Watching and recording TV shows
Start the MAGIX TV & Video Recorder by double-clicking
the new icon on your desktop.
Fernsehen am PC
Step 1: Automatic station search.
When you start the program for the first time, a wizard
will guide you through the steps to automatically search
for TV stations and configure the Nano DVB-T dongle. If
your area of reception appears in the upper dropdown
menu, you can immediately load a preconfigured list of
stations. To do so, select “
Preconfigured station list
”.
If your area of reception is not listed, select your loca-
tion in the lower dropdown menu. MAGIX TV & Video
Recorder will automatically search for all available
stations. To do this, select “
Perform station search
”.
Step 2: Adjusting the picture and sound.
If there is no picture or if an error message appears,
select the “
Setup
” button to open the settings dialog box
for the video recorder. Here you can select the driver for
your TV/sound card for the picture and sound, and you
can test audio playback.
Step 3: Watch TV in comfort.
After you have made all of the presettings, you can use
your PC-compatible remote control (X10 standard) to sit
on the sofa and change stations in comfort, since the
interface can easily be seen from a distance.
Tip:
As an option, you can use a TV programme guide
with automatic timer for time-controlled recording.
Displaying on an external device
With the Hama Nano DVB-T dongle and the included
MAGIX TV & Video Recorder software, you can turn
your PC into a television. You can display your TV pro-
grammes on various devices that are connected to your
computer, such as the PC monitor, a video projector, or
a TV set. To do so, simply connect the desired display
device to the VGA output (indicated by a monitor symbol)
on your graphics card.
Tip:
When you connect a video projector to your note-
book computer, the message “No signal” may appear. In
this case, you have to use the key combination Fn + the
monitor button to switch to the VGA output of the laptop.
Recording programmes
To switch directly from TV mode to video recorder mode,
click the video recorder icon.
1. Instant recording:
To record the currently displayed TV programme, select
the “
Record
” button
(1)
to start instant recording. If you
want to continue watching the programme while you
record it, activate the “
Timeshift
” option
(2)
.
2. Programming the video recorder:
To program the video recorder to record a show at a
later point in time, click “
Timer
”
(3)
. To program the
video recorder, you can use the Electronic Programme
Guide or you can program it manually.
•
Programming using the Programme Guide:
Select the desired programme and use the right-arrow
button to copy it to the recording list. The programme is
now entered in the recording list.
•
Manual programming:
To manually set the video recorder, select the “
Manual
programming
” button.
3. Burning recordings immediately to CD &DVD:
Immediately after the recording has ended, you can
automatically burn the recorded programme to the
desired target medium by activating the option “
Burn
disc project immediately after recording
”
(4)
. Under
“
Setup > Edit after recording
”, you can also select the
desired target medium and make additional editing
settings, such as the automatic removal of advertising
breaks.
17