Watching Tv Programs Stored On The Hp Media Drive; About Recording Tv To The Hp Media Drive - HP A6110n - Pavilion - 2 GB RAM Getting Started Manual

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Getting Started
Watching TV programs stored on the
HP Media Drive
NOTE: Refer to Help and Support for more information about recording errors, advanced
recording features, and TV settings.
To play recorded TV files that are stored on the HP Media Drive, you must:
1 Connect the HP Media Drive to the computer with the power turned off.
2 Turn on the computer and open Windows Media Center.
3 In the Tasks menu, click settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recording Storage.
4 Under Record on drive, select the HP Media Drive, and then Save. A recorded TV
folder is created and placed in the HP Media Drive. Recorded TV programs must be
placed in this folder for you to access them by using Windows Media Center.
NOTE: You must close Windows Media Center before removing or connecting the
HP Media Drive for the stored TV files to update properly.
5 Under Record on drive, select the local hard disk drive, and then Save.
6 Move or copy your recorded TV programs to the recorded TV folder on the HP Media
Drive. Now you can view your stored TV programs in Windows Media Center, or you
can double-click the file and view the program in Windows Media Player.
7 Close Windows Media Center before disconnecting the drive.
When you connect the drive, stored TV files appear a few seconds after you open
Media Center.

About recording TV to the HP Media Drive

Your computer is set up to record TV programs to your local hard disk drive when you use
Windows Media Center. It is possible to change the recording path to an HP Media Drive,
but several errors can occur if the drive is unexpectedly or improperly removed.
It is recommended that you record TV programs to your local hard disk drive and then
copy the files over to your HP Media Drive.
If you decide to change your recording path to the HP Media Drive, consider the
following:
The TV recording path does not revert to your local hard disk drive after the HP Media
drive is disconnected. This means scheduled recordings might not be recorded. If the
recording message Low Disk Space appears, your program will not be recorded. See
"Changing disk space for recording TV programs" for more information about
changing your hard disk space settings.
When the drive is disconnected, the disk allocation for recorded TV programs reverts
to 10%, and your recorded programs can be lost if you have selected the Keep until
space is needed setting. See "Changing disk space for recording TV programs" for
more information about changing the allocation.