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Using Your ATI Multimedia Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Starting ATI Multimedia Center	8
Starting from LaunchPad	8
Starting from Windows® taskbar	9
Attaching and Detaching Panels	9
Online Help	10
TV	11
Video-In	12
Setting up TV	13
Sizing the TV display	14
TV Control menu	15
TV display settings	16
TV video settings	17
TV Tuner settings	18
TV Stills Gallery settings	21
TV Schedule settings	21
ATI TV Bar	22
Channel Surfing	23
Closed Captioning	24
Hot Words™	26
TV Magazine	28
Secondary Audio Program (SAP)	30
Zooming and panning	30
Video Desktop	31
Program Lockout	32
Parental Control	33
Capturing Video and still images	34
TV-on-Demand™	36
Digital VCR	39
Saving and compressing captured video	39
Digital VCR settings	40
Real-time MPEG encoding	41
Achieving the best results with MPEG video capture	42
TV Listings	44
Setting up TV Listings	45
Getting around	46
Recording	46
Viewing	47
Views	47
Filter options	48

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ATI Multimedia Center User’s Guide Disclaimer Table of Contents Stills Gallery CD AudioVideo CD TV Out Multi-monitor support Teletext Troubleshooting File PlayerSchedule Page Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Starting ATI Multimedia CenterStarting from LaunchPad To attach a panel Attaching and Detaching PanelsStarting from Windows taskbar To detach a panel Online Help Using Your ATI Multimedia Center To start TV Video-In Initialization Wizard Setting up TV To display TV in full-screen To resize the TV display using the mouseTo display preset sizes using the Ctrl key Sizing the TV display About Displays the About dialog Exit Closes TV Enables the Secondary Audio ProgramTV Control menu Specifies how closed-captioned text is displayed. You To open the Display settings TV display settings To open the Video settings TV video settings Channel Name TV Tuner settingsTo open the Tuner settings Channel Property Details Channel Mute Settings GlobalSAP Settings Settings Global Closed Captioning Channel Specific Settings VideoColor Brightness Contrast Tint Broadcast Standard Program Lockout To open the Schedule settings TV Stills Gallery settingsTV Schedule settings To open the TV Stills Gallery settings ATI TV Bar To open ATI TV BarATI TV Bar controls To use Channel Surfing Channel Surfing Closed Caption settings Closed CaptioningTo display closed-captioned text Click the Closed Caption tab To set up closed captioning Hot Words To set up Hot Words To start TV Magazine TV Magazine Remove Advertising FileName File Format Overwrite files To zoom Secondary Audio Program SAPZooming and panning To hear the Secondary Audio Program To restore your desktop pattern and TV Video DesktopTo unzoom To remove program lockout Program LockoutTo set program lockout Click Create New To use Parental Control Parental Control Capturing Video and still images To capture still frames from Television To view time-shifted video TV-on-Demand To change playback speed in time-shifted video To return to live broadcastingTo play time-shifted video To pause time-shifted video To export time-shifted video To move within time-shifted video Digital VCR Saving and compressing captured videoTo start the Digital VCR To set up the Digital VCR Digital VCR settings Recording Record for To customize Mpeg recording settingsReal-time Mpeg encoding Prompt Before To select I-frame-only Mpeg capture To access Mpeg propertiesAchieving the best results with Mpeg video capture Recording Quality, click the Set Custom... button Mbps Required 160x120 Minimum Frame FramesOnly Format To access TV Listings information from TV TV ListingsTo start TV Listings File menu, click Download Weekly File Setting up TV ListingsTo download updated listings Registration Recording Getting around Views Viewing Filter options Actors tabSelect the Use Station List checkbox to apply Categories tab SearchesFavorite search Movies tab Searches tab Schedules tab Setting search parameters Stations tab Sports tab Days and dates Titles tab Stills Gallery Stills Gallery settings Gallery tab To set up the Stills Gallery CD Audio To start CD AudioPoint at ATI Multimedia Center Click CD Audio Then click the CD Audio Settings tab CD Audio settingsTo set up CD Audio Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel To open the CD Audio CD Database CD Database Disable CD Audio Schedule settingsTo open the CD Audio Schedule settings Only perform remote queries when connected Video CD To start Video CDPoint at ATI Multimedia Center Click Video CD Video CD Control menu To unzoom or use predefined zoom levels Capturing still frames from Video CDsTo capture still frames from Video CDs To zoom in the zoomed area Then click the Display tab Video CD Display settingsTo open the Video CD Display settings Click the Setup button in the Video CD control panel Video CD Preferences settings To open the Video CD Preferences settingsThen click the Preferences tab To open the Video CD Stills Gallery settings Video CD Stills Gallery settings Point at ATI Multimedia Center To start DVD What can I play on my DVD drive? Sizing the Video Display panelFull-screen controls To play DVD discs Setting up sub-titlesPlaying DVD Video Disks Selecting audio streams Using the menus Searching DVD disksSelecting viewing angle Parental Control DVD Control menu DVD display settings Language DVD Preferences settingsAlways power management always enabled Preferred Saturation DVD Video settingsTo open the DVD Video settings DVD Closed Captioning On Mute DVD Schedule settingsTo open the DVD Schedule settings Placement Closed Region codes RegionRegion China File Player To start File PlayerPoint at ATI Multimedia Center Click File Player File Player Control menu Zooming and Panning Time File Player Display settingsOptions Auto Hide Controls when in Full Screen LCD Display To open the File Player Stills Gallery settings File Player Preferences settingsFile Player Stills Gallery settings File Player Schedule settings Schedule Schedule settings Name Name of the event. Checked events are active FeatureTV Magazine, Video Capture, or Video CD To enable the television display TV OutClick Displays Teletext Multi-monitor support Troubleshooting Audio problemsAudio tab, check Show volume control on the Taskbar No sound from TV Can’t capture sound No sound on the videotape when outputting to a VCR Video is unstable or only black and white Video problems Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Control panels ATI TV BarClosed-captioned text Control menu HotWords Using 7 Multi-monitor support Overview Parental ControlSecondary Audio Program Settings Help TV Listings Tuner settingsSurfing TV Bar TV Channels Initialization Wizard TV display Zoom and pan Zooming and panning Video captureVideo CD Wizard

ATI Technologies 137-40188-60 specifications Table of Contents

Models: 137-40188-60