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1. CLIENT SageTV Installation amp User Manual Client Version 1 4 Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com Table of Contents lit oduc O ccesoececeeveceveeecas E E E 3 Minimum System Requirements ccccccccccccsesssssseeecccceeecaaeeseeeeeccceeeseeaaaneeeees 3 Product OVSE ION corae N E ENE AEAEE A O NE E NS 3 l stalation and SCC ss ccsecsscarsecassevssaseussesexcccpessersesraronsevnesencecsteceuceevossess 4 Sonware Taa eA EAE E A EEA 5 Come CHG SAGE ry CMGI oeren E EAEE 6 eV CHAC OMNIA e E E NS 6 Man M O eE AAE E E E EE A E E E 9 SEATa CEA 10 SCOR ODIO IS reenen anaron e n E EEEE 12 SEA e A A E E E E E A A E sense 15 Eo aly EENE NEET AEE AO E T 17 o SE DI ease cess EE A T E E E EE E E rs 19 Favorites Manager c ccccccscssessscesesssecescecsvscscecesevscsceceevavavacaceceaevavacaceceaevavacaeed 20 Sy STE POM OM eaa E E E E EAEE E EE panteedusesseneeets 22 Configuration and Customization sssecsssecssscecsseecssseocsseccssseossseessoe 23 General SS S aa A E A EEA E E E E AEA 23 Multimedia 9 SUG sate scrcede cece eecesaudenieieceeauiesedoeddoradeacsedasduadactatanbousenddeedineseecsecenses 24 CO NSC FSS oi 5s cco caseccavgnssece sq naconesorase TIPE EERE E ET E E 26 Video CUS ernea a E E bencaunasesuczoaneasesesseersese 2 AVJI SSG ca nsereccptqeatecosicasunedeeettanosenss apteceteansscasead lt
2. deletes the currently selected program Programs specified to be deleted might not be immediately removed from SageTV until space is needed for new recordings Incorrectly Recorded deletes the selected program and tells SageTV that the program was recorded incorrectly This is used when the wrong channel was recorded or a different program was recorded than what was scheduled Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 15 Search From the Main Menu selecting Search will bring you to the main Search menu with the following options search By Title search By Perse Recent Searches Search by Title Program Episode Movie etc Search by Person Actor Actress Guest Star etc Searcl escription Program Description Keywords Searc gt lds Keyword search in all fields of a program m cent Searches Gives you a recent list of searches to search again Let s say you wanted to search for movies and programs with Chris Farley You would first select Sear y Person and then be brought to this menu SAGE S 3 00 PM ning using your keyboard or the buttons SOAS FARLEY Copyright 2003 mek cane ae LLC All cae reserved For additional support go to y ag tml or email us at s eyt SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manu
3. Access to imported music files by Artist Album and Genre 7 i rary Access to imported video files not recorded by SageTV DVD Access for immediate playback of DVD in local DVD drive 3 02 PM M us ic by Album Music by Artist Music by Genre Music by Artist Album Music by Genre Artist Music by Song Tite Select Music Library and you ll see the options above for quick access to your stored music Once you select something for playback use the Channel Up Down commands to quickly switch Copyright 2003 mek sane ae LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to y ag tml or email us at su eyt SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 18 songs You can also select Random Playback for all your music by hitting Options during playback Detailed Information about each track is also available by hitting Options in the Library or during playback Select DVD to play a DVD in the local drive of your system Once selected the DVD will begin playing and you can access the DVD menu by hitting Options during playback Channel Up Down are used to switch between DVD chapters Settings for DVD playback are explained later in Configuration and Customization Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 19 Setup From the Main Menu select Setup You will se
4. Home Videos al CUJ ek on r WLS at UU FR on 2 N EE M Tego JAG at UU PM on of YON instead of Amema s Funniest Home Vieos ab cules one WL ALYAS Record Amencas Funniest Home Videos instead of Jats ALIATS Second JA INStead of Amema s Funniest home Yidews This message pertains to two Favorites conflicting at the same time You now need to tell SageTV how you want to resolve this conflict If you specify I don t know then the conflict icon will appear by the SageTV clock SageTV will make its own decision about which one to record You may override confirm this decision at any time by causing SageTV to prompt you about the unresolved conflict as described above If you select one of the ALWAYS choices then you will be creating a Priority between those two favorites Whenever a conflict occurs in the future of the same type SageTV will automatically decide what to record without prompting you according to the priority you set These priorities can be disabled by selecting either of the favorites involved in the priority in the Favorites Manager If you select one of the other resolution options i e the 1 and 2 listed above then SageTV will record what you specified on this occasion only and will not use this decision to infer priorities in the future If you wish to clear a priority that only applies to a single occasion you may do this by removing and then re adding the Favorites involved Copyright 2003 Frey T
5. Questions about Setup amp Installation The SageTV Client ts not recognizing the SageTV Server Make sure you are entering the correct address of the name of your server Also check to make sure you have the SageTV Server enabled in Detailed Setup SageTV is not recognizing my remote control through my IRMan receiver Check to make sure you have the correct COM port selected in Setup gt Detailed Setup gt IR Hardware Questions about Watching Live TV I m not getting any video through SageTV First check all your video connections to and from the PC If everything is connected correctly try using a different video decoder within SageTV You can access the Video Decoder settings at Setup gt Detailed Setup gt Video If the problem persists then check the discussion forum for other discussions related to your setup or create a new post I m not getting any audio through SageTV First check all your audio connections to and from the PC If everything is connected correctly try using a different Audio Decoder within SageTV You can access the Audio Decoder settings at Setup gt Detailed Setup gt Audio If the problem persists then check the discussion forum for other discussions related to your setup or create a new post The audio and video are out of sync during playback Try changing channels or putting SageTV to sleep and restoring it If that doesn t work shut down SageTV and reboot your computer If you are still ha
6. Start Adjustment Recording Stop Adjustment Keep At Most Rule Keep Until Rule Remove Favorite Now you can make changes to us Rerun s adjust the Recor Quality view any Recorded ng Airings adjust the Start and Si time of the Favorite or Copyright 2003 mek ne sae LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to y age or email us at su yt SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 21 this program as a Favorite You can also specify rules for how long or how many episodes of a particular Favorite you want to keep using the Keep At Most and Keep Until rules SageT V also has a built in conflict resolution system in case you specify more than one recording at the same time This works for One Touch Recordings as well as Favorites If there are conflicts that SageTV cannot resolve you will be prompted about them If you specify that you don t want to resolve them now an icon will appear up near the time display If SageTV is in sleep mode the conflict icon will appear in the Taskbar in place of the SageTV icon Restoring SageTV will prompt you about the conflicts Clicking on the conflict icon in SageTV if its present will also prompt you about the conflicts Going into the Favorites Manager when there are pending conflicts will also cause you to be prompted When you are prompted about a conflict this is similar to what you will see 12 54 PM I gont kge d Amenicas Funniest
7. aselacpieanseantacataayeecesenteneensanes 28 TODS CIS eh sas eases once tseaas E E nen oevmpanse E 29 DR Ry AS CUMS E E A E E E A E 30 AVC CAE aae E R EE E A E E E 31 Troubleshooting Guide sseeossseecsssecsseecssscecssseccsseecssseosssecssssesssseessse 32 Questions about Setup amp Installation 0 0 0 0 eecsscceccccceeeeeseseeeeeeeecceessaaaeeeeees 32 Questions about Watching Live TV 0 c ccc ccccccssssseseeeccceeeeecaaeeeseeeeeeceeeeeeaaaes oe Questions about Recording Programs cccccccssssseseeeccecceeeecesaaeeseeeeeeceeeeeeaaaes 33 Questions about Configuration amp Customization cccccccccssssseeeeecceeeeeaeneeeeees 34 Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing or downloading the trial version of SageTV Client from Frey Technologies LLC SageTV is the most innovative and intelligent PVR software and service for the PC SageTV offers more features than any standard PVR as well as features not offered with any other PC based PVR software We hope you enjoy SageT V and all its functionality If you need any help during installation and setup please utilize this manual our troubleshooting guide and our online discussion forum If your questions still remain unanswered please submit a Suppor
8. changes Power Available as a toggle shortcut or separate On Off commands This will now display the SageTV Screen Saver if enabled or place The SageTV Client in the Windows Taskbar If the SageTV Client is in the Taskbar you can now either double click the icon or right click and select Restore SageTV to restore the application or select Exit SageTV to shut SageTV down If you are using a mouse for control of the SageTV Client you can also directly drag the time scroll arrow as seen below The white represents what has been viewed and the green represents what has been recorded but not yet viewed If you want to jump around within the program just grab the arrow above the time bar and drag it to the point you wish to view 0 10 44 0 30 00 Keep in mind that it depends on your specific setup how you will access each command Accessing the complete list of commands is discussed later on in Configuration and Customization Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 9 Main Menu Here are your choices from the Main Menu screen 2 32 PM CEC j eg ee ek Guide Live TV Library eT Search Guide sends you to the main Guide menu Library sends you into the Library for quick access to archived video and music files or other
9. changes will take effect Those will be specified individually below Cancel will exit without saving any changes General Settings i Connect to The Server Without Prompting Me Synchronize System Clock with SagelTV Server Connect to the Server Without Prompting Me Check this box if the SageTV Client should always connect to the same SageTV Server without prompting you for the address Synchronize System Clock with SageTV Server Check this box if you want to synchronize your PC system clock with the SageTV server This is highly recommended because the SageTV server is synchronized with the US Military Atomic clock for accuracy Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 24 Multimedia Settings A Force dya O Force 16x39 Use Source Aspect Ratio Mode Here you can select the aspect ratio mode for Video playback You can choose to Fill the screen Force 4x3 Force 16x9 or Use Source The default setting is to fill the screen Zoom Effects You have the ability to adjust the percentage at which the video is zoomed during playback The default setting 1s 107 because it allows for overscan to the television set so you have no black borders on the video during playback You can modify these settings to Stretch a particular program during pl
10. for Intelligent Recordings Y Favorite Tells SageTV this program is one of your favorites Identifying a program as a Favorite will place a White border around the program You can manage the settings for your Favorites through Setup gt Favorites Manager Favorites will be explained in detail later w Don t Like Tells SageTV you don t like a particular program This information is then used when determining Intelligent Recordings w Volume Up Increases the playback volume through the SageTV Client AB Volume Down Decreases the playback volume through the SageTV Client i Mute Toggle button for Mute on off Accessible through keystroke mouse or remote control shortcuts Options Brings up the Options menu in any mode Can also be accessed through a Right Click of the mouse Select Enter command for selections made within any menu Depending on the menu a single or double mouse click may also perform a Select Setup Shortcut to access main Setup menu Search Shortcut to access main Search menu Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 8 Library Shortcut to access main Library menu Left Right Up Down For navigating through the SageGuide and Menus 0 9 For entering information and channel
11. imported media files along with DVD playback Search sends you to the main Search menu Live TV sends you directly to Live TV of what s currently being recorded Setup sends you to the main Setup menu Sleep puts the SageTV Client to sleep in the Taskbar or activates the screen saver if enabled which tells SageTV you are no longer watching TV To exit SageTV Client entirely hit Alt F4 on your keyboard or take the SageTV Client out of Full Screen and close the window or right click on the SageTV icon in the Taskbar while in Sleep mode and choose Exit SageTV Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 10 SageGuide When you select Guide from the Main Menu you will be sent to the Guide main menu which allows you to select one of the following 2 42 PM oageGuide Sage Recordings Recording Schedule LiveTV Guide SageGuide Brings you into the SageGuide where you can see the upcoming Recording Schedule on the Sage channel all Sage Recordings available for immediate viewing and the Live TV guide where you can choose something to watch that is currently on Live TV Sage Recordings Gives you a list of all Sage Recordings available for immediate viewing These recordings are sorted by programs you specified for
12. recording outlined in yellow by time date then recorded episodes of Favorites outlined in white by time date and then other programs available for viewing that SageTV has recorded through Intelligent Recording in order of what you are most likely to watch Lastly it lists things already viewed or marked as Don t Like outlined in black When more diskspace is needed SageTV will delete from the bottom of this list to make room Recording Schedule Shows you a schedule of what SageTV is planning to record in the future Live TV Guide Gives you quick access to the Live TV guide to see what s currently on TV or look to the future for programs to record or designate as favorites When you are looking through the Guides you can hit Info on any program for more information on that program You can also hit Options Right Click with a mouse and select Detailed Info to get more detailed information about a specific program including when it first aired the actors starring and a more extended program description Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 11 Some programs in the guide are designated by color to signify the following Purple Movies Green Sports Brown News SageGuide uf ile ean SACE 6 2 4 PM Thu 3 29 9 00 PM 2 40 PM 6 0
13. rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 6 Using the SageTV Client SageTV Client Commands The SageTV Client uses the same commands as SageTV There are a number of ways to send commands to the SageTV Client Mouse Keyboard Remote Control Third Party Applications 1 e Girder The SageTV Client uses Commands to allow control by any of the above devices These commands can be mapped to any keystroke or remote control button Changing these settings will be explained later in Customization and Configuration Here is a list of most SageTV commands Some commands are accessed through icons if the toolbars are enabled default setting Accessible from all Menus and during Playback c Home sends you to the Main Menu of the SageTV Client E Guide sends you to the SageGuide m TV sends you to what you are currently watching iol Full Screen toggles the SageTV Client between full screen amp window Accessible from either the Guide Menus and or Video Playback A Channel Up Page Up Channel change up or Page up in the Guide Menus next Track selection during Music Playback and next Chapter selection during DVD playback es Channel Down Page Down Channel change down or Page down in the Guide Menus previous Track selection during Music Playback and previous Chapter
14. selection during DVD playback K Skip Back Rewind or Page Left Performs a 10 second skip back of media during playback or Page Left while in the Guide gt gt Skip Forward Fast Forward or Page Right Performs a 10 second skip forward of media during playback or Page Right while in the Guide Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 7 dip Time Scroll Skips ahead or back in 2 minute increments Select Time Scroll then select either Skip Forward or Skip Back and select Time Scroll again to jump to that point Any other button cancels the time scroll eS Play Plays the current media stream at its normal rate Play Slower Plays the current media stream at a rate of 4 1 Pause Pauses the current media stream Frame steps if pressed while paused DK Play Faster Plays the current media stream at a rate of 2 1 9 Information Display Displays information about a Program within the guide or Toggles the On Screen Display during media playback Record Toggle to select de select a program to record in the Guide Watched Tells SageTV that you ve seen a particular program You will see Watched programs in Italics signifying that you ve already seen them This also provides SageTV with useful information
15. to pad the beginning or end of a program Once selected you will see the start stop time appear and then use the Left or Right commands to modify the start stop time of the program in minute increments Page Left and Page Right will modify in 10 minute increments If you are in the Recording Schedule which has time going vertically you will use Up Down and Page Up Page Down to modify the time Additional Airings allows you to see what other available airings there are of a specific program or series Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 14 2 45 PM Thu 5 29 5 00 PM 1PM 6 30 PM GARD 7 a dvdgment Daj Detailed Info HBOZ Watered are E Add to Pavortes The Simpson PO TE Mette Dont Like F q urgere hk urf i a a j m yo me q Move to Lirary Indueiry ireis Delete Maw ao min on 14 High Tech Wi Incocrectly Recorded TEF 1 Af en re a i Adeditisnal Airings With FAP FT H There are also a few more options available to you for previously recorded programs Move to Library moves the selected program to your Library for later viewing Programs in your Library are accessible through the Main Menu and are never deleted by SageTV These programs have to be manually deleted through options Delete Now
16. to record every time they are aired based on first run rerun or both SageTV will always record these Favorites and will prompt you of any conflicts that may occur with other recordings SageTV will always record Favorites above any of its Intelligent Recording selections You can also manage your Favorites through the Favorites Manager described later on in this manual SageTV will only record one airing of a specific episode not every airing It will also not re record a Favorite program or episode you have already watched One Touch Recording Programs outlined in Yellow One Touch recording is the ability to find programs in the Live TV Guide and press record it s that easy Just scroll through the guide on your favorite channels and see what s playing in the future If you see something you like mark it for recording If you want to remove it as a recording just press record again Don t worry about checking to see if it conflicts with something else you have recorded if it does SageTV will tell you You can also highlight a program in any Guide and hit Options right click with a mouse and you will able to select Record or Add to Favorites there as well You can also tell SageTV you ve watched something This gives SageTV feedback on programs or episodes you ve seen in the past so it doesn t record things you ve already seen with Intelligent Recording Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For addition
17. ve selected the item you want to change click Edit Color Now you have a number of options for specifying the color for the command you selected To change the SageTV Background Image click Change BG Image and specify an image to use Click Change Button Image to change the image used as the background for the Buttons throughout the SageTV menus Enable TV Out for PVR 350 Select if you are using the TV Out functionality of the PVR 350 card To initialize you must first run the WinTV 2000 Application and then shutdown the WinTV 2000 application before launching SageRecorder The new Hauppauge drivers for the PVR 350 should alleviate this extra initialization step Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 26 Commands Settings pees poe SI eae General I am Tr A Sage Commands Left Right eal Up 404398172258304 Down Key Lett Pause Play Skip Fwd Page Right Skip Bkwd Page Left Tinan nrn Link Remote Control Button to Sage Command Link Keystroke to Sage Command Unlink Remote Control Button Keystroke from Sage Command Edit Button Name Prompt if Button Keystroke is Already Linked Here you can specify the commands for remote controls and keyboard keys and link them to the appropriate SageTV commands You
18. will see a list of the Sage Commands on the left side and for each one selected the preset remote code or keyboard keystroke To change any of these settings click on the appropriate command and then hit the Link Remote Control Button to Sage Command button You will then be prompted to Point the remote control at the Infrared Receiver and press the button that should act as that command You will then see that code appear on the right side Continue this for every command you want to specify Follow the same procedure to change the keyboard commands by pressing the Link Keystroke to Sage Command button If you wish to remove a certain code or keystroke select the appropriate command and then hit the Unlink Remote Control Button Keystroke from Sage Command button If you prefer to see names instead of codes you can use the Edit Button Name to assign that same code keystroke to a name Also by default the Prompt If Button Keystroke Is Already Linked box is checked to prevent double entry of a command Note If you are using a third party Infrared Receiver such as the IRMan you will need to perform the procedure above to teach the commands to SageTV You will also need to activate the RMan under IR Hardware Settings Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 27
19. 0 FM 6 30 PM 560 Ynez Yedgrment Day The Substitute oe Recording schedule The Simpsons Seinfeid Friends Clueless wage Recordings Dennis Miler The Raw Feed Hau Thr imen on 662 Hivos al Gal d 37 55 AM Spicil ey PAT MTV2 Induetry Incidere Hip Hop 0min on 1345 MTV et Set M24 12 00 PM High Teth Wwedipeee Triche Minnie Submarine i af ATO HISTORY 4 r 4 ihr of ORY at Tue 613 4 00 PiM Decumentar a 7 HISTORY hitting TAP 3 ii The SageGuide is broken into three sections Recording Schedule The Sage Channel where you can view the upcoming programs that SageTV plans to record Sage Recordings A list of all previously recorded programs available for immediate viewing Just find the program you d like to watch and select it for viewing Live TV Guide A guide of what s currently on Live TV for the next 14 days for the channels you ve specified in Channel Setup Shows with a Yellow border are One Touch recordings you specified Shows with a White border are your Favorites to be recorded Shows with a Black X through them are shows you designated Don t Like To use the Auto Categorization feature of SageTV that takes shows and categorizes them into folders as shown above for Area go to www sage tv developers html for information on making the change in the Sage properties file Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights rese
20. Video Settings ga ee eet OL eee Rendering Fitter Default Uses VMR on XP lt Overlay Video Decoder Elecard MPEG Video Decoder DirectX Video Acceleration MPEG Mode Deinterlacing li etauhi DScaler Deinterlacer 4 Use Dscaler to Deinterlace Mode Bob T C Double Refresh Rate C Odd Field First Video settings allow you to specify the filters used to encode the Video from the Source If any changes are made to the Video settings SageTV must be put to Sleep or Restarted to take effect Rendering Filter Rendering Filter 1s the filter used to render the video from the source Use the Default setting unless you are experiencing problems then choose the Overlay setting Video Decoder Select the Video Decoder that you would like SageTV to use playing back video from disk These options are related to the MPEG 2 decoders that are installed on your PC related to your video card DVD player and TV tuner Capture card If you are using the Xcard as your video decoder select it from the list and set the Rendering Filter to default Also confirm that the Audio Decoder and Renderer are set to default as well DirectX Video Acceleration Here you can modify the MPEG settings as they relate to Video Acceleration Choose a MPEG mode and then specify whether or not you want to use a specific Deinterlacing mode Leave this setting at default unless you are experiencing problems with Video Acceleration Copyrig
21. al Page 16 To save time and effort you can enter one keyword and select Done This search criterion can be entered with the mouse remote control or keyboard You will then be brought to the next screen where you can further define your selection 00 PM e fram the list Elizabeth Farley Farley Granger ha rgan F arle Y ae mn e Shane Far ley Since there was more than one selection select Chris Farley to view upcoming program airing times and channels SAGE 6 3 01 PM 1 Results in Recorded Content 19 Results in Current Future Airings min on 523 WESTERN al Fri 5730 8 35 PM on 523 WESTERN at Sat 5 91 2 35 AM E 524 WESTERNP at Sat 5 31 5 35 AM in on517 ENCORE at Mon 6 2 6 05 AM You can now see that there are a number of programs with Chris Farley available One program Saturday Night Live is available for immediate viewing in Sage Re ngs as recorded content From the Current Future Airing results you can tell it to record a future program or tell SageTV you ve already watched it Copyright 2003 mek ene LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to v age or email us at su SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 17 Library From the Main Menu select Library and you will get the following choices 11 49 AM TV Library Music Library Video Library Library Provides access to programs recorded using SageTV and moved to the Library Music Library
22. al support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 13 2 44 PM Tho 5128 f 5 00 P Perera es i il 560 bel OF dodgem ee Watched Add to Favorites Don t Like Cancel Recording SBC hr amp ra ha Ses CL Cy EAT Change Recording Quality aryo industry G ee EL Modify Start Time my High Techn HISTORY ih on eq Salome f Modify Stop Time E HGe iBEE ary ha s F AddHtional Ainngs You will see these programs that have been marked as Favorites or One Touch recordings within the recording schedule or the Sage channel in the SageGuide for future recording You also have a number of options available to you with these recordings Detailed Info accesses the detailed information about a particular program Watched tells SageTV you ve watched a particular program or episode before Add to Favorites adds the current program or series as a favorite you can now make changes to the settings for this favorite within Favorites Manager Don t Like tells SageTV that you Don t Like a particular program Helps influence the Intelligent Recording feature of SageTV Cancel Recording allows you to cancel the recording of a specified program Change Recording Quality allows you to change the recording quality from your default setting Modify Start Time Modify Stop Time in case you want
23. ams at the same time What if I set up conflicting recordings through the SageGuide SageTV has extensive Conflict Resolution that will prompt you of any favorites or recordings that are playing at the same time You will then be able to tell SageTV the priority of these recordings When events are aired at multiple times SageTV will automatically record another airing to fit both programs in Some of my programs especially sporting events are being cut off at end how can I fix this SageTV records programs based on their allocated time span by the networks Some events can go past their allocated time on occasion To alleviate this you must pad the beginning or end of a program when you specify it to be recorded You can access this by selecting Options Right Click with a mouse on the program to be recorded There you can modify the start and stop time for padding Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 34 How do I record a Pay Per View event You can browse Pay Per View events by utilizing the guide within your cable box Once you find what event you are going to order submit your order and then add that channel to SageTV in the Channel Setup Now you can specify it for recording at the airing time from the SageGuide Once the event is over remove the channel
24. ayback This is especially useful when used with the Aspect Ratio settings to remove Window Boxing OSD Location Choose the Location of the On Screen Display during video playback on your Monitor or TV Top right is the default setting Other Settings Enable Toolbars Select to show toolbars if you will be using a mouse to control SageTV This is the default setting for SageTV EPG Animation Select if you want to use the smooth scrolling option of the Programming Guide Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 25 Reverse EPG Channel Order Select if you want to reverse the channel order in the EPG This is used by some of our Cable and Satellite customers who are familiar with a programming guide whose channels are listed in the opposite direction Screen Saver on Sleep Select if you want SageTV to launch a Screen Saver during sleep mode Customize UI Click to launch the following menu to modify the colors and images used in the SageTV User Interface iv Customize UI Channel setup_enabled Edit Color Change BG Image Change Button Image MOTE You must close the Detailed Setup window before the Customize Ul dialog can be used The drop down menu allows you to change the color associated with the drop down item selected Once you
25. e the following choices Detailed Setup SS roe nomoa renen System Information Favorites Manager Allows you to manage your favorite programs Detailed Setup Explained in the Configuration amp Customization section System Information Information about your SageTV Client setup and software Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 20 o TM Favorites Manager Here you can manage your favorite programs and the settings for each one Favorites Manager presents you with a list of your current favorite programs and their settings You can specify favorites through the SageGuide or using the Search feature Favorites are identified with a white border in the SageGuide worite from the list belov v to modify Boston Public First Runs Only Chappelles snow First Runs Only Comedy Half Hour First Runs Only ER First Runs Only Everybody Loves Raymond First Runs Only Fastlane First Runs Only Here you can see each favorite and the First Run and Rerun settings To make changes to your favorites either click on the program or select it and press Enter 11 59 AM Close modify Change First Run Rerun Status Change Recording Quality y Recorded amp Upcoming Airings Runs Only Recording
26. echnologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 22 System Information Here you can find information about the SageTV Client and your system configuration 4 00 PM System Information sage VW WT aT Es Software Version what version of the SageTV Client you are running Watching what you are currently watching through SageTV Client including title and original airing Watch File the file name of what you re currently watching Instance Uptime how long this instance of the SageTV Client has been running Total Uptime how much total uptime the SageTV Client has had on this system Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 23 Configuration and Customization Now you can begin to configure and customize the SageTV Client to your preferences These settings are available in Detailed Setup which 1s accessible from the Setup Menu You can control all functions of this menu with your remote control or a mouse and keyboard For these settings to take effect you must select Apply then OK to exit Some changes do require the SageTV Client to be put to Sleep or Restarted before the
27. es LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 31 Advanced Settings Horizontal Screen Shift Period Use this setting if you have a Widescreen TV or HDTV and wish to shift the 4 3 image horizontally in the 16 9 screen area The time controls how quickly the screen moves away from and back to its starting position A value of 0 disables this feature The image shifts quickly with low values and slowly with large values Set Video Background Color If you have a 16 9 display use this feature to change the black bars on the sides of the 4 3 image to another color to help prevent uneven screen phosphor wear on your display Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 32 Troubleshooting Guide This Troubleshooting Guide should be your first reference for any questions or problems you are having with SageTV As new troubleshooting items are added they will be available online at www sage tv troubleshooting html For additional support you can post your questions in our discussion forum at www sage tv forums If your question still remains unanswered submit a support request at www sage tv request html and we will reply within 72 hours
28. from the Channel Setup screen again Questions about Configuration amp Customization My PC clock ts out of sync with my programs You can have your PC system clock sync up with the SageTV guide server which is set to the Atomic clock on a daily basis This option is available in Setup gt Detailed Setup gt General Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com
29. ht 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 28 Dscaler Deinterlacer If you want to use Dscaler to Deinterlace the video select this option here You can only select this option when selecting the Elecard Video Decoder filter not included with the SageTV installation but freely available at www elecard com Then select your Deinterlacing mode and whether or not you want to use Double Refresh Rate or Odd Field First You may experience audio amp video synchronization problems if you have Double Refresh Rate enabled on a PC that doesn t have enough CPU power More information can be obtained about Dscaler and Deinterlacing at www dscaler com Audio Settings Audio Decoder intervideo Audio Decoder Audio Renderer Default Audio Playback Delay mseci a Cancel If any changes are made to the Audio Decoder or Audio Renderer settings SageTV must be put to Sleep or Restarted to take effect Changes to Audio Playback Delay take effect immediately Here you can select what Audio Decoder you want to use along with a specific Audio Renderer If you are experiencing Audio Playback Delay problems you can adjust the delay in milliseconds here as well Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support
30. html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 29 DVD Settings Default DVD Drive Ej DVD Video Decoder InterVideo Video Decoder ba DVD DirectX Video Acceleration MPEG Mode Defautt kd Deinterlacing Defaut DVD Audio Decoder InterVideo Audio Decoder Y DVD Audio Renderer Default or emo aa Default DVD Drive Specify the path of your local DVD drive DVD drives cannot be mapped across a network DVD Video Decoder Specify the Video Decoder to use for DVD playback DVD DirectX Video Acceleration Specify the MPEG settings for DVD playback as they relate to Video Acceleration Choose a MPEG mode and then specify whether or not you want to use a specific Deinterlacing mode Leave this setting at default unless you are experiencing problems with Video Acceleration DVD Audio Decoder Specify the Audio Decoder to use for DVD playback DVD Audio Renderer Specify the Audio Renderer to use for DVD playback Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 30 IR Hardware Settings If you are using an IRMan Receiver specify the COM port from the drop down box Any change to this setting requires an application restart to take effect Copyright 2003 Frey Technologi
31. or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 4 Installation and Setup This manual assumes the full version of SageTV has been installed on a separate PC on the same wired or wireless network You also have to enable the designated server by going to Setup gt Detailed Setup gt Advanced and click on the Enable Server box shown below Any change to this setting requires an application restart to take effect Heine Screen Shift Period ie minutes E Set Video Background Color Pentium 4 Celeron Fix Provideo Cards Only Sage M Startup Options O Load at Startup in Taskbar Load at Startup in Full Screen Mode O Da Not Load at Startup _ Use Major Minor Channels for Tuning DTV Stations r Enable Server OK Cancel Apply Once the server is enabled and you have the server name or IP address you can now proceed with installing the SageTV Client on a separate PC You need to have a separate licensed copy of the SageTV Client for each PC you plan to use it on Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Software Installation Page 5 Run the executable EXE file you downloaded after purchasing the SageTV Client to install the application on yo
32. rved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 12 Watching Live TV from the SageGuide or Live TV Guide Scroll through the Guide in the current time slot to find the program you are interested in viewing Select the show and it will begin playing You now have full timeshifting functionality at your fingertips You can pause skip backward skip forward but not past the current time and time scroll Time Scroll allows you to jump forward and back in 2 4 minute increments Select time scroll then select skip forward or skip back and then hit time scroll again to jump to that point Watching Previously Recorded Programming Most previously recorded programming is accessible through Sage Recordings or the Sage Recordings section of the SageGuide The remainder of recorded programming is available in the Library if you have moved programs there for later viewing Just select the program you want to watch and it will begin playing back You have full functionality to move around within the program or pause and come back to the guide to select something else to watch Recording Options You have several options available for manually specifying the recording of future programming they are available through Favorites and One Touch recording Favorites Programs outlined in White Favorites are programs you have specified
33. t Request at www sage tv request html and we will respond to your inquiry within 72 hours Note Throughout this manual we refer to Menu items in BLUE text and Commands in RED text Minimum System Requirements Windows 98SE or later operating system Recommended minimum 256Mb RAM Genuine Intel Pentium III 600 MHz or AMD Athlon 600 MHz or faster PCI AGP bus graphics card with overlay MPEG 2 Software Decoder bundled with most of the compatible TV tuner cards DirectX v8 0 or higher available from www microsoft com windows directx Java Runtime Environment v1 4 0 or higher available from java sun com getjava 5 MB Free disk space for the SageTV Client application database and documentation Network connection either wired or wireless to the designated SageTV server If you want to stream Video across a wireless network you need to use 802 1 la or 802 11g Product Overview The SageTV Client is a trimmed down version of SageTV that interacts with SageTV across a network This gives you most of the functionality of SageTV on any PC connected to the designated server This includes streaming Live and recorded Video and having access to the SageGuide the Music Library Favorites Manager and Search functionality The SageTV Client also provides you with DVD Playback support for your local DVD drive Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html
34. ur computer During installation you will need to specify the following installation options Install Options If you will be using a Provideo 256 Series card to do remote encoding on the same PC choose to install the additional files here If you plan on using the Hauppauge PVR 250 PVR 350 or USB PVR2 remote control to control the SageTV Client tell the SageTV Client to configure support for those remotes here iy SageTV RC1 Setup Destination Folder 0 Select a folder where the application will be installed hS The Wise Installation Wizard will install the files for Sage TY RC1 in the following folder To install into a different folder click the Browse button and select another folder You can choose notto install Sage TY RC1 by clicking Cancel to exit the Wise Installation Wizard Destination Folder CAProgram Files Frey Technologies Install Additional Files to Support Provideo 256 Series of Capture Cards C Configure support for the Hauppauge PVR 250 350 IR Remote Control Wise Installation Wizard Once installation is complete launch the SageTV Client application and input your name and license key exactly as it was provided to you After inputting your license key you will be prompted to input the name or IP address of the SageTV server in the screen below and click OK Enter the IP address or name of the Sage Ti Server HTPC o Cancel Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All
35. ving problems on a regular basis you can modify the Audio Playback Delay in Setup gt Detailed Setup gt Audio Copyright 2003 Frey Technologies LLC All rights reserved For additional support go to www sage tv support html or email us at support freytechnologies com SageTV Client Installation amp User s Manual Page 33 I m getting audio and video but the video is of poor quality stuttering hesitating etc Try another video renderer or video decoder from Setup gt Detailed Setup gt Video You must put SageT V to sleep or restart for these settings changes to take effect I m trying to select a program to view from the Live TV guide but it won t play Check to make sure you are selecting a program within the current time slot Programs on Live TV are only available for viewing within their original time slots If SageTV recorded a program it would appear under Sage Recordings Questions about Recording Programs Can I watch a program while it is being recorded Yes you can watch a program as it is being recorded To view the program either select TV from the Main Menu or go into the SageGuide and select the specific program from the Sage channel or from the Live TV guide Can I watch a different program while one is being recorded Yes you can watch one program while it is recording another as long as it s a previously recorded program If you are using multiple tuners you can also watch different Live progr
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