Media Center Extender

Troubleshooting a Media Center Extender

By ryan.tollefson - Posted on April 12th, 2008

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Here is a list of common problems you may have with Media Center Extenders, and how to solve them.

First off, here is a guide for how to setup an extender: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/8076aff3-16ec-4751-9f57-d36e0ff407201033.mspx

If you are having problems connecting your media center extender to your media center computer, here are some basic things to try to see where the problem is:

Media Center Extenders

By ryan.tollefson - Posted on April 12th, 2008

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Media Center Extender

Intro

A Media Center Extender is a device that gives you access to your Media Center computer from another location. Extenders can take many shapes including the Xbox 360; products by Linksys, D-Link, and Niveus; and several TVs by HP.

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Transcode 360

By ryan.tollefson - Posted on April 12th, 2008

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Transcode 360 is a program that allows you to playback ripped DVDs, Divx, or Xvid files on an extenderⁱ. This is a very basic guide and may not meet everyone's needs. If you have other recommendations, tweaks, or setting changes, please add them to this guide.

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Quick Tip

With an album, video, or recorded show highlighted, simply hit "Play" on the remote to start it playing immediately - faster than pressing "OK" and then selecting "Play" on the menu.

In the Guide, press Skip/Replay on the remote to skip forward/back 12 hours at a time.

In the Guide, press FF/REW on the remote to skip forward/back 3 hours at a time.

Use the channel +/- buttons on the remote to browse the guide a page at a time.

While in the guide press the Record button on the remote twice to do a series recording.

You can enhance your Media Center experience through 3rd party applications. Click here to see some.

Press "Clear" on the remote to delete the media that is currently highlighted (works for Recorded TV, Videos, Music, and Pictures).

In the picture library, highlight the folder or tag you want, then press "Play" on the remote to start a slideshow.

Almost any menu strip can be hidden with a simple registry tweak. Click here for details.

With a picture on screen, press "Info" (or "More") on the remote and select "Rotate" to rotate it.

Pressing "OK" on the remote while watching Live TV will go to the previous channel.