Nero Media Home User Manual

Nero MediaHome Manual

Nero AG

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Contents

1 General information 4

1.1 About the manual 4

1.2 About Nero MediaHome 4

1.3 Nero MediaHome versions 5

2 Technical information 6

2.1 System requirements 6

2.2 Formats supported 6

3 Launching the program 7

3.1 Launching Nero MediaHome via Nero StartSmart 7

3.2 Launching Nero MediaHome directly 7

4 Working with Nero MediaHome 8

4.1 Main screen 8

4.2 Configuring Nero MediaHome and starting the server 10

4.3 Configuring an automatic start 11

4.4 Sample application 12

5 Share screen 13 6 Options screen 14 7 Network screen 15 8 Devices screen 16 9 Transcoding screen 17 10 TV screen 19

10.1 Selecting and setting TV channels for streaming 19

11 Status screen 23 12 List of figures 24 13 Glossary 25 14 Index 27 15 Contact 28

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General information

1 General information

1.1 About the manual

This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to work with Nero MediaHome. It is process-based and explains how to reach a particular objective on a step-by-basis.

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

Symbol Meaning

Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be fol-

1. Start …

Æ Î

Chapter

[…] Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

lowed 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 or buttons that appear in the program inter-

face. They are shown in bold face. Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links

and are shown in red and underlined.

1.2 About Nero MediaHome

Nero MediaHome is a certified UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play) AV (Audio/Video) Media Server, which automatically recognizes UPnP™ devices within a network.

Nero MediaHome can be used to exchange audio, video, and image files via the local network between the PC with MediaHome and other PCs with compatible software (e.g. Nero ShowTime, Nero Home or the Nero MediaStreaming plug-in) or UPnP™ devices.

Nero MediaHome is a server that enables clients, that is players that request services, to play files located in shared folders on the server. Thanks to Nero MediaHome, your PC can link up to other home entertainment electronics devices (for instance television sets) to create a unified media center. Nero MediaHome automatically supplies the files in the appropriate format for the player in question.

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General information

1.3 Nero MediaHome versions

Nero MediaHome comes in the following versions:

Nero MediaHome Retail

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Nero MediaHome Essentials

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Nero MediaHome Essentials SE

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Nero MediaHome Essentials CE

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All versions offer the full range of functions.

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Technical information

2 Technical information

2.1 System requirements

Nero MediaHome is installed together with the Nero suite and its system requirements are the same. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements in the Nero QuickStart Guide. In addition, the following requirements apply:

Optional:

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

Analog or digital TV card (analog, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) to

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the BDA driver standard Certified UPnP™ devices

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(you will find a list of the certified UPnP™ devices at

http://www.upnp-ic.org/certification/default.asp#devices)

2.2 Formats supported

Nero MediaHome supports the following formats:

Audio formats Video formats Image formats Meta data

 MP3 (MPEG-1

Audio Layer 3)

 LPCM  WAVE  MPEG-4 AAC

(Nero Digital™)

 MPEG-4 HE-

AAC (Nero Digital™)

 WMA

The following formats are readonly:

 MP4 (audio)  OGG Vorbis  MP3PRO®  AC3  AIFF

Windows® and the relevant hardware.

 MPEG-1  MPEG-2  MPEG-4 (Nero

Digital™)

 WMV

The following formats are readonly:

 JPEG  PNG  BMP

The following formats are readonly:

 GIF  TIFF

 DV-AVI  AVI  DivX  Xvid  ASF

is certified

 ID3 tags

v1.1/v2)

 MP3 (MPEG-1

Audio Layer 3)

 WAV  WMA  AVI  MPEG-1  MPEG-2  Nero Digital™

(MPEG-4)

 OGG Vorbis  WMV  ASF  JPEG  PNG  BMP  GIF  TIFF

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Launching the program

3 Launching the program

3.1 Launching Nero MediaHome via Nero StartSmart

To launch Nero MediaHome via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the Nero StartSmart icon.

Æ The Nero StartSmart window is opened.

2. Click on the arrow button in the left margin of the window.

Æ The extended area will open.

3. Select the Nero MediaHome entry from the Applications selection list.

Æ The Nero MediaHome window is opened.

Î You have launched Nero MediaHome via Nero StartSmart.

3.2 Launching Nero MediaHome directly

To launch Nero MediaHome directly, proceed as follows:

1. If you are using the Windows XP Start menu, click Start > All Programs > Nero 7 (Pre-

mium) > Share > Nero MediaHome. If you are using the classic Start menu, click Start > Programs > Nero 7 (Premium) > Share > Nero MediaHome.

Æ The Nero MediaHome window is opened.

Î You have launched Nero MediaHome.

Fig. 1: Nero StartSmart

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Working with Nero MediaHome

4 Working with Nero MediaHome

Nero MediaHome is a UPnP™ media server. Using it you can share media files (audio, image, and video files). This means that all users in the local network have access to the files. Players (e.g. Nero ShowTime, television set or UPnP™ box) can use and play or display the shared media files. Nero MediaHome can provide the media files in the format (transcoding) required by the respective player. Transcoding takes place in real time.

Television set

UPnP™ box

Stereo system

4.1 Main screen

The main screen is the starting point for using Nero MediaHome.

PCs in the local network

Fig. 2: Nero MediaHome Server and some clients

Fig. 3: Main screen

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Working with Nero MediaHome

The main screen shows menu icons in a selection list. When one of the menu icons is clicked, the corresponding screen opens in the left-hand part of the main screen. When Nero MediaHome is started, the Share screen is displayed by default. The following menu icons are available:

Options

Network

Transcoding

Devices

Status

The main screen also contains the following buttons:

Start Server

Stop Server

Exit

Displays the Share screen where you can select the folders con- taining the media files for sharing (see

Share screen).

Displays the Options screen where you can define the setting options for the server and autostart (see

Options screen).

Displays the Network screen where you can define the setting options for the network (see

Network screen).

Displays the Transcoding screen where you can define the setting options for transcoding (see

Transcoding screen).

Displays the Devices screen which shows the players found in the network (see

Devices screen).

Displays the TV screen where you can define the setting and selection options for TV streaming (see

TV screen).

Displays the Status screen which shows the status of the server and the media files currently being used by players (see

screen

Status

Displays a context menu where you can call up the Help and open the windows About Nero MediaHome and Nero on the Web.

Starts the Nero MediaHome server. The Stop Server button is displayed while the server is running.

Stops the Nero MediaHome server. The Start Server button is displayed while the server is stopped.

Terminates the Nero MediaHome server and closes Nero MediaHome.

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