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ATI MULTIMEDIA CENTER 9.0 User Manual

A TI Multimedia Center
User’s Guide
P/N 137-70268-70
™
9.0
Copyright © 2004, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered
Reproduction of this manual, or parts thereof, in any form, without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited.
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Disclaimer
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, ATI Technologies Inc. assumes no liability with respect to the operation or use of ATI hardware, software or other products and documentation described herein, for any act or omission of ATI concerning such products or this documentation, for any interruption of service, loss or interruption of business, loss of anticipatory profits, or for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of the ATI hardware, software, or other products and documentation provided herein.
ATI Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability, function or design. With respect to A T I products which this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non­infringement.
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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
Display Settings...........................................................................................15
Video Settings.............................................................................................. 17
TV Tuner Settings .......................................................................................18
Channel Property Details......................................................................19
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.......................................................................................... 3 1
Parental Control...........................................................................................32
Recording Video and Still Images...............................................................33
Recording a clip of video and audio from TV......................................3 4
TV-ON-DEMAND™..................................................................................35
Personal Video Recorder............................................................................. 38
Personal Video Recorder settings......................................................... 40
Using VIDEOSOAP............................... ..............................................43
One Touch Record................................................................................44
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Achieving the best results with MPEG video recording...................... 45
MULTVIEW™............................................................................................ 47
MULTVIEW audio requirements ........................................................48
MULTVIEW keyboard shortcuts......................................................... 49
TV Listings.................................................... ..............................................50
Setting up TV Listings ......................................................................... 52
Getting around...................................................................................... 53
Recording .............................................................................................53
Viewing ................................................................................................ 54
Views....................................................................................................54
Filter options.........................................................................................55
Actors tab .............................................................................................55
Categories- tab................................................... ...................................56
Searches................................................................................................ 56
Favorite search ..................................................................................... 56
Movies tab............................................................................................ 57
Schedules tab........................................................................................58
Searches tab..........................................................................................58
Setting search parameters..................................................................... 59
Sports tab..............................................................................................60
Stations tab........................................................................................... 60
Titles tab...............................................................................................61
Days and dates...................................................................................... 61
FAST tvtv for PC.........................................................................................62
Stills Gallery................................................................................................63
Stills Gallery settings............................................................................63
DTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Special Features .........................................................................................65
Setting up DTV ........................................................................................66
Initialization Wizard .........................................................................66
Sizing the DTV display ........................... .........................................67
DTV Feature Menu ..................................................................................68
Keyboard Shortcuts ...................................................... ........................... 70
Display Settings .......................................................................................72
Video Settings .......................................................................................... 74
Channel List .............................................................................................75
Audio Settings .........................................................................................76
Autoscanning for DTV channels ...................................................... 77
Stills Gallery Settings .............................................................................. 78
Schedule Settings .....................................................................................78
Closed Captioning ...................................................... .............................78
Closed Caption settings ...................................................................79
HOTWORDS ........................................................................................... 80
TV Magazine ........................................................................................... 81
Zooming and Panning .............................................................................. 83
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Channel Lockout ......................................................................................84
Parental Control ................................................. ......................................85
Recording Video ..................................... .................................................86
TV-ON-DEMAND ..................................................................................87
One Touch Record ............................................................................88
Electronic Program Guide .......................................................................89
Stills Gallery ............................................................................................90
Stills Gallery settings ........................................................................ 91
CD Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
CD Audio Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................ 94
CD Audio Settings ...................................................................................95
CD Audio Preferences Settings ............................................................... 96
CD Audio Schedule Settings ................................................................... 96
Video CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Video CD Feature Menu ..........................................................................98
Video CD Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................ 99
Capturing Still Frames From Video CDs .............................................. 100
Zooming and Panning ............................................................................ 100
Video CD Display Settings ....................................................................101
Video CD Closed Caption Settings .......................................................102
Video CD Preferences Settings ............................................................. 103
Video CD Stills Gallery Settings ............................................................103
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Special Features.........................................................................................104
What can I play on my DVD drive?...................................................105
Sizing the Video Display Panel ...............................................................105
Full-Screen Controls .............................................................................. 105
DVD Feature Menu ...............................................................................106
DVD Keyboard Shortcuts ......................................................................107
Playing DVD-Video Discs ....................................................................109
Selecting audio channels ............................................. ................... 110
Setting up subtitles .........................................................................110
External subtitles ............................................................................110
Using the menus ............................................................................. 111
Searching DVD discs ..................................................................... 111
Selecting viewing angle .................................................................112
Parental Control ............................................................................. 112
Zooming and Panning ................................ ....................................112
Bookmarks .............................................................................................113
Chapter Preview ....................................................................................113
A/B Repeat ............................................................................................114
DVD Display Settings ...........................................................................115
DVD Preferences Settings ..................................................................... 116
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DVD Initialization Wizard .................................................................... 117
DVD-Video Settings ..............................................................................117
DVD Closed Captioning ........................................................................118
Closed Caption settings ............................................................. ..... 119
DVD-Video Audio Settings ...................................................................120
S/PDIF ................................................................................................... 121
DVD Advanced Aspect Ratio Settings ..................................................121
DVD Schedule Settings ......................................................................... 123
Region Codes .........................................................................................123
Capturing Still Frames ........................................................................... 124
File Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Playing Multimedia Files .......................................................................126
Special Features .....................................................................................126
File Player Feature Menu ...................................................................... 127
File Player Shortcut Keys ...................................................................... 128
Zooming and Panning ............................................................................ 130
File Player Display Settings .................................................................. 131
File Player Preferences Settings ............................................................132
File Player Closed Caption Settings ...................................................... 133
External Captions Support ..................................................................... 134
File Player Audio Settings ................................................................... 135
File Player Stills Gallery Settings .......................................................... 136
File Player Schedule Settings ................................................................136
Slide Show ............................................................................................. 137
FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Setting Preset Stations ...........................................................................140
Recording ............................................................................................... 140
Auto Scan .......................................................................................140
FM-ON-DEMAND ............................................................................... 141
Setting up FM Radio ................................................................................142
Radio settings ...................................................................................142
FM-ON-DEMAND settings ............................................................. 144
Schedule ................................................................................................. 145
FM Feature Menu .................................................................................. 146
Keyboard Shortcuts ...................................................... ......................... 147
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Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Special Feature .......................................................................................... 149
Filtering files .......................................................................................... 150
Converting Media Files .........................................................................151
Converting DTV Files ...........................................................................152
Making Playlists .................................................................................... 152
External Captions Support ..................................................................... 152
Recommended Content Deletion ........................................................... 153
Creating DVDs ...................................................................................... 154
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Schedule Settings .................................................................................156
TV Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Multi-Monitor Support ......................................... .................................157
Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Special Features.........................................................................................159
Special Multimedia Center Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
THRUVIEW ..........................................................................................161
EAZYLOOK .........................................................................................162
EAZYLOOK TV controls ..............................................................163
Channel Surfing in EAZYLOOK mode ......................................... 169
EAZYLOOK DVD controls ...........................................................170
EAZYLOOK File Player controls .................................................. 173
EAZYLOOK Library controls ....................................................... 176
EAZYLOOK Teletext controls ......................................................178
MULTVIEW in EAZYLOOK ....................................................... 180
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EAZYSHARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Starting EAZYSHARE TV ................................................................... 183
Setting up EAZYSHARE TV .............................................................. 184
Configuring your network .............................................................. 184
Display settings ..............................................................................186
Channel Control settings ................................................................187
Closed Caption settings ............................................................. ..... 188
TV-ON-DEMAND settings ........................................................... 189
Schedule settings ............................................................................ 190
Local and Remote Functions .................................................................191
Local PC functions.............................................................................191
Remote PC functions..........................................................................191
Playing Stored Media ............................................................................192
Controlling the Server ........................................................................... 192
Network Status .............................. ........................................................193
Recording Video and Still Images .........................................................194
Recording TV .............................................................. ...................... 194
Exporting recorded video ...............................................................195
Capturing still images .....................................................................196
Closed Captioning ...................................................... ...........................197
Special TV Features...................................................................................197
EAZYLAUNCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Using ATI REMOTE WONDER with EAZYLAUNCH ..............199
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Audio Problems ........................................................................................ 203
Video Problems ... ...................................................................................208
DVD Problems ..........................................................................................210
Other things to consider ..................................................................... 211
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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, FM Radio, EAZYSHARE, 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 Personal Video Recorder 38 MULTVIEW™ 47 TV Listings 50 FAST tvtv for PC 62 DTV 65 TV-ON-DEMAND 87 Stills Gallery 90 CD Audio 93 Video CD 97 DVD 104 File Player 125 FM Radio 139 Library 149 Schedule 155 TV Out 157 Multi-Monitor Support 157 T eletext 159 Special Multimedia Center Features 161 EAZYSHARE 183 EAZYLAUNCH 199 Troubleshooting 203
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2 Starting ATI Multimedia Center

St arting 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.
• To dock LaunchPad, right-click 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

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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 over 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 T ips checkbox in the Display tab (for more information, see Display Settings on page 72).
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 REMOTE WONDER

The ATI REMOTE WONDER replaces all the functionality of a mouse in all Windows software applications. If you have an A TI 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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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 T ool to access audio/video settings, TV settings, PC Check, file types, skin settings, and EAZYLOOK settings for the following purposes.
• To modify settings that do not change regularly
• T o change settings and run diagnostics when the Multimedia Center is not running
• To modify advanced settings that should only be changed if absolutely necessary
To 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.
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To access Audio/Video settings
click the DVD tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool. Three audio settings are available.
Selection Function
Enable Dynamic Compression
Applies dynamic compression to the overall dynamic range of the audio (useful for low-volume listening and for smaller speakers).
Output surround compatible (Dolby Pro Logic®) signal
Add low-frequency effects channel into downmix
Enable Multi-monitor support (may reduce performance)
The Multimedia Center supports standard DVD-Video, which provides stereo and compressed, multi-channel surround sound using Dolby® Digital or DTS® encoding. DVD-Audio (DV-A) is a separate standard, which requires a DVD-Audio player.
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).
Enables support for multiple monitors.
To 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.
To 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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To 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.
To 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
To access EAZYLOOK settings
Click the EAZYLOOK tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool. For information on EAZYLOOK, see
page 162.
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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.
more than one feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active features.
You can
When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “About” notice appears. If you have
For information 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™ — see page 161.
• EAZYLOOK™ — see page 163.
• EAZYLAUNCH™ — see page 199.
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To 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 Multimedia Center features installed on your system. Click the ATI 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 Locko ut (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 Wizard’ s instructions to set or change your Parental Control password.
Passwords 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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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 203 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 Wizard’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.
To resize the TV display using the mouse
Drag the display’s border. The TV display maintains a fixed aspect ratio (width-to-height) of 4:3 to avoid picture distortion (to change this, see Display Settings on page 15).
To display 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.
To 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. Show Controls Shows the TV Con trol panel.
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Always On Top
THRUVIEW Window
THRUVIEW Desktop
Video Desktop Minimizing TV replaces your desktop pattern with the TV
Minimize TV Minimizes TV. Display Size Indicates the sizes available for the current panel:
Displays TV on top of other applications.
If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card, THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available (see page 161).
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.
THRUVIEW Desktop: The current panel appears full­screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized.
display.
Tiny Small Medium Large Full Screen
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Selection Function
Aspect Ratio Selects the width-to-height ratio for the video window:
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.
Input Connector
Audio Mode Sets the audio mode:
Closed Captions
Zoom Selects the zoom ratio (2x, 4x, or 8x) or Unzoom if
Scheduling Provides options for scheduling, recording, and TV
About Displays the About... dialog. Exit Closes TV.
Specifies the video input:
Analog TV TunerSelects TV Tuner input. Composite Selects composite video input. S-Video Selects S-Video input.
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.
MAGAZINE.

TV Keyboard 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)
- / + (alphanumeric keypad)
_ / =, - / + Channel up / down / Setup Ctrl + S Toggle closed captions Ctrl + C Unzoom Alt + Z
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Still capture Ctrl + Insert Size presets (Tiny, Small, Medium, Large) Ctrl + 1 — Ctrl + 4 Toggle full screen Ctrl + F Exit full screen Esc Cycle through Size up / down Ctrl + / Ctrl + 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

Display Settings

The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in TV.
To open the Display se ttings 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 windows.
Blended Desktop: The current panel appears in full screen as a translucent layer on top of any other windows. See THRUVIEW on page 161.
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.

Video Settings

The Video settings page lets you choose a video connector and fine-tune video characteristics.
To open the V ideo setting s page
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-blue in the image.
the gamma, the higher the brightness and contrast, maximum being a flat (unmodified) setting).
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TV T uner 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.
To open the TV Tune r 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 50), 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
If you have FAST tvtv on your system (see page 62), the Tuner settings are
Selection Function
Favorite Appears when a channel is in the Favorites list (see
# Channel number. Channel Name You can enter channel names. Lock Appears when a channel is locked (see page 31). Surf Appears when a channel is in the Channel Surf list (see
Selects the country and cable or antenna.
as follows:
Channel Property Details on page 19).
page 23).

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) PAL. 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. To remove 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 Lockout, 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).

Stills Gallery Settings

You can capture still images from TV, and save them in the Stills Gallery.
To open the TV Stills Gallery settings 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 155 for details.
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A TI 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.
To open A TI 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
• If TV is running, it is displayed in TV Bar, and the regular
• If you resize Explorer , the TV display automati cally fits itself
Bar , and then click ATI TV. Or click the ATI TV button in Explorer’s menu bar.
the TV Bar. Closing ATI TV Bar also closes TV.
TV display disappears from your desktop. Closing TV Bar returns TV to its normal display on your desktop.
to the new size.

A TI TV B ar controls

From left to right, the ATI TV Bar controls are: Channel down, Channel up, Volume, Mute, Go to top, Page up, Page down, Pause scrolling, Favorites, and Help.
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