If you have a PC running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and a Portable Media Center, taking recorded TV shows with you is as simple as connecting a cable. Once you connect your Media Center PC to your Portable Media Center, Media Center will automatically copy shows recorded in the last week to your Portable Media Center.
If you have a lot of music, pictures, and TV shows that you want to take with you, your Portable Media Center might not have room to copy every show you've recorded. Make sure the shows that are most important to you get transferred to your Portable Media Center by adding them to the top of your synchronization list:
- Configure your Media Center PC to connect to your Portable Media Center. (Follow the instructions included with your Portable Media Center.)
- Connect your Portable Media Center to your Media Center PC.
 - Press the Green Start Button on your remote to open the Media Center Start menu.
- Select More Programs.
 - On the More Programs page, select Sync To Device.
 - In the Sync Progress dialog box, select Edit Lists.
 - On the Manage List page, select Add More.
 - On the Add More page, select Recorded TV.
 - On the Add More Recorded TV page, select the shows you want to synchronize to the Portable Media Center.
 - Select Save.
 - On the Manage List page, use your remote to prioritize the list. Synchronization will start with the items at the top of the list and continue down the list until your Portable Media Center is full. Place the shows that are most important to you at the top of the list. Select the up arrow to move an item up in the list. Or select the down arrow to move an item down.
 - Select Start Sync
 - The Sync Progress dialog box appears as Media Center synchronizes your shows to your Portable Media Center. Select OK to continue using Media Center while synchronization occurs in the background. Media Center will tell you when your shows have been synchronized. Depending on how long it has been since you synchronized your shows, it might take several hours. Future synchronizations will be much faster, because Media Center will automatically prepare newly recorded shows for transfer to your Portable Media Center.
When synchronization is complete, you can disconnect your Portable Media Center and take your TV shows with you.  |
