onto the disc depending on length and format Compressed files can be burned to CD Rs CD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs and DVD RWs select models only Compressed files 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 For file format compatibility check the documentation for the device where you intend to play the disc You may hear a slight loss of sound quality using compressed audio files 5 as O A ge z o 2 mm lt D apn 5 Q s The procedure for creating this type of CD is described in Creating jukebox discs on page 74 For more compatibility information see Disc Features and Compatibility Table on page 84 Creating Audio and Data Discs 71 Verifying an audio disc recorded without errors When copying or burning audio files to CD it is recommended that you use Sonic DigitalMedia Home 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 Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by clicking Start All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 2 Click Tools and then Options File io Help Audio CD tips When recording music files it is
82. movie production 2 Select a folder with pictures in it using the arrow buttons on the remote control m Select the My Pictures button to access the My Pictures folder and subfolders Or m Select the Shared Pictures button to access the Shared Pictures folder and subfolders Or m Select the folder with the green up arrow to browse folders 110 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 3 Navigate using the arrow buttons and press OK on the remote control to add a video file to the Selected Videos list You may select up to three video files in any dv avi mpeg 1 or mpeg 2 file format combination 4 Adjust the order of the video clips by selecting and then using the Move Up and Move Down buttons Select the Delete button to remove a video clip from the production 5 Click Next to confirm your video selection and proceed to the next step 3 Navigate using the arrow buttons and press OK on the remote control to add a picture file to the Selected Pictures list You may select up to 50 still image files in any jpg gif or omp file format combination 4 Adjust the order of the pictures by selecting and then using the Move Up and Move Down buttons Select the Delete button to remove a picture from the production 5 Click Next to confirm your picture selection and proceed to the next step Selecting music To add music to your movie sound track 1 Select the Select Music button to browse through folder
83. n HP Personal Media Drive If you want the video files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in the Media Center My Videos 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 116 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 It is possible to change the recording pathway to an HP Personal Media Drive but several errors can occur if the drive is unexpectedly or improperly removed It is recommended that you record TV shows to your local hard disk drive and then copy the files over to your HP Personal Media Drive If you decide to change your recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive consider the following m The TV recording path does not default back to your local hard disk drive after the HP Personal Media drive is disconnected This means scheduled recordings may not be recorded The recording error Low Disk Space may occur and then your program will not be recorded See Changing Disk Allocation on page 123 for more information about fixing this error When the drive is disconnect
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85. ng times 97 editing tiles MyDVD 93 projects background music 93 burning to disc 94 button styles 93 capture length 91 capturing video 91 chapter points 9 1 custom styles 93 Direct to Disc wizard 95 editing 93 W files adding 91 Windows Media Player MyDVD 90 setting as default player 43 scene detection 91 types of files 43 searching for scenes 93 Windows Movie Maker 2 0 features 87 slideshows 92 submenus 92 text formatting 93 transition effects 93 user interfaces 90 quality settings MyDVD 97 supported DVD formats 93 video capture live 102 103 recorded video 102 video editing getting started with muvee autoProducer 101 video movies recording movie to disc 108 sorting 61 62 Index 131 Part Number 5991 6291
86. ngs and proceed to the next step The muvee autoProducer program makes a movie by combining the video picture and music files you have selected along with the style of movie and constructs a professional looking movie with just a few steps To make a movie 1 Click the make muvee button 2 Select the duration for your movie by clicking m Automatic to allow muvee autoProducer to set the movie duration Or m 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 Use the controls in the Preview window to rewind play stop and forward the movie You can revise and preview the movie as often as you want to experiment with different styles and the content of the movie 5 Click the Save button if you have completed all changes and if you are satisfied with the look of your movie project a Select a file type mpeg 2 or Windows Media Format wmf b Type the movie file name using your remote control or your keyboard c Click the Continue button to save the movie to your hard disk drive The movie is saved on your hard disk drive To create a CD or DVD disc in muvee autoProducer unPlugged copy the saved file using the Windows desktop Upgrading muvee autoProducer You can purchase an upgraded versi
87. nter 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 Fa on the z remote control GUIDE 2 Select Settings General Automatic Wed Aug04 4 30 PM 5 00 PM Download Options and then select No data available NOL EICEIVELELIGA Download when connected Connect to the EER Internet and Media Center automatically downloads the Guide NOR EICEIEIEI SIA NOR EICEVEIEI SIA Or AOR EICEVEIEI ISA Manual download Connect to the Internet No data available 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 between 1 and 30 minutes depending on the amount of data to download and the speed of your nternet connection E Stopped N p g 9 25 a D j Ee hm e Q Q a Ee c O O E x Ed 5 Watching and Recording TV Programs 27 Manually downloading the Guide 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control GUIDE SETTINGS 2 Select Settings TV Guide and then select Get Latest Guide Listings Edit channels Add missing channels 3 Follow the onscreen instructions The Guide can take sed up cudan up to 30 minutes to download depending on
88. nts N E z D nien z e U Tja e 2 Q Playing Music Files cscccscscseseee OD MY INOS Crs lt x aa neo E 39 Using My Music with Media Center 0 ccccee AO Adding Music to the My Music Library 066 4 Adding music files from your hard disk drive 41 Adding music files from a CD ccceeeeeeeeeeees A2 Deleting music files from the My Music Folge a gamer ee ene ne ern on E reer ee eet ener 42 Using supported music file types 005 43 Playing Music Files in My MuSic 000eeeeeeeeees 44 Playing an album in My Music 000eeeeeeees 45 Playing a song in My MuSic ccssseeeeeeeeees 45 Creating a Queue List in My Music 0cce neers 46 Finding and Playing an Album in My Music 46 Creating a Playlist in My Music sceecceeeeeeeees 47 Copying Music Files to CD in My Music 006 48 Working with Pictures ccccccccoee 49 IA PICTON E N EE saan 49 Working with Digital Images cccccceeeeeeeees 49 Using My Pictures in Media Center 0 ccc 000e 50 Adding Pictures to My Pictures 0ccccccceeeeeeeeees 51 Adding picture files from your hard disk drive 51 Viewing Pictures in My Pictures ceeeeeeeeeeees 52 Viewing pictures as a slideshow 00eeeeees 53 Viewing a slideshow with music in My PI CWUIES creena R i 53 Using supported pic
89. o confirm your music selection and proceed to the next step Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 111 O N _ wv lt gt O 3 E n O Q red U S D Q i E i A O cod O Q Q gt 5 E Adjusting audio and video settings You can adjust audio and video production settings for your movie 1 Select the Settings button 2 Select Audio to adjust the sound mix level of the music and original sound track and check music clip preferences Making the movie After you have added at least one video or picture file to your movie production muvee autoProducer can make the movie Each time you make a change to a movie project you need to click the make muvee button again to add that change to your movie 112 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 3 Select Production to check production preference settings m If the duration of your music is longer than the duration of video and pictures place a check in the Allow video and pictures to be repeated check box to repeat video clips and pictures for the full duration of your music files m 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 m Place a check in the Keep video and pictures in sequence check box to maintain the selected sequence 4 Click Next to confirm your setti
90. o rearrange the play order 46 BP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Repeat to play the album again Copy CD to copy an album into your Media Library Buy Music to connect to the Internet find CD information and buy music CDs To go back to Media Center press Start on the remote control Visualize to view a picture while listening to a song Edit Queue to save your queue list as a playlist create a CD DVD or clear all the songs in the queue list 4 To return to the previous window press Back on the remote control or the Backspace key on the keyboard 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 To create a playlist 1 Select My Music and then select either Albums 6 On the Queue screen select Edit Queue and then Artists Playlists Songs or Genres select Save As Playlist 2 Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the music you 7 Use the numeric keypad to enter a name for the playlist and then select Save want to add to your playlist 3 Press OK to select a song 4 Select Add To Queu
91. oProducer 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 Changing the settings You can adjust audio and video production settings for your movie 1 Select the Change Settings button The T muvee Settings window opens y Oo F 7 2 Select the Duration tab to set the length of your video production and preferences Click one of the following duration settings m Fit to music The produced version may reuse or drop some video and pictures m Best fit for videos and pictures The produced version may repeat or trim music m User Defined Select the duration in minutes and seconds m If the duration of your music is longer than the duration of video and pictures place a check in the Allow video and pictures to repeat check box to repeat video clips and pictures for the full duration of your music files m If the total duration of your video and picture tiles is longer than the duration of your music place a check in the Allow Music to repeat check box to repeat music for the duration of the video clips 3 Select the Video tab to set the video and still image preferences Click one of the following settings m Style default Select this style to sequence still images and video clips 106 HP Digital Enter
92. odel to capture video from a VCR or an analog video camera To capture video files you need to 1 Connect your video source device according to the 4 If your HP Digital Entertainment Center has multiple device s instructions video devices connected they all appear on the Capture screen You must select the video source you 2 Turn your device on and set it to playback mode woud keo wee 3 Make sure Sonic MyDVD can detect your digital or For more information click Start All Programs analog device Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home When the program displays click Help and then Help Ee c o N Q Bet A fe Q a gt D c 5 Q bu S Creating Video Discs and Movies 89 Sonic MyDVD Video Projects A Sonic MyDVD video project is a way to group organize store play and burn related video and still digital tiles 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 Projects can remain on your HP Digital Entertainment Center for playback and as an archive and they can be burned to a DVD or VCD disc Creating a video project To create a video project 1 Click Start choose All Programs Sonic and then DigitalMedia Home 2 Click the Video tab to d
93. ointer down the list to see the items that are not displayed 3 Move the trackball to display the Media Center toolbar and then click the back arrow at the top of the window to go to a previous window 4 Click the icon at the top of the window to open Media Center Help 5 Click the Media Center Start icon to return to the Media Center Start menu 0 2 28 PM MediaCenter My Pictures mpr sr mm pa Landscapes GalleryPlayer Using Media Center 3 in O an z O ge Q D E N 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 FA 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 To scroll the list of Start menu items use the arrow buttons until the item is highlighted and then continue moving the arrow buttons down the list to see the items that are not displayed 4 Press the Back button on the remote control to go to a previous window 5 Use the arrow buttons to select the icon at the top of the window to open Media Center Help 6 Press the Media Center Start button FA to return to the Media Center Start menu 4 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide ORZA My Pictures My Vide
94. on until the disc is full With DVD R recording Refer to the Help menu in your selected or DVD R discs insert your partially software program for more information about recorded DVD click the Wrench icon to display selecting a slower recording speed the Options window click Data select the first Write Once DVD Compatibility option and then click OK mw When you record files that have the same name as previously recorded files Sonic DigitalMedia Home updates the file and the previous version is overwritten m You can add new data files to a CD R ot m If your recording fails manually select a slower m Sonic DigitalMedia Home allows you to change the names of files you want to record and the files that were previously recorded m As you select data files to record to your disc Sonic DigitalMedia Home calculates and displays the amount of recording space used on your disc 76 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Creating data discs To create data CDs or DVDs using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by 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 m Click Add Data and navigate to files stored on your HP Digital Entertainment Center m In the Quick Scan panel select a type of file to search for and then click Sean to automatically search your HP Digital Entertainment Cente
95. on of muvee autoProducer with the following enhancements m MPEG 4 and DivX video format support m TIFF audio format support gm Ability to include up to 75 video and audio clips in your movie production Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 113 D 0 wy V 24 gt O Q gt 2 re D e O F O gt 5 5 J 6 114 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Using an HP Personal Media Drive Your HP Personal Media Drive 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 tiles 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 Your HP Personal Media drive is designed to mg Work with the HP Digital Entertainment Center and other PCs that have a USB port m Store large media files and personal files m Transfer files between PCs m Play media files m Back up your files For more information about using your HP Personal Media Drive with Media Center refer to the documentation on the HP Support Web site at http www hp com support Using an HP Personal Media Drive 115 So e N D A o c O D N 9 2 S a oS ge Q 2
96. ontrol and then select OK Use the Clear button to delete letters 6 Select Pictures 7 Select the pictures you want to copy A check mark appears next to a picture when you select it 58 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 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 m Play videos that are stored anywhere on your hard m Display your video details such as the name and disk drive date your video file was modified m Create a CD or DVD of your video files m View small image thumbnail and title of video file m View your videos in full screen mode or from an inset window in Media Center MediaCenter w Q S gt O an S A My Videos recent videos w _ A Mysteries of the Nile Hi def Playing Videos 59 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 tr
97. or storage or backup View DVD movies a epe e o i sl Be ee ee ee Cee 5 ajm O A Ee o 2 oO lt D 5 Q ha U Creating Audio and Data Discs 85 Software Quick Reference Table Select models only Your HP Digital Entertainment Center includes a number of software programs that m Record and play CDs m Record data CDs m Import and edit video files m Record video CDs and DVDs mg Organize digital media files 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 To open any of these programs click Start on the taskbar choose All Programs select the program folder for example Sonic and then click the program name to open the software 86 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide HP DVD Play m Play DVD movies and video CDs VCDs Sonic DigitalMedia Home 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 Verif
98. os My Music Play DVD More Programs Settings Online Spotlight MediaCenter YZ 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 Navigating Media Center In the Media Center windows a selected item such as a folder file or menu item is outlined with a green border You can control the Media Center functions and navigate Media Center windows by using the remote control the keyboard or a trackball To select 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 and then press OK FISH SAMPLE Pictures MY 12 2002 Play slide show Sort by name Sort by date Using Media Center 5 am O an Q ge Q D A _ Media Center control menu To access the control menu in Media Center move the trackball to
99. r To select video scenes with magicMoments a Select a video file in the Select Video an Pictures window and then click the G magicMoments button The magicMoments window opens b Click the Play button to start viewing the video 104 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Use the magicMoment controls to mark video scenes to include and exclude SR y Click and hold down the green thumbs up button to mark scenes that must be included in the movie Click and hold down the red thumbs down button to mark scenes that must be left out of the movie Click or hold down the gray thumb button to undo 1 second of a selected scene Press the Shift key on the keyboard and then click the scene to undo scenes that were marked with the thumbs up or thumbs down buttons Click or hold down the arrow buttons to navigate backward and forward through the video footage Video footage left unmarked is still analyzed when you make the movie and may be included in the final version of the movie For best results with the production of your movie Keep each magicMoment to less than 10 seconds Keep the total duration of magicMoments to less than 50 percent of the duration of your movie It is recommended to select only a few scenes Click OK when you finish marking scenes The window closes Note that the video clip is marked on the lower left side Adding pictures To add still image files to your movie produc
100. r for the selected file type m Inserta CD or DVD that contains the file you want to add 4 Select the files you want to record and then click Add You can get detailed online help by clicking the Help menu and then selecting Help 5 To name your disc click Volume Label and then type a name over it Sonic DigitalMedia Home assigns a name based on the recording date if you do not type a name 6 Click the Burn icon when you have added all the files to your data project Z When prompted insert a blank or appendable disc select models only DVD discs can store significantly more files than a CD 8 Click OK 5 e O A ge o 2 mm lt D apn 5 Q s Creating Audio and Data Discs 77 Copying a DVD or CD Sonic DigitalMedia Home enables you to make copies of an existing music or data disc You can configure Sonic DigitalMedia Home to verify that m Data files have been copied without errors by m Music files have been copied without errors by performing the procedure described in Verifying a performing the procedure described in Verifying an data disc recorded without errors on page 75 audio disc recorded without errors on page 72 To make a copy of an existing music or data disc using Sonic DigitalMedia Home 1 Open the Sonic DigitalMedia Home program by 3 Insert the CD or DVD you want to copy licking Start All Programs Sonic and th DigitalMedia pea E 4 Insert
101. re you can use Media Center to find it and add it to your My Videos area 7 O Q S gt O an S A Recording an analog video file Recording a digital video file Refer to the HP Digital Entertainment Center User s Guide Refer to the HP Digital Entertainment Center User s Guide and the other documentation that came with your for more information about recording videos files from a HP Digital Entertainment Center for more information digital video camera about capturing and recording videos files from an analog video camera Playing Videos 61 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 Use the Clear button on the remote control or the Backspace key on the keyboard to delete letters 62 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 to check the
102. reate CD DVD and then select Data 5 Enter a title for your DVD by using the numeric 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 DVD or View CD 9 Select Create DVD or Create CD 10 Select Yes 1 1 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete burning your TV show to disc Watching and Recording TV Programs i O W o E c O GS amp A O P gt iG y z 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 Restrictions set by the broadcaster and or originator of the content prohibit recording of this program When you record certain music or video files they may retain copy protection that will prevent copying or distribution including technology that encrypts media content and or limits access to people who have a license to play the content Playing Recorded TV Programs Recorded TV is the storage place for all your recorded programs In the Recorded TV window you can sort your programs by name date or ca
103. redits tab o 2 Title and Credits window opens HJ SA m j a Select a Credits effect from the drop down rs o 2 Click the Title tab window gt Select a title effect from the drop down window b Type the text you want to appear at the end of 2 Q your movie in the Enter your credits here box T S b Type the text you want to appear at the start of 5 5 your movie in the Enter your title here box c Click the Use font button to select the font style 2 l size color and effects from the Font window Y c Click the Use font button to select the font style size color and effects from the Font window d Select a background image for the ending credits d Select a background image for the title 4 Click Apply 5 Click OK to close the muvee Title and Credits window Making the movie After you have added at least one video or picture file to To make a movie your movie project you can have muvee autoProducer make the movie 1 Click the make muvee button Click OK as The muvee autoProducer program makes a movie by redire combining the video picture and music files you have 2 After making a movie you can preview the movie in selected along with the style of movie and puts together the muvee autoProducer Preview window Use the all of these pieces into a professional looking movie with controls in the Preview window to play pause and just a few steps stop the movie preview m Each time you make a change to a movie project you need
104. reviously mentioned elements and then click Apply To All Menus or Apply To This Menu m Add transition effects between scenes m Superimpose colors themes and effects over video scenes m Superimpose text effects over video scenes 6 Click one of the four tabs Fades and dissolves Filters Text or Themes and backgrounds next to the preview screen 7 Drag and drop any of the effects over scenes or between them for transitions in the storyboard 8 Click OK to save the edits For more information about any of the editing features click Help and then Sonic MyDVD Help from within the Edit window Ee c o wi Q Bet A fe Q a gt D c 5 Q bu U Creating Video Discs and Movies 93 Burning a video project to disc After you are satistied 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 that you created as described in Creating a video project on page 90 2 Save the file if you have made changes 3 In the Quality areas set the recording quality and the DVD or VCD type m The quality settings range from HQ the highest quality but uses the most disc space to EP lowest quality but you can fit more files As you select different quality settings the disc space remaining indicator displays how much blank space there is on the disc for this mode m The DVD formats include 2x
105. rogram or series from the Guide 1 Press the Media Center Start button a 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 3 Press the Record button on the remote control The Record icon appears next to the program 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 or press the Backspace key on the keyboard 5 If there is a recording conflict Media Center displays a message and allows you to select which program you want to record 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 For some programs you may want to begin recording before the scheduled beginning and after the scheduled ending of the program 34 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide To record a program without a Guid
106. s 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 m Select the My Music button to access the My Music folder and subfolders Or m Select the Shared Music button to access the Shared music folder and subfolders Or m Select the folder with the green up arrow to browse folders Setting the style 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 wide screen format To select a style 1 Select the Select Style button 2 Select a style from the list based on the description of the style displayed 3 Click Next to confirm your style selection and proceed to the next step 3 Navigate using the arrow buttons on the remote control and press OK to add a music file to the Selected Music list You may select up to three music tiles in any mp3 wma or wav file format combination 4 Adjust the order of the music clips by selecting and then using the Move Up and Move Down buttons Select the Delete button to remove a music clip from the production 5 Click Next t
107. s recording and previously recorded portion and begins recording again playing back the selected program in the background after a short delay This allows you to review a program for up to 30 minutes To replay a program longer than the 30 minutes you must select to record the program 22 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Using the remote control in emos ona nw TV To e 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 FastForward Fwd To speed up the fast forwarding press Fwd two or three times Fwd allows you to skip 3 hours in the Television Program Guide To play a recorded TV program or to resume watching a program after pressing the Pause Fast Forward Rewind Replay or Skip buttons press Play 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 pause buffer or the recorded program Allows you to skip 12 hours in the Guide To move backward in live TV or a recorded program press Rewind Rew To speed up rewinding press Rew two or three times To resume watching the program press Play Allows you to move back 3 hours in the
108. scribed in m Editing the style of a video project on page 93 m Editing movie files on page 93 Creating Video Discs and Movies 95 Ee c o wi Q a A fe Q i gt D c 5 Q bu S 7 o gt O 2 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 m 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 m SP Standard Play Good audio and video quality with most video sources m LP Long Play Fits approximately twice as much video onto a DVD as HQ Not recommended when the original video is low quality or noisy 96 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide EP Extended Play Fits the most video onto a DVD but video quality is low Not recommended unless the original video is very good quality Fit to DVD As you add more content to the project MyDVD reduces the project quality automatically to fit the selected disc size Fitto DVD is the default setting for new projects 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 t
109. ssed CDs 74 data CDs and DVDs 77 DVDs 80 94 image files 80 jukebox CDs 74 music CDs 74 Music Library 41 VCDs 94 Index 125 D data burning in multiple sessions 75 CDs and DVDs 77 tiles archiving 79 burning tips 76 verifying integrity 76 data disc creating 87 desktop switching from Media Center 5 DigitalMedia Home adding files adding files video projects 91 Direct to Disc wizard MyDVD 90 95 disc labels 82 discs drive compatibility 83 erasing rewritable 70 features and compatibility 84 driver updates LightScribe 81 DV camcorder capture 102 DVD movies changing audio settings 64 language 64 creating 108 playing in Media Center 63 DVD playback HP DVD Play 87 126 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide DVDs archive files 79 burning to disc 94 copying 78 data 77 data discs burning tips 76 erasing rewritable 70 image files 80 quality settings 94 recording time 97 supported formats 93 verifying data integrity 72 75 E editing video files MyDVD 93 editing pictures 55 erasing rewritable discs 70 error message 10 Channel information is currently not available 25 Download Incomplete 25 Image cannot be displayed 54 Low Disk Space 119 123 No data available 25 Search in My TV is unavailable because there is no Guide information 25 The current lineup and or location selected for the Guide is not supported 25 The Guide information is either missing or corrupt 25 errors reducing recordin
110. st instantly by pressing any Sleep button again by pressing any key on the keyboard by moving the trackball or by pressing any button on the remote control if you select the Return the computer from Quick Resume mode on mouse or keyboard activity option in the Power Options Properties window See the following procedure Power Options Properties Power Schemes Advanced Hibernate UPS Quick Resume intel When your computer is in Quick Resume mode it appears off we but can still perform tasks such as recording TV or streaming V s video and music Quick Resume mode turns off your display and mutes the audio Quick Resume Mode When this option is selected pressing the power button on your computer keyboard or remote control will put the computer into Quick Resume mode To use the Quick Resume mode the sleep and power button settings on the Advanced tab must be Standby Hibernate or Do Nothing Driven by Intel Quick Resume Technology Drivers 0 pt ions C Return the computer from Quick Resume mode on mouse or keyboard activity Using Media Center 7 ines O an z Q ge Q D N Completing the setup wizard steps 1 Press the Media Center Start button FA 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
111. t music for the moment 0000cc0eeeees Share your digital memories cccccceeeeeeeeees Transform your living space into a theater Using Media Center Features ccccccceeseeeeceeeee ees 2 Using Media Centerr ccccccccccsecesed Setting Up Media Center ccccccceeeeeeeceeeeneeeeees 3 Opening Media Center using a trackball 3 Opening Media Center using the remote control ccecccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeeaees 4 Media Center menu bars ccccccceceeeseeeeeeeees 5 Navigating Media Center cccccccecesseeeeeeeees 5 Media Center control Menu 0cccccceeeeeseeeeeees 6 Using Media Center Quick Resume mode 7 Completing the setup wizard stepS 00eeees 8 Media Center Start Menu c ccccsseeeeeceseeeaaeeeeees 9 Online Spotlight gcccasadeserdencccatcnudtectacteesemcuaceiess 10 Using Instant Messaging in Media Center 10 Logging in to your messenger account 1 Changing Media Center Settings ccccccccseeeees 11 Media Center Settings Categories 60006 12 Contacting HP Support in Media Center 6 13 Finding Additional Media Center Information 13 Using the Remote Control 00 15 Remote Control Buttons Overview cacce 16 Watching and Recording TV Programs 0000080080008 HHHHHOHHHHHHO888888 19 Navigating My TV
112. tainment Center Software Guide For example using the Cinema style results in a movie that is moderately paced color enhanced and in a wide screen format To select a style just click a style from the list A sample of the style displays in the Preview window m Keep shots in sequence Select this style to use the sequence of still images and video clips in the Add Video Pictures window m Shuffle shots Select this style to move the slider bar to determine the frequency of sequencing still images and video clips m Place a check in the Interleave pictures check box to blend pictures with video at intervals 4 Select the Audio tab to set the sound preferences Click one of the following settings m Use all music Select this style to use the sequence of sound files in the Add Music window smartJoin multiple music files Select this style to automatically remove silence between music tracks m Normalize music Select this style to automatically adjust audio playback volume to the same level m Move the slider bar to adjust the sound mix level of the music and original sound track 5 Click OK when you are finished adjusting the settings for your movie project Or Click Cancel to not change any settings Adding an opening title and closing credits You can personalize your movie project by adding an 2 T opening title and closing credits E 9 Ee 1 Click the Title Credits button The muvee A 3 Click the C
113. tegory You can also delete a recorded program or series of programs and check for any recording errors Ld 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control select My TV and then select Recorded TV 2 To organize all of your previously recorded programs select Sort by Date or Sort by Title 38 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 3 To begin watching the program select the recorded program you want to watch and then press OK on the remote control Media Center places recorded TV programs in the Recorded TV folder that is located in your Shared Documents folder on your hard disk drive 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 MediaCenter i Media Player Library For more information about using My Music see Using My Music with Media Center on page 40 My Pictures My TV My Music Online Spotlight More Programs My Music is designed to work with Windows Media Player T 2 LL N 2 O a az Playing Music Files 39 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 MY MUSI
114. th Media Center on page 16 Using an HP Personal Media Drive 117 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 Playing Music Files You can play all kinds of music stored on the HP Personal Media Drive If you want the music files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in the Media Center My Music 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 116 Viewing Picture Files You can view your pictures stored on an HP Personal Media Drive If you want the picture files that are stored on your HP Personal Media Drive to appear in the Media Center My Pictures window you must complete the PMD wizard in the More Programs area of Media Center 118 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 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 that doesn t work restart the HP Digital Entertainment Center Playing Video Files You can view your videos stored on a
115. the Get latest Guide listings amount of data to download and the speed of your i Guide Terms of Service Internet connection About Guide listings 4 Select Yes Adding a postal code to receive the correct Guide Ls 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the 6 Enter your postal code and then select Next for remote control Media Center to determine which TV Program Guide listings are available for your country region 2 Select Settings TV Guide and then select Set g y re Up Guide Listings 7 Select Next 3 Click Next 8 Select a TV signal provider and then Next 4 Select Yes and then Next 9 Select Next and then Finish 5 Select agree and then Next 28 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide 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 La 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings TV Guide and then select Add Missing Channels to add the names and numbers of the channels you are missing 3 Click Add Channel Editing channels in the Guide Some program channels may not appear correctly in the Guide information To edit the channel numbers that are incorrect for your TV provider information La 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control 2 Select Settings TV Gu
116. tio shape brightness contrast color and sharpness of the display with your TV remote control or your monitor controls Set up your speakers Select how many speakers you have and test them Speakers are sold separately Media Center Start Menu C DE O A 0 2230 MediaCenter Fz My Pictures My Videos My Music a Wa DAYAD More Programs Settings Online Spotlight B 2 O OOOO O0 D A 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 Open the Media Center Start menu See page 4 Go back one screen Open Media Center Help Minimize the Media Center window Resize the Media Center window Close the Media Center window Media Center Start menu items Play DVD Watch DVD movies See page 63 Online Spotlight Go to the Media Center Web site for the latest Media Center information See page 10 My Videos Watch your home videos See page 59 My Pictures View digital pictures play a slideshow and print photos See page 49 My Music Play music files or music CDs create and edit playlists and record music files to CD See
117. tion 1 Select the Add Pictures button in the eN Video Pictures area The Add Pictures E window opens 2 Browse the folders on your hard disk drive to select existing still image files for your movie m Add up to 50 jpg gif or bmp picture files m Select multiple picture files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the tiles Adding music To add music files to your movie production sound track on the desktop 1 Select the Add Music button in the music at area The Add Music window opens k 2 Browse the folders as required 3 Select existing music files on your hard disk drive if desired for your movie m Add up to three mp3 m4a wav or wma files m Select multiple music files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the files 3 Adjust the order of the picture files by selecting and then dragging and dropping the picture file Select the picture and click the Trash Can icon to remove a picture from the production 4 Select the Rotate Image Clockwise button to rotate still images 4 Adjust the order of the music files by selecting and then dragging and dropping the file Select the music and click the Trash Can icon to remove a music clip from the production Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 105 ro 0 wy YV 24 CE gt O Q gt 2 re D e O F 0 gt a a VU Selecting the style The muvee aut
118. to click the make muvee button again to add that change to your movie m You can revise and preview the movie as often as you want to experiment with different styles and the content of the movie Creating Movies Using muvee autoProducer 107 Saving the movie project 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 ec muvee window opens 2 Choose the movie file type to save to your hard disk drive Computer Playback E mail DV camcorder DVD VCD video CD SVCD Web Streaming Click the Change Settings button to change the video and audio settings of the movie file type as required advanced users only 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 5 You can watch the preview as it saves 6 Click the Save button 7 Click Yes to preview the movie file in Windows Media Player Recording the movie project to disc To create a DVD VCD or SVCD disc 1 Click the Burn to Disc button The muvee Burner window opens w 2 Type the disc title 3 Select the video s to burn to the disc m Select the order of the chapters m Add or delete videos as required 4 Select the disc menu theme from the drop down list 108 HP Digital Entertainment Center Soft
119. to the song you want to delete Press OK on the remote control or press the Enter key on the keyboard to delete the song from your list of songs to be recorded to CD This does not delete the song from your music library 48 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Working with Pictures Use the My Pictures area in Media Center to view edit print and share your pictures My Pictures With My Pictures you can view and print your pictures from the folders you create in the My Pictures directory ONESTEN MediaCenter ij in Windows Explorer For more information about using My Pictures see Using My Pictures in Media Center on page 50 My Pictures al recent pictures 42 gt 4 g Masterpieces GalleryPlayer 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 You can copy digital picture files from memory cards used by digital cameras and other digital imaging devices by using the memory card reader select models only Working with Pictures 49 N Q he e
120. tton to go to a previous picture Use remote control the arrow buttons to display the next or previous pictures 2 Select My Pictures l l If you do not select the pictures you want to view as a 3 Select the folder of pictures you want to view as a slideshow Media Center uses the first folder listed If you slideshow and then press OK have picture files that are not stored in folders you created Media Center plays all files stored in the My Pictures folder 4 Select Play Slide Show and then press OK 5 Press the i More information button on the remote control and then select Picture Details The picture name location last modification date and resolution appear if available N Q ho e A a oa gt e2 ew Viewing a slideshow 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 a 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 the folder of pictures and then press OK 6 Select Play Slide Show and then press OK When Media Center switches to full screen mode the inset window disappears but the music continues to play Working with Pictures 53 Using supported picture file types in My Pictures You can vie
121. ture file types in My PIGHONES sectcossctecetecactasanneauenertenseuerseceracuseee 54 Editing Pictures in My Pictures ccccceeseseeeeeeees 55 Fixing red eye Or contrast ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 55 Cropping pictures in My Pictures 0006 56 Rotating pictures vs gegen a recceeeu ses anseuccacessecereacess 56 Printing Pictures in My Pictures cceeeeeeeeeeeees 57 Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs 00006 58 iv HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Playing VideOS cccccccccccceseseseses DD Playing Digital Videos in Media Center 0 0064 60 Using Supported Video File Types cceeceeees 61 Transferring and Recording Video Files 6 Creating a CD DVD from Video Files 008 62 Playing DVDS ccccccccccccccscsessesere OS Playing DVD Movies in Media Center 000008 63 Changing the DVD Movie Language 6ccc60 64 Changing DVD Audio Settings ccseeeeeeeeeees 64 Listening to FM Radio cececee00sOD Playing FM Radio Stations ccccccseseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 66 Organizing Preset Radio Stations c60ccceeeeees 67 Using the FM Radio and the TV Signal at the DCMS ING xc cag new S 67 Creating Audio and Data DISCS vaseisistninn eee OF Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording 70 Working with Audio CDs cccccceseeseee
122. using instant messaging Instant messaging may not be supported in all countries regions m Easily back up your media files to CD DVD or another hard disk drive such as the HP Personal Media Drive sold separately m Use the Optimization setting to keep your computer running smoothly m Use the Quick Resume mode to save power when the computer is not in use and then you can display the computer desktop instantly by touching a keyboard key or a remote control button Using Media Center Setting Up Media Center 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 If there are steps you still need to complete you can go to the Settings menu to do so See Completing the setup wizard steps on page 8 Opening Media Center using a trackball You can use either your remote control or your trackball to open and to navigate within Media Center To use your trackball 1 Click Start on the taskbar and then click Media Center 2 Move your trackball over the Media Center Start menu items and click an item to open it Select an option by clicking it To scroll the list of Start menu items move the trackball pointer over the list until an item is selected then continue moving the p
123. ve the same type of TV signal input select models only If a recording error occurs the program will not be recorded unless the conflict is resolved If you try to schedule a recording and another is already scheduled for the same time a conflict window appears and gives you the option to record the new program or record the previously scheduled program To make sure your program is being recorded select My TV Recorded TV and then Scheduled The Record icon also appears next to the program in the Guide while you are recording The Record icon disappears when the recording is complete 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 occurrence of a program in a series that is scheduled to be recorded The Record Conflict Error icon appears in the Television Program Guide and the taskbar if another program is scheduled to be recorded at the same time Record Series means that you select 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 Watching and Recording TV Programs 33 D Ee hm O 4 Q 4 oO o D E T gt N p g 9 a a Recording TV from the Guide To record a current or future p
124. w the following types of image files in Media Center iPg jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group tif tiff Tagged Image File Format gif Graphics Interchange Format bmp Bitmap wmf Windows MetaFile png Portable Network Graphics m Only supported image file types are displayed in My Pictures Unsupported files are skipped in a slide show m Folder icons appear even if the images inside them cannot be displayed m Corrupted and unsupported image file types display a generic image icon but cannot be displayed in Media Center m Some file types are supported only if appropriate filters and software are installed 54 BMP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Editing Pictures in My Pictures Fixing red eye or contrast 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control TOUCH UP 2 Select My Pictures Save 3 Select the picture you want to edit Cancel Red Eye a Q hen aan A oa gt O ias 4 Press the i More information button on the remote control and then select Picture Details Contrast Crop 5 Select Touch Up Preview 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 Select Red Eye Contrast or Crop to touch up your settings picture 8 Select Yes to save changes and replace the original picture file Working with Pictures 5
125. ware Guide 5 Select the CD or DVD recording drive 6 Select type of disc you want to burn DVD VCD or SVCD 7 Click Burn Now to begin burning your movie to disc To save the current settings for future click Burn Later 8 Click OK when the recording is complete Close the muvee Burner window Using muvee autoProducer unPlugged Media Center 3 Select a button option to produce your video and If you were working in muvee and closed the follow the onscreen instructions 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 Select Video Browse video folders and add existing video files to Selecting videos on page 110 your video production Select Pictures Browse picture folders and add existing image files Selecting pictures on page 110 to your video production O in Media Center 5 To open muvee autoProducer unPlugged in Media Center n v Nd S a 1 Click Start on the taskbar select Media 2 Select More Programs and then select the Make 2 o Center to open Media Center or press the Media muvee icon The main window displays with video P3 Center Start button E on the remote control to open production information on the current project Fey S EQ 5 2 EE VU Browse music folders and add existing audio files Selecting music on page 111 to your video production soundtrack
126. y that the disc has been created without errors Sonic MyDVD Plus Record data and movie files Select models only Record a copy of an existing DVD to use on the HP Digital Entertainment Center Copy and share video files Capture copy video files Windows Movie Maker 2 0 Import audio video and other media files from a videotape an audiotape a Web camera or a television broadcast Record audio and video files to create a video project that becomes a Windows Media source file with a wmv extension Creating Audio and Data Edit and preview files Send a movie 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 wmy asf avi or mpg or image files such as jpg or gif Create avi and wmv Windows Media Video files Creating Audio and Data Discs 87 88 HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide Creating Video Discs and Movies Select models only Your HP Digital Entertainment Center may come with the following movie making programs m Sonic MyDVD m Windows Movie Maker m Sonic DigitalMedia Home which includes MyDVD muvee autoProducer 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 Use your video inputs input connectors vary by m

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