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PCTV Systems TVCenter - User`s Guide

1. H H 264 is a standard for video compression It is also known as MPEG 4 Part 10 MPEG 4 AVC or MPEG 4 AVC H 264 HD Abbreviation of High Definition Name for video signals with a resolution that exceeds the Standard Definition Typical examples are 720p 1280x720 progressive and 1080i 1920x1080 with line interlacing The transmission of HD signals requires components or digital DVI HDMI inputs FBAS S video and SCART are not suitable for this The compression algorithms for HD are extensions to the methods used for SD for example MPEG 2 HD MPEG 4 HD and Windows Media Video HD Since for HD substantially more pixels and therefore more data accumulate significantly higher processing power is required for compression and decompression see also SD 107 PCTV Systems TVCenter HTTP Abbreviation for HyperText Transfer Protocol A standard mechanism used on the Internet to share documents between servers and clients 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 of 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 received from it IP
2. The recording you scheduled using one of the available EPG application will also be displayed in the Recording Tasks window 34 TVCenter Delete a Recording Task If a scheduled recording is still pending and you decide not to record the program you can delete the task from the Recording Tasks window To do so open the Recording tasks window as described at the beginning of the chapter select the task you want to delete click the Delete button Edit a Recording Task If a scheduled recording is still pending and you wish to change one of the recording settings parameters you can do this from the Recording Tasks window To do so open the Recording tasks window as described at the beginning of the chapter select the task you want to edit click the Edit button the Recording tasks dialog opens make the changes you desire confirm the changes by clicking the OK button Other Useful Information The recording is stored in the folder which you specified in the TVCenter Settings application under Recording gt Recording directories gt TV recordings 35 TVCenter Gallery The TVCenter Gallery is the file managing application of the TVCenter software Here you will find all recorded files video audio or image files You can use the TVCenter Gallery to organize and play back these files Besides this the background transcoding engine of the TVCenter Gallery allows you to convert the
3. s a device or program able to compress and decompress digital data streams like for instance video data Composite Video The encoding of color and brightness information into a single signal see also S Video Convertion See Transcode 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 DTT Abbreviation of Digital Terrestrial Television See also DVB Deinterlaced is the process of converting interlaced video such as common analog television signals or 1080i format HDTV signals into a non interlaced form see also Field 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 Digital Television See also DVB or DTVB Digital television transmission Standard Describes the transmission of video audio and additional information as digital data signals DiSEqC is the abbreviation of Digital Satellite Equipment Control and is a special communication protocol This protocol facilitates the communication between a satellite receiver and a device such as a multi dish switch or a small dish antenna rotor DiSEqC is commonly used to control switches and motors 105 PCTV Systems TVCenter DivX is a video codec created by DivX Inc and is popular due
4. Note that the while the audio recordings and the taken snapshots will be played back using the default application of your operating system the video recordings will be played back in the TVCenter Gallery Preview window Here is how the TVCenter Gallery Preview window looks like and the available functions Select Subtitles Select Audio Track Jump to End Jump to Beginning Pause Resume Preview Adjust Mute Volume 40 TVCenter Gallery Convert TV Recordings TVCenter records the TV programs in the native broadcasted Transport Stream format If you wish to play back a recording on another device e g on your Sony Playstation Portable PSP iPod or DVD player first you must convert the file To convert a recording proceed as follows In the open TVCenter Gallery Select the recording you want to convert Optional For a better overview from the wiieeen dropdown menu select the option TV files This way only the TV recordings will be displayed in the TVCenter Gallery Click the button Select the desired format from the drop down menu to start the conversion process The progress bar shows how the conversion is progressing Tithe Eurosport Recording Date Today 10 28 AM Duration O 00 34 Filesize 20 07 MB mem gt i os a 2 The converted recording is stored in the folder which you specified in the TVCenter Settings application under Recording gt Converted Files 41 TVCen
5. rt Station List YLE FSi by YLEMONDO Channel Number VLE OM Channel Name Aci pa KEK P3 KAK Alkid Nyheter D i w A A ch Le x i L Radio Stations 2 Sort the radio station list using one of the available sorting possibilities a lledio theoreti see from this dropdown menu select to see all radio Stations or just the radio stations associated to one of your favorite Station lists b ase from this dropdown menu select to sort the station list by station number or station name c E click on this button to sort the displayed stations in the list either ascending or descending d Alternatively you can use the Quick Search field to search for stations In the station list only the stations matching your search criteria will be displayed 3 Click on one radio station in the list to change to its program 47 PCTV Systems TVCenter Set a Predefined Radio Station You have the possibility to assign your favorite radio station to one of the six Predefined Station buttons available To set a predefined radio station follow the instructions below From the Station Select window select the radio station you would like to assign to one of the six Predefined Station buttons available While listening to the selected station hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and press the Predefined Station button you would like to assign the station to The current radio station was now assigned to the respec
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7. Minimize l Station Master Control menu Switch to last Quit Station you were listening longer than 10 s c Toggle Start Edit Toggle Toggle satan Ad just Mute 7 Pause Resume Volume Preview Predefined Select Audio Track Radio Station Use the controls to change the radio station to adjust the volume or start an instant or timeshift recording If available you can also swap over the audio track In addition to that you can assign your favorite radio station to one of the six Predefined Radio Station buttons This way you just have to click once to access them For further details please refer to the topic Set Predefined Radio Stations Please note that the application has several so called toggle buttons A toggle button has two or more different functions and you can switch between the functions by clicking on the button Here are the toggle buttons and their functions 44 TVCenter Radio hiid 1 click starts to record the program you are listening to 2 click opens the Recording Tasks window and offers you the possibility to edit the running recording Ms 1 click pauses the radio program and starts the timeshift mode Note that the appearance of the button changes to i 2 click resumes the radio program EI Hovering over the button opens the Adjust Volume bar 1 click mutes the volume Note that the appearance of the button changes to ims 2 click unmutes the volume Li 1 cli
8. TVCenter Change Audio Track Changing the audio track means to change the audio language or the audio format of the TV program Please note that not every TV channel offers multiple audio tracks To change the audio track follow these steps Click the Select audio track in the bottom control bar Amenu with the available audio tracks is displayed Select the desired audio track lf you change the audio language before the changes apply the following dialog opens should the prefered audio language be set to the selected language LJ Do not show this again If you select Yes the change will affect all TV channels that offer the audio track language you selected If you select No the change will affect only the running TV channel If you change the audio format the changes apply automatically 23 PCTV Systems TVCenter Select Subtitles Please note that not every TV channel offers subtitles To select subtitles follow these steps Click on the Select subtitles fe in the bottom control bar A menu with the available subtitles is displayed W No subtitles pYCCKHE Deutsch Select the desired subtitles The selected subtitles are displayed 24 TVCenter Record a TV Program TVCenter offers you two recording options Instant Recording records the TV show you are watching at the moment Scheduled Recording lets you program a recording Instant Recording Us
9. a dynamic DNS service Optional you could enable your PC to wake on LAN For further details on port forwarding dynamic DNS and wake on LAN please refer to the document Requirements for DistanTV mobile located in the TVCenter Help file in the section TVCenter DistanTV mobile 63 PCTV Systems TVCenter For Access via your Local Network LAN To access TVCenter via LAN you need to know the IP address or the name of your PC 64 Distan T V mobile Set the DistanTV mobile Server To set the DistanTV mobile server you first have to open the TVCenter Settings application To open TVCenter Settings do one of the following while TVCenter is running hover over the Master Control kA button in the top control bar and click on the Show Settings amp button while TVCenter is running hit the F10 key of your keyboard go to the Windows Start menu Start gt Programs gt PCTV Systems gt TVCenter Settings In the now open TVCenter Settings application select the option DistanTV mobile Following dialog opens setings TVCenter General Hardware Remote control Channel Scan TV channels Radio stations Program guide Recording TV watching Parental control DistanTV classic Information DistanT mobile allows you to access your TVCenter within your local network or through the Internet by using the web browser of a compatible client device such as a PC Mac iPhone iPad iPod Touch and other smart ph
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11. have two possibilities to open the Teletext window 1 while TVCenter is running hit the F6 key of your keyboard 2 open the Master Control menu in the top control bar by hovering over thea button and click on the Show Teletext button A separate Teletext window is opened This way you can watch TV and surf the Teletext at the same time 18 JLab sw 1 BEBE Save CNBC EUROPE wk Box EUT D ba rodisko ee dwide Exchange P LCLuneh EVUPOD Bis 6 a wee ee oe nee oe GUaAaWh BOX octe So bee ee ee elas A quawk On The Street u r W a 1 5 S ropean Closing Bell 0 2 0500 pei Power Lunch sia rop SEE cl N C i a 1 gt q Wo Po Us US Eu US Eu US US NB CN ustralia ee i eee A ma eee A Connection Fi a C B T p ry fu CNBC Sports Coverage TVCenter Navigation To open a Teletext page just click on the respective 3 digit number in the Teletext window For an easy navigation the Teletext window contains also navigation bar Content Button Page field Previous Page Next Page Subpage Buttons If you want to open a specific Teletext page you can enter the desired page number in the Page field Use the previous next page buttons to navigate If a page contains subpages you can open one of them either by clicking on the desired subpage button entering the desired subpage number in the Subpage field If available clicking on the Content
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13. or Radio recordings To do this click on the hiis button and select the desired option from the dropdown menu how the recordings will be sorted You can choose to sort the recordings by date file size or file title To do this click on the lamsntesenina dates from the dropdown menu button and select the desired option If you want to delete a recorded file click on the Delete button Please note that by choosing this option the recorded file will be deleted from your hard drive If you want to copy a recorded file on an USB stick for instance click on the Show in Explorer button A Windows Explorer window opens showing you the selected file 38 TVCenter Gallery Please note that if you move or rename the file it will not any longer be available in the TVCenter Gallery Besides playing back recordings on your PC you might wish e g to play back a recording on your Sony Playstation Portable PSP iPod or DVD player For further details refer to the chapter Convert Recordings 39 PCTV Systems TVCenter Play Back Recordings In the open TVCenter Gallery proceed as follows to play back a recording Select the recording you want to play back Optional For a better overview you can filter which type of recording will be displayed in the gallery and how the files are sorted Use the buttons EE and Diii Click on either the thumbnail or the button The file is played back
14. plays a key role in video playback is stored separately in the files for some data formats see also Aspect ratio Pmt Pid is the abbreviation of Program Map Table Packet Identifier t is the transport stream packet identifier pid containing the program map table omt The program map tables provide information on each program present in the transport stream including the program number and list the elementary streams that comprise the described MPEG 2 program Port The end point of a logical connection within a network The port number indicates the type or the type of use of the port Certain port numbers are reserved for specific applications For example port 80 is used for http communication PSP Abbreviation of Playstation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment Among others the robust multimedia capabilities distinguishes this handheld game console form the others Q QAM Abbreviation of Quadrature Amplitude Modulation It is both an analog and a digital modulation scheme This way digital cable channels are encoded and transmitted via cable television providers throughout North America R 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
15. so Access TVCenter as described in the chapter Access TVCenter using your client device Open the Scheduled Recordings page Select the task you want to delete Click on the button in case of a standard user interface PC Delete button in case of a compact user interface Smartphone Click the OK button to confirm 2 Delete this Recording Task 72 Distan T V mobile Play back recordings on your client In the Gallery page you will find all recorded files To play back a recording follow these steps Access TVCenter as described in the chapter Access TVCenter using your client device Open the Gallery page Within the Files section click on the recording you want to play back Name Recording Date Filesize Name Recording Date Filesize Name Recording Date Filesize Name Recording Date Filesize Name Recording Date Filesize Name Recording Date Filesize Name Recording Date Files Das Erste_2010 07 29 10_54 Thursday 7 29 2010 10 55 1 133 GB Das Erste_ 2010 07 26 14_00 Monday 7 26 2010 13 55 471 574 MB Das Erste_29062010_1310_1 Tuesday 6 29 2010 13 11 104 0 MB Tuesday 6 29 2010 13 11 106 576 MB ANIXE HD_27062010_1457 sunday 6 27 2010 04 58 16 699 MB FDF 18062010 1047 Friday 6 18 2010 10 48 11 9560 MB N24 Monday 5 31 2010 10 53 58 963 MB The file is played back 13 Online Support If you need further help you can write us an e mail at suppo
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17. the date and time If you wish to rename the file you can do this in the Title field 4 You can set pre postroll times for the recording By default these times are set to 5 minutes This means the recording will start 5 minutes before the start time you set and will end 5 minutes after the end time you set 5 Further you can select the behaviour of your PC after completing the recording 6 After you entered the desired data click the OK button to confirm 31 PCTV Systems TVCenter 7 Inthe Recording tasks window the new scheduled recording will be displayed Recording tasks V27 2010 1 38 PM 2 06 PM 28 12 Minutes Cubavision Internacional succeeded 1 28 2010 3 00 PM 4 00 PM 1 00 Hours i Gilmore Girls with available program data Waiting 1 30 2010 17 00 AM 00 PM 2 00 Hours Eurosport without available program data Waiting 32 TVCenter Schedule a Recording Using the TVCenter Integrated EPG Application The default EPG viewer in TVCenter is the integrated EPG application To schedule a recording follow these steps Clicking on the Show EPG li button in the Master Control menu The TVCenter integrated EPG application will open Flectronic Program Guide 30 8 30 2010 _By Time Sea an CS BVP 10 00 AM 11 00 AM The Pulse with Andrea Catherwood y Program Join Andrea Catherwood for analysi CCTV9 11 00 AM 12 00 PM The Pulse with Andrea Catherwood TV5MONDE EUROPE Join Andrea Cath
18. the left and right side of the picture A Ac3 also known as Dolby Digital s the common version of a data audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories It contains up to six discrete channels of sound Therefor it supports mono stereo and 5 1 channel mode 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 is 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 ATSC The format of digital TV in the US South Korea Canada and Mexico Defined by Advanced Television System Commitee C ClearQAM Is the digital TV transmitted in the US via the cable network 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 104 Glossary files or services is called a server The client can request a data transfer ora print job from the server Closed Captioning offers the possibility to display a text on a running TV preview This text is specifically intended for people who are deaf or hard of hearing and usually contains descriptions of important non dialog audio as well CoDec Is the abbreviation of Coder Decoder
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20. video files into various different formats In the following chapters the topics listed below will be described in detail Open TVCenter Gallery The TVCenter Gallery User Interface Play Back Recordings Convert Recordings 36 TVCenter Gallery Open the TVCenter Gallery There several ways to open the TVCenter Gallery 1 go to the Windows Start menu Start gt Programs gt PCTV Systems gt TVCenter Gallery 2 While using another TVCenter application TV Radio or Settings open the Master Control menu by hovering over the i button in the top control bar and then click on the Show Gallery il button 3 While using another TVCenter application TV Radio or Settings hit the F9 key of your Keyboard The TVCenter Gallery opens 37 PCTV Systems TVCenter TVCenter Gallery User Interface In the image below you can see how the TVCenter Gallery looks like 10 56 GB 19 53 GB free Tithe Prosseben_2008 O04 20_ 11 45 54 Recording Date 4262009 11 45 AM Duration OOS Filesize 2 59 MB gt eo gar Tithe Phoenim_ 2009 04 15 09 57 39 Recording Date 1 R ar Duration 001 17 Filesize 2608 MB 7 When you first open the TVCenter Gallery all recorded files will be displayed For a better overview and easier file retrieval you can filter and or sort any time which type of recording will be displayed in the gallery You can either choose to display all recordings or for example just the TV recordings
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24. Ne LokalSAT 2 00 AM 3 00 AM Bloomberg News Asia cvinahen ADEM Kick start your day with Bloomberg Ne 3 00 AM 4 00 AM Bloomberg News Asia Note that if you selected another EPG application for browsing the EPG data in the TVCenter Settings gt Program Guide section this application will open For further details regarding scheduling a recording using the applications TV DIGITAL OnGuide or Titan TV please refer to the applications own help or user Manual 33 PCTV Systems TVCenter Double click on the show you want to record A pop up window with detailed information about the selected show opens 4 00 PM 5 00 PM Today Monday August 30 2010 InBusiness with Margaret Brennan As the US trading day gains momentum and European markets are closing InBusiness provides the infonmation that is key to know what s moving the markets and how it impacts our audience Click on the Schedule a recording button The Recording task dialog opens Recording task Monday August 30 20710 Title Channel 4 00 PM 5 00PM InBusiness with Margar 4 Single Start time End time Duration hh mm t Recurrence Pre postrall times mum ss PC behaviour after completion Make the desired changes 41 00 14 AM ow InBusiness wih Margaret Erenn Bloomberg Europe T Click on the OK button to confirm
25. PCTV Systems TVCenter CGB USA PCTV Systems TVCenter User s Guide GB US August 2010 2010 PCTV Systems S r l All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transferred to other media without explicit written permission from PCTV Systems S r l All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders PCTV Systems S r l has written this manual to the best of its knowledge but does not guarantee that the programs systems will fulfil the users intended applications No warranty is made as to the specifications of features PCTV Systems S r l 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 PCTV Systems S r l including consulting installation and other contractual services are subject exclusively to the General Sales and Delivery Terms of PCTV Systems S r l Table Of Contents TV CCALECE QVEIVICW ausirian E bicayehebusdaeanetasaauinah pus tebnadesoannedeausnehiasatelens 1 A ENET WZ Be Nene Tent Sere nee E ee oe ee 2 SUC SEA anien T dusepavedauaniesuiasacpeaaren saaus cesta cds sedan E E 3 Step 2 PCTV Device Configuration sascceesinetany cos ahsetinvineuarhctinstany akansanenoueeiiontaas 4 SED CNN 2 es CI e EE RD 5 PARADON eoa E aa EEE EE E E N 7 WC E a E E EETA AA E EA A E OAN E A AIEN TEE TEAT ET 8 Open TVCENTE
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27. T sniesccrvaaccasvatsseaniaveandancacswacesssasenerecgvadavevetaestasvassusanedoesducdeeuawaslawees 9 TV Genter The User nterna E kari TA ANT 10 Tne Top Control Bar FUNCUONS Ss sacstsisciosiivce adv e TE E 11 tne Bottom Control Bar FUNCTION Sedric nei a 12 Chonee tme TV ic Al a a Rene mo ree ea nee ete tm 14 Timeshift Pause Resume Live TV Preview cccccccsscccccssccceesececeecsensnevenen 16 MSS Mi Cesc eters erecteort AEE einen cone E 18 INAV SAE OM innocens E E eneedecsensud TEE EEE 19 Use EPG Electronic Program Guide ccccccccceesceesceecseeecsensseeesseeeesenseeesens 20 ENCO VE PO E RAEN 20 TAE PO CN EPO ane a E 22 CHANE CAUCO T ICK erara a EET E TEAT 23 ONE C UD O A AES E EAEE EE 24 Recorda a TV cal 60 24 07 gt 9 sensere i e N eee 25 MSME RE CORGING arna e EE EE A E EN 25 Start End an Instant Recording s sessinrisscisiieiiseiiiteii iaeiiai 25 Change the Recording Setting Sxciwetiancsuidenathorncsetcsaeuideteahotantiidacendess 25 Other Usein ormat Onk itsinscuncsecanodsccatiansiiedsautoiscesaraeaeted E 26 Scheduled RECOCOIN E onica a a A TEA 27 Schedule a Recordin sorrerara EE AOE ORS 27 Delete a RECONGING Task ernieren E E E ATE 35 Edita RECORGING TaS Kosar EEEE OE EE OEO 35 Other Useful LATOR a ClO N nesan a NE T 35 TYCenter Gallery serorea E EE A eon 36 Open The TVCenter Gale V cennari ionn E AEE 37 PCTV Systems TVCenter TWGenter Gallery User INGER ACE sreriiriierieore niie n E e AEAEE 38 Play Back Reco
28. The entry in the Title field will be adjusted automatically Das Erste 2010 07 30 13 23 Channel Stan bine Treen id End Time Treen j Duration In the Start time section enter the date and the starting time of the recording Enter either the End time of the recording and the Duration will automatically be adjusted or vice versa You can also set Pre Postroll times for the recording By default these times are set to 5 minutes This means the recording will start 5 minutes before the Start time you set and will end 5 minutes after the End time you set Click the Add button to confirm your entry Note the scheduled recordings will be saved on the PC running TVCenter in the folder you set in the TVCenter Settings application For further information refer to the chapter Recording a TV Program Other Useful Information 71 PCTV Systems TVCenter Edit a Scheduled Recording Task on your client If a scheduled recording is still pending you can change one of the recording settings parameters To do so Access TVCenter as described in the chapter Access TVCenter using your client device Open the Scheduled Recordings page Select the task you want to edit Make the changes you desire Confirm these with a click on the button Update Delete a Scheduled Recording Task on your client If a scheduled recording is still pending and you decide not to record the program you can delete the task To do
29. V on your client Note if you are using a Smartphone e g an iPhone first you have to click on the Live TV button within the function overview 69 PCTV Systems TVCenter Change TV Viewing Settings on your client If you are not satisfied with the default TV viewing settings you can manually change them directly on your client Among others you can adjust the streaming data rate of your local and or Internet profile and the aspect ratio of the preview window To do so follow these steps Access TVCenter as described in the chapter Access TVCenter using your client device Open the Settings page General Language Tene Terral Date Tamal Chanm Gs Video Aspect rato Prodi Weal Prt inben Make the desired changes These will be saved automatically Note If you have more than one channel list saved on your PC here you can select the one to be displayed in the Live TV window 70 Distan T V mobile Schedule Recordings on your client To schedule a recording follow these steps Access TVCenter as described in the chapter Access TVCenter using your client device Click on the Scheduled Recordings button to open the respective page To program a new recording task click the button in case of a standard user interface PC Add new task button in case of a compact user interface Smartphone Select the channel whose program you wish to record from the Channel dropdown list
30. addresses make sure that the right data packets are sent to the right recipient via the right path iPod Is a portable media player designed and marketed by Apple To the product line belong iPod Classic hard drive based the iPod Touch with touchscreen iPod Nano video capable and the iPod Shuffle L LAN Abbreviation of 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 108 Glossary MPEG Abbreviation of Motion Pictures Experts Group Video compression standard There are different formats for different types of compression such as MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 etc Modulation is the process of conveying a message signal e g a radio or TV signal inside another signal that can be physically transmitted the so called carrier wave In radio communications or cable TV systems electrical signals can only be transferred over a limited passband frequency spectrum Varying the amplitude frequency or phase of a carrier wave makes it possible to keep the frequenc
31. ange TV Viewing Settings on your client sesssssesesessressrsrrsrrrrererrrrrrsee 70 Schedule Recordings on your client sessesssessssrssrseesresrrserresresreserresresreseese 71 Edit a Scheduled Recording Task on your client eeeseeeeesereerrerrsrrrersens 72 Delete a Scheduled Recording Task on your CII NT ccceeceeseeseeeeeeeeeees 72 Play back recordings ON your chent essers ionien e a 73 OPE SIPOO eea E E E EE ANE AO 74 TyCenter Operaune Shortt ersin na S A EE E 75 li Table Of Contents LES al INTOR MAU ON vopacanscsoweaoventesatieseeiauon T T 80 PCTV Systems GPL and LGPL Code Statement cccccecceeseeeceeeeenseeeeeeeeeeees 81 PCTV Systems End User License ASreeMent cccccescceecceseeeceeseeeseseeeeeenees 82 GNU Lesser General PUDIIC LICENSE a ccscc ds dvsccssdvosinddesatidacenieeiesdwcsinddens iieaness 85 GNU General PUDIIC LICENSE ironii eai E EO RE 96 O S eE A E TEATA E 104 lii TVCenter Overview With the new TVCenter you can watch depending on your PCTV device digital and analog TV on your PC monitor Your TV viewing fun has been enhanced with numerous additional functions Thanks to instant or scheduled recordings to your hard disk and the timeshift function you can watch TV flexibly This way you will not miss a minute of your favorite TV shows Quick to open Teletext provides you with the latest news any time you want The Electronic Program Guide EPG also guarantees you an overview
32. annels Enter numbers Switch video input Previous channel Next channel Last viewed channel Open channel selector Keyboard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 O Cursor Up Cursor Left Media Next Cursor Down Cursor Right Media Previous L Enter Mouse Remote 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 AV Channel Up Channel Down Last Channel Jump OK Media stands for the multimedia keys on enhanced keyboards 76 Operating Shortcuts Function Keyboard Mouse Remote Audio Volume Volume Up Wheel Up Volume Up Volume Volume Wheel Down Volume Down Down Mute on off M Volume Wheel click Mute Mute Select audio ALT A stream Volume stands for the multimedia keys on enhanced keyboards Recording Start Recording C Record Stop Recording S Stop Snapshot ALT C 17 PCTV Systems TVCenter Function Keyboard Timeshift Playback Pause starts Space Media timeshift Play Play Space Media Play Stop ends Alt Space timeshift Media Stop Jump to Pos 1 beginning Jump to end End Jump forward Page Up Jump backward Page Down Mouse Remote Play Pause Play Pause Fast Forward Fast Reverse Media stands for the multimedia keys on enhanced keyboards 78 Function Other Toggle fullscreen mode Zoom in Zoom out Show EPG information OSD Show advance channel information Change display mode aspect r
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34. as two or more different functions and you can switch between them by clicking on the button On the next page you will find all toggle buttons and their functions 12 TVCenter 1 click displays if available the title of the show running now and the title of the next show near 2 click displays a detailed description of the running show if available 3 click displays a detailed description of the next show if available 4 click the mini EPG data are being hidden 1 click starts to recording the program you are watching 2 click opens the Recording Tasks window and offers you the possibility to edit the settings of the running recording 1 click pauses the TV viewing and starts the timeshift mode Note that the appearance of the button changes to fi 2 click resumes TV viewing Hovering over the button opens the Adjust Volume bar 1 click mutes the volume Note that the appearance of the button changes to im 2 click unmutes the volume 1 click opens a list with all available audio tracks 2 click select from the list the desired audio track Note that not every TV channel offers multiple audio tracks 1 click opens a list with all available subtitles 2 click select from the list the desired subtitle Note that not every TV channel offers subtitles PCTV Systems TVCenter Change the TV channel There are various ways to change the TV channels You can find them all i
35. ate option A single recording B recurrence recording A Single Recording Inthe Start time section select the date of the recording from the dropdown menu Inthe time field of the Start time section manually enter the starting time of the TV show If free program data are available the name of the program and the running time are shown in the program data section 28 TVCenter Recording task Wednesday January 27 2010 14 37 05 Title Eurosport Chanmel 4 Single Start time 112772010 3 00 PM End time 172712010 v 5 00 PM Duration hh mm 02 00 t Recurrence Pre postoll times mm ss Behaviour after completion By clicking the Set button the start time end time duration and the title of the recording are automatically adjusted Recording task Wednesday January 27 2010 14 37 05 Title Channel 300 FM 4 00 Pid Gilmore Girls 4 Single Start time 1928 2010 3 00 PM End time 1 28 2010 4 00 PM Duration Ahim b Recurrence Preposirall times mimn ss Behaviour after completion If program data are not available manually enter either the End time of the recording and the Duration will automatically be adjusted or vice versa Please jump to step 3 29 PCTV Systems TVCenter B Recurrence Recording open the Recurrence section to schedule the recording Inthe Time section click in the Start field of the section to set the time If program data are avai
36. atio Select subtitle stream Keyboard F ALT Enter ALT Cursor right ALT Cursor left ALT ALT T Mouse Double click left CTRL Wheel Up CTRL Wheel Down Operating Shortcuts Remote Fullscreen 79 Legal Information The PCTV Systems End User License Agreement You can use the TVCenter Software by PCTV Systems only under the conditions of PCTV Systems End User License Agreement EULA Please carefully read the PCTV Systems EULA Additional License Information TVCenter Copyright 2009 by PCTV Systems S r l All Rights Reserved Parts of this software use ffmpeg under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License For further details regarding the ffmpeg component please refer to http ffmpeg org index html Click here to see the PCTV Systems GPL and LGPL code statement md5 js 1 0b 27 06 96 Javascript implementation of the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm Copyright c 1996 Henri Torgemane All Rights Reserved Trademarks All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders FFmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard originator of the FFMpeg project Dolby and the double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 80 Legal Information PCTV Systems GPL and LGPL Code Statement The TVCenter Software by PCTV Systems includes software code developed by third par
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38. button opens the Content pane Teletext TVCenter ER A y EE Pae IGT sore i EE Home r Schedule E CNBC EFUROPE Guest Alert Content Pane Squawk Box a a sis ci ee ee be eee Worldwide Exchange ssennnenununane i Power Lunch Europe Use the links in the Content pane to navigate Note that not every TV channel offers Teletext content 19 PCTV Systems TVCenter Use EPG Electronic Program Guide The Electronic Program Guide is a digital TV guide that offers you information about a TV program There are two types of EPG Free to air EPG mini EPG is the program data sent by the TV channel itself Please keep in mind that not every TV channel sends EPG data Premium EPG offers besides the program data also functions which allow a viewer to navigate select and discover content by time title channel genre etc TVCenter offers you the possibilities to use both EPG types The mini EPG The mini EPG is a function of TVCenter that shows you the free to air EPG data sent by the TV channel If available you can see information about the running TV show and the next TV show Note that the free to air EPG data has to be up to date to be able to use the mini EPG For detailed information read the section Update EPG data of this chapter To see the free to air EPG data click on the mini EPG i button in the bottom control bar Note that the mini EPG button is a toggle button with differe
39. by not forwarding defective data packets 110 Glossary Resolution Describes the detail an image holds and is characterized by the number of distinct pixels that can be displayed in each dimension Referring to TV we distinguish between standard definition SD and high definition HD TV S 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 SD Abbreviation of Standard Definition When 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 of 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 SPDIF is the abbreviation of Sony Philips Digital InterFace It is a data link layer protocol and a set of physical layer specifications for carrying dig
40. ccurrence 3 The file name is automatically generated from the EPG data if available or the channel name and the date and time If you wish to rename the file you can do this in the Title field 4 Youcan set pre postroll times for the recording By default these times are set to 5 minutes This means the recording will start 5 minutes before the start time you set and will end 5 minutes after the end time you set 56 TVCenter Radio Further you can select the behavior of your PC after completing the recording After you entered the desired data click the OK button to confirm In the Recording tasks window the new scheduled recording will be displayed Recording tasks 1 29 2010 1 39 PM 1 40 PM 25 Seconds harmony fm succeeded 1 29 2010 2 03 PM 3 30 PM 1 26 49 Hours sky Radio Waiting 21412010 10 05 AM 11 05 AM Gilmore Girls Waiting 1 00 Hours o7 PCTV Systems TVCenter Delete a Recording Task If a scheduled recording is still pending and you decide not to record the program you can delete the task from the Recording Tasks window To do so open the Recording tasks window as described at the beginning of the chapter select the task you want to delete click the Delete button Edit a Recording Task If a scheduled recording is still pending and you wish to change one of the recording settings parameters you can do this from the Recording Tasks window To do so o
41. ck opens a list with all available audio tracks 2 click select from the list the desired audio track Note that not every radio station offers multiple audio tracks A very important button of the top control bar is the Master Control menu button Hovering over the ke button opens the Master Control menu This is how the Master Control menu looks like and the available functions Show Channel Information Show Recording Tasks Show Gallery Show Settings 45 PCTV Systems TVCenter Changing the Radio Stations There are various ways to change the radio station Here is an overview RKS 7 Select Station Previous Next opens station list Channel Switch to last Station __ frou were listening longer than 10 sec Next previous station Click on the Previous Channel M amp Next Channel button to switch to the next or previous radio station in the station list Switch to last station Click the Switch to last Station gt button to switch to the last radio station you were listening longer than 10 seconds Select Station To change the radio station proceed as follows 1 Click on the Select Channel 4 SBS RADIO 1 button The Channel Select window opens 46 TVCenter Radio Automatic Close Keep Open Close Quick Search Sort Station List ascending descending All Radio Stations Favorite Station Lists SES RADIO ES RADIO 2 YLE PEILI TLEN KLASSINEN S
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43. desired changes Confirm with a click on the OK button The recording tasks dialog closes Other Useful Information The recording is stored in the folder which you specified in the TVCenter Settings application under Recording gt Directories gt Radio recordings The filename is generated automatically from the channel name and the date and time 53 PCTV Systems TVCenter Scheduled Recording To program a recording you first have to open the Recording tasks window Do one of the following to open the Recording task window 1 while TVCenter is running hit the F11 key of your keyboard 2 open the Master Control menu in the top control bar by hovering over the KI button and click on the Recording Tasks button The Recording tasks window opens and all planned or already made recordings are displayed deS 1100 AM 111010 AM 10 Minutes RTL mummning dieS 1700 Pe 1230 PR 30 Minutes Eurceport Waiting 54 TVCenter Radio Schedule a Recording In the Recording tasks window click the button New The following dialog opens 1 Friday January 29 2010 13 50 35 hannnony fim Channel No program dala 4 Single Start time End time Duration rhm b Recurrence Pre postrall times mm ss Behaviour after completion Select the channel whose program you want to record To do so click on the Channel button the Station select window opens select the desired station 2 Schedule yo
44. details please refer to the user manual of your router and the help of your firewall software Inthe PIN field change the default PIN to secure the access to TVCenter Now you are ready to watch TV on your client device 66 Distan TV mobile Access TVCenter using your client device Follow these steps to enjoy the DistanTV mobile options on your client device n your client s device web browser enter the IP address or dynamic DNS host of your PC Here you can see the IP address of your PC TVCenter Settings gt DistanTV mobile gt Summary Enter the PIN If you do not remember the PIN you can find it on your PC in the TVCenter Settings gt DistanTV mobile section The DistanTV mobile user interface opens Note Depending on your client device different user interface will be displayed A compact user interface will be displayed on devices with low resolution e g Smartphone whereas a standard user interface will be displayed on devices with high resolution e g client PC On your Smartphone the compact user interface looks like this DistanTY mobile The compact user interface provides first an overview of all available functions To access a function you just have to click on the respective button E g click on the Live TV button if you want to watch TV Click on the Home button to get back to the functions overview 67 PCTV Systems TVCenter On a client PC the standard user inte
45. digital conversion of one encoding to another The most popular method of transcoding is to decode the original data to an intermediate format in a way that still contains the content of the original and then encoding the resulting file into the target format Transport Stream is a communications protocol for audio video and data and it is used in broadcast applications such as DVB and ATSC TV Abbreviation of Television TV Tuner is a computer component that allows television signals to be received by a computer Most TV tuners allow you to record the TV program onto the hard disk of your PC W Widescreen See 16 9 format WLAN Abbreviation of Wireless Local Area Network see also LAN 112
46. duled Recording To program a recording you first have to open the Recording tasks window Do one of the following to open the Recording task window 1 while TVCenter is running hit the F11 key of your keyboard 2 open the Master Control menu in the top control bar by hovering over the KI button and click on the Recording Tasks button 3 right click in the preview window to open application s context menu From the context menu select the Recording Tasks option The Recording tasks window opens and all planned or already made recordings are displayed APRS 1100 AM 1210 AM 10 hinules RTL Running AROS 1200 Pl 12 30 PM 30 Minutes Eurosport Matting Schedule a Recording You have two options for scheduling recordings either manually using the Recording Tasks window or with the help of the EPG application 27 PCTV Systems TVCenter Manually Schedule a Recording In the Recording tasks window click the button New The following dialog opens Wednesday January 27 20710 14 37 05 Title Eurosport No program dala 4 Single Start time 122712010 3 End time 1 27 2010 5 00 PM Duration hh mm t Recurrence Pre postoll times mm 55 Behaviour after completion 1 Select the channel whose program you want to record To do so click on the Channel button the Channel select window opens select the desired channel 2 Schedule your recording please jump to the appropri
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49. e this function if you want to record the current TV show Start End an Instant Recording Start an instant recording by clicking the Record Mi button End the recording by clicking the Stop Recording al button Please note that while watching TV the bottom control bar automatically disappears after a few seconds To make it appear again move the mouse over the TVCenter window Change the Recording Settings During an instant recording you have the possibility to change some recording settings To do so follow these steps 1 Click again on the Record i button The Recording task dialog opens 2 You have the possibility to set either the duration of the recording or the end time the behavior of the PC after completing the recording 25 PCTV Systems TVCenter Wednesday January 27 20710 13 39 44 Title Channel No regiam dala 4 Single Start time End time af27 2010 3 38 PM Duration hh mm 02 00 b Recurrence Pre postrall times mim ss Behaviour after completion Make the desired changes Confirm with a click on the OK button The recording tasks dialog closes Other Useful Information The recording is stored in the folder which you specified in the TVCenter Settings application under Recording gt Directories gt TV recordings The filename is generated automatically either from the EPG data if available or from the channel name and the date and time 26 TVCenter Sche
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51. elect this option to check for software updates register the software activate features Select the relevant option in the navigation pane to make the changes you want 62 TVCenter DistanTV mobile DistanTV mobile is a media server which runs in the background and allows a client device like a PC Smartphone iPhone iPod touch iPad to access the TVCenter application via LAN or the Internet Once the connection between any of these client devices and the PC has been established the client device accesses the channel lists saved on your PC You simply select the channel you want to watch and TVCenter streams the TV program to your client device In addition to that you can use your client device to schedule recordings or access the TVCenter Gallery and play back recordings Requirements If you wish to access the TVCenter application via your client device ensure the web browser you are using is able to display the streamed video data The Web browser must support either FLASH videos M23u8 Playlists containing H 264 videos with AAC sound H 264 videos under HTML5 Ogv videos under HTML 5 For Access via Internet To access TVCenter via the Internet following requirements have to be met The Port Forwarding option of your router has to be enabled You need to know the external IP Address of your PC Depending on your Internet provider this may constantly change To overcome this problem we recommend using
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54. ering over the i button opens the Master Control menu This is how the Master Control menu looks like and the available functions Show technical Channel Information Show Teletext Show EPG Show TV Center Show Settings Show Gallery Show Recording Tasks Show Radio If multiple tuners are available the Master Control menu contains more than one Show va button 11 PCTV Systems TVCenter The Bottom Control Bar Functions Previous Next Channel Toggle Pause Resume Preview Switch to last Timeshift Channel you were watching ea aes Seale longer than 10 sec a E N Started Recording Toggle Adjust Mute Volume Select Subtitles Select Channel fopens channel fist Toggle Select Audio Track now near EPG Data Detail Info Now Take Snapshot Detail Info Near The bottom control bar offers you the possibility to change channels pause or resume the preview timeshift adjust the volume or start recording If available you can also select subtitles or swap over the audio track The bottom control bar is hidden automatically after a few seconds To display the control bar again move the mouse over the TVCenter window In the TVCenter Settings application under TV watching gt Display gt Controller Display Time you can set how long the bottom control bar is displayed Please note that the bottom control bar contains several toggle buttons A toggle button h
55. erwood for analysis CNBC Europe i 12 00 PM 1 00 PM InsideTrack BBC World Inside Track gives viewers a complet Best of shopping 1 00 PM 2 00 PM InsideTrack M6 BOUTIQUE LACH InsideTrack gives viewers a complete Bloomberg Europe Tai 2 00 PM 3 00 PM In The Loop with Betty Liu EXTREMADURA TY Tune in for a sophisticated combination TELEMADRID SAT 3 00 PM 4 00 PM In The Loop with Betty Liu ANDALUCIA TV Tune in for a sophisticated combination TV3 CAT DPM InBus cea Laser Elette Russia Today Espanol 5 00 PM 6 00 PM InBusiness with Margaret Brennan MTV Germany As the U S trading day gains momentu VIVA Germany 6 00 PM 7 00 PM Bloomberg News NICK COMEDY Bloomberg rings the opening bell on WW ProSieben Schweiz 7 00 PM 8 00 PM Bloomberg News ProSieben Austra Bloomberg rings the opening bell on W Kabel 1 Schweiz Charlie Rose Kabel 1 Austria Author Christopher Hitchens talks abou SAT 1A 9 00 PM 10 00 PM Street Smart SAT 1 CH street Smart with Carol Massar and M SAT 1 HHISH 10 00 PM 11 00 PM Street Smart CAT 1NS Bremen Street Smart with Carol Massar and SAT 1 RhiPtihessen 11 00 PM 12 00 AM Charlie Rose DELUXE MUSIC Author Christopher Hitchens talks ab DMAX 12 00 AM 1 00 AM Bloomberg Rewind DAF AnlegerlV Mati Miller hosts a summary of Bloom ONTY Regional 1 00 AM 2 00 AM Bloomberg News Asia Franken SAT Kick start your day with Bloomberg
56. ese files After ending the timeshift mode or changing the station the timeshift file will be automatically deleted Click the Pause Resume J button in the bottom control bar to pause the live radio and start the timeshift mode During timeshift mode additional controls are available in the bottom control bar Position Indicator Starting Time of the Current Playback Timeshift Mode E time Live Radio Pause Resume Preview Jump Backward Jump Forward Stop Timeshift Mode Timeshift Time Bar Click the Pause Resume Preview button to start playing back the timeshift file If you click this button during playback of the timeshift file the playback will be paused Clicking the button again resumes the playback The Timeshift time bar allows you to jump to any position within the timeshift file To do this chose one of these possibilities simply click with the mouse on the time bar at the desired position 50 TVCenter Radio slide the playback position indicator to the desired position within the file You can switch to the live radio program at any time by pulling the position indicator to the right hand end of the bar In this case the program continues to be recorded in the timeshift file Use the Jump backward Jump forward Kg buttons to jump a pre defined time interval in the timeshift file By default this time interval is 10 seconds for jumping backward and 1 minute for jumping forward You ca
57. formation button to see the TV channels already found and their detected signal quality TVCenter Wizard Step 4 Done Sep Wizard kai Dong B a a a Slep4oe Congratulations You have setup your TViCanter sutctessiuly O Show Readme B Start TYGerter You successfully configurated your PCTV device and ran the first channel scan Before closing the Wizard select whether the Readme file shall be opened whether the TVCenter application shall be launched TVCenter The TVCenter is the core application of PCTV Systems TVCenter software and is designed for TV viewing In the following chapters the topics listed below will be described in detail Open IVCenter The TVCenter User Interface Change the channel Timeshift Record a program Use Teletext Use EPG Change the audio track Change the subtitles TVCenter Open TVCenter There are several ways to start TVCenter 1 Double click the TVCenter icon on the desktop 2 Click the TVCenter icon in the quick launch bar Please note that under Windows XP and Windows Vista shortcuts on the desktop and in the quick launch bar are optional ce meneren soet mer O 3 Go to the Windows Start menu Start gt Programs gt PCTV Systems gt TVCenter 4 While using another TVCenter application Radio Settings or Gallery open the Master Control menu by hovering over the ken button in the top control bar and then click on the Show TV Le button 5 While u
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60. is transmitting data It then waits for the other computers to finish with their transmissions before it starts its own transmission see also LAN EVR Abbreviation of Enhanced Video Renderer It is a video renderer and mixer part of the Microsoft Media Foundation MF multimedia framework for digital media in Windows Vista 106 Glossary F FEC is the Abbreviation of Forward Error Correction FEC is a system of error control for data transmission The sender adds an error correction code to its messages which allows the receiver to detect and correct errors within some bound without the need to ask the sender for additional data 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 Firewall is a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet 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 FM is the Abbreviation of Frequency Modulation
61. ital audio signals between devices and stereo components over either optical or electrical cable SPDIF is commonly used to carry compressed or uncompressed digital audio signals to a receiver that supports Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound 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 is 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 111 PCTV Systems TVCenter connection should offer at least 300 Kbps in bandwidth There are various file formats for audio and video streaming The most popular formats are MP3 RealAudio and WMA Subtitle are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs They can either be the written translation of a dialog in a foreign language or a written rendering of the dialog in the same language Usually subtitles are displayed at the bottom of the screen T Transcode is the direct digital to
62. l li Program guide Recording te TY waiching a Parental Omnia Ci DistanTy classi GD Distant mobile S Mobil Memory Gi information The Navigation Pane as the name already suggests offers you the possibility to navigate through the different settings options The content of this pane does not change Depending on your PCTV device the options of the Navigation pane might vary 59 PCTV Systems TVCenter The Settings Pane offers you the possibility to set the different parameters of the selected option Depending on the selected option the content of this pane changes For a better overview the Settings Pane is divided into sections Each section contains related settings parameters Here is an overview of the settings parameters behind the options of the navigation pane Se General lis Hardware 3 Remote control T Channel Scan TV channels a Radio stations 60 Select this option to set the Language of the Software and your Location Select this option to see change the PCTV device and or the antenna you are using for watching TV configure the analog source depends on PCTV device enable the antenna amplifier if available Select this option to configure and test your remote control depends on PCTV device Select this option to run a channel scan Select this option to create your favorite TV channel lists open the Advanced Channel Editor Select
63. lable the name of the program and the running time are shown in the program data section Wednesday January 27 2070 14 37 05 Channel t Single 4 Recurrence Time Start 9 00 PM End 10 00 PM Duration hh mm 01 00 Recurfence pattern Sun won Tue Pies Tul Er Sat Range of recurrence End Pre postroll times mm ss stat 05 00 End 05 00 Behaviour after completion By clicking the Set button the start time end time duration and the title of the recording are automatically adjusted 30 TVCenter Wednesday January 27 2070 14 37 05 Tite Criminal intent_ Channel 8 15 PM 9 15PM Criminal Intent Verbre b Single 4 Recumence Recurrence pattem Weekly x Range of recurrence Start ffi 3 2010 Pre posiroll times mm ss End 05 00 Behaviour afer completion If program data are not available manually enter either the End time of the recording and the Duration will automatically be adjusted or vice versa From the Recurrence Pattern dropdown menu select the desired option Weekly select the days of the week when the TV show is broadcasted Daily select how often the TV show recurs Inthe Range of Recurrence section set the starting and ending date of the recurrence recording For the ending time following options are available No end By date After occurrence 3 The file name is automatically generated from the program data if available or the channel name and
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65. me Live TV Preview Stop Timeshift Mode Jump Backward Jump Forward Timeshift Time Bar Click the Pause Resume Preview ii button to start playing back the timeshift file If you click this button during playback of the timeshift file the playback will be paused Click the button once again to resume the playback 16 TVCenter The Timeshift time bar allows you to jump to any position within the timeshift file To do this chose one of these possibilities simply click with the mouse on the time bar at the desired position slide the playback position indicator to the desired position within the file You can switch to the live TV program at any time by pulling the position indicator to the right hand end of the bar In this case the program continues to be recorded in the timeshift file Use the gal Jump backward Jump forward kg buttons to jump a pre defined time interval in the timeshift file By default this time interval is 10 seconds for jumping backward and 1 minute for jumping forward You can change it in the TVCenter Settings application under Recording gt Timeshift gt Skip times Clicking the Stop Timeshift Mode gj button ends the timeshift mode and switches back to live TV Please note that if you decide to end the Timeshift mode or to change the TV channel the timeshift file temporarily stored on your computer will be automatically deleted 17 PCTV Systems TVCenter Use Teletext You
66. n change it in the TVCenter Settings application under Recording gt Timeshift gt Skip times Clicking the Stop Timeshift Mode button ends the timeshift mode and switches back to live radio Please note that if you decide to end the timeshift mode or to change the radio station the timeshift file temporarily stored on your computer will be automatically deleted 51 PCTV Systems TVCenter Record a Radio Program TVCenter Radio offers you two recording options Instant Recording records the program you are listening right now Scheduled Recording lets you program a recording Instant Recording Use this function if you want to record the current program Start End an Instant Recording Start an instant recording by clicking the Record button End the recording by clicking the Stop Recording gj button Change the Recording Settings During an instant recording you have the possibility to change some recording settings To do so follow these steps 1 Click again on the Record i button The Recording task dialog opens 2 You have the possibility to set either set the duration of the recording or the end time the behavior of the PC after completing the recording 52 TVCenter Radio Friday January 29 2070 13 39 59 Title Channel No programi data 4 Single Start time End time Duration hhmm t Recurrence Pre postrall times immiss Behaviour after completion 3 Make the
67. n the bottom control bar Previous Next Channel Switch to last Channel you were watching longer than 10 sec Select Channel opens channel fist Previous Next Channel Click on the Previous Channel M gt Next Channel button to switch to the next or previous channel in the channel list Switch to last Channel Click the Switch to last Channel button to switch to the last channel you were watching for more than 10 seconds Select Channel To change the TV channel proceed as follows 1 Click on the Select Channel k Window opens J button The Channel Select 14 TVCenter Automatic Close Keep Open Close Quick Search Sort Channel List ascending descending All TV Channels Favorite Channel Lists N24 ate Phceerte Sort Channel List Fins Extra Das Erste 1 Eurosport 25 TELES in 26 Mond TY NICK COMEDY CENTRAL by Channel Number Channel Name TV Channels 2 Sort the TV Channel list using one of the available sorting possibilities a Mice sce from this dropdown menu select to see all TV channels or just the TV channels associated to one of your favorite channel lists b gael from this dropdown menu select to sort the channel list by channel number or channel name c E click on this button to sort the displayed channels in the list either ascending or descending d Alternatively you can use the Quick Search field to
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70. nt functions Here is an overview of the available functions 1 click displays if available the title of the running show and the title of the next show The amount of seconds the mini EPG is displayed can be set in the TVCenter Settings application under TV watching gt Display gt OSD Display Time 2 click displays a detailed description of the running show if available 3 click displays a detailed description of the next show if available 4 click the mini EPG data are being hidden 20 TVCenter If free to air EPG data are available you can also use them in the Recording Tasks dialog when scheduling a recording For detailed information refer to the chapter Manually Schedule a Recording Update EPG data While watching a digital TV channel the free to air EPG data will be automatically updated To update the free to air EPG data for a complete channel list follow these steps Open the TVCenter Settings application by clicking the Show Settings button in the Master Control menu Go to Program Guide Inthe Program guide EPG section click the Update now button Note that for updating the EPG data for a complete channel list a TV tuner is needed If your PCTV device is equipped with only one tuner you cannot simultaneously watch TV and update the EPG data 21 PCTV Systems TVCenter The Premium EPG TVCenter comes along with a trial version of the TV DIGITAL OnGuide sof
71. of the TV schedule as well as quick and uncomplicated recording programming You also have the option depending on your PCTV device to listen to DVB radio or FM radio any time you want By offering you the possibility to timeshift or to instantly record a program you will not miss a minute of your favorite radio show All recorded TV radio programs and taken snapshots can be found in the TVCenter Gallery One click on the thumbnail of the desired file and it will be played back In the TVCenter Gallery a background transcoding engine was integrated This allows you to convert the TV programs recorded in native video format into various different formats like DivX or iPod formats The different TVCenter applications make the usage of the software even more flexible You can simultaneously for example listen to radio and use the TVCenter Gallery to convert a recording into a different format The following TVCenter applications are available TVCenter this chapter offers you an overview of the TV watching application TVCenter Gallery in this chapter you will find out how to play back and or convert recordings TVCenter Radio this chapter offers you an overview of the radio listening application TVCenter Settings in this chapter you will find an overview of all available settings option TVCenter Wizard in this chapter you will find out how to configure your PCTV device and run a channel scan After installation y
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74. ones A list of successfully tested clients is available at www pctvsystems com NOTE The DistanT classic server will be stopped automatically when DistanTV mobile is actvated Both services cannot run simultaneously Enable access from your local network _ Enable access from the internet Select the port the server should use for communication Make sure that this port is open in your router and firewall configuration Port Enter a 4 digit PIN to secure the access to T Center C PIN is required only for initial connect login Summary Server state Running Local access Internet access deaktiviert 65 PCTV Systems TVCenter To start the DistanTV mobile server select the desired Enable access option Note that if you enable the DistanTV mobile server the DistanTV classic server will be automatically disabled You cannot simultaneously use both DistanTV mobile and DistanTV classic In the Summary section of the page you can always see the Server state the name of your PC and the IP address Once an Enable access option is selected the DistanTV mobile server will start automatically when you power up your PC To stop the DistanTV mobile server deselect the Enable Access option Inthe Port field you can change the port the DistanTV mobile server uses for communication By default 80 is set Note that the communication port has to be open in your router and firewall configuration For further
75. ou can access any of these stand alone applications via Windows Start menu Start gt Programs gt PCTV Systems TVCenter Wizard The TVCenter Wizard is the software component that helps you to easily configure all necessary settings for an optimum TV experience The TVCenter Wizard opens automatically after TVCenter has been installed and helps you to configure your PCTV device and run the first channel scan can be opened any time via the Windows Start menu Start gt Program Files gt PCTV Systems gt TVCenter Wizard to configure a new PCTV device or run a channel scan Please note that only a correct configuration of your PCTV device and an accurate channel scan guarantee an optimum TV experience Simply complete the four steps of the TVCenter Wizard and then enjoy TV on your PC TVCenter Wizard Step 1 Start Setup Wizard Lo em em lepio Welcome to PCTV Systems TVCenter This wizard helps you easily configure all necessary seinas for an optimum TV Bramie Please take a few minutes to follow these siega Large Lotation yOu are an expaienitd user YOU Can Shap thes wizard and go directly to the Settings dialog Open Settings Dialog In this step you can select the Language of the software select the country where you are in Please use the Location dropdown menu Only by choosing the correct location the channel scan will be accurate Click on the Next button to go to the next ste
76. p PCTV Systems TVCenter Step 2 PCTV Device Configuration Device Configuration LI to a me Slepo Device i of 1 PCTYV TeleS ope 7a Please select what kind of antenna is POR MHS 10 Our input input 1 of 1 TV Antenna Antenna amp ifer Enable The TVCenter Wizard automatically recognizes the PCTV device s connected to your computer and lets you configure it them 1 Configure the TV signal source of the displayed PCTV device by selecting from the Input section the respective option Depending on your PCTV device the Input can be a TV Antenna or a SAT Antenna Following device dependent options are available in the dropdown menu No Antenna Antenna the TV signal received from the delivered rod antenna or your roof top antenna Cable the TV signal received from your cable provider Preset SAT Antenna depending on your location the TV signal of a preset satellite This setting will most likely match the satellite that distributes the TV channels received at the chosen location Aerial System all signal sources connected to your PCTV device s Choosing this option guarantees that all available signal sources will be listed for the channel scan TVCenter Wizard If available enable the Antenna Amplifier This option might be helpful if the signal strength in your region is rather poor If your PCTV device is equipped with a multi tuner e g Input 1 of 2 clicking on the Next button will allow
77. pen the Recording tasks window as described at the beginning of the chapter select the task you want to edit click the Edit button the Recording tasks dialog opens make the changes you desire confirm the changes by clicking the OK button Other Useful Information The recording is stored in the folder which you specified in the TVCenter Settings application under Recording gt Recording directories gt Radio recordings 58 TVCenter Settings TVCenter Settings is the application that allows you to make various changes either to the configuration of your PCTV device or the software itself To open the TVCenter Settings do one of the following 1 go to the Windows Start menu Start gt Programs gt PCTV Systems gt TVCenter Settings 2 while watching TV or using another TVCenter application Radio Gallery open the Master Control menu by hovering over the keg button in the top control bar and then click on the Show Settings button 3 while watching TV or using another TVCenter application Radio Gallery hit the F10 key of your keyboard The TVCenter Settings window consist of two panes The Navigation Pane and the Settings Pane This is how the window looks like Navigation Pane Settings Pane Seim MWE 4 Ge S5 Language l Hardware z Remote control Lecaion oF channel Scan A Tv channets Fiasel Tis tet bho aciak E4 Rado stations Reset to factory defaul
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81. rde Saren E ee neieetereeestcet eae 40 Convert TV RECOTrAIN OS nai aara E A E A O EA 41 PVCENTERRI OO arinena nE e ER ETA E R NE 42 Open IVCenter Radi O a seata ta uieacictetercaets itentatanedidmanaeeasdentadetaaddeden ee 43 TEV Genter Radio User Interface sirensis danena EON EE 44 Changing the Radio Statio NS occseeeatesscanceedceieacasdiatonaiwans tanwseitede vende Wsaseuseeeaennts 46 Seta Predefined Radio Stalon erene inna A N 48 CPN CAd T ICK earr ET A TE EA 49 Timeshift Pause Resume Live RadiO cccecccssesccesecsceeseseceeececeeseseneeeeens 50 RECOrd a Radio Progr ai eenia EE EE 52 HSN RE CORGING aoaaa EE E EE TA E E 52 Start End an Instant Recording ssesssssessesssssssrerssssersssreressseressreresseeress 52 Change the Recording Setting Siciwietiancsuidsntathorncrnd csaceuideatwahosantieiedacgeendtes 52 Other USETUN TATOUIM a CON ia sisinscuiescartodhouctidne tied A 53 Scheduled Recording moeras E ne nic dnteledus wensdeieccelanddeteledee geasdelesees edaciates 54 SCMEQUIC a RECONGING sarrerei a EE AEE A aoeameat loads 55 Delete a RECoraing TaS assina a E E E T AE A 58 Edita RECORGING TaS Kinra E E O EE EOT 58 Other Useful ATOrmMmat oN erae a E T 58 TYCenter SeN ES S erein AE A 59 EV Genter Distan V MODI Conner a 63 RECOU MCAT aa A 63 Set the Ditin V MEDIE SEVE aeia a i 65 Access TVCenter using your client device sesssssessssssresresresreserresreseesereens 67 Watch TV On VOUP chent GEVICE sson iin r aE EES 69 Ch
82. rface looks like this Scheduled Recordings Gallery Secings 1 AOR FS NDS a Aid RTL Television PCHESHAROEE Important Information In general TV streaming with DistanTV mobile to your client device can be performed via a WiFi network or through a UMTS 3G connection Not via GPRS EDGE Please note the following when using a UMTS 3G network a Streaming of video might be blocked by your UMTS operator In case of streaming problems please check the correct function of DistanTV mobile by connecting your client device to a WiFi router with broadband Internet access a Be aware of potential high data traffic cost if you don t have a flat fee UMTS contract Be aware of a potential band width throttling by your operator when reaching a certain total data volume fair flat contracts Example Your fair flat volume is 2GB per month and you are streaming at a data rate of 150kb s This will give you approx 30h of pure TV streaming time per month until your connection speed will be decreased to e g GPRS speed which makes any further streaming through this connection impossible 68 DistanTV mobile Watch TV on your client device Access TVCenter as described in the chapter Access TVCenter using your client device From the Channel List select the channel you want to watch ARD Das Erste NDR FS NDS Fi 06 oc RTL Television sat 1 E B ProSieben kabel eins Enjoy T
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84. rt pctvsystems com or call our hotline For further details on how to contact our hotline refer to the support information sheet included with your product When you contact the PCTV Systems Support please be ready to provide the following information The PCTV Device you are using Version of the TVCenter application Serial number Located on the cover of your CD or in the Settings application of the TVCenter Operating system version e g Windows Vista including the Service Pack version Main board Name chip set BIOS version CPU Type and speed e g Pentium 4 2 4 GHz RAM Size of main memory e g 512 MB CD DVD burner Manufacturer and model Type of defect e g Crash problems with video quality installation problems etc Brief description of the issue Information on how the issue can be reproduced To make it easier for you a part of the information needed by our support is accessible in the System info file TVCenter offers you the possibility to either save this file onto your hard disk or send it to our support You can find the two options here TVCenter Settings gt Information 14 TVCenter Operating Shortcuts Following operating shortcuts are available Function Keyboard Mouse Remote Main Help F1 _ TV F5 Teletext F6 Teletext Radio F7 EPG F8 Playback F9 Settings F10 g Exit ALT F4 Power On Off 75 PCTV Systems TVCenter Function Ch
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86. search for channels In the channel list only the channels matching your search criteria will be displayed 3 Click on one channel in the list to switch to its program Please note that while watching TV the bottom control bar is hidden automatically after a few seconds To display the control bar again move the mouse over the TVCenter window 15 PCTV Systems TVCenter Timeshift Pause Resume Live TV Preview Timeshift also known as time delayed television is a function that allows you to pause the TV program and play it back any time During the pausing time the live TV program is temporary being recorded on your computer This means that unexpected interruptions cannot cause you to miss a second of the current TV show Please note that the timeshift files are only temporary stored on your PC You cannot save and use these files After ending the timeshift mode or changing the channel the timeshift file will be automatically deleted Click the Pause Resume i button in the bottom control bar to pause the live TV and start the timeshift mode Please note that while watching TV the bottom control bar is hidden automatically after a few seconds To display the control bar again move the mouse over the TVCenter window During timeshift mode additional controls are available in the bottom control bar eS Position Indicator Starting Time of the Current Playback Timeshift Pause Resume imeshift Mode ti
87. sing another TVCenter application Radio Settings or Gallery hit the F5 key of your keyboard The application is now started and the channel you were last watching is displayed Note when you open TVCenter for the first time the first channel which was found during the channel scan is displayed PCTV Systems TVCenter TVCenter The User Interface In the image below you can see how the user interface looks like and get an overview of the available functions Note that the aspect ratio of the TVCenter window is set by default to automatic You can change this setting in the TVCenter Settings application under TV watching gt Display gt Window Aspect Ratio Master Control Help Minimize Maximize menu Eurosport T Center Sef Quit Previous Next Channel Toggle Pause Resume Preview Timeshift Switch to last Channel you were watching i SS Toggle longer than 10 sec of u Start Edit Recording Toggle Adjust Mute Volume Select Subtitles Select Channel opens channel fist Toggle Select Audio Track now near EPts Data Detail Info Now Take Snapshot Detail Info Near Further you will find a detailed description of the most important functions 10 TVCenter The Top Control Bar Functions Master Control Help Minimize Maximize menu Eurosport TVCenter F DAX Quit A very important button of the top control bar is the Master Control menu button Hov
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89. ter Radio TVCenter Radio is the application that allows you to listen to the radio Please note that you need a dual PCTV tuner to be able to receive TV and radio signals at the same time In the following chapters the topics listed below will be described in detail Open TVCenter Radio The TVCenter Radio User Interface Change the Radio Station Set Predefined Radio Stations Change the Audio Track Timeshift Record a Program 42 TVCenter Radio Open TVCenter Radio There several ways to open the TVCenter Radio 1 go to the Windows Start menu Start gt Programs gt PCTV Systems gt TVCenter Radio 2 while using another TVCenter application TV Gallery or Settings open the Master Control menu by hovering over on the fe button in the top control bar and then click on the Show Radio aa button 3 while using another TVCenter application TV Gallery or Settings hit the F7 key of your keyboard The TVCenter Radio opens The application is now started and the program of the radio station you were last listening to is given back Note when you open TVCenter Radio for the first time the radio station which was found first during the channel scan is given back 43 PCTV Systems TVCenter TVCenter Radio User Interface In the image below you can see how the TVCenter Radio looks like and get an overview of the available functions Select Station Previous Next opens station list Help
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91. this option to create your favorite lists of Radio stations open the Advanced Channel Editor Program guide Recording TY watching Parental control gt DistanTV classic TVCenter Settings Select this option to set which application you want to use for browsing the EPG data update the EPG data Select this option to set the folders where your recordings will be saved set various recording task and timeshift parameters Select this option to set the aspect ratio of the TV viewing window and how long the control bar will be displayed set up the video renderer and the audio output Select this option to enable the function set which TV content will be blocked This option is available only in the USA Select this option to set different parameters of the DistanTV software For further details please refer to the DistanTV Help or Manual You cannot simultaneously use both DistanTV classic and DistanTV mobile 61 PCTV Systems TVCenter 0 DistanTy mobile Select this option to set different parameters of the DistanTV software For further details please refer to the chapter TVCenter DistanTV mobile You cannot simultaneously use both DistanTV mobile and DistanTV classic Mobil Memory Select this option to store restore the TVCenter configuration This option is available only when using the PCTV Systems FlashStick Nano Information S
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94. tive button Click on one assigned Predefined Station button to change to respective Station 48 TVCenter Radio Change Audio Track Changing the audio track means in other words to change the audio language or the audio format of the program Please note that not every radio station offers multiple audio tracks To change the audio track do the following Click the Select audio track J button in the bottom control bar A menu with the available audio tracks is displayed Select the desired audio track If you change the audio language before the changes apply following dialog opens should the preferred audio language be set to the selected language O Do not show this again If you select Yes the change will affect all radio stations that offer the audio track language you selected If you select No the change will affect only the running radio station If you change the audio format the changes apply automatically 49 PCTV Systems TVCenter Timeshift Pause Resume Live Radio Timeshift also known as time delayed radio is a function that allows you to pause the program and play it back any time During the pausing time the live radio program is temporary being recorded on your computer This means that unexpected interruptions cannot cause you to miss a second of the current radio show Please note that the timeshift files are only temporarily stored on your PC You cannot save and use th
95. to its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality Dolby Digital Is the common version of a data audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories It contains up to six discrete channels of sound Therefor it supports mono stereo and 5 1 channel mode DVB Abbreviation of 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 of Digital Video Broadcasting Cable Transmission Standard for digital television via the cable network see also DVB DVB S Abbreviation of Digital Video Broadcasting Satellite Transmission standard for digital television via satellite see also DVB DVB T Abbreviation of Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial Transmission standard for digital television via antenna see also DVB E EAc3 more commonly known as Dolby Digital Plus is an enhanced coding system based on the Ac3 codec It support for more audio channels and offers improved coding techniques to reduce compression artifacts It is not backward compatible with existing Ac3 hardware EPG is the Abbreviation of Electronic Program Guide and is a digital TV guide that offers you information about the TV program Ethernet The most common type of local area network Each node computer or server in the network checks whether any other computer
96. tware This software offers you premium EPG data This means the program data is highly diversified including extensive text and depending on the region image information about the TV program In addition to that the program data is available for up to 14 days When the trial version expires you can take out a subscription or continue to use the application with the free to air EPG data In this case you have to update them regularly as described in the Update EPG data section of the Mini EPG chapter To use the TV DIGITAL OnGuide software you have to install it manually To do so insert the installation disc into the appropriate drive and from the TVCenter Welcome Dialog Launcher select the option TV DIGITAL OnGuide After the installation is complete open the application TVCenter Settings gt Program Guide and within the EPG Browser section check the option TV DIGITAL OnGuide There are two possibilities to open the application 1 while TVCenter is running hit the F8 key of your keyboard 2 open the Master Control menu in the top control bar by hovering over the ki button and click on the Show EPG li button This application offers you an interactive program guide with the possibility to navigate and find programs by time or title In addition to that you can use the application to easily schedule a recording For further information on using TV DIGITAL OnGuide please refer to the product s own help file 22
97. ur recording please jump to the appropriate option A single recording B recurrence recording A Single Recording In the Start time section select the date of the recording from the dropdown menu and manually enter the starting time Manually enter either the End time of the recording and the Duration will automatically be adjusted or vice versa Please jump to step 3 995 PCTV Systems TVCenter B Recurrence Recording open the Recurrence option to schedule the recording Wednesday January 27 2010 14 37 05 Title hannony fin Channel No orogram dala Single 4 Recurrence Time Stat 9 00PM End 10 00 PM Duration hh mm 01 00 Recurrence pattem i Wieekiy Sun Mon Tue iiied Thu Fri Sat Range of recurrence Start _2 3 2010 End iiioenndiessnam Pre posiroll times mms Start 05 00 End 05 00 Behaviour after completion Inthe Time section manually enter the starting time into the Start field Manually enter either the End time of the recording and the Duration will automatically be adjusted or vice versa From the Recurrence Pattern dropdown menu select the desired option Weekly select the days of the week when the TV show is broadcasted Daily select how often the TV show recurs Inthe Range of Recurrence section set the starting and ending date of the recurrence recording For the ending time following options are available No end By date After o
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100. y content of the transferred signal as close as possible to the centre frequency of the passband N NTSC Abbreviation of National Television Standards Committee A television standard with 525 lines and 60 fields per second that is used in North and Central America see also PAL SECAM Field PAL Abbreviation of 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 PC Abbreviation of Personal Computer Pcr Pid is the abbreviation of Program Clock Reference Packet Identifier t is a value in the program map table of an MPEG 2 program and represents the packet identifier pid containing the program clock reference pcr The program clock reference enables a decoder to present synchronized content meaning the audio track matches the associated video PCTV Device see TV tuner PIN Abbreviation of Personal Identification Number A PIN is a secret code comprising several digits that identifies a given user 109 PCTV Systems TVCenter 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
101. you to configure the other TV tuners as well 2 When the configuration of the displayed PCTV device is completed click on the Next button to go to the next step If on your system different PCTV devices are installed e g Device 1 of 2 clicking on the Next button will lead you through the configuration of the other device Step 3 Channel Scan Ltd Stepioas Ensure that pour location amp setup night Choose Start Sean io start searching for programs Locatii E OVE T Antenna Before you start the channel scan you should check that you have chosen the correct country from the Location dropdown menu you can see the TV tuner signal source you will run a channel scan for PCTV Systems TVCenter you can change the scan method to improve the result of the channel scan Click on the Advanced Options button and from the Scan mode dropdown menu select the desired option Following options are available Quick Normal and Best Quality Note that the duration of the channel scan depends on the selected scan method and the number of signal sources that have to be scanned m Click the Start Scan button to start the channel scan igo m epo Ensure that jour locaton amp setup night Choose Start Scan io start searching for programs Location EEE Scanning channel 27 uw E heres Teang The progress bar shows how the channel scan is progressing If available click on the In
102. your obligations shall survive termination of this License 83 PCTV Systems TVCenter 7 Limited Warranty PCTV Systems 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 PCTV Systems entire liability and your exclusive remedy for breach of the preceding Limited Warranty shall be at PCTV Systems sole option repair or replacement of the Software that does not meet the warranty set forth herein and that is returned to PCTV Systems 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 8 NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS IS BASIS YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW PCTV SYSTEMS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FORA PARTICULAR PURPOSE LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE 9 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YOU AGREE THAT I

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