User manual DELL MEDIA CENTER

[. . . ] DellTM Media Center User's Guide standby media control buttons back Media Center start menu more info arrow buttons channel/page live TV mute recorded TV guide numeric buttons DVD menu volume clear enter NOTE: The remote control that you received with your computer may be slightly different than the one described in this document. NOTE: When entering text in a Media Center search or text box on a computer running the Japanese Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system, you can enter extended characters using the numeric buttons. Follow the instructions on the screen. w w w. c o m Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. [. . . ] To navigate to the program you want to record, click in the window or press on your keyboard. If the program is scheduled at a future time and does not appear, click in the window or press on your keyboard to scroll through future programs. Click Record to record the program or click Record series to record the program series. The Record or Record series icon appears in the television program guide next to the program. Start Media Center (see page 7). Highlight My TV and press the OK button. Highlight Guide and press the OK button. To navigate to the program you want to record, press . If the program is scheduled at a future time and does not appear, press to scroll through future programs. Highlight the program and press the OK button. Highlight Record and press the OK button to record the program or highlight Record series and press the OK button to record the program series. The Record or Record series icon appears in the television program guide next to the program. 5 6 5 6 NOTE: When you schedule a recording in the television program guide, you can press the REC'D TV button once to record a program, twice to record a series, or three times to cancel the scheduled recording you just selected. 16 If Your Computer Has an Optional TV Tuner Recording a TV Program Using the Search Option NOTE: During scheduled recordings, you can only watch the program being recorded. If you change channels while recording, the recording stops. NOTE: If you go to another area in Media Center, the TV channel you last selected is displayed in the inset window at the bottom of the window. Using the Mouse and Keyboard 1 2 3 Using the Remote Control 1 2 3 Start Media Center (see page 7). A window appears with the following options: · Categories -- Displays general categories including Educational, Kids, and Sports as well as subcategories to find your program. Title -- Displays a search box for you to type in the program name using the keyboard. Media Center automatically searches for the program based on each character you type. The more characters you type, the more specific the search results. Keyword -- Displays a search box for you to type in a keyword using the keyboard. Media Center automatically searches for the word in the program title or program description based on each character you type. The more characters you enter, the more specific the search results. When the search is complete, a list of programs appears. Start Media Center (see page 7). Highlight My TV and press the OK button. [. . . ] Shuffle -- Rearranges the music tracks on the album. Buy Music -- Allows you to connect to the Internet, find CD information, and buy music CDs. Visualize -- Changes the graphics displayed when playing music. Edit Queue-- Modifies the queue. · · Other Features 25 www. dell. com | support. dell. com Using My Videos Media Center allows you to organize and play videos on your computer. Organizing Your Videos When you attach a digital video camera to your computer, Windows XP asks how you want to capture the video. [. . . ]