How do you set up a TC as a media center and not a back up?

Hello,
I am new to Apple products. I have a 13" Macbook Air and a 1 TB TC. I plan on buying the Apple TV. I am trying to find out how I can use my already networked TC to be used as a media center (to store pictures, music, movies ETC) instead of only being used for the Time Machine to back up my Macbook. Any help would be greatly appriciated.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!!
Jason

Sorry Jason.. but this is not really possible.
TC is a dumb hard disk in a router.. designed for Time Machine and laptops as a network target for the backups.
It has minimal (to say the least) functionality.. ie file protocol for network.. AFP and SMB.. that is it.. sum total.
No media servers. no nothing.
And Apple TV is not really a media player.. it is a streamer.. it accepts a stream and displays it on a TV or through a hifi system. It is bound.. with bolts and shackles and chains to itunes. It can play itunes stuff from any computer running itunes.. TC cannot run itunes.. so as you can see.. it is merely a file store.
So here you have it.. TC.. computer.. ATV.
If you want to store itunes library on the TC you can but it is unwise.. without considering the following consequences.. it is slow to start up and fast to spin down.. making itunes have library location and streaming issues. More important in a way TC has no way to back itself up.. on the day the TC dies your iTunes library goes with it. Time Machine cannot backup network drives.. you will need to use a tool like CCC and then backup the files to an external drive plugged in where?? The MBA.. ?? In which case the whole thing is wrong way around.. put the library on the external drive and leave the TC to do what it does best.. act as a dumb backup target for TM.
Now that is in Apple world.. of course you can use a real player.. eg WD Live TV and play files from the TC.. all the smarts of course are in the WD player .. there are none in the TC.. it is simply used as SMB network drive.

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