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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition
Watching Television Programs
Watching Live TV Using Time Shifting
When you open the My TV window and begin watching live
TV, Media Center begins recording the selected program in
the background for up to 30 minutes.
This allows you to use your remote control to stop, pause,
rewind, and fast forward live TV programs within a 30-
minute time range. Recording continues in the background,
with a slight delay. When you pause a live TV program, the
time shifting window appears.
You can always move to the actual point in the live broadcast
by pressing the Live TV button on the remote control.
When you change the channel, Media Center deletes the
previously recorded portion and begins recording again after
a short delay.
You cannot use time shifting when recording a TV program.
For example, you can't pause a live TV program and then
rewind and begin recording. You can record a TV program
only from live TV.
Selecting a Program from the TV Guide
In the TV Guide, you can scroll through a list of the current
television programs and channels available from your
television service provider. The TV Guide displays the
channel and network, as well as the show title and scheduled
time block. The number of days displayed depends on your
television service provider. By selecting a program title, a
detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of
the window.
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You can have Media Center automatically connect to the
Internet and update your Guide.
Not all Internet Service Providers support this feature.
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