Use Your Keyboard to Control Your Mac Home Theater Experience

Take control

Use your Mac keyboard or remote control (using keyboard keystroke simulation) to control MediaCentral.

Default Activation/Deactivation	Shift + ESC

Global
Volume Down	+
Volume Up	-
Toggle mute volume	*
Quitting MediaCentral	Command-Q


Menu
Select next list entry	Down Arrow
Select previous list entry	Up Arrow
Expand this entry	Return or right arrow
Parent Menu	ESC or left arrow
[A-Z]	Jump to first entry starting with this letter


DVDs
Close DVD player	ESC
Enter menu item	Return
Move up	Up Arrow
Move down	Down Arrow
Move left	Left Arrow
Move right	Right Arrow
Previous Chapter	Left Arrow
Next Chapter	Right Arrow
Return to movie	R
Go to last menu	M
Cycle Audio stream	A
Cycle Subpicture stream	S
Toggle Play/Pause	Spacebar
Toggle OSD Display	O


Movie
Close movie player	ESC
Toggle Play/Pause	Spacebar
Cycle Audio stream	A
Skip Backward	Left Arrow
Skip Arrow	Right Arrow
Toggle OSD Display	O
Display/Hide Subtitles	S


Music
Close music player	ESC
Toggle Play/Pause	Spacebar
Previous Song	Left Arrow
Next Song	Right Arrow
Skip Backward	Shift + Left Arrow
Skip Forward	Shift + Right Arrow


Photos
Start Slideshow	Return
Pause/Play Slideshow	Spacebar
Next Picture	Right Arrow
Previous Picture	Left Arrow


Live Television
Next Channel	Up Arrow
Previous Channel	Down Arrow

The hot key just got hotter

Your predefined MediaCentral hot key will not only start your entertainment experience but it will also bring it to a close.