Nero Scout Instruction Manual

Nero Scout Manual

Nero AG

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Contents

Contents

1 Start Successfully! 4

1.1 About Nero Scout 4

1.2 About the manual 5

2 Working with Nero Scout 6

2.1 Starting and enabling Nero Scout 6

2.2 Defining general options 7

2.3 Indexing 8

2.3.1 Folders 9

2.3.2 Adding folders 10

2.3.3 Selecting file types 11

2.3.4 Importing Apple® iTunes library 12

2.4 Internet Services 13

2.4.1 Dialog window 14

2.4.2 Creating a subscription 15

2.4.3 Deleting a subscription 15

3 Index 16
4 Contact 17

Nero Scout

Start Successfully!

1 Start Successfully!

1.1 About Nero Scout

Nero Scout is a database program which indexes and catalogs all media files on your
computer and makes the database available to all programs in the Nero product package.

Nero Scout is integrated in the following Nero applications:

Nero Burning ROM

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Nero Express

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Nero Vision



Nero SoundTrax



Nero WaveEditor



Nero Home



Nero MediaHome



Nero ShowTime



Nero Recode



Nero PhotoSnap



Nero PhotoSnap Viewer



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

cataloged files. We therefore recommend that you always leave Nero

ome

Databases created by other media players catalog only the files that belong to the respective
program. Nero Scout, on the other hand, makes its universal da
playback programs.

®

Nero Scout creates an entry in Windows
overview available. The structure of the Windows
artist, year of release, etc., is created in the Nero Scout entry.

Explorer so that you always have a complete

®

Media® Player library, with details such as

tabase available to all

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Start Successfully!

1.2 About the manual

This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero Scout. It is process­based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis.

To make the best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:

Symbol Meaning

1. Start …

Æ

Î

OK

Chapter

[…] Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be
Indicates warnings, requirements, or notice messages that have
to be precisely followed. .

Indicates additional information or advice.

A number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt 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

interface. They are shown in bold face.
Indicates references to other chapters. These links are

underlined in red.

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Working with Nero Scout

2 Working with Nero Scout

2.1 Starting and enabling Nero Scout

In Nero Scout you can define which folders and files are to be indexed.
If Nero Scout is not enabled, proceed as follows:

1. Select Start > All Programs > Nero 8 Premium > Nero Toolkit > Nero Scout.

Æ The Nero Scout Options window opens.

Fig. 1: Nero Scout Options window, General navigation item

2. Check the Enable Nero Scout box.

Î You have enabled Nero Scout. You can now proceed to change the general options

Defining general options).

(see

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2.2 Defining general options

Under General Options you define whether Nero Scout is displayed in Windows Explorer.
Proceed as follows:

1. Click General in the navigation tree.

Fig. 2: Nero Scout Options window, General navigation item

2. If you want to show Nero Scout as a separate folder in Windows Explorer, check the

Integrate Nero Scout in Windows Explorer check box.

3. Click the Apply button.

Î You have changed the general options in line with your requirements. You can now

continue to define settings for indexing purposes (see

Indexing).

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2.3 Indexing

The Indexing entry in the navigation tree offers you an overview of the already indexed files.
There you see how many files have already been indexed and the status of the indexing
process. You can also rescan all media to update the index.

By default, Nero Scout indexes the “My documents“ folder. You can manually add folders
that you also want indexed.

Fig. 3: Nero Scout Options window, Indexing navigation item

The following configuration options are available in the Indexing entry on the right-hand side
of the window:

Index now

button

Disable

button

Time

combo-box

Rescan all media

button

Scan in battery

Starts indexing.

Stops indexing for the time specified in the combo box.

Selects the time span to pause indexing.
Checks the entire index for newly added and removed files

and updates the index accordingly.
Continues indexing also in battery mode.

mode

button

This option is meaningful only if you work with a laptop.

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Reduced battery operating period!

Indexing in battery mode can shorten the battery operating period of your laptop because
the processor is required to perform more calculations.

2.3.1 Folders

The Folders option in the navigation tree gives you an overview of the indexable folders.
Here you can manually select the folders and subfolders you want to index.

By default, Nero Scout indexes the “My documents“ folder. You can manually add folders
that you also want indexed.

Fig. 4: Nero Scout Options window, Folder navigation item

The following setting options are available in the Folders entry on the right side of the
window:

Local folders to be
watched by Nero
Scout
navigation tree

Rescan Folder

button

Select All

button

Clear All

button

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Displays the indexable folders and subfolders. The check boxes
can have the three following states:

The folder will not be indexed.
The selected folder will be indexed but not its subfolders.

The folder and all of its subfolders will be indexed.

Checks the selected folders for newly added and removed files
and updates the index accordingly.

Selects all folders shown in the folder tree.

Removes the checks from all selected folders in the folder tree.

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2.3.2 Adding folders

You can use Nero Scout to define specific folders to be indexed.
To add more folders to be indexed, proceed as follows:

1. Click Indexing > Folder in the navigation tree.

Fig. 5: Nero Scout Options window, Folders navigation item

2. Check the folders you want to index in the folder structure on the right-hand side.

You can select a folder and all its subfolders or just the one folder you want. Click the
check box once to mark the folder you want. Double-clicking marks the folder and all of its
subfolders.

3. Click the Apply button.

Î You have added the folders you want to index. You can now add file formats for

indexing (see Selecting file types

).

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2.3.3 Selecting file types

Nero Scout allows you to select the file types you want to index.
Proceed as follows:

1. Click Indexing > Files in the navigation tree.

Fig. 6:Nero Scout Options window, Files navigation item

2. To index all file formats, select the All option button.

3. If you only want to index certain file formats:

1. Select the Selected option button.

Æ The check boxes are enabled.

2. Check the boxes for the formats you want.

4.

If you want to exclude file types from indexing, in the Exclude the Following File Types

from Indexing input field enter the endings (files extensions) of the file types you do not

ant to be indexed.

w

The file extensions must always start with a dot and mus
extensio

ns with a semicolon. For example: ".exe; .dat".

5. If you want to return the settings to their original state, click the Re

6. Apply button.

When you have finished selecting folders, click the

t be separated from the other

store Defaults button.

Î You have selected files for indexing.

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2.3.4 Importing Apple® iTunes library

If you have Apple® iTunes installed on your computer, you can import the Apple iTunes
library into Nero Scout. Nero Scout then indexes the Apple® iTunes media files.

To import the Apple

®

iTunes library, proceed as follows:

1. Click Indexing > Apple® iTunes in the navigation tree.

Fig. 7: Nero Scout Options window, Apple® iTunes navigation item

2. Click the Import Apple® iTunes Library button.

Æ A progress bar informs you of the progress of the import.

Indexing the library

After importing the Apple® iTunes library into Nero Scout, the files still have to be indexed.
Depending on the size of the library, this may take a while. The files are fully available to
you only after indexing is completed.

3. To follow the progress of indexing, click Indexing in the navigation tree.

Î Indexing of the Apple

You have imported the library into Nero Scout and indexed it.

®

iTunes library is completed when the indexing status shows Idle.

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2.4 Internet Services

In the Internet Services entry in the navigation tree, you can enter, save, and update the
URLs (uniform resource locators) of the following media:

Web radios

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Web TV



Audio casts

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Video casts

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Image casts



You can
there.

select these Internet services in Nero Home or Nero ShowTime and use them

Fig. 8: Nero Scout Options window, Internet Services navigation item

Th s and bu d

e following tab

sid w:

e of the windo

Web Rad

tab

Web TV

tab

Audio Casts

tab

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ttons are available in the Internet Services entry on the right-han

Displays the subscribed web radio stations, their URLs, and the
update status.

Displays the subscribed web TV stations, their URLs, and the
update status.

Displays the subscribed audio casts, their URLs and th
status. An audio cast is a series of audio contributions on the
Internet that you can subscribe to using a news feed.

e update

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Video Casts

tab

Image Casts

tab

Subscribe

button

Displays the subscribed video casts, their URLs and the update
status.
A video cast is a series of video contributions in the Internet that
you can subscribe to using a news feed.

Displays the subscribed image casts, their URLs and the
update status.
An image cast is a series of images on the Internet that you
can subscribe to using a news feed.

Opens the Dialog window. A new subscription can be created
there on the tab (see

Creating a subscription).

Unsubscribe

button

2.4.1 Dialog window

In the Dialog window you can create a new entry for Internet Services.

The following setting options are available:

Category

combo box

Title

input field

URL

text box

Automatically
(recommended)

option button

Once a day

option button

Never (only
manual)

option field

Update Now

button

Deletes a subscription from the active tab.

Fig. 9: Dialog window, Web Radio drop-down menu

Provides the subscription categories and therefore the tabs on
which the subscription appears for selection.

Defines the name of the subscription.

Defines the URL of the subscription.

Automatically updates the subscription.

Updates the subscription once each day.

Updates the subscription only when an update is manually
initiated.

Initiates the update manually.

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2.4.2 Creating a subscription

To create a subscription on one of the tabs, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Internet Services entry in the navigation tree.

2. Click the Subscribe button on the right-hand side of the window.

Æ The Dialog window appears.

3. Select the desired category for the subscription in the Category drop-down menu.

4.

Enter the name of the subscription in the Title text box.

5. Enter the URL of the subscription in the URL text box.

Specify the frequency with wh

6. ich the subscription is to be updated using the option buttons

in the Update Interval area.

7. To update the subscri

8.

2.4.3 Deleti

1. Click the Internet Services entry in th

2. Select the subscription to be deleted.

3. ght-hand side of the window.

ption immediately, click the Update now button.

Click the OK button.

Î You have created a subscription on a tab.

ng a subscription

To delete a subscription from one of the tabs, proceed as

e navigation tree.

Click the Unsubscribe button on the ri

Î You have deleted a subscription.

follows:

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Index

3 Index

A

About Nero Scout 4
Apple® iTunes library, import 12

I

Internet Services 13

M

C

Contact 17
Conventions, manual 5

F

File types, select 11
Folders, add 10

Manual, conventions 5

N

Nero Scout

Options 6

Nero Scout, enabling 6

S

G

General options, define 7

Subscription

create 15
delete 15

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Contact

4 Contact

Nero Scout is a Nero AG product.

www.nero.com

Nero AG

Im Stoeckmaedle 13-15 Web: www.nero.com
76307 Karlsbad Help: http://support.nero.com
Germany Fax: [phone]

Nero Inc.

330 N. Brand Blvd., Ste 800 Web: www.nero.com
Glendale, CA 91203-2335 Help: http://support.nero.com
USA Fax: [phone]
E-mail:

[e-mail]

Nero KK

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

Copyright © 2007 Nero AG and its licensors. All rights reserved.

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