Moxi media center User Manual

software version 4.1

media center user guide

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Contents

List of figures............................................iv

List of tables............................................... v

Introduction ............................................... 1

Powerful browsing and search tools............2

Watch and record in high-definition............3

Take charge of your TV...............................3

Other great applications..............................3

Extend the media center to a second TV .....4

Using this guide..........................................4

Using Moxi.................................................7

Using the remote control ............................ 8

Navigating the Moxi Menu........................10

Using Change Time Slot.........................10

Learning about Moxi.................................11

Understanding the storage meter ..........11

Software version and other details.........11

Searching for shows..................................12

Searching by title or keyword.................12

Searching by category ........................... 13

Remembering your favorite channels ........ 13

Using the Moxi Flip Bar............................. 13

Using the player bar.................................. 14

Recording shows ...................................... 15

Understanding the program card icons and

colors.................................................... 15

Finding a previously scheduled recording16

Recording options ................................. 16

Recording series .................................... 17

Using SuperTicker™ ................................. 19

Limiting headlines to one topic or item..19

Reading the whole story........................20

Using Photos ............................................ 20

Uploading photos..................................20

Viewing photos..................................... 21

Using Media Player ................................... 22

DVD video resolutions ...........................23

DVD copyrights .....................................23

Using Jukebox.......................................... 23

Loading music....................................... 24

Playing music ........................................ 24

Reading service messages......................... 25

Playing Moxi games.................................. 25

Changing settings ................................... 29

Channel List ............................................. 30

Sound Effects ........................................... 30

HDTV Setup.............................................. 30

Setting standard TV video resolution ..... 31

Setting HDTV video resolution............... 31

Widescreen .............................................. 32

Audio Output........................................... 33

Secondary Audio ...................................... 34

Closed Caption......................................... 34

Skip settings............................................. 34

PC Link Setup........................................... 35

CD Options .............................................. 35

Parental Controls...................................... 35

Creating a PIN....................................... 35

Changing a PIN ..................................... 36

Locking channels or programs by rating. 36

Turning off parental controls................. 37

Controlling Pay Per View or On Demand

purchases..............................................38

If you forget your PIN ............................ 38

Using and programming the remote..... 41

Functions of the Moxi remote................... 42

Multi-function buttons .......................... 42

Programming the remote.......................... 44

Programming with codes....................... 44

Programming by search.........................45

Infrared emitter ........................................ 46

Adding additional recording space........47

Using an external hard drive ..................... 48

Connecting an external hard drive.........48

Disconnecting an external hard drive..... 49

Recovering corrupted programs............. 49

Archiving simplified .................................. 49

Choosing the connection ...................... 49

Archiving to a VCR or DVCR..................... 50

Using a digital VCR to archive programs 50

Enabling PC Link...................................... 53

System requirements ................................ 54

Connecting to the network....................... 54

Setting up your computer..........................54

Using Windows Media Player 11 ............55

Using Windows Media Connect .............56

Playing shared music or photos..................57

Getting connected....................................59

Before connecting.....................................60

Ventilation requirements ...........................60

Media center information..........................61

Media center illustrations...........................61

Moxi Mate information..............................62

Moxi Mate illustrations..............................62

Available ports...........................................62

Connecting to the TV and receiver.............65

Connecting to the home network..............66

Wired data connection...........................66

Wireless data connection........................67

Adding components...............................67

Troubleshooting.......................................71

Media center troubleshooting....................72

Audio and video problems .....................72

Remote or front panel control problems.73

Moxi Mate troubleshooting.......................73

Power problems.....................................73

Audio and video problems .....................74

Home network troubleshooting.................74

Moxi remote programming codes .........77

TV Codes ..................................................78

Audio device codes ...................................85

Specifications ...........................................91

Media center specifications .......................92

Moxi Mate specifications...........................92

Glossary....................................................93

Index.........................................................97

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List of figures

Figure 1: Conceptual view of the Moxi Menu......................................... 2

Figure 2: The Moxi remote control......................................................... 9

Figure 3: Channels list in the Moxi Menu.............................................. 10

Figure 4: Channels list action menu...................................................... 10

Figure 5: Change Time Slot card........................................................... 10

Figure 6: Change Time Slot remote button functions............................ 11

Figure 7: The About Moxi card............................................................. 11

Figure 8: The Find & Record card.......................................................... 12

Figure 9: Entering letters with the remote buttons................................ 12

Figure 10: Searching for shows by title................................................. 12

Figure 11: Favorites card...................................................................... 13

Figure 12: The flip bar.......................................................................... 13

Figure 13: Playback controls................................................................. 14

Figure 14: Features of the player bar .................................................... 14

Figure 15: Program card with the scheduled to record icon.................. 15

Figure 16: Program card icons.............................................................. 15

Figure 17: Program card background colors and icons indicate status... 16

Figure 18: Recording options screen..................................................... 16

Figure 19: Summary of series recording options................................... 17

Figure 20: Changing the series priority ................................................. 18

Figure 21: Locking a SuperTicker topic ................................................. 19

Figure 22: Locking a SuperTicker item .................................................. 19

Figure 23: Reading a SuperTicker story................................................. 20

Figure 24: Uploading photos to the media center ................................. 21

Figure 25: Browsing photo albums........................................................ 21

Figure 26: Selecting an album to play in Jukebox.................................. 23

Figure 27: Adjusting the sound effects volume...................................... 30

Figure 28: Letter box mode on standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9).... 32

Figure 29: Cropped mode on standard (4: 3) an d w ide screen (16:9) ...... 32

Figure 30: Wide mode on standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9)............ 32

Figure 31: Changing the audio output.................................................. 33

Figure 32: Enabling or disabling SAP..................................................... 34

Figure 33: Skip settings card................................................................. 34

Figure 34: Controlling movie ratings ..................................................... 36

Figure 35: The Favorites category with locked programs ....................... 37

Figure 36: Disabling parental controls ................................................... 37

Figure 37: Setting the relock timer........................................................ 38

Figure 38: Relock time.......................................................................... 38

Figure 39: The Moxi remote.................................................................. 43

Figure 40: Infrared receiver on the media center front panel................. 46

Figure 41: Signal flow from the media center........................................ 49

Figure 42: Example of connections between the media center

and DVCR...................................................................................... 51

Figure 43: IEEE 1394 connector types ................................................... 51

Figure 44: Using the Media Sharing screen ........................................... 55

Figure 45: Link icon.............................................................................. 57

Figure 46: Ventilation requirements ...................................................... 60

Figure 47: Media center front panel (some models differ)...................... 61

Figure 48: Media center rear panel (some models differ)....................... 61

Figure 49: Moxi Mate front panel.......................................................... 62

Figure 50: Moxi Mate rear panel and connections................................. 62

Figure 51: Connecting an HDTV or EDTV and digital audio.................... 65

Figure 52: Connecting a standard TV (480i) and stereo audio................ 66

Figure 53: Wired home network connection to the media center.......... 66

Figure 54: Wireless home network connection to the media center....... 67

Figure 55: Installation of secondary compo ne n ts................................... 67

List of tables

Video connections and supported resolut i o ns .......................................31

Audio connections and selections ............................................ .... ... ......33

Video connections and supported resolut i o ns .......................................50

Video cables, starting with highest quality connection ...........................63

Audio cables starting with highest quality connection ...........................64

TV codes ...............................................................................................78

Audio device codes ...............................................................................85

Media center specifications ...................................................................92

Moxi Mate specifications .......................................................................92

Introduction

Powerful browsing and search tools..................................................................... 2

Watch and record in high-definition..................................................................... 3

Take charge of your TV........................................................................................ 3

Other great applications ...................................................................................... 3

Extend the media center to a second TV .............................................................. 4

Using this guide................................................................................................... 4

Introduction

The Moxi Menu is the easiest, most intuitive way to browse and command the expanding range of programming content and services.

The Emmy® Award-winning dual-axis navigation (see figure 1) puts content choices right at the top of the menu instead of forcing you to dig through several levels of menus.

Vertical band with subcategories or selections

Center focus is the active card

Horizontal band with category or filter selections

Figure 1: Conceptual view of the Moxi Menu

Powerful browsing and search tools

Searching through hundreds of channels one by one is no way to find shows. With the mini-TV window, you can browse the menu without interrupting what you are watching.

• Total access — Integrated menu displays cable programming and media applications, such as Jukebox, Photos, and Games.

• Intuitive action menus — Choices (such as watch, record, or close) are presented in clear pop-up menus.

• Integrated On Demand and Pay Per View — Listings available from multiple locations.

• Browse while viewing — The mini-TV window and Moxi Flip Bar make it easy to browse program information and set pro grams to record without leaving the current show.

• Powerful search — Search two full weeks of guide data, including On Demand and Pay Per View listings, by title, keyword, and category.

• Category filters — Browse by category – HDTV, movies, sports, kids, news, music, and more.

• Parental controls — Block shows by TV rating, movie rating, or channel, and set On Demand and PPV purchase options.

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Watch and record in high-definition

The Moxi service offers robust high definition TV (HDTV) so you can watch and record crystal-clear high definition programming.

• Full DVR capabilities for HDTV, with Dolby Digital and surround sound decoding.

• Support for multiple video resolutions including 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i.

• Down-convert HD resolutions to standard definition TV (SDTV).

• Output options in 16:9 (widescreen) and 4:3 (standard) with

DVI-D and component video outputs (in addition to RF, composite, and S-Video connectors).

• Automatic resolution switching passes through the native resolution of source programming for TVs that support multiple resolutions.

Take charge of your TV

Digital Video Recording (DVR) allows you to get more from your TV service provider. With Moxi, y ou can watc h TV on your own sch edu le. Never miss your favorite shows, even if two are on at the same time.

• Pause and use instant replay on live TV.

• Watch one show while recording another, or record two shows

while playing back a previously recorded show.

• Fast-forward and rewind shows, at a variety of speeds.

• Automatically record the entire season of a favorite series.

• Enjoy the clarity of high-definition video recordings.

Other great applications

On Demand and Pay Per View —The innovative Moxi Menu makes it easy to browse, preview, and purchase On Demand programming.

Y ou can surf through On Demand titles in a menu category, or find On Demand titles included within search and browse results alongside Pay Per View, live TV, and recorded show listings, all without digging through a deep menu.

Digital photos — Photos offers the easiest way to import, store, browse, and view family photos on TV.

SuperTicker™ — SuperTicker runs at the bottom of the TV screen and brings you one-touch access to weather, sports, news, and more, without taking you away from your show. Use the remote to see the details behind any headline.

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DVD player — The on-screen menu for DVDs makes it easy to switch

to alternate commentary, language tracks, and subtitles (some models).

Games — Enjoy traditional arcade games such as Mahjong, Video Poker, Slot Machine, and more.

Jukebox — Import music from CDs and then play them through the Moxi Menu. Browse your collection by artist, album, genre, or song. Shuffle the collection by genre, artist, or album.

PC Link — PC Link allows your media center to access photos and music stored on your networked computers. Any shared media are then available for display or play on the TV and home theater audio system. Using Windows Media Connect 2.0 or later, photos and music files appear in the Photos or Jukebox categories, just like photos and music loaded directly on the media center.

PC Link can connect to your home network through Ethernet or with a wireless Ethernet adapter.

Extend the media center to a second TV

The Moxi Mate makes all the features of the media center available to a second TV in the home. Contact your service provider for the avail ability of the Moxi Mate. Not all media centers are compatible.

Using this guide

Each chapter includes a short table of contents at the beginning and a blue box at the end directing you to the next step in the process or fur ther information on recently discussed subjects.

At the back of this book there is a glossary and index. Since the Moxi user interface is so intuitive, readers often look to the index to find answers to specific questions.

Notes appear throughout this book. The notes have icons to indicate that the subject.

When a word is bolded it either refers to an element of the Moxi Menu or a button on the remote or front panel that requires user action. For example, press the skip button on the remote.

Notes with a red icon contain cautionary or warning information. Failure to heed this information could lead to damaged or malfunctioning equipment or loss of data.

Notes with the blue icon contain informative tips or answers to common questions.

Notes with the orange icon contain something to try out.

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The next steps

• To jump right into using Moxi, go to Using Moxi on page 7.

• To customize Moxi to suit your equipment and configuration, see Changing settings on page 29.

• See Using and programming the remote on page 41 to learn how to configure the remote for your TV.

• Do you have a specific question? Use the Glossary on page 93 and Index on page 97 to find the answer.

Introduction

Using Moxi

Using the remote control..................................................................................... 8

Navigating the Moxi Menu ................................................................................ 10

Learning about Moxi.......................................................................................... 11

Searching for shows .......................................................................................... 12

Remembering your favorite channels ................................................................. 13

Using the Moxi Flip Bar...................................................................................... 13

Using the player bar........................................................................................... 14

Recording shows ............................................................................................... 15

Using SuperTicker™........................................................................................... 19

Using Photos ..................................................................................................... 20

Using Media Player ............................................................................................ 22

Using Jukebox ................................................................................................... 23

Reading service messages .................................................................................. 25

Playing Moxi games........................................................................................... 25

Using Moxi

This chapter tells you all you need to know to become an expert user of the Moxi Menu.

Using the remote control

The Moxi remote allows full control of the media center and provides volume controls for your TV or audio receiver. Buttons on the remote are organized by function. Many buttons have multiple functions depending on whether you are in the Moxi Menu, watchin g fu llscreen TV, or using an application such as Jukebox.

The primary function of the orange Moxi button is to op en an d clos e the Moxi Menu but no matter where you end up in the Moxi Menu, always remember that the Moxi button can get you back to full-screen TV with a couple of presses.

See figure 2 on page 9 for a detail e d loo k a t a ll t he buttons and functions.

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Using Moxi

* locks and unlocks SuperTicker items ticker displays and hides SuperTicker power turns the TV and audio receiver on and off on demand jumps to the On Demand category live TV jumps to full-screen live TV

play starts a recorded program, song, or album rew multi-speed rewind for playback (press multiple

times to select speed)

fwd multi-speed fast forward for playback (press

multiple times to select the speed)

rec starts a recording stop stops a program, song, or album pause pauses a live or recorded show, song, or album

(press pause, then fwd for slow motion)

replay jumps back seven seconds, moves the Moxi

Menu back one day

skip jumps ahead in stored or recorded video, moves

the Moxi Menu forward one day

number keys tune directly to channels, enter text in

menus, make choices in games

1 press twice to backspace during text entry 0 press twice to add a space during text entry clear deletes all entered text, deletes shows from

Recorded TV, and dismisses the Moxi Menu and Flip Bar

enter applies numeric or text entries

Figure 2: The Moxi rem o t e c o n t rol

info displays additional information about the selected

item

zoom toggles between an open Moxi Menu and

full-screen TV without losing menu position

arrow up, down, right use to navigate menus, play

games (hold for turbo speed)

arrow left exit most menus, navigate menus, play

games (hold for turbo speed)

OK selects or activates the selected item back jumps back 15 minutes, shows last note page,

jumps 30 minutes in the Moxi Menu, or goes to the previous photo

next jumps back 15 minutes, shows last note page,

jumps 30 minutes in the Moxi Menu, or goes to the next photo

MOXI opens and closes the Moxi Menu from most

places (two presses might be required)

vol adjusts the audio volume on the TV or audio device mute toggles sound on and off jump goes to the last viewed channel

ch changes channels or pages through vertical menus

(hold for turbo speed)

Using Moxi

Navigating the Moxi Menu

The Moxi Menu works by filtering TV programs and features into categories such as Channels, Movies, Sports, Kids, and more. These category cards appear in the horizontal band. The vertical band contains the list of choices for that category.

Mini TV window

Coming Up menu

Channels

The O.C.

Love, Inc.

Smallville

Survivor

I Shouldn’t Be Alive

Will & Grace

8:00 - 8:40 PM

Dog Whisperer, The

Change Time Slot

American Inventor

Coming Up

8:40

My name Is Earl

9:30

The Office

10:00

TV-14, repeat

What happened to Baby Gin? Vince’s plans to move into a brownstone with Will.

6:33

Show synopsis and rating

Figure 3: Channels list in the Moxi Menu

1. Press the orange Moxi button on the remote to open the Moxi

Menu.

2. The Channels category card is in center focus (see figure 3). Use the up and down arrow keys on the remote to scroll vertically.

3. Press the right arrow key once to move to the Coming Up menu, and then scroll vertically to see what is showing later on that channel.

4. When you find a show to watch press OK and the action menu appears (see figure 4).

5. Press OK again to watch the show.

Action menu

Channels

The Office

9:30 - 10:00 PM

Figure 4: Channels list action menu

record series

record once

watch

see all times

choices change depending on your activity

Using Change Time Slot

The Change Time Slot card appears in most categories and includes a menu that allows you to scroll to a specific time (see right arrow to highlight the menu, and then choose the time.

Figure 5: Change Time Slot card

figure 5). Use the

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Using Moxi

Alternatively, change the time slot by using the remote (see figure 6).

Advances the category schedule 30 minutes.

Goes back 30 minutes (if you are viewing future listings).

Advances the category schedule 24 hours.

Goes back 24 hours (if you are viewing future listings).

One press returns the schedule to the current time.

Figure 6: Change Time Slot remote button functions

Learning about Moxi

The About Moxi category offers several helpful tips and a welcome movie that provides an overview of the media center.

About

Moxi

Figure 7: The About Moxi card

Understanding the storage meter

The Storage & Stats card in the About Moxi category provides a disk space meter that indicates how much hard drive space is in use. If an external hard drive is connected, the media center adjusts the meter to account for the extra spac e. This meter only provides a gen eral idea of how much more you can record. The exact space for future recordings depends upon the type of recording (HD or SD), the broadcasting station, and whether or not any stored programs are eli gible for deletion.

Software version and other details

The Storage & Stats card in the About Moxi category lists information that may be helpful during a service call.

• Software version — the current version of the Moxi software running on the media center

• Box ID — serial number or hardware device ID (HDID)

• IP address — a numerical address that identifies a specific loca-

tion or computer on the Internet

• MAC address — Media Access Control address is a unique number assigned to a media center

• The date of the most recent updates for account settings, entitlements, and EPG data

Using Moxi

RecordRecord

Find &

Ticke

Searching for shows

There are many ways to find shows. Besides channel or menu surfing, you can search by title, keyword, or by category.

Searching by title or keyword

1. In the Moxi Menu, scroll to the Find & Record category (see figure 8).

Figure 8: The Find & Record card

2. Choose By Title or By Keyword, and then enter the search word.

Use the arrow keys to highlight a letter, and then press OK to enter it. Alternatively, use the number keys as you would when entering letters on a telephone or writing a mobile phone text message (see figure 9 and figure 10).

3. Press the left arrow key on the remote to view the results.

4. Select a show, and then press OK to open the action menu.

When searching By Title, the results list sorts as you type. When searching By Keyword, the results appear only after you use the left arrow to view the results.

Use either the arrow and OK buttons...

...or the number

buttons to enter

letters.

Press twice to add a space

Press twice to backspace

Press to clear the entire entry

Figure 9: Entering letters with the remote buttons

LET

Y B

A R

Y 2 6

C L O S E

Find by Title

Free

Let It Ride

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon 4

Let’s Cook

Let’s Talk

Scarlet Letter, The

...David Letterman

17 Results

Scheduled to Record

Let It Be Me

Series Options

Canceled & Deleted

By Title

By Keyword

By Category

Figure 10: Searching for shows by title

BACKSPACE

B F J N R V Z 3 7

SPACE

C G K O

Channels

0 4 8

9:05

D H L P T X 1 5 9

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channelschannels

Favorite

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Searching by category

The search by category method organizes shows scheduled in the next 24 hours into category or genr e filters such as movies, drama, comedy, and so on. Some categories include a card, such as more movies that shows additional matches for the next two weeks or so. Shows may appear in more than one genre.

Remembering your favorite channels

The Moxi Menu automatically builds a list of the 15 channels you watch most frequently and stores them in the Favorites category (see figure 11). Favorites are compiled separately for the Moxi Mate and media center.

Figure 11: Favorites card

The favorites list builds from channels that appear in the Channels category and excludes any channels blocked by parental controls.

• Delete a single channel at a time by selecting the channel, and then choosing remove channel, or by pressing the clear button on the remote.

• Clear the entire favorites list by selecting the Options card (you might need to scroll down to see it), and then choo sing c lear al l.

Using the Moxi Flip Bar

While watching full-screen TV, press any arrow, the OK button, or a enter a channel number and the flip bar displays. The flip bar provides many of the same functions as the Channels card in the Moxi Menu

figure 12).

(see

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3:08 PM T00NP 3:00 - 3:30 PM

Figure 12: The flip bar

The flip bar lets you access controls while scaling the video slightly. Information is shown about the current show and upcoming pro grams.

• Use the up and down arrows to see what is on other channels.

• Press the right arrow, and scroll down to see what is on later.

• Press OK to open the action menu for the selected show.

Fosters Home for Imagi...

TV - Y7

4:00

5:00

Zatch Bell

4:30

Pokémon

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Using the player bar

The player bar appears whenever you press a playback control button

figure 13) and provides information about the duration of the

(see program and your current playback state (see figure 14).

Figure 13: Playback controls

The player bar shows you the program begin and end time (or the duration of a recorded program), the current time, and the amount of the program stored in temporary memory. The playing state of the program is shown (rewind, fast-forward, pause, recording). The amount stored in memory is shown in blue.

To activate slow motion press pause, and then press the fastforward button once.

When you start watching a show, the media center begins storing it in temporary memory. The amount of temporary memory varies, but is

slow-motion, play, or

never less than 30 minutes (10 minutes for HDTV). When you change channels, temporary memory may be cleared.

Live program

Time the show began

Stored in temporary memory

1:00 2:00

Player control state

Current time or location

1:57

Time the show ends

Recorded program

Start of the show

Current time or location

0:00 2:00

Player control state

Figure 14: Features of the player bar

If you are watching a live program, you can use the playback controls, such as rewind or replay, on any portion of the sh ow stored in tempo rary memory. To record it along with the remainder of the show, press rec, and then press OK.

0:17

Duration of the show

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Recording shows

To schedule a recording, highlight it in the Moxi Menu, and then press the rec button (or simply press rec if you are already watching the show). Alternatively, press OK, and then choose one of the following recording options:

• Record once — To record only the current episode of the show.

• Record series — To record this show every time it airs on the

current channel.

• See all times — To see other times the show will air in the future. This is helpful if you missed part of a program but want to record the entire program. You can then schedule a recording from the search results.

Once a recording is scheduled, a blue circle icon appears on the program card (see figure 15).

To Record

Formula One Racing

Figure 15: Program card with the scheduled to record icon

4:30 - 7:00 AM

Sun, 8/27

Understanding the program card icons and colors

Program card icons appear in the upper right of a show’s card in the Moxi Menu and let you know the status of a recorded show or sched uled recording (see figure 16).

The show is scheduled to be recorded.

The media center is recording the show right now.

The show is recorded and can only be deleted manually.

The show is recorded and may be deleted when space is needed for newer shows.

Figure 16: Program card icons

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Grey’s Anatomy

The background color of a program card indicates whether the show is on now, in the future, recorded, or being recorded (see

Fishing With Greg...

Premiership Soccer

Formula One Racing

Golf

Figure 17: Program card background colors and icons indicate status

Shows with the brown background and exclamation point or square are record ed.

Shows with the recording icon are being recorded now.

Shows with a blue background are on now. Shows with a gray background are future programs. If they are scheduled to be recorded, the open circle icon appears.

figure 17).

Finding a previously scheduled recording

To find a specific show you already scheduled to record, go to the

& Record category. You can use one of the search features or

Find

open the Scheduled to Record card. A listing of all scheduled record ings in the next two weeks appears.

Recording options

To change recording options when the scheduled show is in c enter focus, press OK, and then choose recording options from the options list. The menu summarizes the current options, which you can then modify (see

Figure 18: Recording options screen

You can change the start, stop, and keep settings or choose to record

the series.

• Stop: The default setting is on time. You can choose to stop the

recording up to five minutes early or up to 90 minutes late.

• Start: The default setting is on time. You can choose to start

the recording up to five minutes early or late.

figure 18).

The O.C.

The O.

Love, Inc.

ove, Inc

Smallville

Smallvill

104 8/31 8:00 - 9:00 PM

Survivor

Survivo

Options for this recording:

I Shouldn’t Be Alive

I Shouldn’t Be Aliv

Start: on time Stop: on time

Channels

Keep: 2 days

Set Relock Timer

Select an option to change it.

Dog Whisperer, The

Change Time Slot

American Inventor

Coming Up

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•Keep: The default setting is two days, which means the pro-

•Close: This closes the menu and saves any changes you made.

• Get series or series options This selection opens the series

Recording series

The record se r i e s option is available from the action menu anytime you select a series episode in the Moxi Menu. If you select record series, the media center will record the series according to your set tings, which are accessible from any episode, or go to the Find &

Record category.

1. Open the Series Options card.

2. Scroll to the series you want to update.

3. Press OK.

4. Select recording options from the menu. The current options for

gram is eligible for deletion after two days, but not deleted until space is needed for new recordings. You can choose to keep the program protected until space is needed, up to four days, or until you delete it manually.

You can press the left arrow to close and exit most menus.

options menu. For more information on controlling series record ings, see Recording series, below.

the series are summarized on the left in figure 19.

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Options for this series recording:

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Keep: 2 days Episode Limit: 2

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Select an option to change it.

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Figure 19: Summary of series recording options

5. Select an option to change it.

• Stop: The default setting is on time. You can stop the

recording up to five minutes early or up to 90 minutes late.

•Start: The default setting is on time. You can start the recording up to five minutes early or late.

• Keep: The default setting is two days, which means the program is eligible for deletion after two days, but it is not deleted until space is needed for new recordings. You can choose to keep the program protected only until space is needed, up to four days, or until you delete it manually.

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• Episode Limit: This sets the maximum number of episodes of the series that the media center will record. If the maxi

mum is reached, new recordings of the series replace the oldest recording of the series. The default setting is five but this can be changed to any number between one and five. You can also remove the limit by selecting unlimited.

• Accept: The default setting is accept repeats. If you do not want repeat episodes recorded, choose first-run only.

• Timeslots: The default setting is all. With some shows, you may want to record repeats but you do not want to record all the repeats. For example, if a show airs several times a day, or if a network runs a marathon, you might only want the shows that air during a specific timeslot. The media cen ter checks to see which timeslots are available and allows you to select a single timeslot or set it to all to record every episode that meets your other criteria.

•Priority: By default, new series recordings are added to the bottom of the list of series recordings. Series priority only matters when more than two series recordings are scheduled for the same time slot. See

Setting the series priority for

more information.

Setting the series priority

When you schedule a new series recording, it is automatically added to the bottom of the list of series recordings.

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13 Victory By Design 14 Bicycle Racing

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Figure 20: Changing the series priority

If more than two series recordings are scheduled for the same time on the same day, the media center checks the order in the priority list and only records the two programs with the higher priority.

For example, if there are series recordings set for Thursday evening with series priority ranks of 4, 9, and 23, all in the 9:00 PM tim e slot, only the series with ranks of 4 and 9 are recorded.

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To change the series priority:

1. Select recording options, and then series options from the action menu of any scheduled or recorded series recording car d or go to the

Series Options card within the Find & Record category.

2. Choose priority or change priority, depending on the menu.

3. The menu displays a numbered list of stored series. Select a series if

one is not already selected.

4. Use the up or down arrows to place the series (see figure 20 on page 18).

Using SuperTicker™

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When activated, SuperTicker displays up-to-date news headlines, weather forecasts, sports scores, and stock market updates.

To open or close SuperTicker, press the ticker button near the top of the remote. SuperTicker automatically cycles through all headlines in one topic, and then goes to the next topic.

Sports scores are delayed approximately 15 minutes. Stock market index numbers are delayed approximately 20 minutes.

Limiting headlines to one topic or item

1. Use the arrow keys to scroll to a topic or item.

2. Press OK.

3. Choose lock topic or lock item (see figure 21).

Figure 21: Locking a SuperTicker topic

• When a topic is locked, the arrows at the sides of the screen

change to red and SuperTicker only scrolls through that topic.

• When an item is locked, the left and right arrows turn red along with the up and down arrows and SuperTicker is locked on that item (see

Figure 22: Locking a SuperTicker item

figure 22).

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To toggle between locking and unlocking SuperTicker, press .

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Reading the whole story

All headlines have a story behind them. To read the story, press info on the remote. Use the next and back buttons to page through the story.

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Missing boy in Colorado found alive after 4 days

CANON CITY, Colo. -- Years from now, 8-year-old Evan Thompson will have quite a story to tell.

On his first camping trip over the weekend, he vanished for four days. Lost, he wandered without food and water. He

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Figure 23: Reading a SuperTicker story

Using Photos

You can load hundreds of digital photos on your media center and then play them back as slideshows on your TV.

The media center can also connect to your networked computer running Windows Media Connect and stream photos o ver you r ho me network. To learn more about connecting to your PC, see

Link on page 53.

Enabling PC

Uploading photos

1. Attach a memory card reader to a USB port on the media center. The rear ports are USB 2.0 and significantly faster than the front USB ports.

2. Insert the memory card containing the photos into the card reader.

3. In the Photos category, choose load album.

The media center skips any photos larger than 10 MB.

4. The media center uses a reserved partition of the hard drive for photos and music so uploading photos does not decrease the amount of TV you can record. The media center shows you how much of the dedicated space you are using with the Media Storage Capacity graph (see figure 24).

a. If you have room for the new albu m, continue to Step 5. b. Otherwise, choose no, close, and then delete an older album before

uploading a new one.

5. Choose yes, upload to confirm. The media center creates a new album, labels it with the current date, and copies the photos stored on the memory card.

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Would you like to add new photos now?

Please connect your memory card reader and insert your memory card.

All your new photos will be saved to a

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Figure 24: Uploading photos to the media center

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Figure 25: Browsing photo albums

Using Moxi

To delete or rotate this photo, press OK.

Viewing photos

In the Photos category, scroll to the album you want to play, and then choose an option.

Photos are shown at the highest allowed resolution. (See HDTV Setup on page 30 for more information on setting TV resolutions.)

Photos are sized to fit the screen without stretching them (the aspect ratio remains correct).

• Play slideshow — Plays all photos in the selected album. During the slideshow, each p hoto ap pears for ab out s e ven seco nds. You may use the playback controls to manually control the slidesho w. The slideshow plays continuously until you press stop.

• Open album — Views a single photo within an album. Scroll to the photo, and then press OK.

• Delete album — Removes the photo album (there is no undo).

Using Moxi

• Slideshow music — If you have Jukebox, you can select a saved music playlist to accompany the slideshow. Select slideshow music, and then choose a music playlist.

While viewing photos in an album or during a slideshow:

• Press fast-forward or rewind to speed up or slow down the slideshow.

• Press pause to halt the slideshow in the current picture.

• Press the right arrow, skip, or next to advance to the next

photo.

• Press the left arrow, replay, or back to return to the previous photo.

• When the flip bar is open, press OK to see editing options for the photo or the album. The info button also opens the editing menu.

If you use PC Link, shared media have the link icon in the upper right.

Creating a playlist for a photo album with PC Link

First you need to create a playlist. On your PC, you can create a playlist using a media player that supports .m3u (used by various media play ers) or .wpl (Windows Media Player) playlist file formats. The playlist and its music files must be in folders that are shared through Windows Media Connect to play on your media center . You can also create play lists from music stored locally on your media center by adding the music to a queue and saving that queue as a playlist.

To assign your playlist to a photo album, go to the albu m o n your media center. Select slideshow music, then select the playlist you would like to have assigned to it.

Using Media Player

Some models of the media center include a DVD player that allows you to watch DVDs or play audio CDs on either the m edia c enter o r the Moxi Mate, if available.

To play a movie:

1. Press the eject button on the media center or, in the Moxi Menu, select the Media Player category, and then choose eject or open

tray.

2. Insert the DVD in the tray, and then press the eject button on the

media center or, in the Moxi Menu, select the Media Player category, and then choose close tray.

3. The DVD should begin automatically. If it does not, select the Media Player in the Moxi Menu, press OK, and then select play.

Once the DVD is playing, press OK to open the flip bar , and t hen press OK again to access the DVD controls without interrupting the mov ie.

If the DVD contains rating information, the media center enforces your parental control settings. (To learn more about parental controls, see

Parental Controls on page 35.)

You can watch the DVD on either the media center or the Moxi Mate, but you cannot watch it simultaneously on both.

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DVD video resolutions

Since the native resolution of DVDs is 480i, the media center automatically plays DVDs in either 480p or 480i, depending on your selections in the HDTV `Setup category. The media center automatically upcon verts to 480p if 480i is not selected in the HDTV Setup category.

The DVD player in the media center cannot upconvert to 720 p or 1080i or play HD-DVD or Blu-Ray discs.

DVD copyrights

To protect the copyrights of movie creators, you cannot watch DVDs on a TV connected to the media center with IEEE 1394 or record DVDs to a VCR connected with IEEE 1394.

Using Jukebox

Jukebox allows you to play music using your media center, TV, and home theater equipment. If PC Link is enabled (see

Link on page 53), you may play music stored on your personal computer.

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U2 - The Best of 1980

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Figure 26: Selecting an album to play in Jukebox

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The Jukebox category contains a list of your music sorted by albu m, genre, or artist. To change how the list is displayed:

1. Select the listing you want from the action menu that appears after choosing Jukebox Options, change view.

2. Press OK.

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Introduction

Powerful browsing and search tools

Watch and record in high-definition

Take charge of your TV

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Navigating the Moxi Menu

Using Change Time Slot

Learning about Moxi

Understanding the storage meter

Software version and other details

Searching for shows

Searching by title or keyword

Searching by category

Remembering your favorite channels

Using the Moxi Flip Bar

Using the player bar

Recording shows

Understanding the program card icons and colors

Finding a previously scheduled recording

Recording options

Recording series

Using SuperTicker™

Limiting headlines to one topic or item

Reading the whole story

Using Photos

Uploading photos

Viewing photos

Using Media Player

DVD video resolutions

DVD copyrights

Using Jukebox