Erasing Rewritable Discs Before Recording..67 Working with Audio CDs...68 Verifying audio disc recorded without errors.68 Audio CD tips...69 Creating audio CDs..69 Creating jukebox discs...70 Working with Data DVDs and CDs..70 Verifying data disc recorded without errors..70
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Selecting videos... 99 Selecting pictures... 99 Selecting music... 100 Setting the style... 100 Adjusting audio and video settings.. 100 Making the movie... 101 Upgrading muvee autoProducer... 102
Using an HP Personal Media Drive. 103
Setting Up the HP Personal Media Drive to Work with Media Center... 103 Locating the Drive After Installation.. 104 Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive... 104 Viewing and Storing Files.. 104 Playing Media Files... 105 Playing Music Files... 105 Viewing Picture Files.. 105 Playing Video Files... 105 Watching TV Programs Stored on the HP Personal Media Drive... 106 About Recording TV to the HP Personal Media Drive. 106 Recording TV programs to the HP Personal Media Drive... 107 Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive... 107 Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive. 108 Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely.. 108 Changing Disk Allocation.. 109 Updating Recorded TV List after Removing the HP Personal Media Drive... 109 System Requirements to View Recorded TV Programs on Other PCs.. 109

Index.. 111

Welcome
Experience the Fun of Media Center
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 lets you do amazing things with your HP Media Center PC. With a full range of easy-to-use digital entertainment features, you can experience TV, movies, music, and photos like never before. Media Center is simple and easy to use. You can easily find and choose your media. You can play movies, listen to music, view photos, and watch TV with a single remote control. Combine the powerful features of your HP Media Center PC 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. Record TV with ease by using the Television Program Guide (Internet service required) 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.
The right music for the moment

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Using the Television Program Guide
The Television Program Guide (Internet service required) is a service contracted by Microsoft that provides TV listings information, such as channel, network, program title, summary, and scheduled broadcast times. This service is currently not available in some countries/regions. In countries/regions where the Guide is not available, refer to Using Media Center without the Guide on page 17, and see Recording programs without the Guide on page 25 for more information about recording TV programs. 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.
Your HP Media Center PC requires a connection to the Internet to access the Guide.
Using Media Center without the Guide
Before using Media Center, it is important to complete the Media Center setup wizard. This takes you through steps to identify your TV signal source and scan for channels you are able to receive from your TV provider. By scanning for channels, you can manually select TV programs to watch and record, even if your country/region is unable to download the TV listings information of the Guide listed above. 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 without the Guide on page 25. If you have already completed the setup wizard, but want to change your settings or scan for TV channels again:
Select Settings, General, Media Center Setup, and then Run Media Center Setup Again. 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:
The Television Program Guide is not available in all countries/regions.
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. Search in My TV is unavailable because there is no Guide information. The current lineup and/or location selected for the Guide is not supported. The Guide information is either missing or corrupt. No data available. Channel information is currently not available.

TV programs that have been encrypted (protected) by the broadcaster cannot be copied and played back on any player other than the HP Media Center PC that recorded the program.
Press the Media Center Start button the remote control. Select More Programs. Insert a blank disc. Select Create CD/DVD.
Select Data. Enter a title for your DVD by using the numeric buttons on the remote control, and then select OK. Select Recorded TV.
Select the Recorded TV programs you want to copy to CD or DVD.
9 Select View DVD or View CD. 10 Select Create DVD or Create CD.
11 Select Yes. 12 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete
burning your TV show to disc.
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 category. You can also delete a recorded program or series of programs and check for any recording errors.
Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, select My TV, and then select Recorded TV. To organize all of your previously recorded programs, select Sort by Date or Sort by Title. 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 HP Tunes and My Music areas in Media Center are great ways to play, organize, and back up your music files. HP Tunes is designed to work with the Apple iTunes program in your All Programs menu, and My Music is designed to work with the Windows Media Player program.

HP Tunes

With HP Tunes, you can play your favorite music that you have added to your iTunes music library. For more information about using HP Tunes, see Using HP Tunes with Media Center on page 30.
When a CD is in your drive, it takes longer to open HP Tunes.
HP Tunes is designed to work with Apple iTunes.

My Music

With My Music, you can find and play your favorite music files and CDs you have added to the Windows Media Player Library. For more information about using My Music, see Using My Music with Media Center on page 36.
My Music is designed to work with Windows Media Player

Close Media Center, if open. Double-click the iTunes shortcut icon on the desktop. When the iTunes default player for audio files message opens, place a check mark in the Do not show this message again check box, and then click Yes or No.
If you have not completed the iTunes Setup Assistant wizard, follow the onscreen instructions. Open Media Center, and then open HP Tunes.
Adding Music to the iTunes Music Library
If your songs are listed as track numbers, make sure the PC is connected to the Internet so iTunes can find and display the song, album, and artist information.
To create your iTunes music library, you can import music files from a CD, download iTunes music files from the iTunes Music Store or the Internet, or import them from your hard disk drive.
Adding music files from a CD in iTunes
With your mouse, click Start on the Windows taskbar, choose All Programs, iTunes, and then click iTunes. Insert an audio CD. Select your CD under the Source menu.
Make sure the songs you want to add to your library are selected. A check mark appears next to the song when it is selected. Click the Import icon in the toolbar to bring the songs into the library.
If your songs dont appear in HP Tunes, make sure your songs are added to the iTunes music library. You may need to close and open Media Center to update your display. For more information about adding songs and creating playlists in iTunes, see the Help menu in iTunes.
Adding music files from the Internet
For more information about downloading music from the iTunes Music store, refer to the Help menu in the iTunes program.
Connect to the Internet. Follow the online instructions to download your songs. If songs are downloaded from the iTunes Music Store, they appear in your iTunes music library. If songs are downloaded to your desktop, drag them into the iTunes music library. If the files are in an unprotected.wma format, they are encoded into.aac files by default (or into the importing format you select from the Preferences menu) and placed into the library.
To change your import format:
a Click the Edit menu, and then select

Preferences.

b Select the Importing tab. c Select the Import Using drop-down

For more information about music file compatibility with iTunes, go to the iTunes Help menu.
Creating a Playlist with iTunes
If your playlist doesnt appear in HP Tunes, make sure your songs are in your iTunes music library. You may need to close and open Media Center to update your display.
A playlist is a customized list of songs that you saved together and can 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 slideshow. You can use iTunes or HP Tunes in Media Center to create playlists.
Click File, and then select New Playlist. Type a name for your playlist. Select Library. Drag your music files from the library to your Playlist icon. Select your Playlist icon to check whether your songs were added. Your playlist is now available in the HP Tunes area of Media Center.
Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, iTunes, and then click iTunes again.
Creating and Editing a Now Playing List with HP Tunes
Once you create a now playing list, you can save it as a playlist that you can play again and again.
A now playing list is a temporary list of songs that are scheduled to be played in the order they were selected. A now playing list acts like a group of songs you select to play on a jukebox. You can continue to add songs, or you can delete songs from your now playing list. You also have the option of saving your now playing list as a playlist.
Select Add to Now Playing. Select OK. Press the Back button on the remote control to return to the song list. Click View Now Playing and then Edit Now Playing to select songs to move or delete. Or Repeat steps 2 through 5 to add more songs to your now playing list.
Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, and then select HP Tunes. Select Songs. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a song, and then press OK.

Adding Music to My Music Library
When you add music files to your My Music library, they are placed into the music library in Windows Media Player. The added music files can immediately be found and played back by using My Music in Media Center. You can also add music files to your music library from within the Windows Media Player program. For more information about adding and deleting music files to the library, use the Windows Media Player Help menu.
Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, and then select My Music. Press the More Information button on the remote control, and select Add Music. Select Add folders, and then select Next. Select Add folders on this computer, and then select Next. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select a location. Press the OK button 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, select Next and then Finish. Select OK.
Adding music files from a CD
Each time you add music files outside of Windows Media Player, you must add these music files to your Windows Media Player music library for Media Center to find them. Select the Tools menu, and then select Search for Media Files to add new music files to your library.
To add the CD tracks to your Media Center music library:
Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, and then select My Music. Insert a CD into the CD drive. Select Albums. Select the Album CD you want to add to your music library. Select Copy CD. The first time you copy a music CD you must select your copy-protection option, and then follow any onscreen instructions. Select Yes to begin copying tracks to your music library. This process may take several minutes, depending on the length of your music tracks. Click OK.
Deleting music files from the My Music library
Press the Media Center Start button the remote control, and then select My Music. Select Songs.
Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to scroll through your songs. Select the song you want to delete, and then press OK on the remote control. Select Delete, and then select Yes.
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. File extension.cda.au,.snd.aif,.aifc,.aiff.wav.mp3,.m3u.wax,.wma.asf,.asx,.wm,.wma,.wmv,.wmp,.wmx,.wpl,.wm,.wmd,.wmz File type CD audio file Audio file AIFF audio file Windows audio file MP3 file Windows Media Audio file Windows Media file
For more information about music file formats, use Windows Media Player Help and Media Center Help. Only supported audio file types are displayed in the My Music window. Unsupported files wont play.

Select a picture or pictures to assign a new date. Click My Selections Menu in the selection tray at the bottom of the window, and then choose Set Image Date and Time. Select a date and time, and then click Set.
Assigning a keyword to your pictures
Using your mouse, double-click the HP Image Zone Plus icon on the desktop. Click the My Images tab, and then click All by Keyword. Select your picture by clicking it. You can select more than one picture, if desired. Click My Selections Menu at the bottom of the window, choose Keywords, and then click Assign to All (New Keyword).
Select a keyword from the available keywords list, and then use the arrow button to add the keyword to the Assign to all box. Click Assign, and then click OK. Or Click New, type a keyword, and then click OK. The new keyword is added to the keyword list. Use the arrow button to add the keyword to the Assign to all box, and then click OK again.
You can assign more than one keyword. You can also edit or delete assigned keywords.
Assigning a place to your pictures
Using your mouse, double-click the HP Image Zone Plus icon on the desktop. Click the My Images tab, and then click All by Place under View/Search. Select your picture by clicking it. You can select more than one picture, if desired. Click the Assign button, make sure the Assign tab is selected.
Click the map to find your location. Each time you click the map, it zooms in closer. Use the arrow buttons surrounding the map to move around on the map. When your location is in the center of the cross symbol, click Assign. Click OK. Click Close.
There are two ways to move around the HP Image Zone Plus map: you can click and drag or point and click the small globe.
Searching for pictures in HP Image Zone Plus
You can search for pictures by date, keyword, and place by using your remote control or mouse in Media Center. HP Image Zone Plus automatically organizes your pictures by date, based on the date assigned by the camera when the picture was taken or the date the picture was scanned.
Press the Media Center Start button the remote control. Select HP Image Zone. Select the Search button.

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.
Using Supported Video File Types
For more information about supported video file types, refer to Media Center Help menu.
You can view the following types of video files in Media Center. Other file types are supported if your HP Media Center PC has the correct software installed.
File extension.avi.mpeg,.mpg,.mpe,.m1v,.mp2,.mpv2.wm,.asf.wmv
File type Video file Movie file
Windows Media file Windows Media AV file
Transferring and Recording Video Files
Once you capture your video by using video capture and editing software, you can use Media Center to find it and add it to your My Videos area.
Recording an analog video file Recording a digital video file
Refer to Before You Begin Capturing Video on page 81 for more information about capturing and recording videos to DVDs or CDs from an analog video camera.
Refer to Before You Begin Capturing Video on page 81 and Creating a Video Project with Direct-to-Disc Wizard on page 86 for more information about recording videos to DVDs or CDs from a digital camera.
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files
To create a CD/DVD from your videos:
Press the Media Center Start button the remote control. Select More Programs. Insert a writable disc, and then select OK. Select Create CD/DVD.
Select the video file you want to copy, and then select View CD/View DVD. Select Add More if you want to add additional video files to your disc. Select View CD/View DVD to check the contents of your disc before recording them. recording the disc, and then select Yes.
Select the Untitled text box, and enter the name of your disc by using the numeric keys on the remote control, and then select OK. Use the Clear button to delete letters. Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select Video, and then select OK.
10 Select Create CD/Create DVD to begin

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
Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control. 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 dont select an option, the DVD automatically plays in full-screen mode after a few seconds. Or If the DVD is already in the drive, select Play DVD from the Media Center Start menu. The DVD movie begins playing in full-screen mode.

Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. Click the Data tab and then Easy Archive. Select the path to the files that you want to archive (or click Browse to navigate to them). Select the type of files you want to add to the archive, or select All Files in the Selected Path. 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.
Click Save, enter a name for your archive, and then click OK. Click the Burn icon. When prompted, insert a recordable disc and then click OK. If the files do not fit on one disc, you are prompted for additional discs.
Click Done when recording is complete.
For additional information about saving archives on your hard disc drive, or scheduling automatic archives, see the online help.

Working with Image Files

The Sonic recording programs can convert all the files from a CD or DVD and convert them into a single.iso file, or a series of.gif files (none exceeding 2 GB) known as an image file. 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.

Creating an image file

To make an image file using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus:
Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. Click Copy, select.iso or.gif (if prompted for file type), and then click Save Image.
Insert the CD or DVD from which you want to make a image file. Click Browse to select the location where the image file will be created. Click the Save Image icon to create the image file.
Your DVD Writer or CD right. Writer drive will not copy commercially available DVD movies. Most commercial DVDs are encoded to prevent unauthorized duplication.
Burning from an image file
To burn a CD or DVD from an image file using Sonic DigitalMedia Plus:
Open the DigitalMedia Plus program by clicking Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. Click Copy and then Burn Image. Click Browse to select the image file.
Insert a recordable CD or DVD into the drive. Click the Burn Image icon. Click Done when recording is complete.
LightScribe creates a grayscale image similar to a black and white photograph.
Disc Labeling with LightScribe
LightScribe (select models only) is a direct disc labeling technology providing you a simple way to burn precise, silk screen-quality labels. It combines the CD or DVD drive of your HP Media Center PC with specially coated discs (sold separately) and enhanced disc-labeling software. A LightScribe-enabled CD or DVD disc drive uses the optical laser in the drive to record a label onto a thin dye 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 media is identified by the LightScribe logo on the retail packaging and on the inner hub area of the disc itself. Your HP Media Center PC may come ready to work with many versions of LightScribe media (select models only); however, as new media versions are introduced you will need to update the driver software for your LightScribe-enabled CD or DVD drive. Get driver updates from the HP Support Web site: http://hp.com/support

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 your PC 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 autoProducer while you are capturing video.
Recorded (known as VCR mode) using a recorded tape in your DV camcorder. See Capturing recorded video from a DV camcorder on page 92.
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:
Click the Start Capture button to begin capturing the live image directly to your hard disk drive. Click the Stop Capture button to stop capturing. Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the captured video file. Click Filename to specify a file name for the captured video file.
Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your PC. Turn on the camcorder and set to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturers documentation. Click the Get Video from Camera button.
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 camcorder (copy) recorded video to your hard disk drive:
Click the Get Video from Camera button. Click the Play button on the screen to begin viewing the video. Click Start Capture when you see the start of the video footage you want to use in your movie project. Click Stop Capture to stop capturing. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to capture additional sections of video footage.
Connect your DV camcorder to the FireWire (IEEE 1394) port on your PC. Turn on the camcorder and set to VCR mode. Refer to the instructions in the manufacturers documentation.
Click Capture Folder to specify a folder for the captured video file. 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.

Adding videos

To add video files to your movie production on the desktop:
Select the Add video button in the video/pictures area. The Add Picture window opens. Browse the folders. Select existing video files on your hard disk drive, if desired for your movie:
c Use the magicMoment controls to mark
video scenes to include and exclude:
Add up to three video files. Select multiple video files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the files.

Select Back to Main to open another button option.

Selecting videos

To add video files to your movie production:
Select the Select Video button to browse through video folders on your PC for video files to use in your movie production. Select a folder with pictures in it, using the arrow buttons on the remote control:
Select the folder with the green Up arrow to browse folders.
Select the My Videos button to access the My videos folder and subfolders.
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 format combination. 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. Click Next to confirm your video selection and proceed to the next step.
Click right.Select All to choose all video files in a folder. Click Clear All to remove all video files from the Selected Videos column.
Select the Shared Videos button to access the Shared videos folder and subfolders.

Selecting pictures

To add still image files to your movie production:
Select the Select Pictures button to browse through picture folders on your PC for video files to use in your movie production. Select a folder with pictures in it, using the arrow buttons on the remote control:
Select the folder with the green up arrow to browse folders.
Select the My Pictures button to access the My pictures folder and subfolders.
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.bmp format combination. 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. Click Next to confirm your picture selection and proceed to the next step.
Click Select All to choose all picture files in a folder. Click Clear All to remove all picture files from the Selected Pictures column.
Select the Shared Pictures button to access the Shared pictures folder and subfolders.

Selecting music

Click Select All to choose all music files in a folder. Click Clear All to remove all music files from the Selected music column.

The HP right. Personal Media Drive is sold separately.
Work with the HP Media Center PC and other PCs that have a USB port. Store large media files and personal files. Transfer files between PCs. Play media files. 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
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 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 the HP Personal Media Drive for backup or storage. You can also use your remote control to access these files from within Media Center.
Insert the HP Personal Media Drive Installation CD that came with your HP Personal Media Drive. When the menu of installation options appears, select the items you want to install by placing a check in the check box next to the choices. Make sure you place a check next to HP Media Center Setup Utility, and then click Install. Insert your HP Personal Media Drive into the drive bay or connect it to a USB port, and then click Continue. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup wizard, and then restart the PC.
Locating the Drive After Installation
After you install the HP Personal Media Drive into the HP Media Center PC, you can find the drive in My Computer. The HP Media Center PC automatically assigns a drive letter which may change unless you assign a drive letter. See Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive on page 104.
Click Start on the taskbar. Click My Computer. Select your drive under Hard Disk Drives. The default name is HP Personal Media Drive.
To avoid multiple hard disk drives using the same drive letter when connecting and removing the drives, assign the letter Z.
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 the HP Personal Media Drive if a drive letter is assigned. Some programs may not be able to find files if the drive changes letters every time you connect it. To assign a drive letter:
Right-click My Computer. Select Manage, and then click Disk Management. Right-click HP Personal Media Drive. Select Change Drive Letter and Paths. HP recommends that you pick the drive letter Z. Click Change and select a letter, and then apply the changes by clicking OK.

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 109 for more information about fixing this error.
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 wont 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 Media Center PC before disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive.
Recording TV programs to the HP Personal Media Drive
Change your recording pathway to your HP Personal Media Drive. See Changing the TV recording path to the HP Personal Media Drive on page 107. Open Media Center. Record TV programs. See Recording TV from the Guide on page 24. Your programs are recorded to the HP Personal Media Drive. Before disconnecting the drive:
Change the recording pathway back to your local hard disk drive. See Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive on page 108.
Close Media Center. Restart your HP Media Center PC. You must perform this last step, or errors can result when recording to your drive. Disconnect your HP Personal Media Drive safely. See Disconnecting the HP Personal Media Drive Safely on page 108.
Make sure there are no scheduled recordings or recordings in progress to avoid losing data.
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:
Assign a drive letter to your HP Personal Media Drive. See Assigning a Drive Letter to the HP Personal Media Drive on page 104. Open Media Center. Select Settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recorder storage. 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.
HP recommends that right. you record TV programs directly to your local hard disk drive and then transfer your recorded programs to the HP Personal Media Drive, if desired.
Click Save, and then click Yes. Close Media Center. Restart the HP Media Center PC.
To change the TV recording path back to your local hard disk drive, follow this procedure and select your hard disk drive in step 4.

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