You generally have more freedom and access to more content than with a cable or satellite DVR orTiVo.
Physical Installation
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Once it’s properly seated, button up the case and restart the PC.
Before jumping into Media Center,roll out the driversfor your new tuner.
These are required for the PC to communicate with the tuner.
On the TV strip in Media Center, select theLive TV Setupentry.
Media Center determines if you have a TV tuner installed.
Assuming you do, the setup continues.
If not, Media Center informs you that you oughta install one.
Ensure that your region is accurate.
Windows Media Center uses yourIP addressto determine your region, so this should be correct.
Media Center prepares to provide you with guide data.
After selecting your region, slide in your zip code using a keyboard or a remote.
The next two screens are licensing agreements regarding guide data and PlayReady, a Microsoft DRM scheme.
Both are required to continue setup.
After that, the PlayReady install proceeds, and WMC downloads TV setup data specific to your region.
Once you’ve been through all of these screens, the app examines your TV signals.
Again, depending on the key in of tuner you installed, this might take some time.
If Media Center fails to detect the correct signal, selectNo, show more options.
You’ll be presented with all the tuner options available to you.
choose the proper signal throw in.
If you’re only installing one tuner, you could finish up the TV setup on the next screen.
If you have more than one tuner, selectYesto go through the process again for each tuner.
When you finish setting up the tuners, the next screen is a confirmation.
SelectFinishedat the bottom of the screen.
You’ve successfully configured a tuner to work with Windows 7 Media Center.
The guide provides 14 days' worth of data.
Microsoft made installing and configuring a TV tuner as simple as possible.
Other than the occasional signal hiccup, each screen is self-explanatory.
If you run into trouble, you’re able to start over at any time.
