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    The Xbox Live™Blade
    Xbox Live Gold and Silver
    members using auto
    sign-in always arrive at the
    Xbox Live blade first. This
    orange blade contains
    everything needed to
    take advantage of Xbox
    Live’s features.Click on your gamer card
    to edit your profile, view
    your games or rep, or
    adjust any of your profile
    settings, like auto sign-in
    and account management.
    The Xbox Live blade is every
    gamer’s first destination
    before a game session.
    Now Paging LordKillsALOT...—Messages
    Ask anyone, the key to any strong relationship is com-
    munication. Cheesy, but true. Even on Xbox Live.
    Communication is the door to gaming sessions with
    people on your friends list and to developing strategies
    for online play. To  s e n d  a  m e s sa g e,
    choose Messages from
    the Xbox Live blade. From
    there you can do several
    things:
    > Create a new message.
    > Read through old messages.
    > Go through your friends list.
    > Go through a list of the players you’ve played with most recently online.
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    For more on your gamer profile, see chapter 4, “Identify Yourself!”
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    After selecting
    Messages, move left or right to cycle
    through the three main tabs at the top of the screen: Community,
    Friends, and Players.
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    You can reply to a message someone sent you, or
    create a new message. To reach out and touch some-
    one, select Create New and then Message. After select-
    ing Message, you can either enter a new gamertag or
    select a person from your friends list. After selecting a recipient:
    1. Choose Voice, Text, or Add Picture.
    2. Create your message, using the chosen method.
    3. Edit the recipients list if you need to (you can also
    do this before creating a message).
    4. Hit Send.
    People Who Frag Together,
    Stay Together—Friends
    If you choose the Friends option from the Xbox Live blade,
    you are automatically taken to your friends list. There you
    can add a friend or communicate with any who are online. 
    If your friend is offline, you can also send him or her
    a message. The friends list is clearly labeled on the
    right-hand side, so that you can stay current with what
    your buds are up to. Your friend’s status depends on what
    he or she did last. For example, you might see any of the
    following statuses: > Away
    > Busy
    > Offline  (Indicates that a player is not currently on Xbox Live.)
    > Currently playing
    > Last online  (Indicates how long ago a player was last seen on Xbox Live.)
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    Feeling creative? You can also send messages
    using all three methods. Write your friend a
    note, record a 15-second message, and snap a picture. How about that?
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    You can send a picture attachment only if youhave the Xbox Live Vision camera.
    NOTE
    From the Create New page you can also send aprivate chat invitation, a game invitation, or a friend request to anyone online.
    NOTE
    
    If you’re sending a picture, check out the array of
    effects you can add to your snapshot. Choose the
    Add Effect option and cycle through the selections.
    It may strike you as a little trippy at first, but with
    some ingenuity you can create some really cool-
    looking photos.
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    Shopping Sprees, not Fragging
    Sprees—Xbox Live Marketplace
    Aside from chatting and keeping in touch with friends,
    you can also take advantage of the Xbox Live
    Marketplace. By choosing either Xbox Live Marketplace
    or the Xbox Live banner on the Xbox Live blade, you
    can instantly jump into the marketplace.There you can download all matter of Xbox 360
    goodies from themes to entirely new games. Check
    out chapter 6, “This Little Gamer Went to Market,” for
    more on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
    The Games Blade
    The first destination for
    Xbox 360 gamers who don’t
    have an Xbox Live mem-
    bership is the Games
    blade. Here you can relish
    your achievements, remi-
    nisce about previously
    played games, and even
    scout games to tackle next. Of course, you can also
    come here to  playgames,
    too. If you’ve downloaded
    games from Xbox Live
    Arcade, this is where you
    go to launch them.
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    You can cycle left or right from your friends list to the Messages tab or the Players tab, respectively.
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    Achievements
    This is your trophy area. By clicking on Achievements,
    you can see a list of every single achievement you’ve
    unlocked. Not bad, eh? Not only that, but the number
    at the top right of the screen indicates your maximum
    possible achievement score.The closer your actual gamerscore is to the possible
    gamerscore, the more dedication to playing you show.
    For everything you need to know about achievements,
    flip to chapter 5, “Making Your Mark.” To navigate through your achievements, remember
    the following tips:
    > Move up or down to cycle through all games or each game individually.
    > Move left or right to sift through each individual achievement icon.
    > Press  1to select an achievement icon and read detailed information on it.
    Gaming History—Played Games
    The Played Games option is more of a shortcut list than
    an entirely new page. When you select Played Games,
    a list of every game you’ve ever played pops up. From
    there, you can select any title in your gaming history
    for more options. 
    They include:
    >  Achievements: Click on this to see all of the
    game’s possible achievements.
    > S tored Game Items: Click on this to zip over to the
    memory storage units and find saved files, down-
    loaded content, themes, and so forth for your game.
    >  Downloads: Click on this to zoom over to the game’s Xbox Live Marketplace section, where you can down-
    load more content or just see if anything new has been made available for download.
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    Your Personal Arcade Machine—
    Xbox Live Arcade
    Perhaps the most innovative feature of the Xbox 360
    is its Xbox Live Arcade. A virtual arcade with a never-
    ending supply of games? Who can complain?Select Xbox Live Arcade from the Games blade to
    access your downloaded arcade games. From there
    you can select any of your downloaded arcade games,
    download more games, or jump right back into the most
    recently played arcade title. For more information on
    the Xbox Live Arcade, skip to chapter 7, “Arcade Action,
    Zero Quar ters.”
    Play and Watch—Demos and Game Videos
    Thanks to Xbox Live Marketplace, you no longer need to
    hunt down demos and trailers of upcoming games. All
    that hard work is done for you. All you need to do is take
    advantage of Xbox Live Marketplace and you’ll have more
    demos and videos than you can shake a remote at. After downloading them, select either Demos (for
    demos, of course) or Game Videos (for trailers). That’s
    it. Select what you want, and all your downloaded
    content will come up.
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    Don’t forget to delete the demos and trailers
    after you’ve purchased the game. That way, you clear room for more content on your hard drive.
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    The Media Blade
    The Media blade is a great
    place to start when you
    want to expand your Xbox
    360 experience beyond
    gaming. After successfully
    linking your Xbox 360 to
    a Windows Media Center-
    or Windows XP-enabled
    PC, go to the Media blade
    to take advantage of its
    functionality.This topic is covered in
    depth in chapter 9, “Lean,
    Mean, Multimedia
    Machine.” For now, here
    is a quick overview.
    Music
    Music lovers, rejoice! The Xbox 360 music options are robust enough to create a homemade jukebox, but simple
    enough to control that you won’t get lost in a sea of band names, album titles, and song statistics. You have plenty of options when listening to music.
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    First, there’s the music player. After you select your music, this is your default control panel. Use the
    onscreen controls to:
    > Play, pause, or stop music.
    > Skip songs.
    > Adjust the volume.
    > Edit or save the playlist.
    > Shuffle songs.
    > Cycle through the current playlist.
    > Scroll through the available visualizations.
    You can also select music by clicking on Hard Drive to access music ripped on to the Xbox 360 hard
    drive. Select Computer to access music on a Windows Media Center- or Windows XP-enabled PC. Current
    Disc is for playing music from a CD, and the last option is for streaming music from a portable music
    device, like a Zune or iPod.
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    Regardless of which source you choose, the
    music player is still the default control program.
    NOTE
    Users familiar with Windows Media
    Player will recognize the visualization 
    features as well as
    the song length read- outs. When a song is
    playing, however, the length readout isreplaced by an
    equalizer graphic
    indicating that that song is currently playing.You can get your music from a variety of
    sources, but it is often best to consolidate
    your music onto one source. Flipping between your computer, your Xbox 360 hard drive, and
    your Microsoft® Zune ™
    will eventually become
    a hassle. Instead, why not store all your
    music on your Zune? Or if you have too much music for that, leave it on your computer’shard drive and free up space on your Xbox 360 hard drive. It’s up to you, but why not make it easy on yourself?
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    Take advantage ofthe visualization features in the
    music player. Press
    3to make the visu-
    alization full screen,
    and then 
    2to shrink
    it again. To toggle
    the visualization on
    and off, press 
    4.
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    Once you’ve set up a playlist, you can continue to navigate the XboxDashboard without interrupting the music. You don’t have to stay at the music player screen to listen to music.
    NOTE
    
    If you pop in a CD, the
    music player options
    change a bit. The Edit
    and Save Playlist option
    is replaced by Rip CD.
    Press the Rip CD button
    to select which songs to
    rip onto your hard drive.
    Either rip the entire
    CD by pressing Rip CD,
    or press  4to deselect
    every song and then
    pick and choose which
    ones you want. Once
    you’ve chosen, highlight
    Rip CD and press  1.
    As the songs are
    being ripped to the
    Xbox 360 hard drive,
    you can highlight a
    song, press  1and
    then edit the song’s
    name, artist name, or
    genre. Be sure to
    select Save Changes
    when you’re done,
    though, or otherwise
    the CD you create will
    retain the original
    information.
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    Pics
    Just as the Music option of the Media blade lets you
    hear tunes, the Pictures option enables you to view
    pictures on your TV. Import them from a digital camera,
    stream them from your computer, or even read them
    from a disc.If you have a Zune or image-capable iPod, you can
    also view pictures from those devices. Simply select a
    picture source, highlight the photo, and voila! Select
    Play Slideshow to use the slideshow feature.
    Videos
    To view stored videos on your Xbox 360 hard drive,
    select Video from the Media blade. From the list that
    pops up of every stored video on your hard drive, select
    one, and you’re ready to go.  All kinds of video—game trailers, movie trailers,
    game hints, and so forth—show up in the Video option
    of the Media blade.
    Media Center
    The Media Center option is what the Media blade is all
    about. Here you can take advantage of all of the
    above-mentioned features from one source, your
    computer. Watch live or recorded TV, on-demand movies, music
    and photos, streaming video, and more. And it’s all
    covered in chapter 9, “Lean, Mean, Multimedia Machine.”
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    The System Blade
    This may not be the blade
    used most often, but it is
    probably one of the most
    important. You need the
    System blade to properly
    set up your console, pro-
    tect your family, and
    manage your memory.The number of choices
    in the System blade is
    enormous, but all are
    necessary. The System
    blade comes into play from
    initial setup to network
    settings, and for every-
    thing in between.
    Console Settings
    At first, the Console Setting menu, with its huge number
    of options, might seem a bit overwhelming.
    Display: Pick between HDTV or Normal screen formats.
    For HDTV settings, you can choose from various reso-
    lutions. Normal Screen format has two settings,
    Normal or Widescreen.
    Audio: Choose from Analog Output or Digital Output, and enable or disable Sound Effects while navigating the
    Xbox Dashboard.
    Themes: Change your themes.
    Language: Select which of nine languages to display on the Xbox Dashboard.
    Clock: View or change the clock on the Xbox Dashboard.
    Locale: Your locale settings affect things like Family Settings and wireless network configurations. You will want
    to change locales only if you move from one country to another. Otherwise, it’s probably best to just leave this be.
    Startup: Want to avoid having to select Play Game or Play DVD after powering up? If so, change the settings to
    automatically boot whatever disc is in the tray upon startup.
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    If you’re choosing between HDTV screen set- tings, don’t forget to flip the switch to HD on the Xbox 360 AV cables.
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