ATI MULTIMEDIA CENTER 8.5 User Manual
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
F1
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
™
— 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.
TV 17
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.
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