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ATI Technologies ATI Multimedia Center 8.1 Portable Multimedia Player User Manual

1. 116 Troubleshooting Suggested solution Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL IN WONDER card and your sound card is correct For complete installation instructions refer to the appropriate Installation and Setup User s Guide e ALL IN WONDER 9700 Series ALL IN WONDER 9000 PRO No sound from TV 9700 Series Connection VV ALL IN WONDER ACN output 128MB HDTV adapt od N AN OUT RAA o SOUND CARD mm Bel C ALL IN WONDER LINE OUT O LINE IN LINE IN must be connected HDTV Video Inputs To Dolby Digital AC 3 Amplifier Mls S PDIF Connector Suggested solution Check the record mixer settings Can t record sound 1 Click Start point at Programs point at Accessories point at Entertainment then select Volume Control Or right click the speaker icon 4 usually in the lower right corner of your screen then click Open Volume Controls In the Volume Control menu click Options click Properties click Recording then click OK The Recording Control opens Ensure that the Select box for Line In or the Audio input you selected in the Sound Initialization Wizard see page 9 is checked and that the Volume slider is set to its mid point Click XI to close the dialog Troubleshooting 117 Suggested solution Can t record sound when recording from a videotape
2. gt Volume up down alphanumeric keypad IE oi Setup Ctrl S Help F1 CD Audio 69 CD Audio settings Use the CD Audio Settings page to set up playlists and shuffle play and to use an LCD panel for track number and playback time To set up CD Audio Me Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel then click the CD Player Settings tab Play List Shuffle Play Disc Information Available Tracks LCD Display Tool Tips Displays all tracks in the playlist the list of your selections Shuffle all tracks Play all tracks in random order Shuffle user playlist Play playlist in random order If the information is available displays the name of the disc and the artist You can also type in the information Displays the tracks that you can add to the playlist Use the buttons to add or remove selected tracks or all tracks Check to display track number and current playback time on an LCD display Show Tool Tips Display tool tips when you point at a control with your mouse Show Shortcut Display keyboard shortcuts when you point at a control with your mouse 70 CD Audio CD Audio preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you control Power Management settings in CD Audio To open the Preferences settings page ri cab Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel then click the Preferences tab Click the Help button on this settings page for mo
3. Mute Settings Global Applies mute settings to selected channel Mute On Mutes audio Mute Off Cancels muting SAP Settings see Secondary Audio Program SAP on page 23 Global Applies SAP settings to selected channel Stereo Activates stereo TV audio for this channel if it provides it Mono Activates monaural audio for this channel SAP Activates SAP for this channel Video Properties Click Video then click Details to open the Channel Based Video Settings page Move the sliders to change the values Color Amount of color in the image Brightness Balance of light and dark in the image Contrast Gradation of tone between the image s highlights midtones and shadows Tint Balance of red green and blue in the image only available for NTSC Broadcast Standard Choose the broadcast standard for this channel Channel Lockout Click Channel Lockout then click Details to open the Channel Lockout Settings page see Channel Lockout on page 32 Closed Captioning Click Closed Captioning then click Details to open the Closed Captioning Channel Settings page see Closed Captioning on page 24 TV 21 TV Stills Gallery settings You can capture still images from TV and save them in the Stills Gallery To open the TV Stills Gallery settings page An Click the Setup button in the TV control panel then click the Stills Gallery tab For information on the Stills Gallery see Stills Gallery on pa
4. ATI Multimedia Center 8 1 Users Guide P N 137 70268 20 Copyright 2003 ATI Technologies Inc All rights reserved ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc All other company and or product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective owners Features performance and specifications are subject to change without notice Product may not be exactly as shown in the diagrams Reproduction of this manual or parts thereof in any form without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc is strictly prohibited Disclaimer While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document ATI Technologies Inc assumes no liability with respect to the operation or use of ATI hardware software or other products and documentation described herein for any act or omission of ATI concerning such products or this documentation for any interruption of service loss or interruption of business loss of anticipatory profits or for punitive incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the ATI hardware software or other products and documentation provided herein ATI Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability function or design With respect to ATI products which this document relat
5. Suggesied solution Video is unstable or only black and white There is no video or audio Video recording stops unexpectedly Check that you are using the correct broadcast standard format e See Broadcast Standard in TV video settings on page 17 For proper operation you must specify your country in the TV Channels Initialization Wizard see page 9 Check the quality of your incoming TV signal on another receiver bad reception may be the cause Try connecting your tuner directly to the cable TV or antenna source Too many splitters in the cable will degrade the signal Ensure that your cable or antenna is connected e Ensure that the video connector is set to the correct source see Connector in TV video settings on page 17 Check that the audio and video connectors are securely plugged into the correct jacks Check that your video card is securely seated in its slot Please refer to the user guide for the card location Video files are typically very large ensure that you have sufficient disk space Ensure that you are recording to the correct hard disk click the Disk Space Settings button in Personal Video Recorder settings see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40 e Disable screen savers while recording e Disable Power management while recording 120 Troubleshooting Suggested solution Dropped frames during video recording Dropped frames during video recording indicates that s
6. notice appears If you have more than one Multimedia Center feature installed a Task menu displays available and active features For information about using the Stills Gallery controls see the online help and Tool Tips Stills Gallery settings Use the Stills Gallery Setup page to define how the Stills Gallery saves and prints captured images 66 Stills Gallery To set up the Stills Gallery cab Click the Setup button in the Stills Gallery TV File Player or Video CD control panel then click the Stills Gallery tab Capture Capture to Gallery Options Captures still images to the Stills Gallery Capture to numbered file Stores captured images in numbered files pic001 bmp pic002 bmp on your hard disk Capture to clipboard Places captured images on the Windows Clipboard Capture to printer Send the captured image to the printer Use only 256 colors Saves captured images as 256 color files to save memory Save Warn if closed without saving Options Alerts you if you close Television or the Stills Gallery without saving captured images Show paths of saved images Displays the drive folders and subfolders that contain saved images Tool Show Tool Tips Tips Display tool tips for the Stills Gallery controls Show Short Cut Display shortcut keys for the Stills Gallery controls Always ere on top Keep the Stills Gallery on top of other applications Print Center image Options Print image in center of pa
7. only 8 00 Record until the end of the first hour time shown depends upon the current time 9 00 Record until the end of the second hour time shown depends upon the current time The end of show name Record until the end of the program Record until Record until you click the Stop button in the Personal manually stop Video Recorder One Touch Record See Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40 Settings E onon Use motion triggered recording see Personal Video Ed Recorder settings on page 40 Recording g pag i Time Lapse Use time lapse recording See Personal Video Recorder Recording settings on page 40 Show recording Show hide the recording panel panel Personal Video Recorder 45 Achieving the best results with MPEG video recording To access MPEG properties 1 Click the setup button D in the Television control panel then click the Personal Video Recorder tab 2 In Recording Quality click the Map Preset button 3 Click DVD then click the Edit button Capture Wizard Step 1 appears 4 Enter a name and description if desired for the preset 5 Click Next gt The MPEG specific Recording Wizard pages appear 6 Select MPEG 1 MPEG 2 or ATI VCR then click Next gt To select I frame only MPEG recording This uses less CPU but requires 2 to 3 times the bit rate which produces larger files 1 Click the I Frames Only button 2 Click Next gt until you reach Finish then click F
8. when you have selected a preset click Map Preset To stop recording click the Record button again A Save As dialog opens so you can name and save the recorded video e If the program is restricted by Parental Control recording will stop see Parental Control on G page 33 e You cannot record copy protected material To capture still frames from Television o Click the Capture button in the Television control panel The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery see Stills Gallery on page 65 If the program is restricted by Parental Control Still Capture is disabled see Parental Control on page 33 36 TV On Demand TV On Demand TV On Demand lets you pause a live program return later and resume watching where you left off You can view the show from the beginning even after it has started without waiting until the whole program is recorded You can quickly back up a program watch the selected portion again and fast forward or skip ahead to the live broadcast You can also export the recorded video as an MPEG MPG file or an ATI VCR file TV on Demand mode use the Export function You cannot use the Personal Video Recorder in instead see To export recorded video on page 38 To start TV On Demand Click the TV On Demand upper button or the Pause ut lower button in the TV control panel dm If you click the TV On Demand button the button and n the control panel chan
9. 75 100 or full screen Keep Aspect Ratio Maintains the aspect ratio width to height ratio when you resize the display Always on Top Always displays the Player on top of other windows Auto Hide in Full Screen Automatically hides controls in full screen mode if no user interaction occurs Controls automatically re appear if you move the mouse When Minimized Controls how DVD behaves when minimized Minimize DVD becomes an icon on the taskbar DVD THRUVIEW The DVD display window appears as Window a translucent layer on top of your other applications THRUVIEW The DVD display appears full screen Desktop as a translucent layer on top of all other windows Show Tool Tips Displays helpful aids for using DVD Show Shortcut Displays shortcut keys DVD 93 DVD Preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you control some of the DVD default values To open the Preferences settings page Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel then click the Preferences tab Preferred Language Power Management Enable Subtitles Always Show Subtitles When Muted Select a 1st choice and a 2nd choice for your preferred language e DVD automatically selects the audio stream and subtitles to match the 1st choice e If the 1st choice is not available the 2nd choice is used e If neither 1st or 2nd choice is available the Player uses the first available audio and sub picture str
10. AN Decrease display size Alt Ctrl V Stereo Ctrl A Go to Root menu Ctrl M Open a dialog where you can play Pa Ctrl P a specific title chapter or time Restart from beginning of chapter Ctrl R Closed caption Ctrl S In a menu select Go Up program if available Ctrl U Select viewing angle Ctrl V 84 DVD Playing DVD Video Discs All DVD players and drives will read audio CDs and CD ROMs and play music from Enhanced CDs CD Plus CD Extra To play DVD discs Place a DVD disc in your DVD drive then click the Play DVD button in the File Open dialog If you experience problems see DVD problems on page 121 It is the nature of the DVD format that some commands and options are allowed at some times and not allowed at others The way the disc was authored determines this so it can vary from one disc to another The following examples illustrate some of these situations Audio selection disabled Some DVD discs that include multiple languages forbid changing audio tracks during playback which disables the Audio channel button In these cases the disc provides an audio language menu where you can select the audio track There may be similar situations for Subtitle selection see Setting up subtitles on page 85 or Viewing angle selection see Selecting viewing angle on page 87 1 Click the Menu button in the control panel then click the Root menu or the Language menu if available 2 From th
11. Unzoom Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 TET Or click the 1 1 button to unzoom or right click the button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 File Player 107 File Player Display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in the File Player To open the Display settings page ri cab Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel then click the Display tab Video Size Options Time Mode Tool Tips Display video at 50 75 100 200 or full screen LCD Display Display track number and current playback time on an LCD display Always on Top Always display File Player on top of other applications Auto Hide Controls when in Full Screen Automatically hides controls in full screen mode if no user interaction occurs Controls automatically re appear if you move the mouse Keep Aspect Ratio Maintains the aspect ratio width to height ratio when you resize the display Set the time mode Elapsed Time Remaining Time or Total Time Show Tool Tips Displays helpful aids for using the File Player Show Shortcut Displays shortcut keys 108 File Player File Player Preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you specify power management settings Power Management Select one of the following levels Always Power management always enabled Disabled while playing Power management is disa
12. a Video In card the following dialogs and features are unavailable e TV Tuner settings see page 18 G e Channel Surfing see page 23 e TV On Demand see page 36 e Channel Lockout see page 32 e Parental Control see page 33 TV 9 Setting up TV The first time you start TV you must complete the Initialization Wizard After that the Wizard will not run unless you want to re run it in order to change settings The Initialization Wizard guides you quickly and easily through setting up TV channels Parental Control Sound Recording Format and TV on Demand Initialization Wizard fp Click the Setup button then click the Display tab Click the Initialization Wizard button The TV Channels Initialization Wizard appears Follow the Wizard s instructions to select cable or antenna choose the broadcast standard and to scan for active channels Click Next gt The TV Parental Control Initialization Wizard appears Follow the Wizard s instructions to set or change your Parental Control password e Passwords are optional case sensitive and must be at least three characters in length a e If you forget your password you will have to uninstall and reinstall your TV software If your computer has an ATI ALL IN WONDER video card and an ATI TV WONDER video card clicking Next gt opens the MulTView settings page where you can enable MulTView Picture in Picture specify the MulT View window position and enable d
13. are some examples of DEVICE lines that load REAL MODE CD ROM drivers DEVICE C SBCD DRV SBIDE SYS D MSCD001 P 170 15 V DEVICE c bin AOATAPI SYS D MSCD003 Device C DEV AOATAPI SYS D mscd000 To determine if the CD ROM driver is the source of the problem simply edit the CONFIG SYS file and add the letters REM to the beginning of the DEVICE line e g REM DEVICE CR_ATAPI SYS D MSCD0001 Save the CONFIG SYS file reboot the system and see if the problem still occurs NOTE the REAL MODE CD ROM driver is not usually required for Windows 98 to access the CD ROM drive The REAL MODE driver is only required to access the CD ROM when booting to DOS MODE Disable UDMA support in CMOS Some motherboards do not function properly when the built in UDMA support is enabled In some cases Windows DMA support will not appear in Device Manager when UDMA is enabled in CMOS 1 Turn on your PC and press the Del key or the F2 key to enter the CMOS setup screens Different BIOS makers may use a different key check the screen for a message that tells you which key to use 2 Disable UDMA support for all IDE devices for example an Award BIOS under Integrated Peripherals typically shows IDE primary Master UDMA AUTO lt Change to Disable IDE Primary Slave UDMA AUTO lt Change to Disable IDE Secondary Master UDMA AUTO lt Change to Disable IDE Secondary Slave UDMA AUTO lt Change to Disable Save the new
14. for computer systems that have a TV tuner e The capture still frames feature is disabled and video recording will stop To set a Parental Control level a Right click the Parental Control button in the Television control panel to display a menu of choices The selected level is checkmarked 1 Click the level you want The Set Password dialog appears 2 Type your password in the upper box then type it in the lower box to confirm it The following table summarizes the FCC guidelines for Parental Control Programs designed solely for children This program is designed to be appropriate for all children This program is designed for children age 7 and above Programs designed for the entire audience General audience Parental guidance suggested Parents strongly cautioned Mature audience only 34 TV Recording Video and still images Full motion video The Personal Video Recorder lets you record a clip of full motion video plus audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG AVI ATI VCR proprietary ATI video format or WMV Windows Media Video for streaming and download and play applications file on your computer s hard disk See Personal Video Recorder on page 39 for details Still images Capture full color 24 bit per pixel still images from television save them and print them The images are placed in the Stills Gallery which saves them as Windows standard bitmaps bmp or a wide variety of sta
15. menu To change the docking position right click LaunchPad while it is docked point to Side then choose a location e To change the size of the LaunchPad when it is not docked double click it or right click it and choose a size The buttons in the right side of LaunchPad let you access your desktop settings get Help and close LaunchPad If your system does not have a TV tuner Video In appears in place of TV in the LaunchPad Certain Multimedia Center features use some of the same resources If you try to start one of these features while another is running a resource conflict message appears You have up to four choices e Run both features with reduced performance where G possible e Suspend the first feature while the other is active e Close the first feature e Press Cancel to continue without starting the second feature Online Help 3 Starting from Windows taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs gt 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center then select CD Audio DVD LaunchPad File Player TV Video CD Media Library or Configuration For information about using the ATI Multimedia Center features see the online help Online Help rr F1 Al Feature Help Click the Help button in any display panel to open the online help Context Sensitive Help Context sensitive help is always available for each feature just press the F1 key Tool Tips Simply mo
16. or poor analog to digital conversion see Using VideoSoap on page 43 G VideoSoap is not available with ALL IN WONDER VE cards The Schedule feature lets you record TV programs on the dates and times you specify see Schedule on page 110 Because TV On Demand see page 36 records to your hard drive you cannot use the Personal Video G Recorder in TV On Demand mode Instead use the Export function see page 38 when you are in TV on Demand mode To start the Personal Video Recorder When you record video from TV see To record a clip of video and audio on page 35 the Personal Video Recorder opens automatically If you want the Personal Video Recorder to prompt you before recording click the Prompt before Recording checkbox in the Personal Video Recorder tab of the TV Player Setup page see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40 40 Personal Video Recorder When you right click the record button the following options are available the available times depend upon your hard disk space Record for Sets the length of time to record Record until Sets the time to stop recording Record until manually stopped Record until you click the Record button again Recording preset Lets you change the default recording preset One Touch Record Seitings Open the One Touch Record settings page Motion Triggered Recording Opens the Motion Triggered Recording Wizard Time Lapse Recording Opens the Time Lapse Re
17. required for normal operation in Windows 9X DVD ROM drives that were originally connected to a special hardware DVD decoder board may only work with that board and with special drivers Older DVD ROM drives may experience performance issues and or may require a firmware revision consult the DVD manufacturer for correct operation A second generation or newer DVD ROM drive is recommended for the best results If you have installed more than one DVD movie solution it is possible that they will interfere with each other It is quite possible for multiple DVD solutions to co exist and even run simultaneously however if you are having problems it is best to focus on only one application at a time and also give that application the cleanest environment possible 128 Troubleshooting Suggested solutions If problems persist BEFORE you call Customer Support please have the following information ready e Detailed description of the problem e Motherboard manufacturer e System BIOS manufacturer e Make and model of DVD drive e DVD drive interface IDE or SCSI e Drive letter assigned to the DVD drive by Windows e DVD title s that are not working properly e Operating system name and version e ATI display adapter model or name e ATI display driver version e ATI DVD Player software version e Sound card name and manufacturer if integrated provide chipset type To email your system information 1 Click Start click
18. select Export playlist to M3U You can store these files in your My Documents folder External Captions support You can search for Closed Caption files created by Multimedia Center TV see External Captions support on page 29 Media Library 53 Recommended content deletion You can have the Media Library find and delete files that meet the following criteria Age Time since last viewed Size Type Protection status 1 Right click in the content upper window then click Recommend Content Deletion The Content Deletion page opens Select the criteria for deletion then click Next The Contents Recommended page opens To delete selected files click the file s you want to delete then click Remove Selected To remove all files click Remove All 4 Click Finish 54 TV Listings TV Listings lt Gemstar s GUIDE Plus is an electronic television programming guide for Microsoft Windows It provides advanced program information such as station names and numbers as well as program names and details You can schedule recording and viewing sessions search for programs and maintain a list of your favorite shows For more information see the TV Listings Help e TV Listings is only available in selected countries e Before you use TV Listings for the first time it is recommended that you complete the TV Initialization Wizard see Setting up TV on page 9 e You need an internet connection to dow
19. settings then exit CMOS setup Troubleshooting 125 Suggested solutions Enable DMA for the DVD drive in Windows Windows DMA support for DVD drives usually improves playback performance PC Check tests your DMA settings see To access PC Check on page 6 Install the DVD drive on the second IDE channel as a Master device DVD drive performance is best when the DVD drive is installed as a Master device on the second IDE channel Warning If you are unfamiliar with the internals of your PC do not remove the cover Contact your system vendor or a knowledgeable friend to assist you Always turn off system power before removing the PC s cover Most systems come pre configured with one IDE hard drive and one CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The IDE hard drive is always connected to the PRIMARY IDE controller as the MASTER device Typically the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive is connected as a SLAVE device on the PRIMARY IDE controller Most system builders use this approach because it only requires one IDE ribbon cable If the DVD ROM drive is connected to the same ribbon cable as the hard drive then the DVD ROM drive is configured for SLAVE operation on the PRIMARY IDE controller In order to connect the DVD ROM drive as a MASTER device on the SECONDARY IDE controller you must e Obtain another IDE cable e Configure the DVD ROM drive as a MASTER e Connect the DVD ROM drive to the SECONDARY IDE controller e Ensure that the SECONDARY IDE con
20. start Video CD from other Multimedia Center features Click the ATI logo in the feature s control panel or display panel then click Video CD VideoCD 73 Video CD Feature menu You can access Video CD functions by right clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel This is very useful in full screen mode Setup Eject CD Play Pause Stop Display Size Show Controls Audio Channels Movie Scale Zoom About Exit Open the Video CD setup page Eject the video CD from the drive Play the loaded Video CD Pause playback Stop playback 50 Display video at 1 2 size 75 Display video at 3 4 size 100 Display video full size 200 Full Screen Display video in full screen no borders Display video at double size Display the Control panel Click to select audio tracks for dual mode MPEG CDs Stereo Stereo audio playback Both Channels Both audio channels active Left Channel Right Channel Left channel audio only Right channel audio only Show Time Display scale in time Show Frames Display scale in frames Time Remaining Display time remaining in current CD Total Time Display total time of current CD Unzoom Return to normal display Zoom 2x Zoom to double size Zoom 4x Zoom to 4 times size Zoom 8x Zoom to 8 times size Display the About dialog Close the Video CD program 74 Video CD Video CD keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to cont
21. the Schedule tab The Schedule Wizard will guide you through creating new scheduled events See Schedule on page 110 for details Schedule Use the Schedule feature to activate events on the dates and times you want You can schedule events for CD Audio TV Magazine Personal Video Recorder File Player and TV To set up scheduled events Kral Click the Setup button in the DVD TV CD Audio or File Player control panel Click the Schedule tab and then click the Create New button The Schedule Wizard will guide you through creating new scheduled events Step 4 of the Wizard asks if you want to set up feature specific settings for example if you are recording video you can specify quality and duration for particular events When you click the Finish button your event is added to the scheduled event list checked items are active Schedule 111 Schedule settings Name The name of the event Checked events are active Feature The feature to schedule CD Audio File Player Television TV Magazine Video Recording or Video CD When When the event occurs ds Hon The next time the event will run Modify Click to change values for a scheduled event Delete Remove a scheduled event Delete All Remove all scheduled events e Events whose date On Month amp Day has passed are not automatically removed To re activate an event set its Month amp Day to today or later e If a settings page is open or if the About Help box is
22. two audio cards or one audio card and an integrated audio chip you can connect both audio paths internally externally or one internally and the other externally MulTView 49 MulTView keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to control MulTView Key s Toggle MulTView window on off Toggle MulT View focus MulT View window in top left of main video window MulTView window in bottom left of main video window MulT View window in bottom right of main video window MulT View window in top right of main video window Cycle through MulT View window positions Toggle MulT View full screen windowed mode Swap channels Channel up Channel down Volume up Volume down Toggle mute Alt H Alt O Alt Alt N Alt V Alt gt Alt W Alt W numeric keypad numeric keypad numeric keypad N numeric keypad V numeric keypad 50 Media Library Media Library The Media Library provides a convenient way to manage and play all your multimedia files When you record video or audio it is automatically added to the Media Library Zian vee fe er na You can scan directories for Em mex DATS multimedia content filter by ER r2 file type and date set up playlists and convert media files to ATI VCR or MPEG 2 format The upper window contains the multimedia content that the Media Library finds in the specified director
23. 19 Channel surfing 23 Closed Captioning settings 24 External Captions support 29 Feature menu 11 HotWords 26 Initialization Wizard 9 keyboard shortcuts 13 MulTView 47 One Touch Record 44 Parental Control 33 Personal Video Recorder 39 recording a clip of video and audio from TV 35 recording video and still images 34 Schedule settings 21 Secondary Audio Program 30 setting up 9 Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery settings 21 TTHRUVIEW Desktop THRUVIEW Window 31 tuner settings 18 TV Bar 22 TV Listings 54 TV Magazine 27 TV on Demand 36 video settings 17 zoom and pan 30 TV Bar 22 TV Channels Initialization Wizard 9 TV display settings 15 sizing 10 TV Listings 54 accessing information from TV 54 Actors tab 58 Categories tab 59 days and dates 64 favorites search 59 filter options 58 getting around 56 movies tab 60 recording shows 56 Schedules tab 61 searches 59 Searches tab 61 setting search parameters 62 setting up registering downloading updated listings customizing channels updating listings 55 Sports tab 63 starting 54 Stations tab 63 Titles tab 64 viewing shows 57 views Grid Log 57 TV Magazine setting up 27 starting 27 Wizard 25 27 TV Magazine Wizard 25 TV Out 112 TV WONDER 47 TV on Demand 10 36 changing playback speed 37 exporting recorded video 38 history 38 Initialization Wizard 10 moving within recorded video Jog Shuttle 38 pausing recorded video 37 playing recorded video 37 skipping backward
24. Each thumbnail displays the channel number and is regularly updated to display the current program e A password is required to access locked out channels see Channel Lockout on page 32 otherwise only unlocked channels will be displayed e Most controls are disabled during Channel Surfing To use Channel Surfing 1 a gt Click the Channel Surf button in the TV control panel A grid of thumbnails appears over your TV display 2 Click the thumbnail for the channel you want to preview The channel you clicked becomes live and plays video and audio for a few seconds 3 To select a channel for viewing double click a thumbnail The grid of thumbnails disappears and the selected channel appears on your screen 24 TV Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text over video like a standard TV and or in a separate window beside the The final product when sliced looks like that video When you use the gt gt Let me ask you a general question before we do this separate window you can But the brits do a lot of things use the scroll bar to review well but british cuisine is kind of an oxymoron the last few minutes of text why would we want to copy their You can set the background feed gt gt The pudding color the font and the font color for the window To display closed captioned text Click the Closed Caption button in the TV control panel Right clicking the button o
25. Left and right audio output from your VCR must be connected to your ALL IN WONDER card note that S Video does not provide an audio connection For complete installation instructions refer to the ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500DV 8500 7500 RADEON Installation and Setup User s Guide RADEON 7500 ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500 128MB ALL IN WONDER COMP S VIDEO VIDEO T L AUDIO R AUDIO OUT OUT OUT S El lt z lt O ic og ALL IN WONDER ATI Input Adapter 64MB ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500DV COMP L AUDIO R AUDIO S VIDEO OUT OUT ES ouT SOUND CARD Oo LINE OUT ALL IN WONDER Oo LINE IN 118 Troubleshooting Suggested solution No sound on Left and right audio output from your VCR must be connected to the videotape your ALL IN WONDER card note that S Video does not provide when an audio connection For complete installation instructions outputting toa refer to the ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500DV 8500 7500 VCR RADEON Installation and Setup User s Guide COMP R AUDIO L AUDIO IN IN r S VIDEO IN ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500 128MB ALL IN WONDER RADEON 7500 COMP VIDEO AUDIO R AUDIO IN ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500DV rt 64MB ALL IN WONDER Troubleshooting 119 Video problems
26. MulTView In the MulT View Initialization Wizard click Enable MulTView 48 MulTView To open and close MulTView 1 Right click the control panel or the video panel 2 Inthe Feature menu click MulTView then click Show To close MulT View click the Close button DE e Or right click the control panel or the video panel e In the Feature menu click Show To change the location of the MulTView window When the main video window is in full screen right click the control panel or the video panel click MulTView click Location then click the position you want Top Left Top Right Bottom Right or Bottom Left You can manually change the embedded window s size and location when the MulTView borders are visible Autohiding MulTView window controls and borders The MulTView window borders disappear after a few seconds of mouse inactivity on the MulT View window When you move your mouse over the MulTView window the border re appears Only one video window can be in control When the embedded MulTView window is in focus its borders are red when it is not in focus its borders are black For example when the borders are red a REMOTE WONDER see page 3 channel change command will change the MulTView channel MulTView audio requirements If you have one audio card or an integrated audio chip you must connect one audio path internally CD In for example and the other externally Line In for example If you have
27. R ER EE TE N EE N 94 DVD Closed Captioning 00 0 cece ee ee Se ee ee Ge ee Shes ee 95 DVD Video audio settings ies ses see see se ee Se ee Se Ge ee Gee RA Ge ee ee 97 S PIDIB EE N EO N EE EE N N EG 98 DVD Advanced Aspect Ratio settings iese se se se se ee ee Ge ee Ge 98 DVD Schedule settings issis SE RE BOE Ge ERGER ERAS GESE BERG ESE GESE Be Ee 100 EDE EE OR EE OR a S 100 Pile Play Cl ER EE NE 101 File Player Feature MENU sesse se se se se se ee ee Ge GR GR RA Re ee ee 103 File Player shortcut keys iese ses see se se se ee Se ee Ge Ge Ge GR ee ee 104 THRU VIEW M GR OS RE ee ged Seiad Se 105 Zooming and Panning ee see see se ee se ee Ge Ge RA GR GR GR GR Re ee ee 106 File Player Display settings sesse se ee se ee Ge Ge Ge Re Ge Re Re ee ee ee 107 File Player Preferences settingS eee se ee se ee Ge RA GR GR ee ee 108 File Player Closed Caption settingS ec see se see ke Ge Re Se ee ee 108 External Captions SUpport esse ese ses see ee be Re Ge RA ee Se ee se ee ee 109 File Player Stills Gallery settings ese ese ee se ee ee ee Ge ee 109 File Player Schedule settingS uses esse sees Ge Se GR Ge ee Ge ee ee ee ee 110 Schedule ses sees sae Ke Ke Re KA ERK KA BA Ke KAR Ke KG ERA Ke KA GR Rae Kak Ke ae 110 Schedule settings iese e se ee se ee be GR RA GR GR ee Ge ee ee ee ee ee 111 SENG OU x asta RE EE GE De oe AGS sre ees 112 Multi Monitor Support 0 eee se see ee ee Ge Ge Ge ee Se ee e
28. R N EE DE AE AE OR EO 57 WISWS EE EE EE ad EE ER 57 Filter oa Ee KA EE EE OE EE RE 58 Nr Es EA EE RE EE 58 Categories Abe ss ei ee ee Ge Ee ah inh dee 59 NS EO EE EE OK EN EE es 59 Favorite search EE RE ON N EE EE dees 59 EE EE EEES 60 keel Sie EE EE N LE OE OR EO ds 61 KS oi CAD EE N EE EO RE N 61 Setting search parameters ese se se ee ee ee ee RR GR Ge Re ee e 62 S POLS N OE EE RE N 63 ETE GEE Eie EE EE N EO dels 63 bu SEE EE OE RE EE EEE 64 Days atid d ates AE N EE EE OIE 64 Stills Gallery EER ee ee GE Ee DE ee N De 65 Stills Gallery Setun PS ese ER EE EE Se Re be a ER EE ER dates 65 CD Audi0 EE Ve ie Sines tase GE EE secs ceca Be iis es De age ee 67 CD Audio keyboard Shortcuts iese sesse ese se Ge ee Se ee ee Ge ee Ge 68 CDeAUdIO setting See EES ESSEN eg Seg Pi EN Nee Ge ee oe ee eg 69 CD Audio preferences Settings eee se ee Se Se Se ee ee Ge ee Ge 70 CD Database see ese Es ee Ee Ge ER Ee Re ge Se eg ee DR eg 70 CD Audio Schedule settings iese se se ss ee Se Ge Ge Se ee ee Ge ee be 71 MId O oe BEER EE EE seis code NE N EO 72 Video CD Feature MENU sees ses se se ee ee ee ee Ge ee Ge ee Ge ke 73 Video CD keyboard Shortcuts ies ses sees see se ee Ge ee Se ee Re GR ek 74 Capturing still frames from Video CDS oe ee see ese se Ge ee Ge ee ee 75 Zooming and Panning 20 eee ee ee se Re GR ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee 75 Video CD Display setting iese eee se ee Ge ee Ge ee Ge Re GR ee 76 Video CD Closed Caption set
29. Run then type MSINFO32 This will gather information about your computer s configuration 2 Inthe Microsoft System Information box click File click Export and save the report as a TXT file which you can email to Customer Support This file can be large you may want to use a ZIP compatible compression program to reduce its size index Symbols mid 101 mp2 101 mp3 101 mpeg 101 mpg 101 ver 101 wav 101 A A B Repeat 91 Advanced Aspect Ratio 98 ATI TV Bar 22 controls 22 Autoscan 18 AVI 101 B Bookmarks DVD 89 Cc Cable standard 18 CD Audio 67 CD Database 70 keyboard shortcuts 68 preferences settings 70 Schedule settings 71 settings 69 CD Database 70 Channel Lockout passwords 32 Wizard 32 Channel name 18 Channel Property Details 19 Channel Surfing 23 Chapter Preview 90 Closed Captioning settings 24 95 Closed captioned text transcribing 27 Configuration Tool 4 DVD audio settings 5 file types 5 PC Check 6 Skins 6 TV settings 5 Converting media files 52 File Player 52 D Dual monitor display 9 DVD 79 A B Repeat 91 Advanced Aspect Ratio settings 98 Audio settings 97 bookmarks 89 Chapter Preview 90 Closed Captioning settings 95 display settings 92 Feature menu 81 full screen controls 80 Initialization Wizard 94 keyboard shortcuts 82 Parental Control 87 Preferences settings 93 region codes 100 Schedule settings 100 searching DVD disks 87 selecting audio channels 85 selecting view
30. Word occurs if it is not immediately followed by the Optional Word e In Sentence With Open TV when the Hot Word occurs if it is in a sentence with the Optional Word Type the word you want to match with the Hot Word When you specify an Optional Word the system only looks for the First Word Optional Word combination TV 27 Partial Check this box to open TV when a part of the First Word occurs Use the Add and Remove buttons to add and remove words from the list Actions to take Show Matched Text when your Displays the text that matches your Hot Word s HotWords Restore Player occur Opens TV in its current state Recording Enable TV Magazine Activates TV Magazine see TV Magazine on page 27 Enable Personal Video Recorder Activates the Personal Video Recorder see Personal Video Recorder on page 39 TV Magazine Use TV Magazine to transcribe closed captioned broadcasting including pictures and text You can save files as RTF Rich Text Format which preserves formatting and can be used in many word processors plain text TXT or Hypertext Markup Language HTML You can use the Schedule feature to start TV Magazine at dates and times you specify see Schedule on page 110 e TV Magazine is only available in North America e When TV Magazine is enabled it transcribes closed captioned text even if the Closed Captioning button is Off To start TV Magazine Me Click the Setup button in the Television
31. ab The Titles tab displays all titles in the current listings on the left side of your screen Click a title to display all show times for that title on the right side of your screen e Use the arrow keys to scroll up or down You can also type a partial or full Title name in the textbox above the Title list and quickly jump to a particular title e Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the log e To display just the stations you want use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu see To customize channels on page 55 Days and dates Each view contains listings for the current date To change the date select the date you wish to view from the Dates menu at the top of the screen Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery The still images you Es Wine cattery DAAD capture from TV Video CD or File Player are saved in the Stills Gallery You can save images in a m OAO Mm QD ND AN variety of graphics formats and sizes The Stills Gallery controls let you delete images hide them save them as wallpaper and print them You can check multiple Capture options in the Stills Gallery Setup page Still images can be captured to the Stills Gallery numbered files clipboard and printer all at the same time If you close the Stills Gallery without saving your captured still images are deleted When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the Stills Gallery the About
32. ame size horizontal from 480x480 to 480x240 lines In the Personal Video Recorder Settings page click the combing Set Custom button then click the Edit button choose your AVI preset then edit the frame size See Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40 If you are recording in MPEG format ensure that Deinterlacing is checked In the Personal Video Recorder Settings page click the Set Custom button then click the Edit button choose your MPEG preset then check Deinterlacing DVD problems The following information applies to Windows 98 and Windows Me but many of the suggestions may also apply to Windows 2000 Before proceeding ensure that your computer meets these conditions e An ATI display adapter is installed e A current ATI display driver is installed e The ATI Multimedia Center is installed e Your CPU supports MMX instructions early Pentium and Pentium PRO CPUs do not support MMX PC Check tests your CPU see page 6 e AGP support is enabled and functioning properly If you are using an AGP display card and the DVD player hangs AGP support is probably not working properly Other things to consider For older DVD drives contact the DVD manufacturer for a firmware upgrade If DVD movies appear bright and then dim when viewed on a TV do not patch the video through a VCR connect the ATI TV output directly to the TV using the composite or S Video connections This problem only oc
33. an play all video discs including encrypted copy protected and interactive titles Sizing the Video Display panel You can resize the video display panel by using your mouse to drag an edge and you can use the ALT or CTRL key to display these preset screen sizes 50 of original size Alt Ctrl 1 75 of original size Alt Ctrl 2 100 of original size Alt Ctrl 3 Alt Ctrl 4 Full screen Toggle full screen Ctrl F Toggle full screen Esc Exit full screen Full screen controls When you play DVD discs in full screen mode the Player controls appear at the bottom of your screen You can use the following keys to return to windowed video and hide or show the on screen controls Alt Ctrl F Toggle full screen mode Esc Exit full screen mode F2 Hide Show the on screen controls DVD 81 DVD feature menu You can access DVD functions by right clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel This is very useful when you play files in full screen mode Setup Hide controls Eject Resume Play Pause Stop playing Play at specific part Restart program Go Up Menu Subtitle Audio Angle Parental Control Blended Window Search Zoom About Exit Opens the Preferences page Hides the full screen controls see Full screen controls on page 80 Opens closes the DVD drive tray Continues play after pausing Toggles between play and pause Stops play Search for a specific location on
34. ank which would falsely trigger recording You can simultaneously perform motion triggered and time lapse recording to record a minimum number of frames over time but include real time video when motion occurs Click the Set Custom button then click Default Motion Triggered To edit the preset click the Edit button and follow the on screen steps Record in Windows Video Format WMV recording lets you record WMV video to a file Use these settings to record a Windows Media file for streaming over a 56K dial up network connection or a cable or DSL network connection Click the Map Preset button then click 56K Modem or Cable DSL Modem To edit the preset click the Edit button and follow the on screen steps Allocates the amount of disk to store recorded video Always Record to Temporary Drive Always use a temporary drive while recording or only when the specified recorded file is not on a local disk Temporary Drive Select the drive to hold temporary recorded video Amount of disk space to leave free on temporary drive Use the slider to set the amount of space to leave on your temporary drive Use this to prevent the recording from completely filling your drive Displays the video format size frame rate and audio format for recorded video Personal Video Recorder 43 Capture High Resolution Stills One Touch Record Capture still images at high resolution Custom duration configuration Type the numbe
35. aptioned data is present in the caption stream checking this box displays a full page of T1 mode scrollable closed captioned text If you turn off Closed Captioning or change channels the page is hidden 26 TV HotWords Have your computer watch TV for you When you turn on Closed Captioning see Closed Captioning on page 24 you can specify words and phrases that Television will detect in the closed captioned text You can set HotWords to show the matched text restore TV play a sound enable TV Magazine or enable the Personal Video Recorder when the HotWords appear You can also have TV automatically transcribe the text when the specified words appear You can enable HotWords and then minimize TV when the specified words occur TV opens You specify words using the HotWords setup button in the Closed Caption settings page To set up HotWords ri cab Click the Setup button in the Television control panel click Closed Caption then click the HotWords Setup button The HotWords Setup Wizard opens To enable HotWords check the Enable box The HotWords Setup Wizard will guide you through HotWords setup First Word Match Type Optional Word Type the first word to be matched Choose the type of match you want e By Itself Open TV when the Hot Word occurs e Followed by Open TV when the Hot Word occurs and is immediately followed by the Optional Word you specify e Not Followed By Open TV when the Hot
36. ause there is only one hard disk C and we are assuming that it is not partitioned If your hard disk has been partitioned or if you have multiple hard disks the DVD ROM drive will generally be the highest assigned drive letter You may wish to insert a regular CD ROM disk into the DVD ROM drive and ensure that you can read it by browsing with WINDOWS EXPLORER An ATI installation CD may be used for this step If the CD ROM auto launches then you know that the DVD ROM drive is installed properly and working If you continue to experience difficulties If you continue to experience difficulties using the DVD ROM drive particularly when playing DVD movies there are a few things listed below to consider Even if you don t understand the concepts described below you should do your best to investigate and document any information you can before calling for technical support e Systems that have the port driver Mkeatapi mpd v 2 01 installed for the hard disk controller may experience problems If your system has this driver installed and you are experiencing difficulties upgrade this driver e Real mode CD ROM drivers may interfere with proper DVD ROM operation Look in the CONFIG SYS file for CD ROM drivers that may be loaded Real mode drivers for the CD ROM are only required if you wish to access the CD ROM from DOS Your emergency boot diskette should be configured with real mode CD ROM drivers But these drivers should not usually be
37. being displayed the Scheduler cannot process events If an event occurs a warning dialog tells you that a particular event was not processed e When the Multimedia Center first runs if there are any scheduled events recorded and the Scheduler program is not running a warning dialog tells you that the scheduled events will not be processed You can run the Scheduler immediately and or install it in your Windows Startup file so that it runs every time Windows is started the warning dialog is displayed whenever you click OK after adding an item to the scheduled viewing list 112 TV Out TV Out You can connect a television set as your computer s display and use your Multimedia Center to view computer output directly on your television in NTSC or PAL formats connect using Composite or S Video output capabilities and display images on the TV and PC monitor simultaneously TV Out provides a big screen experience for entertainment PCs that is ideal for playing games giving presentations watching movies and browsing the Internet information on attaching a TV see the User s Guide for You must attach a TV before enabling TV out For your ATI card To enable the television display In the Windows taskbar click Start Point at Settings then select Control Panel Double click Display Click the Settings tab Click Advanced Click Displays Click the TV button Click OK To cancel TV Out click the TV b
38. bled while a CD is playing Allow display to turn off while paused Only the display turns off when playback is paused Disabled Power management is never enabled File Player Closed Caption settings The File Player Closed Caption settings page lets you control how closed captions are displayed in File Player e File Player Closed Captioning is only available for ATI VCR files ATP s proprietary video format fy Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel then click the Closed Caption tab Video Window External Window Solid Background Shaded Background Closed Caption On Mute Displays closed captioned text superimposed on the video Click Font to select the display font Displays closed captioned text in its own window You set this option in the Closed Caption Settings in the setup dialog Displays closed captioned text over a solid background Displays closed captioned text over a shaded background Displays closed captioned text when the audio is muted File Player 109 External Captions support When you record video using TV On Demand see page 36 or the Personal Video Recorder see page 39 the associated closed caption information is added to the Media Library see page 50 File Player can display the searchable printable closed caption text in three ways e Over video in the video panel e In the Closed Captioning Window e Over video and in the Closed Captioning wind
39. cable you should disconnect the middle connector from the hard drive and reconnect the end of the cable to the HARD DRIVE Any cable or BUS must be properly terminated at both ends of the cable Do not connect devices to the middle of a cable and leave a cable end dangling 3 Use the new IDE cable and connect one end to the SECONDARY IDE connector on the system board The PRIMARY and SECONDARY IDE connectors are usually located close together on the system board The PRIMARY connector should already have a ribbon cable installed and this ribbon cable should be the same cable you originally disconnected from the DVD ROM drive 4 Connect the other end of the new IDE cable to the DVD ROM drive Make sure that any cable you disturb is properly seated before applying system power 5 Replace the system cover and turn the system ON You may need to go into the system CMOS configuration and ensure that the SECONDARY IDE controller is enabled and set to AUTO DETECT the devices on the IDE bus During the system boot process you should see an indication on the main monitor that the DVD ROM drive has been detected as the SECONDARY MASTER device The messages you see may differ depending on the make and version of your system BIOS Troubleshooting 127 Suggesied solutions 6 When Windows 9x loads open WINDOWS EXPLORER and see if you can find the DVD ROM drive In the example described here the DVD ROM drive should appear as drive letter D Bec
40. category you want to view to display all titles for that category on the right side of the screen e Double clicking on categories with a sign opens a list of sub categories on the right side of the screen e Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down in the Categories List You can also scroll using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars e Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the log e To display just the stations you want use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu see To customize channels on page 55 Searches GUIDE Plus comes with a powerful search engine to help you find the programs you want You can save and maintain a list of custom searches to run each week as well as a Favorites search that tracks your favorite shows and movies Favorite search Access the Favorite search under the Searches tab Favorites are a special list of show titles that you keep and use to find your favorite shows with a mouse click You can add and remove items from your favorites list from any view in the guide e Favorites is always the first search displayed in the Searches tab It behaves like other searches but it cannot be deleted e When one of your favorites appears in any view of the guide appears in front of the title 60 TV Listings Typically you use the favorites list to find your preferred shows when your data file is updated Select the Favorites search from the list of sea
41. control panel click the Closed Caption tab then click the TV Magazine Setup button To enable TV Magazine check the Enable box The first time you use TV Magazine the TV Magazine Setup Wizard will guide you through the setup 28 TV File Name File Format Options Stop Transcribing After Select Layout Images are not saved with TXT files Type a name for the file Select a file format RTF TXT or HTML Overwrite files Check to overwrite existing files Uncheck to keep existing files Remove Advertising North America only Automatically skips commercial advertising when you display or transcribe closed captioned text It works best with programs that use scrolling transcripts rather than text bubbles to record closed captioned text for example Talk shows News broadcasts Sports and Soap operas Depending upon the closed captioning format commercials may occasionally be recorded a little experimentation will show you how to get the best results Case Conversion Convert all characters to upper or lower case Specify the number of minutes to transcribe No image No images are saved Images on Left Images are placed on the left text on the right Images on Right Images are placed on the right text on the left Alternate images Images and text alternate left and right Use black amp white pictures Save images as black amp white to save memory Image Density 1
42. cording Wizard Show Recording Panel Shows Hides the Personal Video Recorder panel which shows the number of frames recorded and the time remaining on your hard disk Recent Recording Displays a list of the five most recently recorded files One Touch Record provides one click recording for specific times and durations The default recording preset is used see Recording Preset in Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40 Personal Video Recorder settings Use the Personal Video Recorder settings pages to specify recording quality duration general options and custom settings Several recording modes are available including advanced modes such as Time Lapse and Motion triggered Personal Video Recorder 41 To set up the Personal Video Recorder Click the Setup button in the TV control panel then click the Personal Video Recorder tab Recording Check DVD Good Longer Video CD or Custom Preset The higher the quality the less video you will be able to store on a disk Note The Video CD setting lets you create Video CD compliant files that can be played on most consumer These settings are dependent upon your sites DVD players To create a CD containing the Video CD configuration files you need a writable CD drive and accompanying CD Each can be creation software customized For extremely fine control click the Map Preset button to open the Recording Presets where you can create and modify preset r
43. curs when a VCR is connected between the TV output of the ATI display adapter and the TV 122 Troubleshooting ATI display adapters with TV OUTPUT capability will enable copy protection during DVD movie playback The copy protected video will effectively prevent a VCR from recording a watchable movie If you videotape a copy protected movie and then play it back you will typically see occasional glimpses of the movie interspersed with 20 to 30 seconds of no picture or possibly just a blue screen Even if you are not recording the movie the VCR attempts to compensate for the copy protected signal and this generally leads to the symptom described Bright and dim display on the TV Remember that sound connections are completely independent of the video connections if you wish to hear the DVD movie through the TV you will also need to connect the audio output of the PC to the TV If the DVD Player exhibits problems such as e DVD Player launches but the ATI DVD splash screen is all you can see e DVD Player launches but the display window is black e DVD image is jumpy or appears to be dropping frames e DVD image looks blocky Try these suggested solutions Make sure you have a DVD movie disk in the DVD ROM drive Try a different DVD movie disk Before proceeding make sure that a bad or incompatible DVD is not the problem Test two or three disks Some reasons that a DVD will not play include Improperly authored DVD c
44. d 9 Wizard 9 PC Check 6 Personal Video Recorder achieving best results with MPEG 45 130 One Touch Record 44 setting up 39 settings 40 VideoSoap 39 Picture in Picture 9 47 Picture outside Picture 47 R Recommended content deletion 53 Recording Format Initialization Wizard 10 Recording video and still images 34 Region codes 100 REMOTE WONDER 3 Resource conflict 2 S S PDIF 98 SAP 30 Schedule settings 111 Wizard 110 Schedule Wizard CD Audio 71 DVD 100 File Player 110 TV 21 Secondary Audio Program 30 Settings CD Audio 69 Closed Captioning 24 95 DVD Advanced Aspect Ratio 98 DVD display 92 DVD Preferences 93 DVD Video 94 DVD Video audio 97 File Player 107 File Player Closed Caption 108 File Player Preferences 108 File Player Schedule 110 File Player Stills Gallery 109 HotWords 26 Personal Video Recorder 40 Schedule 111 Stills Gallery 65 131 TV display 15 TV Stills Gallery 21 TV Tuner 18 TV tuner settings 18 TV Video 17 Video CD 76 Video CD Stills Gallery 78 Sizing TV display 10 Skins 6 Sound Initialization Wizard 9 Starting Multimedia Center 2 Still image capture 34 Stills Gallery 65 settings 65 Subtitles DVD 85 Surfing channels 23 T Teletext 113 THRUVIEW DVD 89 File Player 105 TV 31 Tool Tips 3 Transcribing closed captioned text 27 Troubleshooting audio problems 114 DVD problems 121 video problems 119 Tuner settings TV 18 TV7 Channel Lockout 32 Channel Property Details
45. dow Off Second Window Do not display closed captioned text English Display closed captioned text Hangul Display Hangul text Font Select the font for the video window and the background style solid or semi transparent Off Do not open the second window Single Language English OnlyDisplay English text Hangul Only Display Hangul text Both Languages Horizontally Display English and Hangul side by side divided by the slider Vertically Display layered view English Hangul English Font Select the font for the second window and the foreground and background color scheme 78 Video CD Video CD Preferences settings Use the Video CD Preferences settings page to set up general characteristics for your player To open the Video CD Preferences settings page ri cab Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel then click the Preferences tab Movie Scale General Settings Power Management Show Time Display scale in time Show Total Time Display the total time of the playing video CD or file Show Time Remaining Display the remaining time in the playing video CD or file Automatically play CD if present Automatically play a loaded CD Select one of the following levels Always Power management always enabled Disabled while playing Power management is disabled while a CD is playing Allow display to turn off while paused Only the display turns off when playback
46. dow to be stretched to any proportions Standard Standard aspect ratio for 4 3 television broadcast Letterbox 16 9 1 85 1 2 35 1 Crops the top and bottom of the frame to fit a wider window Widescreen 16 9 1 85 1 2 35 1 Scales the entire image to fit a wider window Specifies the video input TV Tuner Selects TV Tuner input Composite Selects composite video input S Video Selects S Video input Sets the audio mode Captions Displays closed captions when muted when audio is muted Stereo Enables stereo TV audio Both Plays both standard and SAP audio tracks SAP Enables the Secondary Audio Program Mono Enables monaural TV audio Specifies how closed captioned text is displayed You can also enable the HotWords and TV Magazine features See HotWords on page 26 and TV Magazine on page 27 Selects the zoom ratio 2x 4x or 8x or Unzoom if already zoomed See Zooming and panning on page 30 Displays the About dialog Closes TV TV 13 TV keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to control TV from your keyboard Key s Pause Ctrl B Play Ctrl X Toggle Play Pause Spacebar Skip forwards backwards End Home Volume up down Channel up down Setup Toggle closed captions Unzoom Still capture Size presets Tiny Small Medium Large Toggle full screen Exit full screen Cycle through Size up down Parental Control lock unlock Record Help Hide control pan
47. e Click the Date button in the upper left corner of the Library to filter by date protection status and unviewed All Today Yesterday This week Last week Protected from deletion or Unviewed To protect files from deletion select one or more entries in the main view right click and then click Protect from deletion 52 Media Library Converting media files When you capture video from TV setting the Recording Quality to Good or Longer saves files in ATI VCR Proprietary ATI video format which can only be played on the ATI File Player To convert ATI VCR files to MPEG 2 format 1 Add the VCR file to the Media Library by scanning for content or by dragging it into the Media Library s content upper window 2 Right click the file then click Export to MPEG 2 in the drop down menu 3 Save the file in the location of your choice the default is My Documents in your Windows desktop You can also convert TV On Demand files recorded from ATI TV to MPEG 2 format see TV On Demand on page 36 Making Playlists Select files from the Media Library s content upper window and drag them into the playlist lower window to build a playlist of files that will play in the sequence you specify You can set up a loop that plays your selections continuously and you can shuffle selections so that they play in random order You can export playlists into M3U MP3 playlist format Right click the playlist window then
48. e MSCONFIG to ensure that UDF Universal Disk Format is enabled Microsoft DVD playback software requires that UDF be mounted on DVD disks 1 Click Start click Run type msconfig then click OK 2 Click the Advanced Button then Un check Disable UDF file system Check the Performance page of System Properties to see if you are using DOS compatibility mode If your file system is forced to run DOS Compatibility mode CD DVD ROM drives are not supported and will not appear in Device Manager 1 Click Start point at Settings then click Control Panel 2 Double click System then click the Device Manager tab 3 Check Device Manager to ensure that your DVD ROM drive is available in Windows Make sure that the protected mode driver is not damaged For all ESDI and IDE drives Windows uses ESDI 506 PDR in the IOSUBSYS directory to provide 32 bit disk access For SCSI controllers Windows uses SCSIPORT PDR and a mini port MPD driver to provide 32 bit access Manually extract ESDI_506 PDR or SCSIPORT PDR files from the Windows disks or CD ROM or run Setup and select the Verify option 124 Troubleshooting Suggested solutions Remove Real Mode DOS drivers for the DVD ROM drive Real mode CD ROM drivers may interfere with proper DVD ROM operation Real mode drivers for the CD ROM are only required if you wish to access the CD ROM from DOS Look in the CONFIG SYS file for CD ROM drivers that may be loaded Following
49. e Root menu s Languages option select the language Time search disabled Some DVD discs disable searching by time searching randomly through the disc is prohibited and skip forward skip back and seek slider buttons are disabled Usually the next program and previous program buttons continue to function The Play specific buttons will work but you can only select title and chapter not time Stop disabled The FBI warning often disables the Stop button until the warning has played The Skip forward and Next program buttons have no effect until the warning is complete DVD 85 Selecting audio channels When you view a standard DVD Video disc that has multiple audio streams clicking the audio channel button displays a pop up menu of available audio streams The currently playing channel is checkmarked e DVD Video Discs can support up to eight audio channels but not all discs provide them Setting up subtitles cy Click the subtitle selection button in the DVD control panel to display a menu of subtitle language choices Click the language you want for subtitles The selected language is checkmarked e DVD Video Discs support up to thirty two subtitle languages External subtitles The External Subtitles feature lets you view subtitles in languages not provided on the DVD disc The DVD Player supports two of the most common subtitle formats MicroDVD Player and SubViewer 2 0 Using third party conversion
50. e ee Ge ee 113 AIS OE ER EE OR EE 113 Troubleshootm giese EER ie sn DE Oe SEE GE GE Ge GED ER DE Dee sek ee sb es ee 114 te violet SE EE EE N OE 114 Video probleme e EE N EE EE EE N 119 DVD problems is EE cock excess Ee sek ie ee EER GEE Ee ee En GE EEE EEE EKES 121 IndeXee EEE R a ein ie a ade nate 129 vi Using Your ATI Multimedia Center This chapter explains how to use the special features that your ATI Multimedia Center offers The Multimedia Center is a suite of products that provides TV Video CD CD Audio DVD File Player and Media Library in one package Starting ATI Multimedia Center 2 Online Help 3 ATI REMOTE WONDER 3 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool 4 TV 7 ATI TV Bar 22 Media Library 50 TV On Demand 36 Personal Video Recorder 39 MulTView 47 Media Library 50 TV Listings 54 Stills Gallery 65 CD Audio 67 Video CD 72 DVD 79 File Player 101 Schedule 110 TV Out 112 Multi Monitor Support 113 Teletext 113 Troubleshooting 114 2 Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting from LaunchPad The een EF wUSSR SH woe x provides a convenient se mad way to start all your Multimedia Center features just click the feature you want LaunchPad opens automatically when you start your computer or if you prefer you can right click LaunchPad and uncheck Load on Startup in the drop down menu e To dock LaunchPad right click it then click Dock in the
51. e the position slider playback starts from the point where you stopped When you click the Pause button Chapter Preview pauses When you click Play Chapter Preview plays another ten seconds of the current chapter If you exit the Player or restart playback by changing settings in the Audio Setup page see DVD Video audio settings on page 97 Chapter Preview asks if you want to preview again If you jump to any menu see Using the menus on page 86 or change a Parental Control Setting see Parental Control on page 87 Chapter Preview stops DVD 91 A B Repeat You can play a section of a DVD disc by setting a start point A and an end point B in the disc and play that section continuously 1 Click the A B Repeat button once to set the start point Playback continues 2 Click the A B Repeat button again to set the end point Looped playback begins from the start point to the end point Pressing the A B Repeat button again cancels looped playback and playback continues from the current point After you set the start point navigating or opening a menu cancels creation of the loop if the loop is already playing it will stop 92 DVD DVD Display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in DVD To open the Display settings page ri ab Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel then click the Display tab Display Size Options Tool Tips Display video at 50
52. e time When you select THRUVIEW Desktop or THRUVIEW Window in the Display Settings page see File Player Display settings on page 107 minimizing File Player displays a blended desktop or blended window A File Player icon appears in the tray on the right side of the Windows taskbar Click the File Player icon to display the blend control panel which you can use to adjust the blend EE level and control the volume a You can also enable THRUVIEW Window when File Player is not minimized right click the video panel or the control panel then click THRUVIEW Window To restore your desktop pattern and File Player Click the File Player button in the Windows taskbar 106 File Player Zooming and Panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen and return your display to normal To zoom in Click within the display panel then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom TET Or right click the 1 1 button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 To pan in the zoomed area Move your mouse within the zoomed area To zoom in the zoomed area Hold down the Shift key and draw another rectangle in the zoomed area To unzoom or use predefined zoom levels Right click in the display panel to open the Feature Menu see File Player Feature menu on page 103 then click Zoom and select
53. e window you can use the scroll euler before we de ie bar to review the last few minutes of Mad ot ta aymat Why would we want to copy thelr text You can set the background color Ve the font and the font color for the window The author must have specifically included closed captioning In order for it to be available Most movies G include subtitles and not closed captions see Setting up subtitles on page 85 To display closed captioned text Click the Closed Caption button in the DVD control panel ese To close the Closed Captioning window click the Exit button 96 DVD Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed over video or in a window and the background color the font and the font color for the window To set up closed captioning Tn Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel then click the Closed Caption tab Placement External Window Displays closed captioned text in its own window Click Font to select the display font Video Window Displays closed captioned text superimposed on the video Click Font to select the display font Solid Background Displays closed captioned text on a solid background Shaded Background Displays closed captioned text on a shaded background Closed Caption Display closed captioned text when the audio is muted On Mute DVD 97 DVD Video audio settings the Au aud
54. eam e You can use the Subtitles button to change languages during playback see Setting up subtitles on page 85 Select one of the following levels e Always power management always enabled e While not playing e Display to turn off while paused only the display turns off when playback is paused e Never Always display subtitles Display subtitles whenever the audio is muted 94 DVD DVD Initialization Wizard When you click the Initialization Wizard button the second page of the Wizard provides options for controlling bookmarks Enable Bookmarks allow you to resume playback from where you Bookmarks left off when last viewing the DVD Maximum number of bookmarks to keep Enter the number of bookmarks that DVD should record Bookmarks expire after this many days Enter the number of days to keep bookmarks DVD Video settings The Video Settings page lets you control how video is displayed in DVD To open the DVD Video settings page fA Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel then click the Video tab Brightness Adjusts the intensity of light in your display Saturation Adjusts the richness of color determined by the amount of grey in a color in your display DVD 95 DVD Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text over video and or in a separate window The final product when sliced beside the video When you use the looks ike that gt gt Let me ask you a general separat
55. ecording formats Click the Create New button to create a new recording preset The Recording Wizard guides you through the process Click the Edit button to create a modified copy of an existing recording preset or to edit one of your own custom settings The Recording Wizard will guide you through the process e Step 2 of the Recording Wizard provides a deinterlacing option Select it to prevent horizontal streaks combing in captured video The following advanced recording settings are available when you click the Map Preset button Time lapse recording Record video only frame by frame and save it to an MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 file You can also manually trigger recording from your keyboard mouse or other device You can use this feature to create stop motion video for example Claymation type video Click the Map Preset button then click Time Lapse To edit the preset click the Edit button and follow the on screen steps 42 Personal Video Recorder Disk Space Current Settings Motion triggered recording Record video and audio triggered by motion in the video frame This feature could be used for security applications or to record only material of interest over time You can specify an optional include rectangle that defines the area to watch for motion and an exclude rectangle that is excluded from motion detection For example you could monitor a room but exclude a fish t
56. el Hide video panels and borders video panel snaps to edge Always on top numeric keypad l1 gt alphanumeric keypad AE od NV Ctrl S Ctrl C Alt Z Ctrl Insert Ctrl 1 Ctrl 4 Ctrl F Esc Ctrl A Ctrl W Ctrl L Ctrl R F1 F2 F3 F4 14 TV Key s THRUVIEW window Blended Window regardless of settings in Display Settings page THRUVIEW Desktop Blended Desktop regardless of settings in Display Settings page Video Desktop regardless of settings in Display Settings page Minimize without Video Desktop or THRUVIEW Reverse play Jog Shuttle increments to next lower speed 2x 4x 8x 16x Normal play Jog Shuttle Forward play Jog Shuttle increments to next lower speed 2x 4x 8x 16x Play speed slow normal fast Export TV On Demand video Cycle time display format while recording or in TV On Demand Set Analog TV Tuner input connector Set Composite TV Tuner input connector Set S Video TV Tuner input connector Exit TV About F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 Alt F10 Ctrl W Ctrl T Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Alt F4 Alt A TV 15 TV display settings The Display settings page lets you control how video is displayed in TV To open the Display settings page ri ab Click the Setup button in the TV control panel then click the Display tab Video Size Size Selects the size for the cu
57. er Adaptive Deinterlacing is available see Deinterlacing in To set up the Personal Video Recorder on page 41 Enabling this option most often improves DVD playback quality To access TV settings Click the TV tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool The TV page provides settings for the Video Capture Source If your system has multiple video decoders select the one that Multimedia Center TV should use as its default To access file types File Types displays how files are associated with different Multimedia Center applications Click the File Types tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool 6 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool To access PC Check PC Check evaluates your computer system to determine if it is correctly set up for multimedia playback If your computer fails any of the tests PC Check recommends corrective action The test results are best estimates they may not be 100 accurate 1 In Windows Taskbar click Start point at Programs point at ATI Multimedia Center then select Configuration A warning dialog appears which identifies any pre test requirements you should be aware of 2 To start the tests click the Run Tests button The tests last approximately 45 seconds When they are complete you can click the Details button to see the test results To access skins settings Click the Skins tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool and select skins for your Multimedia Center c
58. es ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement Contents Using Your ATI Multimedia Center 1 Starting ATI Multimedia Center ses see se see ee ek Se Gee Se ee ee ee ee ee 2 Starting from LaunchPad eee ee se ee GR Se ee Se ee ee ee Ge Re 2 Starting from Windows taskbar ees sees see se ee Se ee ee ee Ge ee ee 3 Online Help RE EL EI EE EE Hi 3 ATTREMOTE WONDERTM ese este eggs seke edge seed Ge bep ese genes eg eg 3 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool ese se ee ee ee Ge Gee ee 4 DW sees GR AR EE EA N EE 7 Video EE ee ee eee EE IE 8 Setting Up LV EE GE SEDES Ee EE love EE EE Goed 9 Sizing the TV display se SERE EE EE EER RE See ee Ee E EE SE Ee ge 10 TV Featur fnenU sistiese En Se Se E eg Ee ee Ge EE 11 TV Keyboard shortcuts coi SESSE n Ee Se Eg Re ee ee EE 13 TV display Settings noniis Ee scent Se EE Ee Ee GER ge E 15 TV video sel ES bei esse ES be Ee GE SS Ge ee ES SE ee Ee ee de ge 17 TV T ner SEU BS iS sesse ees SEE ER ENG Ee ee ee EG 18 TV Mills Gallery settings oi GE RES SE EER EE GEES aa Eg 21 TV Schedule Settings si SES in GEE Ek Ge Ge EE 21 ATV BATE RE EE EE GR GE ED EE SR EE ER Gee Dee 22 Channel ia EE EE ER RE e r EEES 23 Closed Capttonin SR EE EE EE EE 24 HotWords M RE RD RE AE 26 EV Magazine AE eTe OE EE ENG 27 External Captions SUp
59. full screen and the current size or click the Maximize button To return to the previous size press the Esc key TV 11 To display preset sizes using the CTRL key Ctrl Tiny CTRL 1 Small CTRL 2 Medium CTRL 3 Large CTRL 4 Toggle between full screen and CTRL F current size ALT F Increase size of display panel CTRL Up Arrow Decrease size of display panel CTRL Down Arrow TV Feature menu You can access TV functions by right clicking on the control panel or the viewing area of the display panel This is very useful in full screen mode Setup Always On Top Show Control Panel THRUVIEW Opens the TV setup page Displays TV on top of other applications Shows the TV Control panel If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available THRUVIEW Desktop The current panel appears full screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized THRUVIEW Window The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows allowing you to work and watch TV at the same time 12 TV Video Size Aspect Ratio Connector Sound Mode Closed Captions Zooming About Exit Indicates the sizes available for the current panel Tiny 160 x 120 pixels Small 240 x 180 pixels Medium 320 x 240 pixels Large 640 x 480 pixels Full Screen Selects the width to height ratio for the video window Non Fixed Allows the win
60. ge Image size Maximize Print in full page format One to one Print same size as original Double Print twice original size CD Audio 67 CD Audio Use CD Audio to play OG RR aS standard audio CDs Ps Advanced features suchas Random play Intro play which plays the first ten seconds of each track and Loop play are available The Schedule feature lets you schedule CD playback on dates and times you specify see Schedule on page 110 wi a EE om When you click the logo in the control panel the About notice appears If you have more than one feature installed a Task menu displays available and active features For information about using CD Audio controls see the online help and Tool Tips To start CD Audio from LaunchPad POSISIE EET BEST Click the CD Audio i button in the Launchpad For information on LaunchPad see page 2 from Windows taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs P 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center gt then select CD Audio You can also start CD Audio from other Multimedia Center features Click the ATI logo in the feature s control panel or display panel then click CD Audio 68 CD Audio CD Audio keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to control CD Audio from your keyboard Key s Pause Ctrl B Play Ctrl X Stop Ctrl Z Toggle Play Pause Spacebar Eject Ctrl E numeric keypad
61. ge 65 TV Schedule settings The Scheduler lets you set up TV to watch or record selected TV programs at times you specify See Schedule on page 110 for details 22 TV ATI TV Bar Browse the Web and watch TV at the same time without resizing your windows ATI TV Bar displays TV in your Internet Explorer Web Browser North American users can also view a display of channel names and numbers with continuously updated program information To open ATI TV Bar 1 Launch Internet Explorer 2 In Explorer s menu bar click View gt point to Explorer Bar gt then click ATI TV Or click the ATI TV button in Explorer s menu bar e If TV is not running ATI TV Bar opens it and displays it in the TV Bar Closing ATI TV Bar also closes TV e If TV is running it is displayed in TV Bar and the regular TV display disappears from your desktop Closing TV Bar returns TV to its normal display on your desktop e If you resize Explorer the TV display automatically fits itself to the new size ATI TV Bar controls From left to right the ATI ATI TV Internet TV Bar controls are TV listings Explorer Channel down Channel TE J Ta ja EF up Volume Mute Go to top Page up Page down Pause scrolling Favorites and Help TV 23 Channel Surfing You can browse through several TV channels simultaneously and select channels by clicking on thumbnail images miniature representations of the channels
62. ge to TV On Demand mode video is recorded and displayed If you click the Pause button the button and the control oY panel change to TV on Demand mode the last frame of video is displayed and video is recorded When you click the Play lower button recorded video is displayed continuing from where you paused If you do not hear TV audio or if the audio is too low or too high see Troubleshooting on page 114 To return to live broadcasting Click the Live TV button in the TV on Demand control panel Video recording stops To keep recording while you watch live TV stay in TV on Demand mode and drag the slider to the right see To move within recorded video on page 38 TV On Demand 37 To play recorded video gt Click the Play button in the TV on Demand control panel To pause recorded video The Pause button is displayed in live TV mode or in TV on Demand mode while recorded video is playing When you click the Pause button recorded video playback stops displaying the last frame of video TV on Demand continues recording live video and the Pause button changes to the Play button When you click the Play button delayed video resumes playback and the Play button changes to the Pause button To change playback speed in recorded video em Click the Speed button to select playback speed Slow Play half speed Normal Play and Fast Play 1 5x speed Right clicking the Speed button al
63. gion codes There are six region codes or country codes which are used to prevent playback of certain discs in certain geographical regions DVD players will not play discs that are not allowed in the region If you insert a DVD disc whose region code is different from the currently set value a dialog appears where you can change the region code for your location You can only change Region Codes five times Region 1 The U S U S territories and Canada Region 2 Europe Japan the Middle East Egypt South Africa Greenland Region 3 Taiwan Korea the Philippines Indonesia Hong Kong Region 4 Mexico South America Central America Australia New Zealand Pacific Islands Caribbean Region 5 Russia Eastern Europe India most of Africa North Korea Mongolia Region 6 China File Player 101 File Player Use the File Player to play various multimedia file formats The types of file you can play depends on your system s software For example MPEG 2 file playback is available if software such as ATT s DVD Player or other MPEG 2 decoders is installed You can play the following multimedia files e AVI e MPEG mpg mpeg e MP mp3 mp2 e MIDI mid e WAV wav e VCR ver proprietary ATI video format Personal Video Recorder files recorded from the Multimedia Center TV feature When you play MP MIDI or WAV files the video panel does not appear For information about using F
64. he ATI hardware IDCT and motion compensation which provides higher resolution video playback and less CPU loading than the Microsoft MPEG 1 decoder MulTView 47 TM MulTView If you have an ATI ALL IN WONDER card and an ATI TV WONDER PCI card installed MulTView lets you watch a different channel in a secondary video window You can record video from your ALL IN WONDER card while you watch another channel on the TV WONDER The secondary window can be in the following locations Picture in Picture PiP When the main video window is in full screen the MulT View PiP video window is embedded in the main window It can be positioned in the top bottom left or top bottom right of the main window Picture outside Picture PoP If you use only one monitor the main and MulTView video windows can be displayed in separate windows If you use dual monitors you can drag the MulTView window to the secondary monitor MulTView can be displayed in a window or full screen in the secondary monitor e The first time you start TV the MulTView Initialization Wizard will guide you through setting up the MulTView window location and the MulTView tuner audio connection e MulTView is not available with ALL IN WONDER VE cards MulTView controls include channel up down Mute unmute audio swap channel volume slider and channel status When MulTView is in focus you can also type a channel number or name to change channels To enable
65. ile Player controls see the online help and Tool Tips 102 File Player To start File Player Click the File Player l Oe button in the Launchpad For information on LaunchPad see page 2 from Windows taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs gt 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center gt then select File Player File Player 103 File Player Feature menu You can access File Player functions by right clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel This is very useful when you play files in full screen mode Setup Hide Show Controls Play Stop Time display mode Zoom Mode Video Size THRUVIEW About Exit Open the File Player Setup page Hide the File Player Control panel Play the current file Stop playing Set time mode Elapsed Time Remaining Time Total Time Set Zoom Unzoom Zoom 2x Zoom 4x Zoom 8x Set playback size 50 75 100 200 Full Screen If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available THRUVIEW Desktop The current panel appears full screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized THRUVIEW Window The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows allowing you to work and play files at the same time Displays the About dialog Closes the File Player 104 File Player File Player shortcut keys Y
66. ing angle 87 setting up external subtitles 85 setting up subtitles 85 THRUVIEW Desktop THRUVIEW Window 89 using the menus 86 Video settings 94 zooming and panning 88 DVD menus using 86 129 DVD Audio DVD A 5 97 E Exporting recorded video 38 External Captions support File Player 52 109 Media Library 52 TV 29 F Feature menu DVD 81 File Player 103 TV 11 Video CD 73 File Player 101 Closed Caption settings 108 Display settings 107 External Captions support 109 Feature menu 103 keyboard shortcuts 104 Preferences 108 Schedule Settings 110 Schedule Wizard 110 Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery Settings 109 THRUVIEW 105 zooming and panning 106 H Help features context sensitive Tool Tips desktop 3 HotWords setting up 26 Wizard 26 HotWords Wizard 26 HydraVision 113 I I B P frames 45 I frames 45 Initialization Wizard TV 9 K Karaoke CDs 72 Keyboard shortcuts CD Audio 68 DVD 82 File Player 104 MulTView 49 TV 13 Video CD 74 L LaunchPad starting Multimedia Center from 2 M Media Library 50 Converting media files 52 External captions support 52 filtering files 51 making playlists 52 MPEG achieving best results with video recording 45 Multimedia Center starting 2 using 1 Multi monitor support 113 MulTView 9 47 audio requirements 48 keyboard shortcuts 49 Picture in Picture Picture outside Picture 47 TV WONDER 47 O One Touch Record 44 P Parental Control 33 DVD 87 passwor
67. ings that should only be changed if absolutely necessary To open the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool from LaunchPad Pas Gh Sa Sees Click the N Configuration Tool button in the Launchpad For information on LaunchPad see page 2 from Windows taskbar 1 In Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center then select Configuration Multimedia Center Configuration Tool 5 To access DVD audio settings Click the DVD tab in the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool Three audio settings are available Enable Dynamic Applies dynamic compression to the Compression overall dynamic range of the audio useful for low volume listening and for smaller speakers Output surround Encodes the 2 channel stereo output compatible Dolby with Dolby Pro Logic information Pro Logic signal used for external Dolby Pro Logic decoder amplifier Add low frequency Includes the LFE subwoofer effects channel into channel in the 2 channel stereo downmix downmix may be useful if you have external subwoofers or want more bass this only affects DVDs with true LFE data in the Dolby Digital 5 1 sound tracks The Multimedia Center supports standard DVD Video which provides stereo and compressed multi channel surround sound using Dolby Digital or DTS encoding DVD Audio DV A is a separate standard which requires a DVD Audio player If your graphics card is an ATI RADEON or lat
68. inish To select I B P frame MPEG recording This uses more CPU but greatly reduces the bit rate required for a given level of video quality 1 Inthe Recording Wizard set Number of P Frames in Group to 12 2 Set Number of B Frames in Subgroup to 3 These are typical values they can be adjusted To record with a minimum number of dropped frames in MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 format the following settings are recommended Ranges are given as some video compresses better than others depending on the amount of rapid motion and the number of complex scenes 46 Personal Video Recorder Video IBP Minimum Minimum Format Frames CPU CPU Mbps Required Required 160x120 1 0 P200 MMX 1 0 P200 MMX 352x240 1 5 PIl 266 2 0 P200 MMX 320x480 3 0 PIl 400 4 0 PIl 266 640x480 4 0 Athlon 600 6 0 PII 450 720x480 4 0 Athlon 700 6 0 PIll 450 Mbps Megabits per second or millions of bits per second 1 Mbps is approximately 125Kbytes second If your system is not capable of achieving smooth looking video try the following e Record frames only e Record using a smaller frame size ATI VCR is best suited for Personal Video Recorder use MPEG 1 decoders are widely used so video encoded in MPEG 1 format can be played on many PCs However MPEG 1 playback on a PC uses the Microsoft MPEG 1 decoder which may not provide the best performance MPEG 2 playback on a PC requires an MPEG 2 decoder With ATI graphics cards MPEG 2 decoders use t
69. io dio settings page lets you control how DVD handles The Multimedia Center supports standard DVD Video which provides stereo and compressed multi channel surround sound using Dolby Digital or DTS encoding DVD Audio DV A is a separate standard which requires a DVD Audio player To open the Audio settings page Te Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel then click the Audio tab Multi Channel Audio options Dolby Options Decode and down mix to 2 channels The audio decoder passes through non PCM multichannel audio or 2 channel audio as LPCM normal Pass through to audio device Some audio cards may incorrectly report several audio devices that support non PCM audio input Dolby Digital DTS etc For correct operation you should specify the audio device you want to use e If only one audio device reports support for non PCM audio the audio device selection is greyed out and displays the only choice e If no audio devices report support for non PCM audio only the Decode and down mix to 2 channels is available Stereo Play audio in 2 channel stereo Dolby Pro Logic Play audio using Dolby Pro Logic 98 DVD S PDIF S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface allows transfer of digital audio from one location to another without analog conversion it is the standard format for exchanging digital audio signals between consumer audio components Connections can be coaxial
70. is displayed to the selected station TV Listings works with your TV tuner to automatically record shows When you select a program to record a pop up window appears requesting a file name and location to save the file When you select a program for recording the Record icon appears next to the title in any view where that program is displayed e To remove a program from the Record Schedule simply click the Record icon next to the program title TV Listings 57 Viewing Views TV Listings works with your TV tuner to automatically display shows When you select a program for viewing the Watch icon appears next to the title in any view where that program is displayed e To remove a program from the Watch Schedule simply click the Watch icon next to the program title There are two main views for the guide Grid and Log Grid view displays 24 hours of listings in a table similar to your newspaper or cable guide Use the arrow keys to scroll up down left or right You can also scroll using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars e Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the grid e To display just the stations you want use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu see To customize channels on page 55 Log view displays the data in a list in the following order Date Station Category and Title Episode Use the arrow keys to scroll up down left or right You can also scr
71. is paused Disabled Power management is never enabled Video CD Stills Gallery settings You can capture still images from Video CDs and save them in the Stills Gallery To open the Video CD Stills Gallery settings page Krap Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel then click the Stills Gallery tab For information on the Stills Gallery see Stills Gallery on page 65 DVD 79 DVD DVD Digital Versatile Disc is a high density format that provides as much as 17 Gigabytes of storage 25 times more than a CD ROM This vastly increased capacity lets you view a full length movie or play games that used to require multiple CDs When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel the About notice appears If you have more than one feature installed a Task menu displays available and active features For information about using the DVD controls see the online help and Tool Tips To start DVD from LaunchPad Click the DVD button in the Launchpad For information on LaunchPad see page 2 from Windows taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs gt 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center then select DVD You can also start DVD from other Multimedia Center features installed on your system Click the ATI logo in the feature s control panel or display panel then click DVD 80 DVD What can I play on my DVD drive You c
72. just the blend level and EE control the volume You can also enable THRUVIEW Window when DVD is not minimized right click the display panel or the control panel then in the Feature menu click THRUVIEW Window To restore your desktop pattern and DVD click the DVD button in the Windows taskbar Bookmarks When you first install your DVD Player you can create bookmarks which you can use to mark sections of a DVD disc When you load a DVD if the Player finds a current bookmark it starts playing from that point 90 DVD Each time the Player creates a bookmark or exits the Setup Wizard it sorts bookmarks by creation date and deletes bookmarks older than the expiry date you specified To ensure that the maximum number of bookmarks is not exceeded the Player deletes bookmarks starting with the oldest The Power Management bookmark is never deleted see Power Management in DVD Preferences settings on page 93 Chapter Preview When you eject a DVD disc before the movie is over and then restart playback Chapter Preview displays an on screen message asking if you want to preview the previous chapters You must enable Bookmarks in order to use Chapter Preview When you click the Play button the Player plays the first ten seconds of each chapter up to the point where you stopped If you do nothing playback resumes from the point where you stopped When you click Stop Previous Next Chapter A B Repeat or mov
73. kly if you return to live broadcast mode first but do not return to TV on Deman4d or you will overwrite your previously recorded video e The Export button alerts you if there is insufficient video for export TV On Demand history When you right click the Time mode button in the Recording panel a Go To Time menu lists all programs that TV On Demand has recorded To open the program click its file name wy When you click the Export button a menu lists all programs that TV On Demand has recorded You can select the start time and duration of the exported file TV On Demand uses the TV Listings data to provide the information see TV Listings on page 54 If there is no TV Listings information or if the data is outdated the history shows the Type of Connection and Channel Number instead of Program Name and Channel name Personal Video Recorder 39 Personal Video Recorder The Personal Video Recorder provides simple controls and powerful recording options You can record a clip of full motion video and audio from your video source and save it as an MPEG AVI VCR or WMV file You can play recorded files in the File Player see File Player on page 101 Advanced time lapse and motion triggered recording modes are available VideoSoap ATT s custom video noise reduction system lets you remove noise that was in the original content or analog noise introduced as a result of poor transmission substandard cabling
74. lease Select All or None using the appropriate buttons at the bottom of the list To use selected stations click the station names to highlight them Select All or None using the appropriate buttons at the bottom of the list To use selected categories click the category names to highlight them Use the pull down items to select date ranges and the check boxes to select the hours you wish to include in your search Highlight one or more entries in this list to search for movies with specific quality ratings Highlight one or more entries in this list to search for movies with specific MPAA ratings Highlight one or more entries in this list to search for movies with specific ratings Enter names titles and or keywords in the text box Check the Title Desc and or Performers boxes to search the appropriate fields for the text Use the pull down items to search for movies before after or within specific years Use the icons at the top of the Search dialog to Create a new search Load an existing search Save the current search criteria Run the current search Exit the search dialog TV Listings 63 Sports tab The Sports tab displays all sports sub categories for all sporting events in the current listings on the left side of your screen Click the category on the left side of the screen for which you want to display all titles Titles will appear on the right side of the screen e If you have the U
75. ly 4 3 data will not provide letterbox playback Enable Advanced Aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio Known DVDs This option lets you make selection in the controls listed below Sets the default aspect ratio for all DVD content using DVD Fullscreen The movie fills the entire screen regardless of desktop or movie resolution Letterbox Shows a 16 9 movie on a desktop with 4 3 aspect ratio Black bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen to fill the remaining space 4 3 Shows a 4 3 movie on a desktop with 16 9 aspect ratio Black bars appear on either side of the screen to fill the remaining space By clicking the Add button while a DVD disc is inserted you can add this disc to a list and set a custom aspect ratio for this title only Click the Aspect Ratio button beside the desired title entry in the list to select an aspect ratio from the pull down menu e In the future if possible DVD will play this title using the aspect ratio you selected To remove a title from the list select it then click Remove 100 DVD DVD Schedule settings If you have the features installed you can schedule events for TV Magazine Personal Video Recorder File Player and TV To open the DVD Schedule settings page ri ab Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel then click the Schedule tab The Schedule Wizard will guide you through creating new scheduled events See Schedule on page 110 for details Re
76. m or use predefined zoom levels Right click in the display panel to open the Feature Menu see Video CD Feature menu on page 73 then click Zoom and select Unzoom Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 ay Or click the 1 1 button to unzoom or right click the button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 76 Video CD Video CD Display settings Use the Video CD Display settings pages to set up video size and general operation To open the Video CD Display settings page ri cab Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel then click the Display tab Video Size Tool Tips Always on top Keep Aspect Ratio Autohide Controls in Full screen Choose playback size 50 75 100 200 or Fullscreen If the current panel does not support resizing the values are greyed out Show Tool Tips Show tool tips when you point at controls with your mouse Show Shortcuts Show keyboard shortcuts when you point at controls with your mouse Keep Video CD on top of other applications Maintain the width to height ratio when you resize or zoom the display Automatically hide Video CD controls when playing full screen Video CD 77 Video CD Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed over video or in a window and the preferred language the font and the font color for the window Video Win
77. n the Channel Property Details page see Channel Property Details on page 19 Scans for all active TV channels and stores them when you click the Set button Selects the country and cable or antenna TV 19 Channel Property Details When you select a channel and then click the Details button in the TV Tuner settings page the Channel Property Details page opens to let you set properties for particular channels favorites list channel assignment and properties for audio video program lockout and closed captioning For example in the Channel Specific Settings Video page you could change a channel to SECAM when the other channels are by default PAL In the Closed Captioning page you could enable a set of HotWords specifically for a particular channel Channel Name Number Tunes to Station Channel in Favorites List Channel in Channel Surf List Type a name for the channel Displays the channel number Specify the TV station that you want this channel to receive Autoscanning returns all channel assignments to normal see Autoscan on page 18 Check to add the channel To remove a channel uncheck it Check to add the channel to the Visual Selection list displayed when channel surfing see Channel Surfing on page 23 To remove a channel uncheck it 20 TV Channel Specific Settings Channel Specific Settings Audio Click Audio then click Details to open the Sound details page
78. ndard formats V5 sTiLLS GALLERY EDAX W CD C ED HCV AN The Stills Gallery also supports most industry standard graphics file formats so you can insert the images into reports presentations letters and other documents to add impact to training applications and presentations See Stills Gallery on page 65 for details recording and still capture are disabled see Parental If the program is restricted by Parental Control video Control on page 33 TV 35 Recording a clip of video and audio from TV To record a clip of video and audio Click the Record button in the Television control panel or right click the Record button and select a duration from the menu The Personal Video Recorder starts recording video and audio to your computer s hard disk For information on recording formats see Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40 The right click menu also provides One Touch Record settings which let you set the duration location and style for the recorded file see One Touch Record on page 44 To change the file name and location R WEER TERR during recording edit the name and EEN location in the recording panel or pa click the Select a File Name button H Four recording presets are available for guick selection right click the Record button in the control panel or click a preset button in the personal Video Recorder Settings page You can customize any of these presets
79. nload the TV listings to your computer e Running GUIDE Plus weekly will keep your TV listings current To start TV Listings Click the TV Listings A RS RETE weer button in the TV EE N RE control panel or click the TV Listings icon in the LaunchPad To access TV Listings information from TV e When you Autoscan TV Listings provides station names see Autoscan in TV Tuner settings on page 18 e When you change channels the current program name and the station name and number are displayed e When watching TV right click the TV Listings button to get the following options TV Program Details If TV Listings has information about this program it displays a panel containing detailed program information e Auto Update As time passes or as you change channels the TV Program Details panel updates its program information TV Listings 55 e Copy Check this to copy the TV Program Details panel s information into your Windows clipboard e Right clicking in the text area of the TV Program Details panel also provides access to the Auto Update and Copy features e When you use TV Listings the TV Control panel is hidden and some features are unavailable a e TV Listings is unavailable when you use Channel Surf See page 23 or video recording see page 34 Setting up TV Listings Registration The first time you launch the GUIDE Plus system you will need to register This allows you to download the listing
80. nslations reading services for the visually impaired weather forecasts or information about a show e Only available for NTSC video for PAL or SECAM it G is called Language B e Not all television stations broadcast SAP To hear the Secondary Audio Program MY Right click the Mute button in the Television control panel then click Sap in the drop down menu Zooming and panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen and return your display to normal You can also pan move the image horizontally and vertically in the zoomed area To zoom Click within the display panel then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom TED Or right click the 1 1 button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 To pan in the zoomed area Move your mouse within the zoomed area to pan horizontally or vertically To unzoom Right click in the display panel to open the feature menu point at Zooming P then click Unzoom 1 1 Or click the 1 1 button in the control panel TV 31 THRUVIEW If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available THRUVIEW Desktop The current panel appears full screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized THRUVIEW Window The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any othe
81. oll using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars e Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the log e To display just the stations you want use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu see To customize channels on page 55 58 TV Listings Filter options Click the Filter icon to Y open the Filter options dialog where you can adjust the current view and quickly locate programs Select the boxes you want to apply to the current view and click Close Select the Use Station List checkbox to apply the most recently customized station list Actors tab The Actors tab displays all actors and actresses starring in all the movies in the current listings A list of actor names is displayed on the left of the screen Click the name of the actor for whom you want to display all movies and show times e Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down in the Actors List e You can also type an actor s partial or full name in the textbox above the Actors List to quickly locate that actor e Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the list e To display just the stations you want use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu see To customize channels on page 55 TV Listings 59 Categories tab The Categories tab displays all genre categories in the current listings A list of genre categories is displayed on the left of the screen e Click the
82. ome part of the system is not fast enough to keep up with the recording Recording video is a very demanding task for even the most powerful system To achieve the best results you must dedicate the PC to recording and ensure that nothing else is active during recording MPEG recording requires a very fast CPU to encode the video e Select Frame Only in the Personal Video Recorder tab in Setup e Reduce the frame size of the recording AVI recording creates very large files very quickly and requires a fast hard disk system Try a lower frame size for example 320x240 If you do not drop frames using 320x240 frame size but frame drops do occur at larger frame sizes your hard disk may not be fast enough e Defragment your hard drive e A large dedicated disk is recommended if you plan to do much video recording e Ensure that DMA is enabled for your hard drive to improve disk access speed and free up the system CPU e Close all other running tasks including those in the System Tray clock popup reminders virus scanners etc e Close and exit from any Task Scheduler e Do not log on to your network e Do not connect USB devices while recording e Do not open or close CD ROM trays while recording e Do not move the mouse while recording Troubleshooting 121 Suggested solution Recorded e If you are recording to AVI format reduce the line count video has in the Frame Size For example change the fr
83. omponents Modern Classic Tranquility Zero G TV 7 Watch Television on your computer You can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth full motion video on the whole screen or in a window TV delivers advanced features TV On Demand Closed Captioning Personal Video Recorder Still Capture Channel Surfing Scheduled Events TV Listings Parental Control and more When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel the About notice appears If you have more than one feature installed a Task menu displays available and active features For information about using TV controls see the online help and Tool Tips e All channels may not be available in all countries e Not all TV features are available with Video In cards 8 TV Video In To start TV from LaunchPad FSS SRS eS weer Click the TV button AS RE in the Launchpad For information on LaunchPad see page 2 from Windows taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs gt 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center gt then select TV You can also start TV from other Multimedia Center features installed on your system Click the ATI logo in the feature s control panel or display panel then click TV If there is no TV tuner in your computer system a small control panel is provided for recording video from external video sources If you have
84. ontent If some DVDs play and others do not try using the DVD menus to access different chapters on the DVD Dirty DVD disk DVDs with scratches smudges or fingerprints may not be playable Try cleaning the disk Wrong region code If you are using a DVD intended for playback in a different region you should see an error message however always check the DVD label to ensure that it matches your region Check your sound card The DVD Player displays only the splash screen if there is a problem with the WAV playback device on the sound card Use Windows Device Manager to ensure that This device is working properly Troubleshooting 123 Suggested solutions Close other programs If a DVD movie is jumpy or drops frames other tasks may be causing the problem Many programs display an icon on the Windows taskbar Right click the icon then click Exit or Close Ensure that a current version of DirectX is installed Very generally DirectX is an interface between applications and games and the drivers that run your graphics sound and other hardware PC Check tests DirectX see To access PC Check on page 6 Windows 9x Ensure that the Hardware Acceleration slider is set at Full 1 Click Start point at Settings then click Control Panel 2 Double click System then click the Performance tab 3 In Advanced settings click the Graphics button and ensure that the Hardware acceleration slider is set to Full Windows 9x Us
85. or albums and parts of titles chapters or songs Use Search to go to a specific location on the disc PD Click the Search button in the DVD control panel to open the search dialog You can search DVD discs for e Title usually a whole movie or album e Title and Chapter a Chapter is part of a Title e Time within the current Title and Chapter in HH MM SS FF format HH hour MM minute SS second FF frame You can also use the DVD Feature Menu to search for titles and chapters see DVD feature menu on page 81 Selecting viewing angle Click the Angle button in the DVD control panel to display a menu of camera angles The selected angle is checkmarked e Even when a disc is encoded with multiple viewing angles there may be sections with only a single available angle Parental Control eq Parental Control lets you restrict access to selected material by requiring password access Click the Parental Lockout button in the DVD control panel to display a menu of parental level choices The selected level is checkmarked e When a parental level is selected a password dialog appears A password is required to change parental levels 88 DVD Zooming and Panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen and return your display to normal To zoom in Click within the display panel then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the a
86. or optical You can connect your ALL IN WONDER s audio output directly to an S PDIF amplifier or speaker set for details see the Installation and setup User s Guide that came with your ALL IN WONDER card e S PDIF is not compatible with analog audio You must have a Dolby Digital 5 1 channel A V receiver to use S PDIF enabling S PDIF with an analog receiver will not provide audio e Ifyou are using regular speakers on your PC but do not hear audio while playing a DVD ensure that the Enable S PDIF output box is not checked e High quality audio cables can be used for short lengths good 75 ohm cable and good 75 ohm connectors can provide lengths up to 25 feet DVD Advanced Aspect Ratio settings When you play a DVD in full screen mode the Advanced Aspect Ratio settings page lets you control the width to height ratio of video displayed in DVD This feature is useful for fine tuning your display for wide screen and projection TVs Full screen letterbox and standard 4 3 aspect ratios are available To enable Advanced Aspect Ratio Me Click the Setup button in the DVD control panel click the Advanced Aspect Ratio tab then click Enable Advanced Aspect Ratio and select the aspect ratio e You can enter values in the Dynamic Aspect Ratio dialog box or drag the window margins using your mouse DVD 99 Some discs may not support the aspect ratio you select For example selecting letterbox for a disc that contains on
87. ou can use the following keys to control File Player from your keyboard Key s Pause Play Toggle Play Pause Stop Skip forwards backwards Next previous track Volume up down Toggle mute Open file Setup Toggle closed captions Unzoom Still capture Size presets Toggle full screen Exit full screen Cycle through Size up down Help Hide control panel Toggle Always on top THRUVIEW Desktop Blended Desktop regardless of setting in Display Setup page Ctrl B Ctrl X Spacebar Ctrl Z End Home Page Up Page Down numeric keypad alphanumeric keypad _ numeric keypad Ctrl O Ctrl S Ctrl C Alt Z Ctrl Insert Ctrl 1 Ctrl 4 Ctrl F Esc Ctrl A Ctrl W F1 F2 F4 F6 File Player 105 Key s Minimize without THRUVIEW F7 Reverse play increments to next lower speed F9 2x 4x 8x 16x Normal play F10 Forward play increments to next F11 higher speed 2x 4x 8x 16x Loop Ctrl A Exit File Player Alt F4 About Alt A THRUVIEW If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available THRUVIEW Desktop The current panel appears full screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized THRUVIEW Window The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows allowing you to work and play files at the sam
88. ow simultaneously The Closed Caption window contains a vertical scroll bar for navigating the closed caption text To enable External Captions support Right click the Closed Caption button on the control panel then click External Captions To go to a particular location in the file Double click a specific section of text To print the closed caption text Click the Print button To search the closed caption text Click the Search button then type the word to find You can search from the current position or start from the beginning File Player Stills Gallery settings You can capture still images from ATI VCR files AVI files and MPEG 1 files running in the File Player To open the File Player Stills Gallery settings page ri ab Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel then click the Stills Gallery tab For information on Stills Gallery see Stills Gallery on page 65 110 Schedule To capture still frames from File Player o Click the Capture button in the File Player control panel The frame is captured to the Stills Gallery see Stills Gallery on page 65 File Player Schedule settings You can schedule the File Player to play media files on the dates and times you specify If you have the features installed you can also schedule events for CD Audio TV Magazine Personal Video Recorder and TV To set up scheduled events Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel then click
89. page 2 page 4 page TV 29 External Captions support When you record video using TV On Demand see page 36 or the Personal Video Recorder see page 39 the associated closed caption information is added to the Media Library see page 50 TV can display the searchable printable closed caption text in three ways e Over video in the video panel e In the Closed Captioning Window e Over video and in the Closed Captioning window simultaneously The Closed Caption window contains a vertical scroll bar for navigating the closed caption text When you select ATI VCR recording format in the Personal Video Recorder Recording Presets page the last page of the Recording Wizard allows you to record the closed caption information to a separate file so that you can go to a particular location in the file when you double click a specific section of the closed caption text To enable External Captions support Right click the Closed Caption button on the control panel then click External Captions To go to a particular location in the file Double click a specific section of closed caption text To print the closed caption text Click the Print button To search the closed caption text Click the Search button then type the word to find You can search from the current position or start from the beginning 30 TV Secondary Audio Program SAP The Secondary Audio Program can be used to broadcast for example language tra
90. pens a menu where you can control the type of captioning over video in a window display alternate text TV Magazine HotWords captions when muted X To close the Closed Captioning window click the Exit button TV 25 Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed over video or in a window and the background color the font and the font color for the window You can also set up and enable the HotWords and TV Magazine features To set up closed captioning ri cab Click the Setup button in the TV control panel then click the Closed Caption tab Placement HotWords TV Magazine Closed Caption On Mute Show Alternate Text If Present External Window Displays closed captioned text in its own window Click Font to select the display font Video Window Displays closed captioned text superimposed on the video Click Font to select the display font Solid Background Displays closed captioned text on a solid background Shaded Background Displays closed captioned text on a shaded background Enable Check to enable HotWords when Closed Captioning is on see HotWords on page 26 HotWords Setup Opens the HotWords settings page Enable Activates TV Magazine see TV Magazine on page 27 TV Magazine Setup Opens the TV Magazine Setup Wizard Display closed captioned text when the audio is muted If T1 mode closed c
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92. r of days hours and minutes you want to record Folder for recorded files Choose a location for your recorded files Recorded file name Type a name for your recorded files File name style Type a custom name or choose a preset from the list Using VideoSoap 1 2 In the Personal Video Recorder tab click Map Preset then choose a recording preset Click the Edit VideoSoap button choose a VideoSoap type then click the Next button The VideoSoap Configuration page opens You can apply up to four filters each with its own noise reduction algorithm Use the sliders to control the strength of the filters To preview the effect choose a preview area then click the Preview button When you are satisfied with the results click the Finish button cards G VideoSoap is not available with ALL IN WONDER VE 44 Personal Video Recorder One Touch Record One Touch Record provides one click recording for specific times and durations The default recording quality is used see Recording Quality in Personal Video Recorder settings on page 40 fy Right click the Record button in the control panel then click the recording option that you want Record for 30 minutes 1 hour 2hours Record for these preset durations xx days yy hours zz minutes Specify the recording time you want Record until 7 30 Indicatedtimes Record until the end of the half hour time shown are examples depends upon the current time
93. r windows allowing you to work and watch TV at the same time When you select THRUVIEW Desktop or THRUVIEW Window in the Display Settings page see TV display settings on page 15 minimizing TV displays a blended desktop or blended window Closed captioned text is not displayed A TV icon appears in the tray on the right side EE of the Windows taskbar Click the TV icon to display the blend control panel which you can use to adjust the blend level change channels E and control the volume Closed captioned g information is not displayed You can also enable THRUVIEW Desktop or THRUVIEW Window when TV is not minimized right click the display panel or the control panel then in the Feature menu click THRUVIEW Desktop or THRUVIEW Window To restore your desktop pattern and TV click the TV button or the Video button if you have a Video In card in the Windows taskbar 32 TV Channel Lockout Channel Lockout lets you block particular programs at specific times and set a password to unlock them Use the Program Lockout page to specify channel time and duration e Passwords are case sensitive For example PASSWORD and passWord are not the same G e If you forget your password you must uninstall and reinstall your TV software to view password protected programs To set Channel Lockout 1 Click the Setup button D in the Television control panel then click the TV Tuner tab 2 Click the channel you want
94. rches and the guide will look up and display all your favorite items You can then select any or all of these items into your Schedule You can set Favorites in two ways Movies tab In any view select an event you want to place in your Favorites list Right click to open the Event menu then select the Favorite option to toggle the item in or out of your Favorites list In any list of events three checkboxes appear in front of the event The right checkbox is the Favorites indicator click to toggle it The Movies tab displays all movie sub categories for all movies in the current listings on the left side of your screen Click the category you want to view all titles for that category will be displayed on the right side of your screen Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down in the Movies List You can also scroll using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the log To display just the stations you want use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu see To customize channels on page 55 TV Listings 61 Schedules tab A schedule is a list of TV events that you have selected in any view including search results The schedule is in the form of a Log View see page 57 There are three lists you can choose from e Watch displays all events with at least the Watch indicator set e Record displays all events with at least the Record indica
95. re information on Power Management CD Database If you are connected to the Internet you can use the CD Database to display album title artist song names and other information on your computer as your CD plays When you put an audio CD in your CD ROM drive the CD Audio program can query a global CDDB server for information about the disk If the database contains information for your disk CD Audio downloads and displays the data e Access to the CDDB service is free of charge to end users To open the CD Audio CD Database page eo Click the CD Database button in the control panel Me Or click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel then click the CD Database tab Server Port Address of Port to use with this CDDB server default 8880 CDDB server A default Get Sites List from Server cddb cddb com Get sites list from server using current settings Protocol CDDBP Use direct TCP IP connection HTTP Use the HTTP connection if you are behind a firewall A CGI script must be defined default cddb cddb cgi CD Audio 71 Proxy Server Server Access the Address of proxy server a proxy server is another database using computer on your LAN that connects to the Internet a proxy server without compromising the security of your network Port Port to use with proxy server Requires Proxy Authentication This proxy server requires authentication Dial Up Networking Use this connection when making remo
96. rea you want to zoom 4 Or right click the 1 1 button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 To pan in the zoomed area Click and drag your mouse within the zoomed area to pan horizontally or vertically To zoom in the Zoomed area Hold down the Shift key and draw another rectangle in the zoomed area To unzoom or use predefined zoom levels Right click in the display panel to open the Feature Menu see DVD feature menu on page 81 then click Zoom and select Unzoom Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 AF Or click the 1 1 button to unzoom or right click the button to open a menu where you can set the zoom level Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 DVD 89 THRUVIEW If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card THRUVIEW Desktop and THRUVIEW Window are available THRUVIEW Desktop The current panel appears full screen as a translucent layer on top of all other windows when minimized THRUVIEW Window The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows allowing you to work and watch DVD movies at the same time When you select THRUVIEW Desktop or THRU VIEW Window in the Display Settings page see DVD Display settings on page 92 minimizing DVD displays a blended desktop or blended window A DVD icon appears in the tray on the right Se side of the Windows taskbar Click the DVD icon to display the blend control panel which you can use to ad
97. rol Video CD from your keyboard Pause Ctrl B Play Ctrl X Toggle Play Pause Spacebar Skip forwards backwards End Home Eject Ctrl E Volume up down numeric keypad gt alphanumeric keypad SNF Setup Ctrl S Toggle closed captions Ctrl C Still capture Ctrl Insert Size presets Ctrl 1 Ctrl 4 Toggle full screen Ctrl F Exit full screen Esc Cycle through Size up down Ctrl M Ctrl V Help F1 Hide control panel F2 Hide video panels and borders video panel snaps to edge FE Always on top F4 Video CD 75 Capturing still frames from Video CDs To capture still frames from Video CDs o Click the Capture button in the Video CD control panel The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery see Stills Gallery on page 65 Zooming and Panning You can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen and return your display to normal To zoom in Click within the display panel then hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom ITET Or right click the 1 1 button in the control panel to open a menu where you can set the zoom level Zoom x2 Zoom x4 or Zoom x8 To pan in the zoomed area Click and drag your mouse within the zoomed area to pan horizontally or vertically To zoom in the zoomed area Hold down the Shift key and draw another rectangle in the zoomed area To unzoo
98. rrent panel Aspect Ratio Sets the width to height ratio for the current panel Standard 4 3Standard television Letterbox Crops the top and bottom of the frame to fit a wider window Widescreen Scales the video frame to fit a wider window Crop Video Trims the outside edges of the video frame Tool Show Tool Tip Tips Show helpful aids for using TV when you point at a control with your mouse Show Shortcut Show keyboard shortcuts when you point at a control with your mouse 16 TV Display Feature Hide Player Hotkey Initialization Wizard When Minimized Controls how TV behaves when minimized Minimize TV TV becomes an icon on your desktop Video TV display replaces your Desktop desktop pattern THRUVIEW Blended Window The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows Blended Desktop The current panel appears in full screen as a translucent layer on top of any other windows Always On Top Displays TV on top of other applications Auto Hide Controls when in full screen Hides TV controls when displaying TV in full screen If you move your mouse the controls re appear Specify a keyboard key that hides displays TV This is useful when you want to do other work while recording or using HotWords Re runs the Initialization Wizard See nitialization Wizard on page 9 TV 17 TV video settings The video settings page lets you choose a video connector and fine
99. s point at Accessories point at Entertainment then select Volume Control Or right click the speaker icon d usually in the lower right corner of your screen then click Open Volume Controls If the speaker icon is not in your Taskbar do the following 1 Inthe Windows Taskbar click Start point to Settings click Control Panel then double click Multimedia 2 Inthe Audio tab check Show volume control on the Taskbar and ensure that the Volume Control and the Wave channel are not muted or set very low When you hear sound from your speakers you know they are working If you still experience audio problems check the audio connections to your ALL IN WONDER card Troubleshooting 115 Suggested solution No sound from TV Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL IN WONDER card and your sound card is correct For complete installation instructions refer to the appropriate Installation and Setup User s Guide ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500DV 8500 7500 RADEON e ALL IN WONDER 9700 Series ALL IN WONDER 9000 PRO ALL IN WONDER 9700 Series ALL IN WONDER 9000 PRO ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500 128MB ALL IN WONDER RADEON 7500 LINE IN must be LINE IN connected output adapter ALL IN WONDER ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500DV 64MB LINE IN must be connected VV Oo To input adapter ad z O LINE OUT ALL IN WONDER LINE IN
100. s and forwards in recorded video 37 starting 36 vV Video CD capturing still frames 75 closed caption settings 77 display settings 76 Feature menu 73 keyboard shortcuts 74 preferences settings 78 Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery settings 78 Video CD 1 0 Karaoke CDs 72 zooming and panning 75 Video CD 1 0 72 Video recording 34 achieving best results with MPEG 45 Video settings TV 17 Video In 8 VideoSoap 39 using 43 132 Ww Wizard 40 110 Channel Lockout 32 HotWords 26 Recording Format Initialization 10 Schedule 110 Sound Initialization 9 TV Channels Initialization 9 TV Magazine 25 27 133 TV Parental Control 9 TV on Demand 10 Zz Zoom and pan 30 Zooming and panning DVD 88 File Player 106 Video CD 75 134
101. s for your area or cable service To download updated listings 1 In the File menu click Download Weekly File The Download Assistant opens 2 Click the Download button to download the listings To make changes click the Change Settings button To customize channels The Edit menu contains two features related to the channel list e Station Lists lets you create and maintain a list of stations based on the master list for your area or cable service e Channel Number lets you assign and maintain channel numbers for each station 56 TV Listings Getting around To navigate the various TV Listings views click the tab for the view you want or select the appropriate view from the View menu at the top of the screen Use the mouse or cursor keys to move within the current view Left click to select an item and display its details in the details window above the grid or log Right click to open a pop up menu with various options Watch Record Favorite Program Details Go To Recording Adds the item to your Watch schedule see Schedules tab on page 61 Adds the item to your Record schedule see Schedules tab on page 61 Adds the item to your Favorites list see Favorite search on page 59 Opens a window that includes a detailed description of the program as well as additional air dates Tunes the PIP Picture In Picture the window in the upper left corner of the guide where the TV picture
102. se Station List checkbox in the Filter options checked see Filter options on page 58 only those stations in the currently selected station list are displayed e Use the arrow keys to scroll up down left or right You can also scroll using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars e Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the log e To display just the stations you want use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu see To customize channels on page 55 Stations tab The Stations tab displays listings for each station on the left side of your screen Click the station you want or use the arrow keys to move up or down the list The listings for that station are displayed on the right side of your screen There are two ways to view listings in the Stations tab You control how the listings are displayed via the Stations tab Format option Log view is the standard view Each station is shown in its own rolling log Grid view can be activated from the Grid Mode option of the View menu see Views on page 57 Each station is shown as a 24 hour grid e Use the arrow keys to scroll up or down You can also scroll using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars e Scroll to a specific program to display its details in the area above the list e To display just the stations you want use the Station Lists option in the Edit menu see To customize channels on page 55 64 TV Listings Titles t
103. so displays a menu of speeds and Go to Time lets you choose a time from which to start viewing recorded video e The Speed button is only enabled when you are in TV on Demand mode but behind Live To skip backwards and forwards in recorded video oo Click the left button to skip back click the right button to skip forwards The default settings are forwards 10 seconds backwards 30 seconds You can right click the button to change the time settings to 1 frame 10 seconds 30 seconds minute or two minutes 38 TV On Demand To move within recorded video Using your mouse drag the position slider to move forwards or backwards in delayed video Position slider As you move the slider all the way to the right the time display EED indicates Live The Jog Shuttle feature provides Jog Shuttle high speed playback forwards or backwards Using your mouse drag the slider to the right forwards or to the left backwards When you release the mouse button the slider returns to the middle normal speed position Ten speeds are available 16x 8x 4x 2x 1x 1x 2x 4x 8x and 16x To export recorded video Click the Export button in the TV on Demand control panel A dialog appears where you can select the portion of recorded video you want to save Range and the location to store it Output File You can save exported video in MPEG 2 or ATI VCR format e You can export more quic
104. te queries Use dial up When not connected connect using this entry networking Only perform remote queries when connected when accessing Access the database only when already connected the server Disable CD Database No queries are performed when this box is checked CD Audio Schedule settings You can schedule CD Audio to play on the dates and times you specify If you have the features installed you can also schedule events for TV Magazine Personal Video Recorder File Player and TV To open the CD Audio Schedule settings page i cab Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel then click the Schedule tab The Schedule Wizard will guide you through creating new scheduled events See Schedule on page 110 for details 72 Video CD Video CD Video CD plays Video CD 1 0 CDs Video 2 0 Interactive CDs and Karaoke CDs When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel the About notice appears If you have more than one feature installed a Task menu displays available and active features For information about using Video CD controls see the online help and Tool Tips To start Video CD from LaunchPad Click the Video CD button in the Launchpad For information on LaunchPad see page 2 From Windows taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs P 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center gt then select Video CD Fail You can also
105. the disc see Searching DVD discs on page 87 Starts play at the beginning of the file Goes up in a playlist Displays a menu of menus see Using the menus on page 86 Displays a menu of subtitle language choices see Setting up subtitles on page 85 Displays a menu of audio streams see Selecting audio channels on page 85 Displays a menu of camera angles see Selecting viewing angle on page 87 Displays a menu of parental level settings The video window appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windows allowing you to work and watch DVD movies at the same time Search for any title or chapter Zoom 2x 4x 8x Unzoom Displays the About dialog Closes DVD 82 DVD DVD keyboard shortcuts You can use the following keys to control DVD from your keyboard Command F2 Spacebar Ctrl B Ctrl X Ctrl Z Spacebar End Home numeric keypad alphanumeric keypad aal numeric keypad Home Page Up Page Down End Return Backspace Enter number 0 9 DVD 83 Key s Move selection up N Move selection down v Move selection left e Move selection right gt Display at 50 Alt Ctrl 1 Display at 75 Alt Ctrl 2 Display at 100 Alt Ctrl 3 Display at 200 Alt Ctrl 4 About Alt A Setup Alt S Exit Alt Ctrl F4 Toggle Always On Top Alt Ctrl T Eject disk Alt Ctrl E Minimize Alt Ctrl M Increase display size Alt Ctrl
106. ting ees se se ee ee Ge ee ee ee ee 71 Video CD Preferences settings eee se se ee Se ee ee Ge ee Ge ee 78 Video CD Stills Gallery settings oe se se ee se ee Ge Re Ge Ge GR ek ee ke 78 DV D RE EE N EE EE ER EE 79 What can I play on my DVD drive oo ee se se ee Ge ee GR ee 80 Sizing the Video Display panel esse see ee se Ge ee ee se ee 80 Full sereen controls isi ES eg EER ee De Ee ee oaths Se es 80 DVD ieatire Menu iis GEEET Bee SE RD a E SE ee e DEEE i 81 DVD keyboard shortcut 0 0 0 0 eee se se ee ee ee ee Ge ee GR RA GR RR GR ee 82 Playing DVD Video Discs esse sesse se ee ee ee ee Ge GR GR GR GR ee 84 Selecting audio channel see ee ee ee Ge RR RA Re ee ee ee ee 85 Setting up subtitles ennen ino Ee ee Ee Be ee Bee ee ee Ge ae He ee 85 External subtitles 6 i0 cc EE EE OE EE EE N 85 Using the menus se RE MEE tongs R SE e se DLE Ee Gee ep Ee eb 86 Searching DVDdiSCS is see See ie eases SE ee GR EE Ee see See ee Dee 87 Selecting viewing angle see se ee se ee ee ee SR AR Gee ee Re ee ee ee 87 Parental COMTO leseren een ees SERE ERGER oireet eg Re ge oge Reen eg ED ees 87 ZOOMING and Panning ies esse seg Se EG SR Re Ee gap PE boeg ee 88 TARU VEW M RE EE EE Ee 89 BOOKTAATKS os Ee Ese ged ES ge Ee dures Opreg ee ge covers en oge es 89 Chapter Preview SEE ER EE EE EG 90 A B AI EE N eS 91 DVD Display setting Ses seke ss reeds ge Eg p ara oe egg ge ER ge 92 DVD Preferences seting S sk ge Re sessed ER Ee NESER eN eer es eg 93 BAA
107. to lock then click the Details button 3 Click Channel Lockout then click the Details button 4 Click Create New The Channel Lockout Wizard guides you through the lockout procedure i In the channel list locked out channels have a mil padlock to the right of the channel name rg A lock icon appears in the control panel when the locked channel is selected To remove Channel Lockout 1 Click the Setup button in the Television control panel then click the TV Tuner tab 2 Click the channel you want to unlock enter your password then click the Details button 3 Click Channel Lockout then click the Details button 4 Select the channel you want to unlock 5 Click the Delete button To remove all program locks click the Delete All button 6 Click OK M gt The padlock disappears and the unlock icon appears in the control panel when the channel is selected TV 33 Parental Control TV Y TV Y7 TV G TV PG TV 14 TV MA Parental Control lets you restrict access to TV programs depending on their content rating The video and audio of programs that you restrict will not be recorded until the correct password is entered e Parental Control is only available for North American NTSC Television e Passwords are case sensitive and must be at least three characters in length e If you forget your password you must uninstall and reinstall your TV software e Parental Control is only available
108. tools available on the Internet you can easily convert other subtitle file formats into MicroDVD and SubViewer 2 0 format MicroDVD requires a value for frames per second if G the DVD movie does not indicate the frame rate try these standard values 23 976 24 25 29 97 30 You can display external subtitles over the video or in a separate window When you display subtitles in a separate window you can double click the external subtitle text to jump to that point in the movie If the external subtitle text is not synchronized with the video incorrect time coding in the external subtitle file G is usually the cause Third party tools are available to correct this 86 DVD To set up external subtitles Click the Closed Caption button in the DVD control panel then click the Set External Subtitle button and select your subtitle file You can add and remove DVDs from the External Subtitle list change the DVD s title and adjust the frame rate Using the menus Click the Menus button in the DVD control panel A pop up menu of menus opens where you can select a menu to jump to Standard DVD Video Discs provide up to six menus Title usually a whole movie or album Root Audio Sub picture sub pictures overlay the video and are used for subtitles karaoke menus simple animation etc Angle Chapter DVD 87 Searching DVD discs DVD Video Disc content consists of titles movies
109. tor set e All displays all events with either the Watch or Record indicator set In any view when an event has been scheduled an icon appears in front of the title indicating whether the item is scheduled to watch record or both Scheduled items can be added and removed in two ways 1 In any view select the event you want to place in your schedule right click to open the Event menu then select Watch or Record to toggle the item in or out of your list of scheduled items 2 In any list of events three checkboxes appear in front of the event the left checkbox is the Watch indicator and the center checkbox is the Record indicator Click either one to toggle it Searches tab The Searches tab displays a list of saved searches including a list of personal Favorites see Favorite search on page 59 which is always the first search in the list The Search title is automatically updated when you click it To create a new search click the Search menu then click New Search The Search dialog opens e To edit a saved search double click the search title or launch the Search dialog as above then click Load Search 62 TV Listings Setting search parameters To start a new search in the Search menu click New Search to open the Search dialog which you can use to set the following options Stations Program Categories Date Time Ranges Rating MPAA Parental Guidance Text Search Year of Re
110. troller is enabled Obtain another IDE cable If you do not have another IDE cable handy you should be able to acquire one from your system vendor and failing that any computer store will likely have cables available for sale IDE ribbon cables come in various lengths and typically have three 40 pin female connectors Obviously you must make sure you get a cable that will reach from the connector on your system board to the connector on the back of the DVD ROM drive but try to keep the overall IDE cable length under 18 inches 45 cm Longer cables will degrade the signal quality and may cause problems with high speed data transfer 126 Troubleshooting Suggested solutions Configure the DVD ROM drive as a MASTER DVD ROM drives typically have jumpers used to select MASTER or SLAVE operation These jumpers are usually located on the rear of the DVD ROM drive There should be a label on the drive that will indicate where the jumper should be positioned to set the drive as a MASTER Connect the DVD ROM drive to the SECONDARY IDE controller Now that you have a cable and you have set the DVD ROM drive to be a MASTER you are ready to make the connections 1 Power off the system and remove the cover 2 Disconnect the existing ribbon cable from the rear of the DVD ROM drive If the DVD ROM drive was connected to the middle of the existing cable you may proceed with the install If the DVD ROM drive was connected to the end of the
111. tune video characteristics To open the Video settings page ri ab Click the Setup button in the Television control panel then click the Video tab Connector Broadcast Standard Video Properties Gamma Reset Choose Analog TV Tuner Composite or S Video input e If you choose Composite or S Video you must specify the Broadcast Standard Choose the broadcast standard NTSC PAL or SECAM Color Adjusts the amount of color in the image Brightness Adjust the amount of white in the image Contrast Adjusts the gradation of tones between light and dark areas Tint only available for NTSC Adjusts the balance of red to blue in the image Adjusts the color brightness of your display The higher the gamma the higher the brightness and contrast maximum being a flat unmodified setting Sets all values on this page to their default values 18 TV TV Tuner settings The tuner settings page lets you autoscan for active TV channels choose cable or antenna input name channels and set channel specific options To open the Tuner settings page ri cab Click the Setup button in the TV control panel then click the TV Tuner tab Channel Name Details Autoscan Cable Standard You can enter channel names If you have TV Listings installed see TV Listings on page 54 channel names are set automatically based upon the Guide database Select a channel then click the Details button to ope
112. ual monitor display G MulTView is not available with ALL IN WONDER VE cards Click Next gt The Sound Initialization Wizard appears Follow the Wizard s instructions to set up your audio connection Line In is the most common connection e If you do not hear TV audio ensure that the TV is tuned to a broadcasting channel and that you have made the correct audio connections See Troubleshooting on page 114 for more information 10 TV Click Next gt The Recording Format Initialization Wizard appears Follow the Wizard s instructions to select the default recording format Click Next gt The TV On Demand Initialization Wizard appears Follow the Wizard s instructions to set up a temporary file and allocate file space Available time is indicated The Advanced Settings button lets you customize settings for image quality and processor load Click Next gt The End of Initialization Wizard panel appears Click Finish to complete TV setup Sizing the TV display You can resize the TV display using the mouse the Maximize button or CTRL key combination e The F2 key hides shows the control panel to save desktop space To resize the TV display using the mouse Drag the display s border The TV display maintains a fixed aspect ratio width to height of 4 3 to avoid picture distortion to change this see TV display settings on page 15 To display TV in full screen Press CTRL F or ALT F to toggle between
113. utton to clear it MN OA AHO ND For more information about television display click Desktop Help Multi Monitor Support 113 Multi Monitor Support The DVI I interface on ALL IN WONDER cards can be used to attach a DVI display or an analog monitor using the supplied DVI I to VGA adapter e The ALL IN WONDER VE does not support DVI I G e Hydravision technology supports DVI or CRT monitor and television Teletext ATT s new Teletext application lets you get the most out of working with Teletext ATI Teletext eliminates all the familiar disadvantages of television s teletext and allows you to surf in the teletext data stream The ATI Teletext User s Guide provides complete installation and operating instructions G Teletext is only available in Europe 114 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you have problems with video or audio try these suggestions Audio problems Suggested solution No Sound Still no sound If you have external speakers ensure that they are powered on POWER indicator light is on and connected to the LINE OUT or SPEAKER OUT connectors on your sound card 1 Click Start point at Settings select Control Panel then double click Sounds 2 Inthe Events area Click Asterisk then click a WAV file in the Sound area 3 Click the Play button to preview the sound If you still do not hear any sound open the Volume Control Click Start point at Program
114. ve the mouse cursor over a control to see a description of its purpose As you become familiar with your ATI Multimedia Center you may want to turn off Tool Tips click the Show Tool Tips checkbox in the Display tab for more information see TV display settings on page 15 ATI Desktop Help For help on your ATI video card s graphics features double click the ATI icon in the lower right corner of your screen Internet Click http www ati com support index html for product support including driver downloads technical and warranty information ATI REMOTE WONDER The ATI REMOTE WONDER replaces all the functionality of a mouse in all Windows software applications If you have an ATI graphics card installed AA in your system you will also enjoy additional control H over ATI software For complete information and 33 installation instructions see the ATT REMOTE wat eee WONDER Installation Guide that came with your card Bee 4 Multimedia Center Configuration Tool Multimedia Center Configuration Tool When the Multimedia Center is running you access settings via the Settings dialogs You can also use the Multimedia Center Configuration Tool to access DVD audio settings TV settings PC Check file types and skin settings for the following purposes e To modify settings that do not change regularly e To change settings and run diagnostics when the Multimedia Center is not running e To modify advanced sett
115. y You can drag files from the upper window into the lower window to create playlists of various multimedia files For information about using Media Library controls see the online help and Tool Tips Media Library does not track files on removable media such as CDs To start the Media Library from LaunchPad Apes Raae eoar Click the Media Library button in the Launchpad For information on LaunchPad see page 2 from Windows taskbar 1 Inthe Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs gt 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center then select Library Media Library 51 To scan for content 1 Click the Scan for Content button to scan for media files in the directory you specify 2 Select the content to scan for All Movie Picture Document or TV On Demand and follow the on screen directions Media Library adds any of the following types of files that it finds in the directory you specified e The Music category scans for wav mp3 mid and wma audio files e The Movie category scans for vcr avi asf mpg mpeg mp2 mov and wmv video files Filtering files You can filter the media files in the Library to display only the file types and time periods you want To filter by Type Click the Type button in the upper left corner of the Library to filter by media type All Movie Music Picture Document or TV On Demand see TV On Demand on page 36 To filter by dat

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