ASUS MOBILE THEATER User Manual

E1897 / Aug 2005

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Mobile Theater

Mobile Theater allows you to maximize the multimedia features. The following
sections provide information on installing and using Mobile Theater.

1. Click Next after reading the W elcome
page.

3. Enter the “User Name” and “Company
Name” (if available).

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2. Select “I accept...” and click Next
after reading the License Agreement.

4. Click Next to use the default
destination folder, or click Browse to set
a different location.

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5. Select an installation language and
click Next.

7. Click Finish to exit the setup wizard
when setup is complete.

Icons will be placed on your taskbar for
quick access to “Scheduling” and
“Remote Control Center”.

6. Click Install to install the files to your
system.

To launch Mobile Theater , either use the
desktop icon or click Start > All

Programs > ASUS Mobile Theater >
ASUS Mobile Theater

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Introduction

W elcome to Mobile Theater, the complete multimedia entertainment software
for your digital life-style. With its simple user interface, Mobile Theater lets
you enjoy viewing your photos, listening to music, and watching movies
without the hassle of switching between programs. Mobile Theater’s remote
control support makes digital entertainment more convenient and fun.

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System requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP

• Intel® Pentium® M or Pentium® 4 (1.8 GHz or faster)

• 256 MB of RAM

• 200 MB of available hard drive space for program installation

Supported file formats

Input

Video AVI, DV, MPEG2, MPEG1, WMV, ASF, MPEG4 (optional), 3GP

Audio MP3, WA V, MIDI, ASF , WMA, Dolby® AC3 (optional)
Image JPG, BMP, TIF, TGA, PNG, GIF
Disc DVD-Video, DVD-VR, VCD, SVCD

Output

Disc DVD-Video, DVD+/-VR, VCD, SVCD
Media DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW

(optional), 3GPP2 (optional), QuickTime® (optional), RM (optional),
FLC (optional), FLI (optional)

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Getting Started

This section introduces you to the basics of Mobile Theater. Once you know
how to use the software’s features and functions, multimedia entertainment
will become that much more enjoyable.

Using the Remote Control

One of Mobile Theater’s main features is a remote control support. This allows
you to control your PC from a distance.

• Enter Activates an option or plays a video/audio file.

• Arrows Navigates through the user interface.

• Play/Pause Pauses or resumes video, audio, or slideshow playback.

• Stop Ends video, audio, or slideshow playback.

• Volume Controls Increases or decreases the volume level of a video, audio,
or slideshow.

• Channel Up/Down Browses for TV channels.

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The User Interface

Mobile Theater’s simple user interface allows you to control the program
with ease. This makes viewing and listening to your media files more relaxing
because you do not have to worry about the technical aspects of the program.

Restore

Menu

Minimize

Drag here to resize window

Close

The System Panel

When you are using a mouse instead of the remote control, the System Panel
appears. This panel contains buttons that you can use to minimize, maximize
or restore the program window, as well as close the program. You can also
click the house icon to go to the Menu page where you can select Mobile
Theater’s main functions.

In window mode (click Restore to switch between window and full screen),
you can adjust the size of the window.

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The Navigation Panel

The Navigation Panel contains buttons that you can use to play back video.
It also includes volume control buttons that allow you to adjust the volume
level of the media you are currently playing. Just like the System Panel, the
Navigation Panel only appears when you are using a mouse instead of the
remote control.

The Navigation Panel contains the following buttons:

Play/Pause Pauses or resumes video, audio, or slideshow playback.
Stop Ends video, audio, or slideshow playback.
Home Goes to the start of a video or audio file.
End Goes to the end of a video or audio file.
Forward Goes forward through a video or audio file.
Rewind Goes back through a video or audio file.
Mute T emporarily removes the sound attributes of a video, audio file,

or slideshow during playback.
Volume Controls Increases or decreases the volume level of a video,

audio file, or slideshow.

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