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hp digital entertainment center owner’s guide 21
introduction
connecting to internet radio
To play Internet radio stations, the digital entertainment center must be connected to the
Internet during the entire play session. If you’re connecting to the Internet via dial-up, the
connection engages the phone line, just as a PC-based Internet connection does.
See “listening to internet radio” on page 53 for a full explanation of Internet radio’s functions
and behavior.
connecting to the internet guide
The material presented on the Internet guide is updated regularly and streamed live to your
digital entertainment center. Therefore, the digital entertainment center must be connected to
the Internet while you’re using any of the Internet guide’s features.
See “exploring music online” on page 59 for more on the Internet Guide.
connecting for updates
As features are added to the HP Digital Entertainment Center and its software is enhanced,
HP updates your device automatically. You won’t see large-scale changes to the features or
presentation, but you will occasionally find new options available to you. You don’t need to
take any action to receive these updates. If you want to change the scheduled update time,
see “update time” on page 70 for details.
At update time, the digital entertainment center turns on (if it’s in sleep mode), performs any
appropriate internal maintenance, and connects to the digital entertainment portal if it needs
to download new updates. Once the device has gathered the available updates, it
disconnects any dial-up connection and then applies the updates internally. The front panel
displays an Update Mode message along with instructions not to power off the device, and
the Power button is disabled to prevent an inadvertent error. When finished, the digital
entertainment center returns to the mode it was in.
If for any reason the device cannot reach the digital entertainment portal at update time, the
process reschedules itself for the next day.
tip
A
fter the digital entertainment
center performs an Internet-
related operation, it holds the
connection open for a short
period of time.
If another Internet-related
operation occurs while the
connection is still live, it is
handled immediately, since
there is no delay to dial
in again.
caution
Unplugging the device during
update could cause damage to
the digital entertainment
center’s software.