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Table of Contents
Welcome ...................................................... 1
Experience the Fun of Media Center .......................................1
The right music for the moment...............................................1
Share your digital memories .................................................. 1
Transform your living space into a theater ...............................1
Using Media Center Features.................................................2
Using Media Center ...................................... 3
Setting Up Media Center.......................................................3
Opening Media Center using a mouse....................................3
Opening Media Center using the remote control ...................... 4
Media Center menu bars.......................................................4
Navigating Media Center .....................................................5
Media Center control menu ...................................................5
Using Media Center Away mode ...........................................6
Completing the setup wizard steps .........................................7
Media Center Start Menu ......................................................8
Media Center Start menu items ..............................................8
Online Spotlight ...................................................................9
Using Instant Messaging in Media Center................................ 9
Logging in to your Messenger account ....................................9
Changing Media Center Settings..........................................10
Media Center Settings categories .........................................10
Archiving files using Media Center .......................................11
Finding Additional Media Center Information ........................11
Using the Remote Control ........................... 13
Remote Control Buttons Overview.........................................14
Playing Music Files ..................................... 17
My Music ..........................................................................17
Using My Music with Media Center......................................17
Adding Music to My Music Library .......................................18
Adding music files from your hard disk drive..........................18
Adding music files from a CD ..............................................19
Deleting music files from the My Music library........................19
Using supported music file types .......................................... 20
Playing Music Files in My Music...........................................20
Playing an album in My Music.............................................21
Playing a song in My Music.................................................21
Creating a Queue List in My Music.......................................22
Finding and Playing an Album in My Music........................... 22
Creating a Playlist in My Music............................................23
Copying Music Files to CD in My Music................................24
Working with Pictures ................................ 25
HP Photosmart....................................................................25
My Pictures ........................................................................25
Working with Digital Images................................................26
Using HP Photosmart in Media Center...................................26
Creating your picture catalog in HP Photosmart Premier ..........26
Creating albums .................................................................28
Modifying a date assigned to your pictures............................28
Assigning a keyword to your pictures....................................29
Assigning a place to your pictures ........................................29
Searching for pictures in Media Center .................................30
Viewing Pictures in HP Photosmart ........................................30
Viewing a slideshow in HP Photosmart ..................................30
Viewing a slideshow with music in HP Photosmart...................31
Editing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier...............................31
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart Premier from the desktop ......31
Editing pictures in HP Photosmart in Media Center..................32
Sharing Pictures in HP Photosmart Premier .............................32
Using supported file types with HP Photosmart Premier ............34
Printing Pictures in HP Photosmart .........................................35
Creating a Backup Disc of Your Pictures ................................35
Using My Pictures in Media Center .......................................36
Adding Pictures to My Pictures .............................................37
Adding picture files from your hard disk drive ........................37
Viewing Pictures in My Pictures.............................................38
Viewing pictures as a slideshow ...........................................38
Viewing a slideshow with music in My Pictures.......................39
Using supported picture file types in My Pictures.....................39
Editing Pictures in My Pictures ..............................................40
Fixing red eye or contrast ....................................................40
Cropping pictures in My Pictures ..........................................40
Rotating pictures.................................................................41
Printing Pictures in My Pictures .............................................41
Copying Pictures to CDs and DVDs.......................................42
Playing Videos........................................... 43
Playing Digital Videos in Media Center .................................43
Using Supported Video File Types.........................................44
Transferring and Recording Video Files .................................44
Recording an analog video file.............................................44
Recording a digital video file ...............................................44
Creating a CD/DVD from Video Files....................................45
Playing DVDs ............................................. 47
Playing DVD Movies in Media Center ...................................47
Changing the DVD Movie Language .....................................48
Changing DVD Audio Settings .............................................48
