Software Guide

8 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software Guide
Media Center Settings categories
■ TV to set up TV signal, audio, and closed
captioning. You can download or edit the
Television Program Guide, view or clear
recording history, set hard disk drive recorder
storage space, configure your display, and set
recording defaults.
■ Pictures to set slide-show settings.
■ Music to select visualizations or song
information to display when playing a song.
■ DVD to select a language for subtitles, audio
tracks, and menus of your DVDs, program the
Skip and Replay buttons on the remote control
for your DVDs, and select close captioning.
You can also access audio settings for your
speakers.
■ Messenger to allow instant messages within
Media Center. Instant messaging may not be
supported in all countries/regions.
■ Radio to organize or delete preset radio
stations.
■ General to set:
■ Startup and Window behavior.
■ Visual and Sound Effects to set
transition animations and sounds when
navigating in Media Center.
■ More Programs Options to change
settings for other programs on the HP
Media Center PC.
■ Media Center Setup to configure your
Internet connection, TV signal, speakers,
TV, or monitor; access Windows updates;
run Media Center setup again; set up
remote desktop; and reset Start Page
defaults.
■ Parental Controls to block unwanted TV
channels and block unwanted TV and
movie ratings, change access code, and
reset parental controls.
■ Automatic Downloads Options to get
media information about CDs, DVDs, and
movies from the Internet.
■ Help to find help about using Media Center
and your hardware.
Finding Additional Media Center Information
To learn more about using Media
Center, refer to the online and other Help
files located in Media Center. Using your
mouse, click the Help icon in the Media
Center toolbar.
You can select Online Spotlight from the main
Media Center menu to go online for the latest Media
Center tips and other information. Online Spotlight
may not be available in all countries/regions.
Also, you can access the Microsoft Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2005 Reference Guide when
you go online to the HP Support Web site at:
http://www.hp.com/support
To find the online documentation for your product,
search for your model number, and then click
Manuals.
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Some settings, such
as parental control
and caption display
settings for TV and
DVDs, are included
with select models
only. Not all channels
support closed
captioning.
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The Microsoft
Windows XP Media
Center Edition 2005
Reference Guide is for
select models only.