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1. wate now f Record E Edit Info ao The Electronic Program Guide offers you a complete overview not only of the current but also of the future TV schedule This also lets you record TV shows quickly and simply EPG Program List In the middle part of the window you see the EPG program list which is sorted either according to time or according to channel You can move up or down in the EPG program list by clicking the scroll bar or by clicking the scroll bar and at the same time holding down the mouse button to slide the scroll bar up or down Colored symbols indicate the status of a program Currently running recordings shows scheduled to be recorded already recorded shows or TV shows currently being broadcast are marked using different symbols An information window on the lower edge of the screen displays information about the selected show 198 Pinnacle MediaCenter Sorting a EPG Program List You can sort the EPG program list according to time or according to channel Sorting the EPG program list by time When you click the Time button the current time is displayed in the Time field and all the programs scheduled to be broadcast at the current time are listed in the program list You can now adjust the time information and then display the TV listings of all the available TV channels at one of the times you have indicated To do this click the ON buttons next to the Time field
2. Y After the tvtv recording list has been imported into the Pinnacle MediaCenter you can modify the shows scheduled to be recorded in the TV menu under TV Recorder Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Overview During the installation of the Pinnacle MediaCenter software a wizard will lead you through the some of the areas in the Advanced Settings dialog where you can configure the most important settings for the Pinnacle MediaCenter After installation you can access the Advanced Settings dialog at any time by double clicking the Settings icon in the Pinnacle program group Then you can edit the current settings or configure new ones inne Hedis enber Seitings l B x Renie crial T F General Display l Chan ge miecallanaous fettirmgs for Phe Capua haia tm carance Timeshit seti Fiats App ho rae anguage Ainomeically enable ereshit at TY slap impri Englih gt Mazimnum guration inmates PUL r i Series Theme a Updyt f u Tima shit file sze PI2MB Ahi varariha bufar if complataly filled Slip butions on emale control Timashit file path D Pagen Files Pinnacle Medial ania lTime sah Ship back pecs Fraa disc space 1617 1h Erowes in Skip forward per Screen sao EE Disable piresn sagoi Y Note that the Advanced Settings dialog can only be operated with your keyboard or your mouse In the left part of the Advanced Settings dialog window you see a
3. Use this window to configure various photo settings Shuffle In this field you can set shuffle mode to default or not When shuffle mode is on all the photos in the category you selected for example in the playlist or genre are displayed in random order You can activate or deactivate shuffle mode at any time in the Photo menu Repeat In this field you can set repeat mode to default or not When repeat mode is on all the photos in the selected category for example the playlist or album are played repeatedly You can activate or deactivate repeat mode at any time in the Photo menu Start in full screen Here you can set whether the photos will be displayed directly in full screen mode or first in a preview window Display captions Enter whether to have an On Screen Display of the title of the current photo or not Transition type Here you can set how the photos are to be displayed and hidden 172 Pinnacle MediaCenter Slide duration Set the length of time each photo is displayed during a slideshow Music playlist You can access the music playlists created in the Pinnacle MediaManager to select background music for your photo presentation 173 Pinnacle MediaCenter Capture Settings When you select Capture from the Settings menu the following window appears SETTINGS CAPTURE INPUT 10 18 Thursday 17 March TV Tuner 1 PVD Composite 1 DVD S Video 1 DVD TV Tuner 2 DVD Composite 2 D
4. LANGUAGE aj Language After clicking this button a dialog window opens where you can set the language for the soundtrack the subtitles and the menus of your DVD anale 4 Camera Angle If your DVD offers different camera angles click this button to open a pop up menu where you can select between the camera angles available J 1 Timeline This field tells you the following P The beginning of DVD playback here 0 00 The end of the DVD here 17 32 The current position within the DVD here 7 34 as well as the current chapter You can see here how much of the DVD has already been played back or how much is still left The marks within the time status bar indicate the transitions between the individual chapters In addition you can jump to any position within the DVD To do this click and hold your mouse button on the position indicator and drag it to the position you want within the timeline If you right click in the timeline the remaining playback time will be displayed Close the bottom control bar Clicking this button closes the bottom control bar 189 Pinnacle MediaCenter Operating Controls During File Playback Closed Bottom Control Bar faye S ag L A 7 The closed bottom control bar gives you access to the following buttons while you play an audio or video file oo File name The name of the current file is displayed in this field When you play back all the f
5. Volume display Title of the previous as well as of the next movie or chapter The current time and date Index of the position of the current movie in its category Name of the DVD and of the chapter or movie The display of the time status of the current DVD or file If you have not set the OSD to disappear automatically in the Settings menu the OSD disappears again when you press the Info button again 140 Pinnacle MediaCenter New Movies When you select New Movies from the Movie menu the following window appears MediaCenter MOVIES NEW MOVIES 1 10 Wednesday 23 March About Pinnacle Ski S A Shuffle 3 Repeat On the right side of the window you see a list of all the newly imported movies in alphabetical order Playing Back All the New Movies To playback all the new movies select All New Movies and confirm your selection or press the Play button When you select a single movie and press the Play button on your remote control all the newly imported movies are played beginning with the movie you selected Playing Back Individual New Movies When you select a movie and confirm only that movie will be played 141 Pinnacle MediaCenter Genre When you select Genre in the Movie menu the following window appears MediaCenter MOVIES GENRE 1 77 Wednesday 23 March Action Documentation A Shuffle 3 Repeat On the right side of the window all the movie g
6. Displaying All the New Photos in a Slideshow To display all of the new photos as a slideshow select All New Photos and confirm your selection or press the Play button Selecting a specific photo and pressing the Play button on your remote control starts a slideshow with all the newly imported photos beginning with the selected photo Displaying Specific New Photos If you select a photo and confirm the photo 1s displayed 152 Pinnacle MediaCenter Slideshows When you select Slideshow in the Photo menu the following window appears MediaCenter PHOTOS SLIDESHOW 01 13 Wednesday 23 March f tA Shuffle gt B Repeat Cat pes L an EAST Ci Thumbnail On the right side of the window you can choose from the following categories My Slideshows This category displays all the slideshows created in the Pinnacle MediaManager Top rated Here are all the photos with top ratings in the Pinnacle MediaManager Most played This category lists all the photos that have been played often in the past this list is generated automatically Least played This category contains all the photos that are rarely displayed this list is generated automatically Not played This contains a list of all the photos that have not yet been viewed this list is generated automatically Display the Entire Category If you want to display the entire category as a slideshow select the category My Slideshows Top rat
7. Listening to a Timeshift Recording Playing back a timeshift recording To listen to the timeshift recording use the Rewind or Previous Track buttons on your remote control to jump to the part you want in the recording and continue listening from this point In the meantime the live radio broadcast continues to be recorded Within the timeshift playback you can use the Rewind Fast Forward buttons or the Previous Track Next Track buttons to repeat parts or to skip them Use the Rewind Fast Forward buttons to move forwards or backwards at a uniform speed within the recording Use the Previous Track Next Track buttons to jump backwards or forwards in the timeshift recording according to a previously set time interval for more information about setting this time interval refer to the chapter Advanced Settings 122 Pinnacle MediaCenter Interrupting timeshift playback Press the Pause button on your remote control to interrupt the timeshift playback To continue playback press the Pause button or the Play button again Returning to live position If you want to return to the live position in the current broadcast press the Start Radio button remote control type A or press the Next Track button on your remote control remote control type B The timeshift recording continues to be recorded and can be played back at any time Ending the Timeshift Recording To end the timeshift recording press the Stop button on your remote contr
8. Overview Operating the Pinnacle MediaCenter Remote View The Pinnacle MediaCenter remote view is optimized for operation with a remote control The menu is not only extremely visible even from distance but it 1s also easy to operate with your remote control buttons It simply invites you to make yourself comfortable in your easy chair or on the sofa and enjoy the media in your Pinnacle MediaCenter And you can of course use either your keyboard or your mouse to operate the Pinnacle MediaCenter remote view To simplify this manual the instructions on how to operate the remote view of your Pinnacle MediaCenter will be based mainly on the use of your remote control However the same functions found on your remote control can also be used via the function keys on your keyboard or by using your mouse On Screen Menu Buttons You can operate many of the functions in your Pinnacle MediaCenter using the on screen menu buttons displayed on your screen for example the individual menu options on the main screen If you want to display a menu option you can do one of the following Select that option using the arrow buttons on your remote control Use the cursor keys on your keyboard Click the menu option once with your mouse To open this menu option you can do one of the following Select the menu option and then press the Confirm button on your remote control Select the menu option and then press the Enter key on
9. Size of the Pinnacle MediaCenter Window in the PC view The size of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window in the PC view can adjusted to any size you want To do this left click and hold the mouse button down on the corner of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window and then drag the corner until the window is the size you want If the window exceeds normal size the control bars can no longer be displayed You can resize the Pinnacle MediaCenter window by either dragging the corner with your mouse to enlarge it or double clicking the window with your mouse This automatically sets the Pinnacle MediaCenter to normal size and the control bars can again be displayed Positioning the Pinnacle MediaCenter Window in the PC View To position the Pinnacle MediaCenter window in the PC view to the area on your screen you want left click in the top or bottom control bar and move the window while holding down the mouse button 175 Pinnacle MediaCenter General Operating Controls Upper Control Bar The upper control bar in the PC view contains various buttons for operating the Pinnacle MediaCenter independent of the media type currently being accessed For example you can modify the size and behavior of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window switch to the remote view or access various types of media The control bars can be configured in Advanced Settings in such a way that they are not always visible but are only displayed when you move your mouse over t
10. i Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Import i Organize S Playlists 4 Export Start Track Title Artist Length Size o1 Talkin Bout A Revolt Tracy Chapm 2 40 26 9 OF Fast Car Tracy Chapm 4 56 49 5 7 5 03 Across The Lines Tracy Chapm 3 24 34 3 o4 Behind The Wall Tracy Chapm 1 49 18 3 05 Baby Can I Hold You Tracy Chapm 3 14 32 6p 06 Mountains Things Tracy Chapm 4 39 46 9 OF She s Got Her Ticket Tracy Chapm 3 56 39 7 08 why Tracy Chaom 2 06 21 2 Y Import from Folder Files Drives Audio CD Digital camera Watch folder Rhapsody playlists ta amp Albur Tracy Chapman Get Titles Drive E SAMSUNG DVD ROM SD 616E T IED oO f Stark If you look in the Start column you will see a checkbox for each track Activating these checkboxes allows you to select which tracks you want to import Here s a helpful tip 1f you want to select all the tracks at once right click the Start column and choose Select all from the pop up menu Start When you are finished with your settings click the Start button During the import each track is assigned its own progress bar The progress bar at the bottom will display 100 once all selected titles have been imported In the Music tab in the Media Library you can see the files imported from your audio CD in the Last imported category and in other categories Unless you have already defined a folder in the
11. Favorites page where you can organize the channels that were found 25 Pinnacle MediaCenter Specific Settings To configure addition settings for the hardware used for the channel scan click the corresponding hardware in the tree structure or in the Settings dialog Y Note that depending on the hardware selected it is possible that only a few of the settings listed are configurable Import channels from file If you would like to import an already existing channel into the Pinnacle MediaCenter activate this menu option In the Open dialog that now appears select the corresponding file and import it by clicking Open Country Select the country where you are currently located Video Standard Select a suitable video standard from this field for example PAL NTSC SECAM Scan Mode At this point you can decide how the channel scan should be performed Do you want a channel scan that is as quick as possible or would you prefer to receive the channels in the best quality possible or should the channel scan take place at normal speed and include all the channels that can be received Input Type Indicate here whether you receive TV radio via antenna or cable Allow Scrambled Channels After activating this option scrambled channels will also be included in the channel list during a channel scan Signal Amplifier If this option is selected channel signals are strengthened during the channel scan Automaticall
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13. Album Song and Playlists Use these menu options to play back music according to categories created in the Pinnacle MediaManager Browse You can play music from your hard disk here CD DVD Select this menu option when you want to play music from a CD DVD The individual Music menu functions are explained in detail in the following sections Music Playback Playback To play all the songs in a category select a specific song from the category or the entire category and press the Play button on your remote control To play a single song select it and confirm your selection Rewind and Fast Forward During playback you can use the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons on your remote control to access a specific location within a song 124 Pinnacle MediaCenter Previous Track and Next Track Use the Previous Track Next Track buttons to go to the beginning of the current song or jump to the next song Pause Press the Pause button on your remote control to pause the playback Press the Pause button again or press the Play button to continue playback Stop Use the Stop button to end playback at any time This also takes you back to the previous menu Volume To regulate the volume while listening to music use the Volume buttons on your remote control Press the Mute on off button to turn the sound off Turn it back on by pressing the button again Shuffle The Shuffle function is available in each menu
14. Clicking this button opens the bottom control bar 187 Pinnacle MediaCenter Opened Bottom Control Bar If you click the E button while watching a DVD the bottom control bar opens The following additional functions are now available I lt Back Click this button to playback the currently running DVD from the beginning a Stop Click this button to pause the current DVD playback and return to the main menu on the DVD W Play Pause Clicking the Play button starts the playback of a DVD This button then changes to a Pause button You can pause DVD playback by clicking the Pause button Clicking it again resumes playback I Rewind Fast forward Clicking the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons lets you move back and forth in a DVD at an increased speed and therefore lets you access different areas within the DVD If you click once the DVD runs at double speed If you click twice the DVD runs at quadruple speed Three clicks results in 8x speed and four clicks in 16x speed One more click lets the DVD run at normal speed again To pause rewind fast forward click the corresponding button until the DVD plays at normal speed or click the Play Pause button aa om Previous Chapter Next Chapter Use the Previous Chapter Next Chapter buttons to jump back and forth between consecutive chapters 188 Pinnacle MediaCenter Main menu Clicking this button opens the main menu of the current DVD
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16. a a i i iol numionai On the right side of the window you see all of the photo albums in the database listed in alphabetical order Displaying the Entire Album To display the entire album select it and press the Play button on your remote control The photos in the album are then displayed in a slideshow If you select an album and confirm your selection all of the photos in the album are displayed When you select a single photo and press the Play button on the remote control the entire album is displayed beginning with the photo selected Displaying Individual Photos in an Album To display individual photos in an album select an album and confirm your selection All the photos in the album are now listed on the right side of the window If you only want to look at one photo select it and confirm your selection 155 Pinnacle MediaCenter Date When you select Date from the Photo menu the following window 1s displayed Bry oc Le MediaCenter 09 39 Thursday 17 March Be Not Dated Re S A Shuffle B Repeat an an g re ee pb a JFET On the right side of the window you see the creation years for all the photos in the database Displaying All Photos If you want to see all of the photos in the database as a slideshow select All Years and press the Play button on your remote control All the photos in the database are now displayed in a slideshow To display all the photos in the d
17. remove or destroy any copyright notices or other proprietary markings of the Software or any third party software e modify or adapt the Software merge the Software into another program or create derivative works based on the Software f make copies of or distribute for profit or otherwise the Software except as expressly provided above g make any alteration modification connection disconnection improvement or adjustment of any kind to or use the Software except as explicitly contemplated in the enclosed documentation and in this License and h sublicense transfer or assign this License or any of the rights and obligations granted under this License except as explicitly contemplated in this License Any purported transfer or assignment will be void 209 Pinnacle MediaCenter 3 Export Restrictions The export and re export of Pinnacle software products are controlled by the United States Export Administration Regulations and such software may not be exported or re exported to any country to which the United States embargoes goods In addition Pinnacle software may not be distributed to persons on the Table of Denial Orders the Entity List or the List of Specially Designated Nationals By downloading or using a Pinnacle software product you are certifying that you are not a national of any country to which the United States embargoes goods and that you are not a person on the Table of Denial Orders the Entity List or the List
18. you can click this button to select the video format standard 4 3 letterbox or widescreen 16 9 Note that a tooltip field will appear when you place the cursor over this button The video format you select for a movie will be saved in the database you won t have to reset it the next time you watch the movie tI Progress Bar This slider indicates by its position how much of the current audio or movie file you have heard or seen You can also move back and forth to anywhere in the file by dragging the slider with your mouse 000i 23 Time Display This shows you how long the audio or video file has been playing U Volume Control Located on the right hand side of the screen section this slider can be dragged up and down with the mouse to set the volume Mute Click this button to turn the sound on and off 47 Pinnacle MediaCenter Importing Media Files Introduction to the Import Tab You will see the following window if you select the Import tab in the Tools section 3 Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Import Gv Organize Playlists gt Export Import from Folder Files Folder Drives Audio CO W Scan subfolders Digital carnera Watch folder Rhapsody playlists You can import media files to the MediaManager Database from the following sources Folder From a folder on your PC Files One or more files from a selected folder Drives From any drive on
19. your recording will have no time limit Or after confirming the Duration field you can enter a number with a 117 Pinnacle MediaCenter maximum of three digits After you have set a new recording time press the OK Confirm button again To change the stop time select the Stop time field with the arrow buttons and press the OK Confirm button With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the hour of the stop time Now press the OK Confirm button again to activate the minute display You can enter the minutes in five minute increments with the Up and Down buttons on your remote control Or after confirming the Stop time field you can enter a number with four digits for the hour and minute display of the stop time After you have set a new stop time press the OK Confirm button again After selecting and confirming the OK button your changes to the recording schedule settings will take effect Record Manually If you select and confirm this menu option a window appears where you can manually configure the settings for recording This is where you enter the settings for recording manually Channel This is where you enter which channel you want to record Use the arrow buttons to select the channel field and then confirm your selection A list of all the channel lists now appears Select the list which includes the channel you want In the channel list that now appears select the channel Day Enter th
20. 1s displayed below the lower edge of the image This OSD disappears after a few seconds If you press the button or the Info button depending on the remote control during playback in full screen mode an On Screen Display appears with the following information Volume display Title of the previous as well as of the next song and names of the artists Album cover if available The current time and date Index of the position of the current song in its category Name of the artist title of the song and of the album as well as additional ID3 information about the current song The time status display of the current song If you have not set the OSD to disappear automatically in the Settings menu the OSD disappears when you press the Info button again 126 Pinnacle MediaCenter New Music When you select New Music in the music menu the following window appears MediaGenter MUSIC NEW MUSIC 01 07 Wednesday 2 March Banana Seat Bike J S Bach Concerto In A Minor Lip Gloss And Black Migrations Saint Estephe ohe said It Was Destiny special King 5 A Shuffle 6 J Subby Di Repeal Taking It All Back On the right side of the window you see all of your recently imported songs in alphabetical order Playing Back All New Music To playback all the new music select All New Music and confirm your selection or press the Play button When you select a single song and press the Play b
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22. By Date Here you can search for photos according to chronological features year month day and play them in a slideshow or display them individually Name Use this menu option to display the individual photos in alphabetical order or in a slideshow Browse Use this menu option to search your hard drive for photos and either display them individually or in a slideshow CD DVD Use this menu option to display photos from a CD or DVD 148 Pinnacle MediaCenter Navigating a Slideshow Playback To start a slideshow press the Play button on your remote control Previous Track Left arrow Up arrow Use these remote control buttons to skip to the previous photo in the slideshow Next Track Right arrow Down arrow Use these remote control buttons to skip to the next photo in the slideshow Rewind Fast Forward Use the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons to reduce or increase the display times for each photo during a slideshow in increments of seconds Pause Press the Pause button on your remote control to pause the slideshow Resume playing the slideshow by pressing the Pause button again or the Play button Stop Press the Stop button to end the slideshow at any time and return to the previous menu Y Use the Settings command to individually design your slideshow Displaying Individual Photos To display an individual photo select it and confirm your selection Previous Track Left arrow Up arrow Pre
23. IS BASIS YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW PINNACLE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE 10 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL PINNACLE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL SPECIAL INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER EVEN IF PINNACLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO EVENT SHALL PINNACLE S LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FEES PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE Some states jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages in certain circumstances so the above limitations may not apply in some circumstances 11 General This License is governed by the laws of the State of California and by the federal laws of the United States without reference to conflict of laws principles The federal and state courts within the County of Santa Clara California shall have excusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute arising out of this License and you hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts within the County of Santa Clara California This License is
24. Media Hinsing Media Moditied Media Top rated Most played Laiit ply ad Hot played i Husie Plawvlist 1 musie Playlist 2 Movies JEY im a Photos manm Ates The Lines O x Artist Traety Ciprian Baby Can Hold You Tracy Chapman Bang eal a Pe er es ee a es rea ee a ak Say a ag Sal eg ee a Deleting Files To the right of the tabs isa button Sananes Seat bik Behind The Wall m ie a im ad Raloh s Wicd Tracy Chapman Black Magic W omien Santana Europa Earth s Cry HE anba Evershody a Evarhines Sankara Evil Ways Fart ar For My Lover Far Feu Hold Gn F Bok Hew Bante Tray CR ae rr rm Tracy Chapmsn Treaty CA kbri Santens Tracy CP mp ria hh 47 P mi Alburn Might genra Tracy Chagrian Folh Trace Chipman Folk Rock Rod Cefintive Collachan Rack Defintive Collection Fock Traey Chinmai Fut Gefineive Colao Defindve Colledion Trace Chagman Folk Tracy Charan Falk Defineive Collection Rack Trass OP aera Falk Select one or more files in the list and then click this button The entries are deleted from the database The associated media files can also be deleted from the hard disk if you select the corresponding option in the dialog box displayed If you want to include the files in the database again you will have to reimport them 45 Pinnacle MediaCenter The Media Player Using the Media Player and Its Controls y
25. Pinnacle MediaCenter click the Import button Now the Open dialog appears where you can select the channel list you want After that click Open again The channel list you selected is now imported into the Pinnacle MediaCenter Export channel list To export a channel list from the Pinnacle MediaCenter select a list and then click the Export button The Save as dialog now opens so you can select the directory where you want to save the file Then click Save The channel list is now exported into the directory you selected 32 System Setup Advanced PMCS Settings innate Media enter Settings 3 B x ee ek zi PMC Service Cupia i Congure the PHT Service used for scheduled recanding Capu Daa Fiabe HoiAcajons Buchs show waming massage ween axiing while tasks ara schodulad PCT JUN analog PCTY IU Cormpoie ot PCTV 30 5 vielen Shire popep noliic ation bores Cire ath Ta idea Alecks Sheen Sona POT 20 anakan aulomalicaly delete missed tasks on startup POT 3i da E chtor Farii knpriE gmi Denia Upisi Abou In this menu option you can configure all the settings effecting Pinnacle MediaCenter Services Notifications Show warning message when exiting while tasks are scheduled When you activate this option every time the Pinnacle MediaCenter is exited and a scheduled recording 1s still running a warning 1s displayed This helps avoid canceling a recording by accident Show popup notification boxes When
26. Q button to access either the previous or the next teletext subpage Or you can click the teletext subpage number display and enter the desired page number directly using your keyboard Save Page d Saving pages When you click this button an Open File dialog opens where you can save the current teletext page as an ASCII text file The file name is created by default from the current date time channel name and teletext page number Close window 2 Closing teletext windows Clicking this button closes the entire teletext and displays the program showing on the current TV channel in the Pinnacle MediaCenter window 196 Pinnacle MediaCenter Accessing pages directly To access a teletext page or subpage you can also enter the page number directly with your keyboard 197 Pinnacle MediaCenter Electronic Program Guide EPG and Recording Electronic Program Guide EPG This menu is only available if you have access to an EPG service If you click the EPG button in the upper control bar the Electronic Program Guide opens in the PC view Program Guide amp Guide Manual Record Scheduled Recorded oe DC cravat gt WOR Koln Hart aber fair das Reizthema hr fermse Hamburg Journal HOR FS A WODA aktuell NDA FES MDA aktuell MOR FER Tierisch tierisch WDR Koln nang hr fermse Schleswig Holstein Magazin MOR FER MDR Schlager Charts WDR Koln Erlebnisreisen
27. Songs by an Artist in a Particular Genre To play all the songs by a certain artist select the genre the artist is assigned to and confirm your selection Choose the artist from the list that now appears and press the Play button on your remote control To display all the albums by a certain artist in the database first select the genre and then the artist in the window that now appears and confirm your selection 128 Pinnacle MediaCenter All the albums available by this artist are then listed on the right side of the window You now have the following options Ifyou select All Albums and press the Play button on your remote control all the songs by this artist will be played Ifyou select All Albums and confirm your selection all the songs by the chosen artist are listed To play a single song select it and confirm your selection If you select a song and press the Play button on your remote control all the songs by this artist are played beginning with the song you selected Playing Back an Album or Song by an Artist in a Particular Genre To play a single album by a certain artist in the genre chosen select the artist and confirm your selection All the albums by that artist in the database are now listed to the right To playback a specific album select it and press the Play button on your remote control To display all the songs from one of the albums listed select the album and confirm your selection All the music
28. To do this select the entries right click and then select Update values from file in the Shortcut menu Highest Rating Files given a four or five star rating are displayed here The rating is assigned either via the Shortcut menu or via the function area Organize and displayed using star icons Playback Counter The Pinnacle MediaManager contains a playback counter which displays and categorizes media files according to the following categories Frequently played The media files displayed are the ones played most frequently by the user Rarely played The media files displayed are the ones played least frequently by the user but have been played at least once Not yet played The media displayed are the ones which have not yet ever been played The playback counter can be reset via the Shortcut menu Automatic playlists are created and constantly updated for the categories Highest rating Frequently played Rarely played and Not yet played User Defined Playlists The files in the selected playlist are displayed 41 Pinnacle MediaCenter Details The right hand list displays details for individual files These details will vary depending on whether you have selected the Music Movies or Photos media type tab These sorting criteria are also called tags Depending on which media type you select you may see the following information file status track movie photo name date created etc As in Windows Explor
29. When you click the Edit button after selecting a channel a window appears where you can modify the settings for the selected channel Y Note that depending on the channel selected TV or radio analog or digital it is possible that only a few of the settings listed are configurable Channel In this field you can change the channel number 27 Pinnacle MediaCenter Frequency Here you can change the frequency Fine Tuning Use the fine tuning slider to optimize the reception quality of the channel if necessary Country Code Select the country where you are currently located Video Standard For analog reception select the TV standard for your area for example PAL BG Media Type Indicate here whether you receive the channel via antenna or cable URL link for streaming source Here you can enter a new link for the audio source for Internet radio stations Internet Radio audio stream video stream Indicate here whether the channel uses an audio or video data stream Deleting a channel To delete a channel from the channel list select the channel and click the Delete button Adding a channel After clicking the New button a window opens which displays the channel list where you can add a new channel Y Depending on your TV hardware the settings available in this menu option may vary Channel name Here you can enter the name of the new channel Name device In this field select the hardw
30. are commonly used for multimedia and data storage applications E Ethernet The most common type of local area network Each node computer or server in the network checks whether any other computer 1s transmitting data It then waits for the other computers to finish with their transmissions before it starts 1ts own transmission see also LAN 214 Glossary F Field A video image consists of horizontal lines divided into two fields All the odd numbered lines make up one field the even numbered lines make up the other field Filesharing Filesharing refers to any exchange of data between two or more computers over the Internet There are currently many filesharing programs available on the Internet many of which can be used for free Firmware Firmware is system software stored in ROM or Flash memory Firmware is not deleted when the system has been turned off Flash memory Re writable permanent memory that behaves like a hybrid of RAM and a hard drive Flash memory does not lose data even when its power supply has been turned off see also RAM G GIF Abbreviation for Graphics Interchange Format This graphics format was developed by CompuServe as a high compression format for transmitting images without losing any data The most important graphics element on the Internet The GIF format only has 256 colors because only 8 bits go into storing each dot GIFs are ideal formats for animations H HTML Abbreviation
31. bps ISDN transmits data much faster and more accurately than modems J JPEG Abbreviation for Joint Photographic Experts Group The data extension is JPG Graphics compression method developed by C Cube Microsystems This pixel image format offers 24 bit color depth and is especially suited for photos and photorealistic images with many different shades and hues Because it exploits some of the physiological characteristics of human sight and permits data losses that are invisible to the naked eye it attains extremely high compression rates JPG See JPEG L LAN Abbreviation for Local Area Network A local network located in a building or on company premises that is based on private transmission media and equipment Ethernet and Token Ring are common LAN technologies Letterbox The letterbox format is created when an image recorded in 16 9 format or wider is displayed on a normal television 4 3 This format typically displays the picture between black bars on the top and bottom of the screen This term was probably derived from the wide thin format that looks a lot like the slot of a letterbox M3U Format M3U file extension m3u is the standard data format in which Winamp and other playlists are saved Modem Abbreviation for MOdulator DEModulator A device that converts digital signals the computer s language to analog signals the telephone s language and vice versa Modems are used to connect to the Intern
32. channel list The page format if available The audio mode if available The current time and date This OSD disappears after a few seconds If you would like to display the OSD again manually without changing the channel press the button or the Info button depending on the remote control The same information including a volume level bar is displayed If you have not set the OSD to disappear automatically in the Settings menu the OSD disappears again when you press the Info again On Screen Display OSD Audio Settings When you are watching TV in full screen mode or in the preview window and you press the B button on your remote control an On Screen Display appears where you can change your audio settings On the left side of the OSD all the supported audio modes are displayed All the languages available for the current program are displayed on the right side of the window Use the arrow buttons to select a new audio mode and or a new language and activate it by pressing the OK Confirm button on your remote control Pressing the B button again will hide the On Screen Display and apply the changes you made 100 Pinnacle MediaCenter Electronic Program Guide EPG W This menu is only available if an EPG service is present When you select Guide in the TV menu or press the EPG button on your remote control the following window appears MediaCenter 07 22 i Channel 07 00 MORFE L nderzeit 07 10 hr
33. computer The RAM temporarily stores data and runs programs at the same time RGB Abbreviation for Red Green Blue RGB values can be used to define a particular hue The color is calculated based on the amount of red blue and green in each pixel Ripping Files or parts of files on an audio CD or movie DVD are read in and stored on the PC s hard drive where they can be played back or processed further ROM Abbreviation for Read Only Memory A memory chip that can be read from but not written to Router Routers also known as Intermediate Systems IS are linking elements that interconnect two or more subnetworks In addition to acting as a bridge routers can expand the boundaries of a network number of nodes physical extension Routers also control data traffic by not forwarding defective data packets S S VHS Improved version of VHS based on the S Video standard but with better image definition see also S Video VHS S Video S Video signals deliver brightness and color information separately through several cables This means that the video does not need to be modulated and demodulated and image quality is not impaired as a result see also Composite Video SCART Type designation for the EuroAV plug a 21 pin standardized connector for all video and audio lines Signals are not converted prior to transmission which makes for a high quality standard SD Abbreviation for Standard Definition When
34. displayed in the window that now appears If you want to change a recording select it and confirm your selection In the window that now appears edit or delete the scheduled recording Changing scheduled recordings If you want to edit the scheduled recording for example change the recording time or the date select Edit and confirm your selection The settings for this recording are now displayed and you can edit them Deleting scheduled recordings If you want to delete the scheduled recording select Delete and confirm your selection The recording settings are deleted and the recording will not take place 120 Pinnacle MediaCenter Recorded Radio When you select Recorded Radio in the Radio menu a window opens where all the currently existing recordings are displayed including information about the channel recording date and recording time Additional information for each selected recording 1s located in the information window on the lower edge of the screen You can now either play back a recording or delete it Select the recorded broadcast and confirm your selection Playing Back a Recording In the window that now appears you can play back the recording you want by selecting and confirming the Play button or by pressing the Play button on your remote control Deleting Recordings You can delete a previously selected recording by selecting and confirming the Delete button 121 Pinnacle MediaCenter Time
35. help you to organize your media files Assigning a Keyword An Example You can create the keyword My Wedding and assign all wedding related media files to it This will make it a snap at some later date to filter out all the files in My Wedding from the rest of the files in the Media Library Assigning Several Keywords An Example You can assign several keywords to one file For example some of the files to which the My Wedding keyword has already been assigned can be assigned one or more additional keywords such as At the rehearsal dinner At the church or At the reception Display Keywords This button lets you open the context menu and switch on the keywords display in the Media Library sort view 61 Pinnacle MediaCenter Introduction to the Organize Tab You will see the following window when you select the Organize tab in the Tools section i Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help j Import P Organize Playlists S Export Keywords Field Walue Keywordt Name Behind The Wall O Keyword 2 Artist Tracy Chapman Album Tracy Chapman Music Genre gt r Track Number of tracks Wear Unknown gt Restricted access MPAA G Rating Hone Comment Unknown gt a The Organize tab helps you to change or add tags for your media files so as to better organize your files Defining a New Keyword On the left hand side you can assign keywords to the media files in the MediaMa
36. information for each selected recording is located in the information window on the lower edge of the screen You can now either play back a recording or delete it Select the recorded program and confirm your selection Playing Back a Recording In the window that now appears you can play back the recording you want by selecting and confirming the Play button or by pressing the Play button on your remote control Deleting Recordings You can delete a previously selected recording by selecting the Delete button and confirming it 111 Pinnacle MediaCenter Timeshift The Pinnacle MediaCenter timeshift function lets you conveniently watch the current TV show in timeshift mode Irritating interruptions when watching TV are now a thing of the past With just the push of a button you can interrupt the current TV show and go back to watching it later at any time In the meantime the rest of the TV program is automatically recorded to a temporary area on your computer Note that the size of the temporary area determines the amount of the material that can be recorded for more information about the size of the temporary area refer to chapter Advanced Settings All you need to do to resume watching the program from the point you stopped is to press a button and the recording is played At the same time the current program continues to be recorded in the background so that you don t miss a minute of the show This lets you fast fo
37. list of times in half hour increments is displayed If you click a specific time this will be entered automatically in the Start Time field Stop Time In this field enter at what time the scheduled recording should stop To do this enter a four digit time directly using the number keys on your keyboard hours minutes Or you can click the button In the window that now appears a list of times in half hour increments is displayed If you click a specific time this will be entered automatically in the Stop Time field Duration Here you decide how long the scheduled recording should last To do this enter a time in minutes directly using the number keys on your keyboard Or you can click the 7 button In the window that now appears a number of time periods are displayed If you click a specific time period this will be entered automatically in the Duration field W Note that after entering the start time and the stop time the duration is automatically calculated After entering the start time and the duration of a recording the stop time is automatically calculated Frequency Here you can select the frequency your recording should be repeated for example once daily or weekly To do this click the 7 button and then click a frequency in the pop up window that now appears This will then be automatically entered in the Frequency field When you select Suspend you can suspend a regularly scheduled recor
38. mode When repeat mode is on all the movies you have selected in the category for example in the playlist are played back repeatedly You can activate or deactivate repeat mode at any time in the Movie menu Shuffle playback In this field you can activate or deactivate shuffle mode When shuffle mode is on all the movies you selected in the category for example in the playlist are played back in random order You can activate or deactivate shuffle mode at any time in the Movie menu 21 Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Audio Settings i Pinnacle hedi enter Seitings D i si l j xj E Perge oin Y Audio configuration Draping ae Select a Gewice bo configure audio Capua haii cece Piaitach PCT JI anslog gt Setup configure audio for PCTY S00 anaing CTY th Conoco PCT 300 5 icles CP aire abhi ligeartE ai Pucs gt Setup Configure audio for POT 0i S video Bavia gt Sahip configure audio for PTY 30 Composte Uposa Abai In this menu option you can configure the audio settings for the hardware peripherals connected to your system After clicking Audio all the available hardware devices will be displayed Now click a specific piece of hardware in the tree structure or the corresponding Setup button in the Audio configuration dialog In the window that now appears you can configure the audio settings for the selected device Pinnen erdia enter Settings te imj xj Coe att
39. organize Playlists Se Export Export to Folder Playlist Playlist Playliste 1 7 Burner biei rr Folder Browse Create MSU playlist 5 5 3B D Temp 2 Files 3 6 MB In this section you can export the items in a playlist to a new folder on your hard drive The export will create copies of the media files Playlist Select a playlist from the drop down menu Folder Use the Browse button to the right to select the folder you want the playlist to be exported to Create subfolders Activate this checkbox to have subfolders created based on the sort criteria of the original files e g artist album photo album If a particular file does not have all the tags this option will create a subfolder called Unknown W Note this option is not active when you export video playlists 68 Pinnacle MediaManager Create M3U playlist If this checkbox is activated you will both export the selected playlist to a folder and create an M3U compatible playlist Start When you are finished with your settings click the Start button The progress bar will display 100 once all the files have been exported You will also be told how many files were exported 69 Pinnacle MediaCenter Exporting to an M3U Playlist You will see the following window when you select the Playlist category under the Export tab in the Tools section Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help lt Import GY organize Play
40. press the OK Confirm button again Duration To change the duration select the Duration field with the arrow buttons and press the OK Confirm button With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the duration in minutes Or after confirming the Duration field you can enter a number with a maximum of three digits If you enter the number 999 your recording will have no time limit After you have set a new duration press the OK Confirm button again Frequency Enter the frequency that the recording should be repeated Use the arrow buttons to select the Frequency field and then confirm your selection Use the Up and Down buttons to select a frequency for example daily or weekly and then confirm your selection Format You can change the recording format here Use the arrow buttons to select the Format field and then confirm your selection Use the Up and Down buttons to select a recording format and then confirm your selection Note that when recording digital TV you cannot set the recording format Destination Enter the location where you would like to save your recording Use the arrow buttons to select the Destination field and then confirm your selection Use the Up and Down buttons to select a location and then confirm you selection After selecting and confirming the OK button the recording you want is scheduled WY Make sure that your computer is turned on at the time the recording is sc
41. remote control to activate shuffle mode Now all of the movies you have chosen in the current category for example in a playlist or a genre are played back in random order Press the A button again to deactivate the function and play the movies in a set sequence again Repeat The Repeat function is available in each menu Press the B button on your remote control to activate repeat mode Now all the movies in the selected category will be played repeatedly Press the B button on your remote control to deactivate repeat mode Now the movies will only be played once each 139 Pinnacle MediaCenter Information Window In every menu option in the Movie menu an information window for the movie currently being shown or a graphic is displayed so that you won t miss a single scene of the movie Y For more information about switching between the information window and full screen mode refer to the chapter Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Formats On Screen Displays Y You can configure detailed settings affecting the behavior of the On Screen Displays in the Settings menu When the movie is being shown in full screen mode the title of the movie is displayed at the beginning of the movie on the lower edge of the image This OSD disappears after a few seconds If you press the or Info button depending on the remote control while playing the movies in full screen mode an On Screen Display appears with the following information
42. start and stop time of the program currently showing and a short description of the content This gives you an optimal overview of the schedules for the channels in the list After you select and confirm a certain channel its schedule is displayed in full screen mode Channel list When you are watching television in full screen mode or in the preview window you can also use the Channel Channel buttons on your remote control to change the current channel according to the sequence in the channel list Or you can press the Confirm OK button on the remote control This displays the channel list in On Screen Display mode Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to select a channel and confirm 98 Pinnacle MediaCenter Direct channel input When you are watching live TV in full screen mode or in the preview window you can also select a channel directly with your remote control or with your keyboard To do this simply enter the number of the channel you want using the number keys on your remote control or the number keys on your keyboard The TV schedule of the channel you select 1s then displayed Switching between the last two channels Press the Switch Between Channels button on your remote control to switch back and forth between the last two channels for example to avoid irritating commercial breaks Y After changing channels the number of the current channel is displayed for a few seconds on the screen Video Inp
43. the Help menu or simply press the F1 key on your keyboard Online Manual If you have questions about the function and operation of your Pinnacle product you can consult the online manual in addition to the printed manual The online manual is installed automatically and can be read directly on screen To open the online manual you need the free program Adobe Acrobat Reader To start the online manual do the following Use your mouse to click and open the Windows Start menu Move your mouse over Programs to open the Program menu Move your mouse over Pinnacle MediaCenter to open the Pinnacle MediaCenter menu Now click Pinnacle MediaCenter Y Any new modifications or supplements that did not make it into the documentation are described in the ReadMe file on the CD ROM included in the box Pinnacle MediaCenter System Setup Installing the Hardware Hardware installation depends on the type of hardware included in the package for example whether it is an internal or external device You will find a detailed description in the corresponding hardware manual on the CD Installing the Software This section describes how to install the Pinnacle software on your PC During installation a program group along with its corresponding subgroups will be created This 1s where all the necessary software components will be copied Y Asa part of the installation you will be asked for the serial number This is located on
44. the clock service which enables users to rectify problems themselves You will be able to find answers to your questions seven days a week right around the clock You will find this technical support at http www pinnaclesys com Click Support and select your product from the product list Select your product again in the Interactive Support category You will then be able to choose from the following support options 1 Frequently Asked Questions This is the best way of obtaining answers to your questions Here you will find hundreds of technical problems and their solutions sorted by subject areas These are shown in the order of the 20 most frequently read questions In addition you can also sort the documents according to problem categories To do this use the pull down Category menu Please use the search function to obtain answers to special questions 2 Ask a Question and Get an Answer Simply enter your question or the symptoms of your problem and you will obtain a list of the most obvious solutions If you do not obtain a satisfactory solution please rephrase your question For example instead of I get error messages you could enter I get error messages when installing the software Instead of entering a specific question you can select one of the main functions listed for your product or a general subject area from the pull down Category list The ten most frequently asked questions and the appropriate solutions in th
45. the entire agreement between you and Pinnacle and supersedes any other communication with respect to the Software No modification of or amendment to this License will be effective unless in writing signed by both parties If any provision of this License is held invalid or unenforceable the remainder of this License will continue in full force and effect 211 Glossary 16 9 Format Also called widescreen Television format where the width to height ratio of the display area is 16 9 instead of 4 3 When broadcast for television part of the picture is broadcast in black black bars on top and bottom of the picture to make it compatible with the traditional 4 3 format The first line of the TV picture contains additional code that instructs any 16 9 television to enlarge the picture see also 4 3 format 4 3 format This is the traditional television format The width to height ratio of the display area is 4 3 see also 16 9 format A Aspect ratio The width to height ratio of one pixel Some video formats must have this ratio in order to display the picture properly If the aspect ratio is 1 the pixel will be square If the aspect ratio 1s not 1 the pixel will be rectangular When rectangular pixels are used without adjustment circles are displayed as ovals This distortion can be eliminated by factoring in the aspect ratio see also Pixel AVI Abbreviation for Audio Video Interleaved the standard format for digital vi
46. 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 91 Pinnacle MediaCenter 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 upper control bar or double clicking the upper 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 upper control bar or double clicking the upper 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 upper control bar when the Pinnacle MediaCenter is in full screen 4 the Pinnacle MediaCenter window will switch to the original normal size 1 92 Pinnacle MediaCenter Remote View optimized for operation with the remote control
47. the right side of the window all the months with photos in that year found in the database are displayed Now select a month and press the Play button on your remote control Now all the photos from the selected month are displayed in a slideshow To display all the photos in the database from a specific month individually select a specific month and confirm your selection You now have the following options Ifyou select All Days and press the Play button on your remote control all the photos from that month will be displayed in a slideshow Select All Days and confirm your selection for a list of all photos from that month If you select a photo and press the Play button on your remote control all the photos from the selected month are displayed begining with the photo selected If you only want to look at one photo select it and confirm your selection Displaying Photos from a Specific Day If you want to see all the photos in the databse from a specific day select a year and confirm your selection On the right side of the window all the months with photos in the database are displayed Now select a month and confirm your choice On the right side of the window all the days in that month with photos in the database are displayed Now select a day and press the Play button on your remote control Now all the photos from that day are displayed as a slideshow If you want to look at individual photos from a specific day se
48. the titles and albums in the Rhapsody Library are automatically imported into the Pinnacle MediaManager Media Library and are available as music under the genre Rhapsody This synchronization is also done when the Pinnacle MediaManager is closed You can modify the synchronization settings or deactivate the synchronization process via File Preferences Rhapsody Note that the synchronization of a large library can last several minutes In the Pinnacle MediaManager Rhapsody titles are marked with their own icon You can create playlists of Rhapsody titles as well as mixed playlists of Rhapsody music together with for example MP3 titles All the playlists created with the Rhapsody application are displayed and can be imported into the Pinnacle MediaManager via Import Rhapsody playlists Older playlists with the same name are not overwritten Y Due to licensing restrictions the playback of Rhapsody titles via the Pinnacle MediaManager on a PC is currently not possible 19 Pinnacle MediaCenter Rhapsody music and the ShowCenter Player Just like other music Rhapsody titles are displayed in the TV menu Music in the ShowCenter Player However Rhapsody titles are marked with their own icon Note that it can take several minutes until newly added music is displayed in the ShowCenter Player Radio stations in the Rhapsody Library are automatically made available via Music Internet Radio Rhapsody Radio Y You can play back Rhapsody music
49. this option the selected files will be used to create a new playlist On the left hand side of the Media Library you will see an input field with a default name where you can enter your own name for the new playlist For more information consult the Creating and Editing Playlists section Play Selection Select one or more files from the Media Library and choose this option The selection will now be played back displayed in the Media Player Preferences Choosing this menu item will bring up a dialog box where you can make all your settings for the Pinnacle MediaManager Audio CD Import Format quality and bitrate Speed General Language Data conversion settings Skin settings Specify the access code PIN for restricted file access Define folders for audio video and image files and for temporary files Playback Playback settings device and memory buffer 13 Pinnacle MediaCenter Key Commands Choosing this menu item will bring up a dialog box where you can create edit and delete customized key commands and macros Quit Choose this option to exit the Pinnacle MediaManager 14 Pinnacle MediaManager The Edit Menu aut rF Gopy GHG Paste Ctrl Delete Backspace Select All Grr a Select None Gbrl Shitt s Select Invert Browse Ctrl E The Edit Menu Contains the Following Options Cut Select the text you want to move and click Cut in the menu Then click the location w
50. titles on the album are now displayed to the right To play a single song select it and confirm your selection Ifyou select a song and press the Play button on your remote control the entire album is played beginning with the song you selected 129 Pinnacle MediaCenter Artist When you select Artist in the music menu the following window appears MediaGenter MUSIC ARTIST 01 08 Wednesday 23 March B Ludwig van Beethov Ge Marc Seales compo W Ralph s World Me Richard Thompson S A Shuffle Bi RFepeaj On the right side of the window you see all of the artists in the Pinnacle MediaManager listed in alphabetical order Playing Back All Songs To play all the songs in the database select All Artists and press the Play button on your remote control Playing Back the Albums Songs by All Artists If you select All Artists and confirm you selection a list of all the music albums in the database appears You now have the following options Ifyou select All Albums and press Play every available music album is played Ifyou select All Albums and confirm all the songs in the database are displayed Now you can play all the songs by selecting and confirming a single song or by selecting and pressing the Play button If you select a single album and press Play the entire album will be played Ifyou select a single album and confirm all the songs on this album will be displayed Now you can
51. you activate this option important information for example at the beginning or end of a scheduled recording or while accessing EPG information is displayed above the Pinnacle MediaCenter icon in the task bar General Automatically delete missed tasks on startup When you activate this option scheduled recordings which did not occur are automatically deleted from the recording list the next time the program is started 33 Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Settings About the Pinnacle MediaCenter inma Herdis enter Settings l0j xj Darti A Revae contol ri Settings Dips 5 z a Fipa important installation data Capu haii ii Fiats Bikbo EAA PCT ROG analog Build mumbar 837 PCT Sith Componse PCT Bs Sede Werion miria 3 30 Sar Chirrad Sean Tanal numbar kisma Hei Sia PET ih sag PCT Si dpa E chtar Fiii inpmiE sacii Putt Carinae Upda This is where certain information about the Pinnacle MediaCenter is displayed This information may be important for example if you have any questions for the 34 Pinnacle Systems support team System Setup Advanced Update Settings i Pinnacle edia enter Seitings i l l j xj t Updates S Dispis iy Check for updates or upgrades for Pinnacte MediaC enter PETYIN analog Chack for Web updates rs CTY th Gomer PCTV 300 S Video kiena Hedy a ish PETTY MIN saog PCT Sk dipa Eckear Fiii inpriE ai Puc Canina About After clicking the Check
52. your PC Audio CD From the audio CDs that you wish to archive in the MediaManager Database Digital camera Photos taken with your digital camera Watch folder From a watch folder on your PC Rhapsody playlists Download Rhapsody playlists onto your PC Due to licensing restrictions this function is not available in every version of the Pinnacle MediaManager In the tab for a particular media type in the Media Library you can see the imported files in the Last imported category and in other categories Right click the list and select the Display in Explorer option from the pop up menu in order to open the folder on your PC hard drive where the files are stored The following sections explain the features for the individual categories in more detail 48 Pinnacle MediaManager Import Folder You will see the following window if you select the Folder category in the Import tab in the Tools section 3 Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Inport R Organize Playlists S Export Import fram Folder Files Folder D ShowCenter Samples Drives Audio CD le Scan subfolders Digital camera Watch folder Rhapsody playlists 42 Files O ShowCenter Samples Errors Folder Click the Browse button to select which folder on your computer you want to import media files from Once you have found the folder click the Open button The folder and the number of files selected will be displayed above t
53. 0 06 Fal Photos Playlist 1 Photos Playlist 2 This section is where you create personal playlists in which you list your favorite music movies and photos organized according to your own criteria W Since each playlist can only contain one type of media you will be creating playlists for music movies or photos You cannot mix these different types of media in one playlist Playlist Catalog All the playlists are displayed in the left column Individual Playlist Contents The right column displays the contents of the individual playlists Selecting a playlist in the left column will bring up detailed information in the right column about the media files in the playlist 64 Pinnacle MediaManager Creating and Editing Playlists File Edit Tools Help Import Gv Organize Playlists S Export Playlist ee Hame Begin Duration J Music Playlisti jk Banana Seat Bike 00 00 00 00 02 A J Music Playlist 2 lS Bach Concerto In AMOO 02 28 00 04 Gl Movies Playlist 1 Lip Sloss And Black 00 06 32 00 05 i Movies Playlist 2 Televised 00 11 39 00 06 Fal Photos Playlist 1 Photos Playlist 2 Creating a New Playlist Click the button to create a new playlist An input field which 1s by default called Playlist will appear in the left hand side of the list Double click the field to access it and enter your own name for the new playlist Now it s time to put together the media files you want in this pl
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55. EA 62 Ume PRV S E E ENT 64 Introduction to the Playlists Tab cc ccccccccccccssseeeeccceecaeeeeeeeceeeeaaeeeees 64 Creatine ana Editione Play MSS orru E 65 Exporting Medid FHES ameen nT EON 67 lntod uctionto tne Export Ia bsnssie san ia O A 67 Expor Oa Toldi aa AROG 68 Pxpomin toan MoU PIY St ace ssansrcesenoncashccnaeruaadasnseotreacsannaabesaadeeeeminnenceas 70 BE RONEN hs ON aeia E 71 Toe Meni S renen rra E E 73 dtd nye aU ahh Kos EEE ee Renee eR ee ee ene ee 73 OCE a DEE a eset cee O E E E E ha ane mo tecueenssecese 75 iv Table Of Contents The TOONS Monisoni E daa ETN 71 Real Rhapsody MUSIC SCVICE ina E 78 Real Rhapsody Music Service Overview cccccccssssssseseeeeccceeeeeeeaaeeneeees 78 FUGRO I e E N E EEA O 8l SUP POLS C PE FOTA Sesa E TEE 8l COnN a NS ea E A O ES 82 Pinnacle Medid CI el roscida een E A aRt 85 Pinnacle MediaCenter FUNC UOMS a s4200nsenasdseaeeeadeswnsaunesedsencassancemecneaeieansenesees 85 Pinnacle Medra C enter User VICW Sirri irana n e N T 87 Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Format cccccccsesssseeeccccceeeeeeasseeeeeceeeeees 89 Remote View optimized for operation with the remote control 93 CI Me Wi spent eesere tarda atacles theron eis ihewe eee elamees ea anasndneienraeeei a yeeeeeeeuatcaeaneessels 93 Te NA i EEA a cect Seas E E E EEEE E E EE E ATT 97 Radio Me Misena aa a 114 Miis eM EDU senenn O EE EI OE 124 Mor eo T uu gone NEEE ET 138 PROCON Mia E osc
56. Enter the day when the program should be recorded Use the arrow buttons to select the Day field and then confirm your selection Use the Up and Down buttons to select a day and then confirm your selection Recording time Start time Stop time Duration Enter two of the required time values and the third will be calculated automatically Start time Use the arrow buttons to select the Start time field and then confirm your selection With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the hour of the start time 108 Pinnacle MediaCenter Now press the OK Confirm button again to activate the minute display You can now enter the minute of the start time with the Up and Down buttons on your remote control Or after confirming the Start time field you can enter a number with four digits for the hour and minute display of the Start time After you have set a new start time press the OK Confirm button again Stop time Use the arrow buttons to select the Stop time field and then confirm your selection With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the hour of the stop time Now press the OK Confirm button again to activate the minute display You can enter the minute of the stop time with the Up and Down buttons on your remote control Or after confirming the Stop time field you can enter a number with four digits for the hour and minute display of the stop time After you have set a stop time
57. I S uUMe 6 Repeat On the right side of the window you can browse your hard disk for music files and play them The current path 1s always displayed in the Pinnacle MediaCenter window The first time you browse for music files on your hard drive the My Music folder will open by default Select and confirm the Go Up button to go the next higher directory on your hard disk If you select a specific directory and confirm your selection the contents of this directory are listed If you select a specific directory and press the Play button all the songs in this directory and its subdirectories is played When you select a single song and confirm your selection that song is played When you select a single song and press the Play button all the songs in this directory without subdirectories are played beginning with the song you selected 136 Pinnacle MediaCenter CD DVD When you select CD DVD from the Music menu the following window appears PINNACLE MediaCenter 07 46 Thursday 17 March Dimi4x PenC C DATA D Play Audio CD E a m lt 4 A Snune i B Repeat Y If you have already selected the Autoplay function CDs and DVDs will automatically be played when inserted if the Pinnacle MediaCenter is on Use this menu option to play music from a CD or DVD If there is no CD or DVD in the corresponding drive Pinnacle MediaCenter will prompt you to insert a CD or DVD If th
58. K Confirm button again Duration To change the duration select the Duration field with the arrow buttons and press the OK Confirm button With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the duration in minutes Or after confirming the Duration field you can enter a number with a maximum of three digits If you enter the number 999 your recording will have no time limit After you have set a new duration press the OK Confirm button again Frequency Enter the frequency at which the recording should be repeated Use the arrow buttons to select the Frequency field and then confirm your selection Use the Up and Down buttons to select a frequency for example daily or weekly and then confirm you selection Format You can change the recording format here Use the arrow buttons to select the Format field and then confirm your selection Use the Up and Down buttons to select a recording format and then confirm your selection After selecting and confirming the OK button the recording you want is scheduled W Make sure that your computer is turned on at the time the recording is scheduled to start and that your Pinnacle hardware is not being used by any other software 119 Pinnacle MediaCenter Scheduled Recordings If you want to change or delete previously scheduled recordings select the Scheduled Recordings menu option and confirm your selection All of your previously scheduled recordings are
59. Overview If you select Settings in the Pinnacle MediaCenter main screen the following window appears Media Center SE TTI N GS l 01 15 Wednesday 7 March e s General TV Radio Movie Capture Music Photos You have the option of configuring the most important settings for the following menu options General TV Radio Movie Capture Music Photos The individual Settings menu areas are explained in detail in the following sections W You can make more extensive changes in the Advances Settings Dialog Refer to the chapter Advanced Settings 162 Pinnacle MediaCenter Using the Settings Menu To edit a specific field in the Settings menu proceed as follows Use the arrow buttons on your remote control or the cursor keys on your keyboard to select the corresponding field To activate the field press the OK Confirm button on your remote control or the Enter key on your keyboard Press the Up Down buttons or the arrow keys to move between the existing entries for example Yes No or On Off or enter a number with the keypad After you have made a selection or entered a number deactivate the field by pressing the OK Confirm button on your remote control or the Enter key on your keyboard Use the arrow buttons or the cursor keys to select another field and change the corresponding settings After you have configured all the settings select the OK button and confirm
60. Pinnacle MediaCenter Pinnacle MediaCenter User s Guide GB US October 2005 Pinnacle Systems GmbH 2005 All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transferred to other media without explicit written permission from Pinnacle Systems GmbH Braunschweig Germany All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders This manual is printed on chlorine free bleached paper using solvent free ink Pinnacle Systems GmbH has written this manual to the best of its knowledge but does not guarantee that the programs systems will fulfill the users intended applications No warranty is made as to the specifications of features Pinnacle Systems GmbH retains the right to make alterations to the content of the manual without obligation to inform third parties All quotes sales supply and manufacturing contracts from Pinnacle Systems GmbH including consulting installation and other contractual services are subject exclusively to the General Sales and Delivery Terms of Pinnacle Systems GmbH Table Of Contents DN GOI Olas ses oc crac ce eerste ees ctecee saree cigs E AA E oaaeane assess ae l WECO a E A EA l Pinnacle Media anager anonss N E EN 2 Pinnacle MediaCenter orice n T E 2 Pinnacle Wal r ctaee aust hous caetiaiecteeancau atau uancaevesagueeneteasviganeninedic 2 PCTY Mediate enter Remote C Ont Oli ccccecsius setseavadesetcaeteauseetsataspedkaonentenees 2 THE Co
61. Preferences item in the File menu imported audio files will be saved by default to the My Documents My Music folder on your PC s hard drive L Ejecting the CD Click this button to eject the CD from the drive 7 Closing the CD Drive You can close the CD drive by clicking this button 54 Pinnacle MediaManager Import Digital Camera Y At present only cameras with WIA drivers are supported Since Windows 2000 does not support WIA this feature is only available in Windows XP You will see the following window when you select the Digital camera category under the Import tab in the Tools section 6 Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help gt Import G2 organize Playlists 3 Export Import fram Folder Files Camera Refresh Drives Audio CD Album Digital camera aoe Watch folder Ww Delete photos on camera Rhapsody playlists Camera To import photos to the MediaManager Database directly from a digital camera select the camera from the Camera drop down list If you connected a new camera to your PC while the MediaManager was active just click the Refresh button It will then appear in the drop down list Album Enter a name for your album Delete photos on camera Activate this checkbox to have the photo files removed from your camera s memory after being imported 99 Pinnacle MediaCenter Start When you are finished with your settings click the Start but
62. Press the A button on your remote control to activate shuffle mode Now all of the songs you have chosen in the current category for example in a playlist or a genre are played back in a random sequence Press the A button again to deactivate shuffle mode Now the songs are played in a set sequence Repeat The Repeat function is available in each menu Press the B button on your remote control to activate repeat mode Now all the songs in a specific category will be repeated Press the B button on your remote control to deactivate repeat mode Now the songs will only be played once each Information Window In every menu option in the Music menu you see an information window containing the album cover artwork or the visualization of the title currently playing or of the first song of the category just chosen The name of the artist and the title of the album are displayed beneath the information window so that you always have access to all the important information about the title currently playing Y For more information about switching between the information window and full screen mode refer to the chapter Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Formats 125 Pinnacle MediaCenter On Screen Display WY You can perform detailed settings affecting the behavior of the On Screen Display in the Settings menu If the album cover or the music visualization is displayed in full screen mode during playback the title of the current song
63. Real Rhapsody application needs to be active in order for the playlists to be displayed 6 Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help ae Import R Organize Playlists gt Export Import fram Hame Folder Files O Anastacia Sampler Bruce Springsteen Drives Duran Duran Sreatest Hits Audio CD Digital camera Watch folder Eminem Sampler Favorite Training Songs Kool amp the Gang Sampler Rhapsody playlists Laura Branigan Greatest Hits ooo00o The Essential Jerry Reed In the left column of the list you see a checkbox for every playlist Click on the checkbox for any number of playlists you would like to have imported Start When you are finished setting preferences click on the Start button You can now view the imported titles for example in the category Last imported under the tab Music in the Media Library 59 Pinnacle MediaCenter Organizing Media Files Organizing File Tags Various organizing tags can be used to manage the three media types music movies photos in the Pinnacle MediaManager These organizational criteria serve to rank all files of a specific media type Organizing tags are exclusive tags That means that if a music file has been assigned to the Pop genre it can t also be assigned to the Classical genre Music files The original D3 tags of the imported files are normally used to categorize these files according to name artist album genre etc If a mus
64. Record button In the window that now appears you can stop the recording or change the duration end time of the recording To end the currently running recording select the Stop button To change the duration select the Duration field with the arrow buttons and press the OK Confirm button With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the duration in minutes If you enter the number 999 your recording will have no time limit Or after confirming the Duration field you can enter a number with a maximum of three digits After you have set a new recording time press the OK Confirm button again To change the stop time select the Stop time field with the arrow buttons and press the OK Confirm button With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the duration in hours Now press the OK Confirm button again to activate the minute display You can enter the minutes in five minute increments with the Up and Down buttons on your remote control Or after confirming the Stop time field you can enter a number with four digits which stand for the hour and minute display of the stop time After you have set a new stop time press the OK Confirm button again After selecting and confirming the OK button your changes to the recording settings will take effect Guide H This menu is only available if an EPG service is available After selecting and confirming this menu option the EPG windo
65. The changes to the settings will now take effect If you do not want to apply the changes select Cancel and confirm Saving the Settings If you have made changes the following window will appear when you exit the Settings menu If you want the changes to take effect select Yes and confirm The new settings are now active If you do not want to keep the changes select No and confirm This cancels the changes Information Window While you are in the Settings menu of the Pinnacle MediaCenter the current TV program is displayed in the information window so you won t miss a second of your favorite show 163 Pinnacle MediaCenter General Settings When you select General from the Settings menu the following window appears MediaCenter SETTINGS GENERAL 10 14 Thursday 17 March F Language si ew Theme skin default Switch profile home CD DVD autostart Enabled Online content Enabled More info auto hide Yes Cancel Use this window to configure various general settings Parental Control Here you can release all movies by deactivating restricted access to media set in the Pinnacle MediaManager Select the access code field and use the number buttons on your remote control or the number keys on your keyboard to enter your four digit PIN number Restricted access is now released Language In this area you can change the language settings for the Pinnacle MediaCenter Theme skin You can
66. The time is changed by hour increments and the shows which are to be broadcast at the newly chosen time are now included on the EPG list To view the TV schedule of a different day click the button If you click on a specific day in the calender window which opens the program that will be broadcast at the indicated time on the day you have chosen appears in the EPG list 1f this information is available Sorting the EPG program list by channel After you select the Channel button and confirm it the current channel 1s displayed on the upper edge of the screen and the schedule of the current channel appears in the program list beginning at the current time You can now select another channel and display the schedule for this channel To do this click the Channel field All the available channels are displayed in a pop up window Clicking a channel enters it in the Channel field and the TV schedule for that channel is displayed in the program list Ifyou have created channel lists in the Advanced Settings a pop up window displays all the available channel lists If you click a specific channel list all the channels assigned to this group appear on the right side of the window Clicking a channel enters it in the Channel field and the TV schedule for that channel is displayed in the program list Or you can also select a channel by clicking the Previous Next Channel buttons next to the Channel field and switching fr
67. VD S Video 2 DVD Cancel On the right side of the window you can configure various settings for capture input TV Tuner 1 In this field you can select a TV tuner as the standard feed Composite 1 Here you can select a composite video feed as the standard feed S Video 1 Here you can select an S video feed as the standard feed TV Tuner 2 If you have a second TV tuner you can select it as the standard feed Composite 2 If you have a second composite video feed you can select it as the standard feed S Video 2 If you have a second S video feed you can select it as the standard feed 174 Pinnacle MediaCenter PC View optimized for operation with a mouse Overview The Pinnacle MediaCenter PC view is optimized for use with a mouse While you are sitting at your desk doing other things on your PC you can access your personal media directly with the mouse To help you with this you can seemlessly adjust the Pinnacle MediaCenter window in the PC view to any size you want and move it anywhere you find most convenient The control bars can be configured in such a way that they are only displayed if necessary so only the minimum amount of screen space for media playback is used Control Bars To operate the Pinnacle MediaCenter in the PC view you have two control bars one at the top and one at the bottom of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window For more information refer to the chapter General Operating Controls
68. With this function you can import a database created with version 1 5 or older of the ShowCenter application Find missing modified media To do a manual search for missing or modified media in the database select this option The search runs in the background and can take several minutes The missing and modified media are then marked in the left column with their own icons Save database With of this function you can save an existing database Select the option and then indicate the desired target directory and file name This procedure saves an XML file You can also generate more than one XML file for example at different intervals Restore database This function is used to restore a saved database The Pinnacle MediaManger automatically chooses the correct target directory in order to make the previously saved XML files available again The selected file is then loaded into the database so that the media files in the Media Library are visible again 17 Pinnacle MediaCenter Real Rhapsody Music Service Real Rhapsody Music Service Overview The Rhapsody Service is currently not available in all areas Check www thapsody com for current information as to whether Rhapsody is available in you country The Rhapsody Music Service from RealNetworks gives you unlimited access to one of the largest legal music databases in the internet Choose from over 700 000 titles for your playlists and put your own radio stations toge
69. a j Lact imeorted Han Media Ering Pedis Peggy s Pie Parlor Minty Children T Traces Chepman Folk aii Gefineive Colao Koch is Definitive Collection Fock 10 16 GCefindive Callcha r R k Wis Definitive Collection Fock z1s Traey Chinmai Fut zii modh ed Media Top rated Mast played leet played Hot played Fe Tay ag Tag Sal a Sa Evershody a Evarhines Sankara Evil Ways Bantens Fari ur Tray Ch ae rr ih f fkiuie Playlirt i music Playlist 2 wi aa For My Lover Por Feu Hold Gn Cf Rot Hoe Tracy SP apr Trey CR Rp riiaT Sankens Tracy CF mprriean Trace Chagrin Tracy Ch nmi Folk Faih DeFinetive Collection Rack Trass chomin Falk W1 iiii 14 16 iwi a On the far right hand side of the Media Library is the search field x To quickly find a particular media file in the database just enter any search term in the search field You can use the button to determine whether only certain ranges in the database should be searched e g according to Name Artist or Album or whether the entire database should be searched Any files that have names containing the search term will be displayed in the list To enter a new search term simply click in the search field and overwrite the old search term or clear the field by clicking the button 44 Pinnacle MediaManager Deleting Files in the Media Library fn Music kaz Last imported T
70. a resolution consists of up to 720 x 480 NTSC or 720 x 576 PAL we are talking about Standard Definition see also HD SECAM Abbreviation for Sequential Couleur M moire A color television standard developed in France and Eastern Europe based on the PAL system SECAM uses 625 lines and 50 fields per second see also NTSC PAL Field Server A computer or a program that offers storage data transfer and other services in a network or on the Internet Servers often provide services for requestors clients located on other computers Set top box A set top box is an additional device that receives digital television stations and data It can be hooked up to any standard television set 218 Glossary Streaming The act of transferring compressed video and audio files over the Internet Streaming does not download all the data at once but downloads it in stages using a store and forward method The data does not arrive as a continuous file but 1s cached in the buffer which can create delays at the start of transmission The data can be transmitted live or it can be downloaded later The computer receiving the data stream must have a program player installed on it that decompresses the data Players are usually installed in browsers such as Internet Explorer The speed and quality of the data depend heavily on how much bandwidth is available In order to ensure smooth playback the Internet connection should offer at le
71. aCenter Returning to live position If you want to return to the live position in the current program press the Live TV button remote control type A or TV remote control type B on your remote control The timeshift recording continues to be recorded and you can be play it back at any time Ending the Timeshift Recording To end the timeshift recording press the Stop button on your remote control On Screen Display Y You can configure detailed settings affecting the behavior of the On Screen Display in the Settings menu If you start a timeshift recording an On Screen Display appears with the following information Start time of the timeshift recording Maximum timeshift position where the timeshift recording will pause or start from the beginning The current time status of live TV the end of the corresponding status bar marks the current position of live TV The current playback position This On Screen Display disappears when you press the Play button on your remote control If you would like to display the OSD again manually without changing the channel press the button or the Info button depending on the remote control The same information including a volume level bar 1s then displayed If you have not set the OSD to disappear automatically in the Settings menu the OSD disappears when you press the Info button again 113 Pinnacle MediaCenter Radio Menu Radio Menu Overview If you selec
72. al m heen pvtiet ie PCTY 300 analog Audio Configuratian Display Cor gure awdio devices for PC TY 3001 analog Capua Dhata cece 4 Piatak aetings BET AiE PTW Hk Cormeoie PeTy 300i a PCT 300 5 eter Chara tli Audio input lrgeatE goii PRLS Sewer Upisa Shout 22 System Setup Audio Source This is where you select the sound card that you want to use When you select your TV hardware at this point PCI audio streaming occurs so that the sound card 1s not used for recording and you therefore do not need to select an audio input Audio Input At this point you can select which sound card input should be used for audio playback This option is not available if you have selected your TV hardware as an audio source 23 Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Channel Settings Advanced Channel Settings Overview 6 pinnase Sela anter Settings l j xj ante uri Channels Depis PI seert an operation an channels o Soar Hai Pon chained need bin ac haaye dd new damek masie delete or congue channels sa Edin 3 Pareoater marge ae lta channak In this menu option you can Configure a channel scan Edit existing channel lists or individual channels and export channel lists Create and edit lists of your favorite channels To do this click of the respective entry in the tree structure or the corresponding button in the Settings dialog 24 System Setup Advanced Channel Settings Sc
73. an To perform a complete channel scan and thereby create a new channel list go to the tree structure on the right and click Channels under Scan Now you see a list of the available hardware devices for which you can configure specific settings and scans inne Heis enter Seitings J 2 5 xj EAE E CEIR Raros uri ER EN o cran for TY and radio channe k Capu hai 3 Plinth atan Battingi A Available devices Perv ET PCT 20 5 tes BA PCT 301 an alos Chiral HPT 30k gia kiena Flaca Sis PETTY MIN saog PET Sie dpa E d r Fiii krenit aoi PHIS DORSE Upas Di Andiiwe Stai Automatically assign station logos Select which devices should have a channel scan performed for them In addition you can configure additional settings for a channel scan in this window Additive Scan When you select this option and then perform a scan a new channel list is not generated Instead any new channels found are added to the existing list Automatically assign station logos When you activate this option a channel is automatically assigned the corresponding station logo if available Start channel scan If you are finished configuring the settings click Start and the channel scan will begin During the scan the current status of the channel scan is displayed in a separate window Click Cancel to cancel the channel scan at any time After the channel scan you are automatically sent to the Advanced Channel Settings
74. and its subdirectories are played Ifyou select a single movie and confirm you selection the movie will be played When you select a single movie and press the Play button all the movies in this directory without subdirectories are played beginning with the movie you selected Press the C button on your remote control to activate the Autoplay function This automatically plays CDs and DVDs when they are inserted if the Pinnacle MediaCenter is on at the same time Press the C button again to deactivate this function 147 Pinnacle MediaCenter Photo Menu Photo Menu Overview If you select the Photos menu in the Pinnacle MediaCenter main screen the following window is displayed MediaCenter PHOTOS D12 Wednesday 23 March New Photos Slide Shows Photo Albums By Date Name Browse CD DVD The individual menu options give you access to the following functions New Photos Use this menu to display all your newly imported photos as single images or together in a slideshow Slide Shows Select this menu option to display a slideshow or to display individual photos in a slideshow This means you do not have to show your friends and family an entire photo album for example of a specific vacation You can present the highlights in a special slideshow Photo Albums Select this menu option to display photo albums as slideshows in the Pinnacle MediaManager or to display individual photos in the album
75. annel Settings Advanced Data Services Settings 17 Advanced Display Settings 13 Advanced General Settings 10 Advanced General Settings VEIN OW aei 24 Advanced Import Export Settings 32 Advanced Playback Settings 19 Advanced PMCS Settings 33 Advanced Remote Control 15101 0 9d ee ee 12 Advanced Services Settings 36 Advanced Settings About the Pinnacle MediaCenter 34 Advanced Update Settings 35 OVD eR 132 Al MOVIES irirna 145 ANUS E EE 130 B bottom control bar 178 browsing your hard disk 136 BUE aenean iarantaedeeeaiausetes 71 C Capture SettiINgS sesriiens iun 174 O a E 40 CDD Darana 137 channel TS ossrirsinadsrh ar 115 closed bottom control bar 180 context MCU ocadansanccnes susduetuedewcs 179 Customized File Tags 0 61 D GALS E E 156 Deleting FACS asne nnno 45 Di tal photosSee 37 E Edit Men Usearnianin aa T5 Electronic Program Guide EPO e EE 101 end user license agreement 209 ESPON 67 68 70 71 EX POE DAD ccc cessecneecaisestacctaddasatecas 67 F File Formats 2 0 0 0 e cease 1 82 File MCU es sesssececctevtcsutuccineonieteeete 73 PNG EAT a NG 60 functions in the Pinnacle MediaCenter aasciscdecesesssidiedesieess 85 G general Settings ccccccceeeeeeeees 164 AS A E T 128 CE EA E 52 H hardware used by Pinnacle l I Import Audio
76. are which should receive the new channel Channel In this field enter the desired channel number Frequency Here you can enter the frequency of the new channel 28 System Setup Fine Tuning Use the fine tuning slider to optimize the reception quality of the channel if necessary Country Code Select the country where you are currently located Video Standard For analog reception select the TV standard for your area for example PAL BG URL Link for streaming source Here you can enter the link for the audio source of the new channel Internet Radio audio stream video stream Indicate here whether the channel uses an audio or video data stream Deleting a channel list To delete a channel list select the channel list and click the Delete button Exporting a channel list To export a channel list from the Pinnacle MediaCenter select a list and then click the Export button In the Save as dialog that now appears select the directory where the channel list should be saved and then click Save 29 Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Channel Settings Favorites After you have performed a channel scan you can create and edit lists with your favorite channels in the Favorites menu option inne Heis enter Seitings i El x facts crmied Favorites Dipi Manage yor favorites and add or remove channets Capu Daa E Flai Awarble Channa k Faimek ei Adi chans New Rename Delete ae an enang All
77. ast 300 Kbps in bandwidth There are various file formats for audio and video streaming The most popular formats are MP3 RealAudio and WMA SVCD Expanded Video CD standard This image format offers a higher line resolution and uses MPEG 2 instead of MPEG 1 to compress the video data see also VCD T TIF Abbreviation for Tagged Image File Format Standard format for professional printed images developed by Aldus V VCD Abbreviation for Video CD A standard for writing MPEG 1 formatted videos to CDs A Video CD can hold up to an hour of digital video and stereo quality sound The data rate of the MPEG 1 stream is constant around 170 kB per second 224 kpbs sound 138 kB video PAL This standard offers image and sound quality that is comparable to that of a HiFi VCR see also SVCD VHS Abbreviation for Video Home System 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 see also AVI W Web Server A computer on which HTML pages and network software are stored Web servers
78. atabase individually click All Years and confirm your selection This displays all the photos in alphabetical order If you select a photo and press the Play button on your remote control all the photos are displayed in a slideshow beginning with the photo selected If you only want to look at one photo select it and confirm your selection Displaying Photos from a Specific Year If you want to see all the photos in the database taken in a specific year select the year and press the Play button on your remote control Now all the photos in the database from that year are displayed as a slideshow To display all the photos in the database from a specific year individually click the specific year and confirm your selection You now have the following option in the list that appears Ifyou select All Months and press the Play button on your remote control all the photos from that year will be displayed in a slideshow 156 Pinnacle MediaCenter Select All Months and confirm your selection for a list of all the photos from that year If you select a photo and press the Play button on your remote control all the photos from the selected year are displayed beginning with the photo selected If you only want to look at one photo select it and confirm your selection Displaying Photos from a Specific Month If you want to see all of the photos in the database taken in a specific month select a year and confirm your selection On
79. aying movies Shuffle In this field you can set shuffle mode to default or not When shuffle mode is on all the movies in the category you selected for example in the playlist or genre are played back in random order You can activate or deactivate shuffle mode at any time in the Movie menu Repeat In this field you can set repeat mode to default or not When repeat mode is on all the movies in the category you selected for example in the playlist or genre are played back repeatedly You can activate or deactivate repeat mode at any time in the Movie menu Start in full screen You can set whether the movies will start immediately in full screen mode or first in a preview window Audio language You can set the language for your DVD audio playback Subtitle language In this field you can select the language for your DVD subtitles 170 Pinnacle MediaCenter Menu language You can set the language for your DVD menu Aspect ratio In this area you can choose between various window formats Display titles Enter whether you want an On Screen Display of the title of the current movie while the movie is running or not 171 Pinnacle MediaCenter Photo Settings When you select Photos from the Settings menu the following window appears SETTINGS PHOTO 10 17 Thursday 17 March a z shuffle Repeat Start in full screen Display captions Transition type Slide duration Music playlist Ok Cancel
80. aylist Select one or more files from the Media Library in the database and drag them up to the right hand section If you do not want to drag with the mouse you can use the button instead Organizing Items in a Playlist Select the file you want to move within the playlist and drag it to its new position Or if you prefer you can use the two and buttons instead Deleting Playlists or Items If you want to delete a playlist or remove a file from the playlist just select it and then click the button 65 Pinnacle MediaCenter Slideshows There are two extra things to do when creating photo playlists slideshows 1 Click the last column for a given entry in order to specify the display time for a photo If you select manual the slideshow will not automatically continue after that particular photo To change the display time for all photos at once first right click and choose Select all from the menu Then left click on the display time for any entry in order to set the time for all photos 2 If you want to play background music during a slideshow then select an appropriate music playlist from the drop down list This list will be played to your photos on the output device D Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Emot organize Playlists G Export Playlist 3 Hame Begin Duration J Music Playlist 1 1 Florida 1 00 00 00 00 00 A J Music Playlist 2 2 Florida 2 00 00 03 00 00 Movies P
81. base listed in alphabetical order Playing Back All the Songs To play all the songs in the database select All Songs and confirm your selection or press Play on your remote control If you select a song and press the Play button on your remote control all the songs in the database are played beginning with the song you selected Playing Back Individual Songs To play a single song select it and confirm your selection 133 Pinnacle MediaCenter Playlists When you select Playlists in the Music menu the following window appears MediaCenter MUSIC PLAYLIST 01 09 Wednesday 23 March Be Music Playlist 3 23 2005 12 55 1 s A Shuttle D Repeat On the right side of the window you can choose from the following categories My Playlists This category lists all the music playlists created in the Pinnacle MediaManager Top rated Here are all the songs that you have given top ratings in the Pinnacle MediaManager Most played This category lists all the songs that have been played often in the past this list is generated automatically Least played This category contains all the songs that are rarely displayed this list is generated automatically Not yet played This contains a list of all the songs that have not yet been played this list is generated automatically Displaying the Entire Category If you want to play all the songs in an entire category select the category My Playlists Top ra
82. between the information window and full screen refer to the chapter Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Formats On Screen Display WY You can configure detailed settings affecting the behavior of the On Screen Display in the Settings menu When the photo display is set to full screen mode the title of the current photo appears on the lower edge of the image when a new photo is displayed This OSD disappears after a few seconds If you press the or Info button depending on the remote control while displaying photos in full screen mode an On Screen Display appears with the following information Volume display Title of the previous as well as of the next photo 150 Pinnacle MediaCenter Current time and date Index of the position of the current photo in its category Name of the photo and additional EXIF information if available Display of the time status of the current slideshow if a slideshow is being displayed If you have not set the OSD to disappear automatically in the Settings menu the OSD disappears again when you press the Info button again 151 Pinnacle MediaCenter New Photos When you select New Photos in the Photo menu the following window appears MediaCenter PHOTOS NEW PHOTOS O12 Wednesday 29 March E A Shuffle gt B Repeat i s L T hagip Fr et RUMone On the right side of the window you see a list of all the newly imported photos in alphabetical order
83. choose different skins for the Pinnacle MediaCenter here After you select a new skin the Pinnacle MediaCenter will display the new appearance Switch profile If you have saved different profiles for the Pinnacle MediaCenter settings on your hard disk you can now select one of these profiles 164 Pinnacle MediaCenter CD DVD autostart This lets you select whether a CD DVD will start automatically when it is inserted or whether you prefer to manually start the CDs DVDs WY Note that the automatic playback of a CD DVD only works when the Pinnacle MediaCenter is switched on Online content In this field you can determine whether special online services such as T Online Vision or Arcor should have a separate menu option or not More info auto hide Here you can choose whether an OSD display with detailed information about the current TV or radio program the current music the movie on TV or the photo should automatically disappear after a few seconds If the OSD display does not disappear automatically you can manually hide it by pressing the or Info button on your remote control depending on the remote control 165 Pinnacle MediaCenter TV Settings When you select TV from the Settings menu a window opens where you can configure the various TV settings TV Hardware Select which installed TV hardware will be used for the Pinnacle MediaCenter Antenna Use this field to select one of the available antenna
84. ck the button in the task bar to move the control bars back to their original location Open the bottom control bar Clicking this button opens the bottom control bar 191 Pinnacle MediaCenter Opened Bottom Control Bar If you click the button while playing back a file the bottom control bar opens The following additional functions are now available Back Click this button to play back the current file from the beginning Stop Click this button to pause the file currently being played back and return to the previous mode in the Pinnacle MediaCenter ud Ww Play Pause Clicking the Play button starts the playback of a file This button then changes to a Pause button You can pause file playback by clicking the Pause button Clicking it again resumes playback Ii Rewind Fast forward Clicking the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons lets you move back and forth in a video file at an increased speed therefore letting you access different areas within the file If you click once the video runs at double speed If you click twice the video runs at quadruple speed Three clicks results in 8x speed and four clicks in 16x speed One more click lets the video file run at normal speed again om Previous file Next file Use the Previous file Next file buttons to move from file to file in the current directory 192 Pinnacle MediaCenter LAL HGUAG Ea Lan guage If subtitles are availab
85. connected to the Internet via an ISDN line see also Modem and ISDN Digital Television See also DVB or DTVB Digital television transmission standard Describes the transmission of video audio and additional information as digital data signals Digital video Digital video stores information as bits in a file This differs from the method used by analog storage media such as VCRs DSL Short for Digital Subscriber Line This technology allows users with DSL modems to download up to 6 Mbps and upload 0 6 Mpbs over short distances of 3 miles or less DSL connects using copper landlines DTVB Abbreviation for Digital TeleVision Broadcasting see also Digital Television or DVB DVB Abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting Transmission standard for digital television Classified as DVB C DVB S and DVB T depending on the transmission medium DVB C Abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting Cable Transmission standard for digital television in the cable network see also DVB DVB S Abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting Satellite Transmission standard for digital television via satellite see also DVB DVB T Abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial Transmission standard for digital television via antenna see also DVB DVD Short for Digital Versatile Disc formerly known as Digital Video Disc An optical storage medium with more capacity and bandwidth than a CD ROM DVDs
86. constantly deliver content via the Internet or a network to Web browsers where it is displayed on the user s monitor 219 Pinnacle MediaCenter Wi Fi Abbreviation for Wireless Fidelity W1 Fi is an 802 1 1 compliant certification for wireless local area networks LANs issued by the WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance This certification confirms that all wireless network products that comply with the standard are interoperable WIA Abbreviation for Windows Imaging Architecture An imaging architecture introduced by Microsoft for Windows Millennium Edition and Windows XP WIA allows image processing programs to communicate with and receive data from digital cameras scanners and other devices Widescreen See 16 9 format WLAN Abbreviation for Wireless Local Area Network see also LAN WMA Abbreviation for Windows Media Audio Microsoft s audio playback method that unlike its rival MP3 has an integrated rights management system see also MP3 WMV Abbreviation for Windows Media Video Video file format developed by Microsoft X XviD Another version of the MPEG 4 AVI video media format see also MPEG 4 AVI 220 Index A Advanced Audio Settings 22 Advanced Capture Settings 15 Advanced Channel Settings Editing Channel Lists 27 Advanced Channel Settings Favo O aseri EE 30 Advanced Channel Settings CV CE VIC W cerien na 24 Advanced Ch
87. cy Chapman Tracy Chapman Falk rii fnot played Banana Seat Bika Ralph s World Peggy s Ple Parlor Minty Children z memakan ne Behind Tha Wall Tracy Chapa Treaty Chapran Felk rii I Maric Playvlict 1 Black Magic Woman Gyr Santana Definitive Collection Fock 4 16 Music Playlist 2 Europa Earth s Cry Hee Santana Definitive Collector Radh 10 26 feervbody s Everything Santeria Petintive Gollectian Rok Tie Fall al miig Tarh aral Patim aoe Allerta m Far Ti The upper half of the list can be used to sort or filter the media files displayed in the lower half In other words in the upper half you set a filter that selects which files can be displayed in the lower half Example You have activated the Music tab and now want to display all the tracks in your database in the Soul genre You can open the menu with the button and determine which columns should be displayed in the sort view We recommend listing photos for example according to date 43 Pinnacle MediaCenter Searching in the Media Library J Pasi 47 rears d Q Movies Photos a X Kame Artist Alburt Murer genra Track Rating Litrary ke Ares The Lines Tracy Cipria Tracy Chaorian Falk Bid i a Baby Can Hold You Tracy Chapman Tracy Chacmon Polk arij Sin SeatBika Ralphs Word Peggy s Pie Parlor Minty Children O gt 2 8 ZAA Banans Seat bike Raloh s veh Behind The wall Tracy Ch aprian Black Magic W omien Santana Europa Earth s Cry HE anb
88. d according to your own criteria These playlists can also be exported so that among other things you can burn an audio CD 37 Pinnacle MediaCenter Main Window of the Pinnacle MediaManager You can launch the Pinnacle MediaManager from the Pinnacle program group in the Start Menu or by double clicking the Desktop shortcut The following window will open Be Pinnacle MediaMtanager p i aloj File Edit Tools Heb PINN aci fe Import r Organize MediaManager Playlists Innport from taal Folder Filas Folda Brovere rier judi Ds fe Scan subfolders igital comers Wrakch fokig heprady playlists Movies amp Photos AHO x 47 tems P A Hore err Albarn Huic ganik Track Raking aoe Acroee The Lines Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman Falk WIL Laat imported Ti Babs Can I Held Yau Treaty Ch ha pera Tracy Chapman Folk Sad Hew Medis Banana Seat Bike Ralph E ld ip 7 mmm iii Missing Media Banana Geet Bike Ralph s World Peggy s Bia Paclor Minty Childran Modified edis fishaid The We all Treacy Cha Tracy Chapman Falk ints TOP rabed Ma ct plepsd Least played Black Magic Woman Samta Europa Barth s Cry H Santenes Ererybodmes Everythi Santana Deinitve Callacian Definiuse Colledion Definitive Collection Row Bock Fook a 96 Load Tris Hot played Eri Woaye Tarntan Defnthes Collection Hock afi Fast Car Tracy Chopin Tracy Chapman Folk aad Far fiw Lower Trac
89. d automatically Least played This category contains all the movies that are rarely displayed this list is generated automatically Not yet played This category contains a list of all the movies that have not yet been played this list is generated automatically Displaying the Entire Category If you want to play all the movies in an entire category select the category My Playlists Top rated Most played Least played or Not yet played and press the Play button on your remote control 143 Pinnacle MediaCenter My Playlists To display all of the movie playlists created in the Pinnacle MediaManager select the My Playlists category and confirm your selection This then displays a list of all the available playlists You now have the following options Ifyou want to play an entire playlist select a playlist and press Play Ifyou select a playlist and confirm you selection all the movies in the playlist are listed You can play a single movie by selecting and confirming it After selecting a movie and pressing the Play button on your remote control all the movies on the playlist are played beginning with the movie you selected Displaying Specific Movies in a Category To display individual movies in a category Top rated Most played Least played Not yet played select a category and confirm your selection All the movies in the category are now listed on the right side of the window Ifyou only want to pla
90. d buttons Clicking the button closes the bottom control bar Positioning the Bottom Control Bar If the bottom control bar is docked on the Pinnacle MediaCenter window you can move them both around or change their size as a single unit You can also position the bottom control bar separately This means you can put it anywhere on the screen independent of the rest of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window To do this click the bottom control bar and hold down your mouse button While holding down your mouse button drag the control bar to the position on the screen you want If the bottom control bar is positioned separately it will not disappear and cannot be resized In addition the control bars can be placed in the task bar by clicking the button Click the button in the task bar to move the control bars back to their original location 178 Pinnacle MediaCenter Context Menu When you right click in the Pinnacle MediaCenter window in the PC view a context menu opens where you can make the following changes When you click the TV Radio Browse Teletext or EPG options you can select the respective media type or display the Open File dialog If you activate the Dock Control option the bottom control bar becomes permanently docked on the Pinnacle MediaCenter window Use the View Mode option to decide whether your Pinnacle MediaCenter window should be displayed without a border and what size and aspect ratio it
91. d users for obtaining new versions or further updates of the Software that restore access to secure content and related features 7 Term and Termination This License shall be effective upon installation of the Software and shall terminate upon the earlier of a your failure to comply with any term of this License b return destruction or deletion of all copies of the Software in your possession or c transfer of the Software and this License to another party in accordance with Section 1 d Pinnacle s rights and your obligations shall survive termination of this License 8 Limited Warranty Pinnacle warrants to the original licensee that the Software as delivered will perform in accordance with the accompanying documentation for a period of 30 days from the date of the original purchase Limited Warranty Pinnacle s entire liability and your exclusive remedy for breach of the preceding Limited Warranty shall be at Pinnacle s sole option repair or replacement of the Software that does not meet the warranty set forth 210 License Agreement herein and that is returned to Pinnacle This limited warranty shall be void if failure of the Software has resulted from any accident abuse misuse or misapplication by you Any replacement Software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days whichever is longer 9 NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS
92. deo on PCs see also Video for Windows B BMP Abbreviation for BitMaP Microsoft Windows standard format for pixel graphics C Client A system computer or program in a network or on the Internet that requests files or services The system computer or program that provides the files or services 1s called a server The client can request a data transfer or a print job from the server CoDec Acronym for Compressor Decompressor compresses packs and decompresses unpacks image data Composite Video The encoding of color and brightness information into a single signal see also S Video Content Content is the information contained in a message or a Web site that does not consist of structures or formats This term applies to all media including texts data and images to audio information and videos 213 Pinnacle MediaCenter D Data rate The data rate is also known as the bit rate The bit rate measures how fast bits of data can be transferred over a medium in a given period of time This rate is listed in bits per second bps DHCP Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Windows Server software that assigns an IP address to each computer in a network see also IP Address Dial up connection A dial up connection is the most common type of consumer Internet connection A modem connects the computer to the Internet provider s system via the telephone line The provider s system is normally
93. ding for example when the program schedule changes Format In this field enter the recording format you want To do this click the button and then click the format you want in the pop up window that now appears This will then be entered automatically in the Format field 202 Pinnacle MediaCenter Destination Here select whether you would like to save your recording on your hard drive or on DVD To do this click the button and then click Hard disk or DVD in the pop up window that now appears This will then be entered automatically in the Destination field 203 Pinnacle MediaCenter Scheduled Recordings If you would like to edit or cancel a previously scheduled recording click the EPG button in the upper control bar In the window that now appears click the Scheduled tab Program Guide amp Guide Manual Record Scheduled Recorded Scheduled recordings Thu 3 1 20 30 Mo Channel Auto Tue 3 22 09 45 Mo Channel VCD Cancel recording e Edit Info All of your scheduled recordings including recording times are displayed here Click the recording to select it so you can edit or cancel it More information about the selected scheduled recording 1s located at the bottom of the window Cancelling Scheduled Recordings If you would like to cancel a scheduled recording click the corresponding recording and then click the Cancel button If you click Yes in the dialog window that no
94. e If your computer has several CD or DVD drives you will have to select the drive from the Drive drop down list The application will read in the CD tracks and display them by number in the Track column 52 Pinnacle MediaManager Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Import P Organize Playlists S Export Start Track Title Artist Length Size i 02 03 4 05 06 oF 0g Import from Folder Files Drives Audio C Digital camera Watch folder Rhapsody playlists SS ee eee IN Albur Get Titles Drive E SAMSUNG DVD ROM SD 616E Fil a Start Get Titles YW You will need an active internet connection to use this feature The names and titles of all known audio CDs are stored in an internet database The Get Titles feature allows you to import this information to the MediaManager Database along with the tracks from the CD If you click this button the application will search for the data online and will generally display it immediately as shown below If you cannot connect to the internet or 1f your CD is not listed in the internet database you can enter the titles as well as artist and album names manually Just left click the corresponding fields to enter this information You can also play back individual CD tracks by double clicking the title The Media Player will display a special image indicating that you are playing back from the CD 53 Pinnacle MediaCenter
95. e category that you have selected will then be displayed 3 E mail Support If you are unable to find an answer to your questions with the help of our Web site Pinnacle Systems also offers technical support by e mail E mails will be answered as quickly as possible Please use the Ask a Question box for this 207 Pinnacle MediaCenter purpose Before the e mail is submitted five solutions to your problem will be suggested Please read these carefully as more than 70 of customers find suitable answers in these proposed solutions 4 Discussion Forum More than 100 000 registered users make use of this free service Visit the Pinnacle Systems online discussion forum to see whether your question has already been asked and a suitable answer found To use the service ask your question in the discussion forum and you will receive help from Pinnacle Systems or other users A search function 1s provided in the discussion forum If you enter poor picture for example contributions on this subject will be displayed Y When you make use of Pinnacle Systems technical support you should have all the technical information about your computer configuration ready at hand 208 License Agreement Pinnacle End User License Agreement This End User License Agreement License is a legal agreement between you and Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle regarding Pinnacle s software and the accompanying documentation collectively the
96. e CD DVD will be displayed on the right side of the window If you select a specific directory and confirm your selection the contents of this directory are listed If you select a specific directory and press the Play button a slideshow of all the photos in this directory and its subdirectories 1s displayed If you select a specific photo and confirm your selection the photo is displayed Ifyou select a specific photo and press the Play button all the photos in this directory without subdirectories are displayed in a slideshow beginning with the photo selected Press the C button on your remote control to activate the Autoplay function This automatically plays CDs and DVDs when they are inserted if the Pinnacle MediaCenter is on at the same time Press the C button again to deactivate this function 160 Pinnacle MediaCenter Online Menu Online Menu Overview Y This menu option is only available if you have allowed the display of online services in the Settings menu When you select the Online menu option in the main Pinnacle MediaCenter screen you can access online services which offer an incredible variety of Internet content for example T Online Vision or Arcor Among other things you can even watch videos on demand To access the Internet page of a specific online service select 1t and confirm your selection or press the Play button 161 Pinnacle MediaCenter Menu Settings Menu Settings
97. e day when the broadcast should be recorded Use the arrow buttons to select the Day field and then confirm your selection Use the Up and Down buttons to select a day and then confirm your selection Recording time Start time Stop time Duration Enter two of the required time values and the third will be calculated automatically Start time Use the arrow buttons to select the Start time field and then confirm your selection With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the hour of the start time Now press the OK Confirm button again to activate the minute display You can enter the minute of the start time with the Up and Down buttons on your remote control Or after confirming the Start time field you can enter a number with four digits for the hour and minute display of the start time After you have set a new start time press the OK Confirm button again 118 Pinnacle MediaCenter Stop time Use the arrow buttons to select the Stop time field and then confirm your selection With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the hour of the stop time Now press the OK Confirm button again to activate the minute display You can enter the minute of the stop time with the Up and Down buttons on your remote control Or after confirming the Stop time field you can enter a number with four digits for the hour and minute display of the stop time After you have set a stop time press the O
98. e list Options for Watch Folders If you click the last column in the list of watch folders a menu will appear where you can select additional options for each watch folder Subfolder If this option is activated the server will watch all subfolders as well If you are watching folders with photos the names of the subfolders will be imported as photoalbum names Movie titles act as names for collections If a movie consists of several files these files will be grouped together in a collection 97 Pinnacle MediaCenter Delete Watch Folder Click this button to delete a watch folder from the database Y Only the reference to the folder will be deleted from the database the folder itself will still be stored on your PC s hard drive To make the folder appear again in the database you will have to redefine it as a watch folder _ 8 Scan Watched Directories Again Click on this button to scan all of the watched directories again This is useful if for example the Media Server has been switched off temporarily 58 Pinnacle MediaManager Import Rhapsody Playlists W Due to licensing restrictions this function is not available in every version of the Pinnacle MediaManager If you select the category Rhapsody Playlisten in the function area under the tab Import the window will be structured as shown below With the help of this function you can import Rhapsody playlists into the MediaManager Database The
99. e of transition between the individual photos during photo playback Background music playlist If you would like to enhance your slideshow with a bit of background music select the music you want via this menu option Repeat playlist In this field you can activate or deactivate repeat mode When repeat mode is on all the photos you have selected in the category for example the playlist or album are played back repeatedly You can activate or deactivate repeat mode at any time in the Photo menu Shuffle playback In this field you can activate or deactivate shuffle mode When shuffle mode is on all the photos you selected in the category for example in the playlist or genre are displayed in random order You can activate or deactivate shuffle mode at any time in the Photo menu 20 System Setup CD DVD start Activate the Auto playback option to allow a DVD to start playing immediately after you put it in your DVD drive Movies and DVD playback Audio language Here you can set the default language for the soundtrack of your DVDs Menu language Here you can select which language should be used by default to the display the menu of your DVDs Subtitle language Here you can set the default language for the subtitles on your DVDs Enable subtitles When you activate this option subtitles are displayed by default when you play your DVDs Repeat playlist In this field you can activate or deactivate repeat
100. e states indicated by the icon a The file needs to be converted before it can be played back The file can be found in the conversion queue E The file is currently being converted The conversion of this file is completed Conversion Options Right click a file in the list to bring up the pop up menu where you can choose among the following options Convert to The selected file will be converted You can choose between the following movie formats VCD VideoCD The video is compressed using MPEG 1 to one fourth of its original image size 352x240 or 288 The data rate is 1 15 Mbps in total That means that one CD 650 MB can hold a little over an hour s worth of video and audio While the video quality is rather poor VCDs can be played back in most DVD players SVCD SuperVideoCD The video is compressed using MPEG 2 with full vertical resolution and 2 3 horizontal resolution The data rate is 2 5 Mbps and one CD can only hold a little less than a half an hour s worth of video and audio The video quality is much better than on a VCD but only some DVD players accept the SVCD format DVD LongPlay The video is compressed using MPEG 2 with full vertical resolution and 1 2 horizontal resolution The data rate is 3 5 Mbps which makes for very good quality video DVD LongPlay can be burned to DVDs and is accepted by virtually all DVD players It 1s also an excellent format for converting high data rate video t
101. eat Bike Ralphs Wond Peggy s Pie Parlor Minty Children 8 83838 3 82 oer Lart imparted Hee Mediz Riesing Mardis DModtied Media Top rated Senene Seat bike Raloh s terkd Peggy Pie Parlor Minty Children F Behind The Wall Triry Ch aD ron Tracy Chipman Folk a11 Black Magic Women Santana Gefinetive Collecton Rech arid Europa Earth s Cre HBontans Defindtive Colledion Rod 10 LS EversSody a Ewarethine S arbre Gafingive Callcha Rieck Wis Evil Ways fants Definative Gollecthon Rack zf1 Fark ar Tray Ch arr fh Traey Ch higmi Fai 2fiad Mast plaped Lait play aed le 2 ta ay a me dF A i T z E Hot played I Music Plavlist 1 Music Playlist 2 Far My Lover Trey Fieri m Tracy oh anna File wt 1 re Far Wau Traty CR kbri Trees Charan Full iiyid Hold Gn Sanka DeFinetive ollecton Borgh 14 16 Ct Bok Wow Tracy CPi mprrear Trass oP deo rnin Falk iw ii rE Si aj Media Types The Media Library displays the contents of the database sorted by media type Access each media type by clicking on the corresponding tab Music tab Movies tab Photos tab Categories For each media type you can toggle between the categories listed on the left hand side Library Displays all the files in the database Last imported Displays the most recently imported files For example if you import 3 CDs ina row you will only see the tracks from the third CD New Media All the files import
102. ed Most played Least played or Not played and press the Play button on your remote control 153 Pinnacle MediaCenter My Slideshows To display all of the slideshows created in the Pinnacle MediaManager select the My Slideshows category and confirm your selection This displays a list of all the available slideshows You now have the following options Ifyou want to display an entire slideshow select a slideshow and press Play If you select a slideshow and confirm your selection a list of all the photos in the slideshow is displayed You can display a single photo by selecting and confirming it After selecting a single photo and pressing the Play button on your remote control a slideshow is displayed beginning with this photo Displaying Specific Photos in a Category To display individual photos in a category Top rated Most played Least played Not played select a category and confirm your selection All the photos in the category are then listed on the right side of the window Ifyou select a photo and press the Play button on your remote control all the photos in the category are displayed beginning with the photo selected Ifyou only want to look at one photo select it and confirm your selection 154 Pinnacle MediaCenter Photo Album When you select Photo Album in the Photo menu the following window appears MediaCenter PHOTOS ALBUM 01 13 Wednesday 29 March 5 A Shuffle B Repeat
103. ed over the past twenty four hours Missing Media Although the media displayed here exist as entries in the database the associated files are no longer where they were saved originally They can no longer be found because they have been either accidentally deleted moved or renamed These entries are marked in the left column of the Media Library with the corresponding icon 40 Pinnacle MediaManager The Pinnacle MediaManager automatically looks for missing media at certain time intervals You can set the time interval via the File under Settings If you want to do a manual search select Find missing media from the Shortcut menu or via the Tools menu You can access the Shortcuts menu by right clicking the entry you want in the Media Library list From here you can use the Repair missing media function to browse for missing files or you can repair broken links by entering the new file location or file name Modified Media applies only to music file If you use a different software program to modify the ID3 tags of your music files the data no longer corresponds to the values in the Pinnacle Media Manager database This situation is automatically detected in a way similar to Missing Media The entries are marked in the left column with the corresponding icon You can now enter new values for the D3 tags via the function area Organize Or you can also update the database by reading the values of the modified ID3 tags from the file
104. ediaCenter Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Formats The Pinnacle MediaCenter lets you switch between various window sizes and formats These options let you customize the Pinnacle MediaCenter window according to your needs For example would you rather play back media directly from your desk while working at you PC or from your TV chair Do you want your Pinnacle MediaCenter window to take up the entire screen so that you can read all the menu options well even at a distance or do you want to minimize the window so that you can continue working on your PC during playback Would you like to watch TV or movies or view photos in full screen mode or should the menu remain visible The Pinnacle MediaCenter 1s very flexible in accommodating your wishes The following explains how to display the various window formats Pressing the Full Screen Remote Control Button for a Normal Sized Window Without Preview or Information Window 16 30 Thu 20 Jom 20s If you have opened the Pinnacle MediaCenter in normal size and there is no preview or information window in the current menu for example the main screen in the remote view 1 you can switch between the normal sized Pinnacle MediaCenter window and full screen 2 by pressing the Full Screen button on your remote control 89 Pinnacle MediaCenter Pressing the Full Screen Remote Control Button for a Full Screen Window with Preview or Information Window 2 TY Live TV If you have o
105. el including the channel number is deleted All the subsequent channels retain their original number however the Favorites list has a gap in the numbering sequence Clicking the Compact button after the deleting a channel will remove the gap in the channel numbers and make them consecutive again Add a channel to a Favorites list To add a new channel to a Favorites list select a channel from the channel list in the left part of the window and import it into the Favorites list by clicking the button Add button or by dragging and dropping Changing the channel sequence To change the sequence of the channels in a list select a channel and click the Down or Up buttons until the channel is located in the desired position Or you can change the position of a channel by dragging and dropping it in the desired position 31 Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Import Export Settings ines Hedis enber Seitings 3 m x ee ek Importi Export Dipsy i F gt import and export chames a PCT 3th Comoe PCT 20N 5 Site Chirii 5 on krisi Heby licens PET ih seag PCT 3i da Biki i ohiparaa b pa ep n a et adv In this menu option you can import or export existing channel lists into or out of the Pinnacle MediaCenter This lets you save channel lists for different broadcast areas and to activate them at the corresponding location without having to perform a channel scan again Import channel list To import a channel list into the
106. enres created in the Pinnacle MediaManager are displayed in alphabetical order for example Action Documentary and Comedy Playing Back All the Movies in a Genre If you want to play all the movies assigned to a certain genre select the corresponding genre and press the Play button on your remote control When you select a genre and confirm your selection all the movies assigned to this genre are displayed After you select a single movie and press the Play button on your remote control all the movies in the genre are played beginning with the selected movie Playing Back Specific Movies in a Genre If you want to play all the movies in the database that are assigned to a certain genre select the genre and confirm your selection These movies are then listed on the right side of the window To play a specific movie select it and confirm your selection 142 Pinnacle MediaCenter Playlists When you select Playlists in the Movie menu the following window appears MediaCenter MOVIES PLAYLIST 01 77 Wednesday 23 March Ee Movies On the right side of the window you can choose from the following categories My Playlists This category lists all the movie playlists created in the Pinnacle MediaManager Top rated Here are all the movies that you have given top ratings to in the Pinnacle MediaManager Most played This category lists all the movies that have been played often in the past this list is generate
107. er you can left click a column header to resort the files in the list You can change the order of the columns by left clicking the column headers and dragging them to a new location Right clicking a column header will bring up a pop up menu where you can choose which columns to display and which not Icons The icons in the left column of the Media Library have the following meanings i The file has accidentally been deleted or moved or it can no longer be found because it has been renamed The original organizational identifiers of the file have been modified The file originates from the Rhapsody Music Service The file is currently being played back u The playback of the file is currently on hold Y There are further icons associated with file conversion They are explained in the section File Conversion Shortcut Menu Please note that you only need to right click on a list entry in the Media Library to access the extensive Shortcut menu Most Media Library functions are available here in order to access them more quickly Simply select the option you want Read the following sections carefully to learn how the Media Library can help you find sort and delete your media files 42 Pinnacle MediaManager The Sort View in the Media Library f Music Q Movies a F x azami MP l e See Se rt Track i Alburt Murer genra Library ilil Across The Lines Tracy Chapman Tracy Charmin File Last
108. ere is a CD DVD in your CD ROM DVD drive the directories and individual songs on the CD DVD will be displayed on the right side of the window If you select a specific directory and confirm your selection the contents of this directory are listed Ifyou select a specific directory and press the Play button all the songs in this directory and its subdirectories are played When you select a single song and confirm your selection that song is played When you select a single song and press the Play button all the songs in this directory without subdirectories are played beginning with the song you selected Press the C button on your remote control to activate the Autoplay function This automatically plays CDs and DVDs when they are inserted if the Pinnacle MediaCenter is on at the same time Press the C button again to deactivate this function 137 Pinnacle MediaCenter Movies Menu Movie Menu Overview If you select Movies in the Pinnacle MediaCenter main screen the following window appears MediaCenter MOVIES 01 10 Wednesday 29 March New Movies Genre Playlists All Movies Browse CD DVD The individual menu options give you access to the following functions New Movies Use this menu to watch to all the movies you have recently imported Genre and Playlists Use these menu options to watch a movie assigned to a specific playlist or a specific genre in the Pinnacle MediaManager A
109. esponding program in the EPG program list and press the Stop button on your remote control 103 Pinnacle MediaCenter Teletext When you select Teletext in the TV menu or press the Teletext button on your remote control the following window appears nA eC Le MediaCenter 07 41 Thursday 17 March The teletext menu consists of two areas On the left side of the window you will find TOP text On the right side you will see the teletext window You can switch back and forth between the two areas by pressing the right arrow and left arrow buttons on your remote control or the cursor keys your keyboard If no TOP text is available only the teletext window is displayed in the Teletext menu TOP The Intelligent Table of Contents TOP text is displayed in the left part of the window TOP Table of Pages is an optional radio station service that is not however supported by all stations It works like a table of contents where all the information available in a particular subject area 1s linked This lets you quickly navigate though the teletext listings in a user friendly environment without having to know the page numbers You can quickly and easily get to the information you want by selecting a topic with the arrow buttons and confirming it If a topic has further subtopics marked with a before the topic title you can open the list of all subtopics by selecting and confirming the topic If you again select and confirm t
110. et using a dial up connection MOV Name given to Quicktime formatted videos MP3 MP3 is an audio format that provides relatively good sound compared to the uncompressed original and very high compression rates It is an excellent way to store and share music data over the Internet Many MP3 players support this format and allow users to store hours of sound at almost full range HiFi quality in just a few megabytes 216 Glossary MPEG Abbreviation for Motion Pictures Experts Group Video compression standard There are different formats for different types of compression such as MPEG 1 MPEG 2 etc MPEG 4 AVI Video format with extremely high compression N NTSC Abbreviation for National Television Standards Committee A television standard with 525 lines and 60 fields per second that 1s used in North and Central America see also PAL SECAM Field P PAL Abbreviation for Phase Alternation Line Television standard developed in Germany that uses 625 lines and 50 fields per second This is the main TV standard in Europe see also NTSC SECAM Field PCMCIA Abbreviation for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association A PCMCIA card is a lightweight removable module about the size of a credit card that provides additional functionality to a portable computer The module may expand existing RAM or hard drive space or provide network functionality Peer to peer P2P Peer to peer filesharing s
111. even menu options The menu options TV Radio Music Movies and Photos give you access to the functions for each particular type of media You can use the Online area to access the various online services available In the Settings menu you can configure the most important Pinnacle MediaCenter settings Y You can configure more advanced settings in the Advanced Settings Dialog For more information refer to the chapter Advanced Settings The following sections provide you with detailed information about the numerous options available to you in the individual menu options W For more information about operating the Pinnacle MediaCenter refer to the chapter Operating the Pinnacle MediaCenter Remote View 96 Pinnacle MediaCenter TV Menu TV Menu Overview If you select TV in the main screen of the Pinnacle MediaCenter the following window appears Pine Le MediaCenter 06 09 Thursday 17 March i Channels Guide Teletext Record Recorded TV The individual menu options give you access to the following functions Channels Use this menu to select channels from the channel list Guide This menu gives you access to an Electronic Program Guide EPG Use this guide to not only get an excellent overview of the TV schedule but to help you schedule and program recordings Teletext Use this menu to activate teletext Record This menu lets you record TV shows Recorded TV This menu lets y
112. ferns Sissi 07 20 WDR Kolin Ertebnisreisen Tipp 07 30 MDR FE Die Gespenster von Fatiri 07 30 WDR K ln Planet Wissen 07 35 hr ferns Mama ist unmoglich 08 00 hr ferns Landes Badan Nirisha 08 00 MDR FE LexilV Wissen fir alle The EPG Electronic Program Guide function is an electronic TV guide which gives you not only a quick and easy to read overview of the TV schedule but also makes recording TV shows a snap The EPG menu contains an EPG program list a time and channel button as well as a time and channel display Press the arrow buttons on your remote control to move back and forth between these areas and within the program list Sorting the EPG Program List You can sort the program list by the time or by channel You do this by selecting and confirming the corresponding button Sorting the EPG program list by time When you select and confirm the Time button the current time is displayed on the upper edge of the screen and all the programs scheduled to be broadcast at the current time are listed in the program list When you select the time display on the upper edge of the screen and press the left arrow or right arrow buttons on your remote control the displayed time 1s 101 Pinnacle MediaCenter updated in half hour increments Or you can use your mouse to press the left arrow or right arrow buttons to change the time display The EPG program list now displays the shows that will be broadcast at t
113. for HyperText Markup Language A document standard developed during the World Wide Web project that provides a simple logical structure for titles headings paragraphs numbering forms tables and mathematical formulas as well as a language for defining hypertext links HTTP Abbreviation for HyperText Transfer Protocol A standard mechanism used on the Internet to share documents between servers and clients IDE Abbreviation for Integrated Drive Electronics IDE is a parallel interface used to connect hard disk drives CD drives tape devices and floppy drives Advanced IDE hard drives have a IDE controller built into the hard drive housing Interlace A method of creating an image used in PAL and other systems Interlacing uses fields Each field has 312 1 2 lines that are inserted one after another see also Field IP Address Abbreviation for Internet Protocol Every computer connected to the Internet receives a unique identification number that consists of four sections This number is called an IP address This allows other computers in the network to identify it send data packets to it and to process data they have 215 Pinnacle MediaCenter received from it IP addresses make sure that the right data packets are sent to the right recipient via the right path ISDN Abbreviation for Integrated Services Digital Network A digital telephone network that unlike analog modems transmits digital data With bit rates of 64
114. fore better and best quality reduces the possible recording time 16 System Setup Advanced Data Services Settings innacle edial enter Settings lH xj F 2 om Gongur data sericeas Taletat Enable hidden text Aube apdaila pagis Teletext kaul j Z Eletirone program guide Biani iie Sy nc tets bhanT ste In this menu option you can configure the settings for various data services Teletext For more information about teletext refer to the Teletext chapter Enable hidden text Here you can select whether hidden text for example VPS data or puzzle solutions in the teletext window should always be displayed or should remain hidden Auto update pages After activating this option teletext pages are automatically updated Teletext level Here you can change the teletext level A lower teletext level means a simpler teletext display while a higher level enables for example high resolution graphics an extended special character set and numerous fonts Not all teletext services support a higher level however the feature is backwards compatible so that even 1f you select a high level that is not compatible the teletext can be displayed at the lower level Electronic program guide For more information about the electronic program guide refer to the Electronic Program Guide EPG chapter Activate this option if the NextView system be available by default for an analog electronic pr
115. g the Close button in the upper control bar the entire teletext window 1s closed and the currently showing TV program is displayed in the Pinnacle MediaCenter window 195 Pinnacle MediaCenter Navigating Teletext Navigating teletext using TOP text TOP text lets you quickly and effectively navigate through teletext After clicking a TOP text entry the corresponding page is displayed in the teletext window If no TOP text is available a selection of possible teletext pages that you can also click for access is listed in the TOP text window If a topic in TOP text has additional subtopics indicated by a before the topic title you can open the list of all subtopics by clicking the If you click the again the list of all the subtopics is hidden Navigating teletext using the operating controls In the right part of the TOP text window there are several buttons that you can use to navigate teletext fioo 0 The page number of the current teletext page is displayed in this field To change the teletext page click the button or button to access either the previous or the next teletext page Or you can click the teletext page number display and enter the desired page number directly using your keyboard DI subpage If the currently selected teletext page has subpages the page number of the current teletext subpage 1s displayed 1n this field To change the teletext subpage click the o button or
116. ge of the current program is displayed If more than one language is being broadcast you can choose between them To do this click the Language button This opens a pop up window displaying all the available languages After clicking a specific language the language of the current program is reset accordingly 180 Pinnacle MediaCenter JA Select up down Clicking these buttons switches you to the previous or to the next channel in the currently selected channel list In addition you have here the option of switching between composite and S video input by clicking the corresponding button Snapshot If you click this button a snapshot of the currently playing TV program is taken as a single image and saved in the previously indicated directory in Advanced Settings The file name is automatically created from the date time channel name and any available EPG information Os H volume You can adjust the volume of your TV show individually with this slider To do this click the slider button and while holding the mouse button down slide it to the position you want Clicking the Mute button mutes the TV show soundtrack You can turn the soundtrack back on by clicking the button again Record If you click this button the TV program currently playing is recorded and saved in the previously indicated directory in Advanced Settings The file name is automatically created from the date time channel name a
117. hanges However you can only undo changes if you have yet accepted them by clicking the button Rotate Clockwise Counterclockwise For Photos Selecting a photo from the Media Library will bring it up in the Media Player You can rotate the photo by clicking on these two buttons Next click the button to have the new position saved to the database The new position will be used whenever the photo is displayed on the television Restricted Access You have the option of setting the Restricted access value for each media file with the click of a mouse According to the setting value for a particular file this may mean that the correct access code will have to be entered from the menu of the output device before the file can be played on the output device Y Note the access code only applies to media playback from the menu of the output device All files can still be accessed from the MediaManager on your PC 63 Pinnacle MediaCenter Using Playlists Introduction to the Playlists Tab You will see the following window when you select the Playlists tab in the Tools section i Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Import w Organize Playlists 5 Export Playlist Hame Begin Duration J Music Playlist Banana Seat Bike 00 00 00 ooo Jd Music Playlist 2 J S Bach Concerto In AMO0 02 28 00 04 Gi Movies Playlist 1 Lip Glass And Black 00 06 32 00 05 Gi Movies Playlist 2 Televised 00 11 39 0
118. have should Use the Settings option to change the settings relating to channels TV hardware audio display and recording 179 Pinnacle MediaCenter Operating Controls While Watching TV Closed Bottom Control Bar The closed bottom control bar gives you access to the following buttons while you watch TV N24 y Channel The currently set channel is displayed in this field You can also switch channels here To do this click the Channel button Ifyou have created channel lists in the Advanced Settings a pop up window displays all the available channels Clicking a channel will take you to its currently running program Ifyou have created channel lists in the Advanced Settings a pop up window displays all the available channel lists If you click a specific channel list all the channels assigned to this group appear on the right side of the window Clicking a channel will take you to its currently running program In addition you can switch between composite and S video input in the lower part of the pop up window To do this click the corresponding button Audio mode The currently set audio mode is displayed in this field If more than one audio mode is available you can select between them here To do this click the Audio Mode button This opens a pop up window displaying all the available audio modes Clicking a specific audio mode sets it Er Language Here the langua
119. he FM Radio or Internet Radio entry or select the channel list you want and confirm your selection A list of all the channels or the channel assigned to the selected list is now displayed After selecting and confirming a specific channel you can listen to its broadcasts The matching visualization appears in full screen mode Channel list When you listen to radio and watch the visualization in full screen mode or in the preview window you can also use the Channel Channel buttons on your remote control to change the current channel according to the sequence in the channel list Or you can press the Confirm OK button on the remote control This displays the channel list in On Screen Display Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to select a channel and confirm it Direct channel input When you are listening to radio and watching the visualization in full screen mode or in the preview window you can also select a channel directly with your remote control or with your keyboard 115 Pinnacle MediaCenter To do this simply enter the number of the channel you want using the number keys on your remote control or the cursor keys on your keyboard You can then listen to the broadcast of the channel you select Switching between the last two channels Press the Switch Between Channels button on your remote control to switch back and forth between the last two channels for example to avoid irritating commercial breaks Y Af
120. he Pinnacle MediaCenter window They automatically disappear again when you move your mouse out of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window or if the cursor does not move for a few seconds In addition the control bars can be placed in the task bar by clicking the button Click the E button in the task bar to move the control bars back to their original location W Note that depending on your hardware and the current reception area some buttons and their functions may be temporarily unavailable P a Menu If you click this button you return to the main screen of the Pinnacle MediaCenter remote view J Back Clicking this button will take you back to the previous page or menu selection TV When you click this button TV mode is activated and the current TV program of the channel last selected is displayed in the PC view er Radio When you click this button you switch to radio mode where you hear the current broadcast of the channel last selected 176 Pinnacle MediaCenter Browse When you click this button an Open File dialog appears letting you browse your hard drive or a CD DVD for the files you want to play W Teletext Clicking this button opens the teletext window in the PC view if teletext is available S EPG Click this button to open the Electronic Program Guide EPG in the PC view if EPG 1s available m Always On Top When this button is activated the Pinnacle MediaCenter window is always dis
121. he progress bar Scan Subfolders If you activate this checkbox the application will import any files it finds in the subfolders If you are importing photos the names of the subfolders will also be imported as photoalbum names Movie titles act as names for collections If a movie consists of several files these files will be grouped together in a collection Start When you are finished with your settings click the Start button The progress bar will display 100 when the import is complete You will also be told how many files were imported and how many if any were rejected because their format wasn t supported or they were already listed in the database All imported files will be displayed in the Media Library in the bottom half of the window listed by media type and category 49 Pinnacle MediaCenter Import Files You will see the following window if you select the Files category under the Import tab in the Tools section i Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Import w Organize Playlists 3 gt Export Import from Folder Files D ShowCente Samples Music Browse Drives TE Audio CD Digital camera Watch folder Rhapsody playlists 5 Files D ShowCenter Samples Musicy PT Files Click the Browse button to select which file s you want to import to the database from a folder on your hard drive Once you have selected the files click the Open button The folder and the nu
122. he time indicated Sorting the EPG program list by channel After you select the Channels button and confirm it the current channel 1s displayed on the upper edge of the screen and the schedule of the current channel appears in the program list beginning at the current time When you select the channel display on the upper edge of the screen with the arrow buttons and press the left arrow button or the right arrow button on your remote control the position of the channel changes within its channel list Or you can use your mouse to press the left arrow or right arrow buttons to change the channel display The EPG program list now contains the schedule for the channel just chosen beginning at the current time If you would like to modify the channel list in order to display the schedule of a different channel in the EPG program list select the channel display and confirm it This displays the list of channel lists from which you can select a new channel list or the All TV Channels entry After you have confirmed your selection you are taken back to the EPG menu EPG Information An EPG window on the lower edge of the screen displays information about the selected channel This includes start and stop times a status bar for the time status of the program currently showing and a short description of the content You can access detailed information about the selected schedule in the program list by pressing the Info button on your
123. he topic the list of subtopics disappears 104 Pinnacle MediaCenter Teletext The teletext for the current TV channel is displayed is displayed on the right side of the window This is text information that is sent as part of the TV signal Switching between teletext pages You can now switch to the next or to the previous teletext page by pressing the Up or Down buttons on your remote control Or you can use your mouse to click the Up arrow and Down arrow buttons below the teletext window You can also enter a page number directly into your remote control or keyboard and the corresponding page will open F Note that you can only enter page numbers between 100 and 899 Switching between teletext subpages A teletext page may have one or more subpages You can access them by pressing the Rewind Fast Forward buttons on your remote control Or you can use your mouse to click the Left arrow and Right arrow buttons below the teletext window If the active teletext page has no subpages these options are not available FLOF Page Navigation Depending on the Remote Control FLOF is another way for you to quickly and easily access interesting teletext topic areas With FLOF you can open the highlighted information pages red green yellow blue displayed on the lower edge of the teletext window directly with your remote control without having to enter individual page numbers In order to display a specific teletext a
124. heduled to start and that your Pinnacle hardware is not being used by any other software 109 Pinnacle MediaCenter Scheduled recordings If you want to change or delete previously scheduled recordings select the Scheduled recordings menu option and confirm your selection The following window now appears urd ry Pt LE MediaCenter 07 30 Thursday 17 March Be fue 3 22 09 45 MTV2 Me hu 3 17 08 30 n tv All of your scheduled recordings are displayed here If you want to change a recording select it and confirm your selection In the window that now appears you can edit or delete the scheduled recording Changing scheduled recordings If you want to edit the scheduled recording for example change the recording time or the date select Edit and confirm your selection The settings for this recording are now displayed and you can edit them Deleting scheduled recordings If you want to delete the scheduled recording select Delete and confirm your selection The recording settings are deleted and the recording will not take place 110 Pinnacle MediaCenter Recorded TV When you select Recorded TV in the TV menu the following window appears Bane Le MediaCenter 07 37 Thursday 17 March Be Tue 3 22 09 45 MTV2 Be Thu 3 17 08 30 n tv On the right side of the window you see all the currently available recordings including information about the channel the recording date and the recording time Addition
125. hen you click this button a window with additional channel information appears Close the bottom control bar Clicking this button closes the bottom control bar 185 Pinnacle MediaCenter Operating Controls During DVD Playback Closed Bottom Control Bar Kaye 0o pF The closed bottom control bar gives you access to the following buttons while you play a DVD EE DvD title The title of the currently playing DVD is displayed in this field You can also switch to a specific chapter on the DVD from here To do this click the DVD title button Now all the chapters on the DVD currently inserted are listed in a pop up window When you click a chapter playback of the selected chapter starts Audio mode The currently set audio mode of the DVD is displayed in this field If more than one audio mode is available you can select between them here To do this click the Audio Mode button This opens a pop up window displaying all the available audio modes Clicking a specific audio mode sets it En Language The language of the current DVD is displayed here You can also change the language for the soundtrack of the currently playing DVD in this field To do this click the Language button This opens a pop up window displaying all the available languages After clicking a specific language the language of the current DVD soundtrack is reset accordingly a Drive Clicking these buttons lets
126. here you want to paste the text and click Paste in the menu The text will be removed from its original location and inserted at the new location Copy Select the text you want to copy and click Copy in the menu Then click the location where you want to paste the text and click Paste in the menu The text will remain at its current location and will also be inserted at the new location Paste This command allows you to paste text at one location that you have cut or copied from another location using the Cut or Copy commands Delete Select the files and then choose this option from the menu in order to permanently remove the files Select All This option allows you to simultaneously select all the files in an active area e g the Media Library list Select None This option allows you to undo the selection for files in an active area e g the Media Library list 19 Pinnacle MediaCenter Select Invert This option allows you to simultaneously select all the files in an active area e g the Media Library list or to undo an existing selection Browse This option brings you to the Media Library sort view There is a separate more detailed section in the manual for this feature 76 Pinnacle MediaManager The Tools Menu Import old Gatabase Scan For missing or modified media Backup database Restore database In the Tools menu you have the following options Import old database
127. his option to display different types of information during MP3 playback for example artist and title Local database for CD titles After clicking the Browse button select the path for your music database Repeat playlist In this field you can activate or deactivate repeat mode When repeat mode is on all of the titles you have selected in the category for example the playlist or album are played repeatedly You can activate or deactivate repeat mode for the current playback at any time in the Music menu 19 Pinnacle MediaCenter Shuffle playlist In this field you can activate or deactivate shuffle mode When shuffle mode is on all of the titles you selected in the category for example in the playlist or genre are played in random order You can activate or deactivate shuffle mode for the current playback at any time in the Music menu Photo slide show Slide duration In this field you can enter how long a photo should be shown during a slideshow Show photo captions Activate this option to display the name of the current photo during photo playback Pan scan To make the presentation of your photos more exciting activate this option to place a Pan and scan filter over your photos During a slideshow an image 1s then lightly zoomed in on so that only a cutout of the image is visible as the image moves back and forth during the photo presentation Transition type At this point you can select the typ
128. hotos the names of the subfolders will also be imported as photoalbum names Movie titles act as names for collections If a movie consists of several files these files will be grouped together in a collection Start When you are finished with your settings click the Start button You will be told how many files were imported and how many if any were rejected because their format wasn t supported or they were already listed in the database All imported files will be displayed in the Media Library in the bottom half of the window listed by media type and category 51 Pinnacle MediaCenter Import Audio CD W Due to licensing issues this function is not available in all versions of the Pinnacle MediaManager You will see the following window when you select the Audio CD category under the Import tab in the Tools section Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Import Organize Playlists D Export Import from Start Track Title Artist Length Size Folder Files Drives Audio CD Digital camera Watch folder Rhapsody playlists Get Titles E SAMSUNG DVD ROM SD 616E a This feature allows you to import your audio CDs to the MediaManager Database The tracks on each CD are read in and separated into individual MP3 files Y You may have problems importing copy protected audio CDs Insert the CD and Select the Drive Insert the audio CD in your computer s CD driv
129. ic file is not categorized according to D3 tags but according to folder and file names select Update values using file directory names via the Media Library Shortcut menu Then select a category structure from the dialog displayed Compare this to the display underneath and click on OK Movies When importing movies the default categorization criteria for Genre is the name of the folder where the movie is found If the movie 1s made up of multiple parts these parts are automatically grouped together into a collection The categorization criteria Series is not set by default You can change this via the File Preferences Import menu For example you can fill the fields Genre and Series with the names of folders at different levels in the directory hierarchy Photos If you import photos the directory name is used as the photoalbum name by default For the creation date the date the photo was taken found in the EXIF tag is used Y Tip If your photos do not have access to this date the creation date is first displayed as lt Unknown gt When you select the photos select Organize and click on lt Unknown gt Select the function File date via the menu to set the creation date of the photo This is usually the date when you copied the photos to your PC 60 Pinnacle MediaManager Customized File Tags Keywords In addition to the organizing tags you can also assign customized tags keywords These non exclusive tags will
130. ically decoded MP3 Data CD DVD You want to burn MP3 files toa CD ora DVD All tracks in the playlist will have to be converted to the MP3 format Data CD DVD You want to burn original music files MP3 WMA or WAV to a CD Any converted versions will not be used Movies Depending on what format the media files are in and whether converted copies are available you will be given the option of burning a VCD VideoCD SVCD SuperVideoCD or DVD You can always select a data CD DVD which will 71 Pinnacle MediaCenter burn the media files in their original format You cannot start the burning process if the file s is are too long for a CD or DVD Photos Photos are always burned as original media files to a data CD DVD Recorder Select the burner you wish to use and click Start The progress bar will display 100 when the burning process is complete Y The CD DVD burner in the Pinnacle MediaManager is optimized for fast easy burning It cannot create DVD menus nor can it spread long files playlists over several discs If you need more sophisticated burning features we recommend using Pinnacle INSTANT CD DVD 72 Pinnacle MediaManager The Menus The File Menu Hew Playlist From Selection Ctrl M Play Selection Preferences Key Commands Guit Ctrl g The File Menu Contains the Following Options New Playlist From Selection If you have selected one or more files in the Media Library and then choose
131. ide of the window you see all of the albums in the database listed in alphabetical order Playing Back All the Albums To play all the albums in the database select All Albums and press the Play button on your remote control Playing Back Songs If you select All Albums and confirm all the songs in the database are listed Now you can play all the songs in the database by selecting and confirming a single song or by selecting and pressing the Play button Playing Back an Album To playback an entire album select it and press the Play button on your remote control If you select an album and confirm your selection all the songs on the album are listed After selecting a single song and pressing the Play button on your remote control the entire album will be played beginning with the song you selected Playing Back the Songs on a Specific Album If you select an album and confirm your selection all the songs on the album are listed to the right To play a single song select it and confirm your selection 132 Pinnacle MediaCenter Song When you select Song in the Music menu the following window appears PUPP MediaCenter 06 19 Thursday 17 March Highway Blues Banana Seat Bike J 5 Bach Concerto In A Mino Lip Gloss And Black Migrations Saint Estephe A Shuffle ohne Said It Was Destiny special King 6 Repeat subby On the right side of the window you see all of the songs in the data
132. ift F5 playback 94 Pinnacle MediaCenter Pause Space bar in TV mode Start timeshift recording Pay SoS S Rewind Fast Forward R F in teletext mode Display previous next subpage TV Teletext Radio depending on remote control EPG Enter numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 9 0 AV switch video input Selection of on screen menu buttons Cursor in teletext mode Display Cursor Up Down previous next page Switch between letters and numbers CTRL C C N Control Bars To quickly and easily operate your Pinnacle MediaCenter you have two control bars in the remote view which you can use to directly access important functions with your mouse To display the control bars move your mouse in the Pinnacle MediaCenter window The control bars disappear automatically a few seconds after you stop moving your mouse For more information refer to the chapter PC View optimized for operation with mouse 95 Pinnacle MediaCenter Main Screen of the Pinnacle MediaCenter Remote View You can start the Pinnacle MediaCenter remote view using the Start menu and the Pinnacle program group Simply double click the desktop link or press the TV button remote control type A or the Pinnacle button remote control type B on your remote control The main screen of the Pinnacle MediaCenter then opens PINACLE MediaCenter TV Radio Music Movies Photos Online Settings The main screen provides you with an overview of s
133. iles in a specific directory you can also switch between the files here To do this click the File name button Now all the files in the current directory are listed in a pop up window If you Click a file the selected file is played back a Play Pause Clicking the Play button starts the playback of a file This button then changes to a Pause button You can pause file playback by clicking the Pause button Clicking it again resumes playback Snapshot If you click this button a snapshot of the currently playing video file is taken as a single image and saved in the directory previously indicated in Advanced Settings The file name is automatically created from the date time and file name popa Volume You can adjust the volume of the file playback with this slider To do this click the slider button and while holding the mouse button down slide it to the position you want Clicking the Mute W button mutes the sound of the file playback You can turn the soundtrack back on by clicking the button again 190 Pinnacle MediaCenter Minimize to the task bar After clicking this button the most important control bar buttons are made available in the task bar E 2000 6 When you move your mouse over the P icon the name of the file currently being played back is displayed as a Tooltip Clicking the Volume icon displays a slider which you can use to adjust the volume or mute the soundtrack Cli
134. imported in Baby Can Hold You Tracy Chapman Haw Media Banana Sed taika Laleh s Worle hissing Mardis Banane Seat Bike Raloh s eterkd Boded Media i Behind The Wall Tracy Ch aprian Trace Chapman Folk Top rated Tr Black Magic Woman Santena GCefinetive Callacton Rieck Most played 2 Europal Earth s Cre HB ontens Cefintive Collection Rod L sit played TI Ewersbody s Ewarvthine Sankara Gaefinative Collection Rack Hot played 2 Eyl Ways Bantens Definire Colledion Rak Ere Fart C r Tray Ch ae rr rm Traey Chinmai Fut Huzi Playlirt 1 For My Lover Tracy Chapman Tracy Chaoman Folk musie Playlist 2 i For Feu Tracy CR epriaen Tracey Chanmar Faik c Hold On Santee Definestive Collection Rack Ct Bok Mow Tracy chapran Trass oP aera Falk You can toggle the sort view on and off by clicking the button to the right of the tabs Clicking this button will split the list horizontally into two new sections J Music g Movies Ca Photos r E O X ens a o Music genre O Oo Aiste OOO Albim library a An Ca a Algiz a ANC IZ Last immoorted eae aad Abreu Datinithe Collacsian Han Madia children Calls l badi Vicks Concerto rgis Missing Media AE Pace Hun The Stars Tety Lax i Modtiaed Media Courrtry T Jetty T Language OF Seance Oreriale Top rated Aarne Artirt AlE urr Muric genre Track Ferber Most played morose The Lines Tray Chapman Tracy Chapman Folk aid Lear played Beby Gan Held You Tra
135. intemet radio channels aii achat Ad radio Channels Ail racko is PCT 300 5 icin All rado hanas Chiraraili pa ya charewls Al TY channels Sean PET Sh analog Fi kisra Fedo Sabon z PCT 300i digital F 0K srelog a 00h dia m Saal Ed ld DS ARC ma kerit ap Remove OE GR In the left part of the window every available channel is displayed In the right part all the existing channel and Favorites lists are displayed Creating a new Favorites list To create a new Favorites list click the New button enter the name of the new Favorites list in the window that now appears and click the Generate button The new Favorites list is then created Now select channels from the channel list on the left side of the window and add them by clicking Add or by dragging and dropping them into the Favorites list Editing or deleting a Favorites List If you would like to change an existing Favorites list you have the following options Renaming the Favorites list To rename a Favorites list select the list in the right part of the window and click the Name button In the window that now appears enter the new name and click OK Removing a Favorites list To delete a Favorites list select the list in the right part of the window and click the Remove button 30 System Setup Removing channels from a Favorites list To delete a single channel from the Favorites list select the channel and click the Remove button The chann
136. ites are Internet forums that offer freely available media files There are more than 70 such forums online PHP The abbreviation PHP officially stands for Hypertext Preprocessor PHP is a widely used scripting language designed for general use It can be embedded in HTML and is ideal for Web applications PHP is easy to learn offers excellent database and Internet Protocol interfaces and supports many additional function libraries PHP is the ideal development tool for creating dynamic Web content PIN Abbreviation for Personal Identification Number A PIN is a secret code comprising several digits that identifies a given user PiP Abbreviation for Picture in Picture Pixel Also known as a picture element or pel In a video recording device such as a camera or a playback device such as a monitor a pixel is a light sensitive or light emitting surface with a specified height and width When stored electronically pixels contain brightness and color information for a given image element The aspect ratio which also plays a key role in video playback is stored separately in the files for some data formats see also Aspect ratio PNG Abbreviation for Portable Network Graphics Graphics format for bit mapped images that supports interlacing and offers 24 bit color depth and lossless compression see also Interlace 217 Pinnacle MediaCenter R RAM Abbreviation for Random Access Memory The main memory of the
137. ivate or deactivate a screen saver for the Pinnacle MediaCenter 11 Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Remote Control Settings Remate control Selecta remote control to be used with Pinnacle Mediac erter E tajai ope i Gp E 0e gs ko Oo o gt O ae fat ae 2 2 T 2 8 2a oa amp Peat E Click an option button to select the type of remote control you received in the package 12 System Setup Advanced Display Settings ines Hedis enber Seitings a m x Aea 6 Display nrg the diepday characheshca ol your Ty oe PE manbo Dita i Fiabe ai daria On screen Gepiay OSD ideo display rea wi Enable OSD i faida imadecsed ipri Pes pas Duration j e G 2 Golds de interlaced Sara z Upisite z Cz i i i Tarmeparncy G j upping Aalenin by graphics cah Preferred auiput deace infiial size of wdeo ts Computer rio rihor Fulscren Ti set Go Window Preferred widen aspect ralio Page slchi effect Aotad lala aspect ralia Enable 30 fects jauno bs Enable audio eFecis In this menu you can configure all the display settings for the Pinnacle MediaCenter On screen display OSD Enable OSD After activating this option OSD displays give you detailed information about the current TV or radio program the music playing the movie showing or the photo displayed in the Pinnacle MediaCenter Duration In this section set how long an On Screen Display sh
138. lable if a recording is currently being made or you are in timeshift mode You can then end the currently running recording by clicking Stop Record If you click this button the TV program currently playing is recorded and saved in the directory previously indicated in Advanced Settings The file name is automatically created from the date time channel name and any available EPG information The recording can be paused by clicking the Record button again or by clicking the Stop button ini 0 Play Pause If a timeshift recording is not currently taking place you can start a timeshift recording by clicking the Play Pause button During a timeshift recording playback of the timeshift recording 1s paused by clicking the Play Pause button Click the button again to continue the recording 183 Pinnacle MediaCenter 4 gt gt Rewind Fast forward These buttons are only available if a timeshift recording is currently running Clicking the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons allows you to move back and forth within the timeshift recording If you click once the recording runs at double speed If you click twice the recording runs at quadruple speed Three clicks results in 8x speed and four clicks in 16x speed One more click lets the recording run at normal speed again To pause rewind fast forward click the corresponding button until the recording plays at normal speed or click the Play Pause button m Previous T
139. laylist 1 3 Floida OE OOO i Movies Playlist 2 fal Photos Playlist 1 fal Photos Playlist 2 X Music Music Playlist 1 Playback in the Media Player Double click an entry in the playlist to play it back with the Media Player Once that particular item is finished the application will automatically move on the next entry in the playlist You can also use the Next Previous Shuffle and Repeat functions in the Media Player When playing back a slideshow the Media Player will only display the photos it will not play any selected music playlist 66 Pinnacle MediaManager Exporting Media Files Introduction to the Export Tab You will see the following window when you select the Export tab in the Tools section Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Import Pi Organize Playlists Esport Export to Folder Playlist Ss Burner E Browse lw Create subfolders Create MSU playlist In this section you can export copies of media files from your MediaManager playlists to a New folder on your hard drive M3U playlist CD burner or DVD burner The following sections explain the features for the individual categories in more detail 67 Pinnacle MediaCenter Exporting to a Folder You will see the following window when you select the Folder category under the Export tab in the Tools section Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help lt Import G
140. le for the current file and you click this button a dialog window appears where you can set the language for the subtitles ia m Timeline This field tells you the following information The beginning of file playback here 0 00 The end ofthe file here 17 32 The current position within the file here 7 34 You can see here how much of the file has already been played back or how much is still left to play back In addition you can jump to any position within the file To do this click and hold your mouse button on the position indicator and drag it to the position you want within the timeline If you right click in the timeline the remaining playback time is displayed Close the bottom control bar Clicking this button closes the bottom control bar 193 Pinnacle MediaCenter Teletext Overview If you click the Teletext button in the upper menu bar the teletext window opens in the PC view if teletext is available Teletext Navigator Ae Page Misno Page Teletext F GI Inda yon Fat GI Sote thi ea Gl Schiso Politik bdand E Poit Aueiand E Chroni H Buskas Hl apad RI Feath H ORFI hue Gl ORF hee i Haus Main fa Showhiz subpage 1 ato Cs if Seve Magee i a Teletext can consist of two windows In the left window you will see the TOP text and the operating controls for navigating in teletext To the right is the teletext window where the teletext pages and subpage
141. lect the day and confirm your selection Ifyou select a photo and press the Play button on your remote control all the photos from a specific day are displayed as a slideshow beginning with the photo selected If you only want to look at one photo select it and confirm your selection 157 Pinnacle MediaCenter Name When you select Name in the Photo menu the following window appears MediaCenter PHOTOS NAME 01 12 Wednesday 23 March c tA Shuffle gt B Repeat orem To heath it numina On the right side of the window you see all of the photos in the database listed in alphabetical order Displaying All the Photos in a Slideshow To display all the photos as a slideshow select All Photos and confirm your selection or press the Play button If you select a specific photo and press the Play button on your remote control all the photos are displayed as slideshow beginning with the photo selected Displaying Specific Photos If you select a single photo and confirm the photo is displayed 158 Pinnacle MediaCenter Browsing Your Hard Disk When you select Browse from the Photo menu the following window appears Py Pa eu Le MediaCenter 05 41 Thursday 17 March Blue hillsypg Sunset jpg Water lilies jpg EJ E E Winter jpg gt A Shuffle e B Repeat an a Thumbnal On the right side of the window you can browse your hard disk for photos and view them individ
142. led recording If you open the menu while recording a radio broadcast you can cancel the recording or change the recording settings The following menu options are available Record Now Record Manually Scheduled Recordings WW Note that you cannot record Internet Radio Record Now W While listening to radio you can record the current program of the current station at any time by pressing the Record button on your remote control Press the Stop button to stop recording Recording the current broadcast If you want to record the current radio broadcast right now select the Record Now menu option and confirm it The Record Now button changes to Record and the recording of the current broadcast starts Or you can press the Record button on your remote control Changing the settings of a currently running recording In order to obtain more detailed information about the currently running recording or to change the recording schedule settings during the recording select and confirm Record In the window that now appears you can end the recording or change the duration stop time of the currently running recording To end the currently running recording select the Stop button To change the duration select the Duration field with the arrow buttons and press the OK Confirm button With the Up and Down buttons on your remote control you can enter the duration in minutes If you enter the number 999
143. lists Export to Folder Playlist Plavliste 1 Burner Di Temp Playliste m3u Browse 2 Files In this section you can export a MediaManager playlist to an M3U playlist The playlist will contain references to the actual location where your media files are stored Playlist Select the playlist you want to export from the drop down menu File Use the Browse button to the right to select the file you want exported to the selected playlist Then enter the name you want to give to the file Start When you are finished with your settings click the Start button 70 Pinnacle MediaManager Exporting to a Burner You will see the following window when you select the Burner category under the Export tab in the Tools section 6 Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help Inport Organize Playlists gt Export Export to Folder Playlist Playlist Playliste 1 7 Burner 3 Recorder LITE ON LTR 481255 1805 Refresh CD RW BO ee ME 01 19 57 2 Files 8 6 MB 00 06 14 In this section you can export a playlist to burn to CD or DVD Playlist Select the playlist you want to export from the drop down menu Disc type The choice of output formats will depend on what kind of media files are in the playlist Select a format from the drop down list Music Audio CD You want to burn an audio CD that you can play on your stereo system or in your car s CD player Any MP3 files will be automat
144. ll Movies Select this menu option when you want to list all the movies in the database or play one or more movies from the database Browse This menu option lets you browse your dard disk for video files and play them CD DVD Here you can play movies from CD or DVD The individual Movie menu functions are explained in detail in the following sections 138 Pinnacle MediaCenter Movie Playback Playback To play all the movies in a category select a specific movie from the category or the entire category and press the Play button on your remote control To play a single movie select it and confirm your selection Rewind and Fast Forward During playback you can use the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons on your remote control to access a specific location within a chapter Previous Track Next Track Use the Previous Track Next Track buttons to jump to the beginning of the current movies or jump to the next movie Pause Press the Pause button on your remote control to pause the movie Continue the movies by pressing the Pause button again or the Play button Stop Use the Stop button to end the movie at any time This also takes you back to the previous menu Volume To regulate the volume use the Volume buttons on your remote control Press the Mute on off button to turn the sound off Turn it back on by pressing the button again Shuffle Each menu has a shuffle function Press the A button on your
145. mber of files selected will be displayed above the progress bar Start When you have made your selection click the Start button The progress bar will display 100 when the import is complete You will also be told how many files were imported and how many if any were rejected because their format was not supported or they were already listed in the database All imported files will be displayed in the Media Library in the bottom half of the window listed by media type and category ead g Playlists from other programs can also be imported by using this function M3U format 50 Pinnacle MediaManager Import Drives You will see the following window if you select the Files category under the Import tab in the Tools section Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help 4 gt Import P Organize Playlists S Export Import from Folder Files Hard disk Dimi sxPdec Cr Lokaler Datentr ger Drives Audio CD Digital camera fy Ignore Program files Watch folder Rhapsody playlists Errors Hard Disk In the drop down list select the hard drive on your computer that you wish to import media files from Ignore Windows and Ignore Program Files If you have activated these checkboxes the application will not scan the Windows and or Program Files folders This 1s generally a good idea because these folders generally do not contain any noteworthy media files If you are importing p
146. meshift feature in the Timeshift chapter or in the Operating Controls While Watching TV1 chapter Automatically enable timeshift at TV startup If you select this option every time you watch TV the program currently showing is saved in the temporary area of your hard drive This recording can be played back from any point at any time while at the same time live TV is still being recorded Not even an unexpected interruption will make you miss even a second of the show you are watching 10 System Setup Maximum duration Timeshift file size In this field you can set the maximum duration of your timeshift recording in minutes Since the maximum size of the timeshift file is dependent on this value enter the maximum recording time and the resulting maximum file size will be displayed Overwrite buffer if completely filled After activating this option and if the maximum duration is exceeded during the timeshift recording previously recorded parts will be overwritten starting from the beginning of the recording Timeshift file path After clicking the Browse button you can enter the path to where you want your timeshift recording to be temporarily saved on your hard drive The Free disk space field displays how much disk space is still available for recordings This value is dependent on your hard disk capacity and on the maximum duration for timeshift recordings Screen saver In this section you can decide whether to act
147. nager Database You can then use the keywords as search terms in order to find certain files quickly You can assign several keywords to a single file Select one or more files in the Media Library list and click the button to create a new keyword for the selected files Deleting a Keyword Select the keyword you want to delete from the database and then click the button Field and Value Changing Organizing Tags Whenever you select an entry in the Media Library list you will also see the value assigned to each field By double clicking you can access and modify the individual values For some organizing tags such as Genre the application will suggest common terms Pop Rock Classical even if you haven t imported any files in this category Just click the entry once to see the suggestions 62 Pinnacle MediaManager For music genres you have the Rebuild this list via the Shortcut menu If you select this option unused entries are deleted from the list and only those genres are displayed whose media files are assigned in the database Once you are finished modifying the values for an entry in the list click the button to have the values written to the database The changes will be shown accordingly in the Media Library Y Note changing tags that are associated with metadata such as MP3 metadata will cause these changes to be made in the associated file as well Undo Button Click this button to undo previous c
148. nd any available EPG information The recording can be paused by clicking the Record button again or by clicking the Stop button gt w Play Pause If a timeshift recording is not currently taking place you can start a timeshift recording by clicking the Play Pause button During a timeshift recording playback is paused by clicking the Play Pause button Click the button again to continue the recording Minimize to the task bar After clicking this button the most important control bar buttons are made available in the task bar EF OCLOMS00 amp When you move your mouse over the P icon the currently set TV channel 1s displayed as a Tooltip 181 Pinnacle MediaCenter Clicking the Volume icon displays a slider which you can use to adjust the volume or mute the soundtrack Click the E button in the task bar to move the control bars back to their original location Open the bottom control bar Clicking this button opens the bottom control bar 182 Pinnacle MediaCenter Opened Bottom Control Bar If you click the E7 button while watching TV the bottom control bar opens aS tee PRET 06 30 00 im 7 sah The following additional functions are now available I lt Back These buttons can only be selected if a timeshift recording is currently running Clicking the Back button starts the playback of the timeshift recording from the beginning a Stop This button is only avai
149. nd comprehensive information about the TV schedule as well as all the latest news Want to record a TV show With a simple push of a button you can start recording the current TV program at any time Use the EPG function to quickly and simply program your machine to record upcoming shows You won t have to miss any of your favorite TV programs again Even annoying interruptions while watching TV are no longer a bother because you can delay watching a program by using the timeshift function In the Radio area you can receive every available FM radio station You can also create radio playlists in the Advanced Settings so that you can receive a radio station assigned to a certain category at any time Recording FM radio broadcasts is quick and easy with the Pinnacle MediaCenter either press a button to record the current program immediately or schedule an upcoming radio program for later enjoyment In addition the Pinnacle MediaCenter lets your receive Internet radio In the Movies area you can view movies from a CD DVD or from your hard disk all this using the remote control from the comfort of your sofa No need to get up and fiddle with the PC If you have previously categorized your movies in the Pinnacle MediaManager you can easily access these categories and select movies according to certain criteria In the Music area you can access CDs or files created in the Pinnacle MediaManager Play back your music according to any criteria
150. now button you are automatically sent to the Pinnacle Systems Web site where you can download the latest updates for the Pinnacle MediaCenter 35 Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Services Settings Pina edis enter Settings 1 Mi xj Dan A Ferie aing fom Services Dispis i Services background tasks configuration Capua haii tence Fla dizk PHS conira Bikbo Bts rt PCT MU anao wj Aun PHS a Winder daup PTY th Gomer PCT W300 S video Epas EFG ets iaee Chirii Sean ww Enable TYT Eunpeen niara based EPG pace kiena Hedy a ish PETTY Mii srog PETTY Sai dpal Eda Fanii oe Enaite Media bijeno ma Finde Hedabl ange inpriE ai Pucs Upsi Siow This menu option lists various services offered by the Pinnacle MediaCenter Clicking these services enables them so that the respective service is executed in the background and 1s available in the Pinnacle MediaCenter at any time If you would prefer not to use a specific service you can disable it This also reduces the CPU load on your system 36 Pinnacle MediaManager Overview What the Pinnacle MediaManager Does The Pinnacle MediaManager is installed on your PC so that you can import the following Music files Movies and other video files Digital photos You can manage and organize these files in the MediaManager database which is constantly updated You can also create personal playlists compilations of your favorite songs movies or photos organize
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152. o a low enough data rate to be able to play it back over a wireless network 83 Pinnacle MediaCenter DVD The video is compressed using MPEG 2 with full resolution The data rate is 6 Mbps which may produce excellent quality video but it is too high to be transmitted over a wireless network Converting to DVD format only really makes sense for wired 100 Mbps networks or for burning a DVD that essentially all DVD players can read The audio is always compressed using the MPEG 1 layer 2 format stereo Delete converted files With of this function you can delete the converted files The original files remain unchanged Cancel conversion A planned or already running conversion is cancelled The original file remains unchanged 84 Pinnacle MediaCenter Pinnacle MediaCenter Functions The Pinnacle MediaCenter offers you the extensive and diverse functions of a modern multi media program Its convenient and easy to use displays let you enjoy a wide variety of media such as television radio music movies photos and lets you access a broad range of products offered by various online services In the TV area you can keep track of the current TV schedule and the shows you have recorded not only directly on your PC but also from the comfort of your armchair or sofa thanks to the full screen mode and the remote control included In addition you can use the teletext function and the Electronic Program Guide EPG to get quick a
153. of Specially Designated Nationals 4 Ownership The license granted hereunder does not constitute a transfer or sale of ownership rights in or to the Software Except for the license rights granted above Pinnacle retains all right title and interest in and to the Software including all intellectual property rights therein The Software is protected by applicable intellectual property laws including United States copyright laws and international treaties 5 Third Party Proprietary Property This Software may contain the proprietary property of others which has been licensed to Pinnacle your use of the Software is expressly conditioned on your agreement not to remove any copyright notices or other proprietary markings of the third party software 6 Security You acknowledge and agree that in order to protect the integrity of certain third party content Pinnacle and or its licensors may provide for Software security related updates that will be automatically downloaded and installed on your computer Such security related updates may impair the Software and any other software on your computer which specifically depends on the Software including disabling your ability to copy and or play secure content 1 e content protected by digital rights management In such an event Pinnacle and or its licensors shall use reasonable efforts to promptly post notices on Pinnacle s web site explaining the security update and providing instructions to en
154. ogram guide EPG via antenna 17 Pinnacle MediaCenter Sync tvtv Click the titanT V site button to got to the tvtv Internet site where you have access to an online electronic program guide EPG If you would like to set up a tvtv user account and take advantage of tvtv services for example the convenient recording function click tvtv Internet access and follow the instructions For more information refer to the tvtv Manager chapter 18 System Setup Advanced Playback Settings inna arial enber Seltings l j xj Beras uri E Playback Dipisy Change the playback options Tor music photos and Ove Capua haii ima Fibak Pebarait playa k COTO sai Dikh 1 Chanel Sialic weuakration F Show WP tag into i Aao playback impri l Hone 7 Pus r E Services Local dalabase for CD titles hiies and DVD playback Upd P Aboi Regoat playlist Adio lanquage T She playtien Si Meru language Photo slice shoe English akde duration i 13 aac Sie PUESIE Sibille laequage Pari Scan E ay a 3 Transition type tn w Enae dub ieg Backgraynd musie glaybet Regeal playiet Regeat playlel Nane struts playlist ohule playlist In this menu you can configure the settings for the playing back music photos and movies Music playback Static visualization Here you can choose between different visualizations that can be displayed on your screen while you listen to music Show MP3 tag info Activate t
155. ol On Screen Display Y You can perform detailed settings affecting the behavior of the On Screen Display in the Settings menu If you start a timeshift recording an On Screen Display appears with the following information Start time of the timeshift recording Maximum timeshift position at which the timeshift recording will pause or start from the beginning The current time status of live radio the end of the corresponding status bar marks the current position of live radio The current position of playback This On Screen Display disappears when you press the Play button on your remote control If you would like to display the OSD again manually without changing the station press the button or the Info button depending on the remote control The same information including a volume level bar is then displayed If you have not set the OSD to disappear automatically in the Settings menu the OSD disappears again when you press the Info button again 123 Pinnacle MediaCenter Music Menu Music Menu Overview If you select Music in the main screen of the Pinnacle MediaCenter the following window appears Pina LE WMedinanlenter 01 06 Wednesday 29 March New Music Genre Artist Album Song Playlists Browse CD DVD The individual menu options give you access to the following functions New Music Use this menu to listen to all the music titles you have recently imported Genre Artist
156. om the previous or to the next channel in the channel list The TV schedule of the corresponding channel is now displayed in the program list Accessing a Schedule in the EPG Program List If you would like to see a program currently being broadcast click the corresponding schedule in the EPG list and the program will be displayed in the PC view 199 Pinnacle MediaCenter Recording a Program from the EPG Program List Using the EPG function it is easy to record a program To do this click the desired program in the EPG program list and then click the Record button A program that is currently being shown 1s recorded immediately The recording for a future program is scheduled WY You can tell whether a show is currently being recorded or if a show is scheduled to be recorded by the record icon in the EPG channel list Pausing Editing or Deleting Recordings in the EPG Program List You can edit or delete recordings being made right now or recordings scheduled in the future in the EPG menu directly To do this click the program you want and then click the Edit button In the window that now appears you can pause edit or delete the recording refer to the chapter Manual Recording 200 Pinnacle MediaCenter Manual Recording To schedule a recording manually click the EPG button in the upper task bar and click the Manual Record tab in the window that now appears Program Guide PS Guide Manual Record Scheduled Reco
157. or guiding you through the registration process now appears Select whether you are registering with tvtv for the first time or you are already a registered user If you are registering for the first time enter a user name and password in the next dialog window and select one of the services You will then be forwarded to the tvtv Web site In order to use the tvtv service you need to activate your user account on the tvtv Web site To do this enter your user name and password Assigning TV Channels After activating your user account you can now synchronize the Pinnacle MediaCenter channel list with the tvtv channel list This lets you record shows selected on tvtv with the Pinnacle MediaCenter To do this a two column channel list appears On the left are all the channels on your Pinnacle MediaCenter channel list Ifyou click a field on the right part of the channel list all your tvtv channels will be displayed in separate window Now choose the tvtv channel to be associated with the Pinnacle MediaCenter channel on the same line This 1s how you link your Pinnacle MediaCenter channels to the tvtv channels W Itis now easy for you to select shows as well as keep track of them directly on the www tvtv de Web site All you have to do is import them into the Pinnacle MediaCenter 6 System Setup Scheduled Recording List In the next window all the shows scheduled to be recorded via the tvtv Web site are displayed
158. other Conversion runs in the background and keeps going even if you close the Pinnacle MediaManager File Status For each media type the Media Library displays details on individual files in the list to the right The first column shows the file state which describes the file s conversion status J Music Movies Photos F 2 47 itemi E x Harma E Artist Alburn Murs genra Track Rating Library I Across Tha Lines Trasy Cbba Trass Chaerian Falk 311 Lart imported in Baby Can I Hold You Tracy Shspman Trace Cheaman Folk arij Has Media Banana SeatBike Ralphs Word Peggy s Pie Parlor Minty Children 2 ee Hirsing Media Sanna Seat Bike Raloh s Herd Peggy Pie Parlor Minty Children z Boded Media Behind The Wall Tracy SA ep re Tracy Chipman Folk 4711 Top rated Black Magic Women Santana Gefineive Collacton Roch 4714 Europa Earth s Cre HBontans Defindtive Colledion Rod infis fversbedy a Ewerethine Santen Gefingive Callcha Rack Wis Evil Ways Bankes Definative Gollecthon Fach H1S Fart Cir Traty Ch aera A Traey CAs Faik zii al Mast played L iti played Mot played fg SG 4 Husie Playlirt 1 For My Lover Tracy Shepman Tracy Shepm an Foii aij music Playlist 2 Por Tgi Traits CP pra Trees Chae rier Fal ii ii Hold Gr Sanka DeFinetive ollecton Borgh 14 16 Ct Bok Woe Tracy chepa Trass oP deo rian Falk iw ii a 73 TS aj 82 Pinnacle MediaManager Any file in a given category can have one of the following fil
159. ou play back or edit previously recorded shows In addition you can make timeshift recordings while watching television The individual TV menu functions are explained in detail in the following sections Information Window In the Pinnacle MediaCenter the current TV schedule of the last channel selected is displayed in an information window You won t miss a minute of your favorite show even if you are in the middle of scheduling recordings or looking up tomorrow s TV schedule in the EPG Y For more information about switching between the information window and full screen mode refer to the chapter Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Formats 97 Pinnacle MediaCenter Selecting Channels When you select Channels in the TV menu the following window appears Burd Py ae MediaCenter 06 34 Thursday 17 March a 7 All TV Channels x AllVideo Switching Channels Channel lists On the right side of the window all the channel lists created in Advanced Settings for example Music News and Sports as well as the entry All TV Channels are displayed To change the current TV channel select All TV Channels or select the channel list you want and confirm your selection A list of all the channels or the channel assigned to the selected list is now displayed An EPG window located on the lower edge of the screen shows you information about the selected channel if EPG service 1s available This information includes the
160. ould remain on the screen Transparency Here you can set the level of transparency for the On Screen Displays on the Pinnacle MediaCenter interface Preferred output device Indicate whether your media should be played back on your computer monitor or on your TV set Preferred video aspect ratio Here you can select the picture size for the Pinnacle MediaCenter 13 Pinnacle MediaCenter Video display 2 fields interlaced If this option is active two fields are woven into a full screen However this may result in the edges becoming pixilated This setting is optimal for displaying images without a lot of movement for example news broadcasts or for playing back non interlaced images for example DVDs 2 fields de interlaced Activating this option smoothes the edges of pixilated images so that a sharper image is produced This setting is therefore optimal for displaying images with a lot of quick movement for example sports broadcasts but should be deactivated when playing back images which have previously not been interlaced for example DVDs Cropping Activating this option suppresses any interference patterns on the upper and lower edges of the image Acceleration by graphics card If this option is active the MPEG stream is partially decoded by the graphics card which reduces the CPU load W Note that this function is only available if your graphics card 1s suitable for decoding Initial size of
161. pened the Pinnacle MediaCenter in full screen and the menu displayed contains a preview or information window for example the TV menu in the remote view 1 you can switch between the entire Pinnacle MediaCenter window in full screen and the preview information window in full screen 2 by pressing the Full Screen button on your remote control Pressing the Full Screen Remote Control Button for a Normal Sized Window with Preview or Information Window TV 16 30 Thu 20 Jan 2006 90 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 you can display the entire Pinnacle MediaCenter window in full screen 2 by pressing the Full Screen button on your remote control If you press the Full Screen button again only the preview information window is displayed in full screen 3 If you press the Full Screen button a third time you are taken back to the original window that 1s the entire Pinnacle MediaCenter window in normal size 1 Clicking the Mouse in a Normal Sized Window with Preview or Information Window Live TV mouse double aliak Live TY windo mouse double olick on EA F E i reared mouse double oliok on ihe fog conira ber ihe bop control bar mouse double oliok Live TY window L j Y e TV If you have opened the Pinnacle MediaCenter 1n normal size and
162. play the entire album by selecting and confirming a single song or by selecting and pressing the Play button Playing All the Songs by an Artist To play all the songs by a specific artist select the artist and press the Play button on your remote control 130 Pinnacle MediaCenter Playing Back the Albums Songs by an Artist If you want to display the albums by a specific artist select that artist and confirm your selection All the albums in the database by that artist are then listed to the right You now have the following options Ifyou select All Albums and press Play every available music album by this artist 1s played Ifyou select All Albums and confirm all the songs in the database by this artist are displayed Now you can play all the songs by selecting and confirming a single song or by selecting and pressing the Play button If you select a single album and press Play the entire album will be played Ifyou select a single album and confirm all the songs on this album will be displayed Now you can play the entire album by selecting and confirming a single song or by selecting and pressing the Play button 131 Pinnacle MediaCenter Album When you select Album in the Music menu the following window appears MediaCenter MUSIC ALBUM 01 09 Wednesday 23 March Be Redemption Koch fe SOS JFK Minty Fre fe Speakin Out fe elevise Arena Rock S A Shuffle Bi RFepeaj On the right s
163. played in front of all the other windows on the screen af Minimize Clicking this button minimizes the Pinnacle MediaCenter window into the task bar Fullscreen Normal Screen Clicking this button lets you switch the Pinnacle MediaCenter window back and forth from full screen to a normal sized screen Close This button closes the Pinnacle MediaCenter or a subwindow for example the teletext or EPG window 177 Pinnacle MediaCenter Bottom Control Bar The bottom control bar in the Pinnacle MediaCenter PC view is dependent on the media type you have selected Depending on whether you are currently watching TV or listening to radio or playing a DVD or a file the buttons available will vary The control bars can be configured in Advanced Settings in such a way that they are not always visible but are only displayed when you move your mouse over the Pinnacle MediaCenter window They automatically disappear again when you move your mouse out of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window or if the cursor does not move for a few seconds W Since the bottom control bar can contain different operating controls depending on the media type being used detailed descriptions of the buttons are found in the following chapters Open and Closed Bottom Control Bar The bottom control bar can be opened by clicking the button This also gives you access to additional buttons Or you can also open the control bar by clicking the Play Pause or Recor
164. r monitor or your television screen The fun gets even better with the following features Watching TV just got easier and you don t have to miss a second of your favorite shows thanks to the latest timeshift recording technology This makes spontaneous or scheduled recording to your hard disk a breeze With you new Pinnacle product you have immediate access to the latest news using teletext In addition an Electronic Program Guide EPG gives you an overview of a complete range of television programs Scheduling your recordings 1s also quick and easy You also have the option of listening to radio at any time and recording your favorite broadcasts quickly and easily In addition your Pinnacle product lets your receive Internet radio stations You can play video music and display photo files from your hard disk or from a CD and or DVD You can also burn your own CDs or DVDs In addition you can arrange your media files in an intelligent multimedia database so that they can be found quickly This is done according to various playback criteria based on specific categories for example all the movies in a certain genre or all the photos from a particular vacation Pinnacle MediaCenter gives you simple and targeted access to all your media files The Pinnacle MediaCenter also gives you direct access to many different online services thereby opening all the doors to an incredible world of media and information Now you can access all of the
165. rack Next Track These buttons are only available if a timeshift recording is currently running With the Previous Track and Next Track buttons you can jump back and forth in the timeshift recording within a time interval set in the Advanced Settings Live TV This buttons is only available if a timeshift recording is currently running Click this button to return to the live position in the current program The timeshift recording continues to be recorded and can be played back at any time Timeshift timeline This field tells you the following information The start time of the timeshift recording rounded up to the next half hour here 6 30 AM The maximum timeshift position at which the timeshift recording will pause or start from the beginning here 10 30 AM This is dependent on the maximum available disk space that you can set for timeshift recordings in Advanced Settings The end ofthe status bar marks the current position of live TV You can also see how much disk space has already been used for the timeshift recording or how much free disk space is still left The current position of the timeshift playback here 7 34 AM In addition you can jump to any position within the timeshift recording To do this click and hold your mouse button on the position indicator for the timeshift playback and drag it to the position you want within the recording 184 Pinnacle MediaCenter Signal strength W
166. rded Channel Day Start Time Stop Time Durston Frequency Format Destinaton Device f p For a scheduled recording enter the following information Channel Enter the channel of the program to be recorded in this field To do this click the Channel field All the available channels are displayed in a pop up window Clicking a channel enters it in the Channel field If you have created channel lists in the Advanced Settings a pop up window displays all the available channel lists If you click a specific channel list all the channels assigned to this group appear on the right side of the window Clicking a channel enters it in the Channel field Or you can also select a channel by clicking the Previous Next Channel l and switching from the previous or to the next channel in the buttons channel list Day In this field enter the day your recording should take place To do this you can enter a date directly using the number keys on your keyboard Or click the button If you click a specific day in the calender window that now appears this day is entered automatically in the Day field 201 Pinnacle MediaCenter Start Time Here enter the time the scheduled recording should start To do this enter a four digit time directly using the number keys of your keyboard hours minutes Or you can click the 7 button In the window that now appears a
167. rea press the Miscellaneous Functions button with the corresponding color on your remote control The corresponding teletext page now opens 105 Pinnacle MediaCenter Recording Live Television When you select Record TV in the TV menu the following window appears nA LE MediaCenter 06 10 Thursday 17 March a Record now Guide Record Manually scheduled recordings You can now start recording immediately schedule a future recording or change the existing schedule for future recordings If you open this menu while recording a TV show you can cancel the recording or change the recording schedule settings The following menu options are available Record Now Guide Record Manually Scheduled Recordings Record now Y While you are watching TV you can record the TV show at any time by pressing the Record button on your remote control Press the Stop button to stop recording Recording the current program If you want to record the current TV program right now select Record now and confirm it The Record now button changes to Record and the recording of the current program starts Or you can press the Record button on your remote control 106 Pinnacle MediaCenter Changing the settings of a currently running recording In order to obtain more detailed information about the currently running recording or to change the recording schedule settings during the recording select and confirm the
168. remote control depending on the remote control or by clicking the More Info button An EPG window now opens displaying the show time the channel the name of the program as well as an extensive description of the content You can exit this EPG window by pressing the Info button again depending on the remote control Viewing a Show in the EPG Program List After you select and confirm a show in the EPG list that is currently being broadcast the show is displayed in full screen mode 102 Pinnacle MediaCenter Recording a Show From the EPG Program List Using the EPG function it is easy to record a show To do this select the show your want from the EPG program list and press the Record button on your remote control A program that is currently being shown is recorded immediately The recording of a program in the future 1s scheduled Y You can tell whether a show is currently being recorded or if a show 1s scheduled to be recorded by the record symbol in the EPG channel list Pausing Editing or Deleting Recordings in the EPG Program List You can edit or delete recordings being made right now or recordings scheduled in the future directly in the EPG menu To do this select the corresponding program and confirm your selection or press the Record button In the window that now appears you can pause process or delete the recording To pause a running recording or delete a scheduled recording you can also select the corr
169. rward and rewind the timeshifted show in quick motion while it is still being recorded as well as skip over certain parts for example commercials or repeat parts for example the deciding touchdown in a football game or switch back to live TV Starting a Timeshift Recording To start a timeshift recording press the Pause button of your remote control while watching TV The current TV program 1s now recorded to a temporary area on your computer Viewing a Timeshift Recording Playing a timeshift recording To watch a timeshift recording use the Rewind or Previous Track buttons on your remote control to jump to a specific place in the recording and continue watching from this point In the meantime the live TV show continues to be recorded Within the timeshift playback you can use the Rewind Fast Forward buttons or the Previous Track Next Track buttons to repeat parts or to skip them Use the Rewind Fast Forward buttons to move forwards or backwards at a uniform speed within the recording Use the Previous Track Next Track buttons to jump backwards or forwards in the timeshift recording according to a previously set time interval for more information about setting this time interval refer to the chapter Advanced Settings Interrupting timeshift playback Press the Pause button on your remote control to interrupt the timeshift playback To continue playback press the Pause button or the Play button again 112 Pinnacle Medi
170. s are displayed When there is enough space on the screen the TV program showing on the current channel is displayed next to the teletext area This lets you read teletext and watch TV at the same time Y For general information about teletext and TOP text refer to the Teletext chapter Positioning the Teletext Window Both the teletext window as well as the TV window if this is displayed can be coupled to each other and then moved together on the screen as a single unit Or you can also position the windows separately This means you can put one of the windows anywhere on the screen independent of the other window To do this click the corresponding window and hold down your mouse button While holding down your mouse button drag the window to the position on the screen you want If the teletext window can be moved separately you can also resize it To do this left click and hold the mouse button down on the corner of the window and then drag the corner until the window is the size you want 194 Pinnacle MediaCenter Bottom Control Bar In teletext mode the buttons for operating the TV are located in the bottom control bar so that you can keep track of both the teletext and your TV program at the same time Closing a Teletext Window When you close the TOP text window by clicking the Close button in the upper control bar the teletext window will continue to be displayed When you close the teletext window by clickin
171. se different media quickly and easily with just one device your PC The Pinnacle MediaCenter interface has been especially designed so that all the menu options are very legible even at a distance of several yards Plus they can be easily navigated with your remote control The following components of your new Pinnacle product put all the following functions at your fingertips Pinnacle MediaCenter Pinnacle MediaManager The Pinnacle MediaManager is installed on your PC and is used to import music files movies and digital photos into the MediaManager database You also manage these files and keep them in order in the MediaManager You can create your own playlists for collecting your favorite music movies and photos The media files on your PC can originate from almost anywhere for example from the Internet your own audio CDs or your digital camera Pinnacle MediaCenter The Pinnacle MediaCenter is also installed on your PC and is used for media playback You can watch and record TV with the Pinnacle MediaCenter play back recordings and display teletext You can also listen to and record radio broadcasts Music movies and photos from CDs DVDs or your hard disk are shown in the Pinnacle MediaCenter You can access the categories created in the Pinnacle MediaManager to display media sorted according to your criteria This helps you select the medium best suited to your particular mood or for any occasion Pinnacle Hardware If
172. shift W Note that you cannot make timeshift recordings of Internet radio The Pinnacle MediaCenter timeshift function lets you conveniently listen to the current radio broadcast in timeshift mode Irritating interruptions when listening to radio are now a thing of the past With just the push of a button you can interrupt the current radio broadcast and go back to listening to it later at any time In the meantime the rest of the radio broadcast is automatically recorded to a temporary area on your computer Note that the size of the temporary area determines the amount of the audio material that can be recorded for more information about the size of the temporary area refer to the chapter Advanced Settings All you need to do to resume listening to the broadcast from the point you stopped is to press a button and the recording is played At the same time the current broadcast continues to be recorded in the background so that you don t miss a minute of it This lets you fast forward and rewind the time shifted program in quick motion while it is still being recorded skip over certain parts for example commercials or repeat parts for example the deciding touchdown in a football game or switch back to live radio Starting a Timeshift Recording To start a timeshift recording press the Pause button of your remote control while listening to radio The current radio broadcast is now recorded to a temporary area on your computer
173. ss these buttons on your remote control to skip to the previous photo in the category Next Track Right arrow Down arrow Press these buttons on your remote control to skip to the next photo in the category Stop Full Screen OK Press these buttons at any time to stop the photo display and return to the previous menu 149 Pinnacle MediaCenter Shuffle Each menu has a shuffle function Press the A button on your remote control to activate shuffle mode All the photos you select in this category for example of the playlist or of the album are displayed in random order Press the A button again to deactivate the function and display the photos in a set sequence again Repeat Each menu option has a Repeat function Press the B button on your remote control to activate repeat mode Now all the photos in the selected category will be repeatedly displayed Press the B button on your remote control again to deactivate repeat mode and to display the photos once only Thumbnails Many menu options offer the Thumbnail function Press the C button on your remote control for thumbnails of all the listed photos Press the C button on your remote control again to display the photos as a list again Information Window Every menu option in the Photo menu displays an information window with the selected photo or the first photo in the selected category This gives you an overview of the photos categories listed W To switch
174. t MediaManager The Media Player plays the media files in the database on your PC Video files and photos are played displayed on its 16 9 screen To toggle full screen playback on your PC monitor double click the Media Player screen Double click the screen again to revert to the main Pinnacle MediaManager view Audio files are played back using your sound card and computer speakers Audio files also require you to use the Media Player controls To make them easier to use all controls have a tooltip field that appears when your mouse pointer is placed over the buttons Individual Explanations of Controls gt am ay Start Pause Playback Select a file in the Media Library and then double click it The movie or the photo will appear on the Media Player screen and the button will change appearance Click the button again to stop playback In the left column of the Media Library next to each entry the corresponding icons appear in miniature 46 Pinnacle MediaManager Previous Click this button to play back the previous file in the playlist Next Click this button to play back the next file in the playlist Shuffle The music video or photo files will be played displayed in random order Repeat If you click this button while a playlist is being played the list will be played back over and over until you deactivate the feature by clicking the button again at tjt Video Format While playing a movie
175. t Radio in the main screen of the Pinnacle MediaCenter the following window appears PAPAL E MediaCenter 09 32 Thursday 17 March Stations Record Recorded Radio The individual menu options give you access to the following functions Stations Use this menu to select channels from the channel list Record This menu lets you record radio broadcasts Recorded Radio This menu lets you play back or edit previously recorded radio broadcasts The individual Radio menu functions are explained in detail in the following sections Information Window In the left part of the Pinnacle MediaCenter an information window displays information about the current radio program W For more information about switching between the information window and full screen mode refer to the chapter Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Formats 114 Pinnacle MediaCenter Selecting Radio Stations When you select Stations in the Radio menu the following window appears Pa Pa Le MediaCenter RADIO STATIONS 09 32 Thursday 17 Marc Te esl corinne All Radio Channels wo AllAucIO Switching Channels Channel lists On the right side of the screen you see all the radio channel lists created in Advanced Settings for example Classical News and Rock as well as the FM Radio and Internet Radio entries if available To select a certain radio channel or to change the current radio channel select either t
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177. ted Most played Least played or Not yet played and press the Play button on your remote control 134 Pinnacle MediaCenter My Playlists To display all of the music playlists created in the Pinnacle MediaManager select the My Playlists category and confirm your selection This displays a list of all the available playlists You now have the following options Ifyou want to play an entire playlist select a playlist and press Play If you select a playlist and confirm you selection all the songs in the playlist listed You can play a single song by selecting and confirming it After selecting a song and pressing the Play button on your remote control all the songs on the playlist are played beginning with the song selected Displaying Specific Songs in a Category To display individual songs in a category Top rated Most played Least played Not yet played select a category and confirm your selection All the songs in the category are now listed on the right side of the window Ifyou only want to play one song select it and confirm your selection Ifyou select a song and press the Play button on your remote control all the songs in the category are played beginning with the song selected 135 Pinnacle MediaCenter Browsing Your Hard Disk When you select Browse from the Music menu the following window appears Pan Ae ILeE MediaCenter 06 23 Thursday 17 March My Music My Pictures al A 2k j A
178. ter MediaCenter 06 09 Thursday 17 March a j Channels Guide Teletext Record Recorded TV 87 Pinnacle MediaCenter The PC View is optimized for use with your mouse or keyboard This view is especially useful when you use the Pinnacle MediaCenter while working at your desk for example for watching TV while working on the computer The menu bar shaped buttons are arranged at the top and bottom of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window and are easily activated with a click of the mouse Since you will be mainly using this view when working at your computer PC view menus are only displayed 1f necessary so that as little screen space as possible is used f Pe a ii g You can switch between the PC view and the remote view at any time when using the Pinnacle MediaCenter To go to the remote view press the P or Menu button on the remote control depending on the remote control or click the P button in the upper control bar If you double click in the preview or information window when you are in the remote view this window opens in full screen and takes you to the PC view WW te you are interested in other ways of displaying the preview or information window in full screen and thereby accessing the PC view refer to the chapter Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Formats Using the Pinnacle MediaCenter in the remote view and in the PC view is described in greater detail in the corresponding chapters 88 Pinnacle M
179. ter changing channels the number of the current channel is displayed for a few seconds on the screen Volume To regulate the volume while listening to radio use the Volume buttons on your remote control Press the Mute on off button to turn the sound off Turn it back on by pressing the button again Y When you change the volume a status bar with the current volume level or a Sound off icon is displayed on the screen for a few seconds On Screen Display Y You can perform detailed settings affecting the behavior of the On Screen Display in the Settings menu When you turn on radio or switch channels while listening to radio an On Screen Display appears with the following information The name ofthe current channel and its number in the channel list The current source The audio mode The current time and date This OSD disappears after a few seconds If you would like to display the OSD again manually without changing the channel press the button or the Info button depending on the remote control The same information including a volume level bar is then displayed If you have not set the OSD to disappear automatically in the Settings menu the OSD disappears when you press the Info again 116 Pinnacle MediaCenter Recording Radio When you select Record in the Radio menu a window appears where you can start a recording immediately schedule a recording for the future or modify an already schedu
180. the CD or the CD case Insert the installation CD in the CD drive of your computer The setup program now either starts automatically or you can start autorun exe in the setup directory on the CD ROM Now follow the installation instructions displayed on the screen During installation an installation wizard leads you through the Advanced Settings Dialog This is where you can configure the Pinnacle MediaCenter settings For more information about this refer to the chapter Advanced Settings After installation you will be prompted to restart your computer This restart needs to be done in order for your settings to take effect and for the Pinnacle MediaCenter to function properly Pinnacle MediaCenter The tvtv Manager The Pinnacle MediaCenter gives you convenient access to the services offered by the EPG provider tvtv With the help of the TV listings on the tvtv pages you can quickly and easily select the shows you want to record and then import the recording list into the Pinnacle MediaCenter The shows you have selected are then automatically recorded without you having to configure the recording any further Opening a User Account To use this method of recording TV shows you need to register with tvtv Click the Windows Start menu once Move your mouse to Programs to open the Programs menu Move your mouse to the Pinnacle MediaCenter to open the menu Click the tvtv Manager option A wizard f
181. ther Used with the ShowCenter you can now also listen to Rhapsody music in the comfort of you own living room Pinnacle MediaManager automatically imports all the titles and radio stations in your Rhapsody Library and even lets you combine Rhapsody music with other titles to create new playlists Y Due to licensing restrictions not every version of the Pinnacle MediaManager supports the Rhapsody Music Service Installation and Registration To use the music service you need the Rhapsody application as well as a subscription you can get both at www rhapsody com Download the Rhapsody application and install it on the same PC where the ShowCenter software is also installed Configuring the Rhapsody application After starting up and registering the program open the Options menu and select User Settings n the dialog window click on the tab UPnP and activate the checkbox Start UPnP Server once logged on Then click on Start to start the UPnP server 78 Pinnacle MediaManager x General biy Library Network Sound Output Mini Player UPnP Blog W Start UPnF Server once logged in UPnP Server Manual Controls Start Stop Status F unning List of compatible devices Friendly Hame Cancel Now you can fill the Rhapsody application library with the music of your choice as well as select radio stations and even configure the application yourself Rhapsody music and the Pinnacle MediaManager All
182. ton The progress bar will display 100 when all files have been imported In the Photos tab in the Media Library you can see the imported files in the Last imported category and in other categories Unless you have already defined a folder in the Preferences item in the File menu imported photo files will be saved by default to the My Documents My Pictures folder on your PC s hard drive 56 Pinnacle MediaManager Import Watch Folder You will see the following window when you select the Watch folder category under the Import tab in the Tools section Pinnacle MediaManager File Edit Tools Help ce Import P Organize Playlists Export Import from Name Folder _ Subtolder Folder Film Di ShowCenter Kurzfilme Yes ry Files O Watch folder 1 DiyShoawcenters Samples No Drives Audio CB Digital camera watch folder Rhapsody playlists Here you can specify add any number of directories as watched directories on your PC The Media Server constantly checks these directories for new or deleted files and records this information to the database even 1f the MediaManager is not active You can designate the watched directories yourself and see them all in the list in the right half of the window f Define Create New Watch Folder Click this button to define create a new watch folder New watch folders start out active by default To deactivate a watch folder click the button in the first column of th
183. tree structure that outlines the following areas General Remote control Display Capture Data services Playback Audio System Setup Channels ImportExport PMCS m Services Update About When you click an entry the corresponding menu opens and you can modify the settings for that area Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced General Settings innse edie enter Settings a 7 li xj Renae io 7 gt L General Fd Display Change miscollanaous fetings for Pihli Capu l haii cece carance Tirmeshrt settings Fiabe App hi ikh E Ainomaticall enable trreghtt at TY slanup Chanel puue inpmE sa Sen re Maximum duration minube PHC Syne Thame a Upe elau Tomashit file size TAE OCwvaratita bufar if complataly filled Ekip butions on remate conrad Timashi file path Crogan Files Pintle dial anielTime seit Stl ne Peg Fraa disc space 1617 1h Browse I Skip forward oer TEPEE Sarr ER Disable cocresn sangeet In this menu option you can configure various general settings Appearance Language In this area you can set the language for the Pinnacle MediaCenter Theme You can choose different skins for the Pinnacle MediaCenter here Skip buttons on remote control This is where you can set the time interval that the Skip buttons on your remote control should jump during media playback Timeshift settings You can find more information about the ti
184. tton to go the next higher directory on your hard disk If you select a specific directory and confirm your selection the contents of this directory are listed If you select a specific directory and press the Play button all the movies in this directory and its subdirectories are played If you select a single movie and confirm you selection the movie will be played When you select a single movie and press the Play button all the movies in this directory without subdirectories are played beginning with the movie you Selected 146 Pinnacle MediaCenter CD DVD When you select CD DVD from the Movie menu the following window appears Pin MauGLE MediaCenter 09 34 Thursday 17 March Play DVD E a m ae WAI SAUME n ee B Repeal Y If you have already activated the Autoplay function CDs and DVDs will automatically be played when inserted 1f the Pinnacle MediaCenter is on Use this menu option to play movies from a CD or DVD If there is no CD or DVD in the corresponding drive Pinnacle MediaCenter will prompt you to insert a CD or DVD If there is a CD DVD in your CD ROM DVD drive the directories and individual movies on the CD DVD will displayed on the right side of the window If you select a specific directory and confirm your selection the contents of this directory are listed Ifyou select a specific directory and press the Play button all the movies in this directory
185. types Channel Scan Click this button to start a channel scan based on the last settings used EPG Source You can select an EPG source here for example DVB or Internet Teletext Use this area decide whether hidden text in the teletext window should always be shown or hidden and whether the pages should be updated automatically 166 Pinnacle MediaCenter Radio Settings When you select Radio from the Settings menu a window appears where you can configure the various radio settings Radio Hardware Select which installed radio hardware should be used for the Pinnacle MediaCenter Antenna Use this field to select one of the available antenna types Channel Scan Click this button to start a radio channel scan based on the last settings used 167 Pinnacle MediaCenter Music Settings If you select Music from the Settings menu the following window appears MediaCenter SETTINGS MUSIC 10 16 Thursday 17 March i q Shuffle C Onr Repeat Off Start in full screen No Display song titles Disabled Visualization none Photo slide show holiday Internet radio Enabled Ok Cancel You can configure different music settings here Visualization Choose from various visualizations that can be displayed on the screen while the music is playing Display song titles Choose whether you want the title of the current song displayed on the screen or not Photo slide show Here you can select a photo pla
186. uality In this field select the quality of your video recordings The available quality options depend on the previously selected recording format Recompress for DVB sources After activating this option the recorded file is automatically converted into the recording format set for digital recordings in this dialog This means that you can for example burn the recorded file onto DVD Audio compression Here you can select which audio format should be used for audio recordings saved onto you hard drive 15 Pinnacle MediaCenter Direct to DVD capture With the Pinnacle MediaCenter you can quickly and easily burn files directly onto DVD without having to waste time saving it to your hard drive beforehand If the Pinnacle MediaCenter cannot find a suitable DVD recorder for direct DVD recording on your system or 1f no suitable medium has been placed in the recorder this field displays the name of the directory where the recorded files will be saved on your hard drive Would you like your DVD to include chapters Here you can decide whether the recorded file will be saved on DVD with or without chapter divisions If you decide to have chapter divisions set the length of the individual chapters Video quality Here you can select the quality level of your direct DVD recording Y Note that lower video quality requires less disk space This also means that the maximum recording time is dependent on the video quality There
187. ually or in a slideshow The current path is always displayed in the Pinnacle MediaCenter window The first time you browse for photos on your hard disk the My Pictures folder will open by default Select and confirm the Go Up button to go the next higher directory on your hard disk If your select a specific directory and confirm your selection a list of the contents of this directory is displayed If you select a specific directory and press the Play button a slideshow of all the photos in this directory and its subdirectories 1s displayed If your select a specific photo and confirm your selection the photo is displayed Ifyou select a specific photo and press the Play button all the photos in this directory without subdirectories are displayed as a slideshow beginning with the photo selected 159 Pinnacle MediaCenter CD DVD When you select CD DVD from the Photo menu the following window appears PINACLE MediaCenter 12 40 Thursday 17 March Play DVD E S iA Shuttle B Repeat Y If you have already activated the Autoplay function CDs and DVDs will play automatically when inserted if the Pinnacle MediaCenter is on Use this menu option to display photos located on a CD or DVD If there is no CD or DVD in the corresponding drive Pinnacle MediaCenter will prompt you to insert a CD or DVD If there is a CD DVD in your CD ROM DVD drive the directories and individual photos on th
188. ut When you press the AV button you can sequentially switch between the available video input sources on your TV card for example from antenna to S video And depending on your hardware and the reception you even have the option of switching between analog and digital television Volume To regulate the volume while watching TV use the Volume buttons on your remote control Press the Mute on off button to turn the sound off Turn it back on by pressing the button again Y When you change the volume a status bar with the current volume level or a Sound off icon is displayed on the screen for a few seconds 99 Pinnacle MediaCenter On Screen Display OSD General Information Y You can configure detailed settings affecting the behavior of the On Screen Display in the Settings menu When you turn on live TV or switch channels while watching TV an EPG On Screen Display appears if EPG service is available with the following information The name of the current channel and its number in the channel list The current language if available The page format if available The audio mode if available The current time and date The display of the time status of the current program The start time name and short description of the current show as well as of the next show If no EPG service is available the following information is displayed The name of the current channel and its number in the
189. utton on your remote control all the newly imported songs are played beginning with the song you selected Playing Back Individual Songs When you select a single song and confirm your selection only that song 1s played 127 Pinnacle MediaCenter Genre When you select Genre in the music menu the following window appears MediaCenter MUSIC GENRE 1 08 Wednesday 23 March Be Alternative Me Jaz Me Metal Be Rock S A Shuffle Bi Fennel On the right side of the window all the music genres you created 1n the Pinnacle MediaManager are displayed in alphabetical order for example Country Classical and Pop Playing Back Songs of a Particular Genre If you want to play all the songs of a certain genre select the genre and press the Play button on your remote control To display all the artists of a certain genre in the database select the genre and confirm your selection These artists are then listed on the right side of the window You now have the following options If you select All Artists and press the Play button on your remote control all the songs in this genre will be played Ifyou select All Artists and confirm your selection all the songs in the chosen genre are listed To play a single song select it and confirm your selection If you select a song and press the Play button on your remote control all the songs in this genre are played beginning with the song you selected Playing Back
190. via the ShowCenter Player only 1f the Rhapsody application has already been started and you have logged on 80 Pinnacle MediaManager File Formats Supported File Formats Supported Audio File Formats MP3 WAV WMA Supported Video File Formats MPEG 1 MPEG 2 including VOB files MPEG 4 AVI Versions 3 4 5 simple profile XviD AVI simple profile DV AVI WMV Supported Photo Formats JPG PNG GIF BMP 81 Pinnacle MediaCenter Converting Files The Pinnacle MediaManager can convert media into other formats For example you can convert an MPEG 2 movie file into the MPEG VCD format for burning onto a CD If you use the Pinnacle ShowCenter this file conversion function is useful for formats which you cannot directly play back via the ShowCenter Player such as for example DV AVI video clips During conversion a copy of the media is created while the original file remains unchanged You can define where to save this copy in the File Preferences menu of the Pinnacle MediaManager Here you can also configure an automatic media conversion as well as keep track of the current status of running conversions In order to convert a media file select it in the Media Library right click and then select the format you want via the Shortcut menu Convert Convert to You can initiate conversions for more than one medium at a time These conversions are then queued and processed one after the
191. video This is where you select whether your video should appear in fullscreen or in a window after starting the program Page switching effects In this field you can activate or deactivate 3D effects and or audio effects for the transitions between menus 14 System Setup Advanced Capture Settings ines Hedis enber Seitings a al Bj xj Rene io bar EN TT pale eee Dedes yr Esbup paramatar for video audio and OWD recording Lape icini Capture fde hin Lk pe ude Bie Free diac apace I6171MB Chere feWProgeam Files Pinneaclee die enter apura Brase impri pa Hard disc capture sathings ET Upis Foma Audo compras T hFEG E MPEG Audo Dolby gual channal uay G Doley amp 1 channel T l Recompress for DVB sources Diaci to OT captura Ho CD recorder found WO6 files voll be stored m C Program Video qualily Would you like your DvD to inchide chapters E Good ram Ho Betier Pis 1 Yeg create anew chapter every mintes Cir Cancel ipp In this menu option you can configure all the settings for making recordings using the Pinnacle MediaCenter Capture folder After clicking the Browse button you can select where you want your recordings to be saved on your hard drive The Free disk space field displays how much disk space 1s still available for recordings Hard disk capture settings Format This is where you select the recording format for videos saved onto your hard drive Q
192. w appears the recording schedule settings will be deleted and the recording will be not take place Editing Scheduled Recordings If you would like to edit the scheduled recording for example to change the recording time or the date click the corresponding recording and then click the Edit button The settings for this recording are displayed and you can now edit them for more information refer to the chapter Manual Recording 204 Pinnacle MediaCenter Recording To get an overview of all the previous and saved recordings click the EPG button in the upper control bar and then the Recorded tab Program Guide A Guide Manual Record Scheduled Recorded Recorded shows Thu 3 17 20 30 No Channel Auts Tue 3 22 09 45 Mo Channel VCO Here you see all the currently available recordings including information about the recording date and time You also see further information for each selected recording in the information window on the lower edge of the screen If you would like to delete a recording click the corresponding recording and then click the Delete button If you click Yes in the dialog window that now appears the recording will be deleted 205 Technical Support Getting Technical Support W Ifproblems should occur with your Pinnacle Systems product please check first that the latest version of the software has been installed on your computer system Pinnacle Systems provides a free round
193. w appears where you can record shows and edit recordings Y For more information about using the EPG menu refer to the chapter Electronic Program Guide EPG To record a program select the channel you want from the EPG channel list and press the Record button on your remote control The recording either starts or is scheduled You can see this by the recording icon in the EPG program list 107 Pinnacle MediaCenter To edit a currently running recording or a scheduled recording select the corresponding program from the EPG program list and confirm your selection or press the Record button In the window that now appears you can pause edit or delete the recording To pause a running recording or delete a scheduled recording you can also select the corresponding program in the EPG program list and press the Stop button on your remote control Record Manually If you select and confirm this menu option the following window appears MediaCenter 07 28 Thursday 17 March SAT 1 Thursday o7 re 8 0S 30 1 hr Once Auto Cancel This is where you configure the settings for recording manually Channel This is where you enter the channel you want to record Use the arrow buttons to select the Channel field and then confirm your selection A list of all the channel lists now appears Select the list which includes the channel you want In the channel list that now appears select the channel you want Day
194. y Chapman Tracy Chaprran Falk Hri For You Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman Falk 11711 Held Ga Shi Pvt Pl Cahill ctian Bock irid If Ho Homi Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman Folk Lore The window contains the following sections Section 1 The Tools section with the Import Organize Playlists and Export tabs located in the upper left hand corner Section 2 The Media Player in the upper right hand corner Section 3 The Media Library with the Music Movies and Photos tabs located in the bottom half of the window 38 Pinnacle MediaManager Menu Bar At the very top of the window is the menu bar which contains the File Edit Tools and Help menus The window layout varies depending on what tools and lists you have selected the three sections work together closely and interactively How the sections work individually is explained in detail in the following chapters We will first focus on the Media Library and the Media Player to give you the basic tools you need to use the application In later chapters we will look at the more advanced functions Import Organize Playlists and Export as well as the menus 39 Pinnacle MediaCenter The Media Library Introduction to the Media Library J Music Q Movies Photos af x x i Hama Artist Alburn Might genra Track Rating LPS F ary a Across The Lines Trasy Chi apres Trias Charan Falk Hid a Baby Can Hold You Tracy Chapman Trace Ch ecman Folk arij O Banana S
195. y delete invalid channel URLs from storage When you activate this option Internet radio stations are automatically deleted from the channel list if the station URL 1s not longer valid Note that Internet access 1s required for this Y After you have finished configuring the settings click the Scan button You will be taken back to the Scan page where you can start the channel scan 26 System Setup Advanced Channel Settings Editing Channel Lists After you have performed a channel scan you have the option of editing existing channel lists changing individual channels or exporting channel lists from the Pinnacle MediaCenter via the menu option Editor t Pinnacle Media enber Settings i xj canes Platack Charal Cerren Charel Ini cocratnn D MSEE Chera Limak Chose Cancel ipa Viewing the channel list In the middle part of the window the channel list with all the available channels is displayed This list 1s sorted according to various criteria for example All radio channels All TV channels To list the channels from a specific grouping click the corresponding entry Editing a channel If you would like to edit a channel in the channel list click that channel Under Common Channel Information the station logo if available and the channel name are displayed Under Channel Details you will find additional channel information for example the URL the frequency or the video standard
196. y one movie select it and confirm your selection Ifyou select a movie and press the Play button on your remote control all the movies in the category are played beginning with the movie you selected 144 Pinnacle MediaCenter All Movies When you select All Movies from the Movie menu the following window appears Pana Le MediaCenter 09 32 Thursday 17 March 4 About Pinnacle ey Ski On the right side of the window you see all of the movies in the database listed in alphabetical order Playing Back All the Movies To play back all the movies select All Movies and confirm your selection or press the Play button When you select a single movie and press the Play button on your remote control all the movies are played beginning with the movie you selected Playing Back Specific Movies Select and confirm your selection for playing a single movie from the database 145 Pinnacle MediaCenter Browsing Your Hard Disk When you select Browse in the Movie menu the following window appears MediaCenter 09 32 Thursday 17 March i Ss My Music O My Pictures AY bk 3 A Sune Sh a a Oo Repesdi On the right side of the window you can browse your hard disk for video files and play them The current path is always displayed in the Pinnacle MediaCenter window The first time you browse for video files on your hard drive the My Files folder will open by default Select and confirm the Go Up bu
197. ylist from the Pinnacle MediaManager as a visual background for your music Shuffle In this field you can set random mode to default or not When random mode 1s active all of the selected music titles in a category from a playlist or album for example are played in random order You can activate or deactivate random mode at any time in the Music menu for the respective playback 168 Pinnacle MediaCenter Repeat In this field you can set repeat mode to default or not When repeat mode is active all the selected music titles in the category from a playlist or album for example are played repeatedly You can activate or deactivate repeat mode at any time in the Music menu for the music you are playing Start in full screen Here you can determine whether you want the music visualization to be immediately set to full screen mode when music is played or if you prefer to first see this in a preview window Internet radio In this field select whether Internet radio reception should be allowed or not 169 Pinnacle MediaCenter Movie Settings When you select Movies from the Settings menu the following window appears MediaCenter SETTINGS MOVIE 10 20 Thursday 7 March a Shuffle Off Repeat Off Start in full screen No Audio language English Subtitle language English Menu language English Aspect ratio Auto Display titles Enabled Ok Cancel Here you can configure various settings for pl
198. you set for example according to music genre or artist and select just the right music to suit your mood or the occasion 85 Pinnacle MediaCenter 86 In the Photos area you can view photos saved on your hard disk or on CD Photos can also be categorized in the Pinnacle MediaManager for example the pictures from your last vacation or that one party or simply those taken on a certain date so that you see only those photos that you really want to see quickly and hassle free If you want to show off your photos you can also set up a slideshow to display them as a group In the Online menu option you have access to various online services These services even include being able to watch videos on demand Pinnacle MediaCenter Pinnacle MediaCenter User Views In the Pinnacle MediaCenter you can select between two different user views Each user view is optimized for the different ways of using the Pinnacle MediaCenter The Remote View is optimized for operation with the remote control The entire menu 1s accessible from the Pinnacle MediaCenter window and each menu option is easy to read even from a distance This lets you use your remote control to play back and edit media from the comfort of your own sofa Of course you can still operate the Pinnacle MediaCenter with your mouse or keyboard while in the remote view You can also display the PC view control bars in the remote view and use them to operate the Pinnacle MediaCen
199. you switch between the DVD and the CD ROM drive If only one drive is present these buttons are not available 186 Pinnacle MediaCenter a Snapshot If you click this button a snapshot of the currently playing DVD is taken as a single image and saved in the directory previously indicated in Advanced Settings The file name is automatically created from the date time and DVD title OS Volume You can adjust the volume of the DVD playback with this slider To do this click the slider button and while holding the mouse button down slide it to the position you want Clicking the Mute W button mutes the sound of the DVD playback You can turn the soundtrack back on by clicking the button again 5 i J Play Pause Clicking the Play button starts the playback of a DVD This button then changes to a Pause button You can pause DVD playback by clicking the Pause button Clicking it again resumes playback Minimize to the task bar After clicking this button the most important control bar buttons are made available in the task bar EMQQ QOEC A When you move your mouse over the P icon the title of the currently playing DVD as well as the current chapter are displayed as a Tooltip Clicking the Volume icon displays a slider which you can use to adjust the volume or mute the soundtrack Click the button in the task bar to move the control bars back to their original location Open the bottom control bar
200. your keyboard Double click the menu option with your mouse The menu option you have selected now opens 93 Pinnacle MediaCenter Remote Control Buttons and PC Function Keys You can also operate several of the functions directly using the remote control that came with the product or using your PC keyboard without having to activate an on screen menu button this includes the fast forward function when watching a television recording The remote control buttons required for the functions are described in detail in the individual chapters of this documentation You can also refer to the documentation that came with your remote control to get an overview of the functions assigned to the different buttons You can also use certain function keys on your keyboard to execute the same commands available on your remote control In this case the individual function keys correspond to specific buttons on your remote control Read the following overview to find out which keys on your keyboard are used to perform which functions a The PC view and the Advanced Settings in the Pinnacle MediaCenter can only be accessed using your keyboard or mouse Exit the PMC ALT F4 Switch between full screen and ALT F or ALT Enter preview window OSD channel list Enter while watching TV Channel info Help depending on ALT I remote control Start page menu P key depending Esc on remote control Jump to live position during timesh
201. your new Pinnacle product comes with the optional reception device you can receive TV and radio optional and take advantage of for example the teletext or timeshift functions PCTV MediaCenter Remote Control With the remote control you can navigate the on screen menu from anywhere in your room without having to bother going back and forth to your computer Now go have fun with your new Pinnacle product Introduction The Contents of Your Package Before you begin with the installation check the contents of the package to make sure that they are complete If any part is missing or damaged contact your retailer Keep the packing material in case you have to transport the original parts again in the future Hardware The hardware included in the box depends on the version of the Pinnacle package you have bought Software Software designed for Windows XP is found on the CD ROM included in the box Documentation _ User Manual on CD Hardware operating instructions on CD aaa lt ae Daa Empe er nee Remote control Online Help operating instructions on CD Y Please note that the actual contents of the package may differ from the items shown above depending on which version of the product you bought Pinnacle MediaCenter Online Help Your Pinnacle product gives you access to Online Help at any time If you are searching for a specific topic select the Help Topics function in

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