User manual TERRATEC HOME CINEMA 4

TerraTec Home Cinema is the successor of the Cinergy Digital 3 software. This new version has a completely reworked code base for more reliability and extensibility. · · · Seamless support for analogue devices integrated. Database for a channel spanning EPG. Tvtv as a second source for EPG data. 1.1 Support for analogue devices · · · load. · Two user definable encoder profiles for video quality. THC now supports most of the TerraTec analogue TV devices and the analogue part of the hybrid devices. External analogue inputs are treated as TV channels. Four different encoder profiles to balance video quality and CPU 1.2 Database for multi channel EPG · · · Improved EPG with multi channel functionality. New EPG shows all favourite channels in one list. New EPG shows current and next programme for all favourite channels. 1.3 Tvtv · Downloadable internet based multi channel EPG for analogue and DVB channels. TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 1/13 · · · · Support of multiple receivers: watch on one device, record on one or more others Support for DVB-S and DVB-C Subtitle decoder (DVB and teletext subtitles) Multiple favourite lists to organize your stations 2.1 Free choice of decoders · · · Support of 3rd party MPEG decoders (if installed) Support of 3rd party AC-3 software decoders (if installed) Support for HDTV (requires installed 3 party H.264 and AAC decoders) rd 2.2 Advanced timer programming · · · Timer programming via internet (powered by tvtv) Wake up for timer recordings / shutdown after timer recordings New timer modes (mon-fri, mon-sat, sat-sun) 2.3 Recording and post processing · · Recording of subtitles and teletext in .TS files Cut! MPEG editor (easy to handle tool to remove ads from your recordings) 2.4 ... and more · · · · Desktop TV Teletext in separate window Improved OSD performance Many improvements to user interface TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 2/13 Name Cinergy 250 PCI Cinergy 250 USB Cinergy 400 TV / 400i Cinergy 600 TV Radio Cinergy 1200 DVB-T Cinergy 1200 DVB-C Cinergy 1200 DVB-S Cinergy 1400 DVB-T Cinergy 2400i DT Cinergy T² (BDA) Cinergy T USB XE Cinergy T USB XS Cinergy HT USB XE Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS TerraTV+/ TerraTV Radio+ Terra TValue Bus PCI USB PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCI PCIe USB USB USB USB USB PCI PCI DVB-T DVB-C DVB-S Analogue X (+FM) X X X (+FM) X X X X 2X X X X X X X X X X All TerraTec TV cards should work with this software. Newer TerraTec TV cards may not yet be contained in this list. !!! Please make sure to use the latest drivers available on the TerraTec homepage !!! · · · · · MPG (MPEG-PS) playback is not always smooth. If you encounter problems, please use MPEG-TS. HDTV decoding requires a very powerful system. This is due to the complexity of H.264 decoding. Fast rewind/forward: Audio is not switched off; picture is not always updated Analogue TV requires a powerful system. This is due to the usage of an MPEG encoder. AC-3 output on the S/PDIF output is not possible with all soundcards. TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 3/13 ! 5.1 Version 4.00 · First Release of TerraTec Home Cinema (THC) May, 5th 2006 April, 28 2006 th 5.2 Version 4.01 · · · · · · · · · Fixed freeze with overlay mixer and TerraTec decoder and ATI graphics card Added DVB-C frequencies for KabelBW Improved localization Improved setup VMR9 is now disabled by default Fixed popup menu flicker with overlay mixer and TerraTec decoder Keep a history of the last ten trace logs Improved TerraTec decoder for graphics cards with less memory Improved handling of different video and monitor dimensions o o o o · Fixed wrong size of OSD in full-screen-stretched mode (wide screen) Added monitor aspect ratio to user interface options Added shortkey F10 for "next aspect ratio mode" Support for unstretched video on monitor/resolution combinations with non-square pixels (overlay mixer & VMR9) Added support for ffdshow as MPEG-2 video decoder May, 11 2006 th 5.3 Version 4.02 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Don't show mute icon if AC-3 is selected Select AC-3 audio stream if no other is available Fixed always-on-top after desktop TV Don't switch off monitor while the video window is visible (and disable the screen saver too) Added zoom and positioning for the video (see FAQ for shortkeys) New handling of shrinking and stretching to fit aspect ratio Fixed channel renaming in the favourites list Fixed OSD flickering with overlay mixer Fixed fine-tuning for scan Fixed wrong day-of-week for weekly recordings Fixed command line handling for Explorer->Open With Improved decoder connection (faster enumeration) Display error message box in tvtv options if tvtv library is missing Start and stop remote control editor with THC (refer FAQ) Added new icons for OSD TV info (Audio modes, aspect ratio) Improved DVB-T frequency tables for `Germany Hamburg' and `UK' TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 4/13 5.4 Version 4.03 (RC 1) · Channels options o o · Scan o o · · o Teletext o o o · · Timer o o o o o · General o o · Audio o o · OSD o o o o Fixed wrong audio selection when starting a recording Added "Prefer AC3" to options audio/video Added help button to the main dialog Added "BOSS"-Key (Strg+Alt+B) panel Timer entries for other users now handled correctly Fixed timeshift could not be stopped anymore after cueing in timeshift mode Timeshift / Recording Teletext subtitles improved Allow double clicks to switch to fullscreen in teletext Allow moving window for teletext subtitle pages Added channel names to frequency combo boxes Updated DVB-T frequencies for Germany (Kiel) Option to start/close remote control editor works now Channels can be sorted by signal strength Channel sorting by frequency fixed May, 18th 2006 Remote Control Editor Fixed background bitmap shown during playback-while-recording with mpg format TS files: Wrong ID for Teletext descriptor in PMT fixed Fix: 2nd audio track of MPEG-PS was never played Stops viewer, starts timeshift, minimizes control Fixed scrambled icon for free TV channels, after tuning once to a scrambled service Fixed update of caption for FLOF buttons in Timer OSD Fixed progress bar in OSD TV info (e.g. 23.50 - 00.15) Timer OSD will be shown, if conflicting timers will be added May, 19th 2006 5.5 Version 4.04 · Options o o · Subtitle o o Fixed: Selecting "Automatic Selection" showed OSD "Subtitle: 008" Fixed: Subtitle selection for streams that include DVB and teletext subtitles Fixed: Dialog caption not updated after changing user interface language Option to start Remote Control Editor with THC will be hidden, if the Remote Control Editor is not present. TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 5/13 · · TvTv o Scan o o Fixed: Tab order in scan dialog Added region "Germany (Südwest)" to Frequencies.xml Changed function of skip previous/next in movie mode (see FAQ) Fixed problem with showing OSD when paused in timeshift mode Fixed reboot after setup Fixed usage of uxtheme.dll for Windows 2000 Fixed: Password check for website login · · · · Movies o o General o Cut! o Timeshift 5.6 Version 4.05 · General o o o · · · Teletext o o TvTv o o · Cut! o Fixed size of controls for 120 dpi (Large fonts) Improved French localization Fixed transponder dump for DVB-C Fixed size of controls for 120 dpi (Large fonts) May, 24th 2006 Now the application does not switch to another channel when entering 0 or 9 as first number Default language of the Remote Control Editor will now be set by setup Fixed URL for Premium key activation and URL for online EPG (non german versions only) Fixed database download (Due to that error, there was no valid channel mapping available since version 4.02) Remote Control Editor 5.7 Version 4.09 · General o o o o o · o o Added Swedish and Finnish as setup languages Added Swedish localization Added INI option ProcessAffinity and improved the FAQ.txt Fixed use of a H.264 decoder Help files for THC and TvTv SetupWizard Fixed "Always on top" always set Additional shortkeys for Zooming/moving (Arrows/Page up/down/Home) June, 14th 2006 User Interface TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 6/13 o o · o o o Fixed 100 % system load under some circumstance Added shortkey Ctrl+F4 to minimize/restore the Control Dialog Fixed: weekly timer always executed the day they were programmed Increased maximum post recording time from 20 to 59 minutes Programming timers/recordings for Standard Windows users is now possible. The access rights for Timerlist.xml are changed. Users of old version of THC must start the new version 4.09 with administrator privileges once to fix this problem. Fixed channel switching during timeshift Fixed wrong times in timer entries (e.g. for UK) Fixed crash after the first unattended recording when shutting down the computer and preparing for the second recording Updated frequencies for Rhein-Main Added Swedish & Finnish localization Added Swedish & Finnish localization Use the shortkey Shift+Ctrl+Alt+X for terminating the Remote Control Editor without message box June, 22 nd Timer/Recording/Timeshift o o o · · · · Scan o TvTv o Cut! o o Remote Control Editor 5.8 Version 4.12 · General o o · FAQ improved 2006 Fixed: Application didn'start. t Before loading a filter, a Trace message is generated to find out the bad filter. Set maximum OSD timeout to 90 seconds New Skin "dark grey" Fixed display window with border: after return from fullscreen border disappeared Fixed wrong OSD size calculation Don'add invalid data from NIT to transponder list during DVB-S NIT scan t Added DVB-T channel 35 for Germany (Kiel) Added DVB-T frequencies for Germany (Hessen) Fixed crash with TerraTec MPEG-2 Video Decoder and Astra HD Fixed problem that after a channel switch not all services are rendered correctly (no sound on NDR2) User Interface o o o o · Scan o o o · Video/Audio o o TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 7/13 5.9 Version 4.13 · · User Interface o o o o · Scan o o · · Teletext o o Fixed Teletext on some Channels Settings Fixed: channel switch on the same transponder for Cinergy T XE Fixed crash while scan Fixed "Always on top" Added 2000/4000 MB tile size (used for FAT16/FAT32) Added some greater values for timeshift buffer size Fixed: during a timed recording the file could not be played Recording June, 29th 2006 If you changed a setting on the options page "User interface", then pressed "Cancel" and negotiated "Do you want to discard changes", the page was closed nonetheless. June, 30th 2006 5.10 Version 4.14 · Recording o Fixed recording for Cinergy T XE 5.11 Version 4.15 · Recording o July, 12th 2006 Fixed erroneous recordings with Cinergy T USB XS and Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS July, 13th 2006 5.12 Version 4.16 · · Recording o o Now the shutdown between two recordings works User interface Fixed Control Window on Top of Video Window when going back from Fullscreen to Windowed Mode July, 18th 2006 5.13 Version 4.17 · · Setup o Teletext o Fixed crash with small PES packets Fixed opening tvtv Wizard twice 5.14 Version 4.18 · Cut! o Improved connection of audio decoder and audio renderer July, 18th 2006 TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 8/13 5.15 Version 4.19 · · · Decoder o o Timer o o · OSD o Fixed OSD volume slider not visible with small video window In timer edit OSD the right shutdown mode will be shown now. Repeated timers will not be removed when stopping a timer manually. Fixed crash with Ulead Video Decoder at startup Added new frequencies for Austria Frequencies July, 26th 2006 5.16 Version 4.20 · · · · tvtv Setup wizard o Scan o EPG o o Fixed line wrapping for EPG short events Updated DVB-C frequencies for Germany (Kabel BW) Frequencies Fixed tvtv channel mappings after scan Fixed creation of new account with an existing login name August, 16th 2006 5.17 Version 4.21 August, 17th 2006 · tvtv Setup wizard o o Fixed saving tvtv settings Improved error handling for creation of new tvtv accounts Fixed crash when deleting tvtv database after channel scan · tvtv o TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 9/13 5.18 Version 4.71 August, 24th 2006 · Setup o o Avoided reboot when it's not necessary. Fixed "Keep old settings?" question. Use the first two CPUs as default. · · · General o Video o o o Message "Bad or no signal." was not removed after switching from TV to movie playback. Fixed disabling teletext subtitles when switching channels. Fixed freeze with overlay mixer. Fixed recording after timeshift on the same channel. Create HTML file with details about each recording (can be disabled) Fixed TerraTec Audio/Video decoder decoding scrambled packets (fix application freeze when closing). Improved name detection from teletext header line Fix: Replace ASCII control codes in station names with ' . _' Teletext filter property page now show VPS data. Added tvtv as EPG data source Added EPG database (can be disabled) Added new EPG OSD pages (only when EPG database enabled) Open OSD Current/Next with ' Ctrl+E' Added support for Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS (EM2882) Added support for Cinergy 200/250 USB with BDA and WDM drivers Added saving/loading of zoom presets Ctrl+F9..F12 load preset 1..4 Ctrl+Alt+F9..F12 save preset 1..4 Default Preset 1: full video Default Preset 2: 4% overscan Default Preset 3: 8% overscan Default Preset 4: MTV mode (top-left rectangle only) o Improved channel info OSD. Added current event info to favourites list (only when EPG database enabled) Seite 10/13 Analogue devices supported (with MPEG encoder) · Recording o o · Decoder o · Teletext o o o · EPG o o o o · Remote Control Editor o o · User Interface o · Context menu o TerraTec Home Cinema · Options ­ Options o o The device list is sorted alphabetically Added Option to use all CPUs or only the first Fixed default value for tile size Added column "Channel name" to the found stations list. Fixed filter by media type in options page external inputs will be treated as individual channels in the channel database Added column `language' to channel list Button `FAQ' shows the FAQ in the edit field The maximum debug level is seven now August, 25th 2006 · · · Options ­ Record o o o o o Options - Scan Options - Stations · Options ­ About o o 5.19 Version 4.72 · Analogue TV o o · o o · · EPG o o If EPG data source is TvTv, show TvTv logo on the EPG details page Recording Added TerraTV and TValue Fixed switching between external inputs Fixed tuning by NUM1 If you delete a movie, it will be moved to recycle bin now. User Interface Fixed timer programming when the channel of the EPG list is not the watched channel August, 29th 2006 5.20 Version 4.74 · · · Analogue TV o o Timer o Fixed confusing marks for overlapping timer. Added selection of the TV standard to scan dialog. The details file will be deleted with the movie file. Recording 5.21 Version 4.75 · · Options o Help o Added new help files. Fixed user interface of scan page. August, 29th 2006 TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 11/13 5.22 Version 4.77 · Analogue TV o Fixed scan for Cinergy T USB XS (France) August, 29th 2006 5.23 Version 4.78 · Analogue TV o Scan fix applies only to France now September, 1st 2006 5.24 Version 4.79 · Scan / Tune o o · o o o · · o OSD o o · General o Fixed progress bar in TV Info OSD Fixed scaling of signal strength Cinergy T USB XS: Fixed SECAM scan for France Set tuning parameter even if setting the DiSEqC parameter fails September, 14th 2006 EPG / tvtv Fix: tvtv icon was always visible in EPG details (even if data were not from tvtv) Fixed handling of tvtv proxy settings Disable tvtv button on options page if service is unavailable Timeshift files are now deleted permanently (before they were moved to the recycle bin). Recording / Timeshift Added command line parameter ' trace' override trace verbose level (e.g.: /trace:7) to 5.25 Version 4.80 September, 21st 2006 · General o o o Fixed: TT_vtx.log was created on the desktop. Improved conflict checking with multiple timers. Fixed that some recordings have only a size of 2K. Fixed problem that CANAL+ in France was not detected (due to BAT packets in the DVB-SI data). Hide encoder settings if no analogue TV device is enabled. Clip signal strength to 0 ­ 100%. Recording · Scan o · · Options o OSD o TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 12/13 5.26 Version 4.82 · General o o o o o o · · o o o o o · OSD o o o · o o o o Fixed signal strength for devices that doesn'support signal quality t Fixed: Timeline slider didn't work for ver large files (> 4h) Added DVB-S filestream device (for playing DVB-S transponder dumps) Fixed "Runtime error" crash Fixed crash when for playback of some MP3 files Stereo is now possible for all external inputs Show subvendor and subdevice ID for PCI devices Fixed recording timers that overlap in pre-/post-recording interval. Fixed: "no signal" after scan on the current device October, 2nd 2006 Recording Scan / Channels Stations found by the last scan, are marked bold in the channels database. Channels with an unknown service type will not be added automatically to favourites Now it' possible to remove external inputs manually from channel database s If available bitmaps from tvtv are shown in the OSD "EPG details" (EPG entries that have a bitmap in EPG details are marked with an asterisk.) Improved navigation between EPG list and EPG details Fixed problem with large files Fixed memory leak on exit Improved settings Added tutorial (German only in this version) Cut! (version 0.5.40.83) 5.27 Version 4.83 · EPG o o Fixed crash in EPG OSD Fixed double entries in EPG OSD October, 4th 2006 5.28 Version 4.85 · Remote Control Editor o Fixed wrong key mapping for color keys (green/yellow) October, 6th 2006 TerraTec Home Cinema Seite 13/13