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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition
User Controlled Settings
Some settings can be selected by each person using the PC.
These settings are:
❖
Sounds, Appearance, and Audio sets sound and display
settings.
❖
DVD sets language and audio settings for playing DVD
movies.
❖
Pictures determines slide transition time and selects
which pictures to display in a slide show.
Changing General Settings
General settings affect each user's experience in Media
Center and can be changed only by the administrator of the
computer.
1
In the Media Center Start menu, select Settings. You may
need to select the scroll arrows in the Start menu to view
Settings.
2
In the Settings window, select General.
3
In the General window, do one of the following:
❖
Select Appearance to turn transition animations or
notifications on or off. Use the arrow buttons to select the
item to change, and then press OK on the remote control.
Select OK in the window, and then press OK again.
❖
Select Media Center Sounds to turn the sound on or
off. Use the arrow buttons to select an option, and then
press OK on the remote control. Select OK in the
window, and then press OK again.
❖
Select Notifications to turn on or off taskbar
notifications. When on you receive a notification when
you are low on disk space, when there is no TV signal, or
when there is no Guide data.
❖
Select Autoplay to set autoplay options.
Changing the Media Center Settings
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