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Nero Home Manual

Nero Home

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The Nero Home manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG. All rights reserved. This manual contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed without the express written permission of Nero AG.

Nero AG rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee rights. Nero AG does not undertake any liability for the correctness of the content of the Nero Home manual. The contents of the software supplied, as well as of the Nero Home manual, may be changed without prior notice.

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Contents

1 General Information 6

1.1 About the manual 6

1.2 About Nero Home 6

1.3 Versions of Nero Home 7

2 System Requirements 8 3 Formats Supported 9 4 Launching the Program 10 5 Nero Home Start Screen 11

5.1 Direct links to the start screen 12

6 Buttons in the Main Screens 14 7 Key Combinations 15 8 Easy Setup Wizard 16

8.1 Basic settings 16

8.2 Advanced features 18

9 Settings Main Screen 20

9.1 General settings 22

9.2 Setting media scanning options 23

9.3 Changing the appearance of the program 25

9.4 Configuring a TV or recording card 26

9.5 Setting Options for TV Recordings 30

9.6 Enabling timeshifting 31

9.7 Defining video settings 32

9.8 Defining DVD settings 33

9.9 Defining audio settings 34

9.10 Defining slide show settings 36

9.11 Defining effects for slide shows 37

9.12 Defining favorite transitions for slide shows 38

9.13 Save slide show as movie 39

9.14 Defining burning options for music collections 40

9.15 Defining burning options for slide shows 42

9.16 Defining burning options for videos 44

9.17 Defining burning options for mixed collections 45

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10 Music and Radio Main Screen 46

10.1 Play Music screen 47

10.2 Playing music 48

10.3 Buttons for playback control 48

10.4 Showing buttons for playback control 49

10.5 Burning a music collection 50

10.6 Managing radio channels 51

10.7 Renaming radio channels 52

10.8 Adding radio channels to radio favorites 52

10.9 Removing radio channels from radio favorites 53

11 Photos Main Screen 54

11.1 Displaying View Photo screen 55

11.2 Displaying photos 56

11.3 Creating a slide show with background music 56

11.4 Play Slide Show screen 57

11.5 Playing a slide show 58

11.6 Finding similar photos 59

11.7 Burning a photo collection 60

12 Video and TV Main Screen 62

12.1 Displaying TV channels 63

12.2 Renaming TV channels 63

12.3 Adding TV channels to TV favorites 64

12.4 Removing TV channels from TV favorites 64

12.5 Watching TV programs 65

12.6 Recording programs in progress 65

12.7 Schedule Recordings screen 66

12.8 Scheduling new recordings 66

12.9 Watching TV recordings 67

12.10 Play Video screen 67

12.11 Playing a video 68

12.12 Information panel 69

12.13 TV Programs screen 70

12.14 Configuring electronic program guide (EPG) 71

12.15 Mapping EPG data 72

12.16 Assigning EPG data 73

12.17 Updating electronic program guide (EPG) 73

12.18 Scheduling new recordings with EPG 74

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12.19 Displaying picture-in-picture 75

13 Devices Main Screen 76

13.1 Using personal data sources 76

13.2 Live TV streaming in the network 77

14 Collections Main Screen 78

14.1 Creating a music collection 79

14.2 Creating a slide show 79

14.3 Saving a slide show as a movie 80

14.4 Creating a video collection 80

14.5 Creating mixed media collections 81

14.6 Playing a collection 82

14.7 Editing a collection 83

14.8 Burning a collection 83

15 Search Main Screen 85

15.1 Finding media files 86

16 Index 87 17 Contact 90

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General Information

1 General Information

1.1 About the manual

This manual is intended for all users who wish to learn how to use Nero Home. It takes a practical approach and explains how to reach a particular objective on a step-by-step basis.

In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:

Symbol Meaning

Indicates warnings or instructions that have to be followed

1. Start…

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Chapter

strictly.

Indicates additional information or advice.

A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action. Carry out these actions in the order specified.

Indicates an intermediate result. Indicates a result. Indicates text passages, entries or buttons that appear in the

program interface. They are displayed in bold face. Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as

links and are shown in red and underlined.

1.2 About Nero Home

Nero Home combines TV and the recording of TV channels with the playback of DVD-Videos and audio/video files in one easy-to-use interface. Not only can Nero Home play all your media files, but it can also catalog them and organize them in individual libraries. It allows you to compile files from various media into a playlist; an example of such a compilation would be a slide show with videos and images accompanied by background music. The intelligent sorting functions allow you to sort not only by file type, title, artist, album, etc. but also by additional meta information. Hot-plugging devices such as photo cameras and memory cards are immediately detected and the content can be added to the database directly. Wizards help you to easily finish the configuration. Nero Home can be controlled via computer or various PC remote controllers.

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1.3 Versions of Nero Home

Nero Home is available in 3 different versions: Nero Home, Nero Home Essentials, and Nero Home Essentials SE. Nero Home and Nero Home Essentials offer the full range of functions. The following

functions are available in Nero Home Essentials SE:

Timeshifting (see Enabling timeshifting)

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Scheduling the recording of TV programs (see Scheduling new recording s)

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Photo collections can only be exported in SVCD/DVD format with a license for the

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MPEG-2 codec (see SVCDs/DVD videos can only be burned with a license for the MPEG-2 codec (see

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Defining burning options for videos)

Finding similar photos (see Finding similar photos)

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Nero Surround Technology (see Defining audio settings)

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Saving a slide show as a movie)

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System Requirements

2 System Requirements

In addition to the general system requirements for the Nero program package, the following individual system requirements apply to Nero Home:

Optional:

TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C and ATSC)

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recording, compatible with the BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) driver standard. Nero Home does not support video recording via FireWire® (OHCI 1394).

DVD-Video plug-in for DVD-Video functions and encoding in Dolby® Digital 2-channel

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sound (the DVD-Video plug-in is already included in the retail version). For EPG support an XML file is needed from a third party.

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Installation of the latest WHQL-certified device drivers is recommended. WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the device driver certified by Microsoft® is compatible with Microsoft® Windows® and the relevant hardware.

You will find a list of compatible devices at the Nero website under:

http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=113&gen_id=8.

Operating Nero Home

In addition to using your keyboard and mouse, you can also control Nero Home using a range of PC remote controls. You will find a list of supported devices at the Nero website under:

http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=116&gen_id=8.

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Formats Supported

3 Formats Supported

Nero Home supports all current formats for both audio, video, and photo files as well as meta data.

Metadata includes e.g. information about artist, album, title, playback time, bit rate, resolution. Metadata can be used to categorize by type (audio, video, photo) and to find files sorted by various criteria, e.g. artist, album and genre.

Audio formats Video formats

Image formats

Metadata Disc formats

MP3

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MP4 (audio)

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WAV

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AAC

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OGG Vorbis*

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WMA*

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WMA (DRM-

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supported)* AC3 2.0, 5.1

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AIFF

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CDA

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MPEG-1 audio

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MPEG-2 audio

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* Codec must be installed

MPEG-1

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MPEG-2

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MPEG-4

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Quicktime

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DV-AVI

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AVI

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WMV*

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WMV (DRM-

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supported)*

JPEG

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PNG

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GIF

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BMP

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TIFF

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TGA

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WMP

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ID3 tags

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(V1.1/V2)

JPEG

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PNG

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BMP

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GIF

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TIFF

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AVI

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MPEG-1

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MPEG-2

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Nero Digital™

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(MPEG-4)

WMV

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MP3

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OGG Vorbis

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WAV

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DVD-Video

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VCD 2.0/SVCD

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miniDVD (DVD

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files on CD) Nero Digital™

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DVD-Video and

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(S)VCD playback from file

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Launching the Program

4 Launching the Program

To start Nero Home via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Nero StartSmart icon.

Æ The Nero StartSmart window opens.

2. Click the button.

Æ A list of Nero applications is displayed.

3. Select Nero Home in the Applications selection list.

Æ The Nero Home window opens.

Î Nero Home is launched via Nero StartSmart.

Fig. 1: Nero StartSmart

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Nero Home Start Screen

5 Nero Home Start Screen

You display the main screens within Nero Home by double-clicking on the menu icons in the start screen.

The following menu icons are available:

Opens the main Settings screen. The options available here include changing the appearance of Nero Home, enabling timeshifting, configuring the TV card in your computer, slide show, video and audio functions and burning discs. You can also reconfigure the basic settings at any time using the Easy Setup wizard.

Opens the Music & Radio main screen. You can manage and play your music files here as well as compile and burn new music collections. You can also manage and play the web and DVB radio channels available here.

Opens the Photos main screen. Here you can manage your photos and slide shows, play slide shows as well as compile new photo collections.

Opens the Video and TV main screen. Here you can manage and play your videos and compile and burn new video collections. You can also select the required TV channels and capture recordings directly or schedule them.

Opens the Collections main screen. Here you can manage and play existing collections as well as compile and burn new collections containing music, photos, and videos.

Fig. 2: Nero Home start screen

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Opens the Devices main screen. Here you can access all local drives and folders.

Enables the search function and opens an input field for search terms.

5.1 Direct links to the start screen

Three additional direct links are available in the start screen under each of the menu icons for the Collections, Video and TV, Devices, Music and Radio, Photos and Settings screens.

The following buttons are available in the Settings screen:

Settings

Easy Setup

Burning

Configure EPG

Starts the Easy Setup wizards (see Opens the Burning screen. You have the option of configuring

burn options for your media files (see

for music collections

Opens the TV Programs screen. You have the option of configuring the EPG (see

(EPG)

Easy Setup Wizard).

Defining burning options

Configuring electronic program guide

The following buttons are available in the Photos screen:

Photos

Recent Photos

By Album

By Date

The following buttons are available in the Music and Radio screen:

Music and Radio

Recent Music

By Album

Radio Favorites

The following buttons are available in the Collections screen:

Opens the Last Viewed screen and displays all the photos you last added (see

Opens the By Album screen and displays photo files sorted by album (see

Opens the By Date screen and displays all photo files sorted by date (see

Opens the Last Listened To screen and displays all music files you last added (see

Opens the By Album screen and displays music files sorted by album (see

Opens the Radio Favorites screen and displays the radio channels you have added to your favorites (see

channels to radio favorites

Displaying photos ).

Playing music).

Adding radio

Collections

View Collected Items

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Opens the Collected Items screen and displays all media files you have saved to the Nero Home clipboard to create a

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Slide Shows

Music

The following buttons are available in the Video and TV screen:

Video and TV

Live TV

Video

The following buttons are available in the Devices screen:

Devices

My Computer

MediaHome Network

My Documents

collection (see Playing a collection ). Opens the Slide Shows screen and displays all slide shows you

have compiled (see

Creating a slide show).

Opens the Music Collections screen and displays all music collections you have created (see

Playing a collection ).

Opens the All Channels screen and displays all TV channels available to you (see

Watching TV programs ).

Opens the Videos screen and displays all videos sorted by various criteria, e.g. by album, date, etc. (see

Playing a video ).

Opens the All Channels screen and displays all TV channels available to you (see

Watching TV programs ).

Opens the My Computer screen. If there is a disc inserted in the drive, a direct link to the corresponding drive is displayed. The My Computer link is grayed out (see

sources

Using personal data

Opens the MediaHome Network screen. Not only does the MediaHome network allow you to access media files on other computers, it also allows you to access the TV card of other computers in the network via live TV streaming (see

streaming in the network

Live TV

Opens the My Documents screen and displays all media files you have saved in Nero Home.

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Buttons in the Main Screens

6 Buttons in the Main Screens

Buttons for navigation on the left side of the main screens Settings, Music and Radio, Collections, Photos, Video and TV and Devices can be used to access and execute

actions. The following buttons are available:

Back Play Collect

View Collected Items

Save Collection Remove from

Nero Scout Select All

Display As

Returns to the previous screen. Plays all the highlighted files or all files stored in the

highlighted folders. Selects individual files for storage in a collection. Lists all the files currently selected for storage in a

collection. Saves the current collection under a new name.

Removes selected files from the Nero Scout catalog. Selects all the folders or files shown on the screen.

Changes how the files found will be displayed. The display format currently in use is shown in the square brackets.

There are additional buttons in the middle e.g. to configure settings or to access files on your computer. Descriptions of each button are found in the respective chapters.

Nero Scout is a multimedia database. Nero Scout can be used to catalog all media files on your computer. Nero Scout not only makes the database available to Nero Suite programs, but to all other current applications and Windows Windows

Explorer to give you an overview of your media library at any time. The

Explorer. Nero Scout creates an entry in

convenient search function enables Nero Scout to quickly find the required files.

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Key Combinations

7 Key Combinations

In Nero Home, you can use key combinations to execute various commands from your keyboard.

The following key combinations are available:

Ctrl + P Ctrl + S Space Ctrl + I Ctrl + F Esc Backspace

Ctrl + M

Ctrl + C 0

in the file selection dialog

Interrupts playback. Press the key again to start playback. Ends playback. Pauses playback. Enables/disables the information panel. Switches from normal view to full-screen mode. Switches from full-screen mode to normal view. Returns to the previous screen. Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate

window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback at any time while working in other Nero Home screens.

Displays the Collected Items screen. The item in focus is selected.

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Easy Setup Wizard

8 Easy Setup Wizard

The first time you launch Nero Home, the start screen of the Easy Setup wizard will automatically appear. This wizard guides you through the basic installation of Nero Home on a step-by-step basis.

After you have configured the basic settings using the Easy Setup wizard, you can either launch Nero Home immediately or use the wizard to configure additional settings.

You can change all the settings at any time in the Settings main screen (see

Main Screen

You can reconfigure the basic settings at any time using the Easy Setup wizard. Click the Settings > Easy Setup menu icon in the Nero Home start screen to start the wizard.

8.1 Basic settings

To make the basic settings, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Let's get started button in the start screen of the Easy Setup wizard.

Æ The Your Country and Language screen appears.

2. Make the required settings and click the Continue button. The country settings are used to

search for TV channels and to set the TV standard.

Æ The Screen Settings screen appears.

Fig. 3: Easy Setup wizard

Settings

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Easy Setup Wizard

3. Select the image with the perfect circle and click Continue.

Æ The Background Settings screen appears.

4. Perform the required settings and click the Continue button.

Æ If you have connected a TV card to your computer, the first TV and Radio Settings

Nero Home provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards, TV card s with dual tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards.

You will find a list of supported TV cards on the Nero web page under:

http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=117&gen_id=8.

You will find a list of compatible devices at the Nero website under:

http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=115&gen_id=8.

5. Enable the respective check box of the TV and radio receiver found that you want to use.

You can use the the wizard.

The progress bar in the top right hand corner shows how many steps have been completed and how many are still pending.

screen appears.

and Continue buttons to navigate between the various screens of

6. Click the Continue button.

Æ The second TV and Radio Settings screen appears.

7. If you have installed at least one analog TV card, choose the required signal source in the

drop-down menu.

8. If you have installed at least one DVB-S TV card, you should choose the satellite

configuration.

9. Click the Continue button.

Æ The TV and Radio Settings screen appears, and Nero Home scans the TV and radio

tuners to detect all available channels.

10. To restart scanning, click the Scan Again button.

11. To interrupt the scanning process, click the Skip Tuner Setup button.

Æ If the scanning process is complete, a screen appears with the following message: You

have successfully completed the Setup wizard.

12. To start Nero Home, click the Start Nero Home button.

Æ The Nero Home screen appears.

13. If you want to use the Easy Setup wizard to perform advanced settings on a step-by-step

basis, continue under

Advanced features.

Î The basic settings are saved.

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Easy Setup Wizard

8.2 Advanced features

The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

The basic settings for the Easy Setup wizard are complete (see Basic sett ing s).

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To use the Easy Setup wizard to configure advanced settings for media files, TV recordings or audio and slide shows, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Continue button.

Æ The Media Folders in Nero Home screen appears. This lists the folders that Nero

Home uses to obtain information about photos, music and videos.

2. To add a folder:

1. Click the Add Folder button.

2. Mark the required folder in the navigation tree and click the

Æ The folder is added to the list of folders that check photos, music and videos for

Nero Home.

You can move up one level in the navigation tree by clicking the Level Up button. Doubleclick to open the required folder.

button.

3. To remove a folder:

1. Mark the required folder and click the

Æ A dialog box opens.

2. Click the Yes button.

Æ The folder is removed from the list of folders that contain photos, music and videos

for Nero Home.

button.

4. Click the Continue button.

Æ The Folder for recording in Nero Home screen appears. You can select the folder to

which you save television programs you record.

5. Click the Change Folder button.

6. To save recordings in an existing folder, mark the required folder in the navigation tree.

7. To create a new folder for the recordings:

1. In the navigation tree, open the higher folder in which you want to create your new

folder.

2. Click the Create New button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

3. Enter a name for the new folder in the input field and click the OK button.

Æ The new folder is created in the navigation tree.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see

input also displays a keyboard via which you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

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Changing the appearance of the program), clicking in the

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Easy Setup Wizard

8. If you want to rename an existing folder:

1. Mark the folder in the navigation tree.

2. Click the Rename button.

3. Enter the desired new name and click the OK button.

9. If you want to delete a folder:

1. Mark the folder in the navigation tree.

2. Click the Delete button.

10. Click the button.

Æ The selected folder appears in the Folder for recording in Nero Home screen.

11. Click the Continue button.

Æ The Audio Setup screen appears. You can configure the type and arrangement of the

Æ The folder is displayed in the navigation tree with the altered name.

Æ The folder and all subfolders will be deleted.

speaker set, as well as the mixing option in the drop-down menus.

The Default item automatically selects the ideal setting for your audio equipment and the Mixing Option.

Depending on the speaker type and arrangement of the speaker set you selected in the drop-down menu, Nero Surround Technology is available in the Mixing Option dropdown menu:

Nero Headphone filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound – in stereo – is created for playback with headphones. This can be used for any number of input channels.

Nero VirtualSpeaker filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound – in stereo – is created for playback with stereo speakers. This can be used for any number of input channels.

Dolby

of sound effects from each listening position during film playback.

Surround compatible provides especially clear dialogs and improves the location

12. Perform the required settings and click the Continue button.

Æ The Autoplay setup screen appears.

13. Answer the automatic playback questions for audio CDs and DVDs with Yes or No in the

respective drop-down menu and click the Continue button.

Æ The first Slide Shows screen appears. Use the drop-down menus to configure the

settings to play back your slide shows.

14. Perform the required settings and click the Continue button.

Æ The second Slide Shows screen appears. Use the drop-down menus to configure the

settings to play back your slide shows and the slide show effects.

15. Perform the required settings and click the Continue button.

Æ The final screen appears and Nero Home is started automatically after a few seconds.

Î The advanced settings are saved.

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Settings Main Screen

9 Settings Main Screen

Nero Home allows you the option of customizing the Nero Home screen to your requirements. It also allows you to define the settings for timeshifting, audio and video playback and burning .

At any time in the Settings screen, you can change the basic settings you defined using the Easy Setup wizards (see all the steps of the basic settings again.

Easy Setup Wizard). You can also use the wizards to go through

You can display the Settings main screen by clicking the

menu icon in the start screen.

Fig. 4: Settings main screen

You can make the following changes or settings in the General screen (see General

settings

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Drop-down menu

Choice of country

Drop-down menu

Language selection

Button

Media scanning options

Selects the country in which you want to use Nero Home.

Selects the language in which the Nero Home user interface should be displayed.

Opens the Media scanning options screen to configure the basic settings for your media files (see

scanning options

Setting media

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Settings Main Screen

In the Appearance screen (see Changing the appearance of the program) you can make or change the following settings:

Drop-down menu Skin Type

Allows you to select the skin types you can use to change the Nero Home interface.

Drop-down menu Background Drop-down menu Font size

Allows you to select background settings you can use to customize the Nero Home screens to your requirements.

Defines the font size in which text is displayed on the screen.

Check boxes

Use on-screen

Allows you to use a virtual keyboard for text input.

keyboard Button Screen Format

Opens the Screen Format screen and correctly sets the screen format.

You can change or set the following in the TV and Radio screen:

Check boxes

Enable Timeshift

Drop-down menu

Timeshift Limit

Button Configure TV Card Button

TV Recording Options

Allows you to use a timer function to play TV programs (see

Enabling timeshifting, available in Windows XP and higher).

Specifies the duration of the timeshift of the TV programs

Enabling timeshifting, available in Windows XP and

(see higher).

Opens the TV wizards for setting up your TV card (see

Configuring a TV or recording card).

Specifies the TV recording quality. You can also select a folder in which all TV programs are saved (see

Options for TV Recordings

Setting

You can change or set the following in the Photos, Music and Video screen:

Button

Video Settings

Button

DVD Settings

Button Audio Settings Button

Slide Show Settings

Contains setting options for displaying video files (see

Defining video settings).

Gives you the option to start a DVD automatically when inserted in the DVD drive. You can also set up parental control (see

Defining DVD settings).

Contains setting options for displaying audio files (see

Defining audio settings).

Allows you to assign different effects to slide shows and to specify format settings and slide show playback quality (see

Defining slide show settings).

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Settings Main Screen

In the Burning screen you can make or change the following settings:

Button

Burning Music

Button

Burning Slide Shows

Button

Burning Videos

Button

Burning Mixed Media

9.1 General settings

Nero Home allows you to customize Nero Home to your requirements. To define the general settings, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen, click the General button.

Allows you to define basic settings for burning your music files (see

Allows you to define basic settings for burning your slide shows (see

Allows you to define basic settings for burning your video files (see

Allows you to define basic settings for burning your media collections (see

collections

Defining burning options for music collections).

Defining burning options for slide shows).

Defining burning options for videos).

Defining burning options for mixed

Æ The General screen appears.

You can use the menu.

and buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-do wn

2. In the Country drop-down menu, select the required country.

3. In the Language drop-down menu, select the required language.

4. To set the scanner for media files, click the Media Scanning Options button (see Setting

media scanning options

5. Click the Back button.

Æ The Settings main screen is displayed.

Î The general settings for Nero Home are saved.

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Settings Main Screen

9.2 Setting media scanning options

The multimedia database Nero Scout can be used to catalog all media files on your computer.

Nero Scout not only makes the database available to Nero Suite programs, but to all other current applications and Windows Explorer to give you an overview of your media library at any time. The convenient search function enables Nero Scout to quickly find the required files.

Nero Scout is of particular significance for Nero Home, since file searches using Nero Home only find and display cataloged files.

To set scanning options for media, proceed as follows:

Explorer. Nero Scout creates an entry in Windows®

1. In the Settings main screen click the General button.

Æ The General screen appears.

2. Click the Media Scanning Options button.

Æ The Media Scanning Options screen appears.

Fig. 5: Settings main screen – Media Scanning Options screen

3. Check the media type check boxes that you want to scan, i.e. catalog.

4. Click the Select Media Folders button.

Æ The Select Media Folders screen appears. Photos, music and videos are scanned from

folders on your computer and saved there.

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Settings Main Screen

5. To add a folder and all subfolders:

1. Click the Add Folder button.

2. Mark all folders whose media files are to be cataloged and click the Back button.

You can move up one level in the navigation tree by clicking the Folder Level Up button. Double-click to open the required folder.

6. To remove a folder and all subfolders:

1. Mark the required folder and click the Remove button.

2. Click the Yes button.

Æ The Select Media Folders screen appears.

Æ The selected folder is added to the list of folders that check photos, music and

videos for Nero Home.

Æ A dialog box appears.

Æ The folder is removed from the list of folders that check photos, music and videos for

Nero Home.

7. Click the Back button.

Æ The Media Scanning Options screen appears.

8. To start the scanning process, click the Start Scanning button.

Æ Scanning is started.

Indexing stops automatically as soon as you start working on your computer. This is so as to offer you the best computing performance when using other applications.

9. If you want to interrupt scanning for a particular time, select the duration of the interruption in

the Pause scanning for selection list.

Æ The scan is paused for the specified time and then starts again automatically.

10. To interrupt scanning, click the Stop Scanning button.

Æ Scanning is interrupted.

11. Click the Back button.

Æ The General screen appears.

Î The settings for scanning options for media are saved.

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9.3 Changing the appearance of the program

You can make settings to customize the appearance of Nero Home to your requirements. However, the settings defined here can be modified at any time. To modify the appearance, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Appearance button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The Appearance screen opens with various selection options for modifying the

appearance.

Fig. 6: Settings main screen – Appearance screen

You can use the menu.

and buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-do wn

2. Select the skin you want in the Skin Type drop-down menu.

3. Select the background you want in the Background drop-down menu.

4. Select the font size you want in the Font Size drop-down menu.

5. If you want to use a PC remote control to enter text, check the Use on-screen keyboard

box (see

Search Main Screen).

6. Click the Screen Format button.

Æ The Screen Format screen appears.

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7. Select the icon shown as a perfect circle and click the Back button.

8. Click the Back button to return to the Settings main screen.

Æ If you changed the skin, a dialog box appears.

9. Click the Yes button.

Æ Nero Home is restarted.

Î The appearance settings for Nero Home are saved.

9.4 Configuring a TV or recording card

The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

A TV card must be connected to your computer and on.

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Nero Home provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards, TV card s with dual tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards. You will find a list of supported TV cards on the Nero web page under:

Nero Home will help you configure a TV or capture card by means of a TV wizard, which will guide you through all the necessary steps. To configure a TV card, proceed as follows:

http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=115&gen_id=8.

1. Click the TV and Radio button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The TV and Radio screen appears.

2. Click the Configure TV Card button.

Æ The TV wizard starts and the Device Selection screen appears.

Fig. 7: TV Wizard - Device Selection screen

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3. Select the entry for your TV card in the Video device drop-down menu.

The entries displayed in the drop-down menu depend on your TV card.

4. If your TV card has several video inputs, select the entry you want in the Video input drop-

down menu.

5. Select the entry for the audio device in the Audio device drop-down menu.

6. If your TV card has several audio inputs, select the entry you want in the Audio input drop-

down menu.

7. Select the recording profile you want in the Recording quality drop-down menu.

8. If you want to change the path where recordings are stored:

1. Click the

2. Select the folder you want.

3. Click the OK button.

button.

Æ The Find Folder dialog box opens.

Æ The dialog box closes and the selected path is accepted.

9. Click the Next button.

Æ The Analog TV Channel Search screen appears.

Fig. 8: TV wizard - Analog TV Channel Search screen

10. In the Select Country drop-down menu, select the country in which you are using Nero

Home.

11. Select a signal source in the Select source type drop-down menu.

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12. Click the Start Search button to find TV channels.

Æ The search starts. You can follow the progress of the search in the Search Status area

based on the progress bar. The number of channels found is displayed.

13. When the channel search is finished, click the Next button.

Æ The Edit TV Channel screen appears. The channels found are shown in the selection

lists on the TV Channels and Radio Channels tabs.

14. If you want to rename a channel:

1. Highlight the channel you want in the selection list.

2. Click the Rename button.

3. Enter the desired name in the input field.

4. Click the OK button.

15. To remove a channel:

1. Select the relevant channel.

2. Click the Remove button.

Æ The Rename Channel dialog box opens.

Æ The dialog box closes and the respective channel is renamed.

Æ The channel is removed from the selection list.

16. To change the position of a channel:

1. Select the relevant channel.

2. Click the Up or Down button.

Æ The position of the channel is modified accordingly.

17. Click the Next button.

Æ The Manage TV Channel Groups screen appears.

Fig. 9: TV wizard - Manage TV Channel Groups screen

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18. If you want to manage TV channel groups, click the TV Channel Groups tab.

You have the option of creating Channel groups to manage TV and radio channels. For instance, you can group all sports channels into one "Sport" channel group.

19. If you want to create a new channel group:

1. Click the Add button.

2. Enter the desired name in the input field.

3. Click the OK button.

20. To change the position of a channel group:

1. Select the desired channel group.

2. Click the Up or Down button.

Æ The Add Group dialog box opens.

Æ The dialog box is closed and the group is added to the selection list.

Æ The position of the channel group is modified accordingly.

21. If you want to view and manage TV channels, click the TV Channels to Groups tab.

Æ The Available Channels selection list shows the channels that have not yet been

allocated to a group.

22. In the Change Groups drop-down menu, select the entry for the group to which you want to

add channels or from which you want to delete channels.

23. Select the channels you want to add to the group from the Available Channels list.

24. Click the button.

25. To change the position of a channel:

1. Select the desired channel in the Modify your groups area.

2. Click the Up or Down button.

Æ The position of the channel is modified accordingly.

26. To delete a channel from the group:

1. Select the desired channel in the Modify your groups area.

2. Click the

button.

Æ The channel is removed from the group and moved to the Available Channels

selection list.

27. Click the Finish button.

Î The settings are saved. You have configured the TV card.

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9.5 Setting Options for TV Recordings

The settings you define apply to all recorded TV programs and can be modified for individual recordings at any time. To define options for TV recordings, proceed as follows:

1. Click the TV and Radio button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The TV and Radio screen is displayed.

2. Click the TV Recording Options button.

Æ The TV Recording Options screen appears.

3. Select the required quality setting in the TV recording quality drop-down menu.

4. Click the Select Folder for TV Recordings button.

Æ The Select Folder for TV Recordings screen appears. You can select the folder where

TV recordings are saved here.

5. If you want to save the recordings in an existing folder, highlight the respective folder in the

navigation tree.

You can move up one level in the navigation tree by clicking the Folder Level Up button. Double-click to open the required folder.

6. To create a new folder for your recordings:

1. In the navigation tree, open the higher folder in which you want to create your new

folder.

2. Click the Create New Folder button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

3. Enter a name for the new folder in the input field and click the OK button.

Æ The new folder is created in the navigation tree.

7. To rename an existing folder:

1. Mark the folder in the navigation tree.

2. Click the Rename Folder button.

3. Enter a new name and click the OK button.

Æ The folder is displayed in the navigation tree with the new name.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

8. To delete a folder:

1. Mark the folder in the navigation tree.

2. Click the Delete Folder button.

Æ The folder and all subfolders are deleted.

9. Click the Back button.

Î The TV Recording Options screen appears.The settings for recording are saved.

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9.6 Enabling timeshifting

Timeshifting is particularly useful if you watch TV using Nero Home and have to leave the room for a short time or have to briefly interrupt your viewing.

Please note that timeshifting is only available in the full version of Nero Home with Windows XP or higher. Nero Home Essentials does not support this function.

To enable timeshifting, proceed as follows:

1. Click the TV and Radio button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The TV and Radio screen appears.

Fig. 10: Settings main screen – TV and Radio screen

2. Check the Timeshifting enabled box.

3. Select the desired length of the recordings for timeshifted viewing in the Timeshift limit

drop-down menu.

When entering the duration, note that the space required on the hard drive increases in tandem with the timeshifting duration.

4. To adapt a TV card, click the Configure TV Card button (see Configuring a TV or recording

card

5. To set the options for television programs, click the Options for TV Recordings button (see

Setting Options for TV Recordings).

6. Click the Back button.

Î The Settings main screen is displayed.Timeshifting has been enabled.

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9.7 Defining video settings

The video settings defined here apply for all videos, but can bee modified for individual videos at any time. To define video settings, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen, click the Photos, Music and Video button.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Video Settings button.

Æ The Video Settings screen appears.

Fig. 11: Settings main screen – Video Settings screen

3. Select the desired screen settings in the Display Mode drop-down menu.

4. Select the display for playback in the Video Profiles drop-down menu.

5. Select the playback mode in the Video Mode drop-down menu.

6. If you want to use deinterlacing, check the Use deinterlacing if possible box.

Deinterlacing With the deinterlacing feature, video files with interlacing are converted to full-screen. Modern televisions do not work with interlacing but with full-screen images.

7. If you want to use video padding for videos in Nero Digital™ format, enable the Use Video

Padding for Nero Digital check box.

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Video Padding Adjusts a Nero Digital video in the Letter Box format to the full-screen format of the Nero

Home playback screen. Subtitles are displayed in the lower third of the video.

8. Click the Back button.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

Î Basic video settings are saved.

9.8 Defining DVD settings

The DVD settings defined here apply to all DVDs, but can be modified for individual DVDs at any time. To define DVD settings, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen click the Photos, Music and Video button.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the DVD Settings button.

Æ The DVD Settings screen appears.

Fig. 12: Settings main screen – DVD Settings screen

3. If you do not want DVDs to play automatically, disable the DVD Autoplay check box. The

check box is enabled by default.

4. If you want to configure a parental control restriction:

1. Click the Configure Parental Control button.

Æ The Configure Parental Control screen appears.

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2. First check the Enable Parental Control box.

Æ Parental control is enabled.

3. Enter a password in the Set unlock password input field.

4. Select the desired restriction option in the Restriction Level drop-down menu.

5. Click the Back button.

Æ The DVD Settings screen appears.

If a DVD is inserted for which the parental control criteria are relevant, a login window appears. A user with an established profile can log in to watch the film.

5. Click the Back button.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

Î The DVD settings are saved.

9.9 Defining audio settings

The basic audio settings defined here apply to all audio files, but can be modified at any time. To define audio settings, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen click the Photos, Music and Video button.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Audio Settings button.

Æ The Audio Settings screen appears.

Fig. 13: Settings main screen – Audio Settings screen

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3. If you want your audio CDs to play automatically, enable the Audio CD Autoplay check box.

4. Select the available speakers in the Audio Setup drop-down menu.

The Default setting in the Audio Setup drop-down menu autom atically selects the ideal setting for the audio setup and playback mode. If the Default is selected in the Audio Setup drop-down menu, only the Default entry is available to you in the Audio Output Mode drop-down menu.

5. Select the playback mode in the Audio Output Mode drop-down menu.

Depending on the entry you selected in the Audio Setup drop-down menu, Nero

Surround Technology is available to you in the Audio Output Mode drop-down-menu. Nero Headphone filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound – in stereo – is

created for playback with headphones. This can be used for any number of input channels. Nero VirtualSpeaker filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound – in stereo – is

created for playback with stereo speakers. This can be used for any number of input channels.

Dolby

6. Click the Back button.

ProLogic® changes high-quality stereo content into natural surround sound.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

Î The audio settings are saved.

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9.10 Defining slide show settings

The basic settings defined here apply to all slide shows, but can be modified later for each individual slide show. To set slide show playback, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Photos, Music and Video button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Slide Show Settings button.

Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

Fig. 14: Settings main screen – Slide Show Settings screen

You can use the menu.

and buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-do wn

3. Select an entry in the Playback quality drop-down menu.

4. If the pictures in your slide show are to be played in random order, enable the Play in

random order check box.

5. If your slide show is to be automatically played over and over, enable the Repeat slide

show check box.

6. If you want to assign transitions or background music to your slide shows, click the Effects

button (see

Defining effects for slide shows).

7. To create a selection of transitions that are then available for assignment, click the Favorite

transitions button (see

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8. To define the basic settings for saving a slide show as a movie, click the Save slideshow as

a movie button (see

Save slide show as movie).

9. Click the Back button.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

Î The settings for slide show playback are saved.

9.11 Defining effects for slide shows

The effects defined here apply to all slide shows, but can be modified for individual slide shows at any time. To define effects for slide shows, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen click the Photos, Music and Video button.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Slide Show Settings button.

Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

3. Click the Effects button.

Æ The Effects screen appears.

Fig. 15: Settings main screen – Effects screen

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4. Select the display duration of each picture during a slide show in the Slide duration drop-

down menu.

5. If you want to animate the pictures in your slide show, e.g zoom effect, enable the Animate

slides check box.

6. Select an entry in the Background Music drop-down menu to customize how background

music is matched to your slide show.

Æ If you select the Adapt slide show duration entry, the Slide duration drop-down menu

is grayed out.

7. Select the effect in the Transition to be used when changing from one picture to the next.

If you select the Random from favorites entry in the Transition drop-down menu, the pictures are assigned the effects you selected in the Favorite transitions screen (see

Defining favorite transitions for slide shows).

8. Select the duration of the transition between the individual pictures in the Transition

duration drop-down menu.

9. Click the Back button.

Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

Î The effects for slide shows are saved.

9.12 Defining favorite transitions for slide shows

The favorite transitions defined here apply to all slide shows, but can be modified for individual slide shows at any time. To define favorite transitions for slide shows, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Photos, Music and Video button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Slide Show Settings button.

Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

3. Click the Favorite Transitions button.

Æ The Favorite Transitions screen appears.

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Fig. 16: Settings main screen – Favorite Transitions screen

4. Enable the check boxes for the transitions to be used between the pictures in your slide

show.

5. Click the Back button.

Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

Î The transitions for slide shows are saved.

9.13 Save slide show as movie

The settings defined here apply to all slide shows, but can be modified for individual slide shows at any time. To save slide shows as movies, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Photos, Music and Video button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Slide Show Settings button.

Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

3. Click the Save Slide Show as Movie button.

Æ The Save Slide Show as Movie screen appears.

4. Select a disc format in the Profile drop-down menu.

5. Select the desired image quality in the Quality drop-down menu.

6. Select the desired color transfer in the TV format drop-down menu.

7. Select an audio format in the Audio format drop-down menu.

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8. Enter a file name in the Export file name input field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

9. If you want to be prompted for the export file name each time before saving, enable the

Always ask for file name check box.

10. Click the Back button.

Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

Î The settings for saving slide shows are saved.

9.14 Defining burning options for music collections

The settings defined here apply to all burning operations, but can be modified for individual burning operations at any time. To set burning options for music collections, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Burn button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The Burning screen appears.

2. Click the Burn Music button.

Æ The Burning Music screen appears.

Fig. 17: Settings main screen – Burning Music screen

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3. Select a disc type in the When the type of disc is drop-down menu.

4. Select a disc format in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu.

5. If you select the CD entry in the When the type of disc is drop-down menu and you select

the Audio CD entry in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu, you skip the next step.

6. If you select the DVD, HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc entry in the When the type of disc is drop-

down menu, additional options are displayed.

1. If you always want to be asked to enter a title for your disc before burning starts, enable

2. Select the format in which audio files are to be burned in the Select audio encoding

3. Select the audio quality for audio files in the Select audio encoding quality drop-down

4. Enable the Keep original quality check box. This ensures that files already in the target

5. If you want to add a file with playlists to your disc, enable the Include a playlist file

the Always ask for disc title check box.

format drop-down menu.

menu.

format are not processed again.

(m3u) check box.

7. Click the Back button.

Æ The Burning screen appears.

Î The burning options for music collections are defined.

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9.15 Defining burning options for slide shows

The settings defined here apply to all burning operations, but can be modified for individual burning operations at any time. To define burning options for slide shows, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Burn button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The Burning screen appears.

2. Click the Burning Slide Shows button.

Æ The Burning Slide Shows screen will appear.

Fig. 18: Settings main screen – Burning Slideshows screen

You can use the menu.

and buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-do wn

3. Select a disc type.

4. Select a disc format in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu.

5. If you select the CD or DVD entry in the When the type of disc is and the Super Video CD,

Video CD or DVD Video entry in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu:

1. If you always want to be asked to enter a title for your disc before burning starts, enable

the Always ask for disc title check box.

2. Select a TV standard in the Select video format drop-down menu.

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NTSC (National Television System Committee) is a US TV standard that refers to the system used to transmit the video signal.

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) is the TV standard applicable for Europe.

3. Click the Select menu style button and select the required menu template.

6. If you select HD-DVD, Blu-ray Disc in the When the type of disc is drop-down menu, the

Data Disc entry is automatically selected in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu.

Æ Additional options are displayed.

1. Select the format in which audio files are to be burned in the Select audio encoding

2. Select the audio quality for audio files in the Select audio encoding quality drop-down

3. Enable the Keep original quality check box. This ensures that files already in the target

4. If you want to add a file with playlists to your disc, enable the Include a playlist file

Æ The menu template is displayed as a minimized preview in the Burning Slide

Shows screen.

format drop-down menu.

menu.

format are not processed again.

(m3u) check box.

7. Click the Back button.

Æ The Burning screen appears.

Î The burning options for slide shows are defined.

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9.16 Defining burning options for videos

The settings defined here apply to all burning operations, but can be modified for individual burning operations at any time. To define burning options for videos, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Burn button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The Burning screen appears.

2. Click the Burning Videos button.

The Burning Videos screen appears. To define setting options for burning videos, perform the steps under

Defining burning options for slide shows.

Fig. 19: Settings main screen – Burning Videos screen

Use the

and buttons to browse through the different entries in the drop-down menu.

3. Click the Back button.

Æ The Burning screen appears.

Î The burning options for videos are defined.

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9.17 Defining burning options for mixed collections

The settings defined here apply to all burning operations, but can be modified for individual burning operations at any time. To define burning options for mixed collections, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Burn button in the Settings main screen.

Æ The Burning screen appears.

2. Click the Burn Mixed Media button.

Æ The Burn Mixed Media screen appears. To define setting options for burning mixed

media, perform the steps under

Defining burning options for slide shows.

Use the

and buttons to browse through the different entries in the drop-down menu.

3. Click the Back button.

Æ The Burning screen appears.

Î The burning options for media collections are saved.

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10 Music and Radio Main Screen

In the Music and Radio main screen, you can manage and play your music files and radio channels and compile and burn new music colle ctions. The audio files cataloged by Nero Scout are sorted by various criteria.

You can display the Music and Radio main screen by clicking the

Fig. 20: Music and Radio main screen

menu icon.

The following buttons are available for accessing music files or radio channels in the Music and Radio main screen.

Opens the All Music screen and displays all music files you

All Music

By Artist

By Album

By Genre

Audio Casts

Last Listened To

Radio

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see

Buttons in the Main Screens).

have added. Also displays music files you added last and music files in

WMP format. Opens the By Artist screen and displays music files sorted by

artist. Opens the By Album screen and displays music files sorted

by album. Opens the By Genre screen and displays music files sorted

by genre. Opens the Audio Casts screen and displays all radio

programs you have downloaded or received as RSS feeds. Opens the Last Listened To screen and displays all audio

files you last played. Opens the Radio screen and displays all available radio

channels or web radio channels.

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10.1 Play Music screen

There are various button in the Play Music screen for performing actions.

Fig. 21: Music and Radio main screen – Play Music screen

The following buttons are available:

Back Visualization

Returns to the previous screen. Displays an animated graphic as a visual accompaniment to

the music. This is only available when playing music files. Opens the Edit Collection screen in which the order of the

Edit List

entries in the list can be changed or entries can be removed

Editing a collection).

(see This is only available when playing music files. Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate

Minimize

window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback at any time while working in other Nero Home screens.

Closes the window and displays the previous screen.

You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower margin of the playback area (see

Showing buttons for playback control).

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10.2 Playing music

To play music, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music and Radio main screen appears and the audio files cataloged by Nero Scout

are displayed and sorted.

2. Double-click the button you want.

Æ The relevant screen is displayed. A list of your music files or radio channels is displayed.

3. Mark the desired music files or radio channel and click the Play button.

Î The selected music file or program of the selected radio channel is played. If you

have selected a music file, the Play Music screen opens and the selected music file is played back. If you have selected a radio channel, the Radio screen is displayed.

10.3 Buttons for playback control

Control bars are briefly displayed in the standard playback area during playback.

Fig. 22: Tool bar for controlling playback

Control bars are also briefly displayed in the minimized playback area.

Fig. 23: Tool bar for controlling playback in the minimized playback area

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The following buttons are available to execute actions:

Pauses playback. The label on this button changes to Resumes playback. The label on this button changes to

once playback has been resumed. Ends playback or recording. Returns to the previous music title and resumes playback.

Skips to the next music title and resumes playback. Increases the rewinding speed each time the button is clicked.

Increases the fast-forwarding speed each time the button is clicked.

Displays the volume. Clicking the circular slider and moving it to the right increases the volume. Moving it to the left reduces the volume.

Starts a recording. The button is only available if you are viewing TV programs and want to record them (see

programs in progress

The bar at the bottom of the playback control shows how much of the file has already been played. The shorter the bar is, the less of the file has been played. Clicking on the leading edge of the bar and moving it to the left resumes playback at an earlier point. Clicking on the leading edge of the bar and moving it to the right skips sections and continues playback at a later point.

Recording

10.4 Showing buttons for playback control

To show playback buttons, proceed as follows:

1. Move the mouse pointer to the lower margin of the playback area (roughly where the time is

displayed).

Æ The tool bar for controlling playback is displayed.

2. Move the mouse pointer to the upper margin of the playback area window in the minimized

playback area.

Î The tool bar for controlling playback is displayed.

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10.5 Burning a music collection

To burn a music collection, proceed as follows:

1. Insert a recordable disc into your drive.

2. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music screen is displayed.

3. Double-click the button with the music collection you would like to burn.

Æ A list of your music files or radio channels is displayed.

4. Mark the required music files and click t he Collect button.

Æ The selected music files are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

5. Repeat both previous steps if you would like to add additional music tracks to your collection.

6. Click the View Collected Items button.

Æ The Collected Items screen appears.

Fig. 24: Music and Radio main screen – Collected Items screen

7. Click the Burn button.

Æ If you enabled the Always ask for disc title check box in the settings, the corresponding

dialog box opens before burning starts.

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8. Enter a name for your disc in the text field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

9. Click the OK button.

Î The burn process starts and its progress is displayed in the minimized playback area.

10.6 Managing radio channels

The list of available radio channels of a DVB source in the Radio Channels folder can contain hundreds of channels, so it makes sense to manage them.

A TV card with DVB capability must be installed on your computer. Nero Home provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards, TV card s with dual

tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards. You will find a list of supported TV cards on the Nero web page under:

http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=115&gen_id=8.

You can organize selected stations by Favorites. You have the option of renaming, playing or removing radio channels from a list as required.

If web radio channels have already been cataloged, they are displayed by clicking the Web Radio button. Required web radio channels can be selected in the Nero Scout Internet services for the purpose of adding these to the list of scanned media folders.

For detailed instructions on how to set up web radio channels, see the sep arate Nero Scout user manual.

Fig. 25: Music and Radio main screen – Radio screen

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10.7 Renaming radio channels

To rename radio channels, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Radio button.

Æ The Radio screen appears and all available channels are displayed sorte d by Favorites,

Radio Channels and Web Radio.

3. Double-click the button you want.

Æ The corresponding screen appears and the available radio channels are displayed.

4. Mark the required channel and click the Rename button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

5. Enter a new name in the text field and click the OK button.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

Æ The name of the radio channel is changed in all lists.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

6. Repeat both previous steps for each additional channel you want to rename.

Î The radio channel is renamed.

10.8 Adding radio channels to radio favorites

To add radio channels to radio favorites, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Radio button.

Æ The Radio screen appears and all available channels are displayed sorte d by Favorites,

Radio Channels and Web Radio.

3. Double-click the desired Radio Channels or Web Radio button.

Æ The corresponding screen appears and all available radio channels are display ed.

4. Mark the required channel and click the Add as Radio Favorite button.

5. Repeat the last step for each additional channel that you would like to add to your list of

radio favorites.

Î The radio channels are added to your favorites.

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10.9 Removing radio channels from radio favorites

To remove radio channels from the list of favorites, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Radio button.

Æ The Radio screen appears and all available channels are displayed sorte d by Favorites,

Radio Channels and Web Radio.

3. Double-click the Favorites button.

Æ The Favorites screen appears and all selected radio channel s are displayed.

4. Mark the required radio channel and click the Remove from Favorites button.

5. Repeat the previous step for each channel you wish to remove from the list of favorites.

Î The radio channels are removed from the list of radio favorites.

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11 Photos Main Screen

In the Photos main screen, you can manage your photos and display them as slide shows as well as compile and burn new photo collections and slide shows.

You can display the Photos main screen by clicking the

menu icon.

Fig. 26: Photos main screen

The Photos main screen also contains the following buttons for accessing photo files:

All Photos

By Album

By Date

Image Casts

Last Added

Last Viewed

WMP Pictures

Opens the All Photos screen and displays all photo files you have added.

Opens the By Album screen and displays photo files sorted by album.

Opens the By Date screen and displays all photo files sorted by date.

Opens the Image Casts screen and displays all images you have downloaded or received as RSS feeds.

Opens the Last Added screen and displays all the photo files you last added.

Opens the Last Viewed screen and displays all the photo files you last viewed.

Displays all photo files saved in the WMP format (Windows Media Photo).

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see

Buttons in the Main Screens).

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11.1 Displaying View Photo screen

There are various button in the View Photo screen on the left for performing actions.

Fig. 27: Photos screen – View Photo screen

The following buttons are available:

Back Play Slide Show

Search in Region

Find Photos Like This

Rotate Close

Returns to the previous screen. Plays the photo files included in a list as a slide show. Highlights a section of the displayed photo to be used as a

search criterion for finding similar photos (see

photos

Finding similar

Performs a search for similar photos in all cataloged folders on your computer and displays them in the Search Results screen.

Turns the displayed photo 90° clockwise with each click. Closes the View Photo screen and displays the previous

screen.

Please note that the Find Photos Like This function is not available in Nero Home Essentials SE.

You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower margin of the playback area (see

Showing buttons for playback control).

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11.2 Displaying photos

To display photos, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the photos you wish to display.

Æ A list of your photo files appears.

3. Mark the required photo file and click the Play button.

Æ The View Photo screen appears.

Î The selected photo is displayed.

11.3 Creating a slide show with background music

To create a slide show accompanied by background music, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the photos you would like to display.

Æ A list of your photo files appears.

3. Mark the required photos and click the Collect button.

Æ The selected photo files are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

4. To add more photos to your slide show, repeat the last two steps.

5. Click the Nero Home button.

Æ The start screen appears.

6. Double-click the menu icon.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

7. Double-click the button you want.

Æ A list of your music files or radio channels is displayed.

8. Mark the required music files and click t he Collect button.

Æ The selected music files together with the photo files already collected are saved to the

Nero Home clipboard.

9. Repeat both previous steps if you would like to add further music files to your slide sh ow.

10. Click the View Collected Items button.

Æ The Collected Items screen appears. All selected files are displayed in a list.

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11. Click the Save as Collection button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

12. Enter a name for your slide show in the text field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

13. Click the OK button.

Î The slide show with background music is saved and available in the Collections

screen.

11.4 Play Slide Show screen

There are various button in the Play Slide Show screen for performing actions.

Fig. 28: Play Slide Show screen

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The following buttons are available:

You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower margin of the playback area (see

Back

Settings

Edit List

Minimize

Returns to the previous screen. Opens the Slide Show Settings screen. You can set the

playback quality, specify that your pictures should be played in random order or that the slide show should always be played from the beginning. In addition, you can set effects and favorite transitions, as well as save your slide show as a movie.

Opens the Edit List window in which the order of the entries in the list can be changed or entries can be removed.

Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback at any time while working in other Nero Home screens.

Closes the Play Slide Show window and displays the previous screen.

Showing buttons for playback control).

11.5 Playing a slide show

To play a slide show, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Slide Shows button.

Æ The Slide Shows screen is displayed.

3. Select a slide show that you would like to play.

4. Click the Play button.

Î The selected slide show is played.

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11.6 Finding similar photos

The Find from Region button lets you use a detail from a photo as a search criterion for finding similar images. To find from regions, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Find from Region button in the View Photo screen.

Æ A light-colored frame will highlight a detail of the photo shown on the screen.

Fig. 29: View Photo screen – Find from Region screen

2. If you want to enlarge or reduce the detail:

1. Click the Resize Selection button.

2. Click in the frame and drag the frame in the required direction.

3. If you would like to select another detail from the photo:

1. Click the Move Selection button.

2. Click in the frame and drag the frame to the required position.

4. Click the Start Search button.

Æ The photos found are displayed in the Search Results screen.

Î Similar images are displayed.

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11.7 Burning a photo collection

To burn a photo collection, proceed as follows:

1. Insert a recordable disc into your drive.

2. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

3. Double-click the button you want.

Æ A list of the desired photo files is displayed.

4. Mark the desired photo files and click the Collect button.

Æ The selected photos are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

5. Click the View Collected Items button.

Æ The Collected Items screen appears.

Fig. 30: Photos main screen – Collected Items screen

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6. Click the Burn button.

Æ If you enabled the Always ask for disc title check box in the settings, the corresponding

7. Enter a name for your disc in the text field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

8. Click the OK button.

dialog box opens before burning starts.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

Î The burn process starts and its progress is displayed in the minimized playback area.

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12 Video and TV Main Screen

In the Video and TV main screen, you can set up television channels and select television programs as well as start or schedule recording of programs. You can make a compilation of your favorite TV channels in the TV favorites folder and choose names for them. You can also manage and view your videos. If you have more than one tuner card, you can choose picture-in-picture playback or recording on two channels.You can display the Video and TV

main screen by clicking the

menu icon in the start screen.

Fig. 31: Video and TV main screen

The Video and TV main screen also contains the following buttons for accessing photo files:

TV Favorites

TV Channels

Web TV

TV Programs

TV Recordings

Videos

Video Casts

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see

Buttons in the Main Screens).

Opens the TV Favorites screen and displays all TV channels you have added (see

Opens the TV Channels screen and displays all available TV channels.

Opens the Web TV screen and displays all TV channels available via the Internet.

Opens the TV Programs screen and displays all TV programs available to you. If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can use them to show the programs currently being broadcast

Watching TV programs ).

(see Opens the TV Recordings screen and displays all available

recordings sorted by various criteria (see

recordings

Opens the Videos screen and displays all video files sorted by various criteria (see

Opens the Video Casts screen and displays all videos you have downloaded or received as RSS feeds.

Adding TV channels to TV favorites).

Watching TV

Playing a video ).

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12.1 Displaying TV channels

To view a TV program, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Channels button.

Æ The TV Channels screen appears. All the channels found during the station search are

displayed in their appropriate groups.

Nero Home will display a dialog box to inform you if your TV card has not yet been configured. You can start the configuration immediately from this dialog box (see

Configuring a TV or recording card).

3. Double-click the button with the TV channels you would like to display.

Æ The corresponding screen will appear and the available channels are displayed.

4. Mark the required channel and click the Play button.

Æ The program currently being broadcast on the channel is shown in full-screen mode.

5. Double-click in the screen.

Æ The Watch TV screen appears.

Î The TV program is started.

12.2 Renaming TV channels

To rename TV channels, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the desired button with the TV channels you would like to rename.

Æ The corresponding screen appears and the available channels are displayed.

Nero Home will display a dialog box to inform you if your TV card has not yet been configured. You can start the configuration immediately from this dialog box (see

Configuring a TV or recording card).

3. Mark the required channel and click the Rename button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

4. Enter the required name in the text field and click the OK button.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

Î The TV channel is renamed in all lists. You can now find and play the TV channel

under the selected name in the respective lists of TV channels.

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12.3 Adding TV channels to TV favorites

To add TV channels to the TV favorites, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Channels button.

Æ The TV Channels screen will appear. All channels found during the station sear ch are

displayed in the respective groups.

Nero Home will display a dialog box to inform you if your TV card has not yet been configured. You can start the configuration immediately from this dialog box (see

Configuring a TV or recording card).

3. Double-click the button with the TV channels.

Æ The relevant screen appears. A list of all available TV channels is displayed.

4. Mark the required channel and click the Add to TV Favorites button.

5. Repeat the last two steps for each channel you would like to add to the list of your TV

favorites.

Æ The TV channels are added to your TV favorites.

Î You can find and play the channels in the TV Favorites screen.

12.4 Removing TV channels from TV favorites

To remove TV channels from the list of TV favorites, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Favorites button.

Æ The TV Favorites screen appears and all selected TV favorites are displayed.

3. Mark the required channel and click the Remove from Favorites button.

4. Repeat the previous step for each channel you would like to remove from the list of TV

favorites.

Î The selected TV channel is removed from the list of TV favorites.

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12.5 Watching TV programs

If you would like to watch a television program on a specific channel, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.

Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Double-click the button with the TV program you would like to display.

Æ The corresponding screen appears and a list of TV programs is displayed.

4. Double-click the desired TV program.

5. Click the Playback button.

Æ The selected TV program is shown in full-screen mode.

6. Double-click in the screen.

Æ The Watch TV screen appears.

Î The selected TV program is played.

12.6 Recording programs in progress

You can record a program in progress at any time (see Watching TV programs ). To do so, proceed as follows:

1. Move the mouse pointer to the lower margin of the playback area (see Showing buttons for

playback control

Æ The tool bar for controlling playback is displayed.

2. Click the button.

Æ The program shown in the playback area is recorded.

3. Click the button.

Æ Recording is ended and a dialog box opens.

4. Enter the name under which you would like to save the recording in the text field shown.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

5. Click the OK button.

Æ The Watch TV screen is displayed and you can follow the program in progress.

Î The program in process is recorded. The recording is available in the Recordings

folder under the chosen name.

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12.7 Schedule Recordings screen

The following buttons for executing actions are available in the Scheduled Recordings screen on the left:

Back New

Edit Delete

This function is not available in Nero Home Essentials SE.

Returns to the previous screen. Displays a screen in which you can schedule new recordings. Displays a separate screen in which you can change the

settings for a scheduled recording. Deletes the highlighted scheduled recording.

12.8 Scheduling new recordings

To schedule a new recording, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Recordings button.

Æ The TV Recordings screen appears.

3. Double-click the Scheduled Recordings folder.

Æ The Scheduled Recordings screen is displayed and lists all recordings already

scheduled.

4. Click the New button.

Æ The relevant screen appears.

You can use the menu.

and buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-do wn

5. Select the required settings for Channel, Date, Start and End Time and click the OK button.

Æ The newly scheduled recording is saved and shown in the Scheduled Recordings

screen.

6. To change the settings of a scheduled recording:

1. Click the Edit button.

Æ Check the settings and click the OK button.

7. To delete a scheduled recording:

1. Select the recording you would like to delete.

2. Click the Delete button.

Æ The scheduled recording is deleted.

Î You have scheduled new recordings.

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12.9 Watching TV recordings

To watch one of your recordings, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Recordings button.

Æ The TV Recordings screen appears and all available recordings are displayed, sorted

by various criteria.

3. Double-click the button with the TV recording you would like to watch.

Æ A list of available recordings is displayed.

4. Mark the recording you want and click the Play button.

Æ The recording is shown in full-screen mode.

5. Double-click in the screen.

Æ The Play Video screen appears.

Î The recording is played.

You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower margin of the playback area (see

12.10 Play Video screen

There are various button on the left side of the Play Video screen for performing actions.

Showing buttons for playback control).

Fig. 32: Video and TV main screen – Play Video screen

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The following button is available:

Back Subtitles

Edit List

Minimize

You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower margin of the playback area (see

12.11 Playing a video

Returns to the previous screen. Shows subtitles if available. Opens the relevant screen in which individual photos can be

removed from the slide show or the order of the photos can be changed.

Closes the Play Video window and displays the previous screen.

Showing buttons for playback control).

To play a video, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Videos button.

Æ The Videos screen appears.

3. Double-click the button with the video file you would like to select.

Æ The corresponding list of video files appears.

4. Mark the file you want and click Play.

Æ The video file is played in full-screen mode.

5. Double-click in the screen.

Æ The Play Video screen appears.

Î The video is played.

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12.12 Information panel

If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can use the on-screen text in the information panel to search for information about the program as well as display information on the program currently showing. The information panel is available when TV programs are playing in full-screen mode (see

In addition, you can show teletext by clicking the Teletext button in the information panel. To show subtitles if available, click the Subtitles button in the information panel.

Depending on the country in which Nero Home is used, teletext availability may be limited.

The following options are available to control the information panel:

Remote control [keyboard]

i [CTRL + I] Up/down arrow keys Changes the channel.

Right/left arrow keys Changes the program.

Red button [F5] Starts recording.

Green button [F6] Closes the information panel.

Blue button [F8] Closes the information panel.

Depending on the remote control used, the color keys for navigation and executing actions may not be available. Use the up, down, right and left buttons as well as the OK button on your remote control instead.

Renaming TV channels).

Function

Enables/disables the information panel in full-screen mode.

The program information and a preview, if available, is displayed in the minimized window.

The program information, if available, is displayed.

If the program starts later, the recording will be listed under the Scheduled Recordings.

Displays the channel last selected in the information panel in full-screen mode.

Displays the channel last selected in the information panel as picture-in-picture.

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12.13 TV Programs screen

There are various buttons on the left side of the TV Programs screen for performing actions.

The following buttons are available:

Back

Returns to the previous screen. Updates the data for the electronic program guide (EPG).

EPG Update

If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can use them to show the programs currently being broadcast.

Displays the second TV Programs screen and shows all

EPG Settings

available EPG sources. If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can configure them

here.

Map EPG Channels

Displays the relevant screen for mapping EPG channels. If you can receive electronic TV guides, you have the option of assigning channels EPG data.

Fig. 33: Video and TV main screen – TV Programs screen

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12.14 Configuring electronic program guide (EPG)

Nero Home supports the digital program guide EPG (Electronic Program Guide). You can use it to receive TV program information. Nero Home and various TV cards provide you EPG data for analog and digital broadcasters.

To configure the EPG, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.

Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Click the EPG Settings button.

Æ The second TV Programs screen appears.

Fig. 34: Video and TV main screen – TV Programs screen

4. If you use a digital TV card, enable the Digital Tuner check box.

Æ The EPG data available for the respective TV channel is read automatically.

5. To use an analog TV card:

1. Enable the XML TV check box.

2. Click the Set Up Now button.

Æ The corresponding screen opens.

3. Specify the path of the EPG source file on your hard drive in the text field and click the

Accept button.

Æ The path is accepted. The EPG data is transferred.

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6. If you want to update the EPG, click the EPG Update button.

Æ The EPG is updated.

7. If you want to cancel the update, click the Cancel Update button.

Æ The update is cancelled.

8. If the selected EPG source for each EPG update should be updated automatically, click the

Activate button.

Æ The EPG source is updated for each update automatically.

Î You have configured the EPG. EPG data is available by clicking the Map EPG

Channels button.

12.15 Mapping EPG data

To display the EPG, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.

Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Click the Map EPG Channels button.

Î The respective screen appears and shows all TV channels available for the EPG

data.

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12.16 Assigning EPG data

A digital TV card can read EPG data for the respective TV channel directly. However, not all TV channels transmit EPG data. There is the option of assigning an XML file or channel to a digital TV channel. The XML file must first be downloaded and called up in Nero Home just like with analog broadcasters (see

EPG data is not automatically received for analog TV cards. If you use an analog TV card, you have the option of manually assigning EPG data to a channel.

To assign EPG data to a specific channel, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.

Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Click the Map EPG Channels button.

Æ The relevant screen is displayed and shows all TV channels available via active tuner

cards.

Configuring electronic program guide (EPG) ).

4. Mark the desired channel and click the Change button.

Æ The relevant screen is displayed and shows all available EPG IDs.

5. Mark an EPG ID and click the Map button.

Î The channel is assigned to the chosen EPG ID. You can receive EPG data.

12.17 Updating electronic program guide (EPG)

To update an EPG source you have already installed, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.

Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Click the EPG Update button.

Î The EPG source is updated and you receive the latest program information.

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12.18 Scheduling new recordings with EPG

To use the EPG to schedule recordings, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the All Programs button or depending on the digital channels you want to

manage, click another button with digital channels.

Æ The respective screen appears and the digital EPG shows the programs in prog ress as

well as programs over the coming days with their broadcast times.

3. Mark the program you would like to record and click the New Recording button.

Æ Depending on the button with digital channels you clicked, the relevant screen appears

and shows the Channel, broadcast details (Date, Start time, End time) and the Title of the chosen program.

You can use the menu.

and buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-do wn

4. Check or change the respective settings for Channel, Date, Start time, and End time.

5. Click the OK button.

Æ The desired recording is displayed in the Scheduled Recordings screen (see

Scheduling new recordings).

Î The recording is programmed with the EPG.

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12.19 Displaying picture-in-picture

If you have configured multiple TV tuner cards, picture-in-picture playback is available when watching TV programs (see channel in full-screen mode and the other as a minimized picture-in-picture.

Please note that multiple TV cards or a TV card with dual tuner are required to be able to use this function.

Renaming TV channels). Two TV channels are displayed: one

Fig. 35: Picture-in-picture screen

You can use your PC remote control or the keyboard to control various actions. The following options are available:

Remote control [keyboard] Function Blue button [F7]

Enables/disables picture-in-picture. Changes the program.

Red button [F5]

The channel playing in full-screen mode changes to minimized picture-in-picture and vice versa.

Highlights the picture-in-picture.

Green button [F6]

All further control commands will be applied to the minimized picture.

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13 Devices Main Screen

As well as allowing you to access the files found via the automatic search function (see

Setting media scanning options), Nero Home also allows you to access all other media files

on your computer. You can display the Devices main screen by clicking the

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see

Buttons in the Main Screens).

menu icon.

13.1 Using personal data sources

To access media files on a data medium on your computer, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Devices main screen is displayed.

All the data sources available on your computer such as floppy disks, hard drives, USB removable media, and CD/DVD drives are shown.

2. Double-click the data medium you want.

Æ The media files of the selected data media are displayed.

3. Mark the desired file and click the Play button.

Î The desired file is played.

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13.2 Live TV streaming in the network

Not only does the MediaHome network allow you to access media files on other computers, it also allows you to access the TV card of other computers in the network via live TV streaming.

The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

Nero MediaHome is installed on both computers.

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If you want to access media files from another computer or via live TV streaming on the TV card of another computer in the network, proceed as follows:

1. Click the menu icon.

2. Click the MediaHome Network direct link.

If there is a disc inserted in the drive, a direct link to the respective drive is provided under Devices. The MediaHome Network link is then hidden and no longer available.

Æ The MediaHome Network screen is displayed and shows all the computers available in

the network.

Fig. 36: Devices main screen - MediaHome Network screen

3. Double-click the computer you want.

Æ The relevant screen appears.

4. Double-click the TV Channels button.

Æ The TV Channels screen appears and shows an overview of all the TV channels.

5. Mark the required channel and click the Play button.

Î Playback is started.

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14 Collections Main Screen

In the Collections main screen, you can manage and play your media files as well as edit and delete compilations or exclude them from automatic cataloging. In addition, you have the option of burning collections that can also be played without Nero Home.

You can display the Collections main screen by clicking the

menu icon.

Fig. 37: Collections main screen

In the Collections main screen, there are various buttons for navigation and executing actions on the left.

All Collections

Slide Shows

Music Collections

Video Collections Mixed Media

Collections WMP Playlists

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see

Buttons in the Main Screens).

Opens the All Collections screen and displays all media collections you have compiled.

Opens the Slide Shows screen and displays slide shows you have compiled.

Opens the Music Collections screen and displays all music collections you have compiled.

Opens the Video Collections screen and displays all video collections you have compiled.

Opens the Mixed Media Collections screen and displays all mixed media collections you have compiled.

Opens the WMP Playlists screen and displays all playlists that contain media files in WMP format.

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14.1 Creating a music collection

To create a music collection, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the music files to be added to your collection.

Æ A corresponding list of your music files is displayed.

3. Mark the required music files and click t he Collect button.

Æ The selected music files together with the music files already collected are saved to the

Nero Home clipboard.

4. Repeat both previous steps to add music files to your collection.

5. Click the Save as Collection button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

6. Enter a name for your collection in the text field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

7. Click the OK button.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

Î The new collection is now available under the selected name and can be displayed

and played in the Collections main screen by clicking the Music Collections button

Playing a collection ).

(see

14.2 Creating a slide show

To create a slide show, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the photo files to be added to the collection.

Æ The corresponding list of your photo files appears.

3. Mark the desired photo files and click the Collect button.

Æ The selected photo files are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

4. Repeat both previous steps to add photos to your collection.

5. Click the Save as Collection button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

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6. Enter a name for your collection in the text field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

7. Click the OK button.

Î The new collection is now available under the selected name and can be displayed

and played in the Collections main screen by clicking the Slide shows button (see

Playing a collection ).

You can assign background music to the collection (see

background music

14.3 Saving a slide show as a movie

Creating a slide show with

This function is not available in Nero Home Essentials SE.

To save a slide show as a movie, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Slide Shows button.

Æ The Slide Shows screen appears and displays a list of your slide shows.

3. Mark the desired slide show and click the Save as movie button.

Æ Exporting is started.

Î The export progress is displayed in the minimized playback area. The Slide Shows

screen appears when the export process is complete.

14.4 Creating a video collection

To create a video collection, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Videos button.

Æ A corresponding list of your video files appears.

3. Mark the required video files and click the Collect button.

Æ The selected video files, along with the photo and music files already collected, are

saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

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4. Repeat both previous steps to add more video files to your collection.

5. Click the Save as Collection button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

6. Enter a name for your collection in the text field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

7. Click the OK button.

Î The new collection is now available under the selected name and can be displayed

and played in the Collections main screen by clicking the Video Collections button

Playing a collection ).

(see

14.5 Creating mixed media collections

Nero Home allows you to create collections of different files (mixed media collections) in addition to music, video or photo collections. For example, to create a collection of photos, music and videos, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the photo files to be added to the collection.

Æ The corresponding list of your photo files appears.

3. Mark the desired photo files and click the Collect button.

Æ The selected photo files are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

4. Repeat both previous steps to add photos to your collection.

5. Click the Nero Home button.

Æ The start screen appears.

6. Double-click the menu icon.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

7. Double-click the button with the music files to be added to your collection.

Æ A corresponding list of your music files is displayed.

8. Mark the required music files and click t he Collect button.

Æ The selected music files, along with the photo files already collected, are saved to the

Nero Home clipboard.

9. Repeat both previous steps to add music files to your collection.

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10. Click the Nero Home button.

Æ The start screen appears.

11. Double-click the menu icon.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

12. Double-click the Videos button.

Æ A corresponding list of your video files appears.

13. Mark the required video files and click the Collect button.

Æ The selected video files, along with the photo and music files already collected, are

saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

14. Repeat both previous steps to add more video files to your collection.

15. Click the Save as Collection button.

Æ A dialog box opens.

16. Enter a name for your collection in the text field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

17. Click the OK button.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

Î The new collection is now available under the selected name and can be displayed

and played in the Collections main screen by clicking the Mixed Media Collections button (see

Playing a collection ).

14.6 Playing a collection

To play a collection of media files, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the collection you would like to play.

Æ A list of your collections is displayed.

3. Mark the required collection and click the Play button.

Æ The selected collection is played in full-screen mode.

4. Double-click in the screen.

Æ The playback screen appears.

Î The collection is played.

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14.7 Editing a collection

To edit a collection, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears and the collections displayed in Nero Home are

displayed both complete (All Collections) and sorted by Slide Shows, Music Collections, Video Collections, Mixed Media Collections and WMP Playlists.

2. Double-click the desired button with the collection you wish to edit.

Æ The corresponding folder with your collections appears.

3. Double-click the desired collection you would like to edit.

Æ The relevant screen appears.

4. Click the Edit List button.

Æ The relevant screen appears.

5. Make the desired changes.

6. Click the Back button.

Æ The previous screen appears.

7. Click the Save Collection button.

Î The changes are saved.

14.8 Burning a collection

Nero Home can be used to burn music, video, photo and mixed media collections or slide shows.

To burn a collection, proceed as follows:

1. Insert a recordable disc into your drive.

2. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears. The collections saved in Nero Home are

displayed both complete (All Collections) and sorted by Slide Shows, Music Collections, Video Collections, Mixed Media Collections and WMP Playlists.

3. Double-click the button with the collection to be burned.

Æ A corresponding list of your collections is displayed.

4. Mark the required collection and click the Burn button.

Æ If you enabled the Always ask for disc title check box in the settings, the corresponding

dialog box opens before burning starts.

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5. Enter a name for your disc in the text field.

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

6. Click the OK button.

Æ Burning is started.

Î The burn progress is displayed in the minimized playback area.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

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15 Search Main Screen

Nero Home automatically finds the files that were archived and cataloged by the Nero Scout database. You will find further information on Nero Scout under

options

as well as in the Nero Scout manual.

Setting media scanning

You can display the Search main screen by clicking the

menu icon.

Fig. 38: Search screen

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance main screen (see you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which

Fig. 39: Search screen with keyboard displayed

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15.1 Finding media files

To find a cataloged media file, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The text field for search terms is displayed..

2. Enter the required keyword in the text field and press the Enter key on the displayed

keyboard.

Æ The result of the search is displayed in the Search Results screen. The search result

shows the number of files found, sorted by the various media types: Music, Photos, Video and TV. The number in brackets following the media type indicates how many

files of the media type matching the search criterion have been found.

Î The search for cataloged media files is performed.

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Index

16 Index

Information panel 65

Appearance

Change 22, 24 Change background 21 Change skin type 20 Change the font size 21

Burn Options

Setting 22

Burning options

Define 41, 42, 43

Map 68 Schedule new recordings 69

File Formats Supported 9

Information panel 65

Launch Nero Home 10 Live TV Streaming 13, 72

Channel groups 28 Collections 73

Burn 78 Create a music collection 74 Create mixed media collection 76 Create slide show 74 Create video collection 75 Edit 77 Overview 11 Play 13, 74, 75, 76, 77 Save slide show as movie 75

Contact 85 Conventions 6

Main screen

Collections 73 Devices 71 Music and Radio 44 Photos 51 Search 80 Settings 20 Video and TV 58

Manual 6 Music

Burn a collection 47, 78 Play 12, 45

Music and Radio

Overview 11

Devices 71

Overview 12

DVD

DVD settings 33

Nero Scout 11, 14, 46, 80

Configure 14, 22

Easy Setup wizard 12, 16, 20 EPG 66

Configure 12, 66, 68 Electronic Program Guide 66

On-screen keyboard

Use 21, 25

Parental control 33

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PC remote control 25 Photos 51

Burn a collection 56 Create collections 76 Display 12, 52 Find from Region 52, 55 Find similar photos 7, 52, 55 Overview 11 Play slide show 53, 55 Save slide show as a movie 7, 75

Program

Launch 10

Radio

Add radio channels to radio favorites 12, 50 Manage radio channels 48 Remove radio channels from radio favorites 50 Rename radio channels 49

Create 13, 74 Create a slide show with background music 53, 75 Define audio format 39 Define favorite transitions 37 Define format 39 Define transitions 37 Favorite transitions 36 Play 55 Save as a movie 36, 38 Select playback quality 36 Set 35

Start screen Nero Home

Direct links 12

Start screen, Nero Home 11 Supported file formats 9

Disc formats 9 Images 9 Metadata 9 Video 9

System requirements 8

Search 80

Find from Region 55 Overview 12 Start 25, 80

Settings 16, 20

Appearance 22, 24 Assign effects for slide shows 36 Audio settings 7, 34 Change skin type 25 Configure TV cards 23, 26, 29 Define effects for slideshows 38 Define favorite transitions 35, 38, 39 Define settings for slide shows 31, 36 DVD settings 21, 33 Easy Setup wizard 16 Enable Nero Scout 22 Enable Timeshifting 30 Overview 11 Timeshift 30 TV settings 21, 29, 31

Slide shows 21, 35

Assign effects 36

Capture devices 8, 17, 26, 48 Soundcard 8

Television

Screen format 21 Timeshift 21 Timeshift Limit 21 Timeshifting 7, 20

Timeshift 21 Timeshift TV Viewing 7, 21, 30 Timeshifting

Enable 30

Display TV channels 59 Watch TV programs 61 Watch TV recording 58, 63

TV cards

Configure 26 TV channel search 17

TV Cards 21, 26, 29

TV channel search 17

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Manage 58, 59, 60, 65, 69

TV programs

EPG 68, 69 Information panel 65 Record 61 Watch 13, 58, 61

TV Programs

Electronic Program Guide 66

TV recordings

Schedule 7 Watch 58, 63

Nero Home Essentials SE 7

Video

Burn collection 78 Create 61 Create collection 75 Play 13, 58, 64 Video settings 21, 31

Video and TV

Overview 11 Record programs in progress 46, 61 Schedule new recordings 62, 69

Video settings

Define 31

Versions of Nero Home

Nero Home Essentials 7

WHQL-certified driver 8

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Contact

17 Contact

Nero Home is a Nero AG product.

www.nero.com

Nero AG

Im Stoeckmaedle 13-15 Web: www.nero.com 76307 Karlsbad Help: Germany Fax: +49 724 892 8499

http://support.nero.com

Nero Inc.

330 N. Brand Blvd., Ste 800 Web: www.nero.com Glendale, CA 91203-2335 Help: USA Fax: (818) 956 7094 Email:

http://support.nero.com

US-CustomerSupport@nero.com

Nero KK

Rover Center-kita 8F-B, 1-2-2 Nakagawa-chuou, Web: www.nero.com Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Help: Japan 224-0003

http://support.nero.com

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 General Information

1.1 About the manual

1.2 About Nero Home

1.3 Versions of Nero Home

2 System Requirements

3 Formats Supported

4 Launching the Program

5 Nero Home Start Screen

5.1 Direct links to the start screen

6 Buttons in the Main Screens

7 Key Combinations

8 Easy Setup Wizard

8.1 Basic settings

8.2 Advanced features

9 Settings Main Screen

9.1 General settings

9.2 Setting media scanning options

9.3 Changing the appearance of the program

9.4 Configuring a TV or recording card

9.5 Setting Options for TV Recordings

9.6 Enabling timeshifting

9.7 Defining video settings

9.8 Defining DVD settings

9.9 Defining audio settings

9.10 Defining slide show settings

9.11 Defining effects for slide shows

9.12 Defining favorite transitions for slide shows

9.13 Save slide show as movie

9.14 Defining burning options for music collections

9.15 Defining burning options for slide shows

9.16 Defining burning options for videos

9.17 Defining burning options for mixed collections

10 Music and Radio Main Screen

10.1 Play Music screen

10.2 Playing music

10.3 Buttons for playback control

10.4 Showing buttons for playback control

10.5 Burning a music collection

10.6 Managing radio channels

10.7 Renaming radio channels

10.8 Adding radio channels to radio favorites

10.9 Removing radio channels from radio favorites

11 Photos Main Screen

11.1 Displaying View Photo screen

11.2 Displaying photos

11.3 Creating a slide show with background music

11.4 Play Slide Show screen

11.5 Playing a slide show

11.6 Finding similar photos

11.7 Burning a photo collection

12 Video and TV Main Screen

12.1 Displaying TV channels

12.2 Renaming TV channels

12.3 Adding TV channels to TV favorites

12.4 Removing TV channels from TV favorites

12.5 Watching TV programs

12.6 Recording programs in progress

12.7 Schedule Recordings screen

12.8 Scheduling new recordings

12.9 Watching TV recordings

12.10 Play Video screen

12.11 Playing a video

12.12 Information panel

12.13 TV Programs screen

12.14 Configuring electronic program guide (EPG)

12.15 Mapping EPG data

12.16 Assigning EPG data

12.17 Updating electronic program guide (EPG)

12.18 Scheduling new recordings with EPG

12.19 Displaying picture-in-picture

13 Devices Main Screen

13.1 Using personal data sources

13.2 Live TV streaming in the network

14 Collections Main Screen

14.1 Creating a music collection

14.2 Creating a slide show