User manual TERRATEC CINERGY250 USB

[. . . ] Manual (English) CE Declaration We: TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: ReceiverSystem TerraTec Cinergy 250 USB, to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents: EN55024 EN55022 cl. The Cinergy 250 USB is solely intended to be connected to devices that comply with the EN60950 safety standard. The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance: residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments. This declaration is based on: Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shall not be deemed as a warranty by the seller. [. . . ] If the autostart program does not appear automatically when you insert your Cinergy Installation CD, start it manually by running the "AUTORUN. EXE" file located on the root directory of the Cinergy Installation CD. As an alternative to the version on the included CD-ROM, you can also download the current version of the Cinergy TV software from http://www. terratec. com/. The language selected for the installation will also be used in the Cinergy TV application. The Cinergy TV icon will be present on your desktop if you accepted the defaults during the installation. 10 Cinergy 250 USB (English) Launching the TV software for the first time. The station manager will open automatically the first time you start the Cinergy TV application. To display brief descriptions of the individual functions, hover over the buttons with the mouse cursor. The main menu contains · · · · · · a context-sensitive display for additional information input signal/station selection display functions recording functions audio functions special functions (configuration, IPG, Besonic Mood Radio) A number of the listed functions permit/require additional settings that can be found in the configuration menu. Please see the specified pages for detailed descriptions. Station list/Input signal The antenna signal is the default input signal. The desired station can be chosen from the station list. Selects an external video source at the S-video input of the TV hardware as the input signal. Selects an external video source at the composite video input of the TV hardware as the input signal. 16 Cinergy 250 USB (English) Display functions Enables and disables the TV picture. Starts the multiple-channel preview mode. Thumbnails of the current programs of all stations in the Favorites list provide a quick overview. If this function is active, the picture can be scaled horizontally and vertically without regard for the selected aspect ratio (4:3). Recording functions Starts the playback of the last recording. This function usually launches the Windows Media Player, which is associated with . AVI files by default. Starts video recording and saves the video in the "My Pictures" / "My Videos" folder of the current user by default. Stops recording or playback. Takes a still picture of the current TV picture and stores it in the "My Pictures" folder of the current user by default. Cinergy 250 USB (English) 17 Audio functions Volume control. Enables/disables mute. Special functions Opens the configuration menu. Opens the IPG (Internet Program Guide). Launches "BeSonic Mood Radio". The TV window. Depending on the selected input signal, the TV window will display a TV or video picture. The first presupposes the availability of an antenna signal, the second an external video source on either the S-video or composite inputs. IMAGE: The television picture opens by clicking the TV button. Size. The size of the picture can be scaled freely with the mouse in either a specified (4:3) or free aspect ratio ("Free aspect ratio" button active). Place the mouse cursor on the edge of the window in such a way that it turns into a horizontal, vertical or diagonal double-headed arrow and enlarge or reduce the picture by dragging the edge. Press and hold the left mouse button anywhere within the picture and move the window to the desired position. Full screen/window view. A double-click switches the picture to full-screen display; doubleclicking once more restores the picture to its window. 18 Cinergy 250 USB (English) Context menu. · Context menu/keyboard control. The context menu plays such a central role in the use of the software that the following chapter is devoted entirely to it. Just read on. Right-click inside the picture window or in the main menu to open the context menu. Our reason for mentioning that the context menu is also available in the display of the main menu will become apparent when you try out the "Desktop TV" function. More about that later. The context menu. Like the main menu of the TV software, the context menu is organized in sections to group similar functions. The following sections cover only those functions that have not yet been explained as parts of the main menu. Cinergy 250 USB (English) 19 Station list/Input signal Channel +/­. Selects the S-video or composite input, depending on where a signal is recognized. Station list/Input signal Desktop TV. This setting ensures that the TV picture always remains in the foreground and cannot be partly or completely covered by other windows. (see "TV" à "Video" à "Format" tab) Recording functions AdvancedàOpen still image directory. [. . . ] At this point we should point out that not every codec listed in the TV software is actually suitable for capture. Many codecs offer personal configuration options, which you can change by clicking the >> button. As the options vary from one vendor to the next, please understand that we cannot go into detail on them here. Feel free to experiment--there's no way that you can "break" anything. [. . . ]