KWorld PC150-U User Manual

TotalMedia ™

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3 INTRODUCTION 4 FLOATING TOOLBAR 5 TV MODULE 5 DVD MODULE 17 PICTURE MODULE 19 MUSIC MODULE 27 RADIO MODULE 35 VIDEO MODULE 36 TO GO MODULE 38 SHARE MODULE 46 SETUP MODULE 48 MONITOR 54 SHORTCUT SUPPORT 55 TOTALMEDIA FAQ 57 TROUBLE SHOOTING 59 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 60

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Windows 2000/XP

• Pentium 4, 1.2 Ghz or equivalent

• 150 MB free hard drive space for program installation

• 256 MB RAM (512 MB DDR RAM recommended)

• 16-bit color display at 800x600 (32 MB video memory with DirectX 3D support recommended)

• DirectX 9 or above

Note:

1. For time-shifting and MPEG-2 capturing, a Pentium IV 2.0 GHz processor (or higher) or equivalent is required.

2. To support High definition TV, we the minimum requirement is one of the following video cards with DX-VA (video card hardware acceleration) enabled:

• ATI Radeon 7200 or above

• nVidia Geforce MX 440 or above

• Intel 82865 or above

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to ArcS oft TotalMedia, an all-in-on e multimedia application that allows you to access and work with digital photos, home videos, recorded TV progra ms, radio and your digital music library right from y our TV or home computer.

TotalMedia is divided into the main sections below. Note that some versions of TotalMedia may not contain all the sections listed depending on the hardware configuration, and the specific version of TotalMedia installed.

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FLOATING TOOLBAR

The floating toolbar appears for a few seconds whenever you move the mouse:

The "Home" button (it looks like a house) takes you to the program's startup screen. The arrow takes you to the previous screen.

The toolbar at the bottom of the screen features standard audio/video playback controls (Play/Pause, Stop, Record,) plus Volume and Channel controls. Special controls for MPEG2 playback and only appear when necessary.

When watching movie discs, video files, and recorded TV shows: Use these b uttons to adjust the playback spee d at variabl e rates.

When watching MPEG-2 videos and recorded TV shows: Use these buttons to skip forward by roughly 27 seconds, or backwards by roughly 27 seconds. These buttons are useful for bypassing commercials or skipping back slightly if you accidentally skip ahead too far.

When watching movie discs: Use these buttons to skip to the next or previous chapter.

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TV MODULE

This section lets you view and edit the settings for TV recording.

When you watch TV for the first time, the application will prompt you to configure the TV signal. The settings is divided into four steps:

1. Select your region.

2. Select video device.

3. Click "Start" to scan for available channels.

4. Set up two tuners. After setting up one tuner, if there is another tuner in your PC, you can repeat the steps for the second tuner.

Choose the options you want from the various pull-down lists. The program also provides "Previous" and "Next" buttons to switch between setup pages.

When you're ready, click "Finish". After configuration is complete, you can use your remote control to change channels, or use the channel controls

(+/- button) in the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen. You may pause and rewind TV (while you’re watching) using both the remote control and the toolbar. Options include: Full Screen - Displays the video over the entire program display area-typically the entire screen. You can click the

Full Screen button to switch into full screen mode. Press "Esc" or double-click the mouse to go back to a normal window.

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Note: You should check the "Time Shift" option in TV Settings to display the t ime bar.

EPG - Display the electronic programming guide. Channels - View the program channel list. Click a channel to learn more about it. Recorded TV - Burn the recorded TV shows to a disc. Schedule - Program the application to record TV shows. Capture Frame - Take a screen capture of the current video screen. The captured image will be saved in the "My

Documents | My Pictures" folder by default.

Teletext - Watch teletext (if available). Settings - View and edit the settings for the TV module.

Favorite Channel List

Press Ctrl+D to display the Favorite Channel List and select a channel to watch.

• To remove a channel, click on its corresponding "Delete" icon (trash can).

• To rearrange your list, press the Up/Down arrow buttons on the right of each channel.

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• Click on the Up/Down arrow buttons on the left to browse the channel list.

EPG

This section lets you view the channel program lists. If you are using a digital device, please select to access EPG or network EPG to view the program lists. While using

analog device, the program will take you to the network EPG directly. Note: This option is only available if you are using an EPG service. The Internet EPG may not be available in all

countries and the EPG on some digital services may not be supported.

CHANNELS

This section lets you view the channel list and select a specific channel.

The available channels are listed here. There is a preview window in the bottom left corner of the screen. To watch a channel, click on it, and it will appear in the preview window. You can c lick the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit Full Screen. Double click a channel will take you back to the TV main screen and the program will start showing.

Options include:

• Add to Favorite - Highlight a channel on the list and click on the button to set it as a favorite channel. A checkmark indicates favorite channel.

• Delete From Favorite - If you select a favorite channel, click on this button to remove it from the favorite channels list.

• From the "Channel Type", choose either to view "All" or only the "Favorite" channels. Note: When using digital tuner, there will be tw o more options: "TV" and "Radio".

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RECORDED TV

This section displays your recorded TV shows.

• When you play back recorded TV, you can fast forward or rewind using either the controls o n your remote control, keyboard, or on the floating toolbar. You can click the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit Full Screen.

• From the View section, you can choose either "Detail" or "Thumbnail" view. Both views show you thumbnails of the available photos and folders; "Detail" view includes file/folder names and dates.

• From the Sort section, choose to arrange the photos according to name or date.

• To trim a video, click the scissors icon to the right of the file.

• To rename a video file, click the "A_" icon to access a virtual keyboard.

• Click the Delete (trash can) icon to delete a file.

Burn To Disc - Create a DVD or VCD (depending on your settings) containing the selected files. Burn one or more video clips to disc. Browse to the folder that contains the videos, and select the sp ecific files you want.

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• Check the video files you want to burn to a disc. Click again to deselect (uncheck) a video file.

• To trim a video clip, or to choose the frame be used as the chapter button thumbnail, click the scissors icon

to the right of the file name.

• Click the disc settings button, to select the proper disc drive, change video format and modify other disc options.

• Click the DVD Menu Design button to personalize your DVD disc with a custom title and graphics.

When you’re ready to make a disc, click "Burn."

SCHEDULE

This section lets you program the application to record TV shows, then the application will monitor the schedule and record the scheduled programs automatically on the correct day/time.

Add - Lets you enter in a new program for recording:

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• Enter the name of the program (click "A_" to access a virtual keyboard), then select a channel, recording Frequency (once, daily, or weekly), and set the start/stop recording time.

Modify - Edit the recording details of the selected item. History - Display a history of your recorded TV shows.

• The selected recorded program can be shown in the preview area.

• Click the Delete (trash can) icon to delete a file.

• Click the "Clear All" button to discard all the files.

The "Frequency" option enables you to filter shows by how often they are recorded (once, daily, and weekly). If conflicting recording sessions are scheduled, you will be presented with a summary of the conflicts and asked to

update the schedule. tvtv schedules - Download program schedules from the tvtv website. (The option is only available when you are

using the tvtv EPG.)

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TELETEXT

This section lets you watch the teletext. The available teletext channels are listed in the preview area.

• Move your mouse to select different teletext channels. The selected titles will be shown on the red, green, yellow and blue area. Click the button with the corresponding color to watch it.

• Click the "Live TV" button to go back to the TV screen.

• Click the "Teletext Home" button to go back to the teletext main index page.

Note: This function is not available in all countries. (Typically only Europe.)

SETTINGS

View and edit TV settings.

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Reset TV Signal

This section lets you view and edit the settings for TV signal. The settings is divided into four steps:

5. Select your region.

6. Select video device.

7. Click "Start" to scan for available channels.

8. Set up two tuners. After setting up one tuner, if there is another tuner in your PC, you can repeat the steps for the second tuner.

Choose the options you want from the various pull-down lists. The program also provides "Previous" and "Next" buttons to switch between setup pages.

When you're ready, click "Finish".

Edit Channels

View and edit channels for recording from TV.

• To add channels automatically, simply click "Start." The program will scan through each channel and determine if there is an available signal. Channels will appear in the channel list.

• Check "Auto get analog channel name" option to download channel names while channels are being scanned. It would take more time to scan the channels. Note: The option is only available when using an analog tuner and when Teletext is supported in your region.

• For analog devices, sometimes the automatic scan may not pick up a channel if the signal is poor. To manually add a channel, click "Add Channel." You can enter the channel number, as well as a name for the channel.

• To select the channels, you can click on one by one or using the "Select All" option. Or click "Deselect All" button to undo the selection. (Checkmarks indicate channels selected.)

• To rename the channel, click the "A_" icon to access a virtual keyboard.

• Click the "Delete" (trash can) icon to delete a channel.

Note: If you are using an analog tuner and a digital tuner together, the screen will be slightly different.

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• Click the arrow icon to change the signal.

TV Settings This section lets you view and edit the TV settings.

• Choose the device you want to use.

Note: The Device Name option is only available when you are using two tuners (Digital and Analog.)

• Choose Close Caption/Subtitles, Audio, Video Standard and Digital TV EPG from the list.

Note: The Video Standard option is only available for analog tuners.

• Setting the Time Shifting feature to "On" enables you to pause live TV and watch recorded TV before the recording is complete. This feature requires a high performance PC. Note: If your computer CPU runs at 2.0Ghz or higher, this option will be automatically on; otherwise, it will be off.

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Import Channel List

This section lets you import the channel list that you saved before.

• Go to the folder that contains the channel list file you want to import (for example: My Favorite.chl). Click on the "Up One Level" button to go up one directory level.

• Check the channel list file (.chl) you want to import.

When you're ready, click "Import."

Export Channel List This section lets you export the current channel list.

• Browse your computer and go to the folder that you want to save the channel list file.

• To rename a channel list file, click on the "A_" icon to bring up a virtual keyboard or type in your file name

directly.

When you're ready, click "Export."

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tvtv settings/EPG - Go to the tvtv or EPG wizard. The wizard will walk you through the settings.

Channel Mapper

This section lets you map your scanned channels with the channels in internet EPG that can be scheduled.

• Select channels you want to map from "Available Channels on tvtv" list and "Scanned Channels" list. The program of the selected channel will be display in the preview area.

• Click "Map" after choosing. Or click "Unmap" to discard the mapped channels.

Note: The function is just available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK, France, Spain, Italy and Netherlands.

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DVD MODULE

Watch video discs on your computer:

Use the standard playback controls to watch your movie. Other options include:

Full Screen - Displays the video over the entire program displaying area. DVD Menu - Takes you to the DVD menu screen. Frame Capture - Takes a screen capture of the current video screen. Eject - Ejects the disc. Settings - View and edit the settings for playing DVDs and capturing video.

SETTINGS

Modify the settings for playing DVDs and capturing video.

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Options include:

• Audio - Choose for audio output using a 2, 4, 6, 7, or 8 speaker setup. You can also choose for S/PDIF output.

• Language - Here you can choose the default language for subtitles, the main audio track, and the DVD menus.

• Parental Control - Set passwords that must be entered before movies at specific ratings ( PG, PG-13, R, etc.) can be played.

• Frame Storage - Here you can set the save location and file type for captured screenshots.

• Auto-Resume - You can choose to resume playback of a DVD from the last stopped point, or from the very

beginning.

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