ATI Multimedia Center 8.5
User’ s Guide
P/N 137-70268-30
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Contents
Using Your ATI Multimedia Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Starting ATI Multimedia Center.................................................................... 2
Starting from LaunchPad........................................................................2
Starting from Windows® taskbar........................................................... 3
Online Help....................................................................................................3
ATI REMOTE WONDER™......................................................................... 3
Multimedia Center Configuration Tool ....................................................... 4
TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Special Features.............................................................................................7
Video-In .........................................................................................................8
Setting up TV ................................................................................................ 8
Initialization Wizard............................................................................... 9
Sizing the TV display............................. ..............................................10
TV Feature Menu........................................................................................ .11
TV Keyboard Shortcuts........................ ....................................................... 13
TV Display Settings....................................... ............................................. .15
TV Video Settings.......................................................................................17
TV Tuner Settings ....................................................................................... 18
Channel Property Details......................................................................19
TV Stills Gallery Settings............................................................................ 21
TV Schedule Settings .................................................................................. 21
ATI TV Bar ................................................................................................. 22
ATI TV Bar controls ............................................................................ 22
Channel Surfing...........................................................................................23
Closed Captioning .......................................................................................24
Closed Caption settings......................................................... ............... 25
HOTWORDS™........................................................................................... 26
TV Magazine.................................................................................. ............. 27
External Captions Support ........................................................................... 29
Secondary Audio Program (SAP)................................................................30
Zooming and Panning..................................................................................30
Channel Lockout.......................................................................................... 31
Parental Control............................................. ............................................. .32
Recording Video and Still Images...............................................................33
Recording a clip of video and audio from TV......................................34
TV-ON-DEMAND™..................................................................................35
Personal Video Recorder............................................................................. 38
Personal Video Recorder settings......................................................... 39
Using VIDEOSOAP............................................................................ .42
One Touch Record................................................................................43
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Achieving the best results with MPEG video recording......................44
MULTVIEW™............................................................................................46
MULTVIEW audio requirements ........................................................ 47
MULTVIEW keyboard shortcuts......................................................... 48
Library......................................................................................................... 49
Special feature...................................................................................... 49
Filtering files ................................................................ ........................50
Converting media files ......................................................................... 51
Making Playlists...................................................................................51
External Captions support .................................................................... 51
Recommended content deletion ...........................................................52
TV Listings.................................................... ............................................. .53
Setting up TV Listings .........................................................................54
Getting around...................................................................................... 55
Recording ............................................................................................. 55
Viewing ................................................................................................ 56
Views....................................................................................................56
Filter options........................................... ............................................. .57
Actors tab ............................................................................................. 57
Categories tab.......................................................................................57
Searches................................................................................................58
Favorite search .....................................................................................58
Movies tab..................................... ............................................. .......... 59
Schedules tab........................................................................................ 59
Searches tab......................................................................................... .60
Setting search parameters.....................................................................60
Sports tab.......................................... ............................................. ....... 61
Stations tab............................................... ............................................61
Titles tab...............................................................................................62
Days and dates......................................................................................62
Stills Gallery................................................................................................6 3
Stills Gallery settings............................................................................63
CD Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
CD Audio Keyboard Shortcuts.................................................................... 66
CD Audio Settings.......................................................................................67
CD Audio Preferences Settings...................................................................68
CD Database................................................................................................68
CD Audio Schedule Settings.......................................................................6 9
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Video CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Video CD Feature Menu..............................................................................71
Video CD Keyboard Shortcuts.................................................................... 72
Capturing Still Frames From Video CDs ....................................................73
Zooming and Panning..................................................................................73
Video CD Display Settings..........................................................................7 4
Video CD Closed Caption Settings............................................................. 75
Video CD Preferences Settings ................................................................... 76
Video CD Stills Gallery Settings................................................................. 76
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Special Features...........................................................................................77
What can I play on my DVD drive?.....................................................78
Sizing the Video Display Panel................................................................... 78
Full-Screen Controls....................................................................................78
DVD Feature Menu .................................................. ... ................................79
DVD Keyboard Shortcuts............................................................................80
Playing DVD-Video Discs .......................................................................... 82
Selecting audio channels .................................................... ... ............... 83
Setting up subtitles ............................................................................... 83
External subtitles..................................................................................83
Using the menus.................................................................................. .84
Searching DVD discs ...........................................................................84
Selecting viewing angle........................................................................85
Parental Control....................................................................................85
Zooming and Panning ..........................................................................85
Bookmarks...................................................................................................86
Chapter Preview .......................................................................................... 86
A/B Repeat .................................................................................................. 87
DVD Display Settings .................................................... .. ...........................88
DVD Preferences Settings................................................................. .......... 89
DVD Initialization Wizard .......................................................................... 90
DVD-Video Settings.................................................................................... 90
DVD Closed Captioning...................................................... ........................91
Closed Caption settings......................................................... ............... 92
DVD-Video Audio Settings......................................................................... 93
S/PDIF......................................................................................................... 94
DVD Advanced Aspect Ratio Settings........................................................ 94
DVD Schedule Settings...............................................................................96
Region Codes...............................................................................................96
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File Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Special Features...........................................................................................97
File Player Feature Menu ............................................................................99
File Player Shortcut Keys..........................................................................100
Zooming and Panning................................................................................101
File Player Display Settings ......................................................................102
File Player Preferences Settings................................................................103
File Player Closed Caption Settings.......................................................... 103
External Captions Support ......................................................................... 104
File Player Stills Gallery Settings .............................................................. 104
File Player Schedule Settings....................................................................105
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Schedule Settings ......................................................................................107
TV Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Multi-Monitor Support............................................. ... ..............................108
Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Teletext Settings ...................................................... .................................110
Special Multimedia Center Features. . . . . . . . . . . . 111
THRUVIEW™..........................................................................................111
EAZYLOOK™..........................................................................................112
EAZYLOOK TV controls.................................................................. 113
EAZYLOOK DVD controls............................................................... 119
EAZYLOOK File Player controls...................................................... 122
EAZYLOOK Library controls ........................................................... 125
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Audio Problems ........................................................................................ 127
Video Problems ... ...................................................................................132
DVD Problems .................................................................................. ........ 134
Other things to consider .....................................................................135
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
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Using Your ATI Multimedia Center
This Guide explains how to use the features that your ATI
Multimedia Center offers. The Multimedia Center is a suite of
products that provides TV, Video CD, CD Audio, DVD, File
Player, and Library in one package.
Starting ATI Multimedia Center 2
Online Help 3
ATI REMOTE WONDER™ 3
Multimedia Center Configuration Tool 4
TV 7
ATI TV Bar 22
TV-ON-DEMAND™ 35
Personal Video Recorder 38
MULTVIEW™ 46
Library 49
TV Listings 53
Stills Gallery 63
CD Audio 65
Video CD 70
File Player 97
DVD 77
Schedule 106
TV Out 108
Multi-Monitor Support 108
Teletext 109
Special Multimedia Center Features 111
T roubleshooting 127
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2 Starting ATI Multimedia Center
Starting A TI Multimedia Center
Starting from LaunchPad
The LaunchPad
provides a convenient
way to start all your Multimedia Center features — just click
the feature you want. LaunchPad opens automatically when
you start your computer, or if you prefer, you can right-click
LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on Startup in the drop-down
menu.
• T o dock Laun chPad , right-clic k it, and then click Dock in the
menu. To change the docking position, right-click
LaunchPad while it is docked, point to Side , and then
choose a location.
• To change the size of the LaunchPad when it is not docked,
double-click it or right-click it, and choose a size.
The buttons in the right side of LaunchPad let you access your
desktop settings, get Help, and close LaunchPad. If your
system does not have a TV tuner, Video In appears in place of
TV in the LaunchPad.
Certain Multimedia Center features use some of the
same resources. If you try to start one of these
features while another is running, a resource conflict
message appears. You have up to four choices:
• Run both features with reduced performance, where
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possible.
• Suspend the first feature while the other is active.
• Close the first feature.
• Press Cancel to continue without starting the second
feature.
Starting from Windows® taskbar
1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at
Programs .
2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , and then select
CD Audio, DVD, LaunchPad, File Player, TV,
Video CD, Library, or Configuration.
For information about using the ATI Multimedia Center
features, see the online help.
Online Help
Feature Help. Click the Help button in any display panel to
open the online help.
Online Help 3
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Context-Sensitive Help. Context-sensitive help is always
available for each feature; just press the F1 key.
Tool Tips. Simply move the mouse cursor ov er a control to see
a description of its purpose. As you become familiar with your
ATI Multimedia Center, you may want to turn off Tool Tips —
click the Show T ool Tips checkbox in the Display tab (for more
information, see TV Display Settings on page 15).
ATI Desktop Help. For help on your ATI video card’ s graphics
features, double-click the ATI icon in the lower-right corner of
your screen.
Internet. Click http://www.ati.com/support/index.html for
product support, including driver downloads, technical and
warranty information.
A TI REMO TE W ONDER
The ATI REMOTE WONDER replaces all the
functionality of a mouse in all Windows software
applications. If you have an ATI graphics card installed
in your system, you will also enjoy additional control
over ATI software. For complete information and
installation instructions, see the ATI REMOTE
WONDER Installation Guide that came with your card.
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4 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool
Multimedia Center Configuration T ool
When the Multimedia Center is running, you access settings via
the Settings dialogs. You can also use the Multimedia Center
Configuration Tool to access DVD audio settings, TV settings,
PC Check, file types, skin settings, and EAZYLOOK settings
for the following purposes.
• To modify settings that do not change regularly
• To change settings and run diagnostics when the Multimedia
Center is not running
• To modify advanced settings that should only be changed if
absolutely necessary
T o open the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool
from LaunchPad
Click the
Configuration Tool
button in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see
page 2.
from Windows® taskbar
1 In Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at
Programs.
2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center, and then select
Configuration.
Multimedia Center Configuration Tool 5
T o access DVD audio settings
Click the DVD tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration
Tool. Three audio settings are available.
Selection Function
Enable Dynamic
Compression
Output surround
compatible (Dolby
Pro Logic
Add low-frequency
effects channel into
downmix
The Multimedia Center supports standard DVD-Video, which
provides stereo and compressed, multi-channel surround
sound using Dolby
(DV-A) is a separate standard, which requires a DVD-Audio
player.
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) signal
Applies dynamic compression to the
overall dynamic range of the audio
(useful for low -volume listening and
for smaller speakers).
Encodes the 2-channel stereo output
with Dolby Pro Logic information
(used for external Dolby Pro Logic
decoder/amplifier.
Includes the LFE (subwoofer)
channel in the 2-channel stereo
downmix (may be useful if you have
external subwoofers or want more
bass — this only affects DVDs with
true LFE data in the Dolby Digital 5.1
sound tracks).
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Digital or DTS® encoding. DVD-A udio
If your graphics card is an ATI RADEON or later, Adaptive
Deinterlacing is available (see page 40). Enabling this option
most often improves DVD playback quality.
T o access TV settings
Click the TV tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool.
The TV page provides settings for the Video Capture Source. If
your system has multiple video decoders, select the one that
Multimedia Center TV should use as its default.
T o access file types
File Types displays how files are associated with different
Multimedia Center applications. Click the File Types tab in the
Multimedia Center Configuration Tool.
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T o access PC Check
PC Check evaluates your computer system to determine if it is
correctly set up for multimedia playback. If your computer fails
any of the tests, PC Check recommends corrective action.
The test results are best estimates; they may not be
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100% accurate.
1 In Windows Taskbar, click Start, point at Programs, point
at ATI Multimedia Center, and then select
Configuration.
A warning dialog appears, which identifies any pre-test
requirements you should be aware of.
2 To start the tests, click the Run Tests button.
The tests last approximately 45 seconds. When they are
complete, you can click the Details button to see the test
results.
T o access skins settings
Click the Skins tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration
Tool, and select skins for your Multimedia Center components.
Modern Classic
Tranquility Zero-G
T o access EAZYLOOK settings
Click the EAZYLOOK tab in the Multimedia Center
Configuration Tool. For information on EAZYLOOK, see
page 112.
TV
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Watch Television on your
computer!
receive up to 125 cable
television channels and 70
antenna channels in
smooth, full-motion video
on the whole screen or in
a window.
TV delivers advanced
features: TV-ONDEMAND, Closed
Captioning, Personal Video Recorder, Still Capture, Channel
Surfing, Scheduled Events, TV Listings, Parental Control, and
more.
When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display
panel, the “ About...” notice appears. If you have more than one
feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active
features.
You can
For informat ion about using TV controls, see the online help
and Tool Tips.
• All channels may not be available in all countries.
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• Not all TV features are available with Video-In cards.
Special Features
Additional special features are available for TV.
•THRUVIEW
• EAZYLOOK
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— see page 111.
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— see page 112.
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T o start TV
Video-In
from LaunchPad
Click the TV button
in the Launchpad.
For information on LaunchPad, see page 2.
from Windows® taskbar
1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at
Programs .
2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , and then select TV.
You can also start TV from other Multimed ia Center
features installed on your system. Click the AT I logo in
the feature’s control panel or display panel, and then click TV.
If there is no TV tuner in your computer system, a small control
panel is provided for recording video from external video
sources.
If you have a Video-In card, the following dialogs and
features are unavailable:
• TV Tuner settings (see page 18)
• Channel Surfing (see page 23)
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• TV-ON-DEMAND (see page 35)
• Channel Lockout (see page 31)
• Parental Control (see page 32)
Setting up TV
The first time you start TV, you must complete the Initialization
Wizard. After that, the Wizard will not run unless you want to
re-run it in order to change settings. The Initialization Wizard
guides you quickly and easily through setting up TV channels,
Parental Control, Sound, Recording Format, and
TV-ON-DEMAND.
Initialization Wizard
Click the Setup button, and then click the Display tab.
Click the Initialization Wizard... button. The TV Channels
Initialization Wizard appears. Follow the Wizard’s instructions
to select cable or antenna, choose the broadcast standard, and to
scan for active channels.
Click Next >. The TV Parental Control Initialization Wizard
appears. Follow the W izard’s instructions to set or change your
Parental Control password.
Passw ords are optional, case-sensitive, and must be
at least three characters in length. If you forget your
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password, you will have to uninstall and reinstall your
TV software.
If your computer has an A TI ALL-IN-WONDER video card and
an ATI TV WONDER video card, clicking Next > opens the
MUL TVIEW settings page, where you can enable MULTVIEW
(Picture in Picture), specify the MULTVIEW window position,
and enable dual monitor display.
MULTVIEW is not available with ALL-IN-WONDER VE
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cards.
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Click Next >. The Sound Initialization Wizard appears.
Follow the Wizard’s instructions to set up your audio
connection. Line-In is the most common connection.
• If you do not hear TV audio, ensure that the TV is tuned to a
broadcasting channel, and that you have made the correct
audio connections. See Troubleshooting on page 127 for
more information.
Click Next >. The Recording Format Initialization Wizard
appears. Follow the Wizard’s instructions to select the default
recording format.
Click Next >. The TV-ON-DEMAND Initialization Wizard
appears. Follow the Wi zard’s instructions to set up a temporary
file and allocate file space. Available time is indicated. The
Advanced Settings button lets you customize settings for
image quality and processor load.
Click Next >. The End of Initialization Wizard panel appears.
Click Finish to complete TV setup.
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Sizing the TV display
You can resize the TV display using the mouse, the Maximize
button, or
• The F2 key hides/shows the control panel, to save desktop
space.
T o resize the TV display using the mouse
Drag the display’s border. The TV display maintain s a fixed
aspect ratio (width-to-height) of 4:3 to avoid picture distortion
(to change this, see TV Display Settings on page 15).
T o displa y TV in full-screen
Press CTRL+F or ALT+F to toggle between full-screen and the
current size, or click the Maximize button. To return to the
previous size, press the Esc key.
T o display preset sizes using the CTRL key
Ctrl
Tiny CTRL+1
Small CTRL+2
CTRL key combination.
Medium CTRL+3
Large CTRL+4
Toggle between full screen and
current size
Increase size of display panel CTRL + Up Arrow
Decrease size of display panel CTRL + Down Arrow
CTRL+F
ALT+F
TV Feature Menu
You can access TV functions by right-clicking on the control
panel or the viewing area of the display panel. This is very
useful in full-screen mode.
Selection Function
Setup Opens the TV setup page.
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Always
On Top
Show
Control Panel
THRUVIEW
Video
Size
Aspect Ratio Selects the width-to-height ratio for the video window:
Displays TV on top of other applications.
Shows the TV Control panel.
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If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card,
THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are
available (see page 111).
THRUVIEW Desktop: The current panel appears fullscreen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows
when minimized.
THRUVIEW Window: The current panel appears as a
translucent layer on top of any other windows, allowing
you to work and watch TV at the same time.
Indicates the sizes available for the current panel:
Tiny 160 x 120 pixels
Small 240 x 180 pixels
Medium 320 x 240 pixels
Large 640 x 480 pixels
Full Screen
Non-Fixed Allows the window to be stretched
to any proportions.
Standard Standard aspect ratio for
4:3 television broadcast.
Letterbox (16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1)
Crops the top and bottom of the
frame to fit a wider window.
Widescreen (16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1)
Scales the entire image
to fit a wider window.
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Selection Function
Connector Specifies the video input:
TV Tuner Selects TV Tuner input.
Composite Selects composite video input.
S-Video Selects S-Vi deo input.
Sound
Mode
Closed
Captions
Zooming Selects the zoom ratio (2x, 4x, or 8x) or Unzoom if
About... Displays the About... dialog.
Exit Closes TV.
Sets the audio mode:
Captions Displays closed captions
when muted when audio is muted.
Stereo Enables stereo TV audio.
Both Plays both standard and SAP audio tracks.
SAP Enables the Secondary Audio Program.
Mono Enables monaural TV audio.
Specifies how closed captioned text is displayed. You can
also enable the HOTWORDS and TV Magazine features.
See HOTWORDS™ on page 26 and TV Magazine on
page 27.
already zoomed. See Zooming and Panning on page 30.
TV Keyboar d Shortcuts
You can use the following keys to control TV from your
keyboard.
Command Key(s)
Pause Ctrl + B
Play Ctrl + X
Toggle Play / Pause Spacebar
Skip forwards / backwards End / Home
Volume up / down (numeric keypad)
Í Î
- / +
(alphanumeric keypad)
_ / =, - / +
Channel up / down Ï / Ð
Setup Ctrl + S
Toggle closed captions Ctrl + C
Unzoom Alt + Z
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Still capture Ctrl + Insert
Size presets (Tiny, Small, Medium, Larg e) Ctr l + 1 — Ctrl + 4
Toggle full screen Ctrl + F
Exit full screen Esc
Cycle through Size up / down Ctrl + Ï / Ctrl + Ð
Parental Control lock / unlock Ctrl + L
Record Ctrl + R
Help F1
Hide control panel F2
Hide video panels and borders; video panel
snaps to edge
Always on top F4
F3
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Command Key(s)
THRUVIEW window (Blended Window ,
regardless of settings in Display Settings page)
F5
THRUVIEW Desktop (Blended Desktop,
regardless of settings in Display Settings page)
Video Desktop, regardless of settings in Display
Settings page)
Minimize without Video Desktop or THRUVIEW F8
Reverse play (Jog Shuttle) increments to next
lower speed: -2x, -4x, -8x, -16x
Normal play (Jog Shuttle) F10
Forward play (Jog Shuttle) increments to next
lower speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x
Play speed (slow, normal, fast) Alt + F10
Export TV-ON-DEMAND video Ctrl + W
Cycle time display format (while recording or in
TV-ON-DEMAND)
Set Analog TV Tuner input connector Alt + 1
Set Composite TV Tuner input connector Alt + 2
Set S-Video TV Tuner input connector Alt + 3
Exit TV Alt + F4
About Alt + A
F6
F7
F9
F11
Ctrl + T
TV Display Settings
The Display settings page lets you control how video is
displayed in TV.
T o open the Display settings page
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, and then
click the Display tab.
Selection Function
Video
Size
Size
Selects the size for the current panel.
Aspect Ratio
Sets the width-to-height ratio for the current panel:
Standard 4:3 Standard television.
Letterbox Crops the top and bottom of the frame
Widescreen Scales the video frame to fit a
Crop Video
Trims the outside edges of the video frame.
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to fit a wider window.
wider window.
Tool
Tips
Show Tool Tip
Show helpful aids for using TV when you point at a control
with your mouse.
Show Shortcut
Show keyboard shortcuts when you point at a control with
your mouse.
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Selection Function
Display
Feature
When Minimized
Controls how TV behaves when minimized:
Minimize TV TV becomes an icon on your desktop.
Video TV display replaces your
Desktop desktop pattern.
THRUVIEW Blended Window: The current panel
Always On Top
Displays TV on top of other applications.
Auto Hide Controls when in full screen
Hides TV controls when displaying TV in full screen. If
you move your mouse, the controls re-appear
appears as a translucent layer on top
of any other windo ws.
Blended Desktop: The current panel
appears in full screen as a translucent
layer on top of any other windows.
See THRUVIEW™ on page 111.
Hide
Player
Hotkey
Initialization
Wizard
Specify a keyboard key that hides/displays TV. This is
useful when you want to do other work while recording or
using HOTWORDS.
Re-runs the Initialization Wizard. See Initialization Wizard
on page 9.
TV Video Settings
The Video settings page lets you choose a video connector and
fine-tune video characteristics.
T o open the Video settings pa ge
Click the Setup button in the Television control panel,
and then click the Video tab.
Selection Function
Connector Choose Analog TV Tuner, Composite or S-Video input.
• If you choose Composite or S-Video, you must specify
the Broadcast Standard.
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Broadcast
Standard
Video
Properties
Gamma Adjusts the color brightness of your display. The higher
Reset Sets all values on this page to their default values.
Choose the broadcast standard: NTSC, PAL, or SECAM.
Color
Adjusts the amount of color in the image.
Brightness
Adjust the amount of white in the image.
Contrast
Adjusts the gradation of tones between light and dark
areas.
Tint (only available for NTSC)
Adjusts the balance of red-to-bl u e i n th e im ag e.
the gamma, the higher the brightness and contrast,
maximum being a flat (unmodified) setting).
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TV T u ner Settings
The TV Tuner settings page lets you autoscan for active TV
channels, choose cable or antenna input, name channels, and set
channel-specific options.
T o open the TV Tuner settings page
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, and then
click the TV Tuner tab.
Selection Function
Channel
Name
Details... Select a channel, and then click the Details... button to
Autoscan Scans for all active TV channels, and stores them when
You can enter channel names. If you have TV Listings
installed (see page 53), channel names are set
automatically, based upon the Guide+ database.
open the Channel Property Details page (see page 19).
you click the Set button.
Cable
Standard
Selects the country and cable or antenna.
Channel Property Details
When you select a channel and then click the Details... button in
the TV Tuner settings page, the Channel Property Details page
opens to let you set properties for particular channels —
favorites list, channel assignment, and properties for audio,
video, program lockout, and closed captioning.
For example, in the Channel Specific Settings Video page, you
could change a channel to SECAM when the other channels are
(by default) PA L. In the Closed Captioning page you could
enable a set of HOTWORDS specifically for a particular
channel.
Selection Function
Channel
Name
Number Displays the channel number.
Type a name for the channel.
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Tunes to
Station
Channel in
Favorites List
Channel in
Channel Surf
List
Specify the TV station that you want this channel to
receive. Autoscanning returns all channel assignments to
normal (see page 18).
Check to add the channel. T o remov e a channel, uncheck
it.
Check to add the channel to the Visual Selection list
displayed when channel surfing (see page 23). To
remove a channel, uncheck it.
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Selection Function
Channel
Specific
Settings
Audio
Click Audio, and then click Details... to open the Sound
details page.
Mute Settings
Global Applies mute settings to
selected channel.
Mute On Mutes audio.
Mute Off Cancels muting.
SAP Settings See Secondary Audio Program
(SAP) on page 23.
Global Applies SAP settings to
selected channel.
Stereo Activates stereo TV audio for this
channel, if it provides it.
Mono Activates monaural audio for
this channel.
SAP Activates SAP for this channel.
Channel
Specific
Settings
Video Properties
Click Video, and then click Details... to open the Channel
Based Video Settings page. Move the sliders to change
the values
Color Amount of color in the image.
Brightness Balance of light and dark in
the image.
Contrast Gradation of tone between the
image’s highlights, midtones
and shadows.
Tint Balance of red, green, and
blue in the image
(only available for NTSC).
Broadcast Standard
Choose the broadcast standard for this channel.
Channel Lockout
Click Channel Lock out, and then click Details... to open
the Channel Lockout Settings page (see Channel Lockout
on page 31).
Closed Captioning
Click Closed Captioning, and then click Details...to
open the Closed Captioning Channel Settings page (see
Closed Captioning on page 24).
TV Stills Gallery Settings
You can capture still images from TV, and save them in the
Stills Gallery.
T o open the TV Stills Gallery settin gs page
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, and then
click the Stills Gallery tab. For information on the Stills
Gallery, see page 63.
TV Schedule Settings
The Scheduler lets you set up TV to watch or record selected
TV programs at times you specify. See Schedule on page 106
for details.
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22 TV
ATI TV Bar
Browse the Web and
watch TV at the same
time, without resizing
your windows! ATI TV
Bar displays TV in your
Internet Explorer Web
Browser.
North American users can
also view a display of
channel names and
numbers, with continuously updated program information.
T o open ATI TV Bar
1 Launch Internet Explorer.
2 In Explorer’s menu bar, click View , point to Explorer
• If TV is not running, ATI TV Bar opens it, and displays it in
the TV Bar. Closing ATI TV Bar also closes TV.
• If TV is running, it is displayed in TV Bar, and the regular
TV display disappears from your desktop. Closing TV Bar
returns TV to its normal display on your desktop.
• If you resize Explorer, the TV display automatically fits itself
to the new size.
Bar , and then click ATI TV.
Or click the ATI TV button in Explorer’s menu bar.
A TI TV Bar contr ols
From left to right, the A TI
TV Bar controls are:
Channel down, Channel
up, Volume, Mute, Go to
top, Page up, Page down, Pause scrolling, Favorites, and Help.
ATI
TV
TV Internet
Explorerlistings
Channel Surfing
You can browse through several
TV channels simultaneously,
and select channels by clicking
on “thumbnail” images
(miniature representations) of
the channels. Each thumbnail
displays the channel number,
and is regularly updated to
display the current program.
• A password is required to access locked-out channels (see
Channel Lockout on page 31); otherwise, only unlocked
channels will be displayed.
• Most controls are disabled during Channel Surfing.
T o use Channe l Surfing
1 Click the Channel Surf button in the TV control
panel.
A grid of thumbnails appears over your TV display.
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2 Click the thumbnail for the channel you want to preview.
The channel you clicked becomes “live”, and plays video
and audio for a few seconds.
3 To select a channel for viewing, double-click a thumbnail.
The grid of thumbnails disappears, and the selected
channel appears on your screen.
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Closed Captioning
Display closed captioned text over
video, like a standard TV, and/or in
a separate window beside the
video. When you use the separate
window, you can use the scroll bar
to review the last few minutes of
text. You can set the background
color, the font, and the font color
for the window.
T o display c losed-captioned text
Click the Closed Caption button in the TV control panel.
Right-clicking the button opens a menu where you can
control the type of captioning: over video, in a window, display
alternate text, TV Magazine, HOTWORDS, captions when
muted.
If you are in TV -ON-DEMAND mode (see page 35) and
displaying the Live: video window, closed captions
i
appear in the delayed video, not in the Live: window.
To close the Closed Captioning window, click the Exit
button.
Closed Caption settings
The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed
captioned text is displayed — over video or in a window — and
the background color, the font, and the font color for the
window. You can also set up and enable the HOTWORDS and
TV Magazine features.
T o set up cl osed captioning
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, and then
click the Closed Caption tab.
Selection Function
Placement External Window
Displays closed captioned text in its own window. Click
Font... to select the display font.
Video Window
Displays closed captioned text superimposed on the
video. Click Font... to select the displa y font.
Solid Background
Displays closed captioned text on a solid background.
Shaded Background
Displays closed captioned text on a shaded background.
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HOTWORDS Enable
Check to enable HOTW ORDS when Closed Captioning is
on (see HOTWORDS™ on page 26).
HOTWORDS Setup
Opens the HOTWORDS settings page.
TV
Magazine
Closed
Caption
On Mute
Show
Alternate
Text If
Present
Enable
Activates TV Magazine (see TV Magazine on page 27.)
TV Magazine Setup
Opens the TV Magazine Setup Wizard.
Display closed captioned text when the audio is muted.
If T1 mode closed-captioned data is present in the
caption stream, checking this box displays a full page of
T1 mode, scrollable, closed captioned text. If you turn off
Closed Captioning or change channels, the page is
hidden.
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HOTW ORDS™
Have your computer watch TV for you! When you turn on
Closed Captioning (see Closed Captioning on page 24
can specify words and phrases that Television will detect in the
closed-captioned text.
You can set HOTWORDS to show the matched text, restore TV,
play a sound, enable TV Magazine, or enable the Personal
Video Recorder when the HOTWORDS appear. You can also
have TV automatically transcribe the text when the specified
words appear.
You can enable HOTWORDS, and then minimize TV; when the
specified words occur, TV opens. You specify words using the
HOTWORDS setup button in the Closed Caption settings page.
T o set up HO TWORDS
Click the Setup button in the Television control panel,
click Closed Caption, and then click the HOTWORDS
Setup button. The HOTWORDS Setup Wizard opens.
To enable HOTWORDS, check the Enable box. The
HOTWORDS Setup Wizard will guide you through
HOTWORDS setup.
),
you
Selection Function
First
Word
Match
Type
Type the first word to be matched.
Choose the type of match you want:
• By Itself Open TV when the Hot Word occurs.
• Followed by Open TV when the Hot Word occurs, and
is immediately followed by the Optional Word you
specify.
• Not Followed By Open TV when the Hot W or d occurs ,
if it is not
• In Sentence With Open TV when the Hot Word
occurs, if it is in a sentence with the Optional Word.
Optional
Word
Type the word you want to match with the Hot Word.
When you specify an Optional Word, the system only
looks for the First Word+Optional Word combination.
immediately followed by the Optional Word.
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Selection Function
Partial Check this box to open TV when a part of the First Word
occurs.
Use the Add and Remove buttons to add and remove w ords from the list.
Actions to take
when your
HOTWORDS
occur.
Recording Enable TV Magazine
Show Matched Text
Displays the text that matches your Hot Word(s).
Restore Player
Opens TV in its current state.
Activates TV Magazine (see TV Magazine on page 27).
Enable Pers onal Video Recorder
Activates the Personal Video Recorder (see Personal
Video Recorder on page 38).
TV Magazine
Use TV Magazine to transcribe closed captioned broadcasting,
including pictures and text. You can save files as RTF (Rich
Text Format), which preserves formatting, and can be used in
many word processors, plain text (TXT), or Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML). You can use the Schedule feature to start
TV Magazine at dates and times you specify (see Schedule on
page 106).
• TV Magazine is only available in North America.
• When TV Magazine is enabled, it transcribes closed-
i
captioned text even if the Closed Captioning button is
off.
T o start TV Magazine
Click the Setup button in the Television control panel,
click the Closed Caption tab, and then click the TV
Magazine Setup button.
To enable TV Magazine, check the Enable box. The first time
you use TV Magazine, the TV Magazine Setup Wizard will
guide you through the setup.
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Selection Function
File
Name
Type a name for the file.
File
Format
Options Overwrite files
Stop
Transcribing
After
Select
Layout
(Images are not
saved with .TXT
files)
Select a file format (RTF, TXT, or HTML).
Check to overwrite existing files.
Uncheck to keep existing files.
Remove Advertising (North America only)
Automatically skips commercial advertising when you
display or transcribe closed captioned text. It works best
with programs that use scrolling transcripts rather than
“text bubbles” to record closed captioned text; for
example: Talk shows, News broadcasts, Sports, and
Soap operas.
(Depending upon the closed captioning format,
commercials may occasionally be recorded — a little
experimentation will show you how to get the best
results.)
Case Conv e rsion
Convert all characters to upper or lower case.
Specify the number of minutes to transcribe.
No image
No images are saved.
Images on Left
Images are placed on the left, text on the right.
Images on Right
Images are placed on the right, text on the left.
Alternate images
Images and text alternate left and right.
Use black & white pictures
Save images as black & white, to save memory.
Image Density
1/page
2/page
4/page
External Captions Support
When you record video using TV -ON-DEMAND (see page35)
or the Personal Video Recorder (see page 38), the associated
closed caption information is added to the Library (see
page 49). TV can display the searchable, printable closed
caption text in three ways:
• Over video in the video panel
• In the Closed Captioning Window
• Over video and in the Closed Captioning window
simultaneously
The Closed Caption window contains a vertical scroll bar for
navigating the closed caption text.
When you select ATI VCR recording format in the Personal
Video Recorder Recording Presets page, (see page 40) the last
page of the Recording Wizard allows you to record the closed
caption information to a separate file, so that you can go to a
particular location in the file when you double-click a specific
section of the closed caption text.
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T o enable External Captions support
Right-click the Closed Caption button on the control panel, and
then click External Captions.
T o go to a particular location in the file
Double-click a specific section of closed caption text.
T o print the closed c aption text
Click the Print button.
T o search the c losed caption text
Click the Search button, and then type the word to find. You
can search from the current position or start from the beginning.
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Secondary Audio Program (SAP)
The Secondary Audio Program can be used to broadcast, for
example, language translations, reading services for the visually
impaired, weather forecasts, or information about a show.
• Only available for NTSC video; for PAL or SECAM, it
i
T o hear the Secondary Audio Program
is called Language B.
• Not all television stations broadcast SAP.
Right-click the Mute button in the Television control
panel, and then click Sap in the drop-down menu.
Zooming and Panning
You can zoom in on th e video in the Displ a y panel to enlarge a
selected portion of the screen, and return your display to
normal. You can also pan (move the image horizontally and
vertically) in the zoomed area.
To zoom
Click within the display panel,
and then hold down the mouse
button and draw a rectangle
around the area you want to
zoom.
Or right-click the 1:1
button to open a menu where you
can set the zoom level — Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or Zoom x8.
T o pan in the zoomed area
Move your mouse within the zoomed area to pan horizontally or
vertically.
T o unzoom
Right-click in the display panel to open the feature menu, point
at Zooming , and then click Unzoom.
Or click the 1:1 button in the control panel.
Channel Lockout
Channel Lockout lets you block particular programs at specific
times, and set a password to unlock them. Use the Program
Lockout page to specify channel, time, and duration.
Passwords are case-sensitive. If you forget your
password, you must uninstall and reinstall your TV
i
software to view password-protected programs.
To set Channel Lockout
1 Click the Setup button in the Tele vision control panel,
and then click the TV Tuner tab.
2 Click the channel you want to lock, and then click the
Details... button.
3 Click Channel Lockout, and then click the Details...
button.
4 Click Create New.
The Channel Lockout Wizard guides you through the
lockout procedure.
In the channel list, locked-out channels have a
padlock to the right of the channel name,
A lock icon appears in the control panel when the
locked channel is selected.
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T o remove Channel Lock out
1 Click the Setup button in the Tele vision control panel,
and then click the TV Tuner tab.
2 Click the channel you want to unlock, enter your password,
and then click the Details... button.
3 Click Channel Lockout, then click the Details... button.
4 Select the channel you want to unlock.
5 Click the Delete button. To remove all program locks,
click the Delete All button.
6 Click OK.
The padlock disappears, and the unlock icon appears
in the control panel when the channel is selected.
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Parental Contr ol
Parental Control lets you restrict access to TV programs
depending on their content rating. The video and audio of
programs that you restrict will not be recorded until the correct
password is entered.
• Parental Control is only available for North American
(NTSC) Television.
• Passw ords are case-sensitive, and must be at least
three characters in length.
• If you forget your password, you must uninstall and
i
T o set a Parental Contr ol level
level is checkmarked.
reinstall your TV software.
• Parental Control is only available for computer
systems that have a TV tuner.
• The capture still frames feature is disabled, and
video recording will stop.
Right-click the Parental Control button in the Tele vision
control panel to display a menu of choices. The selected
1 Click the level you want.
The Set Password dialog appears.
2 T ype your password in the upper box, and then type it in the
lower box to confirm it.
The following table summarizes the FCC guidelines for
Parental Control.
Programs designed solely for children
TV-Y This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.
TV-Y7 This program is designed for children age 7 and above.
Programs designed for the entire audience
TV-G General audience.
TV-PG Parental guidance suggested.
TV-14 Parents strongly cautioned.
TV-MA Mature audience only.
Recording Video and Still Images
Full-motion video. The Personal Video Recorder lets you
record a clip of full-motion video plus audio from your video
source and save it as an MPEG, AVI, ATI VCR (proprietary ATI
video format), or WMV (Windows Media Video for streaming
and download-and-play applications) file on your computer’s
hard disk. See Personal Vi deo Recorder on page 38 for details.
Still images. Capture full-
color, 24-bit-per-pixel, still
images from television, save
them, and print them. The
images are placed in the Stills
Gallery, which saves them as
Windows-standard bitmaps (.bmp) or a wide v ariety of standard
formats.
The Stills Gallery also supports most industry-standard graphics
file formats, so you can insert the images into reports,
presentations, letters, and other documents, to add impact to
training applications and presentations. See Stills Gallery on
page 63 for details.
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If the program is restricted by Parental Control, video
recording and still capture are disabled (see Parental
i
Control on page 32).
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Recording a clip of video and audio from TV
T o record a clip of video and audio
Click the Record button in the Television control panel,
or right-click the Record button and select a duration
from the menu. The Personal Video Recorder starts recording
video and audio to your computer’s hard disk. For information
on recording formats, see Personal Video Recorder settings on
page 39. The right-click menu also provides One T ouch Record
settings, which let you set the duration, location, and style for
the recorded file (see One Touch Record on page 43).
To change the file name and location
during recording, edit the name and
location in the recording panel, or
click the Select a File Name button.
Four recording presets are available for quick selection — rightclick the Record button in the control panel, or click a preset
button in the personal Video Recorder Settings page. You can
customize any of these presets; when you have selected a preset,
click Map Preset.
To stop recording, click the Record button again. A Save As
dialog opens, so you can name and save the recorded video.
• If the program is restricted b y Parental Control,
i
T o capture still fr ames from T elevis ion
i
recording will stop (see Parental Control on
page 32.)
• You cannot record copy-protected material.
Click the Capture button in the Tele vision control panel.
The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery (see
Stills Gallery on page 63).
• If the program is restricted by Parental Control (see
page 32), Still Capture is disabled.
• If you are in TV-ON-DEMAND mode (see page 35)
and displaying the Live: video window, still images
are captured from the delayed video, not from the
Live: window.
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TV -ON-DEMAND
TV-ON-DEMAND lets you pause a live program, return later ,
and resume watching where you left off. You can view the
show from the beginning, even after it has started, without
waiting until the whole program is recorded.
You can quickly back up a program, watch the selected portion
again, and fast-forward or skip ahead to the live broadcast.
You can also export the recorded video as an MPEG (.MPG) file
or an ATI VCR file.
You cannot use the Personal Video Recorder in
TV-ON-DEMAND mode — use the Export function
i
instead (see To export recorded video on page 37).
T o start TV-ON-DEMAND
Click the TV-ON-DEMAND (upper) button or the
Pause (lower) button in the TV control panel.
If you click the TV-O N-DEMAND button, the button
and the control panel change to TV-ON-DEMAND
mode, and video is recorded and displayed.
™
If you click the Pause button, the button and the control
panel change to TV-ON-DEMAND mode, the last
frame of video is displayed, and video is recorded.
When you click the Play (lower) button, recorded video is
displayed, continuing from where you paused.
If you do not hear TV audio, or if the audio is too low or
i
too high, see Troubleshooting on page 127.
T o return to live broadcasting
Click the Live TV button in the TV-ON-DEMAND
control panel. Video recording stops. T o keep recording
while you watch live TV, stay in TV-ON-DEMAND mode and
drag the slider to the right (see To move within recorded video
on page 37).
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T o play recorded video
Click the Play button in the TV-ON-DEMAND control
panel.
T o pause recorded video
The Pause button is displayed in live TV mode or in
TV-ON-DEMAND mode while recorded video is
playing. When you click the Pause button, recorded video
playback stops, displaying the last frame of video, TV-ONDEMAND continues recording live video, and the Pause button
changes to the Play button.
When you click the Play button, delayed video resumes
playback, and the Play button changes to the Pause button.
T o change playback speed in recorded video
Click the Speed button to select playback speed: Slow
Play (half-speed), Normal Play, and Fast Play (1.5x
speed). Right-clicking the Speed button also displays a menu of
speeds, and Go to Time lets you choose a time from which to
start viewing recorded video.
• The Speed button is only enabled when you are in TV-ON-
DEMAND mode, but behind Live.
T o skip bac kwar ds and forwar ds in recor ded video
Click the left button to skip back; click the right
button to skip forwards. The default settings are:
forwards – 10 seconds; backwards – 30 seconds.
You can right -click the button to change the time settings to 1
frame, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, or two minutes.
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T o move within recor ded video
Using your mouse, drag the
position slider to move forwards or
backwards in delayed video. As
Position slider
you move the slider all the way to
the right, the time display indicates
Live.
The Jog Shuttle feature provides
Jog Shuttle
high-speed playback — forwards
or backwards. Using your mouse,
drag the slider to the right (forwards) or to the left (backwards).
When you release the mouse button, the slider returns to the
middle (normal speed) position. Ten speeds are available: -16x,
-8x, -4x, -2x, -1x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x.
T o expo rt recorded video
Click the Export button in the TV-ON-DEMAND
control panel. A dialog appears, where you can select
the portion of recorded video you want to save (Range:), and the
location to store it (Output File:). You can save exported video
in MPEG-2 or ATI VCR format.
• You can export more quickly if you ret urn to live broadcast
mode first (but do not return to TV-ON-DEMAND, or you
will overwrite your previously-recorded video).
• The Export button alerts you if there is insufficient video for
export.
TV -ON-DEMAND history
When you right-click the Time mode button in the
Recording panel, a Go To Time menu lists all programs
that TV-ON-DEMAND has recorded. To open the program,
click its file name.
When you click the Export button, a menu lists all
programs that TV -ON-DEMAND has recorded. You can
select the start time and duration of the exported file.
TV- ON- DEMAND uses the TV Listings data to provide the
information (see TV Listings on page 53). If there is no TV
Listings information, or if the data is outdated, the history
shows the Type of Con necti on and Channel Number instead of
Program Name and Channel name.
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Per sonal Video Recorder
The Personal Video Recorder provides simple controls and
powerful recording options. You can record a clip of fullmotion video and audio from your video source and save it as an
MPEG, AVI, VCR, or WMV file.
You can play recorded files in the File Player (see File Player
on page 97.) Advanced time-lapse and motion-triggered
recording modes are available.
The Schedule feature lets you record TV programs on the dates
and times you specify (see Schedule on page 106).
Because TV-ON-DEMAND (see page 35) records to
your hard drive, you cannot use the Personal Video
Recorder in TV-ON-DEMAND mode. Instead, use the
i
Export function (see page 37) when you are in TV-ONDEMAND mode.
VIDEOSOAP
lets you remove noise that was in the original content or analog
noise introduced as a result of poor transmission, substandard
cabling, or poor analog-to-digital conversion (see Using
VIDEOSOAP on page 42).
i
T o start the Personal Video Recorder
Recorder opens automatically.
If you want the Personal Video Recorder to prompt you before
recording, click the Prompt before Recording checkbox in the
Personal Video Recorder tab of the TV Player Setup page
(see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 39).
™
, ATI’s custom video noise reduction system,
VIDEOSOAP is not available with
ALL-IN-WONDERVE cards.
When you record video from TV (see To recor d a clip of
video and audio on page 34), the Personal Video
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When you right-click the record button, the following options
are available (the available times depend upon your hard disk
space).
Record for
Sets the length of time to record.
Record until
Sets the time to stop recording.
Record until manually stopped
Record until you click the Record button again.
Recording preset
Lets you change the default recording preset.
One Touch Record Settings
Open the One Touch Record settings page.
Motion T riggered Recording
Opens the Motion Triggered Recording Wizard.
Time Lapse Recording
Opens the Time Lapse Recording Wizard.
Show Recording Panel
Shows/ Hides the Personal Video Recorder panel, which
shows the number of frames recorded and the time remaining
on your hard disk.
Recent Recording
Displays a list of the five most recently recorded files.
One Touc h Record provides one-cli ck recording for specific
times and durations. The default recording preset is used
(see Recording Preset in Personal Video Recorder settings on
page 39).
Personal Video Recor der settings
Use the Personal Video Recorder settings pages to specify
recording quality, duration, general options, and custom
settings. Several recording modes are av ailable, including
advanced modes such as Time-Lapse and Motion-triggered.
40 TV
T o set up the P ersonal Video Recor der
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, and then
click the Personal Video Recorder tab.
Selection Function
Recording
Preset
These settings
are dependent
upon your
system
configuration.
Each can be
customized.
Check DVD, Good, Longer, Video CD, or Custom.
(The higher the quality, the less video you will be able to
store on a disk.)
Note: The Video CD setting lets you create Video-CD-
compliant files that can be played on most consumer D VD
players. To create a CD containing the Video CD files,
you need a writable CD drive and accompanying CD
creation software.
For extremely fine control, click the Map Preset button to
open the Recording Presets, where you can create and
modify preset recording formats.
Click the Create New... button to create a new recording
preset. The Recording Wizard guides you through the
process.
Click the Edit... button to create a modified copy of an
existing recording preset, or to edit one of your own
custom settings. The Recording Wizard will guide you
through the process.
• Step 2 of the Recording Wizard
provides a deinterlacing option.
Select it to prevent horizontal streaks
(“combing”) in captured video.
The following, advanced recording settings are available
when you click the Map Preset butt on:
Time lapse recording
Record video-only, frame-by-frame and save it to an
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file. You can also manually trigger
recording from your keyboard, mouse, or other device.
You can use this feature to create stop-motion video (for
example, Claymation
Click the Map Preset button, and then click Time Lapse.
To edit the preset, click the Edit button, and follow the onscreen steps.
®
-type video).
Selection Function
Recording
Preset
Motion-triggered recording
Record video and audio, triggered by motion in the video
frame. This feature could be used for security applications
or to record only material of interest over time.
You can specify an optional “includ e” rectangle that
defines the area to watch for motion, and an “exclude”
rectangle that is excluded from motion detection. For
example, you could monitor a room, but exclude a fish
tank, which would falsely trigger recording.
You can simultaneously perform motion-triggered and
time-lapse recording, to record a minimum number of
frames over time, but include real-time video when motion
occurs.
Click the Set Custom button, and then click Default
Motion T r iggered. To edit the preset, click the Edit
button, and follow the on-screen steps.
Record in Windows Video Format
WMV recording lets you record WMV video to a file. Use
these settings to record a Windows Media file for
streaming over a 56K dial-up network connection or a
cable or DSL network connection.
Click the Map Preset button, and then click 56K Modem
or Cable/DSL Modem. To edit the preset, click the Edit
button, and follow the on-screen steps.
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Disk
Space
Current
Settings
Allocates the amount of disk to store recorded video.
Always Record to Temporary Drive
Always use a temporary drive while recording, or only
when the specified recorded file is not on a local disk.
Temporary Drive
Select the drive to hold temporary recorded video.
Amount of disk space to leave free on temporary
drive
Use the slider to set the amount of space to leave on your
temporary drive. Use this to prevent the recording from
completely filling your drive.
Displays the video format, size, frame rate, and audio
format for recorded video.
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Selection Function
Capture High
Resolution
Stills
Capture still images at high resolution.
One Touch
Record
Custom duration configuration
Type the number of days, hours, and minutes you want to
record.
Folder for recorded files
Choose a location for your recorded files.
Recorded file name
Type a name for your recorded files.
File name style
Type a custom name or choose a preset from the list.
Using VIDEOSOAP
VIDEOSOAP delivers advanced filtering to reduce noise,
improve sharpness and soften focus as desired, to provide the
highest quality video compression for personal video recording
and editing functions.
1 In the Personal Video Recorder tab, click Map Preset, and
then choose a recording preset.
2 Click the Edit VIDEOSOAP button, choose a
VIDEOSOAP type, and then click the Next button.
The VIDEOSOAP Configuration page opens. You can
apply up to four filters, each with its own noise reduction
algorithm. Use the sliders to control the strength of the
filters.
T o pre vie w the ef fec t, choose a pre vie w area, and then click
the Preview button.
3 When you are satisfied with the results, click the Finish
button.
VIDEOSOAP is not available with
i
ALL-IN-WONDERVE cards.
One T ouch Record
One Touch Record provides one-click recording for specific
times and durations. The default recording quality is used (see
Recording Quality in Personal Video Recorder settings on
page 39.)
Right-click the Record button in the control panel, and
then click the recording option that you want.
Selection Function
Record for 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2hours
Record for these preset d urations.
(xx days, yy hours, zz minutes)
Specify the recording time you want.
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Record until
(Indicated times
are examples
only)
Record until
manually stop
One Touch
Record
Settings
Motion
Triggered
Recording
Time Lapse
Recording
Show
recording
panel
7:30
Record until the end of the half-hour (time shown
depends upon the current time).
8:00
Record until the end of the first hour (time shown depends
upon the current time).
9:00
Record until the end of the second hour (time shown
depends upon the current time).
The end of (show name)
Record until the end of the program.
Record until you click the Stop button in the Personal
Video Recorder.
(See Personal Video Recorder settings on page 39.)
Use motion triggered recording (see Personal Video
Recorder settings on page 39.)
Use time lapse recording (see Personal Video Recorder
settings on page 39.)
Show/hide the recording panel.
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Achieving the best results with MPEG video recording
T o access MPEG properties
1 Click the setup button in the T ele vision control panel,
and then click the Personal Video Recorder tab.
2 In Recording Quality , click the Map Preset... button.
3 Click DVD, and then click the Edit... button.
Capture Wizard (Step 1) appears.
4 Enter a name and description (if desired) for the preset.
5 Click Next >. The MPEG-specific Recording Wizard
pages appear.
6 Select MPEG-1, MPEG-2, or ATI VCR, and then click
Next >.
T o select I-fr ame-only MP EG recording
This uses less CPU, but requires 2 to 3 times the bit-rate, which
produces larger files.
1 Click the I Frames Only button.
2 Click Next> until you reach Finish, and then click Finish.
T o select I, B, P frame MPEG recor ding
This uses more CPU, but greatly reduces the bit-rate required
for a given level of video quality.
1 In the Recording Wizard, set Number of P Frames in
Group to 12.
2 Set Number of B Frames in Subgroup to 3.
(These are typical values; they can be adjusted.)
To record with a minimum number of dropped frames in
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 format, the following settings are
recommended. Ranges are given, as some video compresses
better than others, depending on the amount of rapid motion and
the number of complex scenes.
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Video
Format
160x120 1.0 P200-MMX 1.0 P200-MMX
352x240 1.5 PII-266 2.0 P200-MMX
320x480 3.0 PII-400 4.0 PII-266
640x480 4.0 Athlon 600 6.0 PIII-450
720x480 4.0 Athlon 700 6.0 PIII-450
Mbps = Megabits per second, or millions of bits per second.
1 Mbps is approximately 125Kbytes/second.
If your system is not capable of achieving smooth-looking video, try the
following:
IBP
Frames
(Mbps)
Minimum
CPU
Required
I-Frame
Only
(Mbps)
Minimum
CPU
Required
• Record I frames only.
• Record using a smaller frame size.
ATI VCR is best suited for Personal Video Recorder use.
MPEG-1 decoders are widely used, so video encoded in MPEG-1 format
can be played on many PCs. How e ver, MPEG-1 playback on a PC uses the
Microsoft MPEG-1 decoder, which may not provide the best performance.
MPEG-2 playback on a PC requires an MPEG-2 decoder . With ATI graphics
cards, MPEG-2 decoders use the ATI hardware IDCT and motion
compensation, which provides higher resolution video playback and less
CPU loading than the Microsoft MPEG-1 decoder.
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MUL TVIEW
If you have an ATI ALL-IN-WONDER card and an ATI TV
WONDER PCI card installed, MULTVIEW lets you watch a
different channel in a secondary video window. You can record
video from your ALL-IN-WONDER card while you watch
another channel on the TV WONDER. The secondary window
can be in the following locations:
Picture in Picture (PiP)
When the main video window is in full-screen, the
MULTVIEW (PiP video window is embedded in the main
window. It can be positioned in the top/bottom left or
top/bottom right of the main window.
Picture outside Picture (PoP)
If you use only one monitor, the main and MULTVIEW video
windows can be displayed in separate windows.
If you use dual monitors, you can drag the MULTVIEW
window to the secondary monitor. MULTVIEW can be
displayed in a window or full-screen in the secondary monitor.
i
™
• The first time you start TV, the MULTVIEW
Initialization Wizard will guide you through setting up
the MULTVIEW window location and the MULTVIEW
tuner audio connection.
• MULTVIEW is not available with
ALL-IN-WONDERVE cards.
MULTVIEW controls include channel up/down, Mute/unmute,
audio, swap channel, volume slider, and channel status. When
MUL TVIEW is in focus, you can also type a channel number or
name to change channels.
T o enable MULTVIEW
In the MULTVIEW Initialization Wizard, click Enable
MULTVIEW.
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T o open and close MULTVIEW
1 Right-click the control panel or the video panel.
2 In the Feature menu, click MULTVIEW, then click Show.
To close MULTVIEW click the Close button .
• Or right-click the control panel or the video panel.
• In the Feature menu, click Show.
T o change the location of the MUL TVIEW windo w
When the main video window is in full screen, right-click the
control panel or the video panel, click MULTVIEW, click
Location, then click the position you want: Top-Left, TopRight, Bottom-Right, or Bottom-Left.
You can manuall y change the embedded window's size and
location when the MULTVIEW borders are visible.
Autohiding MULTVIEW window controls and borders
The MULTVIEW window borders disappear after a few
seconds of mouse inactivity on the MULTVIEW window.
When you move your mouse over the MUL TVIEW windo w , the
border re-appears.
• Only one video window can be in control. When the
embedded MULTVIEW window is in focus, its borders are
red; when it is not in focus, its borders are black. For
example when the borders are red, a REMOTE WONDER
(see page 3) channel-change command will change the
MULTVIEW channel.
MUL TVIEW audio requirements
If you have one audio card or an integrated audio chip, you must
connect one audio path internally (CD-In, for example) and the
other externally (Line-In, for example).
If you have two audio cards or one audio card and an integrated
audio chip, you can connect both audio paths internally,
externally, or one internally and the other externally.
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MUL TVIEW keyboar d shortcuts
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to control
MULTVIEW.
Command Key(s)
Toggle MULTVIEW window on / off Alt + H
Toggle MULTVIEW focus Alt + O
MULTVIEW window in top-left of main video
window
MULTVIEW window in bottom-left of main video
window
MUL TVIEW window in bottom-right of main video
window
MULTVIEW window in top-right of main video
window
Cycle through MULTVIEW window positions Alt + W
Toggle MULTVIEW full screen / windowed mode Alt + W
Swap channels =
Channel up (numeric keypad) +
Channel down (numeric keypad) Volume up (numeric keypad) Ï
V olume down (numeric keypad) Ð
Toggle mute (numeric keypad) *
Alt + Í
Alt + Ï
Alt + Ð
Alt + Î
Library
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The Library provides a
convenient way to manage
and play all your multimedia
files. When you record video
or audio, it is automatically
added to the Library.
You can scan directories for
multimedia content, filter by
file type and date, set up
playlists, and convert media files to ATI VCR or MPEG-2
format.
The upper window contains the multimedia content that the
Library finds in the specified directory. You can drag files from
the upper window into the lower window to create playlists of
various multimedia files.
For information about using Library controls, see the online
help and Tool Tips.
Library does not track files on removable media, such
i
as CDs.
Special feature
• EAZYLOOK™ is also available for Library — see page 112.
T o start the Library
from LaunchPad
Click the Library
button in the
Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 2.
from Windows® taskbar
1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at
Programs .
2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , and then select
Library.
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T o scan for content
1 Click the Scan for Content button to scan for media
2 Select the content to scan for — All, Movie, Picture,
Library adds any of the following types of files that it finds in
the directory you specified.
• The Music category scans for .wav, .mp3, .mid, and .wma
• The Movie category scans for .vcr, .avi, .asf, .mpg, .mpeg,
Filtering files
You can filter the media files in the Library to display only the
file types and time periods you want.
T o filter by Type
files in the directory you specify.
Document, or TV-ON-DEMAND — and follow the onscreen directions.
audio files.
.mp2, .mov, and .wmv video files.
Click the Type b utton in the upper left corner of the
Library to filter by media type:
All, Movie, Music, Picture, Document, or TV-ON-DEMAND
(see TV-ON-DEMAND™ on page 35).
T o filter by da te
Click the Date button in the upper left corner of the
Library to filter by date, protection status, and
unviewed:
All, Today, Yesterday, This week, Last week, Protected from
deletion, or Unviewed. (To protect files from deletion, select
one or more entries in the main view, right-click, and then click
Protect from deletion.)
Converting media files
When you capture video from TV , setting the Recording Quality
to Good or Longer saves files in ATI VCR (Proprietary ATI
video format), which can only be played on the A TI File Player.
T o con vert A TI VCR files to MPEG-2 format
1 Add the .VCR file to the Library by scanning for content or
by dragging it into the Library's content (upper) window.
2 Right-click the file, and then click Export to MPEG-2... in
the drop-down menu.
3 Save the file in the location of your choice (the defa ul t is
My Documents in your Windows desktop).
You can also convert TV-ON-DEMAND files recorded from
ATI TV to MPEG-2 format (see TV-ON-DEMAND™ on
page 35).
Making Playlists
Select files from the Library's content (upper) window and drag
them into the playlist (lower) window to build a playlist of files
that will play in the sequence you specify. You can set up a loop
that plays your selections continuously, and you can shuffle
selections so that they play in random order.
You can export playlists into M3U (MP3 play list form at).
Right-click the playlist window, and then select Export playl ist
to M3U. You can store these files in your My Documents
folder.
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External Captions support
You can search for Closed Caption files created by Multimedia
Center TV (see External Captions Support on page 29).
Recommended content deletion
You can have the Library find and delete files that meet the
following criteria.
•Age
• Time since last viewed
•Size
•Type
• Protection status
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1 Right-click in the content (upper) window, and then click
Recommend Content Deletion.
The Content Deletion page opens.
2 Select the criteria for deletion, and then click Next.
The Contents Recommended page opens.
3 To delete selected files, click the file(s) you want to delete,
and then click Remove Selected. To remove all files, click
Remove All.
4 Click Finish.
TV Listings
Gemstar’s GUIDE Plus+™ is an electronic television
programming guide for Microsoft Windows. It provides
advanced program information, such as station names and
numbers, as well as program names and details.
You can schedule recording and viewing sessions, search for
programs, and maintain a list of your favorite shows. For more
information, see the TV Listings Help.
T o start TV Listings
Click the TV Listings
button in the TV
control panel, or click
the TV Listings icon in the LaunchPad.
• TV Listings is available only in selected countries.
• Before you use TV Listings for the first time, it is
recommended that you complete the TV Initialization
i
Wizard (see Setting up TV on page 8).
• You need an internet connection to download the TV
listings to your computer.
• Running GUIDE Plus+ weekly will keep your TV
listings current.
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T o access TV Listings information fr om TV
When you Autoscan, TV Listings provides station names (see
Autoscan in TV Tuner Settings on page 18.)
• When you change channels, the current program name, and
the station name and number are displayed.
• When watching TV, right-click the TV Listings button to get
the following options:
TV Program Details If TV Listings has information about
this program, it displays a panel containing detailed
program information.
• Auto Update As time passes, or as you change c hannels,
the TV Program Details panel updates its program
information.
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• Copy Check this to copy the TV Program Details panel’s
information into your Windows clipboard.
Right-clicking in the text area of the TV Program Details panel
also provides access to the Auto Update and Copy features.
• When you use TV Listings, the TV Control panel is
i
hidden, and some fe atures are unavailable.
• TV Listings is unavailable when you use Channel
Surf (see page 23) or video recording (see page 33).
Setting up TV Listings
Registration
The first time you launch the GUIDE Plus+ system, you will
need to register. This allows you to download the listings for
your area or cable service.
T o download updated listings
1 In the File menu, click Download Weekly File ...
The Download Assistant opens.
2 Click the Download button to download the listings.
To make changes, click the Change Settings button.
T o customize channels
The Edit menu contains two features related to the channel list:
• Station Lists ... lets you create and maintain a list of stations,
based on the master list for your area or cable service.
• Channel Number... lets you assign and maintain channel
numbers for each station.
Getting around
To navigate the various TV Listings views, click the tab for the
view you want, or select the appropriate view from the View
menu at the top of the screen.
Use the mouse or cursor keys to move within the current view.
Left-click to select an item and display its details in the details
window above the grid or log.
Right-click to open a pop-up menu with various options:
Watch Adds the item to your Watch schedule (see
Record Adds the item to your Record schedule (see
Favorite Adds the item to your Favorites list (see
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Schedules tab on page 59).
Schedules tab on page 59).
Favorite search on page 58.)
Recording
Program
Details
Go To T unes the PIP (Picture-In-Picture—the window
Opens a window that includes a detailed
description of the program, as well as
additional air dates.
in the upper left corner of the guide where the
TV picture is displayed) to the selected station.
TV Listings works with your TV tuner to automatically record
shows. When you select a program to record, a pop-up window
appears, requesting a file name and location to save the file.
When you select a program for recording, the Record icon
appears next to the title in any view where that program is
displayed.
• To remove a program from the Record Schedule, simply
click the Record icon next to the program title.
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Viewing
Views
TV Listings works with your TV tuner to automatically display
shows. When you select a program for viewing, the W atch icon
appears next to the title in any view where that program is
displayed.
• To remove a program from the Watch Schedule, simply click
the Watch icon next to the program title.
There are two, main views for the guide: Grid and Log.
Grid view displays 24 hours of listings in a table (similar to
your newspaper or cable guide). Use the arrow keys to scroll
up, down, left, or right. You can also scroll using the horizontal
and vertical scroll bars.
• Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area
above the grid.
• T o display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists...
option in the Edit menu (see To customize channels on
page 54.)
Log view displays the data in a list, in the following order:
Date/Station/Category and Title/Episode. Use the arrow k eys to
scroll up, down, left, or right. You can also scroll using the
horizontal and vertical scroll bars.
• Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area
above the log.
• T o display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists...
option in the Edit menu (see To customize channels on
page 54.)
Filter options
Click the Filter icon to
open the Filter options
dialog, where you can
adjust the current view
and quickly locate
programs. Select the
boxes you want to apply
to the current view, and
click Close.
Select the Use Station
List checkbox to apply
the most recently customized station list.
Actors tab
The Actors tab displays all actors and actresses starring in all
the movies in the current listings. A list of actor names is
displayed on the left of the screen. Click the name of the actor
for whom you want to display all movies and show times.
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• Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down in the Actors List.
• You can also type an actor’s partial or full name in the
textbox above the Actors List to quickly locate that actor.
• Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area
above the list.
• T o display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists...
option in the Edit menu (see To customize channels on
page 54).
Categories tab
The Categories tab displays all genre categories in the current
listings. A list of genre cate gor ies is di splayed on the lef t of th e
screen.
• Click the category you want to view, to display all titles for
that category on the right side of the screen.
• Double-clicking on categories with a + sign opens a list of
sub-categories on the right side of the screen.
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• Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down in the Categories
List. You can also scroll using the horizontal and vertical
scroll bars.
• Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area
above the log.
• To display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists
option in the Edit menu (see To customize channels on
page 54).
Searches
GUIDE Plus+ comes with a powerful search engine to help you
find the programs you want. Y ou can sa ve and maintain a list of
custom searches to run each week, as well as a Favorites search
that tracks your favorite shows and movies.
Fav orite search
Access the Favorite search under the Searches tab. Favorites
are a special list of show titles that you keep and use to find your
favorite shows with a mouse click. You can add and remove
items from your favorites list from any view in the guide.
• Favorites is always the first search displayed in the Searches
tab. It behaves like other searches, but it cannot be deleted.
• When one of your favorites appears in any view of the guide,
appears in front of the title.
T ypically, you use the favorites list to find your preferred shows
when your data file is updated. Select the Favorites search from
the list of searches, and the guide will look up and display all
your favorite items. You can then select any or all of these items
into your Schedule. You can set Favorites in two ways:
• In any view, select an event you want to place in your
Favorites list. Right-click to open the Event menu, and then
select the Favorite option to toggle the item in or out of your
Favorites list.
• In any list of events, three checkboxes appear in front of the
event. The right checkbox is the Favorites indicator; click to
toggle it.
Movies tab
The Movies tab displays all movie sub-categories for all movies
in the current listings, on the left side of your screen.
• Click the category you want to view; all titles for that
category will be displayed on the right side of your screen.
• Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down in the Movies List.
You can also scroll using the horizontal and vertical scroll
bars.
• Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area
above the log.
• T o display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists...
option in the Edit menu (see To customize channels on
page 54).
Schedules tab
A schedule is a list of TV events that you have selected in any
view, including search results. The schedule is in the form of a
Log View (see page 56). There are three lists you can choose
from:
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• Watch displays all events with at least the Watch indicator
set.
• Record displays all events with at least the Record indicator
set.
• All displays all events with either the Watch or Record
indicator set.
In any view, when an event has been scheduled, an icon appears
in front of the title, indicating whether the item is scheduled to
watch, record, or both. Scheduled items can be added and
removed in two ways:
1 In any view, select the event you want to place in your
schedule, right-click to open the Event menu, and then
select Watch or Record to toggle the item in or out of your
list of scheduled items.
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2 In any list of events, three check boxes appear in front of the
event; the left checkbox is the Watch indicator, and the
center checkbox is the Record indicator. Click either one to
toggle it.
Searches tab
The Searches tab displays a list of saved searches, including a
list of personal Favorites (see Favorite search on page 58),
which is always the first search in the list. The Search title is
automatically updated when you click it.
• T o create a ne w search, click the Search menu, and then click
New Search. The Search dialog opens.
• T o edit a sa ved search, double-click the search title, or launch
the Search dialog (as above), and then click Load Search.
Setting search parameters
T o start a ne w search, in the Search menu, click New Search ...
to open the Search dialog, which you can use to set the
following options:
Stations Select All or None using the appropriate buttons at the
bottom of the list. To use selecte d stations, click the station
names to highlight them.
Program
Categories
Date/Time
Ranges
Rating Highlight one or more entries in this list to search for movies
MPAA Highlight one or more entries in this list to search for movies
Parental
Guidance
Select All or None using the appropriate buttons at the
bottom of the list. To use selected categories, click the
category names to highlight them.
Use the pull-down items to select date ranges, and the
check boxes to select the hours you wish to include in your
search.
with specific quality ratings.
with specific MPAA ratings.
Highlight one or more entries in this list to search for movies
with specific ratings.
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Text
Search
Y ear of
Release
Sports tab
Enter names, titles, and/or keywords in the text box. Check
the Title, Desc, and/or Performer s boxes to search the
appropriate fields for the text.
Use the pull-down items to search for movies before, after,
or within specific years.
Use the icons at the top of the Search dialog to:
• Create a new search
• Load an existing search
• Save the current search criteria
• Run the current search
• Exit the search dialog
The Sports tab displays all sports sub-categories for all sporting
events in the current listings, on the left side of your screen.
Click the category on the left side of the screen for which you
want to display all titles. Titles will appear on the right side of
the screen.
• If you have the Use Station List checkbox in the Filter
options checked (see Filter options on page 57), only those
stations in the currently-selected station list are displayed.
• Use the arrow keys to scroll up, down, left, or right. You can
also scroll using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars.
• Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area
• T o display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists...
Stations tab
The Stations tab displays listings for each station, on the left
side of your screen. Click the station you want, or use the arrow
keys to move up or down the list. The listings for that station
are displayed on the right side of your screen.
above the log.
option in the Edit menu (see To customize channels on
page 54).
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Titles tab
There are two ways to view listings in the Stations tab. You
control how the listings are displayed via the Stations tab
Format option. Log view is the standard view. Each station is
shown in its own, rolling log. Grid view can be activated from
the Grid Mode option of the View menu (see Views on
page 56). Each station is shown as a 24-hour grid.
• Use the arrow keys to scroll up or down. You can also scroll
using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars.
• Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area
above the list.
• To display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists
option in the Edit menu (see To customize channels on
page 54).
The Titles tab displays all titles in the current listings, on the left
side of your screen. Click a title to display all show times for
that title, on the right side of your screen.
• Use the arrow keys to scroll up or down. You can also type a
partial or full Title name in the textbox above the Title list,
and quickly jump to a particular title.
• Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area
above the log.
• T o display just the stations you want, use the Station Lists...
option in the Edit menu (see To customize channels on
page 54).
Days and dates
Each view contains listings for the current date. To change the
date, select the date you wish to view from the Dates menu at
the top of the screen.
Stills Gallery
The still images you
capture from TV, Video
CD, or File Player are
saved in the Stills Gallery .
You can save images in a
variety of graphics
formats and sizes. The Stills Gallery controls let you delete
images, hide them, save them as wallpaper, and print them.
You can check multiple Capture optio ns in the St ills Gallery
Setup page. Still images can be captured to the Stills Gallery,
numbered files, clipboard, and printer, all at the same time.
i
When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the Stills
Gallery, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than
one Multimedia Center feature installed, a Task menu displays
available and acti ve features.
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If you close the Stills Gallery without saving, your
captured still images are deleted.
For informat ion about using the Stills Gallery controls, see the
online help and Tool Tips.
Stills Gallery settings
Use the Stills Gallery Setup page to define how the Stills
Gallery saves and prints captured images.
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T o set up the Stills Gallery
Click the Setup button in the Stills Gallery, TV, File
Player, or Video CD control panel, and then click the
Stills Gallery tab.
Selection Function
Capture
Options
Capture to Gallery
Captures still images to the Stills Gallery.
Capture to numbered file
Stores captured images in numbered files (pic001.bmp,
pic002.bmp ...) on your hard disk.
Capture to clipboard
Places captured images on the Windows Clipboard.
Capture to printer
Send the captured image to the printer.
Use only 256 colors
Saves captured images as 256-color files, to save
memory.
Save
Options
Tool
Tips
Always
on top
Print
Options
Warn if closed without saving
Alerts you if you close Television or the Stills Gallery
without saving captured images.
Show paths of saved images
Displays the drive, folders, and subfolders that contain
saved imag e s.
Show Tool Tips
Display tool tips for the Stills Gallery controls.
Show Short Cut
Display shortcut keys for the Stills Gallery controls.
Keep the Stills Gallery on top of other applications.
Center image
Print image in center of page.
Image size:
Maximize Print in full-page format.
One to one Print same size as original.
Double Print twice original size.
CD A udio
Use CD Audio to play
standard audio CDs.
Advanced features such as
Random play, Intro play
(which plays the first ten
seconds of each track) and Loop play are available. The
Schedule feature lets you schedule CD playback on dates and
times you specify (see page 106).
When you click the logo in the control panel, the “About...”
notice appears. If you have more than one feature installed, a
Task menu displays available and active features.
For informat ion about using CD Audio controls, see the online
help and Tool Tips.
T o start CD Audio
from LaunchPad
Click the CD Audio
button in the
Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 2.
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from Windows® taskbar
1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at
Programs .
2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , and then select
CD Audio.
You can also start CD Audi o from other Multimedia
Center features. Click the ATI logo in the featu re’s
control panel or display panel, and then click CD Audio.
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CD Audio K eyboard Shortcuts
You can use the following keys to control CD Audio from your
keyboard.
Command Key(s)
Pause Ctrl + B
Play Ctrl + X
Stop Ctrl + Z
Toggle Play / Pause Spacebar
Eject Ctrl + E
V olume up / down (numeric keypad)
Í / Î
- / +
(alphanumeric keypad)
_ / =, - / +
Setup Ctrl + S
Help F1
CD Audio Settings
Use the CD Audio Settings page to set up playlists and shuffle
play, and to use an LCD panel for track number and playback
time.
T o set up CD A udio
Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel,
and then click the CD Player Settings tab.
Selection Function
Play
List
Displays all tracks in the playlist (the list of your
selections).
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Shuffle
Play
Disc
Information
Available
Tracks
LCD
Display
Tool
Tips
Shuffle all tracks
Play all tracks in random order.
Shuffle user playlist
Play playlist in random order.
If the information is available, displays the name of the
disc and the artist. You can also type in the information.
Displays the tracks that you can add to the playlist. Use
the buttons to add or remove selected tracks or all tracks.
Check to display track number and current playback time
on an LCD display.
Show Tool Tips
Display tool tips when you point at a control with your
mouse.
Show Shortcut
Display keyboard shortcuts when you point at a control
with your mouse.
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CD Audio Preferences Settings
The Preferences settings page lets you control Power
Management settings in CD Audio.
T o open the Pr eferences sett ings page
Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel,
and then click the Preferences tab.
Click the Help button on this settings page for more information
on Power Management.
CD Database
If you are connected to the Internet, you can use the CD
Database to display album title, artist, song names, and other
information on your computer as your CD plays.
When you put an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive, the CD
Audio program can query a global CDDB
information about the disk. If the database contains information
for your disk, CD Audio downloads and displays the data.
• Access to the CDDB service is free of charge to end-users.
T o open the CD A udio CD Database page
Click the CD Database button in the control panel.
Or click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel,
and then click the CD Database tab.
Selection Function
Server
Address of
CDDB server
(default:
cddb.cddb.com)
Protocol CDDBP
Port
Port to use with this CDDB server (default: 8880).
Get Sites List from Server
Get sites list from server using current settings.
Use direct TCP/IP connection.
HTTP
Use the HTTP connection if you are behind a firewall. A
CGI script must be defined (default: /-cddb/cddb.cgi)
server for
Selection Function
Proxy Server
Access the
database using
a proxy server
Server
Address of proxy server (a proxy server is another
computer on your LAN that connects to the Internet
without compromising the security of your netw ork).
Port
Port to use with proxy server.
Requires Proxy Authentication
This proxy server requires authentication.
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Dial-Up
Networking
Use dial-up
networking
when accessing
the server.
Disable
CD Database
Use this connection when making remote queries
When not connected, connect using this entry.
Only perform remote queries when connected
Access the database only when already connected.
No queries are performed when this box is checked.
CD Audio Sc hedule Settings
You can schedule CD Audi o to play on the dates and tim es you
specify. If you have the features installed, you can also
schedule events for TV Magazine, Personal Video Recorder,
File Player, and TV.
T o open the CD A udio Schedule settings pa ge
Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel,
and then click the Schedule tab. The Schedule Wizard
will guide you through creating new scheduled events. See
page 106 for details.
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Video CD
Video CD plays V ideo CD
1.0 CDs, Video 2.0
Interactive CDs, and
Karaoke CDs.
When you click the logo
in the upper left corner of
the display panel, the
“ About... ” notice appears.
If you have more than one
feature installed, a Task
menu displays available
and active features.
For informat ion about using Video CD controls, see the online
help and Tool Tips.
T o start Video CD
from LaunchPad
Click the Video CD
button in the
Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 2.
from Windows® taskbar
1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at
Programs .
2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , and then select
Video CD.
You can also start Video CD from other Multimedia
Center features. Click the ATI logo in the featu re’s
control panel or display panel, and then click Video CD.
Video CD Feature Menu
You can access Video CD functions by right-clicking on the
video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful in
full-screen mode.
Selection Function
Setup Open the Video CD setup page.
Eject CD Eject the video CD from the drive.
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Play
Pause
Stop
Display Size 50% Display video at 1/2 size.
Show Controls Display the Control panel.
Audio
Channels
Movie Scale Show Time Display scale in time.
Zoom Unzoom Return to normal display.
Play the loaded Video CD.
Pause playback.
Stop playback.
75% Display video at 3/4 size.
100% Display video full size.
200% Display video at double size.
Full Screen Display video in full screen, no borders.
Click to select audio tracks for dual-mode MPEG CDs:
Stereo Stereo audio playback.
Both Channels Both audio channels active.
Left Channel Left channel audio only.
Right Channel Right channel audio only.
Show Frames Display scale in frames.
Time Remaining Display time remaining in current CD.
Total Time Display total time of current CD.
Zoom 2x Zoom to double size.
Zoom 4x Zoom to 4 times size.
Zoom 8x Zoom to 8 times size.
About... Display the About... dialog.
Exit Close the Video CD program.
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Video CD Keyboar d Shortcuts
You can use the following keys to control Video CD from your
keyboard.
Command Key(s)
Pause Ctrl + B
Play Ctrl + X
Toggle Play / Pause Spacebar
Skip forwards / backwards End / Home
Eject Ctrl + E
V olume up / down (numeric keypad)
Í / Î
- / +
(alphanumeric keypad)
_ / =, - / +
Setup Ctrl + S
Toggle closed captions Ctrl + C
Still capture Ctrl + Insert
Size presets Ctrl + 1 — Ctrl + 4
Toggle full screen Ctrl + F
Exit full screen Esc
Cycle through Size up / down Ctrl + Ï / Ctrl + Ð
Help F1
Hide control panel F2
Hide video panels and borders; video panel
snaps to edge
Always on top F4
F3
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Capturing Still Frames From Video CDs
T o capture still fram es from Vid eo CDs
Click the Capture button in the Video CD control panel.
The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery (see
Stills Gallery on page 63).
Zooming and Panning
You can zoom in on the video
in the Display panel to
enlarge a selected portion of
the screen, and return your
display to normal.
T o zoom in
Click within the display
panel, and then hold down the
mouse button and draw a
rectangle around the area you want to zoom.
Or right-click the 1:1 button in the control panel to open
a menu where you can set the zoom level — Zoom x2,
Zoom x4, or Zoom x8.
T o pan in the zoomed area
Click and drag your mouse within the zoomed area to pan
horizontally or vertically.
T o zoom in the zoomed area
Hold down the Shift key, and draw another rectangle in the
zoomed area.
T o unzoom or use predefined zoom levels
Right-click in the display panel to open the Feature Menu (see
V ideo CD Feature Menu on page 71), and then click Zoom, and
select Unzoom, Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or Zoom x8.
Or click the 1:1 button to unzoom, or right-click the
button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level
— Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or Zoom x8.
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Video CD Display Settings
Use the Video CD Display settings pages to set up video size
and general operation.
T o open the Video CD Display settings page
Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel,
then click the Display tab.
Selection Function
Video
Size
Tool Tips Show Tool Tips
Choose playback size: 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or
Fullscreen. If the current panel does not support resizing,
the values are greyed-out.
Show tool tips when you point at controls with your
mouse.
Show Shortcuts
Show keyboard shortcuts when you point at controls with
your mouse.
Always
on top
Keep Aspect
Ratio
Autohide
Controls in
Full screen
Keep Video CD on top of other applications.
Maintain the width-to-height ratio when you resize or
zoom the display.
Automatically hide Video CD controls when playing fullscreen.
Video CD Closed Caption Settings
The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed
captioned text is displayed – over video or in a window – and
the preferred language, the font, and the font color for the
window.
Selection Function
Video Window Off
Do not display closed captioned text.
English Display closed captioned text.
Hangul Display Hangul text.
Font
Select the font for the video window and the background
style (solid or semi-transparent).
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Second
Window
Off
Do not open the second window.
Single Language
English Only Display English text.
Hangul Only Display Hangul text.
Both Languages
Horizontally Display English and Hangul,
side-by-side, divided by the slider.
Vertically Display “layered” view: English,
Hangul, English ...
Font
Select the font for the second window, and the foreground
and background color scheme.
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Video CD Preferences Settings
Use the Video CD Preferences settings page to set up general
characteristics for your player.
T o open the Video CD Preferences settings page
Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel,
and then click the Preferences tab.
Selection Function
Movie
Scale
Show Time
Display scale in time.
Show To tal Time
Display the total time of the playing video CD or file.
Show Time Remaining
Display the remaining time in the playing video CD or file.
General
Settings
Power
Management
Automatically play CD if present
Automatically play a loaded CD.
Select one of the following levels:
Always
Power management always enabled.
Disabled while playing
Power management is disabled while a CD is playing.
Allow display to turn off while paused
Only the display turns off when playback is paused.
Disabled
Power management is never enabled.
Video CD Stills Gallery Settings
You can capture still images from Video CDs, and save them in
the Stills Gallery.
T o open the Vi deo CD Stills Gallery set tings page
Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel,
and then click the Stills Gallery tab. For information on
the Stills Gallery, see page 63.
DVD
DVD 77
DVD (Digital Versatile
Disc) is a high-density
format that provides as
much as 17 Gigabytes of
storage — 25 times more
than a CD-ROM. This
vastly increased capacity
lets you view a full-length
movie or play games that
used to require multiple
CDs.
When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display
panel, the “ About...” notice appears. If you have more than one
feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active
features.
For informat ion about using the DVD controls, see the online
help and Tool Tips.
Special Features
Additional special features are available for DVD.
•THRUVIEW
• EAZYLOOK
T o start DVD
from LaunchPad
Click the DVD button
in the Launchpad.
For information on LaunchPad, see page 2.
from Windows® taskbar
1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at
Programs .
2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center , and then select DVD.
™
— see page 111.
™
— see page 112.
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You can also start DVD from other Multimedia Center
features installed on your system. Click the AT I logo in
the feature’s control panel or display panel, and then click DVD.
What can I play on m y D VD drive?
You can play all video discs, including encrypted (copyprotected) and interactive titles.
Sizing the Video Display P anel
You can resize the video di splay panel by using your mouse to
drag an edge, and you can use the ALT or CTRL key to display
these preset screen sizes:
50% of original size Alt / Ctrl+1
75% of original size Alt / Ctrl+2
100% of original size Alt / Ctrl+3
Toggle full-screen Alt / Ctrl+4 Full screen
Ctrl+F Toggle full screen
Esc Exit full screen
Full-Screen Controls
When you play DVD discs in full-screen mode, the Player
controls appear at the bottom of your screen. You can use the
following keys to return to windowed video, and hide or show
the on-screen controls.
Alt / Ctrl + F Togg le full-screen mode.
Esc Exit full screen mode.
F2 Hide / Show the on-screen
controls.
DVD Feature Men u
You can access DVD functions by right-clicking on the video
viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful when you
play files in full-screen mode.
Selection Function
Setup Opens the Preferences page.
Hide controls Hides the full-screen controls (see page 78).
Eject Opens/closes the DVD drive tray.
Resume Continues play, after pausing
Play/Pause Toggles between play and pause.
Stop playing Stops play.
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Play at
specific part
Restart program Starts play at the beginning of the file.
Go Up Goes up in a playlist.
Menu Displays a “menu of menus” (see page 84).
Subtitle Displays a menu of subtitle language choices (see
Audio Displays a menu of audio streams (see page 83).
Angle Displays a menu of camera angles (see page 85).
Parental Control Displays a menu of parental level settings.
Blended Window The video window appears as a translucent layer
Search Search for any title or chapter.
Zoom Zoom 2x, 4x, 8x, Unzoom.
About... Displays the About... dialog.
Exit Closes DVD.
Search for a specific location on the disc (see
page 84).
page 83).
on top of any other windows, allowing you to work
and watch DVD movies at the same time.
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DVD K eyboard Shortcuts
You can use the following keys to control DVD from your
keyboard.
Command Key(s)
Help F1
Show / hide controls F2
Play / Pause Spacebar
Pause Ctrl + B
Play Ctrl + X
Stop playback Ctrl + Z
Toggle Play / Pause Spacebar
Skip forwards / backwards End / Home
V olume up / down (numeric keypad)
- / +
(alphanumeric keypad)
_ / =, - / +
Mute audio (numeric keypad) *
Skip to previous chapter Home
Scan backwards Page Up
Scan forwards Page Down
Skip to next chapter End
Select menu option Return
Resume playback Backspace
0 - 9 Enter number 0 - 9
Move selection up
Move selection down
Move selection left
Move selection right
Ï
Ð
Í
Î
Command Key(s)
Display at 50%
Display at 75%
Display at 100%
Display at 200%
About Alt + A
Setup Alt + S
Exit Alt / Ctrl + F4
Toggle Always On Top Alt / Ctrl + T
Eject disk Alt / Ctrl + E
Minimize Alt / Ctrl + M
Alt / Ctrl +1
Alt / Ctrl +2
Alt / Ctrl +3
Alt / Ctrl +4
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Increase display size
Decrease display size
Stereo Ctrl + A
Go to Root menu Ctrl + M
Open a dialog where you can play a specific title,
chapter, or time
Restart from beginning of chapter Ctrl + R
Closed caption Ctrl + S
In a menu, select Go Up program, if available Ctrl + U
Select viewing angle Ctrl + V
Alt / Ctrl + Ï
Alt / Ctrl + Ð
Ctrl + P
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Playing D VD-Video Discs
All DVD players and drives will read audio CDs and
CD-ROMs, and play music from Enhanced CDs (CD Plus, CD
Extra).
To play DVD discs
Place a DVD disc in your DVD drive, and then click the Play
DVD button in the File Open dialog. If you experience
problems see DVD Problems on page 134.
It is the nature of the DVD format that some commands and
options are allowed at some times, and not allowed at others.
The way the disc was authored determines this, so it can vary
from one disc to another. The following examples illustrate
some of these situations.
Audio selection disabled. Some DVD discs that include
multiple languages forbid changing audio tracks during
playback, which disables the Audio channel button. In these
cases, the disc provides an audio language menu where you can
select the audio track. There may be similar situations for
Subtitle selection (see page 83) or Viewing angle selection (see
page 85).
1 Click the Menu button in th e contro l panel, and then
click the Root menu (or the Language menu, if available).
2 From the Root menu's Languages option, select the
language.
Time search disabled. Some DVD discs disable searching by
time; searching randomly through the disc is prohibited, and
skip forward, skip back, and seek slider buttons are disabled.
Usually, the next program and previous program buttons
continue to function. The Play specific buttons will work, but
you can only select title and chapter (not time).
Stop disabled. The “FBI warning” often disables the Stop
button until the warning has played. The Skip forward and Next
program buttons have no effect until the warning is complete.
Selecting audio channels
When you view a standard DVD-Video disc that has
multiple audio streams, clicking the audio channel button
displays a pop-up menu of available audio streams. The
currently-playing channel is checkmarked.
• DVD-V ideo Discs can support up to eight audio channels, but
not all discs provide them.
Setting up subtitles
Subtitles are transcriptions or translations of dialog.
Click the subtitle selection button in the DVD control
panel to display a menu of subtitle language choices.
Click the language you want for subtitles. The selected
language is checkmarked.
• DVD-Video Discs support up to thirty-two subtitle
languages.
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External subtitles
The External Subtitles feature lets you view subtitles in
languages not provided on the DVD disc. The DVD Player
supports two of the most common subtitle formats: MicroDVD
Player and SubViewer 2.0. Using third-party conversion tools
available on the Internet, you can easily convert other subtitle
file formats into MicroDVD and SubViewer 2.0 format.
i
You can display external subtitles over the video or in a separate
window. When you display subtitles in a separate window, you
can double-click the external subtitle text to jump to that point
in the movie.
i
MicroDVD requires a value for frames per second; if
the DVD movie does not indicate the frame rate, try
these standard values: 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30.
If the external subtitle text is not synchronized with the
video, incorrect time coding in the external subtitle file
is usually the cause. Third-party tools are available to
correct this.
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T o set up e xternal subtitles
Click the Closed Caption button in the DVD control
panel, and then click the Set External Subtitle button,
and select your subtitle file.
You can add and remove DVDs from the External Subtitle list,
change the DVD’s title, and adjust the frame rate.
Using the menus
Click the Menus button in the DVD control panel. A
pop-up “menu of menus” opens, where you can select a
menu to jump to. Standard DVD-Video Discs provide up to six
menus:
• Title (usually, a whole movie or album)
• Root
• Audio
• Sub-picture (sub-pictures overlay the video, and are used for
subtitles, karaoke, menus, simple animation, etc.).
• Angle
• Chapter
Searching D VD discs
DVD-Video Disc content consists of “titles” (movies or
albums), and “parts of titles” (chapters or songs). Use Search to
go to a specific location on the disc.
Click the Search button in the DVD control panel to open
the search dialog. You can search DVD discs for:
• Title (usually a whole movie or album)
• Title and Chapter (a Chapter is part of a Title).
• Time within the current Title and Chapter in HH:MM:SS:FF
format (HH=hour, MM=minute, SS=second, FF=frame).
You can also use the DVD Feature Menu to search for titles and
chapters (see page 79).
Selecting viewing angle
Click the Angle button in the DVD control panel to
display a menu of camera angles. The selected angle is
checkmarked.
• Even when a disc is encoded with multiple viewing angles,
there may be sections with only a single available angle.
Parental Control
Parental Control lets you restrict access to selected
material by requiring password access. Click the
Parental Lockout button in the DVD control panel to display a
menu of parental level choices. The selected level is
checkmarked.
• When a parental level is selected, a passw ord dialog appears.
A password is required to change parental levels.
Zooming and Panning
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You can zoom in on th e video in
the Display panel to enlarge a
selected portion of the screen, and
return your display to normal .
T o zoom in
Click within the display panel,
and then hold down the mouse
button and draw a rectangle
around the area you want to zoom.
Or right-click the 1:1 button to open a menu where you
can set the zoom level— Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or
Zoom x8.
T o pan in the zoomed area
Click and drag your mouse within the zoomed area to pan
horizontally or vertically.
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T o zoom in the zoomed area
Hold down the Shift key, and draw another rectangle in the
zoomed area.
T o unzoom or use predefined zoom levels
Right-click in the display panel to open the Feature Menu (see
DVD Feature Menu on page 79), and then click Zoom, and
select Unzoom, Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or Zoom x8.
— Zoom x2, Zoom x4, or Zoom x8.
Bookmarks
When you first install your DVD Player, you can create
bookmarks, which you can use to mark sections of a DVD disc.
When you load a DVD, if the Player f inds a current bookmark,
it starts playing from that point.
Each time the Player creates a bookmark or exits the Setup
Wizard, it sorts bookmarks by creation date, and deletes
bookmarks older than the expiry date you specified. To ensure
that the maximum number of bookmarks is not exceeded, the
Player deletes bookmarks, starting with the oldest.
Or click the 1:1 button to unzoom, or right-click the
button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level
The Power Management bookmark is never deleted
(see Power Management in DVD Preferences Settings
i
on page 89).
Chapter Preview
When you eject a DVD disc before the movie is over, and then
restart playback, Chapter Preview displays an on-screen
message asking if you want to preview the previous chapters.
You must enable Bookmarks in order to use Chapter
i
Preview.
When you click the Play button, the Player plays the first ten
seconds of each chapter, up to the point where you stopped.
If you do nothing, playback resumes from the point where you
stopped.
When you click Stop, Previous/Next Chapter, A/B Repeat,
or move the position slider, playback starts from the point
where you stopped.
When you click the Pause button, Chapter Preview pauses.
When you click Play, Chapter Preview plays another ten
seconds of the current chapter.
If you exit the Player or restart playback by changing settings in
the Audio Setup page (see DVD-Video Audio Settings on
page 93), Chapter Preview asks if you want to preview again.
If you jump to any menu (see page 84) or change a Parental
Control Setting (see page 85), Chapter Preview stops.
A/B Repeat
You can play a section of a DVD disc by setting a start point (A)
and an end point (B) in the disc, and play that section
continuously.
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1 Click the A/B Repeat button once to set the start point.
Playback continues.
2 Click the A/B Repeat button again to set the end point.
Looped playback begins from the start point to the end
point.
Pressing the A/B Repeat button again cancels looped
playback, and playback continues from the current point.
After you set the start point, navigating or opening a menu
cancels creation of the loop; if the loop is already playing,
it will stop.
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DVD Displa y Settings
The Display settings page lets you control how video is
displayed in DVD.
T o open the Display settings page
Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, and
then click the Display tab.
Selection Function
Display
Size
Options Keep Aspect Ratio
Display video at 50%, 75%, 100%, or full screen.
Maintains the aspect ratio (width-to-height ratio) when
you resize the display.
Always on Top
Always displays the Player on top of other windows.
Auto Hide in Full Screen
Automatically hides controls in full-screen mode if no user
interaction occurs. Controls automatically re-appear if
you move the mouse.
When Minimized
Controls how DVD behaves when minimized:
Minimize DVD becomes an icon on the taskbar.
DVD
THRUVIEW The DVD display window appears as
Window a translucent layer on top of your
other applications.
THRUVIEW The DVD display appears full screen,
Desktop as a translucent layer on top of all other
windows.
Tool
Tips
Show Tool Tips
Displays helpful aids for using DVD.
Show Shortcut
Displays shortcut keys.
DVD Pref erences Settings
The Preferences settings page lets you control some of the DVD
default values.
T o open the Pr eferences sett ings page
Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, and
then click the Preferences tab.
Selection Function
Preferred
Language
Select a 1st choice and a 2nd choice for your preferred
language.
• DVD automatically selects the audio stream and
subtitles to match the 1st choice.
• If the 1st choice is not available, the 2nd choice is used.
• If neither 1st or 2nd choice is available, the Player uses
the first available audio and sub-picture stream.
• You can use the Subtitles button to change languages
during playback (see Setting up subtitles on page 83).
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Power
Management
Enable
Subtitles
Always
Show
Subtitles
When Muted
Select one of the following levels:
• Always (power management always enabled).
• While not playing
• Display to turn off while paused (only the display
turns off when playback is paused).
• Never
Always display subtitles.
Display subtitles whenever the audio is muted.
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DVD Initialization Wizar d
When you click the Initialization Wizard button, the second
page of the Wizard provides options for controlling bookmarks:
Selection Function
Enable
Bookmarks
Bookmarks allow you to resume playback from where y ou
left off when last viewing the DVD.
Maximum number of bookmarks to keep
Enter the number of bookmarks that DVD should record.
Bookmarks expire after this many days
Enter the number of days to keep bookmarks.
DVD-Video Settings
The Video Settings page lets you control how video is displayed
in DVD.
T o open the D VD-Video settings pa ge
Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, and
then click the Video tab.
Selection Function
Brightness Adjusts the intensity of light in your display.
Saturation Adjusts the richness of color (determined by the amount
of grey in a color) in your display.
DVD Closed Captioning
Display closed captioned text over
video, and/or in a separate window
beside the video. When you use the
separate window, you can use the scroll
bar to review the last few minutes of
text. You can set the background color,
the font, and the font color for the
window.
The author must have specifically included closed
captioning In order for it to be available. Most movies
i
include subtitles, and not closed captions (see Setting
up subtitles on page 83.)
T o displa y closed captioned te xt
Click the Closed Caption button in the DVD control
panel.
To close the Closed Captioning window, click the Exit
button.
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Closed Caption settings
The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed
captioned text is displayed — over video or in a window — and
the background color, the font, and the font color for the
window.
T o set up cl osed captioning
Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, and
then click the Closed Caption tab.
Selection Function
Placement External Window
Displays closed captioned text in its own window. Click
Font... to select the display font.
Video Window
Displays closed captioned text superimposed on the
video. Click Font... to select the displa y font.
Solid Background
Displays closed captioned text on a solid background.
Shaded Background
Displays closed captioned text on a shaded background.
Closed
Caption
On Mute
Display closed captioned text when the audio is muted.
DVD-Video A udio Settings
The Audio settings page lets you control how DVD handles
audio.
• The Multimedia Center supports standard DVD-Video,
which provides stereo and compressed, multi-channel
surround sound using Dolby
DVD-Audio (DVD-A) is a separate standard, which requires
a DVD-Audio player.
T o open the A udio settings page
Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, and
then click the Au dio tab.
Selection Function
Multi-Channel
Audio options
Decode and down-mix to 2 channels
The audio decoder “passes-through” non-PCM
multichannel audio or 2-channel audio as LPCM (normal).
Pass through to audio device
Some audio cards may incorrectly report several audio
devices that support non-PCM audio input
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(Dolby
should specify the audio device you want to use.
Digital, DTS, etc.). For correct operation, you
• If only one audio device reports support for non-PCM
audio, the audio device selection is greyed-out and
displays the only choice.
• If no audio devices report support for non-PCM audio,
only the Decode and down-mix to 2 channels is
available.
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Digital or DTS® encoding.
Dolby Options Stereo
Play audio in 2-channel stereo.
Dolby
Play audio using Dolby Pro Logic.
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Pro Logic
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S/PDIF
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) allows transfer of
digital audio from one location to another without analog
conversion; it is the standard format for exchanging digital
audio signals between consumer audio components.
Connections can be coaxial or optical.
You can connect your ALL-IN -WONDER’s audio output
directly to an S/PDIF amplifier or speaker set; for details, see
the Installation and setup User’s Guide that came with your
ALL-IN-WONDER card.
• S/PDIF is not compatible with analog audio. You must hav e a
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel A/V receiver to use S/PDIF;
enabling S/PDIF with an analog receiver will not provide
audio.
• If you are using regular speakers on your PC, but do not hear
audio while playing a DVD, ensure that the Enable S/PDIF
output box is not checked.
• High quality audio cables can be used for short lengths; good
75-ohm cable and good 75-ohm connectors can provide
lengths up to 25 feet.
DVD Ad vanced Aspect Ratio Settings
When you play a DVD in full screen mode, the Advanced
Aspect Ratio settings page lets you control the width-to-height
ratio of video displayed in DVD. This feature is useful for finetuning your display for wide-screen and projection TVs. Fullscreen, letterbox, and standard 4:3 aspect ratios are available.
T o enable Adv anced Aspect Ratio
Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel, click
the Advanced Aspect Ratio tab, and then click Enable
Advanced Aspect Ratio, and select the aspect ratio.
• You can enter values in the Dynamic Aspect Ratio dialog
box, or drag the window margins using your mouse.
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