ATI Technologies 137-40188-60 User Manual
ATI Multimedia Center 7.1
User’s Guide
Version 6.0 P/N 137-40188-60 Rev. F
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Table of Contents
Using Your ATI Multimedia Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Starting ATI Multimedia Center.................................................................... 8
Starting from LaunchPad........................................................................ 8
Starting from Windows® taskbar........................................................... 9
Attaching and Detaching Panels.................................................................... 9
Online Help.................................................................................................. 10
TV .................................................................................................... 11
Video-In................................................................................................ 12
Setting up TV ...................................................................................... 13
Sizing the TV display........................................................................... 14
TV Control menu.................................................................................. 15
TV display settings............................................................................... 16
TV video settings.................................................................................. 17
TV Tuner settings................................................................................. 18
TV Stills Gallery settings ..................................................................... 21
TV Schedule settings............................................................................ 21
ATI TV Bar .......................................................................................... 22
Channel Surfing.................................................................................... 23
Closed Captioning ................................................................................ 24
Hot Words™ ........................................................................................ 26
TV Magazine........................................................................................ 28
Secondary Audio Program (SAP) ........................................................ 30
Zooming and panning........................................................................... 30
Video Desktop...................................................................................... 31
Program Lockout.................................................................................. 32
Parental Control.................................................................................... 33
Capturing Video and still images ......................................................... 34
TV-on-Demand™............................................................................ 36
Digital VCR ..................................................................................... 39
Saving and compressing captured video .............................................. 39
Digital VCR settings ............................................................................ 40
Real-time MPEG encoding .................................................................. 41
Achieving the best results with MPEG video capture.......................... 42
TV Listings...................................................................................... 44
Setting up TV Listings ......................................................................... 45
Getting around...................................................................................... 46
Recording ............................................................................................. 46
Viewing ................................................................................................ 47
Views.................................................................................................... 47
Filter options......................................................................................... 48
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Actors tab ............................................................................................. 48
Categories tab....................................................................................... 49
Searches................................................................................................ 49
Favorite search ..................................................................................... 49
Movies tab ............................................................................................ 50
Schedules tab........................................................................................ 51
Searches tab.......................................................................................... 51
Setting search parameters..................................................................... 52
Sports tab.............................................................................................. 53
Stations tab ........................................................................................... 53
Titles tab ............................................................................................... 54
Days and dates...................................................................................... 54
Stills Gallery ................................................................................... 55
Stills Gallery settings............................................................................ 55
CD Audio......................................................................................... 57
CD Audio settings ................................................................................ 58
CD Database......................................................................................... 59
CD Audio Schedule settings................................................................. 60
Video CD ......................................................................................... 61
Video CD Control menu....................................................................... 62
Capturing still frames from Video CDs ............................................... 63
Zooming and Panning .......................................................................... 63
Video CD Display settings................................................................... 64
Video CD Preferences settings............................................................. 65
Video CD Stills Gallery settings .......................................................... 66
DVD ................................................................................................. 67
What can I play on my DVD drive?..................................................... 68
Sizing the Video Display panel ............................................................ 68
Full-screen controls .............................................................................. 68
Playing DVD Video Disks ................................................................... 69
Selecting audio streams........................................................................ 69
Setting up sub-titles .............................................................................. 69
Using the menus ................................................................................... 70
Searching DVD disks ........................................................................... 70
Selecting viewing angle........................................................................ 70
Parental Control.................................................................................... 71
Zooming and Panning .......................................................................... 71
DVD Control menu .............................................................................. 72
DVD display settings............................................................................ 73
DVD Preferences settings .................................................................... 74
DVD Video settings ............................................................................. 75
DVD Closed Captioning ...................................................................... 75
DVD Schedule settings ........................................................................ 76
Region codes ........................................................................................ 77
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File Player ....................................................................................... 78
File Player Control menu ..................................................................... 79
Zooming and Panning .......................................................................... 80
File Player Display settings.................................................................. 81
File Player Preferences settings............................................................ 82
File Player Stills Gallery settings ......................................................... 82
File Player Schedule settings................................................................ 82
Schedule ......................................................................................... 83
Schedule settings ................................................................................. 84
TV Out ............................................................................................. 85
Multi-monitor support.................................................................... 86
Teletext ........................................................................................... 86
Troubleshooting............................................................................. 87
Audio problems ... ................................................................................ 87
Video problems ... ............................................................................... 91
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Using Your ATI Multimedia Center
This chapter explains how to use the special features that your
ATI Multimedia Center offers. The Multimedia Center is a suite
of products that provides TV, Video CD, CD Audio, DVD, and
File Player in one package.
Because North American and European television use different
broadcast standards, closed-captioning and related features are
available only in North America.
IN THIS CHAPTER...
■
Starting ATI Multimedia
Center on page 8
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TV on page 11
■
ATI TV B ar on page 22
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TV-on-Demand™ on page 36
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Digital VCR on page 39
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TV Listings on page 44
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Stills Gallery on page 55
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CD Audio on page 57
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Video CD on page 61
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DVD on page 67
■
File Player on page 78
■
Schedule on page 83
■
TV Out on page 85
■
Multi-monitor support on
page 86
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Te le t ex t on page 86
■
Troubleshooting on page 87
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Starting ATI 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, then click Dock in the
menu. To change the docking position, right-click
LaunchPad while it is docked, point to Side , 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 upper right 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.
Note
TV, DVD, Video CD, and File Player 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 four choices:
Run both features with reduced performance,
•
where possible.
Suspend the first feature while the other is active.
•
Close the first feature.
•
Press
•
second feature.
to continue without starting the
Cancel
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Starting from Windows® taskbar
1
In the Windows taskbar, click Start.
2
Point at Programs .
3
Point at ATI Multimedia Center .
4
Click CD Audio, DVD, LaunchPad, File Player, TV, or
Video CD.
For information about using the ATI Multimedia Center
features, see the online help.
Attaching and Detaching Panels
You can detach the DVD, Video CD, TV, CD Audio, and File
Player, control panels from their display panels, move them to
any location on your screen, and re-attach them.
To detach a panel
Move the cursor to the border of the panel you want to detach.
As the cursor reaches the border, it changes to the detach
symbol. Click the panel, and drag it away.
To attach a panel
Drag a panel to the panel you want to attach until its outline
changes, then release the mouse button. The panels will snap
back together.
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Online Help
Feature Help. Click the Help button in any display panel to
open the online help.
F1
Context-Sensitive Help. Context-sensitive help is always
available for each feature; just press the F1 key.
Too l Tip s . 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 Tool Tips checkbox in the Display tab (for more
information, see TV display settings on page 16).
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.
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: Closed
Captioning, Video/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 information about using TV controls, see the online help
and Tool Tips.
All channels may not be available in all countries.
•
Note
Not all TV features are available with Video-In
•
cards.
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To s t ar t TV
from LaunchPad
Click TV in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad,
see page 8.
Video-In
from Windows
1
In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at
®
taskbar
Programs .
2
Point at ATI Multimedia Center , then click TV.
You can also start TV from other Multimedia Center
features installed on your system—DVD, Video CD,
CD Audio, and File Player. Click the ATI logo in the upper left
corner of the feature’s control panel, then click TV.
If there is no TV tuner in your
computer system, a small
control panel with controls
for composite input is
provided for capturing 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.)
Note
•
TV-on-Demand (see page 36.)
•
Program Lockout (see page 32.)
•
Parental Control (see page 33.)
•
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, and TV-on-Demand.
Note
Initialization Wizard
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.
• If you have TV Listings installed with its current database, it
will also add the channel name for each channel. For more
information see TV Listings on page 44.
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If you have a Video-In card, only the Sound
•
Initialization Wizard is used.
TV-on-Demand is only available if your card
•
supports it.
Click the Setup button, then click the Display tab.
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.
•
Passwords are case-sensitive, and must be at
•
Note
least three characters in length.
If you forget your password, you will have to
•
uninstall and reinstall your TV software.
Click Next >. The Sound Initialization Wizard appears. Follow
the Wizard’s instructions to set up your audio 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 87 for more
information.
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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.
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 display TV in full-screen
key combination.
CTRL
Press CTRL+F or ALT+F, or click the Maximize button. To
return to the previous size, click or press the Esc key.
To display preset sizes using the CTRL key
Ctrl
160 x120 pixels CTRL+1
240 x180 pixels CTRL+2
320 x240 pixels CTRL+3
640 x480 pixels 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 Control menu
You can access TV functions by right-clicking on the video
viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful in fullscreen mode. The following menu items are available:
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Setup
Always
On Top
Hide
Controls
Zooming
Video
Size
Connector
Sound
Mode
Opens the TV setup page.
Displays TV on top of other applications.
Hides the TV Control panel.
Select zoom ratio (2x, 4x, or 8x) or Unzoom if already
zoomed. See Zooming and panning on page 30.
Indicates the sizes available for the current panel:
160 x 120
240 x 180
320 x 240
640 x 480
Full Screen
Specifies the video input:
TV Tuner Selects TV Tuner input.
Composite Selects composite video input.
S-Video Selects S-Video input.
Sets the audio mode:
Captions
when Displays closed captions
muted when audio is muted.
Stereo Enables stereo TV audio.
Mono Enables monaural TV audio.
SAP Enables the Secondary Audio Program.
Closed
Captions
About...
Exit
Specifies how closed-captioned text is displayed. You
can also enable the Hot Words and TV Magazine
features. See Hot Words™ on page 26 and TV Magazine
on page 28.
Displays the About... dialog.
Closes TV.
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TV display settings
The Display settings page lets you control how video is
displayed in TV.
To open the Display settings page
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then
click the Display tab.
Screen
Size
Tool
Tips
Display
Feature
Hide
Player
Hotkey
Indicates the sizes available for the current panel. If the
current panel does not support resizing, the values are
greyed-out.
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.
Video Desktop
When TV is minimized, TV display replaces your desktop
pattern.
Fixed Aspect Ratio
Click to preserve the width-to-height ratio when you resize
or zoom the display.
Crop Edges
Crop image edges to hide overscan noise.
Always On Top
Display TV on top of other applications.
Auto Hide Controls when in full screen
Hide TV controls when displaying TV in full screen.
Specify a keyboard key that hides/displays TV.
Initialization
Wizard
Re-runs the Initialization Wizard. See Initialization Wizard
on page 13.
TV video settings
The video settings page lets you choose a video connector and
fine-tune video characteristics.
To open the Video settings page
Click the Setup button in the Television control panel,
then click the Video tab.
Choose cable, composite or S-Video input.
Connector
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If you choose Composite or S-Video, you must specify
the Broadcast Standard.
Broadcast
Standard
Video
Properties
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
Adjusts the balance of red-to-blue in the image.
Tint is not adjustable for PAL or SECAM.
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TV Tuner settings
The 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 Tuner settings page
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then
click the TV Tuner tab.
Channel
Name
Details...
Autoscan
Cable
Standard
You can enter channel names
Select a channel, then click the Details... button to open
the Channel Property Details page (see Channel
Property Details on page 18).
Scans for all active TV channels, and stores them when
you click the Set button.
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) PAL. In the Closed Captioning page you could
enable a set of Hot Words specifically for a particular channel.
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Channel
Name
Number
Tun e s t o
Station
Channel in
Favorite List
Channel in
Visual
Selection List
Channel
Specific
Settings
Type a name for the channel.
Displays the channel number.
Specify the TV station that is received when you tune to a
particular channel. For example, you could assign the
actual channel 5 to the Television’s channel 2.
Autoscanning returns all channel assignments to normal
(see Autoscan on page 18).
Check to add the channel to the channels that TV
receives when you click the channel up/down buttons).
To remove a channel, uncheck it.
Check to add the channel to the Visual Selection list (see
Channel Surfing on page 23). To remove a channel,
uncheck it.
Audio
Click Audio, then click Details... to open the Sound
details page.
Mute Settings
Global Uses global settings for
all channels.
Mute On Mutes selected channel.
Mute Off Cancels all muting.
SAP Settings see Secondary Audio Program
(SAP) on page 23.
Global Uses global settings for
all channels.
that provide it.
Stereo Activates stereo audio for this
channel, if it provides it.
Mono Activates monaural audio for
this channel.
SAP Activates SAP for this channel.
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Video
Click Video, 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
Channel
Specific
Settings
Tint Balance of red, green, and
Broadcast Standard
Choose the broadcast standard for this channel.
Program Lockout
Click Program Lockout, then click Details... to open the
Program Lockout Settings page (see Program Lockout
on page 32).
Closed Captioning
Click Closed Captioning, then click Details...to open the
Closed Captioning Channel Settings page (see Closed
Captioning on page 24).
and shadows.
blue in the image.
TV 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, then
click the Stills Gallery tab. For information on the
Stills Gallery, see Stills Gallery on page 55.
TV Schedule settings
The Scheduler lets you set up TV to watch or record selected
TV programs at times you specify. If you have the features
installed, you can also schedule events for CD Audio, TV
Magazine, Digital VCR, and File Player.
To open the Schedule settings page
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, click the
Schedule tab, then click the Create New button. The
Schedule Wizard will guide you through creating new
scheduled events. See Schedule on page 83 for details.
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ATI T V B a r
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 ATI TV Bar
1
Launch Internet Explorer.
2
In Explorer’s menu bar, click View , point to Explorer
Bar , then click ATI TV.
Or click the ATI TV button in Explorer’s menu bar.
• 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.
ATI TV Bar 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.
AT I
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.
• If any channel in the selection list is a locked-out channel
(see Program Lockout on page 32), a password is required to
access it. If a password is not entered, only unlocked
channels are displayed.
• After an autoscan (see Autoscan on page 18), all detected
channels are included in the selection list. A magnifying
glass appears to the left of the lock-out icon. Click the
magnifying glass button to add or remove the channel from
the selection list.
• Most controls are disabled during Channel Surfing.
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To use Channel Surfing
1
panel.
A grid of thumbnails appears over your TV display.
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.
Click the Channel Surf button in the TV control
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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.
Note
To display closed-captioned text
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.
Closed-Captioning is only available in North America.
Click the Closed Caption button in the TV control panel.
To close the Closed Captioning window, click the Exit
Placement
HotWords
TV
Magazine
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To set up closed captioning
Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then
click the Closed Caption tab.
External Window
Displays closed captioned text in its own window. Click
... to select the display font.
Font
Video Window
Displays closed captioned text superimposed on the
video. Click
Solid Background
Displays closed captioned text on a solid background.
Shaded Background
Displays closed captioned text on a shaded background.
Enable
Check to enable HotWords when Closed Captioning is on
(see Hot Words™ on page 26).
HotWords Setup
Opens the HotWords settings page.
Enable
Activates TV Magazine (see TV Magazine on page 28.)
TV Magazine Setup
Opens the TV Magazine Setup Wizard.
... to select the display font.
Font
Closed
Caption
On Mute
Show
Alternate
Text If
Present
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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Hot Words™
Have your computer watch TV for you! When you turn on
Closed Captioning, you can specify words and phrases that
Television will detect in the closed-captioned text.
You can set Hot Words to show the matched text, restore TV,
play a sound, enable TV Magazine, or enable the Digital VCR
when the Hot Words appear. You can also have TV
automatically transcribe the text when the specified words
appear.
You can enable Hot Words, and then minimize TV; when the
specified words occur, TV opens. You specify words using the
Hot Words setup button in the Closed Caption settings page.
Note
Hot Words is only available in North America.
To set up Hot Words
To enable HotWords, check the Enable box. The HotWords
Setup Wizard will guide you through HotWords setup.
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Click the Setup button in the Television control panel,
click Closed Caption, then click the HotWords Setup
button. The HotWords Setup Wizard opens.
First
Word
Match
Typ e
Optional
Word
Partial
Use the Add and Remove buttons to add and remove words from the list.
Actions to take
when your
HotWords
occur.
Recording
Type the first word to be matched.
Choose the type of match you want:
•
By Itself
•
Followed by
is immediately followed by the Optional Word you
specify.
•
Not Followed By
if it is not
•
In Sentence With
occurs, if it is in a sentence with the Optional Word.
Type the word you want to match with the First Word.
When you specify an Optional Word, the system only
looks for the
Check this box to notify when a part of the First Word
occurs.
Show Matched Text
Displays the text that matches your Hot Word(s).
Restore Player
Opens Television in its current state.
Enable TV Magazine
Activates TV Magazine (see TV Magazine on page 28).
Enable Digital VCR
Activates the Digital VCR (see Digital VCR on page 39).
Notify when the First Word occurs.
Notify when the First Word occurs, and
Notify when the First Word occurs,
immediately followed by the Optional Word.
Notify when the First Word
First Word+Optional Word
combination.
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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 83).
TV Magazine is only available in North America.
•
When TV Magazine is enabled, it transcribes
Note
To start TV Magazine
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.
•
closed-captioned text even if the Closed
Captioning button is off.
Click the Setup button in the Television control panel,
click the Closed Caption tab, then click the TV
Magazine Setup button.
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File
Name
File
Format
Options
Stop
Transcribing
After
Type a name for the file.
Select a file format (RTF, TXT, or HTML).
Overwrite files
Check to overwrite existing files.
Uncheck to keep existing files.
Remove Advertising
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 Conversion
Conver t all characters to upper or lower case.
Specify the number of minutes to transcribe.
Select
Layout
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 disk space.
Image Density
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