to complete this project, you will need the following file: you will...

� You can watch and record broadcast TV in Windows Media Center.

� To watch and record broadcast TV, your computer needs a TV tuner—a card or device capa-ble of receiving television signals that connects to your computer.

To complete this project, you will need the following file:� w7_05_TV

You will save your file as:� Lastname_Firstname_w7_05_TV

1. A TV tuner card is shown in Figure 1. If you do not have a TV tuner connected to yourcomputer, read but do not perform the following steps.

TV tuner cards vary. Some TV tuners attach to the outside of your computer using aUSB cable. The TV tuner in Figure 1 is a card that is installed inside the computer.This card has a coaxial cable connection for connecting an antennae or cable TV cable.This card’s connections are accessible through a slot on the back of the computer.

Windows 7Chapter 5

Copyright © 2011 by Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.From Skills for Success with Windows 7 Comprehensive

More Skills 14 Watch TV in Windows Media Center

Work with Digital Media | Microsoft Windows 7 Chapter 5 More Skills: SKILL 14 | of 6

Coaxial cableconnector

Connections tocomputer

Figure 1

M05_TOWN5764_01_SE_SM5.QXD 11/24/10 1:08 PM Page 1



2. If you have already installed and configured a TV tuner card on your computer, Start Windows Media Center, and then skip to step 11.

3. If you will be watching over-the-air digital television, connect an appropriate antenna toyour TV tuner.

4. If you will be receiving a cable television signal, attach the cable television coaxial cable toyour TV tuner.

5. Start Windows Media Center. On the Windows Media Center start screen, scroll downto display Tasks. Click Settings, click TV, and then click Set Up TV Signal. Compare yourscreen with Figure 2.

The TV Setup wizard will ask a series of questions specific to your region andTV tuner.

TV Setup wizard

Figure 2

6. In the TV Setup wizard, answer each question as appropriate to your region and TV tuner.

The TV Setup wizard will perform several tasks that vary depending on your regionand TV tuner. Some of these steps may take several minutes.




TV SignalDetection Result

TV tuner listed(yours may vary)

Figure 3

7. When the TV Setup wizard is complete, your TV tuner should display in the TV SignalDetection Result screen, similar to Figure 3.

If your computer’s TV tuner is not listed, you may need to install appropriate drivers.Refer to the documentation that came with the TV tuner or refer to the TV tunermanufacturer’s support pages at their website.

If your computer’s TV tuner has appropriate drivers and is not listed, double-checkthat an antenna or cable TV cable is connected to the tuner’s coaxial cable connector,and click the option to detect again.




9. When the TV Channel Scan is complete, click Next, and then click Finish.

10. To the right of the Back button, click the Windows Media Center Home button to returnto the start screen.

TV ChannelScan screen

Four channelsfound so far

(your results maybe different)

Figure 4

8. In the TV Setup wizard, click Yes, configure TV with these results, and then click Next twotimes to display the TV Channel Scan screen, as shown in Figure 4.




Television show(yours may be

different)

Record button

Live TV controls

Figure 5

11. On the Windows Media Center start screen, scroll to TV, and then click Live TV. Compareyour screen with Figure 5.

The Live TV controls can be controlled from the computer or a Windows MediaCenter–compatible remote control. Many TV tuners come with a remote control. Torecord TV, click the Record button. The Channel Decrease and Channel Increasebuttons are used to move up or down channels.




Manual Recordscreen

Figure 6

13. Click Do Not Record, and click the Stop button. Close the Windows Media Centerwindow.

14. From the student data files that came with this chapter, open w7_05_TV in WordPad.From the File tab, click Save As. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to your Windows 7Chapter 5 folder. In the File name box, name the file Lastname_Firstname_w7_05_TV andthen click Save.

15. On the first line of the WordPad document, change the name to your own first and lastname. Press iJ, click Date and time, and then click OK.

16. Mark your responses to the questions as directed in the WordPad document.

17. When you are done, click Save. Print the document or submit the file as directed by yourinstructor.

� You have completed More Skills 14

12. Click the Record button , and then compare your screen with Figure 6.

You can record a television broadcast from the moment you start recording, or you canschedule to record a broadcast at a later time. You cannot record any portion of a showthat has already broadcasted.


to complete this project, you will need the following file: you will...

Documents