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Chapter 7 DVR
You can use your computer as a digital video recorder, and record your
favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source into
your hard drive. Record programs or video in high-quality AVI,
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file format. You can also save the recordings in
VCD, SVCD or DVD format for burning on discs.
When playing back a recorded file, you can view it individually or
simultaneously play the recording while watching live TV in a picture-
in-picture window.
DVR Controls
Use the following button controls for recording and video playback.
Mute
Volume
Forward
Click to skip forward
in intervals
Backward
Click to move
backward in
intervals
Playback Seek
Drag the slider tab to
move to any part of
the recorded file
Record
Click to start
recording
Pause
Click to
temporarily
freeze the
playback
Stop
Click to stop
recording
or playback
Play
Click to
play back
Open File
Click to create
a playlist of
video files
to play back
Play Previous/
Next File
Click to go to
the previous/
next video file
in the playlist
Setup