Recording Programs Manually With Or Without A Guide - HP z558 Software Manual

Recording programs manually with or without a Guide

You do not need the Television Program Guide to record
TV. You can record a TV program by pressing the Record
button on the remote control while watching live TV, or
you can select a specific date, channel, and recording
time period in Media Center.
For some programs, you may want to begin recording
before the scheduled beginning and after the scheduled
ending of the program.
To record a program without a Guide:
1
Press the Media Center Start button
remote control, press the Live TV button, and then
press Record to begin recording your program.
Or
Click Start, and then click Media Center, or press
the Media Center Start button on the remote control,
select My TV, Recorded TV, and then select Add
Recording.
2
Select Channel and Time.
3
Select the channel number box and enter the channel
number using the numeric keypad on the keyboard
or remote control.
4
Select the (+) or (–) buttons, and then press Enter on
the keyboard or OK on the remote control to scroll
through choices and enter the recording frequency,
date, start and stop times, and storage and quality
options.
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Recorded TV programs that have been
■
copied to a DVD can be played on your
HP Digital Entertainment Center and on
some DVD players.
Recorded TV programs can be backed up as
■
part of a full system backup and restored
to the same HP Digital Entertainment
Center, but not to other PCs.
5
To set the recording and return to the Recorded TV
window, select Record in the window, and then
on the
press Enter on the keyboard, or OK on the remote
control.
6
To return to the previous window, press the back
arrow on the keyboard, or press Back on the remote
control.
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