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Dell™ Media Center

User’s Guide

Media Center

start menu

back

arrow buttons

live TV

my music

my videos

volume

numeric buttons*

standby

guide

more info

my TV

my pictures

channel/page

clear

enter

media

control

buttons

Japan only

star pound

*Note: When entering text in a Media Center search or text box on a computer running

Japanese Microsoft®Windows®XP, you can enter extended characters using the numeric

buttons. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

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.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

____________________

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation; Microsoft and Windows

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or

their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

August 2003 P/N P1646 Rev. A00

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Contents

1 Quick Start

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Remote Control Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Starting Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Watching TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Watching a TV program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Television Program Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Television Program Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Recording TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Recording a Program You are Watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recording a Program Using the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recording a Program Using Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Recording a Program Manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Changing Your TV Guide Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Changing Recording Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Watching Recorded TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Playing a Recorded Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Playing DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Playing a DVD Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Playing a DVD Already in Your Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Watching a DVD in a Resized Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Viewing Your Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Viewing Pictures in Media Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Viewing Pictures as a Slide Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Sorting Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Viewing a slide show with music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2 Other Features

Using My Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Copying a CD to the Media Library.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4Contents

Adding Files to Media Library and Creating a Playlist . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . 20

Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using My Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Organizing Your Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Playing Digital Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Quick Start 5

Quick Start

Introduction

Microsoft

Windows

XP Media Center is your all-in-one computer entertainment center.

Whether you want to watch or record TV programs, play DVDs, or view pictures, Media Center

does it all. The following instructions explain how to explore some of the more common functions

of Windows XP Media Center using either your mouse/keyboard or the all-in-one remote control.

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Remote Control Buttons

1media control

center Controls features for a TV, DVD, and CD.

2Media Center

start menu Opens the Media Center start menu (see

page 7).

3back Returns the computer to theprevious window

within Media Center.

4arrow buttons Helps navigate within all Media Center

windows.

5live TV A shortcut to the full-screen viewof live TV. It

also moves to the current point of a live TV

program after you pause the program.

6my music Opens the My Music window.

7my videos Opens the My Videos window.

8volume Increases (+) and decreases (–) sound.

9numeric

buttons Changes channels or enters text into the

Media Center search or text box.

NOTE: When entering text in a Media Center

search or text box on a computer running

JapaneseMicrosoftWindowsXP,youcanenter

extendedcharactersusingthenumericbuttons.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

10, 19 clear Deletes the selection and functions like the

<Backspace> key on your keyboard.

11 standby Puts the computer into a reduced power state.

12 guide Opens the Television Program Guide (see

page 8) to display available TV channels and

programs you can watch and record.

13 more info Provides more information about TV

programs you can watch and record.

14 my TV Opens the My TV window (see page 7).

15 my pictures Opens the My Pictures window (see page 17).

16 channel/page Changes the TV channel and moves up (+)

and down (–), depending on available options.

17, 21 enter Selects the desired action or window option.

18, 20 text entry Allows you to enter text.

10 17

Japan only

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Starting Media Center

Watching TV

Media Center allows you to watch any program offered by your TV service provider. However, before you can

watch TV using Media Center, you must correctly set up your computer for the TV signal source (cable, satellite,

etc.) and run the software wizard. For more information on hardware setup, see "Other Features" on page 19 and

the setup diagram that came with your computer.

Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control

Click

the

Start

button and click

Media Center

The

Media Center Start

window appears.

Press .

The

Media Center Start

window appears.

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Watching a TV program

Television Program Guide

Media Center provides a Television Program Guide that allows you to scroll through a list of the current TV

programs and channels available from your TV service provider. The Guide displays the channel and network, as

well as the show title and scheduled time block. The number of days displayed in the Guide depends on your TV

service provider. When you select a program title, a detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of

the window.

Using the Television Program Guide

• The Guide is a shared programming schedule that is visible to all users. When someone attempts to

schedule a recording when another recording is scheduled, a message appears.

• If the Guide is not updated, the number of days displayed decreases each day.

• You can have Media Center automatically connect to the Internet and update your Guide. Not all Internet

Service Providers (ISPs) support this feature. Check with your ISP.

If your ISP does not support automatic Guide updates, you must update the Guide manually in the

Settings

window. You can manually update the Guide at any time even if you have set up automatic

updates.

• If the Guide is not updated, the following message appears next to each channel:

No data available

Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control

In the

Media Center Start

window, click

My TV

The last channel selected or the first channel

available appears next to the

My TV

menu.

To change channels, click on the

bottom

Media Center

toolbar or press the

channel number on your keyboard

(<Num Lock> must be enabled).

NOTE: The Media Center toolbars appear when you move

the mouse.

Tomaximize the TVwindowto full-screenmode,

click on the TV image. To return to the smaller

TV window, click on the top

Media Center

toolbar.

Press the

MY TV

button.

The last channel selected or the first channel

available appears next to the

My TV

menu.

To change channels, press the

CH/PG

button or

enter the channel number using the numeric

buttons.

To maximize the TV window to full-screen

mode, press to scroll down to the smaller TV

window and press

. To return to the smaller

TV window, press the

BACK

button.

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• If your computer does not automatically disconnect from the Internet after updating the Guide, manually

disconnect from the Internet.

• Your TV service provider determines the number of channels and calendar days that appear.

• The Guide does not display past TV listings.

NOTE: If you are using your remote control to navigate through Media Center, you must use the arrow buttons to

highlight a specific function.

Recording TV

Media Center allows you to record TV programs so that you can watch them at your convenience. You can record

the program you are watching or a future program or program series using the Guide, using

manually.

If you schedule the recording of several shows or a series, you can change the priority order in the

Settings

window in

My TV

. See "Changing Recording Priorities" on page 13.

Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control

In the

Media Center Start Menu

window, click

My TV

Click

Guide

To see a program description, move the cursor

over the program.

The description appears at the bottom of the

window.

To navigate through the channels, click in

the window or press on your keyboard.

To watch a program, click the program.

To view upcoming programs on a specific

channel, move your cursor over the channel

number and station call letters. Future programs

appear at the bottom of the window.

You can also click in the window to scroll

throughfutureprogramsfor thechannelsthatare

displayed.

Press the

GUIDE

button.

To see a program description, highlight the

program and the description appears at the

bottom of the window.

To navigate through the channels, press .

To watch a program, highlight the program and

press

To view upcoming programs on a specific

channel, highlight the channel number and

stationcallletters.Futureprograms appear atthe

bottom of the window.

You can also press to scroll through future

programs for the channels that are displayed.

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Recording a Program You are Watching

Recording a Program Using the Guide

NOTE: Depending on the time of day, some networks share the same channel. The Guide may display the programming

for one network, which can cause recording options to be unavailable. You may need to manually update the Guide

before scheduling a recording.

NOTE: During scheduled recordings, you can only watch the program being recorded. If you change channels while

recording, the recording stops.

Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control

Click on the bottom

Media Center

toolbar.

The

Record

icon appears in the Guide next to

the program.

Press the

REC

button.

The

Record

icon appears in the Guide next

to the program.

Using the Mouse and Keyboard Using the Remote Control

In the

Media Center Start Menu

window, click

My TV

Click

Guide

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 the program.

Click

Record

to record the program or click

Record series

to record the program series.

The

Record

series icon

appears in the Guide next to the program.

•

Advanced record

— Displays the recording start

and stop times and other recording settings.

Press the

MY TV

button.

Highlight

Guide

and press

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

Highlight

Record

and press

to record the

programorhighlight

Record series

and press

to record the program series.

The

Record

series icon

appears in the Guide next to the program.

NOTE: When you schedule a recording in the Guide, you

canpressthe REC button once to recordaprogram,twiceto

record a series, or three times to cancel the scheduled

recording you just selected.

•

Advanced record

— Displays the recording start

and stop times and other recording settings.

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