Pinnacle MediaCenter Table Of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Welcome ............................................................................................................ 1 Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter ................................................................. 1 Pinnacle hardware .......................................................................................... 2 PCTV MediaCenter remote control ............................................................... 2 Pinnacle Mobile Media Organizer (only with the Pinnacle MediaCenter).... 2 Configuration Wizard for the Basic Settings..................................................... 3 Pinnacle MediaCenter ........................................................................................... 5 Pinnacle MediaCenter User Interfaces .............................................................. 5 PC View.......................................................................................................... 5 TV View (Remote View) ............................................................................... 6 Pinnacle MediaCenter TV View Functions ................................................... 7 PC View (optimized 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 Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and Recording ........................................ 33 Picture-in-Picture Function (PIP)................................................................. 39 Pinnacle MediaCenter Window Formats ..................................................... 42 Pinnacle MediaCenter Operating Shortcuts ................................................. 45 Advanced Settings............................................................................................... 47 Advanced Settings Dialog Overview............................................................... 47 "Apply" button.............................................................................................. 47 Advanced General Settings.............................................................................. 48 Appearance ................................................................................................... 48 Check for updates ......................................................................................... 48 Control bar.................................................................................................... 48 Skip buttons .................................................................................................. 48 Advance TV Channel Settings......................................................................... 49 Advanced Channel Settings Overview......................................................... 49 iii Pinnacle MediaCenter Advanced Analog TV Reception Settings ................................................... 51 Advanced DVB-T Reception Settings ......................................................... 52 Advanced DVB-S Reception Settings.......................................................... 53 Advanced Channel Settings - Modifying Channels ..................................... 54 Advanced Analog-Digital and Internet Radio Reception Settings.................. 57 Available radio channels .............................................................................. 57 My favorite radio channels........................................................................... 57 Visualisation ................................................................................................. 57 Channel Details ............................................................................................ 58 Load / save channel lists............................................................................... 58 Channel Scan ................................................................................................ 58 Advanced Settings - Program Guide EPG - epgData.com Service ................. 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........................................................................... 64 Default TimeShifting.................................................................................... 64 Advanced Playback Settings............................................................................ 65 Music playback............................................................................................. 65 Photo slide show........................................................................................... 66 CD/DVD start............................................................................................... 66 Movies and DVD playback .......................................................................... 66 Advanced Display Settings.............................................................................. 68 On Screen Display (OSD) ............................................................................ 68 Preferred output device ................................................................................ 69 Screen saver.................................................................................................. 69 Preferred video aspect ratio .......................................................................... 69 Hardware acceleration .................................................................................. 69 Video display................................................................................................ 69 Advanced Audio Settings ................................................................................ 70 Preferred audio language.............................................................................. 70 Audio output device ..................................................................................... 70 SPDIF enabled or disabled ........................................................................... 71 Preferred playback format ............................................................................ 72 iv Table Of Contents Analog audio input ....................................................................................... 72 Advanced Remote Control Settings................................................................. 73 Remote control selection .............................................................................. 73 Remote control receiver ............................................................................... 73 Advanced Hardware Settings........................................................................... 74 Hardware to configure.................................................................................. 74 Antenna inputs.............................................................................................. 74 Preview ......................................................................................................... 74 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 Technical Support ............................................................................... 77 1. Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................... 77 2. Ask a Question and Get an Answer ......................................................... 77 3. E-mail Support.......................................................................................... 77 4. Discussion Forum..................................................................................... 78 License Information ............................................................................................ 79 Pinnacle End User License Agreement ........................................................... 79 Glossary............................................................................................................... 83 Index .................................................................................................................... 91 v Introduction Welcome Your new Pinnacle product offers you a whole new world of multimedia entertainment. Starting today, you can sit at your computer or comfortably on the couch and conveniently access, manage and process all sorts of media such as television, radio, movies, music and photos: You can watch both analog and digital TV (optional) on your computer monitor or TV screen. This TV viewing fun has been enhanced even more with numerous additional functions. Thanks to spur-of-the-moment or scheduled recording to your hard drive and modern timeshift recording technology, you can watch television flexibly and not miss a minute of your favorite shows. In connection with this, quick-to-open teletext provides you with the latest news any time you want it, and an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) guarantees you an overview of the TV schedule as well as quick and uncomplicated recording scheduling. Now you also have the option of listening to radio any time you want and of recording your favorite broadcasts quickly and easily. In addition, your Pinnacle product lets your receive Internet radio stations. The following components of your new Pinnacle product let you access all these functions: Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter The Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter installed on your computer plays back your media. Use the Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter to watch and record television, play back recordings as well as open teletext. You can also listen to and record radio broadcasts. Music, movies and photos from CD, DVD or your hard drive are played back in the Pinnacle MediaCenter / TVCenter. To open media sorted according to specific criteria, access your categories created in the Pinnacle Mobile Media Organizer, and then select the appropriate medium for your mood or a specific occasion whenever you want, depending on regional availability. Various Pinnacle PCTV hardware variants are delivered only with the Pinnacle TVCenter. However, the TVCenter has a limited range of functions. Throughout this manual, the term Pinnacle MediaCenter is used, since all of the functions included in the program are explained in this context. 1 Pinnacle MediaCenter The following functions are not available in the TVCenter: 1. Recording DVDs 2. Burning DVDs and CDs 3. TV View (Remote View) 4. Pinnacle Mobile Media Organizer 5. Dolby decoding 6. PSP/iPod recording 7. MPEG2 recording when using analog PCTV hardware The TV View (Remote View) in the Pinnacle MediaCenter is not included with Pinnacle PCTV hardware variants that include the TVCenter. The TV View (Remote View) is not described in this manual. Pinnacle hardware If your new Pinnacle product comes with the optional reception device, you can receive TV and radio (optional) and take advantage of, for example, the 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 to get up and go over to the computer. Pinnacle Mobile Media Organizer (only with the Pinnacle MediaCenter) The ...