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ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. iii Contents Using the ATI Multimedia Center™ . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Starting ATI Multimedia Center™ 7 Using the ATI Multimedia Center™ LaunchPad 7 Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration 9 Changing ATI Multimedia Center™ Skins 13 EazyLaunch™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Using EazyLaunch™ with Remote Wonder™ 18 FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 FM Radio Settings 22 Radio Tab 22 FM-on-Demand™ Tab 26 Schedule FM Radio 28 Recording Using FM-on-Demand™ 30 FM Radio Playback 31 Setting Preset Stations 32 Alarm Settings 32 Mute Functionality 33 FM Radio Feature Menu 33 FM Radio Keyboard Shortcuts 34 CD Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Settings Tab 39 Creating a Play List 40 Preferences Tab 41 Schedule Tab 42 CD Audio Keyboard Shortcuts 45 File Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Setting up the File Player 49 Display Tab 49 Preferences Tab 51 Slide Show Tab 52 Closed Caption Tab 54 Stills Gallery Tab 56 iv Schedule Tab 58 Using File Player 61 Playing Files 62 File Player Keyboard Shortcuts 63 Video CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Display Tab 66 Preferences Tab 68 Closed Caption Tab 69 Stills Gallery Tab 71 Schedule Tab 73 Video CD Feature Menu 77 Video CD 2.0 Menu 79 Video CD Keyboard Shortcuts 80 TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Setting up TV 86 Display Tab 87 Using the Initialization Wizard 89 Picture Tab 91 Channel List Tab 92 Closed Caption Tab 96 Setting up HotWords™ 97 Using TV Magazine™ 101 Digital Video Recorder Tab 105 Stills Gallery Tab 109 Schedule Tab 111 Audio Tab 113 Using the TV Dashboard 115 TV-on-Demand™ 117 TV Out 119 Multi-Monitor Support 120 Using MulTView™ 120 TV Keyboard Shortcuts 122 MulTView™ Keyboard Shortcuts 123 v DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 DVD Setup 126 Display Tab 127 Preferences Tab 128 Audio Tab 131 Closed Caption Tab 133 Advanced Aspect Ratio Tab 135 Stills Gallery Tab 136 Schedule Tab 138 Playing DVD 139 Accessing DVD Menus 140 Selecting Audio Channels 140 Accessing Multiple Viewing Angles 140 Mute Functionality 141 Using Subtitles, Closed Captions, and External Captions 141 The “Jump To” Function 142 Using the Restart Function 143 Menu Up 143 Zooming and Panning 143 Parental Control 144 A/B Repeat 145 Capturing Still Frames 145 Ejecting the DVD 145 Sizing the Video Display Panel 146 Using THRUVIEW™ 146 Chapter Preview 147 DVD Initialization Wizard 147 Bookmarks and Chapter Preview 147 DVD Feature Menu 148 Full-Screen Controls 149 Region Codes 150 S/PDIF 150 DVD Keyboard Shortcuts 151 EazyConnect™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Setting up an EazyConnect™ Server 153 Setting up an EazyConnect™ Client 156 Using the ATI Multimedia Center™ Library . . . 159 Creating DVDs and CDs 165 Index 167 vi Starting ATI Multimedia Center™ 7 Using the ATI Multimedia Center™ The ATI Multimedia Center™ is a suite of software applications. You can watch TV broadcasts or view video from video CDs, DVDs, or files on your computer. You can also listen to FM radio or music on CD or your hard drive. There are dozens of special features, such as EazyConnect™ software which enables TV on your home network, and the ATI Multimedia Center™ Library which helps you manage your multimedia files and burn sound and video onto CDs and DVDs. Starting ATI Multimedia Center™ There are several ways to start ATI Multimedia Center™ on your system. This section outlines the various ways it can be launched. Using the ATI Multimedia Center™ LaunchPad The LaunchPad provides a convenient way to start all your ATI Multimedia Center™ features. When you install the ATI Multimedia Center™ software, LaunchPad opens automatically when you start your computer. • If you do not want LaunchPad to open automatically, you can right- click anywhere on LaunchPad and, in the shortcut menu, clear the Load on Startup option. Use LaunchPad to: • Start an ATI Multimedia Center™ feature. • Access the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog. • Get help on using ATI Multimedia Center™. • Close the ATI Multimedia Center™ LaunchPad. The combination of ATI Multimedia Center™ features available in the LaunchPad depends on the number and type of video cards installed on your system. For example, if your system does not have a TV tuner, Video In appears in place of TV in the LaunchPad. Some of the ATI Multimedia Center™ features use the same system resources. If you try to start one of these features while another is running, a resource conflict message appears. When a conflict message appears, you can choose to: 8 Starting ATI Multimedia Center™ • Run both features with reduced performance (where possible). • Suspend the first feature while the other is active. • Close the first feature. • Press Cancel to continue without starting the second feature. Dock LaunchPad 1 Right-click LaunchPad. 2 In the shortcut menu, click Dock. The LaunchPad docks to your Windows® Taskbar. 3 To change the docking position, right-click LaunchPad while it is docked. 4 In the shortcut menu, click Side. 5 In the submenu choose from the following desktop locations: •Top •Left •Right •Bottom Change the LaunchPad size When LaunchPad is not docked do one of the following: • Double-click LaunchPad. Launchpad changes size. Or 1 Right-click LaunchPad. 2 In the shortcut menu, choose Size. 3 In the submenu choose one of the following: •Large • Small Row • Small Column Start Multimedia applications from the Windows® Taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 In the Windows Start menu, open the All Programs list and choose ATI Multimedia Center. Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration 9 3 In the ATI Multimedia Center submenu, choose one of the following: • ATI Remote Wonder • CD Audio • Configuration •DVD • File Player •FM • LaunchPad • Media Player •TV • Video CD •Library Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration You configure the ATI Multimedia Center™ through the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog. The Configuration dilaog provides settings for: • Audio/Video •TV •FM Radio • EazyLook™ • EazyConnect™ •Skins • File Types You can use the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog to: • Modify settings that do not change regularly. • Change settings and run diagnostics when the Multimedia Center is not running. • Modify advanced settings that should only be changed if absolutely necessary. 10 Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration Open ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog from LaunchPad •On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Launchpad, click the Multimedia Center Configuration button. Open ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration from the Windows® Taskbar 1 In the Windows® taskbar, click Start, and select All Programs. 2 In the All Programs menu, choose ATI Multimedia Center, and select Configuration. Access Audio/Video settings • On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog, click the Audio/Video tab. ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration: Audio Video settings Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration 11 The following audio and video settings are available: Option Function Audio Enable Dynamic Compression Applies dynamic compression to the overall dynamic range of the audio (useful for low- volume listening and for smaller speakers). Add low-frequency effects channel into downmix Encodes the 2-channel stereo output with Dolby® Pro Logic information (used for external Dolby® Pro Logic decoder/amplifier. Video Enable DVD Multi-monitor support (may reduce performance) Enables support for multiple monitors. I have a Wide Screen display Enables wide screen capability. • 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. Access TV settings • On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog, click the TV tab. ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration: TV settings 12 Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration Access FM Radio settings On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog, click the FM Radio tab. ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration: FM Radio settings Access EazyLook™ settings On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog, click the EazyLook™ tab. ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration: EazyLook™ settings Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration 13 Access EazyConnect™ settings On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog, click the EazyConnect™ tab. ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration: EazyConnect™ settings Changing ATI Multimedia Center™ Skins The Skins tab provides different ATI Multimedia Center™ user interfaces. Skins provide the same controls arranged in different ways to suit your taste and style. Access Skins settings On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog, click the Skins tab. ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration: Skins settings 14 Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration Change your Skins settings 1 On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog, click the Skins tab. 2 In the Features pane, choose the ATI Multimedia Center™ application for which you want to change skins. 3 In the Available Skins pane, select a skin. The following Multimedia Center: Modern Skin Multimedia Center: Classic Skin Multimedia Center: Tranquility Skin Multimedia Center: Zero-G Skin Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration 15 Access File Types • On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog, click the File Types tab. The File Types page displays the file types associated with your ATI Multimedia Center™ applications. ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration: File Types settings 16 Using ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration 17 EazyLaunch™ EazyLaunch™ lets you start Windows in EazyLook™ mode so you can quickly launch Multimedia Center features. In EazyLook™ mode you can use your Remote Wonder™ or your Remote Wonder™ II with full-screen video. When you start Windows in EazyLook™ mode, the EazyLaunch™ menu screen appears when you start your computer. In the EazyLaunch™ menu screen, the icon for the last feature you launched is indicated in the center of the EazyLook™ screen. You can use your keyboard or your Remote Wonder™ and Remote Wonder™ II to open ATI Multimedia Center™ features. • Some programs in your Startup Group (for example, virus scanners and fire walls) may not run when you start in EazyLaunch™ mode. EazyLaunch™ menu screen 18 Using EazyLaunch™ with Remote Wonder™ Start Windows in EazyLook™ mode • To be sure all available ATI Multimedia Center™ features appear in the EazyLaunch™ menu screen, you should configure all ATI Multimedia Center™ features before enabling EazyLaunch™. 1 On the ATI Multimedia Center™ LaunchPad, click the Multimedia Center command button. The ATI Multimedia Center™ Configuration dialog box opens. 2 Click the EazyLook™ tab. 3 In the Options Settings, check the Start in EazyLaunch™ option. 4 Click OK. The next time you start Windows the EazyLaunch™ screen will open automatically after you log on. Select a Feature from the EazyLaunch™ menu screen 1 With your system in EazyLook™ mode, log on to Windows. The EazyLook™ menu screen opens. 2 On your keyboard, scroll through the EazyLaunch™ menu screen using your Left or Right arrow keys. 3 When the command button for the feature you want appears in the center of your screen, press Enter. The feature opens on your desktop. Return to desktop mode • While in EazyLook™, press Esc. Using EazyLaunch™ with Remote Wonder™ EazyLaunch™ starts from your desktop using a Remote Wonder™ or a Remote Wonder™ II. Once the system is configured to start in EazyLook™ mode, the EazyLaunch™ screen appears when you log on to Windows. The EazyLaunch™ screen also appears when you press the ATI button on the Remote Wonder™ II, or click a programmed EazyLaunch™ button on the Remote Wonder™. Using EazyLaunch™ with Remote Wonder™ 19 Start EazyLaunch™ with Remote Wonder™ • On the Remote Wonder™, assign one of the programmable buttons to start EazyLaunch™ from your Windows desktop. • We suggest the A button because it is close to the other feature buttons. For more information, see your Remote Wonder™ Guide. Start EazyLaunch™ with Remote Wonder™ II • On the Remote Wonder™ II, press the ATI button to start EazyLaunch™ from your Windows desktop. For more information, see your Remote Wonder™ II Guide. Launch a feature using your keyboard 1 In the EazyLaunch™ menu screen use the Left and Right arrow keys to choose the feature you want to open. 2 Press Enter. The ATI Multimedia Center™ feature starts. Launch a feature using a Remote Wonder™ 1 Use the Remote Wonder™, buttons to select the feature you want to launch. 2 On the Remote Wonder™, press a programmed EazyLaunch™ command button. For more information, see your Remote Wonder™ users guide. Launch a feature using a Remote Wonder™ II 1 Use the Remote Wonder™ II, buttons to select the feature you want to launch. 2 On the Remote Wonder™ II, press the ATI button. For more information, see your Remote Wonder™ II users guide. 20 Using EazyLaunch™ with Remote Wonder™ 21 FM Radio FM Radio is a full-function FM tuner providing programmable preset stations and station seeking, plus advanced features such as recording to MP3 format, FM-on-Demand™ (time-shifted audio), and scheduled recording. FM Radio Dashboard 1 Record + Pause/Play 2 Tune Up / Tune Down 3 Scan Up / Scan Down 4 Set Start Marker / Set End Marker 5 Alarm Settings 6 Mute 7 Preset Stations (1 - 5 and 6 - 10) 8 Show Preset Stations 9 Help 10 Minimize 11 Exit 12 Skip Back / Skip Forwards 13 Playback Speed 22 FM Radio Settings FM Radio Dashboard 14 Setup 15 Playback Position 16 Time Mode Display 17 Station Name (User Defined) 18 Stereo / Mono Indicator 19 Currently Tuned Frequency 20 Volume Start FM Radio from LaunchPad •Click the FM Radio button in the LaunchPad. Start FM Radio from the Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at Programs. 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center, and then select FM. You can also start FM Radio from other Multimedia Center features installed on your system. Click the ATI logo in the feature’s control panel or display panel, and then click FM. FM Radio Settings Many settings are available that allow you to easily scan and edit settings for available radio stations, configure FM-on-Demand™, and schedule the automatic recording of your favourite radio shows. Radio Tab The Radio tab allows you to scan for FM radio stations available in your broadcast area, as well as directly adding, modifying, or deleting station listings. In addition, from this dialog you can also set the sleep timer, plus the visibility of Tool Tips and whether FM Radio should always remain on top of other Windows® applications. Radio Tab 23 FM Radio: Radio Tab Add a radio station to the FM Station List 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 3 Click Create New. The currently selected radio station is added to the list. Alternately you can right-click in the FM Station List and choose Add a new station to the list. Delete a radio station from the FM Station List 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. Select the radio station to delete. 3 Click Delete, or press Del. The currently selected radio station is deleted from the list. Additionally, you can right-click in the FM Station List and choose Delete the selected station from the list. Delete all radio stations from the FM Station list 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 24 Radio Tab 3 Click Delete All. All radio stations are deleted from the list. Name a radio station in the FM Station list 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 3 Click under the Station Name column for the selected FM Frequency, or press F3. Additionally, you can right-click in the FM Station List and choose Edit the name of the current station. 4 Enter the name or callsign for the selected radio station. Force a radio station to mono/stereo in your FM Station list 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 3 Click under the Mono column for the selected FM Frequency. Or press F4. It will toggle to Mono if Stereo was set, or Stereo if it was set to Mono. Alternately, you can right-click in the FM Station List and choose Toggle Forced Mono. Turn off tool tips By default, tool tips are available when you hover over a function with your mouse in FM Radio. To turn them off, do the following: 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 3 Uncheck Show Tool Tips. Tool tips are now disabled. Turn off keyboard shortcut visibility By default, keyboard shortcuts are displayed alongside the description of an individual tool tip. To turn them off, do the following: 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 3 Uncheck Show Shortcut. The keyboard shortcuts will no longer appear alongside the tool tips. Radio Tab 25 Use the Sleep Timer The Sleep Timer sets the fade out duration. 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 3 Set the length to record in the Duration spin box. 4 Set the length that the recording should fade out in the Fade Out spin box. Have FM Radio appear above all other Windows® programs By default FM Radio can be overlaid with other running Windows® programs. To change this behavior, do the following: 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 3 Check Always on Top. Use Auto Scan Auto Scan can be used to automatically seek and list all available radio stations. To use Auto Scan, do the following: 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Radio tab. 3 To scan odd-numbered frequencies, select Scan Odd Frequencies (default) from the drop-down menu. To scan even-numbered frequencies, select Scan Even Frequencies from the drop-down menu. To scan both odd- and even-numbered frequencies, select Scan All Frequencies. 4 To reset and replace any existing stations currently listed in the FM Station List, check Reset Station List. Otherwise, any new radio station will be added to the existing list. 5 Click Autoscan to start scanning. New radio stations are added to the FM Station List when found. 26 FM-on-Demand™ Tab FM-on-Demand™ Tab The FM-on-Demand™ tab enables users to configure One Touch Recording settings and the total amount of disk space to allocate towards FM-on-Demand™ recordings. It also displays the type of recording format being used. Pause a live broadcast, return later, and resume listening where you left off. You can listen to a program from the beginning, even after it has already started, without waiting until the whole program is recorded. You can quickly back up a program, listen to the selected portion again, and fast-forward or skip ahead to the live broadcast. You can also export the recorded audio to the Library as an MP3 file for later playback. The One Touch Recording Settings allow you to preset the configuration, the length of recordings, the folder in which recordings are stored, and the the style of file name used to identify each file when the record button is clicked. The FM-on-Demand™ settings provide the means to set the total amount of hard-drive space to allocate to such recordings, and the location where the temporary files are stored while a recording is taking place. • You cannot change the type of recording format or its quality. FM Radio: FM-ON-DEMAND™ Tab FM-on-Demand™ Tab 27 Set the customized recording duration for One Touch Record 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the FM-on-Demand™ tab. 3 Click the One Touch Record Setting button. 4 Use the Record for spin box to change the selected number to the recording duration desired. Or input the number values directly. Set the length of a One Touch Recording 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, right-click the Record button. 2 From the drop-down menu, select Record For. 3 From the sub-menu, select any one of the following options: 5 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes or 60 Minutes. Default settings for One Touch Recording duration can be set using from the Setup dialog. Record a block of time using One Touch Recording 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, right-click the Record button. 2 From the drop-down menu, select Record Until. 3 From the sub-menu, select a block of time for the next half-hour increment, the next hour increment, or the next two-hour increment. Set the folder for One Touch Record files 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the FM-on-Demand™ tab. 3 Click the One Touch Record Setting button. 4 The folder for the recorded file is displayed. Click the Browse button to change this setting. Set the recorded file name for One Touch Record files 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the FM-on-Demand™ tab. 3 Click the One Touch Record Settings button. 4 Use the Style drop-down menu to select the default type of file name for any One Touch Record files that are created. 28 FM-on-Demand™ Tab If User Defined is chosen from the drop-down menu, a field appears allowing the user to enter a name of their choosing. Change the drive for storing temporary recording files 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the FM-on-Demand™ tab. 3 Click the Drive to use for Temporary File drop-down menu to select the drive letter. Currently available space is displayed alongside the drive letter. Set the maximum hard-drive space to allocate for recording 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the FM-on-Demand™ tab. 3 Use the Maximum Space to Allocate on Drive slider to set the maximum value. The amount of drive space is displayed in megabytes or gigabytes, along with the number of minutes available to record. • When this setting is changed, any current FM-on-Demand™ content is deleted. Schedule FM Radio You can schedule listening and recording sessions for FM Radio. The files that have been recorded are saved in MP3 format in the Library. FM-on-Demand™ Tab 29 FM Radio: Schedule Tab Set an FM Radio schedule You can schedule FM Radio to record a program or playing back a preselected radio station as a wake-up alarm on the dates and times you specify. If you have other ATI Multimedia Center™ features installed, you can also schedule events for them. 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Setup button, or press Ctrl + S. 2 Select the Schedule tab. 3 Click the Create New command button. The Schedule Wizard guides you step-by-step through the new schedule creation procedure, prompting as to how often the FM Radio event should occur (Daily, Each Weekday, Once a Week, or One Time Only), the start time, the duration, and whether or not to record a show or switch on as a wake- up alarm. 30 Recording Using FM-on-Demand™ Manage scheduled events The following table lists the Schedule dialog buttons for managing Scheduled events. Schedule Tab Button Function Create New Opens the Schedule Wizard so you can create a new scheduled event. Delete Deletes a selected event from the Schedule window. Delete All Deletes all scheduled events in the Schedule window. Modify Opens the Schedule Wizard for a selected event. Recording Using FM-on-Demand™ You can immediately record to your hard disk any radio program as it is being aired, or quickly schedule the recording of a show that will be airing shortly. When FM Radio is launched, it immediately begins recording, up until the maximum amount of drive space/recording time allotted in the FM-on- Demand™ Disk Settings. This feature enables users to record and save to a separate file a program that has already been running for a while, or pause a live broadcast. • • During recording, Tuning, the Preset selection, the Set button, Seek, and Setup are disabled. • If you click Tune or Seek during playback, FM Radio returns to live mode. Immediately record in FM Radio 1 From the FM Radio dashboard, click the Record button. 2 When finished, click the Stop button. Record for a specific time period using FM-ON-DEMAND™ 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, click Set Start Marker, then drag the position marker to set the beginning of a recording session. 2 In the FM Radio dashboard, click Set End Marker, then drag the position marker to set the end of the recording session. FM Radio Playback 31 3 In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Record button. An MP3 file is saved containing the radio content just selected. • • You can also right-click the Record button, and then select Record For, Record Until, Record Using Markers, or Record Using History. FM Radio Playback To listen to previous portions of a program that is still running or actively being recorded by FM Radio, use the playback functions. In addition to pausing and playing live radio, you can also change the playback speed or skip forward/backward in order to find a portion of the radio program of interest. Play back a radio program • In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Play button. Clicking it again will pause playback. Change playback speed • In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Playback speed button, or press Alt + F10. The following settings are available for the Playback speed button: • Normal (default) •Slow •Fast Skip forward or backward in playback • To skip forward in playback click the Skip Forwards button in the FM Radio dashboard, or press End. • To skip backwards in playback click the Skip Backwards button in the FM Radio dashboard, or press Home. Change the skip forward or backward time intervals • To change the time duration for skipping forward or backward, from the FM Radio dashboard right-click on either the Skip Forwards/Skip Backwards button and select the time interval. The following options are available: • 10 seconds 32 Setting Preset Stations • 30 seconds • 1 minute • 2 minutes Setting Preset Stations FM Radio allows you to set radio station settings that you can return to automatically with the click of a button – much like a set of car radio buttons. Ten preset station settings are available, although only five are visible at any one time. Switch between a range of preset buttons • In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Show Preset Buttons button. The range will switch from 1 -5 to 6 -10, or vice versa, depending on the range of preset stations that were previously displayed. Set a preset station 1 In the FM Radio dashboard, select an FM station (for example, 102.1 MHz). 2 Click a preset button (1 -5 or 6 -10) to associate with that station. If the preset button is already associated with an FM station, you can right- click the preset button, and then click Set in the popup menu to assign the new frequency to the preset button. Alarm Settings The alarm settings in FM Radio enable users to use the program as a radio alarm clock, providing a sleep timer which “turns on” FM Radio at a predetermined time, as well as snooze and alarm reset functionality. • Settings for the sleep timer (Duration and Fade Out) can be found in FM Radio setup. Activate the sleep timer • In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Alarm Settings button. From the menu, select Sleep Timer, or press F11. Mute Functionality 33 Activate the snooze function • In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Alarm Settings button. From the menu, select Snooze, or press F12. Reset the alarm • In the FM Radio dashboard, click the Alarm Settings button. From the menu, select Reset Alarm, or press F10. Mute Functionality The mute button quickly turns off the sound of FM Radio. The mute button also provides quick access to the Stereo/Mono toggle. Toggle stereo or mono • Right-click the Mute button. Select Mono or Stereo as desired. Activate mute • Click the Mute button, Or press *. FM Radio Feature Menu You can access FM Radio functions by right-clicking on the control panel or the viewing area of the display panel. This provides direct access to settings that are also available via the Setup dialogs. Additional settings can be accessed by right-clicking over specific buttons in FM Radio. Command Key(s) Setup Opens the FM setup page. Always On Top Displays FM Radio on top of other applications. Audio Mode Mono – Selects monaural audio. Stereo – Selects stereo audio. History Displays the FM History page. Schedule FM Radio Schedules an FM Radio event. About Displays the About dialog. 34 FM Radio Keyboard Shortcuts Exit Closes FM Radio. Command Key(s) FM Radio Keyboard Shortcuts To change stations from your keyboard, type the station’s frequency (for example “99.1”, or “991”) or type the station’s preset number when the FM Radio application is selected. The following keyboard shortcuts are available to easily access various FM Radio features directly. Command Key(s) In favourite station list: Create new Delete Edit station name Toggle Force to Mono mode Edit frequency Ins Del F2 F3 F4 Tune Up / Down Up arrow / Down arrow Volume Up / Down + / Scan Up / Down Left arrow / Right arrow Toggle Mute Num Lock Select Preset Stations Overwrite the preset station with the currently-selected frequency 1 – 0 Alt+1 – Alt+0 Open Setup Ctrl+S Close FM Radio Alt+F4 Minimize FM Radio F8 Display “About” Information Alt+A Toggle Mono/Stereo Ctrl+M Toggle Mute * Reset Alarm F10 Toggle Sleep Timer F11 FM Radio Keyboard Shortcuts 35 Toggle Snooze F12 Start/End Recording Ctrl+R Toggle Playback / Pause Spacebar Change Playback Speed: Slow (x0.5) / Normal (x1) / Fast (x1.5) Alt+F10 Fast Reverse Home Fast Forward End Command Key(s) 36 FM Radio Keyboard Shortcuts 37 CD Audio Use the ATI Multimedia Center™ CD Audio feature to play standard audio CDs on your system CD drive. Advanced features such as time mode, looping, shuffle playback, and intro playback are available from the CD Audio dashboard. Change several CD player settings, choose power management settings, and schedule CD playback with the CD Audio Setup dialog. CD Audio Dashboard 1 Stop 2 Play 3 Pause 4 Time Mode 5 Looping 6 Shuffle Playback 7 Intro Playback 8 Mute 9 Eject 10 Help 11 Minimize 38 CD Audio Dashboard 12 Exit 13 Previous Track 14 Skip Back / Skip Forward 15 Next Track 16 Setup 17 Running Time Indicator 18 Track Position 19 Track Name 20 Volume 21 Track Number Start CD Audio from LaunchPad • On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Launchpad, click the CD button. The CD Audio dashboard opens. Start CD Audio from Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows® taskbar, click Start. 2 Point to Programs. 3 In the Programs list, point to ATI Multimedia Center™, and click CD Audio. Start CD Audio from another ATI Multimedia Center™ application 1 With another ATI Multimedia Center™ application open, look for the ATI logo on either the application dashboard or the application video window. 2 Click the ATI logo and, from the ATI Multimedia Center™ application menu, choose CD Audio. The CD Audio control dialog opens. 39 Settings Tab Use the CD Player Settings tab to view the track information on a CD. You can also add disc information, such as disc and artist names, shuffle track order, and create a play list. DVD Player Setup: Settings Tab Open the CD Player Settings tab 1 On the CD Player dashboard, click the Setup button or press Ctrl+S. 2 On the Setup dialog, click the CD Player Settings tab. Add disc information 1 In the Disc Information Section, click inside the Disc Name box. 2 At the insertion point type the name of the current CD. 3 Click inside the Artist Name box. 4 At the insertion point type the name of the artist. 5 Click OK. The disc and artist names are displayed in the CD dashboard whenever you play that CD. Set shuffle play options In the Shuffle Play section, you have the following options: • Shuffle all tracks: Play all tracks in random order. 40 Creating a Play List • Shuffle user play list: Play the tracks in your play list in random order. Select options for the CD Audio tooltips In the Tool Tips section, you have the following options: • Show Tool Tips: Show the full name of control in the tool tip when you have your mouse pointer over a button. • Show Shortcut: Display the keyboard shortcut for control in the tool tip. Show LCD time and track numbers The LCD display option shows the current playback time and track numbers in an LCD-type display on the CD Player GUI. When you right- click the LCD time and track number display, you can select new options from the shortcut menus. 1 In the CD Player Settings pane, check the LCD display option. 2 Click OK. Creating a Play List In the CD Audio Setup dialog, the Play List box provides a way to build a list of favorites by adding or removing the tracks listed in the Available Tracks box. Add tracks to the play list 1 Under the CD Player Settings tab, select a track from the Available Tracks box. 2 Click the Add button. The selected track is shown in the Play List Box. • To add all available tracks, click the Select All button. Remove tracks from the play list 1 In the Play List box, select a track. Creating a Play List 41 2 Click the Remove button. The track is removed from the play list. • To remove all the tracks listed in the Play list pane, click the Clear All command button. Preferences Tab You can change the Power Management settings for your system, under the Preferences tab in the CD Player Setup dialog. CD Player: Preferences Tab Change Power Management Settings 1 On the CD Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The CD Player Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Preferences tab. 3 In the Power Management section, open the drop-down menu and choose one of the following power management levels: • Always: Power management always on. • Disabled while playing: Power management is disabled while playing files. • Allow display to turn off while paused: The display turns off while paused. • Disabled: Power management not enabled. 42 Creating a Play List Schedule Tab Use the Schedule tab to activate events on the dates and times you specify. You can schedule events for Television, CD Audio, File Player, TV Magazine™, Video Capture, and Video CD. You can run a scheduled event immediately, at some time in the future, or every time Windows® is started. To run a scheduled event when Windows® starts, install the scheduler in your Windows® startup file. For more information, see Windows® online help. To create scheduled events, use the Schedule Wizard, which guides you step by step through the event creation procedure. The Schedule tab dialog lists the following information for all of the events you have created: • Event name. • Related ATI Multimedia Center™ feature. • When the event is scheduled to run. • The next time the event will run. • Duration of the event. • Events whose dates have passed are not automatically removed. They can be deleted or reactivated by setting a new run time. CD Player: Schedule Tab Creating a Play List 43 Create a CD Player Schedule 1 On the CD Player dashboard, click the Setup button or press Ctrl+S. The Setup dialog opens. 2 On the Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 3 In the lower-left of the Schedule page, click the Create New button. The Schedule Wizard opens. 4 The Schedule Wizard guides you step by step through the new schedule creation procedure. After you have set the information in each Schedule Wizard screen, click the Next button to advance to the next step. 5 In the final screen, click Finish. The Schedule Wizard closes and your new scheduled event is listed in the Schedule window. Manage scheduled events You can delete and modify scheduled events with the Delete, Delete All, and Modify buttons. The following table lists the Schedule page buttons for managing your scheduled events. Schedule Page Command Button Function Create New Opens the Schedule Wizard so you can create a new scheduled event. Delete Deletes a selected event from the Schedule window. Delete All Deletes all scheduled events in the Schedule window. Modify Opens the Schedule Wizard for a selected event. Using CD Audio The ATI Multimedia Center™ CD Audio player works the same way as most PC based CD players, but the CD Audio dashboard provides plenty of added ATI Multimedia Center™ features to make your CD audio experience more enjoyable. You can stop and pause playback, skip forward or back by individual tracks, change the CD time mode, loop, shuffle, and sample the first few seconds of a track to decide if you want to continue listening. Choose CD time mode 1 On the CD Audio dashboard, right-click the Time Mode button. 44 Creating a Play List 2 In the shortcut menu, choose one of the following time modes: • Elapsed Time: Displays how much track time has played. • Remaining Time: Displays remaining time for the current track. • Track Time: Displays the total time for the current track. • Total Elapsed Time: Displays the elapsed time for the entire CD. • Total Remaining Time: Displays remaining time for the entire CD. • Total Play Time: Displays the total time for the entire CD. Loop CD playback • On the CD Audio dashboard, click the Looping button. The current CD repeats play until you click the Looping button again. Shuffle CD playback • On the CD Audio dashboard, click the Shuffle Playback button. Play track intro • On the CD Audio dashboard click the Intro Playback button. CD Audio samples the first few seconds of each track. Mute CD Audio • On the CD Audio dashboard click the Mute button. The CD continues playing without audio. Eject a CD • On the CD Audio dashboard, click the Eject button. Your CD player drawer opens. Change tracks and search a CD • To change tracks, on the CD Audio dashboard, click the Next Track or the Previous Track button. • To search a track for a particular passage, on the CD Audio dashboard, click the Skip Forward or the Skip Back button. • You can also change tracks by typing a track number on your keyboard. CD Audio Keyboard Shortcuts 45 CD Audio Keyboard Shortcuts You can use the following keys to control CD Audio from your keyboard. Command Shortcut Keys Play Ctrl + X Pause Ctrl + B Stop Ctrl + Z Previous Track Page Up Next Track Page Down Skip Back Home Skip Forward End Toggle Play/Pause Spacebar Volume up/down Keyboard: right arrow key, left arrow key, +/Numeric keypad: +/Time Mode Ctrl + T Setup Ctrl + S Looping Ctrl + A Shuffle Playback Ctrl + R Intro Playback Ctrl + I Mute * (asterisc) Eject Ctrl + E Help F1 Exit Alt + F4 46 CD Audio Keyboard Shortcuts 47 File Player Use the ATI Multimedia Center™ File Player to play mulitimedia files from a local directory. You can play several multimedia file formats, including TV-ON-DEMAND™ VCR files. The types of files you can play depend on the system software. For example, MPEG-2 file playback is available if ATI’s DVD Player or some other MPEG-2 decoder is installed. The ATI Multimedia Center™ can play these multimedia files: • High-definition video files recorded from DTV using the ATI Multimedia Center™ Library. •ASF •AVI • MPEG (.mpg, .mpeg) • MP (.mp3, .mp2) • MIDI (.mid) •WAV (.wav) •WMA • ATI VCR (.vcr files is a proprietary ATI video format – Personal Video Recorder files recorded from the Multimedia Center TV feature). 48 File Player Dashboard Stop Play Pause Time Mode Looping Zoom / Unzoom Still Capture Closed Captions Open File Mute Previous File Skip Back / Skip Forward Next File Setup Time Position File Name Volume File Number Start File Player from LaunchPad • On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Launchpad, click the Player button. The File Player dashboard and display window opens. Start File Player from the Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point to Programs. 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center, and then select File Player. The File Player dashboard and display window opens. Setting up the File Player 49 Start File Player from another Multimedia Center feature 1 On either the feature’s dashboard or display panel, click the ATI logo. The application list opens. 2 From the application list, choose Player. The File Player dashboard and display window opens. Setting up the File Player The ATI Multimedia Center™ File Player Setup dialog provides several pages to let you set up the video display, preferences, slide shows, closed captions, stills gallery, and scheduled events. There are dozens of settings and features to get the most out of your File Player. Open the File Player Setup dialog • On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup dialog opens. Display Tab There are several options available for controlling the File Player display. Under the Display tab, you can set the video size, select a time mode, use file player options, file player tool tips, and control other file player features. File Player: Display Tab 50 Setting up the File Player Change the File Player display size 1 On the File Player Setup dialog click the Display tab. 2 In the Video Size area, choose one of the following playback sizes: • 50% • 75% • 100% • 200% • Full Screen Choose a File Player time mode 1 On the File Player Setup dialog click the Display tab. 2 In the Time Mode area, choose one of the following time modes: • Elapsed Time: Displays the time passed since the file started playing. • Remaining Time: Displays the time remaining in the file. • Total Time: Displays the total time for the entire file. Choose File Player options 1 On the File Player Setup dialog click the Display tab. 2 In the Options area, choose any of the following options: • LCD Display: Displays track number and current playback time on an LCD-type display. • Always on top: Always displays Video CD on top of other windows. • Keep Aspect Ratio: Preserves the aspect ratio when you resize or zoom the display. The Aspect Ratio is the relationship of width (x-axis) to height (y-axis). • Auto Hide Controls when in Full Screen: Automatically hides Video CD controls when playing in full-screen mode. Choose tool tip options 1 On the File Player Setup dialog click the Display tab. 2 In the Tool Tips area, choose any of the following options: • Show Tool Tips: Display Tool Tips when you point at a control on the File Player dashboard. • Show Shortcut: Display keyboard Shortcut keys when you point at a control. Setting up the File Player 51 Choose a File Player minimize option 1 On the File Player Setup dialog click the Display tab. 2 In the When Minimized area, choose any of the following options: • Minimize File Player: Minimizes the File Player dashboard and Display window. • ThruView Desktop: Blends the File Player display with your desktop • ThruView Window: Blends the File Player display with the current window. Preferences Tab The File Player Preferences tab lets you change the system Power Management settings and choose slides for showing when music is playing. File Player: Preferences Tab Change power management settings 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup panel opens. 2 Click the Preferences tab. 3 In the Power Management section, open the drop-down menu and choose one of the following power management levels: • Always: Power management always on. 52 Setting up the File Player • Disabled while playing: Power management is disabled while playing files. • Allow display to turn off while paused: Only the display turns off while paused. • Disabled: Power management not enabled. Play slides while music is playing You can automatically show slides on your computer when ever you play music with the File Player. 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup panel opens. 2 Click the Preferences tab. 3 In the While music is playing section, check the Play slides from folder option. 4 On the right-hand side of the Play slides from folder box, click the button. The Browse for Folder window opens. 5 Browse through your system to locate and select the folder containing your slide files. 6 Click OK. The path to your files is shown in the Play slides from folder box. 7 On the File Player Setup dialog, click OK. Your slides are displayed when you play music with the File Player. Show your playlist in EAZYLOOK mode You can automatically show your File Player play list in EAZYLOOK™ mode. 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Preferences tab. 3 In the While music is playing section, check the Show current playlist in EAZYLOOK™ mode box. Slide Show Tab Under the Slide Show tab, set up several features for file player slide shows. You can choose music, slides, and special effects that play whenever you play music with the ATI Multimedia Center™ File Player. Setting up the File Player 53 File Player: Slide Show Tab Play background music during a slide show 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Slide Show tab. 3 In the Play background music section, check the box. The From folder and From FM Radio recordings options are available. 4 Check the From folder option. 5 On the right-hand side of the From folder option, click the button. The Browse for Folder window opens. 6 Browse through your system to locate and select the folder containing your slide files. 7 Click OK. The path to your files is shown in the From folder box. 8 On the File Player Setup dialog, click OK. Set slide show options You can set the length of time a slide is displayed before changing to the next slide and you can choose a play order option. 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup dialog opens. 54 Setting up the File Player 2 Click the Slide Show tab. 3 In the Options section click inside the Show slide for box. 4 At the insertion point enter the number of seconds to show a slide. Alternatively, you can click the up and down arrows. 5 In the Play order box open the drop-down list and choose either Random or Sequential. Choose slide show effects The Slide Show page lets you choose from several slide show effects. 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Slide Show tab. 3 In the Effects section you can set the following slide show effects: Slide Show Effects Transition In Transition Out Transition time Random Random Slow Fade Fade Medium Slide Left Slide Left Fast Slide Right Slide Right Slide Up Slide Up Slide Down Slide Down 4 When you have chosen the effects you want, on the File Player Setup dialog, click OK. Closed Caption Tab Under the Closed Caption tab, you can control the way closed captions are displayed when viewing video files. You can also choose the closed caption placement, change the closed caption fonts, and select activation and digital closed caption options. Setting up the File Player 55 File Player: Closed Caption Tab Set closed caption placement You can set File Player closed captions to play inside the Video Window or in an External Window or both. 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the Placement section, to show closed captions in an external window, check the External Window box. To show closed captions inside the video window, check the Video Window box. 4 On the File Player Setup dialog click OK. Change closed caption fonts 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the Placement section, to change the closed caption font for either video window or external window, click the Font button. A font window opens. 4 Select the font, size and style you want and click OK. The font window closes. 56 Setting up the File Player 5 On the File Player Setup dialog click OK. Change closed caption options 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button. The File Player Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the lower part of the Closed Caption page, choose from the following options: • Closed Caption On Mute: Shows closed captions when the File Player is muted. • Use Digital Closed Caption when available: Shows closed captions when they are available in digital files. 4 On the File Player Setup panel, click OK. Stills Gallery Tab Capture full-color, 24-bit still images from television and save them on your computer's hard drive. You can place images on the system clipboard, or show them as thumbnail images in the stills gallery. You can change the way the stills gallery saves and prints your captured images. You can also choose capture, save, and print options and change the information shown in the stills gallery tool tips. The stills gallery supports Windows-standard bitmaps (.bmp) and other graphics file formats. You can insert saved images into reports, presentations, emails, and other documents. Setting up the File Player 57 File Player: Stills Gallery Tab Select capture options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Capture Options section, choose from the following options: • Capture to gallery: Captures still images to the stills gallery. • Capture to file: Captures still images to a file folder of your choosing. • Numbered file: Stores captured images in numbered files (pic001.bmp, pic002.bmp, and so on) on your hard drive. • Auto-naming convention: Stores captured images as auto- named files on your hard disk. • Capture to clipboard: Places captured images on the Windows Clipboard. • Capture to printer: Send the captured image to a printer. • Use only 256 colors: Saves captured images as 256-color files in order to save space. Set up save options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 58 Setting up the File Player 3 In the Capture Options section, choose from the following options: • Warn if closed without saving: Alerts you if you close the stills gallery without saving captured images. • Show paths of saved images: Display the drive, folders, and subfolders that contain your saved images. 4 When you have selected the options you want, click OK. Select print options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Print Options section, choose from the following print options: Center image: Centers stills gallery images. Image size: Chooses an image print size from the following: • Maximize: Prints in full-page format. • One to One: Prints in the same size as original image. • Double: Prints at twice the original size. Set up tool tip options 1 On the dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Tool Tips section, check or clear the following options: • Show Tool Tips: Displays tool tips while in the stills gallery. • Show Shortcut: Displays shortcut keys while in the stills gallery. 4 When you have selected the tool tip options you want, click OK. Schedule Tab Use the Schedule tab to activate events on the dates and times you specify. You can schedule events for Television, CD Audio, File Player, TV Magazine™, Video Capture, and Video CD. You can run a scheduled event immediately, at some time in the future, or every time Windows® is started. To run a scheduled event when Windows® starts, install the scheduler in your Windows® startup file. For more information, see Windows® online help. To create scheduled events, use the Schedule Wizard, which guides you step by step through the event creation procedure. Setting up the File Player 59 The Schedule tab dialog lists the following information for all of the events you have created: • Event name. • Related ATI Multimedia Center™ feature. • When the event is scheduled to run. • The next time the event will run. • Duration of the event. • Events whose dates have passed are not automatically removed. They can be deleted or reactivated by setting a new run time. File Player: Schedule Tab Open the schedule setup 1 On the TV, CD Audio, File Player, DVD, Video CD, or EazyConnect™ dashboard, click the Setup button. The Setup dialog opens. 2 In the Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 60 Setting up the File Player Create a File Player scheduled event 1 On the File Player dashboard, click the Setup button or, on your keyboard, press Ctrl + S. The Setup dialog opens. 2 On the File Player Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 3 In the lower-left of the Schedule page, click the Create New button. The Schedule Wizard opens. 4 The Schedule Wizard, guides you step by step through the new schedule creation procedure. After you have set the information in each Schedule Wizard screen, click the Next button to advance to the next step. 5 In the final screen click Finish. The wizard closes and your new event is listed in the Schedule tab window. Manage scheduled events The following table lists the Schedule dialog buttons for managing Scheduled events. Schedule Tab Button Function Create New Opens the Schedule Wizard so you can create a new scheduled event. Delete Deletes a selected event from the Schedule window. Delete All Deletes all scheduled events in the Schedule window. Modify Opens the Schedule Wizard for a selected event. Delete events 1 In the File Player Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 2 In the Schedule list, select an event. 3 Click the Delete button. The selected event is deleted. 4 To delete all of the events in the Schedule list, repeat step 1 and click the Delete All button. Modify a scheduled event 1 In the File Player Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 2 In the Schedule list, select an event. Using File Player 61 3 Click the Modify button. The Schedule Wizard opens. 4 The Schedule Wizard, guides you step by step through the schedule creation procedure. You can make any changes to the event along the way. After you have set the information in each Schedule Wizard screen, click the Next button to advance to the next step. 5 In the final screen click Finish. The wizard closes and your modified event is listed in the Schedule tab window. Suspend a scheduled event 1 In the File Player Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 2 In the Schedule list, under the Name column, clear the check box on the left side of the schedule event name. 3 To activate the event again, click check the box the left side of the schedule event name. Using File Player To control the File Player you use the command buttons on the File Player control panel. The Video CD control panel has stop, play, pause, previous, next and skip command buttons. It also provides Still Capture, Mute, Unzoom, Audio, and Eject buttons and lets you access the Video CD Setup dialog. Select a time mode display 1 On the File Player dashboard, right-click the Time Mode button. 2 From the shortcut menu, select one of the following: • Elapsed Time: Displays time passed since the file began to play. • Remaining Time: Displays time remaining in the file. • Total Time: Displays the total time of the file. Loop file playback • On the File Player dashboard, click the Looping button. Files will repeat until you click Stop or click the Looping button again. Zoom and Unzoom the display 1 On the File Player dashboard, right-click the Unzoom button. 62 Using File Player 2 From the shortcut menu, select one of the following zoom levels: • Zoom 2x • Zoom 4x • Zoom 8x 3 To unzoom the display, on the File Player dashboard, click the Unzoom button. The display image returns to the normal 1:1 display. Capture a still image from File Player • On the File Player dashboard, click the Still Capture button. The Stills Gallery window opens with a thumbnail image of your captured file. For more information on the Stills Gallery, see the Stills Gallery section. Show closed captions for File Player • On the File Player dashboard, click the Closed Captions button. Playing Files The File Player can play several files at one time. The Select Files To Play window lets you create a list of files from any location on your system and then play them with the File Player. Open the Select Files To Play window • On the File Player dashboard, click the Open File button. The Select Files To Play window opens. Select Files To Play 1 In the Select Files To Play window, open the Look in drop-down list and locate the file folder where your files are located. The files and folders are shown in the Select Files To Play window. 2 In the Select Files To Play window, click on the files you want to play. 3 Click Add. The selected files are shown in the Selected Files pane. 4 Click Play. The Select Files To Play window closes and your files start playing automatically. • The first time you open the Select Files To Play window the default file type is ATI Digital VCR Files. To look for other file types, open the Files of type drop-down list and select an alternative file type or choose All Files. Using File Player 63 File Player Keyboard Shortcuts You can use the following keys to control File Player from your keyboard. Command Shortcut Keys Play Ctrl+X Pause Ctrl+B Stop Ctrl+Z Skip Backwards Home key Skip Backwards End key Previous File Page Up key Next File Page Down key Setup Ctrl+S Time Mode Ctrl+T Looping Ctrl+A Zoom/Unzoom Ctrl+Z Still Capture Ctrl+Insert Closed Captions Ctrl+C Open File Ctrl+O Mute * Help F1 64 Using File Player 65 Video CD The ATI Multimedia Center™ Video CD player lets you play Video 1.0 CDs, Video 2.0 Interactive CDs, and Karaoke CDs. The Setup panel lets you make changes to the Video CD display, choose from several Preference options, adjust Closed Captions, add images from a Video CD to the Stills Gallery, and create a play Schedule. If you have more than one ATI Multimedia Center™ feature installed, you can start them from the task list on the Video CD display window. Video CD Dashboard 1 Stop 2 Play 3 Pause 4 Still Capture 5 Mute 6 Zoom / Unzoom 7 Audio 8 Eject 9 Previous Segment 10 Skip Back / Skip Forward 66 Video CD Dashboard 11 Next Segment 12 Setup 13 Position 14 Volume Start Video CD from LaunchPad • On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Launchpad, click the Video CD button. The Video CD dashboard and video window opens. Start Video CD from the Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point at Programs. 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center, and then select Video CD. The Video CD dashboard and video window opens. Start Video CD from another Multimedia Center feature 1 On either the feature’s dashboard or video window, click the ATI logo. An application list opens. 2 From the application list choose Video CD. The Video CD dashboard and video window opens. Display Tab The Video CD Display tab let you set the size of the video display, change the information displayed in the dashboard tool tips, and choose general preferences for how the Video CD player behaves when you use it. 67 Video CD: Display Tab Open the Video CD Display settings page 1 On the Video CD dashboard, click the Setup button. The Video CD Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Display tab. Change the Video CD Display size • On the Setup dialog Display page, in the Video Size area, choose one of the following playback sizes: • 50% • 75% • 100% • 200% • Full Screen. • If the current panel does not support resizing, the values are unavailable. Change the Video CD dashboard tooltip information • On the Setup dialog Display page, in the Tool Tips area, choose from the following options: • Show Tool Tips: Show tool tips when you point at controls with your mouse. 68 • Show Shortcuts: Show keyboard shortcuts when you point at controls with your mouse. Choose Video CD display option • On the Setup dialog Display page, below the Tool Tips area, choose from the following options: • Always on top: Always displays Video CD on top of other windows. • Keep Aspect Ratio: Preserves the aspect ratio when you resize or zoom the display. The Aspect Ratio is the relationship of width (x-axis) to height (y-axis). • Auto Hide Controls when in Full Screen: Automatically hide Video CD controls when playing in full-screen. Preferences Tab The Video CD Preferences settings tab lets you set up the general characteristics for your player. You can choose a movie time scale, make general settings, and control power management features. Video CD: Preferences Tab Choose a movie time scale 1 In the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Preferences tab. 2 In the Movie Scale area, choose one of the following options: • Show Time: Display scale in time. 69 • 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. Choose general settings 1 In the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Preferences tab. 2 In the General Settings area choose from the following options: • Automatically play CD if present: Automatically plays a CD when you insert it into your CD/DVD ROM drive. • Custom Built Video CD: For custom video CDs, when the VCD switches from one content to another, the video size is reset automatically. Change the power management settings 1 In the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Preferences tab. 2 In the Power Management section, 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 is paused. • Disabled: Power management is never enabled. Closed Caption Tab The Closed Caption settings tab lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed, and the preferred language, font, and font color. 70 Video CD: Closed Caption Tab Set options for closed captions appearing in the video window 1 On the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Closed Caption tab. 2 In the Video Window section choose one of the following options: • Off: Do not display closed captioned text. • English: Display closed captioned text. • Hangul: Display Hangul text. Set options for closed captions appearing in a closed caption window 1 In the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Closed Caption tab. 2 In the Video Window section choose one of the following options: • Off: Do not open a second window. • Single Language: Displays a single language. • English Only: Displays English text. • Hangul Only: Displays Hangul text. • Both Languages: Displays two languages • Horizontally: Displays English and Hangul, side-by-side, divided by the slider. • Vertically: Displays layered view, English - Hangul - English. 71 Select the closed caption font 1 In the Video CD Setup dialog, on the Closed Caption page, click the Font button. The Select Video Font dialog opens. 2 Click in the Font box and, at the insertion point type the Font style you want, or scroll through the Font list and select a Font. 3 In the background section, choose either Solid or Semi- Transparent. 4 When you have chosen the settings you want, click OK. The Select Video Font dialog closes. Stills Gallery Tab Capture full-color, 24-bit still images from television and save them on your computer's hard drive. You can place images on the system clipboard, or show them as thumbnail images in the stills gallery. You can change the way the stills gallery saves and prints your captured images. You can also choose capture, save, and print options and change the information shown in the stills gallery tool tips. The stills gallery supports Windows-standard bitmaps (.bmp) and other graphics file formats. You can insert saved images into reports, presentations, emails, and other documents. Video CD: Stills Gallery Tab Select capture options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 72 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Capture Options section, choose from the following options: • Capture to gallery: Captures still images to the stills gallery. • Capture to file: Captures still images to a file folder of your choosing. • Numbered file: Stores captured images in numbered files (pic001.bmp, pic002.bmp, and so on) on your hard drive. • Auto-naming convention: Stores captured images as auto- named files on your hard disk. • Capture to clipboard: Places captured images on the Windows Clipboard. • Capture to printer: Send the captured image to a printer. • Use only 256 colors: Saves captured images as 256-color files in order to save space. Set up save options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Capture Options section, choose from the following options: • Warn if closed without saving: Alerts you if you close the stills gallery without saving captured images. • Show paths of saved images: Display the drive, folders, and subfolders that contain your saved images. 4 When you have selected the options you want, click OK. Set up tool tip options 1 On the dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Tool Tips section, check or clear the following options: • Show Tool Tips: Displays tool tips while in the stills gallery. • Show Shortcut: Displays shortcut keys while in the stills gallery. 4 When you have selected the tool tip options you want, click OK. Select print options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 73 3 In the Print Options section, choose from the following print options: Center image: Centers stills gallery images. Image size: Chooses an image print size from the following: • Maximize: Prints in full-page format. • One to One: Prints in the same size as original image. • Double: Prints at twice the original size. Schedule Tab Use the Schedule tab to activate events on the dates and times you specify. You can schedule events for Television, CD Audio, File Player, TV Magazine™, Video Capture, and Video CD. You can run a scheduled event immediately, at some time in the future, or every time Windows® is started. To run a scheduled event when Windows® starts, install the scheduler in your Windows® startup file. For more information, see Windows® online help. To create scheduled events, use the Schedule Wizard, which guides you step by step through the event creation procedure. The Schedule tab dialog lists the following information for all of the events you have created: • Event name. • Related ATI Multimedia Center™ feature. • When the event is scheduled to run. • The next time the event will run. • Duration of the event. • Events whose dates have passed are not automatically removed. They can be deleted or reactivated by setting a new run time. 74 Video CD: Schedule Tab Open the schedule setup 1 On the TV, CD Audio, File Player, DVD, Video CD, or EazyConnect™ dashboard, click the Setup button. The Setup dialog opens. 2 In the Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. Create a Video CD scheduled event 1 On the Video CD dashboard, click the Setup command button or, on your keyboard, press Ctrl + S. The Setup dialog opens. 2 On the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 3 In the lower-left of the Schedule page, click the Create New command button. The Schedule Wizard opens. 4 The Schedule Wizard, guides you step by step through the new schedule creation procedure. After you have set the information in each Schedule Wizard screen, click the Next command button to advance to the next step. 5 In the final screen click Finish. The wizard closes and your new event is listed in the Schedule tab window. 75 Manage scheduled events The following table lists the Schedule dialog buttons for managing Scheduled events. Schedule Tab Button Function Create New Opens the Schedule Wizard so you can create a new scheduled event. Delete Deletes a selected event from the Schedule window. Delete All Deletes all scheduled events in the Schedule window. Modify Opens the Schedule Wizard for a selected event. Delete events 1 In the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 2 In the Schedule list, select an event. 3 Click the Delete command button. The selected event is deleted. 4 To delete all of the events in the Schedule list, repeat step 1 and click the Delete All command button. Modify a scheduled event 1 In the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 2 In the Schedule list, select an event. 3 Click the Modify button. The Schedule Wizard opens. 4 The Schedule Wizard, guides you step by step through the schedule creation procedure. You can make any changes to the event along the way. After you have set the information in each Schedule Wizard screen, click the Next button to advance to the next step. 5 In the final screen click Finish. The wizard closes and your modified event is listed in the Schedule tab window. Suspend a scheduled event 1 In the Video CD Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 2 In the Schedule list, under the Name column, clear the check box on the left side of the schedule event name. 76 3 To activate the event again, click check the box the left side of the schedule event name. Using Video CD Player To control Video CD player you use the command buttons on the Video CD control panel. The Video CD control panel provides stop, play, pause, previous, next and skip command buttons. It also provides Still Capture, Mute, Unzoom, Audio, and Eject buttons and lets you access the Video CD Setup dialog. Capture a still frame from a CD Video You can capture still images from a Video CD, and save them in the Stills Gallery. • On the Video CD control panel, click the Still Capture button. The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery. For more information refer to the Video CD Setup topics. Mute the Video CD sound • On the Video CD control panel, click the Mute button. The Video CD sound is turned off. Zoom and unzoom the Video CD video image There are several ways to zoom and unzoom the Video CD video image. • On your Keyboard, press Alt + Z. The video image zooms within the video window. • On the Video CD dashboard, click the Unzoom button. The Video CD video image zooms to 1:1. • Right-click the Unzoom button and select from the following zoom levels: •Unzoom • Zoom 2x • Zoom 4x • Zoom 8x • Click inside the video window and dragging your mouse. The area you select zooms, once you release the mouse button. Choose an audio mode You can switch audio channels when you are playing a dual-mode MPEG CD. Video CD Feature Menu 77 1 On the Video CD dashboard, right-click the Audio button. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Audio Mode. 3 From the Audio Mode sub-menu, choose one of the following: •Stereo • Both Channels • Left Channel • Right Channel Video CD Feature Menu The CD Feature menu lets you choose from a list of options and actions for the Video CD player and open the Video CD Setup dialog. The items in the Video CD Feature menu are also accessible when you are in full-screen mode. You can access the Video CD Feature menu by right-clicking the video view area or the Video CD dashboard. Open the Video CD setup dialog 1 Right-click, either the Video CD view area or the Video CD dashboard. 2 From the shortcut menu click Setup. The Setup dialog opens. Eject a CD • On the Video CD dashboard, click the Eject button. Your system CD or DVD ROM drive opens. Alternatively, on your keyboard press Ctrl + E. Play, pause, and stop your video CD 1 Right-click, either the Video CD view area or the Video CD dashboard. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Play, Pause, or Stop. The Video CD performs the action you choose. Change the Video CD display size 1 Right-click, either the Video CD view area or the Video CD dashboard. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Display Size. From the Display Size sub-menu, choose one of the following: • 50% 78 Video CD Feature Menu • 75% • 100% • 200% • Full Screen Close video CD panels during play The Video CD player sometimes has more than one panel. It can have the Menu Control, dashboard, and the Closed Caption Panel open at the same time. The Controls menu item lists all visible panels and lets you hide or show open panels. 1 Right-click, either the Video CD view area or the Video CD dashboard. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Controls. 3 In the Controls sub-menu, click one of the panels in the list. 4 To open a panel, repeat steps 1 through 3. A check mark indicates that the panel is open. Choose an audio mode You can switch audio channels when you are playing a dual-mode MPEG CD. 1 Right-click, either the Video CD view area or the Video CD dashboard. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Audio Mode. 3 From the Audio Mode sub-menu choose one of the following: •Stereo • Both Channels • Left Channel • Right Channel Change the Video CD movie scale 1 Right-click, either the Video CD view area or the Video CD dashboard. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Movie Scale. From the Movie Scale sub-menu, choose one of the following: • Show Time - Displays scale in time. • Show Frames - Displays scale in frames. • Time Remaining - Displays time remaining in the CD. • Total Time - Displays the total time of the CD. Video CD 2.0 Menu 79 Video CD 2.0 Menu The ATI Multimedia Center™ Video CD player provides a small menu panel that you can use when playing a video CD 2.0 format CD The menu panel lets you navigate through the various VCD 2.0 menus and sometimes VCD movies. VCD 2.0 menu items use numbers. You can type menu numbers on your keyboard or click on a number button for the number of the menu you want to select. Menus work very much like DVD menus, but without direction keys. You use the button on the lower-left corner to select the default menu options. You use the button on the lower-right corner to return to the previous menu. • The CD 2.0 menu panel buttons are active when the appropriate options are available in the current CD. For example, if there are only 4 menus items currently showing, then buttons 1-4 will be enabled. Like-wise when there is a default selection, or a previous screen the lower-left and lower-right buttons will be active. Video CD: Video CD 2.0 Menu Choose a CD 2.0 video track 1 With a video CD 2.0 format disc in your CD drive, open the ATI Multimedia Center™ VCD feature. 2 On the VCD dashboard, click Play or on your keyboard, press Ctrl + X. The video CD 2.0 menu opens. 3 On the video CD 2.0 menu click on the numeric keys to choose a video track from the CD. The upper window displays your entries. 80 Video CD Keyboard Shortcuts Use CD 2.0 menu in full screen mode 1 With a video CD 2.0 format disc in your CD drive, open the ATI Multimedia Center™ VCD feature. 2 On the VCD dashboard, click Play or on your keyboard, press Ctrl + X. The video CD 2.0 menu opens. 3 On the VCD video window, double-click the title bar, or on your keyboard, press Ctrl + F. Alternatively, right-click either the CD Video dashboard or the video window and, from the shortcut menu point to Display Size and choose Full Screen. 4 In full screen, the control panel keys appear at the top of the screen. To hide them, check Auto Hide Controls in Full screen in the Display Settings page. Video CD Keyboard Shortcuts The following are the keyboard shortcuts you can use to control the Video CD player. Command Key(s) Play Ctrl + X Toggle Play/Pause Spacebar Pause Ctrl + B Stop Ctrl + B Previous Segment Page Up Next Segment Page Down Skip Back Home Skip Forward End Eject Ctrl + E Setup Ctrl + S Volume up (Numeric keypad) + Volume down (Numeric keypad) Still capture Ctrl + Insert Toggle closed captions Ctrl + C Video CD Keyboard Shortcuts 81 Mute Shift + * Unzoom Alt + Z Eject Ctrl + E Size presets Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 4 Toggle full screen Ctrl + F Exit full screen Esc Cycle through Size up / down Ctrl + up key / Ctrl + down key Help F1 Hide dashboard F2 Always on top F4 Command Key(s) 82 Video CD Keyboard Shortcuts 83 TV Watch television on your computer with the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV feature. You can receive hundreds of analog and digital television channels from both cable and antenna connections. Use the TV feature to view TV broadcasts in either full screen mode or in a resizable window on your system desktop. • All channels may not be available in all countries. In Europe, ATI Multimedia Center™ is DVB -T compatible. ATI Multimedia Center™ TV has several features with dozens of functions that let you get the most out of your TV Wonder™ or All-in-Wonder® card. MulTView™ is available when you have installed multiple All-in- Wonder® or TV Wonder™ cards. The TV Listings feature allows you to schedule program recording and viewing. ATI Multimedia Center™ TV delivers these advanced features: • TV-on-Demand™: Lets you pause a live program, return later, and resume watching where you left off. • Digital Video Recorder: Records TV broadcasts to your local hard drive. • MulTView™: Is available when you have installed multiple All-in- Wonder® or TV Wonder™ cards. MulTView™ gives you Picture in Picture (PIP) viewing in full screen mode, window mode, and in EazyLook™ mode. • Parental Controls: Lets you lock selected stations from viewing. • Channel Surfing: Allows you to sample and select programs from station thumbnails. • Closed Captioning: Shows program content text on-screen or in a separate window. • Still Capture: Captures still images of your favorite program. • Scheduled Events: Schedules TV program viewing at times and dates of your choice. ATI Multimedia Center™ TV accepts a wide range of video inputs from just about any device that has video out. For more information see your TV Wonder™ or All-in-Wonder® installation guide. Depending on your system hardware, you can connect to a video camera, VCR, DVD Player, laserdisc player, and video games. 84 To operate the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV feature, you use the TV dashboard that opens from the ATI Multimedia Center™ LaunchPad. Various controls on the TV dashboard display functions and keyboard shortcuts when you point at them with your mouse. Some controls also display a menu of options when you right-click them. ATI Multimedia Center™ TV Dashboard 1 TV-on-Demand™ Skip Back 2 Play/Pause 3 Channel Up/Channel Down 4 TV-on-Demand™ Skip Forward 5 Channel Recall 6 Play Speed 7 Start/Stop Recording 8 Still Capture 9 Zoom/Unzoom 10 Closed Captions 11 Parental Control 12 Audio 13 Input Connector 85 ATI Multimedia Center™ TV Dashboard 14 Show MulTView™ 15 Channel Surf 16 TV Listings 17 TV Setup 18 Position 19 Jog/Shuttle 20 Time Mode 21 Channel Number 22 TV Volume Control Start TV from LaunchPad • On the ATI Multimedia Center™ Launchpad, click the TV button. The [ProductName] dashboard and display window opens. Start TV from the Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar, click Start, and then point to Programs. 2 Point at ATI Multimedia Center™, and then select TV. The TV dashboard and display window opens. Start TV from another ATI Multimedia Center™ feature 1 On either the feature’s dashboard or display panel, click the ATI logo. The application list opens. 2 From the application list, choose [ProductName]. The [ProductName] dashboard and display window opens. Configure TV The first time you start TV, the Initialization Wizard starts automatically. You must run the Initialization Wizard before you can use the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV feature. The Initialization Wizard guides you through: • Scanning the TV sources on your system for available channels. • Setting up TV-on-Demand™. 86 Setting up TV • Activating Parental Controls. • Configuring your sound card. 1 On the ATI Multimedia Center™ LaunchPad, click the TV button. 2 The Initialization Wizard starts automatically. 3 Follow the instructions in each screen. 4 To advance to the next screen, click Next. 5 In the final screen of the Initialization Wizard, click Finish. • 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. For connection information, refer to the Installation and User’s Guide for your All-in-Wonder® or TV Wonder™ card. Setting up TV Once you have successfully run the TV Channels Initialization Wizard, you can watch cable or broadcast television in full screen mode or in a resizable window on your system desktop. Several ATI Multimedia Center™ TV features and settings are available through the TV Settup dialog. You can access different settings in the TV Setup dialog by clicking the following tabs: • Display: To set up the general appearance and functions of your display, choose the TV display size and picture aspect ratio, and open the Initialization Wizard. • Picture: To adjust picture brightness, contrast, saturation, and gamma. • Channel List: To manage your list of channels, display the channels for a specific card when multiple cards are installed on your system, autoscan for channels. • Closed Caption: To specify how closed-captioned text is displayed, and to set up HotWords™ and TV Magazine™. • Digital Video Recorder: To set up the recording quality, system settings, and duration for the Digital Video Recorder. • Stills Gallery: To save TV images in a variety of graphics formats and sizes. • Schedule: To play recorded files and watch or record selected TV channels. You can also set schedules through TV Listings. • Audio: Set up audio features and options. Display Tab 87 Display Tab Use the Display tab to control the way TV video is displayed. You can change the size and aspect ratio of the TV display, select display options, make the TV dashboard tooltips active, and reinitialize the TV feature with the TV Initialization Wizard. TV Setup: Display Tab Change the video display window size The video size settings include controls for the size of the display window and the aspect ratio (ratio of width to height) of the video image. 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Display tab. 2 In the Video Size section, open the Panel Size list and choose one of the following size settings: • Tiny (20% of desktop) • Small (40% of desktop) • Medium (60% of desktop) • Large (80% of desktop) • Native (Native resolution of video) • User Defined: Set when you drag the display window open manually. • Full Screen 88 Display Tab 3 Open the Picture Aspect Ratio list and choose one of the following settings: • Non-Fixed •Auto • Standard 4:3 • Letter Box 16:9 • Letter Box 1.85:1 • Letter Box 2.35:1 • Wide Screen 16:9 • Wide Screen 1.85:1 • Wide Screen 2.35:1 4 For either Non-Fixed or Auto Aspect Ratio settings, to crop the video, check the Crop Picture option. • Use the Crop Picture option for pictures where the video image is black or distorted at the edges. Choose display options The Display Options section lets you select how ATI Multimedia Center™ TV behaves during regular operation. 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Display tab. 2 In the Options section, choose from the following options: • Always On Top: Displays TV on top of all other applications. • Auto Hide Controls when in full screen: Hides TV controls when displaying TV in full screen. 3 Open the When Minimized drop-down menu and choose one of the following features: • Minimize TV: TV feature minimizes like any other Windows® application. • Video Desktop: Replaces your current Windows® desktop with the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV video display. • ThruView Desktop: Blends the TV display with your desktop. • ThruView Window: Blends the TV display with the current window. Change the TV dashboard tool tip information 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Display tab. 2 In the Tool Tips section, choose from the following options: Using the Initialization Wizard 89 • 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. Using the Initialization Wizard The first time you start TV, the Initialization Wizard starts automatically and guides you through setting up TV channels, parental controls, and TV- on-Demand™. You should rerun the TV Initialization Wizard whenever you: • Add a second All-in-Wonder® or TV Wonder™ card to your system. • Upgrade your TV signal source from analog to digital. • Customize your TV-on-Demand™ settings. • Change parental controls. • Setup analog audio. Start the Initialization Wizard 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Display tab. 2 In the lower-left of the Display dialog, click the Initialization Wizard button. The TV Connection Wizard opens. 3 Follow the instructions for each of the screens in the TV Connection Wizard. 4 To advacne to the next screen, click Next. Run Autoscan Autoscan searches through the range of available channels and adds them to the list of channels in the TV Setup dialog under the Channel List tab. You should run Autoscan whenever you add new TV hardware or upgrade your TV connections. • On the Initialization Wizard, click the Autoscan button. Autoscan sweeps through the channel signals and identifies the available channels. 90 Using the Initialization Wizard • You can also run autoscan from the TV Setup dialog under the Channel List tab. Set up TV-on-Demand™ TV-on-Demand™ lets you pause a live program, return later, and resume watching where you left off by storing a portion of the program on your local hard disc. You can use the Initialization Wizard to change the drive and to adjust the amount of disk space reserved for TV-on-Demand™. 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Display tab. 2 Click the Initialization Wizard button. The Initialization Wizard opens showing the Scan for Channels screen. 3 Click Next. 4 The Initialization Wizard shows the TV-on-Demand page. 5 Use the Maximum duration to allocate slider to choose the allocation time. 6 To preserve TV-on-Demand™ programs between sessions, check the option box. 7 Click Next until you reach the End of Initialization Wizard. 8 Click Finish. Setup parental controls 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Display tab. 2 Click the Initialization Wizard button. The TV Initialization Wizard opens. 3 Click Next. 4 In the Parental Control Initialization screen, check the Enable Parental Control option. The Set Password dialog opens. 5 In the Password box, enter a numerical password. 6 In the Confirm Password box, retype your numerical password exactly as you did in the Password box. Be sure to note your Parental Controls password. 7 Click OK. 8 Click Finish. You can now use your parental control password to control access to the TV channels you choose. Picture Tab 91 Configure parental controls 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Display tab. 2 Click the Initialization Wizard button. The TV Initialization Wizard opens. 3 Click Next twice. 4 In the Parental Control Initialization screen, click the Settings button. The Password box opens. 5 Enter your password and click OK. The Parental Control Configuration dialog opens. 6 Follow the instructions in the Parental Control Configuration dialog. 7 Move the slider from left to right to choose from 6 control levels: Control Level Audience Level 0 No parental control 1: TV-Y All children 2: TV Y-7 Directed to older children 3: TV-G General Audience 4: TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested 5: TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned 6: TV-MA Mature Audience Only 8 When you have selected the control level you want, click OK. 9 Click Next. 10 Click Finish. • For more information about the content allowed by each control level, see the Description section on the Parental Control Configuration dialog. Picture Tab The picture tab allows you to adjust several of the video settings for the TV display. You can use the picture settings tab to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and gamma settings. 92 Channel List Tab TV Setup: Picture Tab Setup video properties 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Picture tab. 2 Use the slide controls to adjust the following video properties: • Brightness: Adjusts the amount of white in the image. • Contrast: Adjusts the gradation of tones between light and dark areas. • Saturation: Adjusts the amount of color in the image. • Gamma: Corrects the overall brightness of the image. 3 When you have finished adjusting your video properties, click OK. 4 To return the video properties to their original settings, click Reset. Channel List Tab The Channel List tab provides several features for managing your TV channels and connections. The autoscan feature is used to to scan for TV channels and create a list of available channels. When you have more than one All-in-Wonder® or TV Wonder™ card that use different connections (digital and analog), you can include channels from both sources and select the way channels are listed. Other features allow you to use parental controls to lock a channel and change a station number. In the Channel list, you can either apply or edit these items: Channel List Tab 93 • Parental controls • Favorite channels • Channel surfing • Channel numbers • Channel names TV Setup: Channel List Tab Choose a channel list When you have more than one TV Wonder™ or All-in-Wonder® card on your system you can use the List menu to organize your system’s TV channels in different ways. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. 3 Open the List drop-down menu and choose one of the following channel lists: Offset Channel List (Two or more TV cards) The offset option lists all channels from independent sources. Analog channels are assigned single part numbers. Digital channels are numbered in a 10,000 and higher range. Combined Channel List (Two or more TV cards) The combined option lists all channels from independent sources. Channels are assigned two- part numbers. 94 Channel List Tab Connectors Lists the available connections on your system (i.e. S-Video and Composite for each source). Digital Lists the available channels from a digital source. Analog Lists the available channels from an analog source. Autoscan for active channels Autoscanning searches for all available channels and shows them in the channel list. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button or on your keyboard press Ctrl + S. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. 3 In the lower-right of the Channel List tab, click the Autoscan button. Autoscan scans your system for the available channels and displays them in the channel list. Change a channel name 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. 3 In the Channel list, click in the Name column for the channel you want to name. 4 At the insertion point, type a name for the selected channel. 5 Press Enter. The channel name is shown in the Channel List. Change a channel number 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. 3 In the Channel list, click in the # column for the channel number you want to change. 4 At the insertion point, type the number you want to assign to the channel. 5 Press Enter. The channel number is shown in the Channel list. Assign a station to a channel number 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. Channel List Tab 95 3 In the Channel list, click in the Station column for the station number you want to assign. 4 From the Station shortcut list, select the station you want to assign. The station is assigned the channel number you selected. Lock a channel 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. 3 In the Channel list, check the Lock box for the station you want to lock. The station is locked by parental controls. Edit your favorite channels list 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. 3 In the Channel list, click on the star icon for the station you want to remove from your favorite channel list. • In the ATI Multimedia Center™ dashboard, the channel up/down command skips channels without a star next to them. Edit your channel surfing list 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. 3 In the Channel list, click on the magnifying glass icon for the station you want to remove from your channel surfing list. • In the ATI Multimedia Center™ Channel Surf window, channels without magnifying glass icons next to them are not shown. Display on-screen program information 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Channel List tab. 3 In the lower-left of the Channel List tab, check the Display On- Screen Program Information box. 4 Click OK. The channel information is shown on-sreen when you change channels. 96 Closed Caption Tab Closed Caption Tab Use the Closed Caption tab to configure how closed captions are displayed when you view a TV broadcast. Under the Closed Caption tab, you can set closed caption placement and behavior, and setup the HotWords™ and TV Magazine™ special features. The HotWords™ feature detects words or phrases that appear in closed caption text. TV Magazine™ transcribes closed captions, including pictures and text, and saves on your hard drive in Rich Text Format (RTF), plain text (TXT), or HTML file formats. TV Setup: Closed Caption Tab Choose closed caption placement. You can set TV closed captions to play inside the video window or in an external window or both. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the Placement section, choose from the following placement options: • External Window: Displays closed captions in an external window • Video Window: Displays closed captions inside the video window. Setting up HotWords™ 97 4 On the TV Setup dialog click OK. Change closed caption fonts. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the Placement section, change the closed caption font for either video window or external window, click the Font button. A font window opens. 4 In the font window, select the font, size and style you want and then click OK. The font window closes. 5 On the TV Setup dialog click OK. Choose closed caption options. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the lower part of the Closed Caption tab, choose from the following options: • Solid Background: Displays closed-captioned text over a solid background (for closed caption window only). • Shaded Background: Displays closed-captioned text over a shaded background (for closed caption window only). • Closed Caption On Mute: Displays closed-captioned text automatically whenever the TV audio is muted. • Show Alternate Text If Present: If the caption stream has T1 mode closed-captioned data, check this box to display a full page of text. When Closed Captioning is off, or you change channels, this page is hidden. 4 On the TV Setup panel, click OK. Setting up HotWords™ HotWords™ detects words or phrases that appear in closed caption text and notifies you when a specified word occurs. You use the HotWords™ setup Wizard to specify the words and phrases that TV will detect in the closed caption text. 98 Setting up HotWords™ TV Setup: HOTWORDS Wizard Set up HotWords™ 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Closed Caption tab. 2 In the HotWords section, click the Enable HotWords check box. The HotWords™ Setup Wizard opens. 3 The HotWords™ Wizard assists you with the HotWords™ features. Follow the instructions in each Wizard screen. 4 To advance to the next screen, click the Next button. Create HotWords™ The HotWords™ Setup Wizard lets you specify the words and phrases that TV will detect in closed-captioned text and add them to a list of hot words. You can also assign attributes to your hot words. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the HotWords™ section, click the HotWords™ Setup button. The HotWords™ Setup Wizard opens. 4 Click Next. The two-step HotWords™ Setup Wizard guides you through HotWords™ setup. • First Word: Type the word you want to add to your HotWords™ list. Setting up HotWords™ 99 • Match Type: From the Match Type drop-down list, choose one of the following match options: • By itself: Reports a single instance of the word. • Followed By: Reports a hot word when ever it occurs and is followed immediately by the specified optional word. • Not Followed By: Reports a hot word only if it is not immediately followed by an optional word. • In Sentence With: Reports a hot word, if it occurs anywhere in a sentence with the optional word. • Optional Word: Type the word you want to match with the Hot Word. When you specify an optional word, the system looks for the hot word and the optional word combination as you have specified with the Match Type drop-down list. • Partial: Check this box to report when a part of the hot word occurs. 5 When you have finished setting the attributes for your new HotWords™, click the Add button. Your new word is added to the HotWords™ list. The attributes you specified for the word are shown in the Match Type, Optional, and Partial columns in the HotWords™ list window. Change your HotWords™ with the setup wizard Whenever you want to change your HotWords you can run the HotWords™ Setup Wizard again. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the HotWords™ section, click the HotWords™ Setup button. The HotWords™ Setup Wizard opens. Follow the instructions in each Wizard screen to change your HotWords™ settings. 4 To advance to the next screen, click the Next button. 100 Setting up HotWords™ HotWords™ Wizard: Second Screen Remove words from the HotWords™ list 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the HotWords section, click the HotWords™ Setup button. The HotWords™ Setup Wizard opens. 4 Click Next. the The HotWords™ Setup Wizard lists all of the words in the system. 5 In the the HotWords™ list, click on the hot word you want to remove. 6 Click the Remove button. The word and its attributes are removed from the list. 7 Click Next. 8 Click Finish. Choose HotWords™ actions You can specify the action that takes place whenever one of your hot words occurs in the closed captions text. The HotWords™ Setup Wizard provides both system and recording options. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. Using TV Magazine™ 101 3 In the HotWords section, click the HotWords Setup button. The HotWords™ Setup Wizard opens. 4 Click Next. 5 In the HotWords™ Setup Wizard, choose from the following action options: • Show Matched Text: Displays the text that matches hot words. • Restore Player: Opens TV in its current state. • Beep: The system beeps when a HotWord occurs. 6 In the Recording section, choose one of the following recording options: • Enable TV Magazine™: Activates TV Magazine™. • Enable Personal Video Recorder: Activates the Digital Video Recorder. • None: Hot words are not recorded. 7 Click Finish. HotWords™ Wizard: Final Screen Using TV Magazine™ TV Magazine™ lets you transcribe closed-captioned broadcasting including pictures and text. You can save files as Rich Text Format (RTF), plain text (TXT), or HTML. When TV Magazine™ is enabled, it transcribes closed-captioned text even if the Closed Captioning button is 102 Using TV Magazine™ off. The first time you use TV Magazine™, the two-step TV Magazine™ Setup Wizard guides you through the setup process. TV Setup: TV Magazine™ Wizard Set up TV Magazine™ 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Closed Caption tab. 2 In the TV Magazine™ section, click the TV Magazine™ Setup box. The TV Magazine™ Setup Wizard opens. 3 The TV Magazine™ Setup Wizard assists you with the TV Magazine™ feature. Follow the instructions in each Wizard screen. 4 To advance to the next screen, click the Next button. • When TV Magazine™ is enabled, it transcribes closed-captioned text even if the Closed Captioning button is off. Start the TV Magazine™ setup wizard 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the TV Magazine™ section, click the TV Magazine™ Setup button. The TV Magazine™ Setup Wizard opens. Using TV Magazine™ 103 Configure TV Magazine™ transcript file 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the TV Magazine™ section, click the Enable box. The TV Magazine™ Setup Wizard opens. 4 On the TV Magazine™ Wizard click Next. The Wizard advances to the next screen. 5 Click the Select Folder button. The Browse for Folder window opens. 6 In the Browse for Folder window, choose a location to save your TV Magazine transcript files. 7 In the File Format drop-down list, choose one of the following formats: • Plain Text (.txt) • Rich Text (.rtf) • Internet (.html) 8 Open the Style drop-down list and select a style for your TV Magazine transcript file names. 9 In the Options section, choose from the following transcript file options: • Overwrite Files: To overwrite files, check the Overwrite Files box. To keep files, clear the Overwrite Files box. • Remove Advertising: Skips commercial advertising when displaying or transcribing closed-captioned text. This option 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. • Case Conversion: Converts all characters to either upper or lower case. 10 In the Stop Transcribing After box, set the length of time you want to record text. 11 When you have finished choosing options TV Magazine™ transcript options, click Next. 12 Click Finish. 104 Using TV Magazine™ • Commercials may occasionally be recorded depending on the closed-captioning format - a little experimentation can show you how to get the best results. TV Magazine™ Wizard: Second Screen Set transcript file page layout 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Closed Caption tab. 3 In the TV Magazine™ section, click the TV Magazine™ Setup button. The TV Magazine™ Setup Wizard opens. 4 On the TV Magazine™ Wizard click Next. The Wizard advances to the second screen. 5 Click Next again. The Wizard advances to the final screen. 6 In the Select Layout section, choose one of the following options: • No Images: Saves no images. • Images on Left: Places images on the left and text on the right. • Images on Right: Places images on the right and text on the left. • Alternate Images: Places images and text in alternating left and right sides of the page. Digital Video Recorder Tab 105 • Use black & white pictures: Saves images in black & white. • Image Density: Specifies the number of images per page. 7 Click Finish. TV Magazine™ Wizard: Page Layout Screen Digital Video Recorder Tab You can record full-motion video with audio from multiple sources to your computer's hard disk. Use the controls and options under the Digital Video Recorder Tab to set up TV video and audio recording. You can change disk space settings, set up one touch recording, and save video in the following file formats: • Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) • Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI) • Windows Media Video (WMV) The Digital Video Recorder tab also provides recording presets that you can customize and save for future recording sessions. 106 Digital Video Recorder Tab TV Setup: Digital Video Recorder Tab Choose a recording preset Choose a recording preset to optimize recording for different recording purposes. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Digital Video Recorder tab. 3 In the Recording Preset section, choose one of the following preset options: • DVD High: To record high quality video for DVD authoring. • Native: To record video in its native format. • Video CD: To record video for Video CD authoring. • Home Theater: To export to MPEG-4 format for Home Theater quality. • The Current Setting section reports the features and specifications for the selected Recording Preset. Digital Video Recorder Tab 107 Map recording presets You can change presets in the Recording Preset section to handle different recording settings. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Digital Video Recorder tab. 3 In the Recording Preset section, choose the preset you want to change. 4 Click the Map Preset button. The Edit Preset Settings dialog opens with the preset you selected highlighted in the list. 5 Scroll through the list, and select a different preset. 6 Click OK. The Recording Presets dialog closes and the preset you selected is shown as a preset option in the Recording Preset list. Create a new recording preset Advanced users can create new presets to handle different recording settings with the Recording Wizard. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Digital Video Recorder tab. 3 In the Recording Preset section, click the Map Preset button. The Edit Presets Settings dialog opens. 4 In the Recording Wizard preset list, double-click the preset you want to base your new preset on. The Recording Wizard opens. 5 Follow the instructions in the Recording Wizard. 6 To advance to the next screen in the Recording Wizard, click Next. 7 In the final screen of the Recording Wizard, click Finish. The Recording Wizard closes and your new preset is shown in the Edit Preset Settings list. 8 On the Edit Preset Settings dialog, click OK. Your new preset is listed as a preset in the TV setup dialog under the Digital Video Recorder tab. Restore default recording presets 1 On the TV Setup dialog, click the Digital Video Recorder tab. 2 In the Recording Preset section, click the Restore Defaults button. 108 Digital Video Recorder Tab Change disk space settings You can change the amount of system disk space available for the personal video recorder. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Digital Video Recorder tab. 3 In the lower-left of the Digital Video Recorder tab, click the Disk Space button. The Disk Space Settings dialog opens. 4 Follow the instructions on the Disk Space Settings dialog. 5 To increase the amount of disk space, move the slider to the right. 6 Click OK. Your digital video will be stored to the drive you have chosen. Setup one-touch recording Use the one-touch record feature to record video with a single click on the TV dashboard. Through One Touch Record Settings dialog you can set custom duration times, save recorded video to a folder of your choice, and name your one-touch files. 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The TV Setup dialog opens. 2 Click the Digital Video Recorder tab. 3 In the lower-left of the Digital Video Recorder tab, click the One Touch Record button. The One Touch Record Settings dialog opens. You can change any of the following record settings: • Record for: The record duration time. • Folder for Recorded File: The folder in which to save recorded video. • Recorded File Name: The name for your recorded video. 4 When you have completed your setup, click OK. The One Touch Record Settings dialog closes. 5 On the TV Settings dialog, click OK. 6 To start one-touch recording, on the TV dashboard, click the Start recording button. Stills Gallery Tab 109 • You can also setup one touch recording by right-clicking the Start recording button to select record duration and to access the One Touch Record Settings dialog. Stills Gallery Tab Capture full-color, 24-bit still images from television and save them on your computer's hard drive. You can place images on the system clipboard, or show them as thumbnail images in the stills gallery. You can change the way the stills gallery saves and prints your captured images. You can also choose capture, save, and print options and change the information shown in the stills gallery tool tips. The stills gallery supports Windows-standard bitmaps (.bmp) and other graphics file formats. You can insert saved images into reports, presentations, emails, and other documents. TV Setup: Stills Gallery Tab Select capture options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Capture Options section, choose from the following options: 110 Stills Gallery Tab • Capture to gallery: Captures still images to the stills gallery. • Capture to file: Captures still images to a file folder of your choosing. • Numbered file: Stores captured images in numbered files (pic001.bmp, pic002.bmp, and so on) on your hard drive. • Auto-naming convention: Stores captured images as auto- named files on your hard disk. • Capture to clipboard: Places captured images on the Windows Clipboard. • Capture to printer: Send the captured image to a printer. • Use only 256 colors: Saves captured images as 256-color files in order to save space. Set up save options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Capture Options section, choose from the following options: • Warn if closed without saving: Alerts you if you close the stills gallery without saving captured images. • Show paths of saved images: Display the drive, folders, and subfolders that contain your saved images. 4 When you have selected the options you want, click OK. Set up tool tip options 1 On the dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Tool Tips section, check or clear the following options: • Show Tool Tips: Displays tool tips while in the stills gallery. • Show Shortcut: Displays shortcut keys while in the stills gallery. 4 When you have selected the tool tip options you want, click OK. Select print options 1 On the dashboard, click Setup. 2 Click the Stills Gallery tab. 3 In the Print Options section, choose from the following print options: Center image: Centers stills gallery images. Schedule Tab 111 Image size: Chooses an image print size from the following: • Maximize: Prints in full-page format. • One to One: Prints in the same size as original image. • Double: Prints at twice the original size. Schedule Tab Use the Schedule tab to activate events on the dates and times you specify. You can schedule events for Television, CD Audio, File Player, TV Magazine™, Video Capture, and Video CD. You can run a scheduled event immediately, at some time in the future, or every time Windows® is started. To run a scheduled event when Windows® starts, install the scheduler in your Windows® startup file. For more information, see Windows® online help. To create scheduled events, use the Schedule Wizard, which guides you step by step through the event creation procedure. The Schedule tab dialog lists the following information for all of the events you have created: • Event name. • Related ATI Multimedia Center™ feature. • When the event is scheduled to run. • The next time the event will run. • Duration of the event. • Events whose dates have passed are not automatically removed. They can be deleted or reactivated by setting a new run time. 112 Schedule Tab TV Setup: Stills Gallery Tab Open the schedule setup 1 On the TV, CD Audio, File Player, DVD, Video CD, or EazyConnect™ dashboard, click the Setup button. The Setup dialog opens. 2 In the Setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. Create a scheduled event 1 On the dashboard, click the Setup button or type Ctrl + S. The Setup dialog opens. 2 On the setup dialog, click the Schedule tab. 3 In the lower-left of the Schedule page, click the Create New button. The Schedule Wizard opens. 4 The Schedule Wizard guides you step-by-step through the new schedule creation procedure. After you have set the information in each Schedule Wizard screen, click the Next button to advance to the next step. 5 In the final screen click Finish. The wizard closes and your new event is listed in the Schedule tab window. Audio Tab 113 Manage scheduled events The following table lists the Schedule dialog buttons for managing Scheduled events. Schedule Tab Button Function Create New Opens the Schedule Wizard so you can create a new scheduled event. Delete Deletes a selected event from the Schedule window. Delete All Deletes all scheduled events in the Schedule window. Modify Opens the Schedule Wizard for a selected event. Audio Tab Use the Audio tab to setup the audio for your ATI Multimedia Center™ TV feature. You can choose Multi-channel audio options, select a Downmix option, and set Language Preferences. TV Setup: Audio Tab Open audio setup 1 On the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV dashboard, click the Setup button. The Setup dialog opens. 114 Audio Tab 2 In the Setup dialog, click the Audio tab. • Be sure your sound card is connected to your system and setup correctly in Windows®. The Audio tab appears in the TV setup dialog only if your system audio is working correctly. Select multi-channel audio options 1 On the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 In the TV Setup dialog, click the Audio tab. 3 In the Multi-channel Audio Options section choose from the following options: Setting Function Decode and down-mix to Converts an AC-3 audio stream to Pulse Code Modulation (PCM - a method of digital encoding) and down-mixes it to 2, 4, or 6 speakers. Pass through to audio device The audio decoder “passes through” non- PCM multichannel audio to an audio device that supports AC-3 input. • This option is available when there is a compatible S/PDIF audio device on your system, and you have selected the Pass through option. Select Downmix options 1 On the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 In the TV Setup dialog, click the Audio tab. 3 In the Downmix Options section choose from the following options: Setting Function Stereo Plays audio in 2-channel stereo. Dolby® Surround compatible Plays audio using Dolby® Surround. Using the TV Dashboard 115 Select language preferences 1 On the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV dashboard, click the Setup button. 2 In the TV Setup dialog, click the Audio tab. 3 In the Language Preferences section choose from the following options: Setting Function 1st Choice Select your first language preference. 2nd Choice Select your second language preference. Using the TV Dashboard Use the ATI Multimedia Center™ TV dashboard to control TV directly from your desktop and to access all of the special TV features. You can perform all the basic TV functions such as changing channels, adjusting and muting the volume, and starting closed captions. You can also use the TV dashboard to start and control the advanced TV features such as the channel surfing, TV-on-Demand™, one-touch recording, still image capture, zoom and unzoom, and TV Listing. Change TV channels • On the TV dashboard, click the Channel Up or Channel Down button. • On your keyboard, press the number keys for the channel you want to view. Surf TV channels 1 On the TV dashboard, click the Channel Surf button. All available channels appear as thumbnail images in the video window. 2 Double-click the thumbnail channel that you want to view. Your channel fills the TV video window. • You can change the thumbnail preview time by right-clicking the Channel Surf button on the TV dashboard and selecting a new time from the shortcut menu. 116 Using the TV Dashboard Recall TV channel • On the TV dashboard, click the Channel Recall button or, on your system keyboard press Backspace. Capture still image from TV • On the TV dashboard, click the Still Capture button. The Stills Gallery opens showing the captured frame. Save captured image to the Stills Gallery 1 On the Stills Gallery dialog, click the Save Image button. The Save As dialog box opens. 2 Locate the folder where you want to save the TV Still. 3 Click OK. The Save As dialog box closes and your still capture file is shown in the Stills Gallery. Zoom or unzoom TV video 1 When the TV video is zoomed, click the Unzoom button. The video display returns to the normal zoom level. 2 On the TV dashboard, right-click the Unzoom button. 3 From the shortcut menu, choose one of the following zoom levels: • Zoom 2x • Zoom 4x • Zoom 8x Start closed captions • On the TV dashboard, click the Closed Captions button. Or on your keyboard, press Ctrl + C. Change input connectors For systems with more than one video source, you can change the video connection with a mouse click. 1 On the TV dashboard right-click the Input Connector. 2 In the shortcut menu, choose one of the following input connections: • Analog TV Tuner •S-Video TV-on Demand™ 117 • Composite • You can click through the input connections by clicking the Input Connector button or, on your keyboard, pressing Alt+F7 repeatedly. Mute TV volume • On the TV dashboard, click the Audio button. The TV Volume is turned off. • When you right-click the Audio button you can choose from the following Audio options: • Captions when muted: Activates closed captions when mute is on. • Stereo: Enables stereo TV sound. • Both: Plays mono in the left channel and SAP in the right channel. This option is not available for all hardware. • SAP: Enables Secondary Audio Program. • Mono: Enables monaural TV audio. • Mute audio during scheduled record: When you use the ATI Multimedia Center™ Scheduler, mutes the audio while programs are recorded. 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 back up a program and watch the selected portion again, fast-forward or skip ahead to the live broadcast. After running the TV Initialization Wizard, the TV-on-Demand™ features are available on the TV dashboard. TV-on-Demand™ is always on except when: • The Digital Video Recorder is not set to Native. • TV is in channel surf mode. • You are using an S-Video/Composite connection that is not time- shiftable. • Your system is equipped with VIVO devices. For example, a capture card having no tuner, only S-Video and/or Composite out. 118 TV-on-Demand™ Pause TV video The Pause button is available with TV-on-Demand™ . In TV-on- Demand™ mode, when you click Pause, the TV video stops. • To pause TV video, on the TV dashboard, click the Play/Pause button or, on your keyboard, press the space bar. Change playback speed 1 On the TV Dashboard, right-click the Play Speed button. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose from the following speeds: • Slow Play (half-speed) •Normal Play • Fast Play (1.5 x speed) • You can also click through the play speeds by clicking the Play Speed button or, on your keyboard, pressing Alt+F10 repeatedly. Skip TV video forwards and backwards 1 On the TV dashboard, click either the Skip Forward or the Skip Backward buttons. You can change the length of the time segment that the video skips. 2 Right-click either the Skip Forward or the Skip Backward buttons and choose from the following options: • 1 Frame: Skips forward by a single frame. • 10 seconds: Skips forward or backward in ten second segments. • 30 seconds: Skips forward or backward in 30 second segments • 1 minute: Skips forward or backward in one minute segments. • 2 minutes: Skips forward or backward two minute segments. Move within TV video The TV slider and the Jog Shuttle controls let you move backward and forward within the TV video. You can also use the TV dashboard controls to fast forward and reverse the video. • TV Slider: On the TV dashboard, drag the slider to the right or to the left with your mouse. • Jog Shuttle: On the TV dashboard, drag the Jog Shuttle button right or left with your mouse. The video moves fast-forward or fast-rewind. TV Out 119 1 On the TV Dashboard, right-click the Play Speed button. 2 From the shortcut menu choose from the following speeds: • Fast Forward 1x • Fast Forward 2x • Fast Forward 4x • Fast Forward 8x • Fast Forward 16x • Fast Reverse -1x • Fast Reverse -2x • Fast Reverse -4x • Fast Reverse -8x • Fast Reverse -16x Save recorded video in TV-on-Demand™ mode 1 On the TV dashboard, ri