Recording Programs Without The Guide - HP Media Center m7200 - Desktop PC Software Manual

Recording programs without the Guide

You do not need the Television Program Guide to
record TV. You can record a TV program by
pressing the Record button on the remote control
while watching live TV, or you can select a specific
date, channel, and recording time period in Media
Center.
To record a program without a Guide:
1
Press the Media Center Start button
the remote control, press the Live TV button,
and then press Record to begin recording
your program.
Or
Click Start and then Media Center, or
press the Media Center Start button on the
remote control, select My TV, Recorded TV,
and then select Add Recording.
2
Select Channel and Time.
3
Select the channel number box, and enter the
channel number using the numeric keypad on
the keyboard or remote control.
4
Select the (+) or (–) buttons, and then press
Enter on the keyboard or OK on the remote
control to scroll through choices and enter the
recording frequency, date, start and stop
times, and storage and quality options.
5
To set the recording and return to the
Recorded TV window, select Record in the
window, and then press Enter on the
keyboard or OK on the remote control.
6
To return to the previous window, press the
back arrow on the keyboard, or press Back on
the remote control.
For some programs, you may want to begin
recording before the scheduled beginning and after
the scheduled ending of the program.
on
Recorded TV
programs that have
been copied to a DVD
can be played on
your HP Media Center
PC and on some DVD
players.
Recorded TV
programs can be
backed up as part of
a full system backup
and restored to the
same HP Media
Center PC, but not to
other PCs.
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