User manual PINNACLE MEDIACENTER

[. . . ] Pinnacle MediaCenter Table Of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pinnacle hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you press the Full Screen button a third time, you are taken back to the original window, that is, the entire Pinnacle MediaCenter window in normal size (1). Clicking the mouse in a normal-sized window with preview or information window. 43 Pinnacle MediaCenter If you have opened the Pinnacle MediaCenter in normal size and the menu displayed contains a preview or information window (for example, the TV menu in the Remote View) (1), double-clicking will only display the preview/information window in normal size (2). If you double-click again, you are taken back to the entire Pinnacle MediaCenter window in normal size (1). If you have opened the Pinnacle MediaCenter in normal size and the menu displayed contains a preview or information window (for example, the TV menu in the Remote View) (1), you can display the entire Pinnacle MediaCenter window in full screen (4) by clicking the Maximize button in the top control bar or double-clicking the top control bar. If only the TV window is displayed in normal size (2), you can enlarged it to full screen by clicking the Maximize button in the top control bar or double-clicking the top control bar (3). If you double-click again or click the Minimize button, the TV window returns to normal size (2). If you double-click the TV window in full screen (3), you display the entire Pinnacle MediaCenter window in full screen (4). If you double-click again, the TV window appears again in full screen (3). If you click the Minimize button or double-click the top control bar when the Pinnacle MediaCenter is in full screen (4), the Pinnacle MediaCenter window will switch to the original normal size (1). 44 Pinnacle MediaCenter Pinnacle MediaCenter Operating Shortcuts Function PC Function Keys Exit the PMC Switch between full screen and preview window OSD channel list Channel info/Help (depending on remote control) Mute On/Off Switching between the last two channels Volume +/Channel +/OK/Confirm Start page/Menu (P key; depending on remote control) Jump to live position during timeshift playback Record Pause In TV mode: Start timeshift recording Previous Track/Next Track Back (depending on remote control) Play Stop Rewind/Fast forward In teletext mode: Display previous/Next subpage TV Teletext Radio (depending on remote control) EPG Enter numbers 0/AV (switch video input) ALT+F4 ALT+F or ALT+Enter Enter (while watching TV) ALT+I M ALT+L +/- or CTRL+Cursor Up/Down Page Up/Page Down Enter Esc F5 C Space bar Pos1/End Back P S R/F F5 F6 F7 F8 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 0 45 Pinnacle MediaCenter Selection of on-screen menu buttons In teletext mode: Display previous/Next page Switch between letters and numbers (C/N) Delete entry Cursor Cursor Up/Down CTRL+C Del 46 Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Dialog Overview Note that the Advanced Settings dialog can only be operated with your keyboard or your mouse. "Apply" button After configuring settings in any particular dialog, click the Apply button before going to the next dialog in Advanced Settings. After configuring all the settings you want, you can leave Advanced Settings by clicking OK. 47 Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced General Settings In this menu option, you can set various general settings. Appearance Language In this area, you can set the language for the Pinnacle MediaCenter. Check for updates If you click the Check for updates button, you will automatically be taken to the Pinnacle Systems Web site where all the available Pinnacle MediaCenter updates are listed for download. Control bar Here you can define the appearance and size of the MediaCenter control bar. The control bar is located in the lower area of the MediaCenter and is used to control all the functions (Capture, Playback, Timeshifting, etc. ). Skip buttons In the Skip buttons area, you can define how much time (in seconds) is skipped when you Skip back and Skip forward. These settings help control DVD playback, file playback or timeshifting with the remote control (Skip back or Skip forward) in the Pinnacle MediaCenter. 48 Advanced Settings Advance TV Channel Settings Advanced Channel Settings Overview Available TV channels Source This is where you select the installed PCTV hardware for which you would like to configure the TV channels. All the available channels are displayed in the list field which appears underneath. Click the New button to add channels, and click Delete to delete them. My favorite TV channels You can also watch TV using the Pinnacle MediaCenter without having to create your own Favorites list. After a channel scan, you can watch all the channels in the Available TV channels area. However, in order to select the channels you want, you need to create a Favorites list in this dialog. Organize your favorite TV channels in Favorites lists in different Favorites folders (for example, News, Sports or Movies). · In the Available TV channels area, select, for example, your favorite sports channels that you would like to organize in a Favorites list. Then 49 Pinnacle MediaCenter click the New button beneath the My favorite TV channels area and name the new Favorites folder now displayed (for example, Sports TV). Now with your left mouse button pressed, drag the selected TV channels into the newly created Favorites folder Sports TV. · If you would like to create further Favorites lists (for example, for news or movies), repeat the procedure. [. . . ] System used by many VCRs for recording and playing back sound and video from magnetic tape. It uses a composite signal that combines brightness and color information into one signal. (see also "Composite Video", S-VHS) Video-on-Demand (Vod): A multimedia application that allows users to access a video server and view photos/images or videos/movies. Video for Windows: Video for Windows, a Microsoft Windows system expansion, allows users to record, store and play back digital video sequences. [. . . ]