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TVCenter
PCTVSystemsTVCenter
UsersGuide
GB/USMay2013
2013PCTVSystemsS.r.l.
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Table of contents
TVCenterOverview............................................................................................6
TVCenterWizard..................................................................................................8
Step1Start.....................................................................................................9
Step2DeviceConfiguration.........................................................................10
Step3ChannelScan......................................................................................12
Step4Done..................................................................................................14
TVCenter............................................................................................................15
OpenTVCenter...............................................................................................16
TVCentertheuserinterface.........................................................................17
Thetopcontrolbarfunctions......................................................................18
Thebottomcontrolbarfunctions...............................................................19
ChangetheTVchannel...................................................................................21
WatchthesignaloftheconnectedAVsource................................................24
FavoriteTVchannellists.................................................................................25
CreateafavoriteTVchannellist..................................................................25
DeleteafavoriteTVchannellist..................................................................27
Timeshift(pause/resumeliveTVpreview).....................................................28
UseTeletext....................................................................................................30
Navigation...................................................................................................31
UseEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide)..............................................................32
TheminiEPG...............................................................................................32
TheEPGapplication.....................................................................................34
RecordaTVprogram......................................................................................35
Otherusefulinformation.............................................................................35
Instantrecording/recordnow.......................................................................36
Start/endaninstantrecording....................................................................36
Changetherecordingsettings.....................................................................36
Scheduledrecording.......................................................................................37
Manuallyschedulearecording...................................................................37
SchedulearecordingusingtheEPGapplication.........................................41
Deleteastillpendingrecordingtask...........................................................43
Editastillpendingrecordingtask...............................................................44
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Changetheaudiotrack...................................................................................45
Selectsubtitles................................................................................................46
TVCenterGallery................................................................................................47
OpentheTVCenterGallery.............................................................................48
TVCenterGalleryuserinterface......................................................................49
Playbackrecordings.......................................................................................51
ConvertTVrecordings....................................................................................52
TVCenterRadio..................................................................................................53
OpenTVCenterRadio.....................................................................................54
TVCenterRadiouserinterface........................................................................55
Changingtheradiostations............................................................................57
Setapredefinedradiostation........................................................................59
Changetheaudiotrack...................................................................................60
Timeshift(pause/resumeliveradio)...............................................................61
Recordaradioprogram..................................................................................63
Instantrecording/recordnow.......................................................................64
Start/endaninstantrecording....................................................................64
Changetherecordingsettings.....................................................................64
Otherusefulinformation.............................................................................65
Scheduledrecording.......................................................................................66
Deleteastillpendingrecordingtask...........................................................70
Editastillpendingrecordingtask...............................................................71
Otherusefulinformation.............................................................................71
TVCenterSettings...............................................................................................72
OpentheTVCenterSettingsapplication.........................................................72
Overview.........................................................................................................73
TVCenterDistanTVmobile...............................................................................77
Requirements..............................................................................................77
SettheDistanTVmobileServer...................................................................78
AccessTVCenterusingyourclientdevice...................................................80
WatchTVonyourclientdevice...................................................................82
ChangeTVviewingsettingsonyourclient..................................................83
Schedulerecordingsonyourclient.............................................................84
Editastillpendingscheduledrecordingtaskonyourclient.......................85
Deleteastillpendingscheduledrecordingtaskonyourclient...................85
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Playbackrecordingsonyourclient.............................................................86
Onlinesupport...................................................................................................87
TVCenteroperatingshortcuts..........................................................................88
Legalinformation...............................................................................................93
PCTVSystemsGPLandLGPLcodestatement.................................................94
PCTVSystemsenduserlicenseagreement....................................................95
GNULesserGeneralPublicLicense...............................................................98
GNUGeneralPublicLicense........................................................................109
Glossary............................................................................................................117
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TVCenter - Overview
WiththenewTVCenteryoucanwatch,dependingonyourPCTVdevice,digital
andanalogTVonyourPCmonitor.YourTVviewingfunhasbeenenhanced
withnumerousadditionalfeatures.
Thankstoinstantorscheduledrecordingstoyourharddiskandthetimeshift
function,youcanwatchTVflexibly.Thiswayyouwillnotmissaminuteofyour
favoriteTVshows.
QuicktoopenTeletextprovidesyouwiththelatestnewsanytimeyouwant.
TheElectronicProgramGuide(EPG)alsoguaranteesyouanoverviewoftheTV
scheduleaswellasquickanduncomplicatedrecordingprogramming.
Youalsohavetheoption,dependingonyourPCTVdevice,tolistentoDVB
radioorFMradioanytimeyouwant.Byofferingyouthepossibilitytotimeshift
ortoinstantlyrecordaprogram,youwillnotmissaminuteofyourfavorite
radioshow.
Allrecordings(TVandradio)andtakensnapshotscanbefoundintheTVCenter
Gallery.Oneclickonthethumbnailofthedesiredfileanditwillbeplayedback.
IntheTVCenterGallery,abackgroundtranscodingenginewasintegrated.This
allowsyoutoconverttheTVprogramsrecordedinnativevideoformatinto
variousdifferentformatslikeDivXoriPodformats.
ThedifferentTVCenterapplicationsmaketheusageofthesoftwareevenmore
flexible.Youcansimultaneously,forexamplelistentoradioandusethe
TVCenterGallerytoconvertarecordingintoadifferentformat.
ThefollowingTVCenterapplicationsareavailable:
TVCenterthischapteroffersyouanoverviewoftheTVwatching
application
TVCenterGalleryinthischapteryouwillfindouthowtoplaybackand/or
convertrecordings
TVCenterRadiothischapteroffersyouanoverviewoftheradiolistening
application
TVCenterSettingsinthischapteryouwillfindanoverviewofallavailable
settingsoption
TVCenterWizardinthischapteryouwillfindouthowtoconfigureyour
PCTVdeviceandrunachannelscan
TVCenter - Overview
Afterinstallation,dependingonyouroperatingsystemyoucanaccessanyof
thesestandaloneapplicationseitherviatheWindowsStartmenu
(Start>Programs>PCTVSystems)ortheWindowsStartscreen.
TVCenter Wizard
TheTVCenterWizardisthesoftwarecomponentthathelpsyoutoeasily
configureallnecessaryhardwaresettingsforanoptimumTVexperience.
TheTVCenterWizard
opensautomaticallyafterTVCenterhasbeeninstalledandhelpsyouto
configureyourPCTVSystemdeviceandrunthefirstchannelscan.
canbeopenedanytimeviatheWindowsStartmenu
Start>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenterWizardorWindowsStart
screentoconfigureanewPCTVdeviceorrunachannelscan.
PleasenotethatonlyacorrectconfigurationofyourPCTVdeviceand
anaccuratechannelscanguaranteeanoptimumTVexperience.
SimplycompletethefourstepsoftheTVCenterWizardandthenenjoyTVon
yourPC.
TVCenter Wizard
Step 1 - Start
Inthisstep,youcan:
selecttheLanguageofthesoftwareuserinterfacefromtheLanguage
dropdownmenu.
selectthecountrywhereyouarelocatedinfromtheLocationdropdown
menu.
Onlybyselectingthecorrectlocation,thechannelscanwillbeaccurate.
ClickontheNextbuttontogotothenextstep.
TVCenter Wizard
DuringthisstepyoucanselecttheTVsignalsourceconnectedtoyourPCTV
Systemdevice.
TheTVCenterWizardautomaticallyrecognizesanyPCTVSystemdevice
connectedtoyourPCandletsyouconfigureit.
IfmorethanonePCTVSystemsdevicesareconnectedtoyourPCtheirnumber
willbedisplayedintheWizardwindow(e.g.Device1of2).
Ifoneoftheconnecteddevicesisequippedwithamultituner,thisfactwillalso
bedisplayedintheWizardwindowaswell(e.g.Input1of2).
FromtheInputsectionselectthecorrespondingoptionforthedisplayed
device.
Followingdevicedependentoptionsareavailableinthedropdownmenu:
NoAntennaifyouchoosethisoptionTVCenterwillnotperformachannel
scan.
AntennatheTVsignalreceivedfromthedeliveredrodantennaoryour
rooftopantenna
CabletheTVsignalreceivedfromyourcableprovider
AerialSystemchosethisoptionifinthebuildingyouliveaMasterAntenna
TelevisionSystem(MATV)isavailable.
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PresetSATAntennadependingonyourlocationtheTVsignalofapreset
satellite.Thissettingwillmostlikelymatchthesatellitethatdistributesthe
TVchannelsreceivedatthechosenlocation
SatelliteDishselectthisoptiontomanuallyconfigurethesatellites
accordingtoyoursatellitesystem.
EnabletheAntennaAmplifierifavailable.
ThisoptionishelpfulifyouliveinaregionwheretheTVsignalstrengthis
ratherpoor.
MakesurenottocheckthisoptionifyouuseaPCTVSystemshardwarefor
DVBCreception.
ClickontheNextbuttontogotothenextstep.
NotethatdependingonthenumberoftheconnectedPCTVSystemsdevices
andthenumberoftheavailabletunersforadevice,clickingtheNextbutton
willfirstleadyouthroughadditionalconfigurationsteps.
IfthePCTVSystemdeviceyouconfiguredisequippedwithamultituner
(e.g.Input1of2),clickingontheNextbuttonwillallowyoutoconfigurethe
otherTVtunerfirst.
IfonyoursystemdifferentPCTVSystemsdevicesareinstalled
(e.g.Device1of2)clickingontheNextbuttonwillleadyoufirstthroughthe
configurationoftheotherdevice.
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TVCenter Wizard
FromtheLocationdropdownmenuchosethecorrectcountry.
SelecttheTVtuner(signalsource)youwillrunthechannelscanfor.
ClickontheAdvancedOptionsbuttontoopentheAdvancesscansettings
windowandchangethescanmethod.Thismightimprovetheresultofthe
channelscan.
FromtheScanmodedropdownmenuselectthedesiredoption.
Followingoptionsareavailable:Quick,NormalandBestQuality.
Notethatthedurationofthechannelscandependsontheselectedscan
methodandthenumberofsignalsourcesthathavetobescanned.
ClicktheStartScanbuttontostartthechannelscan.
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Theprogressofthechannelscanisdisplayedintheprogressbar.
Ifavailable,clickontheInformation buttontoseetheTVchannels
alreadyfoundandthereceptionqualityoftherespectivechannel.
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Step 4 - Done
YouhavesuccessfullyconfiguredyourPCTVSystemdevice(s)andranthefirst
channelscan.
BeforeclosingtheWizardyoucanchoose:
toseewhat'snewinthisversionofthesoftware
toopentheReadmefile
tostarttheDistanTVServer
tolaunchtheTVCenterapplication
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TheTVCenteristhecoreapplicationofPCTVSystems'TVCentersoftwareandis
designedforviewingTVonyourPCscreen.
PleasenotethatusingaPCTVSystemshardwareyoucannotwatchthe
encrypted/scrambledTVchannels.
Inthefollowingchapters,thetopicslistedbelowwillbedescribedindetail.
OpenTVCenter
TheTVCenteruserinterface
ChangetheTVchannel
WatchthesignalfromtheexternalAVinput(hardwaredependent)
FavoriteTVchannellists
Timeshift
UseTeletext
UseEPG
Recordaprogram
Changetheaudiotrack
Selectsubtitles
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Open TVCenter
TherearevariouswaystostartTVCenter:
1. DoubleclicktheTVCentericononthedesktop.
2. ClicktheTVCentericoninthequicklaunchbar.
PleasenotethatunderWindowsXPandWindowsVistashortcutsonthe
desktopandinthequicklaunchbarareoptional.
3. Dependingontheinstalledoperatingsystem,goeither
totheWindowsStartmenuStart>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenter
ortheWindowsStartscreen.
4. WhileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(Radio,SettingsorGallery)open
theMasterControlmenubyhoveringoverthe buttoninthetopcontrol
barandthenclickontheShowTV button.
5. WhileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(Radio,SettingsorGallery)hit
theF5keyofyourkeyboard.
Theapplicationstartsandthechannelyouwerelastwatchingisdisplayed.
NotethatthefirsttimeyouopenTVCenterafterconnectingaBroadwaytothe
samenetworkyourPCisalsoconnectedto,youwillbeaskedtoallowrunning
theVirtualTunerInstall.
PleasedosoifyouwanttouseyourBroadwaywithTVCenter.
FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotherespectiveFAQtopicon:
www.pctvsystems.com/support.
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Following,youwillfindadetaileddescriptionofthemostimportantfunctions.
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AveryimportantbuttonofthetopcontrolbaristheMasterControlmenu
button.Hoveringoverthe
buttonopenstheMasterControlmenu.
ThisishowtheMasterControlmenulookslikeandtheavailablefunctions:
Ifmultipletunersareavailable,theMasterControlmenucontainsmorethan
oneShowTV
icons.
InthiscaseyoucanopenasmanyseparateTVpreviewwindowsasShowTV
iconsareavailableintheMasterControlmenu.
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Thebottomcontrolbaroffersyouthepossibilitytochangechannels,pauseor
resumethepreview(timeshift),adjustthevolumeorstartrecording.
Ifavailable,youcanalsoselectsubtitles,swapovertheaudiotrackorwatch
thevideosignalstreamedovertheAVInputofyourhardware.
Thebottomcontrolbarishiddenautomaticallyafterafewseconds.Todisplay
thecontrolbaragain,movethemouseovertheTVCenterwindow.
IntheTVCenterSettingsapplicationunder:TVwatching>Display>Controller
DisplayTimeyoucansethowlongthebottomcontrolbarisdisplayed.
Anotherimportantcontrolelementwhichopensviathebottomcontrolbaris
theChannelSelectwindow.ThemainfunctionoftheChannelSelectwindowis
changingthechannelsbutifyourhardwareofferanAVinputviathiswindow
youcanchoosetowatchthevideosignalstreamedbytheconnectedanalog
device.
Intheimagebelowyoucanseetheavailablefunctions.
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Pleasenotethatthebottomcontrolbarcontainsseveraltogglebuttons.
Atogglebuttonhastwoormoredifferentfunctionsandyoucanswitch
betweenthembyclickingonthebutton.
Followingyouwillfindalltogglebuttonsandtheirfunctions:
1stclickdisplays,ifavailable,thetitleoftheshowrunningnow
andthetitleofthenextshow(near)
2ndclickdisplaysadetaileddescriptionoftherunningshow(if
available)
3rdclickdisplaysadetaileddescriptionofthenextshow(if
available)
4thclicktheminiEPGdataarebeinghidden
1stclickstartsrecordingtheprogramyouarewatching
2ndclickopenstheRecordingTaskswindowandoffersyouthe
possibilitytoeditthesettingsoftherunningrecording
1stclickpausestheTVviewingandstartsthetimeshiftmode.
Notethattheappearanceofthebuttonchangesto
2ndclickresumesTVviewing
HoveringoverthebuttonopenstheAdjustVolumebar.
1stclickmutesthevolume
Notethattheappearanceofthebuttonchangesto
2ndclickunmutesthevolume
1stclickopensalistwithallavailableaudiotracks
2ndclickselectfromthelistthedesiredaudiotrack
NotethatnoteveryTVchanneloffersmultipleaudiotracks.
1stclickopensalistwithallavailablesubtitles
2ndclickselectfromthelistthedesiredsubtitle
NotethatnoteveryTVchannelofferssubtitles.
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PleasenotethatwhilewatchingTVthebottomcontrolbarishidden
automaticallyafterafewseconds.Todisplaythecontrolbaragain,movethe
mouseovertheTVCenterwindow.
1.Previous/NextChannel
ClickonthePreviousChannel
NextChannelbutton,toswitchtothenext
orpreviouschannelinthechannellist.
2.SwitchtolastChannel
ClicktheSwitchtolastChannel buttontoswitchtothelastchannelyou
werewatchingforlongerthan10seconds.
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3.SelectChannel
TochangetheTVchannelproceedasfollows:
InthebottomcontrolbarclickontheSelectChannelbutton.
TheChannelSelectWindowopens.
FromtheChannelListdropdownmenuselectwhichTVchannelswillbe
displayed.YoucanchosetoseeallTVchannelsorjusttheTVchannels
associatedtooneofyourfavoriteTVchannellists.
ForfurtherinformationregardingtheexternalAVinputrefertothe
chapter:WatchthesignaloftheconnectedAVsource.
SorttheTVchannelsinthelistusingoneoftheavailablesorting
possibilities:
fromthisdropdownmenuselecttosortthechannellistbychannel
numberorchannelname.
clickonthisbuttontosortthedisplayedchannelsinthelisteither
ascendingordescending.
AlternativelyyoucanusetheQuickSearchfieldtosearchforchannels.In
thechannellist,onlythechannelsmatchingyoursearchcriteriawillbe
displayed.
Clickononechannelinthelisttoswitchtoitsprogram.
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4.Usethedeliveredremotecontrol
ForfurtherdetailsrefertotheRemoteControlmanualat:
Start>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenter>Documentation
5.Useyourkeyboard
Eitherenterthechannelnumberfromthenumericpadofyourkeyboardoruse
thecursorkeys(up/down;left/right)tochangethechannel.
FormoredetailsrefertothechapterTVCenteroperatingshortcuts.
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AlsonoteyoucannotwatchTVandthesignaloftheconnectedexternalAV
sourceatthesametime.
Towatchthesignalfromtheconnecteddeviceproceedasfollows:
InthebottomcontrolbarclickontheSelectChannelbutton.
TheChannelSelectWindowopens.
IntheChannelSelectwindowclickontheChannelListdropdownmenu.
SelecttheoptionExternalAVinputs.
Selecttheappropriatevideoinput.
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IntheTVchannelspaneoftheTVCenterSettingswindowclickonthe
Createanewfavoritelist button.
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IntheFavoritesareaoftheTVchannelspaneanewfavoritelistiscreated.
Enterthenameofthelist.
FromtheAllChannelsareaselecttheTVchannelsyouwanttoorganizein
thenewlycreatedfavoritelist.
ToselectmorethanoneTVchannelholddowntheCtrlkeyonour
keyboardwhileselectingthechannels.
UsetheSearchfieldtoretrieveyourfavoriteTVchannelsfaster.
DragtheselectedTVchannelstothecreatedfavoritelist.
TheselectedTVchannelsarenowalsolistedinthefavoriteTVchannellist
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ClickontheDeleteselectedfavoritelist
keyboard.
orhittheDelkeyonyour
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ClickthePause/Resume buttoninthebottomcontrolbartopausethelive
TVandstartthetimeshiftmode.
PleasenotethatwhilewatchingTVthebottomcontrolbarishidden
automaticallyafterafewseconds.Todisplaythecontrolbaragain,movethe
mouseovertheTVCenterwindow.
Duringtimeshiftmode,additionalcontrolsareavailableinthebottomcontrol
bar.
ClickthePause/ResumePreview buttontostartplayingbackthetimeshift
file.
Ifyouclickthisbuttonduringtheplaybackofthetimeshiftfile,theplayback
willbepaused.Clickthebuttonagaintoresumetheplayback.
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TheTimeshifttimebarallowsyoutojumptoanypositionwithinthetimeshift
file.Todothischoseoneofthesepossibilities:
simplyclickwiththemouseonthetimebaratthedesiredposition
slidetheplaybackpositionindicatortothedesiredpositionwithinthefile.
YoucanswitchtotheliveTVprogramatanytimebypullingtheposition
indicatortotherighthandendofthebar.Inthiscase,theprogramcontinues
toberecordedinthetimeshiftfile.
Usethe
Jumpbackward/Jumpforward
buttonstojumpapredefined
timeintervalinthetimeshiftfile.Bydefault,thistimeintervalis10secondsfor
jumpingbackwardand1minuteforjumpingforward.Youcanchangeitinthe
TVCenterSettingsapplicationunderRecording>Timeshift>Skiptimes.
ClickingtheStopTimeshiftMode
switchesbacktoliveTV.
buttonendsthetimeshiftmodeand
PleasenotethatifyoudecidetoendtheTimeshiftmodeortochangetheTV
channelthetimeshiftfiletemporarilystoredonyourcomputerwillbe
automaticallydeleted.
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Use Teletext
YouhavetwopossibilitiestoopentheTeletextwindow:
1. whileTVCenterisrunninghittheF6keyofyourkeyboard
2. opentheMasterControlmenuinthetopcontrolbarbyhoveringover
the
buttonandclickontheShowTeletext
button
AseparateTeletextwindowisopened.ThiswayyoucanwatchTVandsurfthe
Teletextatthesametime.
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Navigation
ToopenaTeletextpage,justclickontherespective3digitnumberinthe
Teletextwindow.
Foraneasynavigation,usethenavigationbarintheTeletextwindow.
IfyouwanttoopenaspecificTeletextpage,youcanenterthedesiredpage
numberinthePagefield.
Usetheprevious/nextpagebuttonstonavigate
Ifapagecontainssubpages,youcanopenoneofthemeitherby:
clickingonthedesiredsubpagebutton
enteringthedesiredsubpagenumberintheSubpagefield
Ifavailable,clickingontheContentbuttonopenstheContentpane.
UsethelinksintheContentpanetonavigate.
NotethatnoteveryTVchanneloffersTeletextcontent.
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buttoninthebottom
NotethattheminiEPGbuttonisatogglebuttonwithdifferentfunctions.Here
isanoverviewoftheavailablefunctions:
1stclickdisplays,ifavailable,thetitleoftherunningshowandthetitleof
thenextshow
TheamountofsecondstheminiEPGisdisplayedcanbesetinthe
TVCenterSettingsapplicationunder
TVwatching>Display>OSDDisplayTime
2ndclickdisplaysadetaileddescriptionoftherunningshow(ifavailable)
3rdclickdisplaysadetaileddescriptionofthenextshow(ifavailable)
4thclickhidestheminiEPGdata
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IffreetoairEPGdataareavailable,youcanalsousethemintheRecording
Tasksdialogwhenschedulingarecording.Fordetailedinformationrefertothe
chapterManuallyschedulearecording.
Update EPG-data
WhilewatchingadigitalTVchannel,thefreetoairEPGdatawillbe
automaticallyupdated.
ToupdatethefreetoairEPGdataforacompletechannellist,followthese
steps:
OpentheTVCenterSettingsapplicationbyclickingtheShowSettings
buttonintheMasterControlmenu.
GotoProgramGuide.
IntheProgramguide(EPG)sectionclicktheUpdatenowbutton.
NotethatforupdatingtheEPGdataforacompletechannellistaTVtuneris
needed.
IfyourPCTVdeviceisequippedwithonlyonetuner,youcannotsimultaneously
watchTVandupdatetheEPGdata.
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Thisapplicationisaninteractiveprogramguidethatoffersifavailablethefree
toairEPGdatainadvanceforaTVchannelandletsyounavigateandfindTV
programslistedbytimeorchannel.
Inadditiontothat,youcanusetheapplicationtoeasilyschedulearecording.
Forfurtherdetailspleaserefertothechapter:
SchedulearecordingusingtheEPGapplication.
Therearetwopossibilitiestoopentheapplication:
1. whileTVCenterisrunninghittheF8keyofyourkeyboard
2. Hoveroverthe buttoninthetopcontrolbartoopentheMasterControl
menuandthenclicktheShowEPG button.
ToupdatetheEPGdataclickontheUpdatenowbuttoninthelowerleft
corner.
NotethatforupdatingtheEPGdataforacompletechannellistaTVtuneris
needed.
IfyourPCTVdeviceisequippedwithonlyonetuner,youcannotsimultaneously
watchTVandupdatetheEPGdata.
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Record a TV program
TVCenteroffersyoutworecordingoptions.
Instantrecording/recordnowrecordstheTVshowyouarewatchingat
themoment
Scheduledrecordingletsyouprogramarecording
Notethatifyouuseadualtunerhardwareyouareable:
torecordtwodifferentTVshowsortowatchoneTVshowandrecordanother
oneortowatchtwodifferentTVshowsatthesametime.
Therecordingsarestoredinthefolderwhichyouspecifiedinthe
TVCenterSettingsapplicationunder:Recording>Directories>TVrecordings.
ThefilenameisgeneratedautomaticallyeitherfromtheEPGdata(ifavailable)
orfromthechannelnameandthedateandtime.
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button.
EndtherecordingbyclickingtheStopRecording
button.
PleasenotethatwhilewatchingTVthebottomcontrolbarautomatically
disappearsafterafewseconds.Tomakeitappearagain,movethemouseover
theTVCenterwindow.
Makethedesiredchanges.
ConfirmwithaclickontheOKbutton.
Therecordingtasksdialogcloses.
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Scheduled recording
Youhavetwooptionsforschedulingrecordings:eithermanuallyusingthe
RecordingTaskswindoworwiththehelpoftheinternalEPGapplication.
IntheRecordingtaskswindowclickthebutton:New.
TheRecordingtaskdialogopens:
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ClickontheChannelbuttonandfromtheChannelselectwindowselectthe
channelwhoseprogramyouwanttorecord.
Chooseifyouwanttoprogramasingleorarecurrentrecording:(forsingle
recordingcontinuereading,otherwisejumpto:Brecurrencerecording)
A.Singlerecording
IntheStarttimesectionselectthedateoftherecordingfromthe
dropdownmenu.
InthetimefieldoftheStarttimesection,manuallyenterthestarting
timeoftheTVshow.
Iffreeprogramdataareavailable,thenameoftheprogramandthe
runningtimeareshownintheprogramdatasectionandtheSetbutton
willbeactive.
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ClicktheSetbuttonandthestarttime,endtime,durationandthetitle
oftherecordingareautomaticallyadjusted.
IfprogramdataarenotavailablemanuallyentereithertheEndtimeof
therecordingandtheDurationwillautomaticallybeadjustedorvice
versa.
Pleasejumptosettingthepre/postrolltimes.
B.Recurrencerecording
opentheRecurrencesectiontoscheduletherecording.
IntheTimesection,clickintheStartfieldofthesectiontosetthetime.
Ifprogramdataareavailablethenameoftheprogramandtherunning
timeareshownintheprogramdatasection.
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ByclickingtheSetbuttonthestarttime,endtime,durationandthetitle
oftherecordingareautomaticallyadjusted.
IfprogramdataarenotavailablemanuallyentereithertheEndtimeof
therecordingandtheDurationwillautomaticallybeadjustedorvice
versa.
FromtheRecurrencePatterndropdownmenuselectthedesiredoption
WeeklyselectthedaysoftheweekwhentheTVshowisbroadcasted
DailyselecthowoftentheTVshowrecurs.
IntheRangeofRecurrencesection,setthestartingandendingdateof
therecurrencerecording.
Fortheendingtimefollowingoptionsareavailable:
Noend
Bydate
Afteroccurrence
Youcansetpre/postrolltimesfortherecording.
Bydefaultthesetimesaresetto5minutes.Thismeanstherecordingwill
start5minutesbeforethestarttimeyousetandwillend5minutesafter
theendtimeyouset.
FurtheryoucanselectthebehaviourofyourPCaftercompletingthe
recording.
Thefilenameisautomaticallygeneratedfromtheprogramdata(if
available)orthechannelnameandthedateandtime.
Ifyouwishtorenamethefile,youcandothisintheTitlefield.
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Afteryouentered,thedesireddataclicktheOKbuttontoconfirm.
IntheRecordingtaskswindowthenewscheduledrecordingwillbe
displayed.
Toschedulearecordingfollowthesesteps:
ClickontheShowEPG buttonintheMasterControlmenu.
TheTVCenterEPGapplicationopens.
DoubleclickontheTVshowyouwanttorecord.
ApopupwindowwithdetailedinformationabouttheselectedTVshow
opens.
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ClickontheSchedulearecording
TheRecordingtaskdialogopens.
button.
Makethedesiredchanges.
Fordetailedinformationrefertothechapter:
Manuallyschedulearecording.
ClickontheOKbuttontoconfirm.
ThescheduledrecordingtaskwillbedisplayedintheRecordingTaskswindow.
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TheRecordingtasksdialogopens.
Makethechangesyoudesire.
ConfirmthechangesbyclickingtheOKbutton.
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Tochangetheaudiotrack,followthesesteps:
ClicktheSelectaudiotrack inthebottomcontrolbar.
Amenuwiththeavailableaudiotracksisdisplayed.
Selectthedesiredaudiotrack.
Ifyouchangetheaudiolanguage,beforethechangesapplythefollowing
dialogopens:
IfyouselectYes,thechangewillaffectallTVchannelsthatoffertheaudio
track(language)youselected.
IfyouselectNo,thechangewillaffectonlytherunningTVchannel.
Ifyouchangetheaudioformat,thechangesapplyautomatically.
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Select subtitles
PleasenotethatnoteveryTVchannelofferssubtitles.
Toselectsubtitles,followthesesteps:
ClickontheSelectsubtitles inthebottomcontrolbar.
Amenuwiththeavailablesubtitlesisdisplayed.
Selectthedesiredsubtitles.
Theselectedsubtitlesaredisplayed.
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TVCenter Gallery
TheTVCenterGalleryisthefilemanagingapplicationoftheTVCentersoftware.
Hereyouwillfindallrecordedfiles(video,audioorimagefiles).
YoucanusetheTVCenterGallerytoorganizeandplaybackthesefiles.Besides
thisthebackgroundtranscodingengineoftheTVCenterGalleryallowsyouto
convertthevideofilesintovariousdifferentformats.
Inthefollowingchapters,thetopicslistedbelowwillbedescribedindetail.
OpenTVCenterGallery
TheTVCenterGalleryuserinterface
Playbackrecordings
Convertrecordings
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TVCenter Gallery
1. Dependingontheinstalledoperatingsystem,goeither
totheWindowsStartmenuStart>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenteror
theWindowsStartscreen.
2. WhileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(TV,RadioorSettings)openthe
MasterControlmenubyhoveringoverthe buttoninthetopcontrolbar
andthenclickontheShowGallery button.
3. WhileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(TV,RadioorSettings)hittheF9
keyofyourKeyboard.
TheTVCenterGalleryopens.
NotethatthefirsttimeyouopenTVCenterafterconnectingaBroadwaytothe
samenetworkyourPCisalsoconnectedto,youwillbeaskedtoallowrunning
theVirtualTunerInstall.
PleasedosoifyouwanttouseyourBroadwaywithTVCenter.
FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotherespectiveFAQtopicon:
www.pctvsystems.com/support.
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WhenyoufirstopentheTVCenterGalleryallrecordedfileswillbedisplayed
Forabetteroverviewandeasierfileretrieval,youcanfilterand/orsortany
time:
whichtypeofrecordingwillbedisplayedinthegallery.Youcaneither
choosetodisplayallrecordingsorforexamplejusttheTVrecordingsor
Radiorecordings.
Todothis,clickonthe
buttonandselectthedesiredoptionfrom
thedropdownmenu.
howtherecordingswillbesorted.Youcanchoosetosorttherecordingsby
date,filesizeorfiletitle.
Todothis,clickonthe
buttonandselectthedesiredoption
fromthedropdownmenu.
Ifyouwanttodeletearecordedfile,clickontheDelete button.
Pleasenotethatbychoosingthisoption,therecordedfilewillbedeletedfrom
yourharddrive.
IfyouwanttocopyarecordedfileonanUSBstickforinstance,clickonthe
ShowinExplorer button.AWindowsExplorerwindowopensshowingyou
theselectedfile.
Pleasenotethatifyoumoveorrenamethefile,itwillnotlongerbeavailablein
theTVCenterGallery.
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BesidesplayingbackrecordingsonyourPCyoumightwishe.g.toplaybacka
recordingonyourSonyPlaystationPortable(PSP),iPodorDVDplayer.
Forfurtherdetails,refertothechapterConvertTVrecordings.
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button.
Notethatwhiletheaudiorecordingsandthetakensnapshotswillbeplayed
backusingthedefaultapplicationofyouroperatingsystem,thevideo
recordingswillbeplayedbackintheTVCenterGalleryPreviewwindow.
HereishowtheTVCenterGalleryPreviewwindowlookslikeandtheavailable
functions:
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Convert TV recordings
TVCenterrecordstheTVprogramsinthenativebroadcastedTransportStream
format.Ifyouwishtoplaybackarecordingonanotherdevicee.g.onyour
SonyPlaystationPortable(PSP),iPodorDVDplayerfirstyoumustconvert
thefile.
Toconvertarecordingproceedasfollows:
IntheopenTVCenterGallery
Selecttherecordingyouwanttoconvert.
Optional:Forabetteroverviewfromthe
dropdownmenuselectthe
optionTVfiles.Thiswayonly,theTVrecordingswillbedisplayedinthe
TVCenterGallery.
Clickthe
button.
Selectthedesiredformatfromthedropdownmenutostarttheconversion
process.
Theprogressbarshowshowtheconversionisprogressing.
Theconvertedrecordingisstoredinthefolder,whichyouspecifiedinthe
TVCenterSettingsapplicationunderRecording>ConvertedFiles.
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TVCenter Radio
TVCenterRadioistheapplicationthatallowsyoutolistentotheradio.
PleasenotethatyouneedadualPCTVtunertobeabletoreceiveTVandradio
signalsatthesametime.
Inthefollowingchapters,thetopicslistedbelowwillbedescribedindetail.
OpenTVCenterRadio
TheTVCenterRadiouserinterface
Changetheradiostation
Setpredefinedradiostations
Changetheaudiotrack
Timeshift
Recordaprogram
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1. Dependingontheinstalledoperatingsystem,goeither
totheWindowsStartmenuStart>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenteror
theWindowsStartscreen.
2. whileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(TV,GalleryorSettings)openthe
MasterControlmenubyhoveringoveronthe buttoninthetopcontrol
barandthenclickontheShowRadio button.
3. whileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(TV,GalleryorSettings)hittheF7
keyofyourkeyboard.
TheTVCenterRadioopens.
Theapplicationisnowstartedandtheprogramoftheradiostationyouwere
lastlisteningtoisplayedback.
NotethatthefirsttimeyouopenTVCenterafterconnectingaBroadwaytothe
samenetworkyourPCisalsoconnectedto,youwillbeaskedtoallowrunning
theVirtualTunerInstall.
PleasedosoifyouwanttouseyourBroadwaywithTVCenter.
FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotherespectiveFAQtopicon:
www.pctvsystems.com/support.
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Usethecontrolstochangetheradiostation,toadjustthevolumeorstartan
instantortimeshiftrecording.Ifavailable,youcanalsoswapovertheaudio
track.
Inadditiontothat,youcanassignyourfavoriteradiostationtooneofthesix
PredefinedRadioStationbuttons.Thiswayyoujusthavetoclickonceto
accessthem.Forfurtherdetails,pleaserefertothetopic
Setpredefinedradiostations.
AveryimportantbuttonofthetopcontrolbaristheMasterControlmenu
button.Hoveringoverthe buttonopenstheMasterControlmenu.
ThisishowtheMasterControlmenulookslikeandtheavailablefunctions:
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Pleasenotethattheapplicationhasseveralsocalledtogglebuttons.Atoggle
buttonhastwoormoredifferentfunctionsandyoucanswitchbetweenthe
functionsbyclickingonthebutton.
Herearethetogglebuttonsandtheirfunctions:
1stclickstartstorecordtheprogramyouarelisteningto
2ndclickopenstheRecordingTaskswindowandoffersyouthe
possibilitytoedittherunningrecording
1stclickpausestheradioprogramandstartsthetimeshiftmode.
Notethattheappearanceofthebuttonchangesto
2ndclickresumestheradioprogram
HoveringoverthebuttonopenstheAdjustVolumebar.
1stclickmutesthevolume
Notethattheappearanceofthebuttonchangesto
nd
2 clickunmutesthevolume
1stclickopensalistwithallavailableaudiotracks
2ndclickselectfromthelistthedesiredaudiotrack
Notethatnoteveryradiostationoffersmultipleaudiotracks.
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1. Next/previousstation
ClickonthePreviousChannel
NextChannelbuttontoswitchtothe
nextorpreviousradiostationinthestationlist.
2. Switchtolaststation
ClicktheSwitchtolastStation buttontoswitchtothelastradiostation
youwerelisteninglongerthan10seconds.
3. Usingthepredefinedradiostationbuttonrow
Clickononeofthesixbuttonslocatedinthepredefinedradiostation
buttonrow.
Notethatyoufirsthavetosetapredefinedradiostation.
Forfurtherinformationpleaserefertothechapter:
Setapredefinedradiostation.
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4. UsingtheSelectChannelwindow
Tochangetheradiostationproceedasfollows:
ClickontheSelectStation
TheChannelSelectwindowopens.
button.
Sorttheradiostationlistusingoneoftheavailablesortingpossibilities:
fromthisdropdownmenuselecttoseeallradio
stationsorjusttheradiostationsassociatedtooneofyourfavorite
stationlists.
fromthisdropdownmenuselecttosortthestationlistbystation
numberorstationname.
clickonthisbuttontosortthedisplayedstationsinthelisteither
ascendingordescending.
AlternativelyyoucanusetheQuickSearchfieldtosearchforstations.
Inthestationlist,onlythestationsmatchingyoursearchcriteriawillbe
displayed.
Clickononeradiostationinthelisttochangetoitsprogram.
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Tosetapredefinedradiostation,followtheinstructionsbelow:
FromtheStationSelectwindow,selecttheradiostationyouwouldliketo
assigntooneofthesixPredefinedStationbuttonsavailable.
WhilelisteningtotheselectedstationholddowntheCtrlkeyonyour
keyboardandpressthePredefinedStationbuttonyouwouldliketoassign
thestationto.
Thecurrentradiostationwasnowassignedtotherespectivebutton.
ClickononeassignedPredefinedStationbuttontochangetorespective
station.
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Tochangetheaudiotrack,dothefollowing:
ClicktheSelectaudiotrack buttoninthebottomcontrolbar.
Amenuwiththeavailableaudiotracksisdisplayed.
Selectthedesiredaudiotrack.
Ifyouchangetheaudiolanguage,beforethechangesapplyfollowing
dialogopens:
IfyouselectYes,thechangewillaffectallradiostationsthatofferthe
audiotrack(language)youselected.
IfyouselectNo,thechangewillaffectonlytherunningradiostation.
Ifyouchangetheaudioformat,thechangesapplyautomatically.
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ClickthePause/Resume buttoninthebottomcontrolbartopausethelive
radioandstartthetimeshiftmode.
Duringtimeshiftmode,additionalcontrolsareavailableinthebottomcontrol
bar.
ClickthePause/ResumePreview buttontostartplayingbackthe
timeshiftfile.
Ifyouclickthisbuttonduringplaybackofthetimeshiftfiletheplaybackwill
bepaused.Clickingthebuttonagainresumestheplayback.
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TVCenter Radio
TheTimeshifttimebarallowsyoutojumptoanypositionwithinthe
timeshiftfileeitherbysimplyclickingonthetimebaratthedesiredposition
orslidetheplaybackpositionindicatortothedesiredpositionwithinthe
file.
Youcanswitchtotheliveradioprogramatanytimebypullingtheposition
indicatortotherighthandendofthebar.Inthiscase,theprogram
continuestoberecordedinthetimeshiftfile.
Usethe Jumpbackward/Jumpforward
buttonstojumpapre
definedtimeintervalinthetimeshiftfile.Bydefaultthistimeintervalis10
secondsforjumpingbackwardand1minuteforjumpingforward.Youcan
changeitintheTVCenterSettingsapplicationunder:
Recording>Timeshift>Skiptimes.
ClickontheStopTimeshiftMode
switchesbacktoliveradio.
buttontoendthetimeshiftmodeand
Pleasenotethatifyoudecidetoendthetimeshiftmodeortochangetheradio
stationthetimeshiftfiletemporarilystoredonyourcomputerwillbe
automaticallydeleted.
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TVCenter Radio
button.
EndtherecordingbyclickingtheStopRecording
button.
Makethedesiredchanges.
ConfirmwithaclickontheOKbutton.
Therecordingtasksdialogcloses.
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TVCenter Radio
Thefilenameisgeneratedautomaticallyfromthechannelnameandthedate
andtime.
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TVCenter Radio
Scheduled recording
Tomanuallyschedulearecordingproceedasfollows:
DooneofthefollowingtoopentheRecordingtaskwindow:
1.whileTVCenterisrunninghittheF11keyofyourkeyboard.
2.opentheMasterControlmenuinthetopcontrolbarbyhoveringover
the buttonandclickontheRecordingTasks button.
3.rightclickinthepreviewwindowtoopenapplication'scontextmenu.
Fromthecontextmenu,selecttheRecordingTasksoption.
TheRecordingtaskswindowopensanddisplaysallpending,runningor
completedrecordings.
IntheRecordingtaskswindowclickthebutton:New.
TheRecordingtaskdialogopens:
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ClickontheChannelbuttonandfromtheChannelselectwindowselectthe
stationwhoseprogramyouwanttorecord.
Chooseifyouwanttoprogramasingleorarecurrentrecording:(forsingle
recordingcontinuereading,otherwisejumpto:Brecurrencerecording)
A.SingleRecording
IntheStarttimesectionselectthedateoftherecordingfromthe
dropdownmenuandmanuallyenterthestartingtime.
Manuallyentereither,theEndtimeoftherecordingandtheDuration
willautomaticallybeadjustedorviceversa.
Pleasejumptosettingthepre/postrolltimes.
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TVCenter Radio
BRecurrenceRecording
opentheRecurrenceoptiontoscheduletherecording.
IntheTimesectionmanuallyenterthestartingtimeintotheStartfield.
Manuallyentereither,theEndtimeoftherecordingandtheDuration
willautomaticallybeadjustedorviceversa.
FromtheRecurrencePatterndropdownmenuselectthedesiredoption
Weeklyselectthedaysoftheweekwhentheradioshowis
broadcasted.
Dailyselecthowoftentheradioshowrecurs.
IntheRangeofRecurrencesection,setthestartingandendingdateof
therecurrencerecording.
Fortheendingtimefollowingoptionsareavailable:
Noend
Bydate
Afteroccurrence
Youcansetpre/postrolltimesfortherecording.
Bydefaultthesetimesaresetto5minutes.Thismeanstherecordingwill
start5minutesbeforethestarttimeyousetandwillend5minutesafter
theendtimeyouset.
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Thefilenameisautomaticallygeneratedfromthestationnameandthe
dateandtime.
Ifyouwishtorenamethefile,youcandothisintheTitlefield.
FurtheryoucanselectthebehaviorofyourPCaftercompletingthe
recording.
Afteryouenteredthedesireddata,clicktheOKbuttontoconfirm.
IntheRecordingtaskswindowthenewscheduledrecordingwillbe
displayed.
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TVCenter Radio
theRecordingtasksdialogopens.
makethechangesyoudesire.
confirmthechangesbyclickingtheOKbutton.
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TVCenter Settings
TVCenterSettingsistheapplicationthatallowsyoutomakevariouschanges
eithertotheconfigurationofyourPCTVdeviceorthesoftwareitself.
NotethatthefirsttimeyouopenTVCenterafterconnectingaBroadwaytothe
samenetworkyourPCisalsoconnectedto,youwillbeaskedtoallowrunning
theVirtualTunerInstall.
PleasedosoifyouwanttouseyourBroadwaywithTVCenter.
FordetailedinformationpleaserefertotherespectiveFAQtopicon:
www.pctvsystems.com/support.
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TVCenter Settings
Overview
TheTVCenterSettingswindowconsistoftwopanes:TheNavigationPaneand
theSettingsPane.Thisishowthewindowlookslike:
TheNavigationPane,asthenamealreadysuggestsoffersyouthe
possibilitytonavigatethroughthedifferentsettingsoptions.Thecontentof
thispanedoesnotchange.
DependingonyourPCTVdevice,theoptionsoftheNavigationpanemightvary.
TheSettingsPane,offersyouthepossibilitytosetthedifferentparameters
oftheselectedoption.Dependingontheselectedoptionthecontentofthis
panechanges.
Forabetteroverview,theSettingsPaneisdividedintosections.Each
sectioncontainsrelatedsettingsparameters.
Onthefollowingpagesyouwillfindanoverviewofthesettingsparameters
behindtheoptionsofthenavigationpane.
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Navigationpaneoptions
Selectthisoptiontosetyourlocationandthe
languageofthesoftwaresuserinterface.
Selectthisoptionto:
see/changethePCTVdeviceand/orthe
antennayouareusingforwatchingTV.
configuretheanalogsource(dependsonPCTV
device).
enabletheantennaamplifier(ifavailable).
Selectthisoptiontoconfigureandtestyourremote
control(dependsonPCTVdevice).
Selectthisoptiontorunachannelscan.
Ifyouwanttousethisoptiontorunachannelscan,
firstcheckintheHardwaresettingsthata
PCTVdeviceandanantennaareselected.
AdditionallyintheGeneralsettingstheselected
Locationhastomatchyourlocation.
Selectthisoptionto:
createyourfavoriteTVchannellists.
opentheAdvancedChannelEditor.
Selectthisoptionto:
createyourfavoritelistsofRadiostations.
opentheAdvancedChannelEditor.
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Selectthisoptionto:
updatetheEPGdata.
Selectthisoptionto:
setthefolderswhereyourrecordingswillbe
saved.
setvariousrecordingtaskandtimeshift
parameters.
Selectthisoptionto:
settheaspectratiooftheTVviewingwindow
andhowlongthecontrolbarwillbedisplayed.
setupthevideorendererandtheaudiooutput.
Selectthisoptionto:
enablethefunction
setwhichTVcontentwillbeblocked
ThisoptionisavailableonlyintheUSA.
Selectthisoptiontosetdifferentparametersofthe
DistanTVsoftware.Forfurtherdetails,pleasereferto
theDistanTVHelportheManualonourhomepageat:
www.pctvsystems.com/support(select:
Downloads>Manuals).
YoucannotsimultaneouslyusebothDistanTV
classicandDistanTVmobile.
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TVCenter Settings
Selectthisoptiontosetdifferentparametersofthe
DistanTVsoftware.Forfurtherdetailspleasereferto
thechapterTVCenterDistanTVmobile.
YoucannotsimultaneouslyusebothDistanTV
mobileandDistanTVclassic.
Selectthisoptiontostore/restoretheTVCenter
configuration.
Thisoptionisavailableonlywhenusingthe
PCTVSystemsFlashStickNano.
Selectthisoptionto:
checkforsoftwareupdates
registerthesoftware
activatefeatures
Selecttherelevantoptioninthenavigationpanetomakethechangesyou
want.
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Requirements
IfyouwishtoaccesstheTVCenterapplicationviayourclientdevice,ensurethe
webbrowseryouareusingisabletodisplaythestreamedvideodata.
TheWebbrowsermustsupporteither:
FLASHvideos
M3u8PlaylistscontainingH.264videoswithAACsound
H.264videosunderHTML5
OgvvideosunderHTML5
ThePortForwardingoptionofyourrouterhastobeenabled.
YouneedtoknowtheexternalIPAddressofyourPC.
DependingonyourInternetprovider,thismayconstantlychange.To
overcomethisproblemwerecommendusingadynamicDNSservice.
OptionalyoucouldenableyourPCtowakeonLAN.
Forfurtherdetailsonportforwarding,dynamicDNSandwakeonLANplease
refertothedocument:"RequirementsforDistanTVmobile"locatedinthe
TVCenterHelpfileinthesectionTVCenterDistanTVmobile.
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DistanTV mobile
OpentheTVCenterSettingsapplicationbydoingoneofthefollowing:
1.whileTVCenterisrunning,hoverovertheMasterControl buttonin
thetopcontrolbarandclickontheShowSettings button.
2.whileTVCenterisrunning,hittheF10keyofyourkeyboard.
3.gototheWindowsStartmenu:
Start>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenterSettings
InthenowopenTVCenterSettingsapplication,selecttheoption
DistanTVmobile.
TostarttheDistanTVmobileserver,selectthedesiredEnableaccess
option.
NotethatifyouenabletheDistanTVmobileservertheDistanTVclassic
serverwillbeautomaticallydisabled.
YoucannotsimultaneouslyusebothDistanTVmobileandDistanTV
classic.
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DistanTV mobile
IntheSummarysectionofthepageyoucanalwaysseetheServerstate
thenameofyourPCandtheIPaddress.
OnceanEnableaccessoptionisselected,theDistanTVmobileserverwill
startautomaticallywhenyoupowerupyourPC.
TostoptheDistanTVmobileserver,deselecttheEnableAccessoption.
InthePortfieldyoucanchangetheporttheDistanTVmobileserveruses
forcommunication.Bydefault80isset.
Makesurethecommunicationportisopeninyourrouterandfirewall
configuration.
Forfurtherdetailspleaserefertotheusermanualofyourrouterandthe
helpofyourfirewallsoftware.
InthePINfield,changethedefaultPINtosecuretheaccesstoTVCenter.
NowwatchTVonyourclientdevice.
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DistanTV mobile
Thecompactuserinterfaceprovidesfirstanoverviewofallavailable
functions.
Toaccessafunctionyoujusthavetoclickontherespectivebutton.
E.g.clickontheLiveTVbuttonifyouwanttowatchTV.
ClickontheHomebuttontogetbacktothefunctionsoverview.
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DistanTV mobile
OnaclientPCthestandarduserinterfacelookslikethis:
ImportantInformation:
Ingeneral,TVstreamingwithDistanTVmobiletoyourclientdevice,canbe
performedviaaWiFinetworkorthroughaUMTS/3Gconnection(Notvia
GPRS/EDGE!).
PleasenotethefollowingwhenusingaUMTS/3Gnetwork:
StreamingofvideomightbeblockedbyyourUMTSoperator.Incaseof
streamingproblems,pleasecheckthecorrectfunctionofDistanTVmobileby
connectingyourclientdevicetoaWiFirouterwithbroadband
Internetaccess.
Beawareofpotentialhighdatatrafficcost,ifyoudonthaveaflatfee
UMTScontract.
Beawareofapotentialbandwidththrottlingbyyouroperatorwhen
reachingacertaintotaldatavolume(fairflatcontracts).
Example:
Yourfairflatvolumeis2GBpermonthandyouarestreamingatadatarate
of150kb/s.Thiswillgiveyouapprox.30hofpureTVstreamingtimeper
monthuntilyourconnectionspeedwillbedecreasedtoe.g.GPRSspeed
whichmakesanyfurtherstreamingthroughthisconnectionimpossible.
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EnjoyTVonyourclient.
Note:ifyouareusingaSmartphone,e.g.aniPhone,firstyouhavetoclickon
theLiveTVbuttonwithinthefunctionoverview.
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Todoso,followthesesteps:
AccessTVCenterasdescribedinthechapter
AccessTVCenterusingyourclientdevice.
OpentheSettingspage.
Makethedesiredchanges.Thesewillbesavedautomatically.
Note:IfyouhavemorethanonechannellistsavedonyourPC,hereyoucan
selecttheonetobedisplayedintheLiveTVwindow.
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AccessTVCenterasdescribedinthechapter:
AccessTVCenterusingyourclientdevice.
ClickontheScheduledRecordingsbuttontoopentherespectivepage.
Toscheduleanewrecordingtask,clickthe:
buttonincaseofastandarduserinterface(PC).
Addnewtaskbuttonincaseofacompactuserinterface(Smartphone).
SelectthechannelwhoseprogramyouwishtorecordfromtheChannel
dropdownlist.
TheentryintheTitlefieldwillbeadjustedautomatically.
IntheStarttimesectionenterthedateandthestartingtimeofthe
recording.
EntereithertheEndtimeoftherecordingandtheDurationwill
automaticallybeadjustedorviceversa.
YoucanalsosetPre/Postrolltimesfortherecording.
Bydefaultthesetimesaresetto5minutes.Thismeanstherecordingwill
start5minutesbeforetheStarttimeyousetandwillend5minutesafter
theEndtimeyouset.
ClicktheAddbuttontoconfirmyourentry.
Note:thescheduledrecordingswillbesavedonthePCrunningTVCenterinthe
folderyousetintheTVCenterSettingsapplication.
Forfurtherinformationrefertothechapter:
RecordingaTVprogrammeOtherusefulinformation.
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AccessTVCenterasdescribedinthechapter:
AccessTVCenterusingyourclientdevice.
OpentheScheduledRecordingspage
Selectthetaskyouwanttoedit.
Makethechangesyoudesire
ConfirmthesewithaclickonthebuttonUpdate.
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DistanTV mobile
Toplaybackarecordingfollowthesesteps:
AccessTVCenterasdescribedinthechapter:
AccessTVCenterusingyourclientdevice.
OpentheGallerypage
WithintheFilessectionclickontherecordingyouwanttoplayback
Thefileisplayedback.
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Online support
Ifyouneedfurtherhelpyoucanwriteusanemailat:
support@pctvsystems.comorcallourhotline.
Forfurtherdetailsonhowtocontactourhotline,refertothesupport
informationsheetincludedwithyourproduct.
WhenyoucontactthePCTVSystems'Support,pleasebereadytoprovidethe
followinginformation:
ThePCTVDeviceyouareusing
VersionoftheTVCenterapplication
Serialnumber:LocatedonthecoverofyourCDorintheSettings
applicationoftheTVCenter
Operatingsystemversion:e.g.WindowsVistaincludingtheServicePack
version
Mainboard:Name,chipset,BIOSversion
CPU:Typeandspeed(e.g.,Pentium4,2.4GHz)
RAM:Sizeofmainmemory(e.g.,512MB)
CD/DVDburner:Manufacturerandmodel
Typeofdefect:e.g.Crash,problemswithvideoquality,installation
problems,etc.
Briefdescriptionoftheissue
Informationonhowtheissuecanbereproduced
Tomakeiteasierforyouapartoftheinformationneededbyoursupportis
accessibleintheSysteminfofile.
TVCenteroffersyouthepossibilitytoeithersavethisfileontoyourharddiskor
sendittooursupport.
Youcanfindthetwooptionshere:TVCenterSettings>Information.
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Followingoperatingshortcutsareavailable:
Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
Help
F1
TV
F5
Teletext
F6
Teletext
Radio
F7
EPG
F8
Playback
F9
Settings
F10
ALT+F4
PowerOn/Off
Main
Exit
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Operating shortcuts
Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
1/2/3/4/5
/6/7/8/9
1/2/3/4/5
/6/7/8/9
0/AV
CursorUp/
CursorLeft/
Media*Next
ChannelUp
Nextchannel
CursorDown/
CursorRight/
Media*
Previous
ChannelDown
Lastviewed
channel
LastChannel
(Jump)
Enter
OK
Channels
Enternumbers
Switchvideo
input
Previous
channel
Openchannel
selector
*"Media"standsforthemultimediakeysonenhancedkeyboards.
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Operating shortcuts
Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
Volume+
+/Volume*Up
WheelUp
VolumeUp
Volume
/Volume*
Down
WheelDown
VolumeDown
Muteon/off
M/Volume*
Mute
Wheelclick
Mute
Selectaudio
stream
ALT+A
Audio
*"Volume"standsforthemultimediakeysonenhancedkeyboards.
Recording
StartRecording
Record
StopRecording
Stop
ALT+C
Snapshot
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Operating shortcuts
Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
Pause(starts
timeshift)
Space/Media*
Play
Play/Pause
Play
Space/Media*
Play
Play/Pause
Stop(ends
timeshift)
Alt+Space/
Media*Stop
Jumpto
beginning
Pos1
End
PageUp
FastForward
PageDown
FastReverse
Timeshift/Playback
Jumptoend
Jumpforward
Jumpbackward
*"Media"standsforthemultimediakeysonenhancedkeyboards.
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Operating shortcuts
Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
F/ALT+Enter
Doubleclick
left
Fullscreen
Zoomin
ALT+Cursor
right
CTRL+Wheel
Up
Zoomout
ALT+Cursor
left
CTRL+Wheel
Down
Showadvance
channel
information
ALT+I
Changedisplay
mode(aspect
ratio)
Selectsubtitle
stream
ALT+T
Other
Toggle
fullscreen
mode
ShowEPG
information
(OSD)
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Legal information
The PCTV Systems end user license agreement
YoucanusetheTVCenterSoftwarebyPCTVSystemsonlyundertheconditions
ofPCTVSystems'EndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA).
PleasecarefullyreadthePCTVSystems'EULA.
Partsofthissoftwareuse:
ffmpegunderthetermsoftheGNULesserGeneralPublicLicense.
Forfurtherdetailsregardingtheffmpegcomponent,pleasereferto:
http://ffmpeg.org/index.html.
ClickheretoseethePCTVSystemsGPLandLGPLcodestatement.
md5.js1.0b27/06/96JavascriptimplementationoftheRSAData
Security,Inc.MD5MessageDigestAlgorithm.
Copyright(c)1996HenriTorgemane.AllRightsReserved.
Trademarks
Allbrandorproductnamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir
respectiveholders.
FFmpegisatrademarkofFabriceBellard,originatoroftheFFMpegproject.
DolbyandthedoubleDsymbolareregisteredtrademarksofDolby
Laboratories.
WindowsisaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftMicrosoftCorporationinthe
UnitedStatesand/orothercountries.
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Legal information
ThesoftwarecodesubjecttotheGPLand/orLGPLusedintheTVCenterare
distributedWITHOUTANYWARRANTY.TheGPLand/orLGPLcodeissubjectto
thecopyrightofoneormoreauthors.Forfurtherdetailsrefertothecodeitself
andthetermsoftheGPLand/orLGPL.
IftheGPLand/orLGPLspecificlicensetermsentitleyoutothesourcecode,
PCTVSystemswillprovideuponwrittenrequest(emailortraditionalmail)the
applicablesourcecode.ThesourcecodefileswillbesentviaCDROMfora
nominalcosttocovershippingandmediachargesasallowedunderGPLand
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16:9Format:Alsocalledwidescreen.IsaTVformatwiththewidthtoheight
ratioof16:9.WhenviewedontraditionalTVsetswitha4:3displayarea,part
ofthepictureisblack(blackbarsontopandbottomofthepicture)tomakeit
compatiblewiththetraditionalformat.
4:3Format:IsaTVformatwiththewidthtoheightratioof4:3.Whenviewed
onTVsetswitha16:9displayarea,partofthepictureisblack(blackbarson
theleftandrightsideofthepicture).
A
Ac3:alsoknownasDolbyDigital.Isthecommonversionofadata/audio
compressiontechnologydevelopedbyDolbyLaboratories.Itcontainsuptosix
discretechannelsofsound.Thereforitsupportsmono,stereoand5.1channel
mode.
Aspectratio:Thewidthtoheightratioofonepixel.Somevideoformatsmust
havethisratioinordertodisplaythepictureproperly.Iftheaspectratiois1,
thepixelwillbesquare.Iftheaspectratioisnot1,thepixelwillberectangular.
Whenrectangularpixelsareusedwithoutadjustment,circlesaredisplayedas
ovals.Thisdistortioncanbeeliminatedbyfactoringintheaspectratio.(see
also"Pixel")
ATSC:TheformatofdigitalTVintheUS,SouthKorea,CanadaandMexico.
DefinedbyAdvancedTelevisionSystemCommitee
C
ClearQAM:IsthedigitalTVtransmittedintheUSviathecablenetwork
Client:Asystem(computerorprogram)inanetworkorontheInternetthat
requestsfilesorservices.Thesystem(computerorprogram)thatprovidesthe
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filesorservicesiscalledaserver.Theclientcanrequestadatatransferora
printjobfromtheserver.
ClosedCaptioning:offersthepossibilitytodisplayatextonarunningTV
preview.Thistextisspecificallyintendedforpeoplewhoaredeaforhardof
hearingandusuallycontainsdescriptionsofimportantnondialogaudioas
well.
CoDec:IstheabbreviationofCoder/Decoder.Isadeviceorprogramableto
compressanddecompressdigitaldatastreamslikeforinstancevideodata.
CompositeVideo:Theencodingofcolorandbrightnessinformationintoa
singlesignal.(seealso"SVideo")
Convertion:See"Transcode"
D
Datarate:Thedatarateisalsoknownasthebitrate.Thebitratemeasures
howfastbitsofdatacanbetransferredoveramediuminagivenperiodof
time.Thisrateislistedinbitspersecond(bps).
DTT:AbbreviationofDigitalTerrestrialTelevision.Seealso"DVB"
Deinterlaced:istheprocessofconvertinginterlacedvideo,suchascommon
analogtelevisionsignalsor1080iformatHDTVsignals,intoanoninterlaced
form.(seealso"Field")
DHCP:Abbreviationfor"DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol".Windows
ServersoftwarethatassignsanIPaddresstoeachcomputerinanetwork.(see
also"IPAddress")
DigitalTelevision:Seealso"DVB"or"DTVB".Digitaltelevisiontransmission
standard.Describesthetransmissionofvideo,audioandadditionalinformation
asdigitaldatasignals.
DiSEqC:istheabbreviationofDigitalSatelliteEquipmentControlandisa
specialcommunicationprotocol.Thisprotocolfacilitatesthecommunication
betweenasatellitereceiverandadevicesuchasamultidishswitchorasmall
dishantennarotor.DiSEqCiscommonlyusedtocontrolswitchesandmotors.
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DivX:isavideocodeccreatedbyDivX,Inc.andispopularduetoitsabilityto
compresslengthyvideosegmentsintosmallsizeswhilemaintainingrelatively
highvisualquality.
DolbyDigital:Isthecommonversionofadata/audiocompressiontechnology
developedbyDolbyLaboratories.Itcontainsuptosixdiscretechannelsof
sound.Thereforitsupportsmono,stereoand5.1channelmode.
DVB:AbbreviationofDigitalVideoBroadcasting.Transmissionstandardfor
digitaltelevision.Classifiedas"DVBC","DVBS",and"DVBT"dependingonthe
transmissionmedium.
DVBC:AbbreviationofDigitalVideoBroadcastingCable.Transmission
standardfordigitaltelevisionviathecablenetwork.(seealso"DVB")
DVBS:AbbreviationofDigitalVideoBroadcastingSatellite.Transmission
standardfordigitaltelevisionviasatellite.(seealso"DVB")
DVBT:AbbreviationofDigitalVideoBroadcastingTerrestrial.Transmission
standardfordigitaltelevisionviaantenna.(seealso"DVB")
E
EAc3:morecommonlyknownas"DolbyDigitalPlus",isanenhancedcoding
systembasedontheAc3codec.Itsupportformoreaudiochannelsandoffers
improvedcodingtechniquestoreducecompressionartifacts.Itisnotbackward
compatiblewithexistingAc3hardware.
EPG:istheAbbreviationofElectronicProgramGuideandisadigitalTVguide
thatoffersyouinformationabouttheTVprogram
Ethernet:Themostcommontypeoflocalareanetwork.Eachnode(computer
orserver)inthenetworkcheckswhetheranyothercomputeristransmitting
data.Itthenwaitsfortheothercomputerstofinishwiththeirtransmissions
beforeitstartsitsowntransmission.(seealso"LAN")
EVR:AbbreviationofEnhancedVideoRenderer.Itisavideorendererand
mixer,partoftheMicrosoftMediaFoundation(MF)multimediaframeworkfor
digitalmediainWindowsVista
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F
FEC:istheAbbreviationofForwardErrorCorrection.FECisasystemoferror
controlfordatatransmission.Thesenderaddsanerrorcorrectioncodetoits
messageswhichallowsthereceivertodetectandcorrecterrors(withinsome
bound)withouttheneedtoaskthesenderforadditionaldata.
Field:Avideoimageconsistsofhorizontallinesdividedintotwofields.Allthe
oddnumberedlinesmakeuponefield;theevennumberedlinesmakeupthe
otherfield.
Firewall:isapartofacomputersystemornetworkthatisdesignedtoblock
unauthorizedaccesswhilepermittingauthorizedcommunications.Firewalls
arefrequentlyusedtopreventunauthorizedInternetusersfromaccessing
privatenetworksconnectedtotheInternet.
Firmware:FirmwareissystemsoftwarestoredinROMorFlashmemory.
Firmwareisnotdeletedwhenthesystemhasbeenturnedoff.
Flashmemory:Rewritablepermanentmemorythatbehaveslikeahybridof
RAMandaharddrive.Flashmemorydoesnotlosedataevenwhenitspower
supplyhasbeenturnedoff.(seealso"RAM")
FM:istheAbbreviationofFrequencyModulation.
H
H.264:isastandardforvideocompression.ItisalsoknownasMPEG4Part10,
MPEG4AVCorMPEG4AVC(H.264)
HD:AbbreviationofHighDefinition.Nameforvideosignalswitharesolution
thatexceedstheStandardDefinition.Typicalexamplesare"720p"(1280x720
progressive)and"1080i"(1920x1080withlineinterlacing).Thetransmissionof
HDsignalsrequirescomponentsordigital(DVI,HDMI)inputs.FBAS,Svideo
andSCARTarenotsuitableforthis.ThecompressionalgorithmsforHDare
extensionstothemethodsusedforSD,forexample,MPEG2HD,MPEG4HD,
andWindowsMediaVideoHD.SinceforHD,substantiallymorepixelsand
thereforemoredataaccumulate,significantlyhigherprocessingpoweris
requiredforcompressionanddecompression.(seealso"SD")
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HTTP:AbbreviationforHyperTextTransferProtocol.Astandardmechanism
usedontheInternettosharedocumentsbetweenserversandclients.
I
Interlace:AmethodofcreatinganimageusedinPALandothersystems.
Interlacingusesfields.Eachfieldhas3121/2linesthatareinsertedoneafter
another.(seealso"Field")
IPAddress:AbbreviationofInternetProtocol.Everycomputerconnectedtothe
Internetreceivesauniqueidentificationnumberthatconsistsoffoursections.
ThisnumberiscalledanIPaddress.Thisallowsothercomputersinthenetwork
toidentifyit,senddatapacketstoitandtoprocessdatatheyhavereceived
fromit.IPaddressesmakesurethattherightdatapacketsaresenttotheright
recipientviatherightpath.
iPod:IsaportablemediaplayerdesignedandmarketedbyApple.Tothe
productlinebelong:iPodClassic(harddrivebased),theiPodTouch(with
touchscreen),iPodNano(videocapable),andtheiPodShuffle.
L
LAN:AbbreviationofLocalAreaNetwork.Alocalnetworklocatedinabuilding
oroncompanypremisesthatisbasedonprivatetransmissionmediaand
equipment.EthernetandTokenRingarecommonLANtechnologies.
Letterbox:Theletterboxformatiscreatedwhenanimagerecordedin16:9
format(orwider)isdisplayedonanormaltelevision(4:3).Thisformattypically
displaysthepicturebetweenblackbarsonthetopandbottomofthescreen.
Thistermwasprobablyderivedfromthewide,thinformatthatlooksalotlike
theslotofaletterbox.
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M
MPEG:AbbreviationofMotionPicturesExpertsGroup.Videocompression
standard.Therearedifferentformatsfordifferenttypesofcompression,such
asMPEG1,MPEG2,MPEG4etc.
Modulation:istheprocessofconveyingamessagesignal,e.g.aradioorTV
signal,insideanothersignalthatcanbephysicallytransmitted,thesocalled
carrierwave.InradiocommunicationsorcableTVsystems,electricalsignals
canonlybetransferredoveralimitedpassbandfrequencyspectrum.Varying
theamplitude,frequencyorphaseofacarrierwavemakesitpossibletokeep
thefrequencycontentofthetransferredsignalascloseaspossibletothe
centrefrequencyofthepassband.
N
NTSC:AbbreviationofNationalTelevisionStandardsCommittee.Atelevision
standardwith525linesand60fieldspersecondthatisusedinNorthand
CentralAmerica.(seealso"PAL","SECAM","Field")
P
PAL:AbbreviationofPhaseAlternationLine.Televisionstandarddevelopedin
Germanythatuses625linesand50fieldspersecond.ThisisthemainTV
standardinEurope.(seealso"NTSC","SECAM","Field")
PC:AbbreviationofPersonalComputer
PcrPid:istheabbreviationofProgramClockReferencePacketIdentifier.Itisa
valueintheprogrammaptableofanMPEG2programandrepresentsthe
packetidentifier(pid)containingtheprogramclockreference(pcr).The
programclockreferenceenablesadecodertopresentsynchronizedcontent,
meaningtheaudiotrackmatchestheassociatedvideo.
PCTVDevice:see"TVtuner"
PIN:AbbreviationofPersonalIdentificationNumber.APINisasecretcode
comprisingseveraldigitsthatidentifiesagivenuser.
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Pixel:Alsoknownasa"pictureelement"or"pel".Inavideorecordingdevice
(suchasacamera)oraplaybackdevice(suchasamonitor),apixelisalight
sensitiveorlightemittingsurfacewithaspecifiedheightandwidth.When
storedelectronically,pixelscontainbrightnessandcolorinformationfora
givenimageelement.Theaspectratio,whichalsoplaysakeyroleinvideo
playback,isstoredseparatelyinthefilesforsomedataformats.(seealso
"Aspectratio")
PmtPid:istheabbreviationofProgramMapTablePacketIdentifier.Itisthe
transportstreampacketidentifier(pid)containingtheprogrammaptable
(pmt).Theprogrammaptablesprovideinformationoneachprogrampresent
inthetransportstream,includingtheprogramnumber,andlisttheelementary
streamsthatcomprisethedescribedMPEG2program.
Port:Theendpointofalogicalconnectionwithinanetwork.Theportnumber
indicatesthetypeorthetypeofuseoftheport.Certainportnumbersare
reservedforspecificapplications.Forexample,port80isusedforhttp
communication.
PSP:AbbreviationofPlaystationPortableisahandheldgameconsole
manufacturedandmarketedbySonyComputerEntertainment.Amongothers
therobustmultimediacapabilitiesdistinguishesthishandheldgameconsole
formtheothers.
Q
QAM:AbbreviationofQuadratureAmplitudeModulation.Itisbothananalog
andadigitalmodulationscheme.Thiswaydigitalcablechannelsareencoded
andtransmittedviacabletelevisionprovidersthroughoutNorthAmerica.
R
Router:Routers,alsoknownas"IntermediateSystems(IS)",arelinking
elementsthatinterconnecttwoormoresubnetworks.Inadditiontoactingasa
bridge,routerscanexpandtheboundariesofanetwork(numberofnodes,
physicalextension).Routersalsocontroldatatrafficbynotforwarding
defectivedatapackets.
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Resolution:Describesthedetailanimageholdsandischaracterizedbythe
numberofdistinctpixelsthatcanbedisplayedineachdimension.Referringto
TVwedistinguishbetweenstandarddefinition(SD)andhighdefinition(HD)TV.
S
SVideo:SVideosignalsdeliverbrightnessandcolorinformationseparately
throughseveralcables.Thismeansthatthevideodoesnotneedtobe
modulatedanddemodulatedandimagequalityisnotimpairedasaresult.(see
also"CompositeVideo")
SD:AbbreviationofStandardDefinition.Whenaresolutionconsistsofupto
720x480(NTSC)or720x576(PAL),wearetalkingabout"Standard
Definition".(seealso"HD")
SECAM:AbbreviationofSequentialCouleurMmoire.Acolortelevision
standarddevelopedinFranceandEasternEuropebasedonthePALsystem.
SECAMuses625linesand50fieldspersecond.(seealso"NTSC","PAL","Field")
Server:Acomputeroraprogramthatoffersstorage,datatransferandother
servicesinanetworkorontheInternet.Serversoftenprovideservicesfor
requestors(clients)locatedonothercomputers.
Settopbox:Asettopboxisanadditionaldevicethatreceivesdigitaltelevision
stationsanddata.Itcanbehookeduptoanystandardtelevisionset.
SPDIF:istheabbreviationofSonyPhilipsDigitalInterFace.Itisadatalinklayer
protocolandasetofphysicallayerspecificationsforcarryingdigitalaudio
signalsbetweendevicesandstereocomponentsovereitheropticalorelectrical
cable.SPDIFiscommonlyusedtocarrycompressedoruncompresseddigital
audiosignalstoareceiverthatsupportsDolbyDigitalorDTSsurroundsound.
Streaming:Theactoftransferringcompressedvideoandaudiofilesoverthe
Internet.Streamingdoesnotdownloadallthedataatonce,butdownloadsitin
stagesusingastoreandforwardmethod.Thedatadoesnotarriveasa
continuousfile,butiscachedinthebuffer,whichcancreatedelaysatthestart
oftransmission.Thedatacanbetransmittedliveoritcanbedownloadedlater.
Thecomputerreceivingthedatastreammusthaveaprogram(player)installed
onitthatdecompressesthedata.Playersareusuallyinstalledinbrowserssuch
asInternetExplorer.Thespeedandqualityofthedatadependheavilyonhow
muchbandwidthisavailable.Inordertoensuresmoothplayback,theInternet
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Glossary
connectionshouldofferatleast300Kbpsinbandwidth.Therearevariousfile
formatsforaudioandvideostreaming.ThemostpopularformatsareMP3,
RealAudioandWMA.
Subtitle:aretextualversionsofthedialoginfilmsandtelevisionprograms.
Theycaneitherbethewrittentranslationofadialoginaforeignlanguage,ora
writtenrenderingofthedialoginthesamelanguage.Usuallysubtitlesare
displayedatthebottomofthescreen.
T
Transcode:isthedirectdigitaltodigitalconversionofoneencodingto
another.Themostpopularmethodoftranscodingistodecodetheoriginal
datatoanintermediateformat,inawaythatstillcontainsthecontentofthe
original,andthenencodingtheresultingfileintothetargetformat.
TransportStream:isacommunicationsprotocolforaudio,video,anddataand
itisusedinbroadcastapplicationssuchasDVBandATSC.
TV:AbbreviationofTelevision
TVTuner:isacomputercomponentthatallowstelevisionsignalstobe
receivedbyacomputer.MostTVtunersallowyoutorecordtheTVprogram
ontotheharddiskofyourPC.
V
VirtualTunerInstall:isaTVCenterprocessthatenablesTVCentertousethe
TVtunerofaBroadwayasTVsource.Forfurtherinformationpleasereferto
therespectiveFAQtopicon:www.pctvsystems.com/support.
W
Widescreen:See"16:9format".
WLAN:AbbreviationofWirelessLocalAreaNetwork.(seealso"LAN")
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