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1. them on the point Playlists from the MCC main menu Playlists Search your playlists If you look at the playlists in MCC you may notice that new playlists are added These are automatically created and dynamic playlists The content of these playlists is not static and is adjusted automatically as soon as appropriate content can be found in your media library There is for example a play list for automatically five star rated music or for the last three episodes of your favorite series 27 mediacentercontrol com 6 13 Switch off computer and sleep timer If you want to quit MCC turn off the computer or use the sleep timer you touch bottom button bar To turn off the computer select Shut down Depending on how you have configured the MCC server the computer shuts down or is put into sleep mode Note With touching without detours long you can switch off your computer directly and For the sleep timer you have different times from 30 to 240 minutes to choose from Select the desired time to activate the sleep timer Whether the sleep timer is activated to recognize the fact that appears to the left next to the time the remaining time until shutdown jg and Deactivate sleep timer option You can always choose another time to save some time to switch off or reduce Two minutes before the computer shuts down turns on the display of their phone again and it will sound a short beep If it means this can pro2. Touching the button short will execute the main function and hold the button will execute the second function Button Function Switch off Sleep timer With this button you can turn off the computer and set the sleep timer Hold the button directly brings you to switch off Search With this button you open the search bar with which you can find music videos and TV shows quickly Current playlist With this button you open the current playlist If you just look television the television program is opened Hold the button opens the virtual remote control for Windows Media Center Home With this button you come right back to the main menu of MCC Hold this button opens the settings 22 mediacentercontrol com 6 3 The volume control The volume control is located at the top On the right side of the volume control you always see the current time If you touch the volume control with a finger you can adjust the volume from 0 100 If you have activated the sleep timer you will see the remaining minutes until the computer is turned off to the left of the time Directly above the volume control you can read the battery charge on a narrow line If this line turns red you should immediately connect your phone to a charger 6 4 The status bar Directly above the toolbar with the buttons for quick access to the main functions you see the status bar The status bar displays the current played theme You see the title current
3. einzurichten tippen Sie auf Neuer ausgehender Anschluss Tippen und halten Sie einen bestehenden Anschluss fiir weitere Optionen Neuer ausgehender Anschluss eae Modus COM Anschliisse SIM Acd 4 gt EH Note the selected port to enter it in the MCC client settings later in the example it is COM2 Broadcom Bluetooth Stack 1 On the Windows computer you have already created a bluetooth connection and this is noted in the example it was COM20 The MCC server on your computer is configured on this port and started The icon in the toolbar is not colored red 12 mediacentercontrol com Open the bluetooth settings on your smartphone 3 You will see the partnership to your computer Press it until the context menu opens Now select Update 4 Select the serial port from the list which you have previously created on your computer and noted Then choose Done AY Bluetooth 9 2 Y n COM20 Al Mit einem drahtlosen seriellen A Anschluss am Ger t verbinden Bluetooth Netzwerk Informationen freigeben oder Verbindung mit dem Internet herstellen Erledigt Abbrechen Note If the serial port are displayed it may be because the MCC server is not fully configured or started Please read the chapter Setting up the Bluetooth connection and Setting up the connections in the MCC server and check the settings 5 Choose from one of the free local serial ports and select Next AY Blueto
4. you e g have chosen to browse through your albums you will after a short delay see a list of all your albums It should be mentioned that the list items in this case albums can not only be touched but also touching and holding until the context menu will appear The context menu contains many useful functions that are hidden to provide more clarity So you choose an album open the context menu and select Play The selected album will now be played on your computer and on your phone you will see the current playlist With the gesture m you can now return to the list of albums to attach another album to the playlist Keep one album touched until the context menu is displayed and then select Add to playlist The selected album will now be played right after the currently playing album By briefly touching a album the individual songs on this album appears and you can then pick a song directly Touch any song and select Play MCC is now adding all the songs that are in the list and save a new playlist and then play it 24 mediacentercontrol com You can move at any time during playback through other menus If they want to see what songs are in the playlist you only need to touch and the playlist is displayed The song that is playing is highlighted with a colored background Touch again one of the songs in the playlist You will notice that the context menu opens and there are new features included Perhaps you expected that the sel
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6. Markus Gehlhaar mediacentercontrol com MEDIA CENTER CONTROL MANUAL WINDOWS MOBILE EDITION VERSION 1 5 7 This publication is protected by copyright All rights reserved The use of text and images in whole or in part without the written consent of the author s copyright and therefore punishable This applies particularly to the reproduction translation or use in electronic systems The software and hardware terms as well as brand names and product names used in this publication are trademarks of their respective companies and subject to the protection of the copyright All data and programs in this book have been checked with great care The author can not be held liable for any damages arising in connection with the use of this publication or the software 1 1 mediacentercontrol com 1 Table of contents L OU TN e enc Sa ceeanamns cise aie E 4 ISAO ee ee ee ee rer 4 3 1 TINELOM DONE ee a ee 4 3 1 1 Install Media Center Control on the computer ccceeccccessececeeseceeeeeecceseeseceeeeneceesenes 5 3 1 2 Install Media Center Control on your smartphone usssssseesnssssessnnnsnesnnnnnennnnnnensnnnnnennn 5 3 1 3 Installing the Windows Media Center Addin ccccccsssccccsssececeeseceeeeeceeseeseceteeneceesenes 6 A AAAS COMM EU LION ee ee ee een 6 4 1 EHOICE 9 COANECHON VDE ee ee ee 6 4 2 Setting up the bluetooth CONNECTION cceccccessececeesecceceseccceeesececeeeceeseusecessuecessugeceeseeeeeetas 7 4
7. On ee ee 23 94 NS SUAS Dar E Re E ETF ee ee 23 mediacentercontrol com 6 5 The virtual remote control for Windows Media Cente r cccccsceccsceccecsceecsceecscecescecescuss 23 6 6 PSCC CO WIS Cepin EEE see erste 24 6 7 WY ECE WICC See ee ee ee 25 6 8 WERNO ES aa E E N E E E E EEES 25 6 9 TETON T EA E re ee 26 CIO Rad Onee E E sos s eqqnosseanseauseateees secassaee 27 CLL VIEW 10 0 ee ee A ee ee ee ee 27 WISE S se ne emo Eee EN 27 6 13 Switch off computer and sleep tiMEl cccceeseccccesecccceescceceesececeeeceeeeeseceseeseceseueceeseeeeeeeas 28 7 Wake on LAN Wake computerS sseesesesereeeerererereressrrerereressrrersreressrrerereressrrerereressrrersreresereeesses 28 2 MCCand eIn Ne oaa E E ae 29 9 C verand channel logos sesrcrercc ee ee aden ee 30 9 1 Channel logos in Windows Media Center cecccccssseccccesececcesceeeseseceesueecesseeceeseuneeetsgneses 31 10 HOW MOVIES SECTION Works IN M EC a ae na een 31 10 1 DVD and Blu ray Images 222sss22sssessnssseennnsnesnnnnnennnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnsnesnnnsnensnnnn 31 11 ISTO TD FNS EXTENSION era Re 31 11 1 Fileextensionstor vide9s nee rnehn 32 11 2 Fileextensions for 6 610 g 21s ete enn Cee ner ee 32 3 mediacentercontrol com 2 Introduction This manual is to facilitate the installation and use of Media Center Control The focus in the development of this application was to keep the operation as simple and intuitive
8. as possible hope have got it right There are many different software remote controls for the Windows Media Player or the Windows Media Center on the market But they always try to immitate a usual remote control and not improve it Media Control Center follows a different approach The basic idea was to shift the user interface from the computer to a portable device and to keep as simple as possible Through this implementation the media playback is never overshadowed by a menu You can for example watch TV while you browse the TV program Because there was no such software on the market started about two years ago to develop a concept that can do exactly this And why not using the mobile phone you have in your pocket every day The idea was almost perfect And because I m already a Windows Mobile fan for quit a long time naturally choose this platform So after two years of programming this software for this remote control for Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center finally called it Media Center Control MCC hope you like it just like do it 3 Installation The installation of Media Center Control MCC is simple and depending on the variant of two or three parts The first set up does require a few steps and will in the next chapter explains step by step 3 1 The components The installation consists of three components Depending on whether you use Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center two or three of t
9. bably hear that you have not fallen asleep The display automatically the menu of different times is displayed from which you can then select it again to one a little further to look or listen This game can continue until you are actually asleep 7 Wake on LAN Wake computers With MCC you can wake up your computer which is turned off or in standby mode This is done with the technique Wake on LAN WOL Note The wake up only works over the network connection and not via the bluetooth connection The following conditions must be met so that you can use Wake on LAN 1 The computer must have an internal LAN card WOL does not work with wireless cards The NIC must support WOL The required cable must be plugged by the network card to the motherboard of your computer This cable is located inside the computer 2 The BIOS of your computer must support WOL Check the BIOS settings of your computer for a setting called Wake on LAN Allow computer to resume from network or similar Activate this function 3 Windows must be configured accordingly Open the Device Manager and under network adapters choose your network card Open the properties of the NIC and switch to power 28 mediacentercontrol com management Make sure that all three hooks are set 1 Allow the computer to tum off this device to save power T Allow this device to wake the computer V Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer Waming F t
10. ce saves your current public internet address and linked it with a name that is accessible from the internet The name you can choose when registering and could loud eg MyMCC DynDNS org This name then you set in the MCC client settings as a host With this configuration your computer must remain on continuously however that it is always available on the go This is usually not desired MCC also has a solution MCC is able to wake your computer using Wake on LAN WOL Read the chapter Wake on LAN Wake computers to ensure that your computer is set so that it can be woken up in the local network already For this to be over the internet to work your internet router in a position to be the so called Magic Packet to pass on to your computer This does not work with all routers First you need the network address of your computer which you can identify with ipconfig at a command prompt Let s assume that address is 192 168 0 10 You must now determine the broadcast address For this the last number of the address is replaced with 255 so that is in our example the broadcast address 192 168 0 255 You must set the following port to use WOL over the internet From ANY any address UDP port 7 to YourBroadcastAddress port 7 On the internet you can find instructions in appropriate fora such as forward in your router to a broadcast address Have a look into the MCC forum at http forum mediacentercontrol com Possiblythere is alread
11. channel Record Creates a schedule fort he broadcast Record series Creates a series schedule for the broadcast 26 mediacentercontrol com Create appointment Creates an Outlook appointment for the broadcast Show schedules Shows all schedules fort he broadcast 6 10 Radio You can get a list of all your radio stations with this option Radio Search your radio stations 6 11 View photos If you use the Windows Media Player as the playback program photos behave just like music or videos Simultaneous play of music and photos is not possible If you use the Windows Media Center you can view photos in a slideshow and listen to music at the same time The best way is you first start playing music and then start the slideshow Search your photo collection Photos are listed by their folders You will find the photo files so just as you are accustomed to Windows Explorer Playback will start just as you have already met when playing music and video In the details view which you reach through the context menu you can also change the rating of photos However these remain at a new installation of the computer does not receive as is the case with music This is a limitation of the Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center Note To remove the rating stars you hold the button until all the stars are dark 6 12 Playlists MCC also supports playlists You can create your own playlists on your computer and then choose
12. ction over network Enables or disables the auto connect to the internet If this option is activated it may incur additional costs Note the costs for internet connectivity with your mobile phone contract Enables or disables forcing a network connection When enabled only connection via network is possible Description The path for storing the cover art and station logos This path should always refer to a directory on the storage card Here you can choose which design to use MCC to customize the look you like Under http mediacentercontrol com you can find more themes Sets the default behavior for touching list entries The following options are available Play The selected item in the list is played immediately Context Opens the context menu for the selected list entry Details Opens the details view of the selected list entry Specifies the time after the screen should be turned off and the device is put into standby mode This setting is specified in minutes and takes precedence over the setting of Windows Mobile Enables or disables the sleep timer beep signal If this option is activated and the sleep timer is active MCC notifies you before turning off with a short beep You then have the option to change the time You can choose from one of the options Normal uses a virtual remote with standard buttons and with Gesture you can control Windows Media Center with gestures to be able to control it blind Th
13. e Touchpad option simulates a mouse cursor Enables or disables the larger volume bar Enables or disables the auto rotate of the screen when you turn the device into the landscape view Enables or disables the auto rotate of the screen when you turn the device into the reverse landscape view Here you set the volume behavior of an incoming call on your smartphone The following options are available Do not mute The volume is not changed Mute on incoming call amp talking The volume is reduced during ringing and during the conversation Mute while talking The volume is reduced only when answering the call I 20 mediacentercontrol com Mute volume Specifies the amount of volume reduction when a call is incoming in percent Pause on Call Here you set the pause behavior for an incoming call on your smartphone The following options are available Do not pause The playback is not stopped Pause on incoming call amp talking The playback is paused for an incoming call and during the call Pause while talking The playback will be paused if you answer the call 6 Using the MCC Client The use of MCC is self explanatory if you are already somewhat familiar with kinetic list views from other programs Have a look to the surface of MCC in more detail on the following image The interface of MCC Battery status ED Musik Durchsuchen ee hre Musk nach Kategoren Volume control Clock ate Filme 7 Durchsuc
14. e playback program The choice of the playback program is probably easier for you Either you use the powerful Windows Media Center or you prefer the diversity of the Windows Media Player With just a few clicks in the settings you can change the desired playback program at any time Note The Windows Media Center is available to you only with Windows Home Premium Windows Ultimate and Windows Enterprise To adjust the playback program open the tab Playback in the MCC server settings and then select the desired playback program The configuration of the MCC server is now completed Certainly there are still more options available These are explained in detail in the chapter Overview of all settings 4 6 Configuration of the smartphone We come to the final step of the configuration After MCC has already been installed on your smartphone you will find two shortcuts in the start menu One to start MCC and one to change the settings Important For the following configuration the MCC server has to be already configured and started It is also assumed that you have set as previously described a connection between the computer and smartphone 4 6 1 Prepare bluetooth Have you already activated bluetooth in MCC server and the two devices know each other keyword pairing Very nice But before we can configure the MCC client settings we have to create a bluetooth serial port in the bluetooth settings on your smart phone This varies fro
15. ect Cancel IF Album Lieder 13 z The Platinum Collection 7 Morcheeba ER Album Lieder 14 popkiller EFKAS Anthony Rother Album Lieder 11 2 Premiers Symptomes Air Album Lieder 7 gt Push the Button The Chemical Brothers S Album Lieder 11 gt Pushin On SIF Quantic Soul Orchestra Album Lieder 11 EES Queen Collection Queen Album Lieder 14 Reality Killed the Video Star Robbie Williams Royale With Cheese Ky r 4 6 3 Setting the bluetooth connection Select Bluetooth port in the MCC client settings All available ports are listed Select the port which you had previously noted in the example the COM2 14 mediacentercontrol com Ay McCSettings Q WP Ye ie X a a L Cancel Do the gesture vertically from left to right to go to the previous menu Note If you want to control multiple computers you can also select multiple ports At each start of MCC you can then select the desired port 4 6 4 Setting the network connection Choose Server IP Name in the MCC client settings This opens a list of already registered network addresses or computer names The list is of cource not yet filled Now select Add new host IP At the top is now a textbox displayed in which you can enter the computer name or network address Confirm with ENTER or touch the confirmation icon next to the text Note If you want to control multiple computers you can add multiple computer
16. ected song is played back immediately The default setting of MCC prevent exactly that to prevent accidental play Touching the screen happens too often inadvertently It would be annoying if it every time interrupts the playback You can change the default behavior in the MCC client settings if you wish For all media music videos photos and television there is always the shortcut Show Details in the context menu About this point you get more information Perhaps the most important thing at this point is that you can change the rating here Note To remove the rating hold the button until all the stars are dark 6 7 Watch videos Just like you start listen to music videos are played Select from the main menu Videos Ak Videos Search your video collection The videos are listed according to their folders You will find the video files so just as you are accustomed to Windows Explorer Like with the music Enter a video from the list again be played back all following videos one after the other as long as until the list has reached the end or stop them playing This is an advantage you may have missed in the Windows Media Center With MCC you can view multi part videos movies or documentation in succession without each time trying again to have the remote control You can then start the sleep timer and don t have to worry about switching off the computer In the details view which you reach through the context me
17. etooth USB adapters are on the market which can be installed without much effort Just look at the internet shop or dealer you trust and you will find very good offers The bottom line is you do not have to commit yourself because you can operate both types in parallel However want to suggest the connection via bluetooth for everyday usage because it requires the least battery power and is not disabled by the smartphone when the device is put into standby mode Bluetooth has two very clear advantages A WiFi connection is usually disconnected from the smartphone when the device is in standby For me personally a major disadvantage because the connection to the MCC server is lost However there is a possibility described in the 6 mediacentercontrol com internet how to make a WiFi connection to stay permanently But even then the battery is used more and it is perhaps necessary to configure the system settings of your phone Let s look at the advantages and disadvantages of both types of connections in a table A plus or green background indicates a positive feature and a minus with a red background a negative one Bluetooth Network WiFi Power Consumption Reach up to 20 meters even gt 20 meters Active Standby Internet operation Wake up computer WOL As you can see both connection types have their advantages and disadvantages If you want MCC also to operate on the internet for example to schedu
18. following registry value Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software MCC Name String ExtPicture The value contains the extension without points stars or any other special character Extension Value NEF NEF FF IFF Several extensions have to be separated with a semicolon Example NEF IFF 32 mediacentercontrol com
19. he background shows you how long the program is already running Prime Time Here you get all the broadcasts in prime time usually at 8 15pm The prime time settings can be adjusted in the MCC server settings Best of today Here you can get all broadcasts which are provided with an rating The minimum rating setting can be adjusted in the MCC server settings Movies amp series Here you get all the movies and series appear to be screened today Favorite broadcasts Here you get the broadcasts containing your favorite keywords The favorite keywords can be set through the point favorite catchwords Records Here you get the recorded broadcasts Scheduled records Here you get all broadcasts for which you have scheduled a recording You can stop the recording at any time from the context menu Categories Broadcasts are assigned to categories Here you can seek and find items for these categories Favorite catchwords Here you may enter the keywords on which interest you most and you want to see on Favorite broadcasts Appointments You can easily create an appoinment for broadcasts Here you get displayed all at once The appoinments are created through the context menu and stored in the Outlook calendar By selecting a television program to open the context menu which includes the following features Item Description Show details Shows the braodcasts details Show program Shows all broadcasts of the channel Switch Switch to the
20. he components are required To install the components you start the installer and execute these steps one by one After starting you see the following screen from which you can install the components 4 mediacentercontrol com Media Center Control step 1 Install Media Center Control on your PC Step 2 Install Media Center Control on your smartphone step 3 optional Install Media Center Control Addin for Windows Media Center Copyright 2010 Markus Gehlhaar All rights reserved 3 1 1 Install Media Center Control on the computer The component which will be installed in step 1 of the installation program on your computer is also known as MCC server This component is the heart of MCC and has to be installed on your Microsoft Windows computer All communication from MCC runs on the server and is then passed on to the Media Player or your smartphone Note If you update MCC you can install the components over the existing installation You always have to update all used components To install MCC on your computer click on Step 1 in the installer The server will be installed automatically There is no more input needed The configuration is carried out later and is explained in the next chapter 3 1 2 Install Media Center Control on your smartphone The second component is the software you use on your smartphone and therefore is the actual remote control software The component is also known as MCC client The choice you make in
21. he maximum number of entries that are returned for a search Sets the prime time Description 18 mediacentercontrol com Add Remove 5 1 5 Sleep timer Sleep timer set your computer to standby Advanced settings Sleep timer will shut down the computer Sleep timer set your computer to standby Media Center Startpage Hide the addin startup message Storage locations Path to videos Path to images Path to records Here you have to enter all your directories with movie content With Add you can add a new movie folder Removes the selected movie folder form the list Description If this option is enabled MCC will put your computer into standby if you switch the computer off from MCC Scheduled recordings can resume the computer from standby mode If this option is enabled MCC will shut down your computer if you switch the computer off from MCC Scheduled recordings will not be recorded if the computer is shut down If this option is enabled MCC will put your computer into hibernate if you switch the computer off from MCC Scheduled recordings can resume the computer from hibernate mode Description Sets the startpage of the Windows Media Center If this option is enabled the MCC addin startup message in Windows Media Center is suppressed Description Windows Vista is not supporting the media library Therefore you must specify the location of your videos This is only needed on Windows Vis
22. hen se A m rer msa mmung Femsehen Durchsuchen se das Fernsehprogramm Gesture controlled list Mana hen se ihre Fotos gt Wiedergabelisten Durchsuchen ge hre Wedergabeisten Tweedie Dee amp Tweedie Dum E a Status view and quick search Stine Pause Next Copyright 2010 Markus Gehlhaar http mediacentercontrol com In the list view you see the main menu of MCC From here you go to all important areas 6 1 The List view To move the list up or down you affect the list and move the finger directly in a vertical direction The list will move accordingly With the touch of a list entry will bring you to the appropriate sub 21 mediacentercontrol com menu or activate or deactivate the selected option You are back in the list by touching the list on the left side and taking your finger directly horizontal movement to the right AER PF Album Lieder 13 re The Platinum Collection 1 Morcheeba i Album Lieder 14 popkiller Ek Anthony Rother Album Lieder 11 Premiers Symptomes Air Album Lieder 7 Push the Button The Chemical Brothers wll Album Lieder 11 Pushin On QP Quantic Soul Orchestra Album Lieder 11 DS Queen Collection wey Queen Album Lieder 14 Reality Killed the Video Star Robbie Williams Royale With Cheese OL lt b fd 6 2 The function bar The four main menu items you have on the bottom bar at any time The buttons are assigned twice
23. his is a laptop computer and you run it using battery power allowing the network adapter to wake the computer could drain the battery more quickly t might also cause the laptop to become very hot if it wakes up while packed in a camying case If the conditions are met yyou can enter the MAC address of your computer in the MCC client settings The MAC address of your computer you can find in acommand prompt with the command ipconfig all MAC addresses have one of the following formats 00 23 32 65 E8 99 or 00 23 32 65 E8 99 Open the MCC client settings and select Server IP Name Here you have registered you computers already Touch and hold the entry with the computer name to which you want to add the MAC address Select Edit MAC for WOL from the context menu Enter in the text box then the MAC address and press ENTER or the confirmation button to the right of the text box Save the settings with Save If configured properly you can now wake up to your computer via WOL Turn your computer off or put it into standby mode Launch MCC and connect via network If you have registered more than one computer you now choose the computer with which you want to connect After a short time should turn on the computer and be connected to MCC 8 MCC and the internet You can control your computer with MCC over the internet It will be good e g to schedule recordings You can search the TV and record programs of interest So you ne
24. igured the network for MCC and not the option Force network connection enabled you will be asked whether you want to connect via network or bluetooth Note If you have configured multiple computer names or bluetooth connections you are asked which computer you want to connect If you have configured bluetooth and not connect via network and the Broadcom bluetooth stack is installed you will be prompted to select the serial port Unfortunately there is no option to skip this query In the bluetooth stack from Microsoft this step is not required If all goes well and the connection is established you will see the main menu of MCC Now you can start browsing you media library If no connection could be established you get an error message 16 mediacentercontrol com Pa Music Search your music by categories Videos Search your video collection r Ep gt Search the TV guide Radio Search your radio stations Photos Search your photo collection Playlists Search your playlists 5 Overview of all settings The settings that are essential for the operation of MCC you have already met in previous chapters There are also other settings All settings available are briefly described in this section 5 1 Settings of the MCC server 5 1 1 Main Settings Server settings Description Enable Bluetooth connections Enables or disables the ability to connect via bluetooth with MCC Bluetooth po
25. le recordings remotely you can also set both connection types So you would have the choice at any time you start MCC on you smartphone 4 2 Setting up the bluetooth connection In order to your smartphone and your computer communicate using bluetooth a predetermined connection is required The two devices need to know and trust each other pairing If the bluetooth adapter in Windows is successfully installed the toolbar has an corresponding bluetooth icon Possibly you have installed a third party bluetooth adapter software In this case please read the manufacturer s instructions for setting up a bluetooth partnership pairing between two devices 4 2 1 Bluetooth partnership set up in Windows 7 Open the bluetooth settings on the bluetooth icon in the toolbar or the Control Panel Make sure that the computer can be seen by other bluetooth devices Check the hook Bluetooth devices can find this computer The settings should look like this 7 mediacentercontrol com Bluetooth Einstellungen _ Optionen COM Anschl sse Aktivieren Sie aus Datenschutzgr nden dieses Kontrollk stchen nur wenn andere Bluetooth Ger te den Computer finden k nnen sollen Verbindungen Bluetooth Ger te k nnen eine Verbindung mit diesem Computer herstellen Benachrichtigung anzeigen wenn ein Bluetooth Ger t eine Verbindung herstellen m chte Bluetooth Symbol im Infobereich anzeigen Einstellungen f r ein Bluetooth Ger t ndern S
26. m device to device explain here the two most commonly known bluetooth stacks If you have one other bluetooth stack please read the instructions of the manufacturer The procedure is however very similar and can be easily adapted Microsoft Bluetooth Stack 1 On the Windows computer you have already created a bluetooth connection and this is noted in the example it was COM20 The MCC server on your computer is configured on this port and started The icon in the toolbar is not colored red Open the bluetooth settings on your smartphone You will see the partnership to your computer Open its properties and then select Update 11 mediacentercontrol com 4 Turn off ActiveSync and enable the hock for Serial Port Click Save Einstellunge 9 Sm t 19 16 Partnerschaftseinstellungen W hlen Sie Dienste aus die Sie mit diesem Ger t verwenden m chten Serieller Anschluss _ Activesync Abbrechen GE Speichern Note If the entry Serial port does not appears it may be because the MCC server is not fully configured or started Please read the chapter Setting up the bluetooth connection and Setting up the connections in MCC server and check the settings 5 Select the tab COM Ports and then New Outgoing Port 6 Select your computer and then an available port Einstellunge 9 Sm 19 17 ok Bluetooth Um nach dem Herstellen einer Partnerschaft mit einem Gerat einen COM Anschluss
27. names to the list Please note however that the MCC server all with the same connection and the same password must be configured If you set a password for network connections to the MCC server you can enter it by choosing the entry Server pwd You must also enable the option Allow network connection If the option is not activated MCC is not able to establish a network connection 15 mediacentercontrol com Ay MccSettings YP Ye EX Bluetooth port COM2 Server IP Name mycomputer Server Port 63187 Server Pwd topsecret Allow TCP IP connection Allow dialing connection Force TCP IP connection Theme black Cancel If you only want to use the network connection and do not need bluetooth you should activate the option Force network connection This forces MCC to immediately establish a network connection You can also use MCC over the Internet If you want MCC to automatically create a dialup connection to the internet if no other connection eg WiFi exists activate the option Allow dialing connection When disabled you have to if desired connect to the Internet manually Now select Save at the bottom of the screen to save the settings You will be asked whether you want to start MCC directly Why not 4 6 5 Here we go The first launch of MCC Finally The time has come What you now get to see depends on which settings you have made and which Windows Mobile version you use Have you conf
28. ntry IPv4 address for the configuration of the MCC client 4 4 Setting up the connections in MCC server After you have installed the server component of MCC the shortcut can be found in the start menu of your computer You can reach the settings of the MCC server over the icon in the taskbar in the right pane This area is called the toolbar Click on the icon with the right mouse button and then select the menu item Settings Alternatively you can open the settings by double clicking the icon In the Server settings you will find the options to allow bluetooth or network connections and you can set the appropriate ports e If you want to allow bluetooth set the hooks and then select the blietooth port you have noted previously when setting up the bluetooth connection In the example that was the port COM20 e Do you want to allow network connections to MCC set the hook The default network port can be changed if needed but this is only necessary in rare cases In general the Windows Firewall is enabled If MCC should work on network relevant special rules for the firewall has to be configured This task can do MCC for you by simply pressing the button Configure Windows Firewall 10 mediacentercontrol com If your computer is a pure Media Center PC or you want the program be available right after the launch of Windows it is recommended to set the option Start MCC when Windows starts 4 5 Election of th
29. nu you can also change the rating of videos However these remain at a new installation of the computer does not receive as is the case with music This is a limitation of the Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center Note To remove the rating stars you hold the button until all the stars are dark 6 8 Watch movies If you are using the Windows Media Center you can watch your stored DVD s and movies here Movies Search your movie collection MCC can read and display metadata from My Movies For more informations read the chapter How movies section works in MCC 25 mediacentercontrol com To navigate in the DVD menu hold KJ down to open the virtual remote control 6 9 Television TV The most powerful feature of MCC Through the TV from the main MCC to reach a variety of functions You can for example always check everything that comes on TV or what you would like to add And all this while you continue to watch TV The TV image is superimposed at no time of dialogues as you get everything displayed on your smartphone Search the TV guide Here is an overview of the functions Bezeichnung Beschreibung Channels Here you get all channels The channels are sorted by default for most viewed channels You can change the behaivour in the MCC server settings Now See what s on television now This view is updated continuously and is also automatically sorted by most channels The red bar in t
30. oth DB Y l 1E X ML De COM20 W hlen Sie einen lokalen seriellen Anschluss aus der diesem Ger t zugeordnet werden soll COM2 v Weiter Abbrechen Note the selected port to enter it in the MCC client settings later in the example it is COM2 4 6 2 MCC client settings At this point all components are installed and the MCC server and the player you have chosen must be started If you use Bluetooth you have created a partnership between the devices and a 13 mediacentercontrol com bluetooth serial port You also made note of a bluetooth port or a computer name that you can now set to the MCC client settings In the start menu of your smartphone you will find a shortcut you can open the MCC client settings with Now you see the surface of MCC for the first time Therefore at this point would like to briefly explain the operation of the list overview to you To move the list up or down you touch the list and move the finger directly in a vertical direction The list will move accordingly With the touch of a list entry will bring you to the appropriate sub menu or activate or deactivate the selected option You can go back in the list at any time by touching the list on the left side and taking your finger directly horizontal movement to the right You should remember this These finger gestures are the basic control of MCC on your smartphone To save the settings click on Save To discard the settings and exit sel
31. ows Media Center is available on your computer you can set it as the default player for MCC The Windows Media Player is available on all Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems and may be the default player for MCC Description Enables or disable the automatic switch to full screen mode when a video or photo is played This function is only supported with Windows Media Player Enables or disable the automatic switch to full screen mode when audio is played This function is only supported with Windows Media Player Description Enables or disables the automatic system volume setting on startup This take effect if the computer was switched off or was in power saving mode standby Enables or disables the automatic player volume setting on startup This take effect if the computer was switched off or was in power saving mode standby This function is only supported with Windows Media Player Description The broadcasts particularly worth seeing are rated by a vote of 1 4 in the form of stars Here you can specify at what threshold programs in the list of the best programs are shown This function is only supported with Windows Media Center Enables or disables the descending order of television channels by watched duration If the option is disabled the channels are ordered by channel number This function is only supported with Windows Media Center Sets how many entries in hours should be returned from the EPG Sets t
32. position and the total playing time The bar is called the quick search bar and shows you to the current position If you touch the quick search you can jump directly to the desired position On the right side are the buttons to pause the playback and to jump to the next item int the playlist Royale With Cheese 00 00 39100 01 45 6 5 The virtual remote control for Windows Media Center If you set the Windows Media Center as playback program you can open the virtual remote with a long press of Sometimes you need the ability to control the Windows Media Center conventionally Inthe MCC Settings you can choose between two modes Normal mode displays the remote control in the form of buttons In Gesture mode no buttons are displayed but you operated with gestures The Gesture mode therefore allows you to operate blind To do this simply wipe in the direction you want with your finger Short press corresponds with the OK button and with a long press you can move back a step 23 mediacentercontrol com 6 6 Listen to music In principle MCC works like a slightly better MP3 player First you pick Music from the menu which can be reached at any time with EM Music Search your music by categories Now you can choose if you would like to browse through your albums artists or genres At this point you can also change the order of the songs by rating and enable disable the shuffle and repeat mode After
33. rom the mymovies xml files These files are created and stored by the program My Movies Collection Management My Movies is available for free at http www mymovies dk Furthermore the folder jpg files are read from the movie folders Other film databases are not supported However there is no problem if you use a different movie Media Center addin such as Mediabrowser in parallel There is no need to use the My Movies addin All you need is the My Movies Collection Management 10 1 DVD and Blu ray Images MCC can mount DVD and Blu ray images automatically For this feature you have to install Virtual CloneDrive You can get this software for free at http www slysoft com For the automatic playback in Windows Media Center you must have configured the media center accordingly 11 Custom file extensions If you installed any plugins for file formats it is possible that they not appear in MCC To make these files available in MCC you must manually change the Windows Registry 31 mediacentercontrol com 11 1 File extensions for videos You have to change the following registry value Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software MCC Name String ExtVideo The value contains the extension without points stars or any other special character Extension Value OT OT RMM RMM Several extensions have to be separated with a semicolon Example QT RMM 11 2 File extensions for pictures You have to change the
34. rt Selects the port for bluetooth connectivity Enable network connections Enables or disables the ability to connect via network with MCC Network port Selects the network port for the network connection This should normally not be changed Allow inernet access to MCC Enables or disables internet access with MCC This option must be enabled so you can access MCC through an internet router from the distance Start MCC with Windows Enables or disables the automatic startup of MCC and the playback program when starting Windows Transmit options Description Sort by user ratings only The normal sort order also takes into account the automatic ratings which are created by Windows If this option is enabled MCC sorts by user ratings only Hide Windows automatic playlists If this option is enabled the automatically generated playlists are not transfered to the client 17 mediacentercontrol com 5 1 2 Player Use Windows Media Center Playback Use Windows Media Player Fullscreen Switch to fullscreen if video is playing Switch to fullscreen if audio os playing Volume Set system volume on startup Set player volume on startup 5 1 3 Television TV Electronic Program Guide Minimal rating for TV shows in the best shows list Sort TV channels by most viewed How many TV shows should the server send hours How many results should the server send Prime Time 5 1 4 Movies Movie folders Description If Wind
35. ss verwendet Durchsuchen Dienst Bluetooth Ger ten Weitere Informationen ber COM Anschlisse von 0 Abbrechen This window can now confirmed with OK if Incoming is highlighted You should now see like in the picture before a new connection Write down the port name eg COM20 for later usage 9 mediacentercontrol com 4 3 Setting up the network connection If you are running a router with WLAN WIiFi support you can use this with MCC If you have not yet connected your phone to the router please read the manufacturer s operating manual to connect between your router and the smartphone via WLAN WIiFi If the network is set up you need to configure the MCC client local network address or computer name of the computer on which you have installed the MCC server The best is you always use a computer name and let the operating system determine the network address Note Normally one does not work with network addresses and instead use easy to remember names The use of a network address with MCC is required only in rare cases To determine the computer name you open a command prompt Start gt Accessories gt Command Prompt and enter the command hostname Acknowledge it with ENTER and the computer name will be displayed Write down the name for the configuration of the MCC client If you want to work with a network address you enter the command ipconfig at the command prompt instead Note the number under the e
36. ta Windows Vista is not supporting the media library Therefore you must specify the location of your images photos This is only needed on Windows Vista Windows Vista is not supporting the media library Therefore you must specify the location of your records recordings This is only needed on Windows Vista Description This option enables or disables the inventory of MKV files to the Windows Media Library MKV video support Allow media library inventory MKV files 5 2 Settings of the MCC Client Connection Settings Bluetooth port Server IP Name Description Here the used bluetooth port is selected Here the computer names or network addresses of the 19 mediacentercontrol com Server port Server pwd Allow network connection Allow dialing connection Force network connection Other settings Cover cache Theme Default action Screen off after Sleeptimer beep Virtual remote Big volume bar Allow landscape Allow reverse landscape Mute on call computers you want to control are set You can also set a MAC address to wake up the computer A MAC address you add by touching the computer in the list and hold until the context menu is displayed Then choose Edit MAC for WOL Here the network port is set which you have set in the MCC server settings As a rule the port must not be changed Here the password is entered which is needed to connect with the MCC server Enables or disables the conne
37. tandardwerte sre Open now the bluetooth settings on your smartphone and add a new device Your computer should now be listed Choose your computer You now need to assign a password which you then have to confirm on your computer The partnership is now established You can then turn off the option Allow bluetooth devices to find this computer again 4 2 2 Create bluetooth serial port on Windows 7 Is the partnership is established you can create the required incoming bluetooth COM port if it has not already been created automatically Check first the following list on a automatically created incoming connection 8 mediacentercontrol com COM Anschl sse Dieser Computer verwendet die unten aufgelisteten COM Anschl sse seriell Lesen Sie im Bluetooth Ger tehandbuch ob ein COM Anschluss erforderlich ist Anschluss Richtung Name COM20 Eingehend HTC_HD2 Ausgehend HTC_HD2 Bluetooth Serial Port Einen COM Anschluss f r ein Bluetooth Ger t ausw hlen Eemeren On this screen you can see that it has been already automatically created a connection with the name COM2O You now need nothing more to do than to write down this port name If no connection was added automatically select Add CIE W hlen Sie den Typ des COM Anschlusses seriell aus der hinzugef gt werden soll Eingehend Ger t initiiert die Verbindung Ausgehend Computer initiiert die Verbindung iser t das den C OM Anschlu
38. this software will be converted into control commands transmitted via bluetooth or network to the server which processes this commands or transmit them to the playback program Note It is recommended to use the bluetooth connection as this requires less battery power than for example a WiFi connection The bluetooth connection will also be available even if the smartphone goes into standby mode To install MCC on your phone you first need a connection between your computer and the smartphone established with Windows Mobile Device Center You should know this process when you synchronize with Outlook or other software installed 5 mediacentercontrol com When the connection with the Windows Mobile Device Center is made start second step in the installer which performs the installation After the application is transmitted MCC is installed on your device Possibly you must confirm the installation on the device separately You will be asked whether you want to install the application on the device or memory card It is recommended that the application is installed on the device An operation from the memory card also works but slows down the launch and operation of MCC The configuration of the MCC clients is carried out later and explained in the next chapter 3 1 3 Installing the Windows Media Center Addin If you have owned Windows Home Premium Windows Ultimate or Windows Enterprise the Windows Media Center is included in Windows and
39. ver miss your favorite show even if you have forgotten to program the recording at home So that you can control from the Internet eg EDGE or UMTS to your computer with MCC you have to configure your internet router accordingly Please check out the MCC server settings according to which network port you use Usually this is the port 63187 This port must forward your router from 29 mediacentercontrol com the internet to your compute This process is called port forwarding Build it on your router so a port forwarding in the following way From ANY any address TCP port 63187 to YourComputerName port 63187 Now you have to make sure that is allowed in the MCC server settings to connect from network and internet Important If you allow internet access to MCC you should urgently set a password in the network authentication of MCC server Take care that the password in the MCC server and client is identical In addition the Windows Firewall be configured to access one of the MCC is allowed from public networks This you can control in the MCC server settings by pressing the button Configure Windows Firewall Now it should be possible to access on its public internet address on MCC In some countries there is the problem that the public internet address will change every 24 hours To work around this problem the one service such as www DynDNsS org up on your internet router if this function is supported by your router This servi
40. y a solution for your model 9 Cover and channel logos Media Control Center shows you the album art of music videos and TV on your phone These images from the MCC server are reduced in size and stored in a special folder in order to keep the amount of data to be transferred to a minimum and to optimize the display on the phone 30 mediacentercontrol com The image files are stored by MCC in the following folders and can be deleted if necessary Device Location Computer C Users Username AppData Local MCC_Server cover Smartphone Storage Card MCC Cover Depending on the language of your phone the storage card have a different name for example Speicherkarte You can adjust the location in the MCC client settings if necessary 9 1 Channel logos in Windows Media Center There are regions for the Microsoft unfortunately does not provide channel logos But channel logos you can easily install with a tool itself One tool that can recommend is My Channel Logos You can download the tool free of charge at http mychannellogos com Have you installed the logo with this or a similar tool they are displayed in Windows Media Center and also in MCC 10 How movies section works in MCC So you can search in MCC films the following conditions must be met e Each movie must be stored in a separate folder that contains the name of the movie e n each of these folders must be a mymovies xm file to find MCC reads the metadata f
41. you have the choice whether you prefer Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center as your default player For use with the Windows Media Center the third component is needed This component is a Media Center addin which is needed to transmit the control commands from the MCC server to the Media Center If you have not yet decided for Windows Media Center or rather prefer the Windows Media Player you can install the addin later recommend to install the addin because the selection of the preferred playback program is available at any time in the MCC server on your computer So it is better if the addin is already installed for future use To install the addin you start step 3 which executes the installation After installation a reboot of your computer is necessary Please reboot you computer now 4 Initial configuration Before we start with the configuration present briefly the possibilities resulting from the different techniques You need not commit yourself immediately because you can always try the various options in the settings 4 1 Choice of connection type After completing the installation we come now to the more challenging part First you should consider what type of connection you prefer There are two to choose from These are the connection via bluetooth serial profile or network WiFi WLAN LAN ActiveSync If your computer does not have bluetooth support this is not a problem Several very good and cheap blu
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