Document Outline

• Media Center
  • Get started using Media Center
    • What's new in this release of Media Center
      • Learn more about Online Spotlight
      • Information for upgrade users
    • Get help in Media Center
    • Navigate Media Center
      • Start Media Center
      • Use the Media Center Start menu
      • Customize the Media Center Start menu
      • Remove items from the Media Center Start menu
      • Search for an item by name
      • Work with removable media
      • Switch to Toolbar view
      • Show the Media Center menu bar
      • Show the Transport Controls toolbar
    • Use Media Center and other programs at the same time
    • Close Media Center
    • Media Center global settings
      • Volume settings in Media Center
      • Make Media Center the default CD player or DVD player
      • Restore the default media settings for Windows
      • Change Internet Explorer settings for use with Online Spotlight or other Media Center programs
      • Apply system-wide settings and per-user settings
    • Windows XP Media Center Edition hardware
      • About the remote sensor
      • Use the remote control
      • Remote commands in Media Center
        • Remote commands for Media Center
        • Transport controls in Media Center
        • AV controls and power controls in Media Center
        • Input text by using the remote control
      • Media Center remote control commands
        • My TV remote control commands
        • My Music remote control commands
        • Radio remote control commands
        • My Pictures remote control commands
        • My Videos remote control commands
        • DVD remote control commands
      • Support for wide-screen displays
        • Change the aspect ratio of the display area
        • Change the display resolution for wide-screen display
  • Set up Media Center
    • Remote control
      • Troubleshoot the remote
    • Internet connection
      • Select a download method
      • I do not want Media Center to download Guide information automatically
      • Manually connect to the Internet and update Program Guide information
      • Use the New Connection Wizard to set up a dial-up Internet connection for Media Center
      • Troubleshoot your Internet connection
        • My Internet connection does not work
        • My AOL connection does not disconnect after Guide information is downloaded
        • My MSN dial-up connection does not connect to the Internet
        • Media Center cannot connect to the Internet
        • Media Center cannot connect to the Internet and update Guide information
        • Set up your Internet connection
        • There is no dial tone
        • The LAN Internet connection is not working
        • Check the user name and password for your default Internet connection
        • Check the region, country, or language settings for your computer
    • TV signal
      • Choose a TV signal for use with Media Center
        • Choose a working TV signal
        • Have Media Center identify your IR remote control codes
        • Have Media Center learn the control codes for your set-top box remote
        • About using Media Center without a TV signal
      • About using your set-top box with the Media Center remote control
        • Find the brand of your set-top box
        • Choose your channel entry method
        • Select a TV signal provider
        • Hardware not detected
      • Troubleshoot the TV signal or the set-top box
        • Set up Media Center to work with my satellite TV signal
        • Troubleshoot detecting your TV signal
        • Troubleshoot choosing the set-top box brand
        • Troubleshoot choosing the signal type provider
        • Downloading failed for TV signal provider information
        • Troubleshoot testing your set-top box
        • Troubleshoot your IR control cable
        • I cannot find a code set that works with my set-top box
        • My set-top box onscreen menu appears when I change channels
        • My radio frequency set-top box does not work with Media Center
      • Troubleshoot changing channels
        • When I change to a three-digit channel, my channels change two times
        • Changing channels causes a prompt for a parental control password
        • Media Center and my set-top box are not on the same channel
    • Program Guide
      • Troubleshoot "Download failed" messages for the Program Guide
      • Make sure your Program Guide information is updated
      • Enter your ZIP code or postal code
      • About the Terms of Service
      • About using the Guide
      • I want to decline the Terms of Service and not use the Guide
      • About media information
      • Choose a control code
      • About the remote sensor
      • About setting the remote control signal speed
      • About set-top box control codes
    • Change your Setup options
  • Change settings in Media Center
    • Change the appearance of Media Center
      • Turn on or turn off transition animations between Media Center screens
      • Keep the Media Center window always on top
      • Adjust Media Center for your display
      • Change the video background color
    • Turn on or turn off Media Center sounds
    • Use notifications
      • Turn on or turn off taskbar notifications
      • Set telephone call notifications
      • Turn on or turn off onscreen tips
    • Configure your video display
      • Adjust your display
        • Choose the type of display you have
        • Select a video connection type
        • Find the controls to adjust your display
        • Run the display adjustment controls
        • Adjust the onscreen centering and sizing
        • Adjust the aspect ratio
        • Adjust the brightness
        • Adjust the contrast
        • Adjust the RGB color balance
        • Adjust the color and tint
        • Adjust the sharpness
        • The onscreen display adjustment controls are superimposed over the video
        • I cannot see the X when adjusting the brightness controls
        • Protect your display from burn-in
    • Set parental controls
      • Change the 4-digit code
      • Reset parental controls
      • I cannot remember my 4-digit code for parental controls
    • Change the setup for the Internet connection or the remote control
    • Use Autoplay for HighMAT and Media Center enhanced content
    • More information about Media Center
      • Read the privacy policy for Media Center
      • Set privacy options
        • Acquire licenses
        • Work offline
      • Find out what version of Media Center you have
  • Accessibility for people with disabilities
    • How to use accessibility features in Media Center
      • Media Center keyboard shortcuts
        • Navigation keyboard shortcuts
        • Audio control keyboard shortcuts
        • My TV keyboard shortcuts
        • My Music keyboard shortcuts
        • Radio keyboard shortcuts
        • My Pictures keyboard shortcuts
        • My Videos keyboard shortcuts
        • DVD keyboard shortcuts
        • Keyboard shortcuts for using the Help window
      • Media Center features for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
        • Closed Captioning
      • Media Center features for people who are blind or have impaired vision
        • High Contrast
        • Text-to-speech tools
        • Screen magnifiers
        • Descriptive Video Service
      • Media Center features for people who have a mobility impairment
      • Accessibility features in Media Center Help
        • Change the text or color of the background in Help
        • Change the font in Help
    • Troubleshoot accessibility features in Media Center
      • My computer's High Contrast setting displays differently in Media Center
      • High Contrast does not work in Media Center
      • Closed Captioning does not work
      • My screen reader does not work in Media Center
      • My screen magnifier does not work in Media Center
      • SoundSentry does not work in Media Center
      • ShowSounds does not work in Media Center
      • Sound schemes do not work in Media Center
      • Sticky Keys does not work in Media Center
      • The cursor blink rate and cursor width display differently in Media Center
    • Accessible products and services from Microsoft
      • Accessibility in Microsoft Windows
      • Adjusting Microsoft products for people with accessibility needs
      • Free step-by-step tutorials
      • Microsoft documentation in alternative formats
      • Assistive technology for Windows
      • Customer service for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
      • Getting more accessibility information
  • My TV
    • Watch TV
      • Watch a TV show in full-screen mode
      • View details for a TV show
      • Change the channel
      • Pause and play TV
      • Stop TV
      • Fast forward TV
      • Rewind TV
      • Skip ahead in a TV show
      • Use instant replay
      • Watch TV in slow motion
      • Watch TV frame-by-frame
      • Watch pay-per-view
    • Use the Guide
      • Go to the Guide
      • Select a show listed in the Guide
      • Browse the Guide
      • Filter the Guide by a category
      • View the lineup for a single channel
      • Download Guide listings manually
      • Get more information about the Guide
        • Read the Terms of Service for the Guide in Media Center
        • Read the Guide privacy statement
        • Read about the current Guide information
    • Record TV
      • Record the show that you are watching
      • Record from the Guide
        • Record a show from the Guide
        • Record a series from the Guide
      • Record from Search
        • Record a show from Search
        • Record a series from Search
      • Record by keyword
        • Record upcoming shows with a specific actor or by a specific director
        • Record an upcoming show or movie
        • Record shows containing a generic keyword
      • Record by channel and time
      • Use advanced record settings
        • Use the Keep setting
        • Change recording settings for a scheduled recording
      • Manage Recorded TV
        • View the recording schedule
        • Remove a show from the recording schedule
        • Remove a series from the recording schedule
        • View recording history
        • Delete a recorded show or series
        • Resolve recording conflicts manually
        • Resolve recording conflicts automatically
        • Change the recording priority for a series
      • Use standby mode
    • Search TV
      • Search TV by title or keyword
      • Search TV by category
      • Find and play a recorded show
    • Change settings for My TV
      • Change Recorder settings
        • Change storage settings for Recorded TV
        • Change the recording default settings
      • Change Guide settings
        • Edit channel numbers
        • Turn on or turn off channels in the Guide lineup
        • Add missing channels to the Guide lineup
        • Reset the Guide lineup
      • Change the settings for the TV signal
      • Change the TV audio settings
      • Turn off the automatic start of TV
    • Troubleshoot My TV
      • Troubleshoot the Guide
        • There is no information available in the Guide
        • There is no data available for one channel in the Guide
        • The channel does not match the correct TV network in the Guide
        • A TV channel does not appear in the Guide
        • The set-top box and Media Center channels are out of sync
        • Media Center cannot change channels
        • There is a popping sound when Media Center is downloading the Guide
      • Troubleshoot Recorded TV
        • I have low or no disk space
        • I cannot find my recorded show
        • My show was not recorded
        • Media Center could not locate the channel to record
        • Media Center recorded the wrong show or channel
        • Media Center cannot play a recorded show
        • Media Center failed to record
        • Media Center failed to stop recording
        • The Series limit was reached so no additional recordings were made
        • Media Center was unable to create the recording file
      • Troubleshoot the TV signal or image
        • The TV reception is poor
        • I can hear the TV audio but the screen is blank
        • I can see the TV image but there is no audio
        • There is no TV signal
        • Video does not display
        • The video image is too dark
    • About My TV in Media Center
      • About sharing the tuner
      • About recorded TV
      • About content protection for My TV
      • About storage space management with My TV
  • Parental control limits for My TV
    • Set rating limits for TV viewing
    • Set advanced rating limits for TV viewing
    • Set rating limits for TV movies
    • Watch a blocked show
    • About parental controls for My TV
  • My Music
    • Browse My Music
      • Go to the Recent Music list
      • Browse My Music by album
      • Browse My Music by artist
        • View music sorted by artist
        • View albums sorted by artist
      • Browse My Music by song
      • Browse My Music by genre
      • Browse My Music by playlist
    • Search My Music by title or keyword
    • Play music
      • Play an audio CD
      • Play music from the Media Library
        • Fast forward in a song
        • Pause and play a song
        • Skip a track
        • Replay a track
      • Play an album
        • Play all the albums in the Media Library
      • Play music by artist
      • Play music by genre
      • Listen to playlists
        • Create playlists
        • Play a playlist you created
        • Play an Auto playlist
      • View the music that is currently playing
        • Go to the Now Playing page in My Music
        • Repeat the music on the Now Playing page
        • Play music in shuffled order
        • Play a visualization
        • Add or remove a visualization collection
        • Display or hide song information during visualizations
    • Add songs and audio files to the Media Library
      • Copy an audio CD
      • Manage audio files in the Media Library
      • Buy music online
      • Acquire licenses automatically for music
      • Acquire a license manually
      • Provide a unique ID to content providers
    • Troubleshoot My Music
      • No music files appear in the Media Library
      • I cannot hear the music that is playing
      • More than one sound track is playing at the same time
      • An album's cover art does not appear
      • A music file does not play
      • Album information appears incorrectly, or album information does not appear
      • Codec errors are appearing
      • My CD does not play
    • About My Music in Media Center
      • About content protection for My Music
      • About information for album title, artist name, and genre
      • Supported music file formats
  • Radio
    • Listen to FM radio
      • Tune to an FM radio station
      • Seek an FM radio station
      • Listen to an FM radio preset
      • Pause and play FM radio
      • Stop FM radio
      • Skip forward in FM radio
      • Skip back in FM radio
    • Manage FM radio presets
      • Save an FM radio preset
      • Delete an FM radio preset
      • Change FM radio presets
      • Automatically sort FM radio presets
    • Listen to Internet radio
    • Troubleshoot Radio
      • FM radio does not play
      • Media Center does not detect any FM radio stations in Seek mode
      • Why does my FM receiver find more tunable stations than Media Center?
      • FM radio stopped playing unexpectedly
      • I cannot fast forward or rewind FM radio
      • FM radio does not pause
      • I cannot find FM radio
      • I installed an FM-enabled tuner and still cannot find the Radio button
      • I cannot find Internet radio
      • The Internet radio stations are not the same in Media Center as they are in Media Player
      • There is a download message or page message when I select one of my Internet radio Web links
    • About Radio
      • FM radio and the tuner card
      • About Internet radio
  • DVD
    • DVD playback
      • Play a DVD in the drive
      • Change the audio track while a DVD is playing
        • Program the replay and skip buttons on the remote control for DVD playback
      • Set rating limits for movie and DVD viewing
      • Remote commands for DVD playback
      • View more information about a DVD that is playing
    • Set DVD defaults
      • Set Media Center as the default DVD player
        • Set default DVD audio track
        • Change DVD audio settings
    • Troubleshoot DVD playback
      • Digital audio for DVD is not working
      • The DVD video is distorted or does not play
      • DVD has a different region code and won't play
      • DVD audio options are unavailable
    • About DVD in Media Center
  • My Pictures
    • Work with picture files
      • Manage picture files
      • Share pictures between users
      • Use the remote to navigate My Pictures
      • View a picture
      • Sort pictures by date or title
      • View picture details
      • Rotate a picture
      • Browse to pictures stored on other media
      • Zoom in or pan across a picture
      • Turn on or turn off photo captions
      • Use shortcuts to view pictures in folders other than My Pictures or Shared Pictures
    • Play a slide show
      • Adjust settings for a slide show
      • Specify how long pictures appear in a slide show
      • Show pictures in random order
      • Show pictures in subfolders during a slide show
      • Set transition animations between pictures in a slide show
      • Set the background color
      • Run a continuous slide show
      • View a slide show manually
      • View a slide show automatically
    • Use audio and pictures together
      • Play audio during a slide show
      • Display music captions during a slide show
    • Print pictures
      • Print a picture
      • Set up a printer to work with Media Center
      • Touch up a picture
    • Troubleshoot My Pictures
      • Thumbnail does not show picture
      • Image is not displayed
      • Screensaver does not start while audio is playing
      • Picture cannot be fixed
      • Picture quality is degraded
      • Changes to picture files can not be saved
    • About My Pictures
      • Supported image file types
  • My Videos
    • Use My Videos
      • Navigate My Videos
        • Sort videos by date
        • Sort videos by name
      • Manage video files
        • Share videos between users
        • Use shortcuts to view videos in folders other than My Videos or Shared Videos
        • View videos stored on removable media
        • Play a video file
        • Pause a video
        • Play a video in full-screen mode
        • Play a video while browsing other media
        • Fast forward or rewind a video
        • Skip ahead in a video
      • View video details
      • Remote commands for My Videos
    • Troubleshoot My Videos
      • Video does not play
      • Video does not fast forward or rewind
    • About My Videos
      • About video files
      • Manage video files by using shortcuts
      • Supported video file formats
  • Media Center Technical Support
  • Glossary