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Learning about the keyboard
Use the keyboard to navigate and select the Windows
XP Media Center menus and options and perform other
activities such as typing an e-mail.
Tip:
The keyboard has a range of 6.5 feet (2 meters) and performs best
with a maximum angle of 85 degrees from the center of the screen in
all directions.
Transport buttons
let you replay buffered TV
programs and play the CD
and DVD player.
Shortcut buttons
give you direct access to
Media Center PC features.
Internet button
starts your Internet
browser.
E-mail button
starts your e-mail
program.
Audio/Video (A/V) control buttons
control volume levels, volume mute,
and channel selections.
Standby control
puts the Media
Center PC in
Standby mode
(reduced power).
Windows keys
give you direct access to
the Windows Start menu.
Directional
(navigation) keys
let you move the
pointer around the
Guide and menus.
Numeric keypad/
Data entry buttons
let you enter numbers
and characters from the
remote.
Application key
lets you access
shortcut menus and
help assistants in
Windows.