User manual COMPAQ MEDIA CENTER PC SOFTWARE GUIDE

[. . . ] HP Media Center PC 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. [. . . ] Select your country/region from the dropdown menu under Select your region. Select the I Agree check box, and then select Next. 48 Software Guide -- HP Media Center PC To share photos in Media Center: 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Select the group of pictures you want to share and then select Share. Select the pictures you want to share by placing a check mark on each picture, and then select Next. Or Use the remote control keypad or the keyboard to type an e-mail address into the text box. If you want to save this e-mail address, select Save e-mail as a shortcut by placing a check in the check box next to it. HP Image Zone Share in Media Center 2 3 4 5 8 9 Use the remote control keypad or the keyboard to type an e-mail subject in the text box, and then select Send. Select OK to have HP Instant Share send your e-mail. Outbox in HP Image Zone. 6 7 Select Next. Select Original or Compressed image size. 10 To view the status of the e-mail, select Working with Pictures 49 Using supported file types with HP Image Zone HP Image Zone supports the following types of image, video, and audio files. If the message Image cannot be displayed appears, the file may be corrupted, or it may be an unsupported file type. You may need to edit your image with a photo editor and save it in a supported file format. n File extension . jpg, . jpeg . tif, . tiff . gif . mov, . qt . mpeg-1 . m1v . mpg . avi . bmp . dcx . fpx . pcx . png File type Joint Photographic Experts Group Tagged Image File Format Graphics Interchange Format QuickTime Movie file Movie file Movie file Movie file, . mpeg animation Audio Video Interleaved Bitmap Multipage . pcx file FlashPix Bitmap Bitmap Graphics Portable Network Graphics Only supported image file types are displayed in My Pictures. Unsupported files are skipped in a slideshow. Corrupted and unsupported image file types display a generic image icon but cannot be displayed in Media Center. Some file types are supported only if appropriate filters and software are installed. 50 Software Guide -- HP Media Center PC Printing Pictures in HP Image Zone 1 Press the Media Center Start button on the remote control, or, with your mouse, click Start on the taskbar, and then click Media Center. Select Albums, Months, or Folders and then select the album, month, or folder where your picture is located. Select the picture you want to print by placing a check mark on the picture, and then select Next. Select the (+) or (­) to choose a printer, and then select Print. Follow any onscreen instructions. 2 3 4 5 6 7 You need to set up your printer before you can print from Media Center. n Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures To create a backup disc of images you have put into HP ImageZone: 1 Click Start on the taskbar, and then click HP Image Zone. Or Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, HP, and then click HP Image Zone. The HP Image Zone window opens. 3 4 5 6 7 Select your backup settings, and then click Next. Select the drive and media type, and then click Next. Follow any onscreen instructions. 2 Select the Backup tab, and then click Back Up Images on the left side of the window. Working with Pictures 51 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 mouse. [. . . ] 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. 6 7 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. 5 114 Click Save, and then click Yes. Software Guide -- HP Media Center PC Changing the TV recording path to the local hard disk drive To change the Media Center TV recording path to your local hard disk drive: 1 2 Open Media Center. [. . . ]