User manual TERRATEC CINERGY DIGITAL3 SOFTWARE

[. . . ] Cinergy Digital 3 Software English manual Version: 10/28/2005 Contents Cinergy Digital 3 software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Cinergy Digital 3 software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Launching the software for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Design and controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 On-screen display (OSD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Main menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 EPG--the electronic program guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Timeshifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Recording, playing, exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Immediate recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Timer-controlled recording--EPG-programmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Timer-controlled recording--manually programmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Playing, exporting, deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Configuration: Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Configuration: Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Configuration: Still Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Configuration: Channel scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Configuration: TV favorites, radio favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Configuration: About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Context menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Setting up the antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Keyboard shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2 Cinergy Digital 3 (English) Cinergy Digital 3 software . . . is your control center for digital television. The full range of functions and features--channel selection, timeshifting, recording and teletext--of your new TV hardware are united in the Cinergy Digital 3 software. It must be installed before you can get started, however. Installation. To install the Cinergy Digital 3 software, select the appropriate item on the autostart menu of the included CD-ROM. [. . . ] Select the program you would like to record. Timer Press Timer to program a recording of the selected program. In addition, a red timer icon will appear in the software's window. If you accidentally set a timer, press "Timer" again to delete it. 20 Cinergy Digital 3 (English) Use the on-screen timer menu to check the programming of the recording. Calls up the on-screen Timer menu. New Delete Edit Exit Manually programs a timer-controlled recording. Closes the on-screen display (OSD). A recording can only be started successfully if the Cinergy Digital 3 software is running at the time. If a different channel is selected when recording is scheduled to begin, the software will automatically change to the channel to be recorded. Cinergy Digital 3 (English) 21 The recordings will be stored in the selected Record folder. The file will be named according to the following structure: Channel name_day. month. year_program name. <file format> Example: CNN_01. 09. 2004_Crossfire. MPG This file contains the program "Crossfire" broadcast by CNN on 1 September 2004 in MPG format. Timer-controlled recording--manually programmed Calls up the on-screen Timer menu. New Click "New" to program a new recording manually. If you make a mistake at any point in the following procedure, click "Back" to go back step by step to correct it. 22 Cinergy Digital 3 (English) Channel selection. The channel selection window contains all of the channels in your Favorites list. Select the channel you would like to record. Mode selection Use the mode selection window to choose whether you would like to program a single recording (such as a movie), or a daily or weekly recording (for series or documentary programs). Cinergy Digital 3 (English) 23 Date (for single recordings only) Set the date of your recording here. Click "OK" or press the Enter key to apply the date. Start and stop time Select the start and stop time of the recording here. Click "OK" or press the Enter key to apply the start time. 24 Cinergy Digital 3 (English) Save Check the recording settings and click "Save" to apply the programming and add it to the timer list. If you discover anything that's incorrect, click "Back". A red timer icon will appear in the software's window. A recording can only be started successfully if the Cinergy Digital 3 software is running at the time. If a different channel is selected when recording is scheduled to begin, the software will automatically change to the channel to be recorded. The file will be named according to the following structure: Channel name_day. month. year. <file format> Example: CNN_01. 09. 2004. MPG This file contains the programming broadcast by CNN on 1 September 2004 in MPG format. Cinergy Digital 3 (English) 25 Playing, exporting, deleting Open the main menu and select "Recordings". The "Recordings" menu contains all of the files in the selected Record folder. The following options are available: Export Exports the selected recording file to MPEG-PS format which can be read by common applications such as media players and DVD authoring software. Closes the on-screen display (OSD). Delete Menu Exit 26 Cinergy Digital 3 (English) Teletext Modern media technology like the Internet made a widespread service offered by TV broadcasting establishments somewhat forgotten in recent years: teletext. Press the Teletext button once to display the teletext page of the current channel in the picture window. Pressing the button again will display the page transparently over the current TV program. Pressing it once more ends the teletext display and returns you to the normal TV display. Normal Transparent The remote control, mouse and keyboard can be used to navigate teletext pages. When using the numerical keypad, please ensure that the NumLock is active. [. . . ] Values of 7 or 8 MHz are common in Europe, while 6 MHz is used in Taiwan. The "Symbol rate (KS)", "Polarization", "FEC", "Option" and "Position" options are only relevant for DVB-S ­ digital satellite television ­ and are not available for DVB-T. The "Normal ­ Fine ­ Finest" slider below these options determines how far on either side of the target frequency the scan will extend. It's in the nature of standards that not everyone complies with them by using the frequencies that should be used. [. . . ]