Nero Home Instruction Manual
Nero Home Manual
Nero Home
Nero AG
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Nero Home
Contents
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
Nero Home
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…
Æ
Î
OK
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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General Information
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)
Scheduling the recording of TV programs (see Scheduling new recording s)
Photo collections can only be exported in SVCD/DVD format with a license for the
MPEG-2 codec (see
SVCDs/DVD videos can only be burned with a license for the MPEG-2 codec (see
Defining burning options for videos)
Finding similar photos (see Finding similar photos)
Nero Surround Technology (see Defining audio settings)
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)
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
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.
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
MP4 (audio)
WAV
AAC
OGG Vorbis*
WMA*
WMA (DRM-
supported)*
AC3 2.0, 5.1
AIFF
CDA
MPEG-1 audio
MPEG-2 audio
* Codec must be installed
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
Quicktime
DV-AVI
AVI
WMV*
WMV (DRM-
supported)*
JPEG
PNG
GIF
BMP
TIFF
TGA
WMP
ID3 tags
(V1.1/V2)
JPEG
PNG
BMP
GIF
TIFF
AVI
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
Nero Digital™
(MPEG-4)
WMV
MP3
OGG Vorbis
WAV
DVD-Video
VCD 2.0/SVCD
miniDVD (DVD
files on CD)
Nero Digital™
DVD-Video and
(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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Nero Home Start Screen
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 ).
Displaying photos ).
Displaying photos ).
Playing music).
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
TV
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).
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
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
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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Settings Main Screen
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.
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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