User manual PHILIPS FREEVENTS

[. . . ] work + play travail + loisirs Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 User Guide PHILIPS and the PHILIPS Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. and used by Dixons under license from Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. Freevents is used as a trademark of DSG Retail Ltd. About your manual UK United Kingdom FR France This user manual provides information and support for using your new computer. You can find an electronic version in your native language on your Windows Desktop. [. . . ] Media Center has a number of visualizations that you can choose from. To choose a visualization that suits your mood: 1. Press the Start button on your remote control. Go to My Music, press the More Info button on your remote and select Settings from the menu. You will see 2 options: · Visualizations: allows you to choose what visualizations you want · Visualization settings: allows you to configure how visualizations to use (Fig. 39 57 Record a music CD Once you have built up your music library you can create your own music CDs using Media Center. Insert a blank CD into your DVD writer drive and follow the steps below. 1. Go to My Music and select an artist or album you would like to add to your new CD. Select the Create CD/DVD option from the left menu. 2. Next you are asked what type of CD you want to create. Choose Audio CD and select OK. 58 3. Now you need to give your CD a name. Use the keypad on your remote, or your keyboard. 5. You can rearrange the tracks into your preferred order. Follow the instructions to finish. 4. The next step is to choose the songs you want to add. Scroll through your music and select each track using the OK button. A tick will appear in the box next to it. When you are ready select View CD from the menu on the left. 59 My Videos - bring your home movies to life! Overview Your Philips-FreeventsTM Media Center gives you full control over your digital home movies, as well as video files from the Internet*. With My Videos you can store them all in one place and watch them whenever you like. You can also use Windows Movie Maker 2 to connect your camcorder and edit your own video files like a pro. You need to exit Media Center and return to Windows XP to use Windows Movie Maker 2. · · · · A B C D Sort your video files and create a media library Watch videos straight from your memory card or digital camcorder Edit and create your own home movies with Movie Maker 2 Watch your videos full screen, or in a small window while you carry on working E A - view video files by name (alphabetically) B - view video files by date created C - create a CD or DVD from your videos D - thumbnail view of files and folders E - preview window for video currently playing * You may need to install additional software and filters to view certain 60 Organising your video files In order to make the most of your viewing experience you should spend a few minutes organising your video files. There are 3 places where videos will be stored: · Your My Videos folder · The Shared Videos folder · Other drives or devices such as DVD ROM or Memory Card Organising your My Videos folder 1. Click Start > My Documents > My Videos. You now need to create a folder for your summer holiday videos (as an example). Click Make a new folder under the File and Folder Tasks. [. . . ] Install the software supplied with your card following the supplied instructions. If Windows is unable to detect the new card try removing and reinserting it. (Turn off and disconnect the PC from the mains supply first). Fig. 90 104 Replacing a CD / DVD drive Tools required: cross-head screw driver (non-magnetic), tweezers Tip: Make a note of the location of any cables you may need to move. [. . . ]