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Pinnacle MediaCenter 

Also in the PIP Selector window, the active picture is marked as selected. The 
selection is highlighted with a lighter-colored background. 

 

Switching picture contents 

Double-click the second TV window (PIP window) to switch the picture 
contents with the main window; the active TV window is framed in 

green

Close active window  

If you do not see the title bar, there could be several reasons for this:  

 

The title bar is invisible. Then you need to move your cursor over the 
window.  

 

The width of the window is too small. In this case, you need to increase 
the size of the window in order to display the title bar. To do this, move 
your cursor onto one of the window corners, and while holding down your 
left mouse button, pull the window to make it bigger.  

There are several ways so close the active window:  

 

Click the 

  (Close) button in the title bar of the PIP window. 

 

Open the PIP Selector window and select the 

 (Close) option for 

the window that you would like to close. 

If you no longer need any of the TV windows, you can close them all at the 
same time. To do this, open the shortcut menu for the TV window and select the 

Close All

 option in the PIP submenu. 

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Страница 1: ...Pinnacle MediaCenter...

Страница 2: ...for use with a mouse 8 Pinnacle MediaCenter PC View Overview 8 General Operating Controls 9 TV Operating Controls 14 DVD Playback Operating Controls 20 File Playback Operating Controls 24 Teletext 27...

Страница 3: ...59 epgData com the Electronic Program Guide Premium Program Guide 59 Advanced Capture Settings 61 Capture folder 61 Hard disk capture formats 61 Direct to DVD recording 62 Advanced Timeshift Settings...

Страница 4: ...4 Analog video inputs 74 Advanced System Information Settings 75 MediaCenter 4 install information 75 MediaCenter 4 features 75 System information 76 More information 76 Technical Support 77 Getting T...

Страница 5: ...ou 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 l...

Страница 6: ...teletext or timeshift functions PCTV MediaCenter remote control You can use the remote control to easily operate the menu displayed on your monitor from any point in the room and you don t even have t...

Страница 7: ...cally after the Pinnacle MediaCenter has been installed You can now configure your PCTV hardware using the wizard Here are some of your settings options The individual settings dialogs are explained i...

Страница 8: ...se or keyboard This interface is especially useful when you use the Pinnacle MediaCenter while working at your desk for example for watching TV while working on the computer The bar shaped menu button...

Страница 9: ...of your own sofa Of course you can still operate the Pinnacle MediaCenter with your mouse or keyboard while in the Remote View You can also display the PC View menu bars in the Remote View and use the...

Страница 10: ...depending on PCTV hardware used You can also create radio playlists in the Advanced Settings so that you can receive the radio stations assigned to a certain category at any time Recording FM radio b...

Страница 11: ...MediaCenter in the PC View you have two control bars one at the top and one at the bottom of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window For more information refer to the chapter General Operating Controls Size...

Страница 12: ...indow or if the cursor does not move for a few seconds Note that depending on your hardware and the current reception area some buttons and their functions may be temporarily unavailable Menu If you c...

Страница 13: ...se This button closes the Pinnacle MediaCenter or a subwindow for example the teletext or EPG window Bottom Control Bar The bottom control bar in the Pinnacle MediaCenter PC View is dependent on the m...

Страница 14: ...ately This means you can put it anywhere on the screen independent of the rest of the Pinnacle MediaCenter window To do this click the bottom control bar and hold down your left mouse button While hol...

Страница 15: ...o start page you arrive at the Pinnacle MediaCenter start page in the Remote View PIP activate Picture in Picture function The PIP option lets you open a second TV View if you are using a dual tuner T...

Страница 16: ...ctive Recording Audio Another option is Audio active during DVD playback After clicking this button a dialog window opens where you can set the language for the soundtrack the subtitles and the menus...

Страница 17: ...ed Settings a pop up window displays all the available channel lists If you click a specific channel list all the channels assigned to this group appear on the right side of the window Clicking a chan...

Страница 18: ...n as a single image and saved in the previously indicated directory in Advanced Settings The file name is automatically created from the date time channel name and any available EPG information Previo...

Страница 19: ...name is automatically created from the date time channel name and any available EPG information The recording can be paused by clicking the Record button again or by clicking the Stop button Play Paus...

Страница 20: ...y running recording by clicking Stop Record If you click this button the TV program currently playing is recorded and saved in the directory previously indicated in Advanced Settings The file name is...

Страница 21: ...le if a timeshift recording is currently running Click this button to return to the live position in the current program The timeshift recording continues to be recorded and can be played back at any...

Страница 22: ...acle MediaCenter window now opens in which the other TV channel is displayed The TV channels displayed can be turned on and off independently of each other 2 Create PIP only active if a dual tuner TV...

Страница 23: ...If more than one audio mode is available you can select between them here To do this click the Audio Mode button This opens a pop up window displaying all the available audio modes Clicking a specifi...

Страница 24: ...it again resumes playback Open the bottom control bar Clicking this button opens the bottom control bar Opened Bottom Control Bar If you click the button while watching a DVD the bottom control bar op...

Страница 25: ...D runs at quadruple speed Three clicks results in 8x speed and four clicks in 16x speed One more click lets the DVD run at normal speed again To pause rewind fast forward click the corresponding butto...

Страница 26: ...position within the DVD here 00 56 50 as well as the current chapter You can see here how much of the DVD has already been played back or how much is still left The marks within the time status bar in...

Страница 27: ...ally created from the date time and title of the file Volume You can adjust the volume of file playback with this slider To do this click the slider button and while holding the mouse button down slid...

Страница 28: ...file playback by clicking the Pause button Clicking it again resumes playback Rewind Fast forward Clicking the Rewind and Fast forward buttons lets you move back and forth in a video file at an incre...

Страница 29: ...you click this button a dialog window appears where you can set the language for the subtitles Timeline This field tells you the following information The beginning of playback here 00 00 00 The end o...

Страница 30: ...etext and watch TV at the same time Positioning the teletext window Both the teletext window as well as the TV window if this is displayed can be coupled to each other and then moved together on the s...

Страница 31: ...window with Live TV remains open Navigating Teletext Teletext not available in the USA Navigating teletext using TOP Text TOP Text lets you quickly and effectively navigate through teletext After clic...

Страница 32: ...nel for which you would like the teletext pages displayed Use the following buttons navigate upwards and downwards in the Channel list Character set Use this option to select the character set used in...

Страница 33: ...y you that one of the TV programs running has been delayed If you wanted to record this TV program you would be notified of this change In some games the answers to certain questions might remain hidd...

Страница 34: ...me and teletext page number Entering pages directly To access a teletext page or subpage you can also enter the page number directly with your keyboard Opening pages in the teletext window You can ope...

Страница 35: ...navigation window All of the teletext pages are available here for quick access Double click page 100 the Start page in the page navigation area The associated subpages 101 111 etc now appear in the...

Страница 36: ...Guide offers you a complete overview not only of the current but also of the future TV schedule This also lets you record TV shows quickly and simply EPG program list In the middle part of the window...

Страница 37: ...e on the day you have selected appears in the EPG list if this information is available Sorting the EPG program list by channel After you click the Channel button the current channel is displayed on t...

Страница 38: ...ou can pause edit or delete the recording refer to the chapter Manual Recording Manual Recording To schedule a recording manually click the EPG button in the top control bar and click the Manual Recor...

Страница 39: ...er entering the start time and the duration of a recording the end time is automatically calculated Frequency Here you can select the frequency your recording should be repeated for example once daily...

Страница 40: ...te This option lets you take the end time of a recording into account if the start of a recording must be postponed for any reason The time set pushes the end of the recording back Shutdown Windows wh...

Страница 41: ...y available recordings including information about the recording date and time You also see further information for each selected recording in the information box on the lower edge of the screen If yo...

Страница 42: ...t the same time by displaying two or more TV windows The prerequisite is that you have installed one or more sets of Dual PCTV hardware or at least 2 PCTV hardware variants internally or externally ea...

Страница 43: ...d select the Create PIP option in the PIP submenu The TV program which follows the program last open in the TV program list It is displayed in a small window The new window now becomes active Activate...

Страница 44: ...the window The width of the window is too small In this case you need to increase the size of the window in order to display the title bar To do this move your cursor onto one of the window corners a...

Страница 45: ...u like to watch TV or movies or view photos in full screen mode or should the menu remain visible The Pinnacle MediaCenter is very flexible in accommodating your wishes The following explains how to d...

Страница 46: ...view or information window If you have opened the Pinnacle MediaCenter in normal size and the menu displayed contains a preview or information window for example the TV menu in the Remote View 1 you c...

Страница 47: ...nter window in full screen 4 by clicking the Maximize button in the top control bar or double clicking the top control bar If only the TV window is displayed in normal size 2 you can enlarged it to fu...

Страница 48: ...ALT L Volume or CTRL Cursor Up Down Channel Page Up Page Down OK Confirm Enter Start page Menu P key depending on remote control Esc Jump to live position during timeshift playback F5 Record C Pause I...

Страница 49: ...Pinnacle MediaCenter 46 Selection of on screen menu buttons Cursor In teletext mode Display previous Next page Cursor Up Down Switch between letters and numbers C N CTRL C Delete entry Del...

Страница 50: ...with your keyboard or your mouse Apply button After configuring settings in any particular dialog click the Apply button before going to the next dialog in Advanced Settings Doing this applies the set...

Страница 51: ...MediaCenter updates are listed for download Control bar Here you can define the appearance and size of the MediaCenter control bar The control bar is located in the lower area of the MediaCenter and...

Страница 52: ...using the Pinnacle MediaCenter without having to create your own Favorites list After a channel scan you can watch all the channels in the Available TV channels area However in order to select the cha...

Страница 53: ...on to delete Favorites from the list or the Favorites folder Preview Here a preview of the currently selected TV channel is displayed Channel Details Various parameters for the currently selected TV c...

Страница 54: ...country set last Scan Mode Here you can select a Scan Mode You can choose between Quick Best Quality and Normal Here you can set how the channel scan should be performed Do you want the quickest possi...

Страница 55: ...PAL NTSC SECAM The standard setting in the dropdown menu is the country set last Scan Mode Here you can select a Scan Mode You can choose between Quick Best Quality and Normal Here you can set how the...

Страница 56: ...on Activate the A or 1 option in the drop down menu What is DiSEqC DiSEqC Digital Satellite Equipment Control is a data transmission method for controlling complex satellite systems with motors or mul...

Страница 57: ...hannel list containing all the available channels sorted according to various criteria for instance All radio stations All TV channels In order to list the channels in a specific grouping click the co...

Страница 58: ...ls selected TV channels or radio stations analog or digital only a few to the settings listed as follows can be configured Adding a channel After clicking the New button a window opens which displays...

Страница 59: ...hardware the settings available in this menu option may vary In the Select device dialog for example select the PCTV Analog PCI analog device and click OK A dialog appears where you can configure the...

Страница 60: ...add channels and click Delete to delete them My favorite radio channels The current Favorites are displayed in the list field Click the New button to add a channel to your Favorites list click Delete...

Страница 61: ...n the this area you can use the Load button to import previously created channel lists Click the Load button to import a channel list You can also save channel lists Channel Scan To confirm click the...

Страница 62: ...ur region epgData com the Electronic Program Guide Premium Program Guide The Electronic Program Guide EPG shows you the TV schedule for up to 2 weeks in advance In this menu you can request a test lic...

Страница 63: ...se button After going through the various dialogs for obtaining the epgData test license the epgData com Channel assignment dialog appears If the automatic TV channel assignment does not function flaw...

Страница 64: ...e a recording should be saved on your hard drive Hard disk capture formats Source Here you can select the PCTV hardware installed on your computer for recording video files Video format Select the rec...

Страница 65: ...field select the default quality for your video recordings The available qualities depend on the previously selected recording format Audio format Select the audio format you want for your recordings...

Страница 66: ...Video quality Here you can select the quality of the direct to DVD recording Audio format Select the audio format you want for direct to DVD recordings Audio quality Here you can select the audio qua...

Страница 67: ...ause your to miss a second of the current TV show TimeShifting file path After clicking the Browse button you can select where temporary timeshift recordings should be saved on your hard drive Free di...

Страница 68: ...his field you can activate or deactivate repeat mode When repeat mode is active all the selected music titles in the category from a playlist or album for example are played repeatedly You can activat...

Страница 69: ...or example the playlist or album are displayed repeatedly You can activate or deactivate repeat mode at any time in the Photo menu Shuffle playlist In this field you can activate or deactivate shuffle...

Страница 70: ...s in the category you selected for example in the playlist are played back repeatedly You can activate or deactivate repeat mode at any time in the Movie menu Shuffle playlist In this field you can ac...

Страница 71: ...rent TV or radio program the current music the movie showing or the current photo are displayed in the Pinnacle MediaCenter Hi Resolution OSD If the OSD is displayed you can select the picture quality...

Страница 72: ...this option Screen saver It can be annoying if the screen saver comes on while you are watching television or a video If this is the case you can deactivate the screen saver Preferred video aspect ra...

Страница 73: ...tput setting SPDIF or analog OUT continues to be displayed Here set whether AC3 Sound should be used Note the following configurations when using AC3 Sound If SPDIF has been selected in the audio conf...

Страница 74: ...DIF output of your sound card check in the About the Pinnacle MediaCenter menu in the MediaCenter 4 functions area whether the Dolby 2 Channel Downmix option has been released If the function is highl...

Страница 75: ...red playback format Here you can select audio output format you want for example Dolby digital 2 0 Analog audio input TV Tuner device In this area select the audio input source Choose between your PCT...

Страница 76: ...ackage If you do not wish to use the remote control select the no remote option Remote control receiver Use the Run IR receiver service at startup option to set whether the IR service will start direc...

Страница 77: ...installed are listed Antenna inputs Here you can activate the power supply to the antennas for example for an active room antenna Preview In the Preview area you can switch between and display the TV...

Страница 78: ...n about the Pinnacle MediaCenter that you will need if you ever have to contact Pinnacle Systems Support You also have the option of checking for PMC updates or starting registration MediaCenter 4 fea...

Страница 79: ...ams Pinnacle MediaCenter Registration After this the Dolby 2 Channel Downmix function is released Now you hear sound over the computer loud speakers but no AC3 Sound The free activation is dependent o...

Страница 80: ...uently read questions In addition you can also sort the documents according to problem categories To do this use the pull down Category menu Please use the search function to obtain answers to special...

Страница 81: ...ms online discussion forum to see whether your question has already been asked and a suitable answer found To use the service ask your question in the discussion forum and you will receive help from P...

Страница 82: ...fer all copies to the same party or destroy any copies not transferred If you transfer possession of any copy of the Software to another party your License is automatically terminated 2 License Restri...

Страница 83: ...order to protect the integrity of certain third party content Pinnacle and or its licensors may provide for Software security related updates that will be automatically downloaded and installed on yo...

Страница 84: ...WHATSOEVER EVEN IF PINNACLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO EVENT SHALL PINNACLE S LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FEES PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE Some states jurisdictio...

Страница 85: ...angular pixels are used without adjustment circles are displayed as ovals This distortion can be eliminated by factoring in the aspect ratio see also Pixel AVI Abbreviation for Audio Video Interleaved...

Страница 86: ...download up to 6 Mbps and upload 0 6 Mpbs over short distances of 3 miles or less DSL connects using copper landlines DTVB Abbreviation for Digital TeleVision Broadcasting see also Digital Television...

Страница 87: ...storing each dot GIFs are ideal formats for animations H HTML Abbreviation for HyperText Markup Language A document standard developed during the World Wide Web project that provides a simple logical...

Страница 88: ...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 displ...

Страница 89: ...ere are more than 70 such forums online PHP The abbreviation PHP officially stands for Hypertext Preprocessor PHP is a widely used scripting language designed for general use It can be embedded in HTM...

Страница 90: ...ion see also S Video VHS S Video S Video signals deliver brightness and color information separately through several cables This means that the video does not need to be modulated and demodulated and...

Страница 91: ...VCD T TIF Abbreviation for Tagged Image File Format Standard format for professional printed images developed by Aldus V VCD Abbreviation for Video CD A standard for writing MPEG 1 formatted videos t...

Страница 92: ...duced by Microsoft for Windows Millennium Edition and Windows XP WIA allows image processing programs to communicate with and receive data from digital cameras scanners and other devices Widescreen Se...

Страница 93: ...video inputs 74 Analog Digital Reception 57 Antenna inputs 74 Apple iPod 61 ATSC 61 Audio 70 Audio configuration 70 Audio language 70 Audio quality 61 B Basic Settings 3 Bottom Control Bar 10 C Chann...

Страница 94: ...ys 45 PC View 5 8 PCTV Analog PCI 51 PCTV Hybrid Pro Stick DVB T 53 PCTV Sat USB DVB S 53 Photo slide show 65 Photos 5 Picture in Picture 39 40 Pinnacle End User License Agreement 79 Pinnacle Hardware...

Страница 95: ...75 T Technical Support 77 Teletext 27 28 Timeshift 64 Top Control Bar 9 TOP Text 28 TV channels 49 TV Tuner device 70 TV View 5 U User Interfaces 5 V VCD format 61 Video aspect ratio 68 Video display...

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