Using The Television Program Guide; Using Windows Media Center Without The Guide - HP IQ506 - TouchSmart - 4 GB RAM Manual

Using the Television Program Guide

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Watching and Recording TV
The Television Program Guide (Internet service required) is a free service from Microsoft
that provides TV listings information, such as channel, network, program title, program
summary, and scheduled broadcast times. This service is currently not available in some
countries/regions. You can go to http://www.microsoft.com to find out if the guide
is available in your country/region, and for the terms and conditions of the Television
Program Guide service.
In countries/regions in which the guide is not available, refer to "Using Windows Media
Center without the guide" and see "Recording programs manually without using the
guide" for more information about recording TV programs.
By using the guide, you can scroll through a list of the current and upcoming television
programs and channels that are available from your television service provider. The guide
displays the channel and network, as well as the program title, scheduled time block, and
a brief description of the program. The number of days that are displayed depends on
your television service provider; most providers display up to 14 days. By selecting a
program title, a detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of the window.
NOTE: The computer requires a connection to the Internet to access the guide.

Using Windows Media Center without the guide

Before using Windows Media Center, it is important that you complete the Windows
Media Center setup wizard. This wizard takes you through steps to identify your TV signal
source and scan for channels that you are able to receive from your TV service provider.
By scanning for channels, you can manually select TV programs to watch and record, even
if your country/region is unable to download the guide.
The Television Program Guide data might not be available in your country/region. You
can still record TV programs without a guide; see "Recording programs manually without
using the guide."
If you have already completed the setup wizard, but want to change the settings or scan
for TV channels again:
1 Press the Windows Media Center Start button
mouse, click the Windows Start Button
Windows Media Center.
2 In the Tasks menu, click settings, General, Windows Media Center Setup,
and then Run Setup Again.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions to scan for your channels.
on the remote control, or, with the
on the taskbar, and then click