1
Introduction
Welcome
Your new Pinnacle product offers you a whole new world of multimedia
entertainment. Starting today, you can sit at your computer or comfortably on
the couch and conveniently access, manage and process all sorts of media such
as television, radio, movies, music and photos:
You can watch both analog and digital TV (optional) on your computer monitor
or TV screen.
This TV viewing fun has been enhanced even more with numerous additional
functions. Thanks to spur-of-the-moment or scheduled recording to your hard
drive and modern timeshift recording technology, you can watch television
flexibly and not miss a minute of your favorite shows. In connection with this,
quick-to-open teletext provides you with the latest news any time you want it,
and an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) guarantees you an overview of the TV
schedule as well as quick and uncomplicated recording scheduling.
Now you also have the option of listening to radio any time you want and of
recording your favorite broadcasts quickly and easily. In addition, your Pinnacle
product lets your receive Internet radio stations.
The following components of your new Pinnacle product let you access all these
functions:
Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter
The Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter installed on your computer plays back
your media.
Use the Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter to watch and record television, play
back recordings as well as open teletext. You can also listen to and record radio
broadcasts. Music, movies and photos from CD, DVD or your hard drive are
played back in the Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter. To open media sorted
according to specific criteria, access your categories created in the Pinnacle
Mobile Media Organizer, and then select the appropriate medium for your mood
or a specific occasion whenever you want, depending on regional availability.
Various Pinnacle PCTV hardware variants are delivered only with the Pinnacle
TVCenter. However, the TVCenter has a limited range of functions. Throughout
this manual, the term
Pinnacle MediaCenter
is used, since all of the functions
included in the program are explained in this context.
Summary of Contents for MEDIACENTER
Page 1: ...Pinnacle MediaCenter...
