ATI Technologies ATI Multimedia Center 8.1 instruction

ATI Multimedia Center 8.1

User’s Guide

P/N 137-70268-20

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Contents

ATI Multimedia Center Disclaimer Contents TV Listings Personal Video RecorderStills Gallery CD Audio Video CD File Player IndexSchedule Using Your ATI Multimedia Center Starting from LaunchPad Starting ATI Multimedia Center Starting from Windows taskbar Online Help From Windows taskbar Multimedia Center Configuration Tool To access TV settings To access DVD audio settingsTo access file types To access skins settings To access PC CheckPage To start TV From LaunchPad Video-In Initialization Wizard Setting up TV Sizing the TV display To resize the TV display using the mouseTo display TV in full-screen To display preset sizes using the Ctrl key TV Feature menu Sound Mode ConnectorEnables the Secondary Audio Program Mono Enables monaural TV audio Closed + Í Î TV keyboard shortcuts= , / + Thruview To open the Display settings TV display settings Auto Hide Controls when in full screen Display When Minimized FeatureDesktop Always On Top To open the Video settings TV video settings To open the Tuner settings TV Tuner settingsTV Tuner tab Tunes to NumberStation Favorites List SAP Settings Settings Details Mute Settings GlobalSettings Channel Audio Specific TV Schedule settings TV Stills Gallery settingsTo open the TV Stills Gallery settings To open ATI TV Bar ATI TV Bar To use Channel Surfing Channel Surfing To display closed- captioned text Closed Captioning To set up closed captioning HotWords To set up HotWords TV Magazine Magazine Setup buttonTo start TV Magazine Format FileOptions Overwrite files Case Conversion External Captions support To enable External Captions supportTo go to a particular location in the file To print the closed caption text Zooming and panning Secondary Audio Program SAP Thruview To set Channel Lockout Channel LockoutClick Create New To remove Channel Lockout To set a Parental Control level Parental ControlFollowing table summarizes the FCC guidelines for Parental Control Recording Video and still images To capture still frames from Television To record a clip of video and audio To start TV-On-Demand TV-On-DemandTo return to live broadcasting To pause recorded video To play recorded videoTo change playback speed in recorded video To skip backwards and forwards in recorded video To export recorded video To move within recorded videoTV-On-Demand history To start the Personal Video Recorder Personal Video Recorder Personal Video Recorder settings Personal Video Recorder tab To set up the Personal Video Recorder Record in Windows Video Format Motion-triggered recordingDisk Space Always Record to Temporary Drive Folder for recorded files Type a custom name or choose a preset from the listChoose a location for your recorded files Recorded file name One Touch Record Recording Quality, click the Map Preset... button To access Mpeg propertiesAchieving the best results with Mpeg video recording To select I-frame-only Mpeg recording 352x240 160x120320x480 640x480 MulTView To enable MulTViewPicture in Picture PiP Picture outside Picture PoP To open and close MulTView MulTView audio requirementsTo change the location of the MulTView window Autohiding MulTView window controls and borders MulTView keyboard shortcuts To start the Media Library From LaunchPad Media LibraryPoint at ATI Multimedia Center , then select Library Filtering files To scan for contentTo filter by Type To filter by date Making Playlists Converting media filesTo convert ATI VCR files to MPEG-2 format Content Deletion page opens Recommended content deletion TV Listings To access TV Listings information from TVTo start TV Listings To download updated listings Setting up TV ListingsRegistration File menu, click Download Weekly File Recording Getting around Views Viewing Actors tab Filter optionsSelect the Use Station List checkbox to apply Searches Categories tabFavorite 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 To start CD Audio From LaunchPad CD Audio + Í / Î CD Audio keyboard shortcuts To set up CD Audio CD Audio settings To open the Preferences settings CD Audio preferences settingsCD Database To open the CD Audio CD Database To open the CD Audio Schedule settings CD Audio Schedule settings To start Video CD From LaunchPad Video CD Video CD Feature menu Video CD keyboard shortcuts To capture still frames from Video CDs Capturing still frames from Video CDsTo zoom in the zoomed area To unzoom or use predefined zoom levels To open the Video CD Display settings Video CD Display settings Style solid or semi-transparent Video CD Closed Caption settingsBoth Languages Video CD Stills Gallery settings Video CD Preferences settingsTo open the Video CD Preferences settings To open the Video CD Stills Gallery settings To start DVD From LaunchPad DVD Sizing the Video Display panel What can I play on my DVD drive?Full-screen controls DVD feature menu DVD keyboard shortcuts Command Keys To play DVD discs Playing DVD-Video Discs Selecting audio channels Setting up subtitlesExternal subtitles To set up external subtitles Using the menus Selecting viewing angle Searching DVD discs 88 DVD Bookmarks Chapter Preview Repeat Display DVD Display settingsOptions Keep Aspect Ratio Auto Hide in Full Screen DVD Preferences settings To open the DVD-Video settings DVD-Video settings To display closed captioned text DVD Closed Captioning 96 DVD To open the Audio settings DVD-Video audio settingsPass through to audio device Dolby Options Stereo To enable Advanced Aspect Ratio DVD Advanced Aspect Ratio settings Fullscreen AdvancedRemove To open the DVD Schedule settings DVD Schedule settingsRegion codes Region AVI File Player To start File Player From LaunchPad Time display Set time mode Mode File Player Feature menuZoom Mode Set Zoom Hide/Show File Player shortcut keys Thruview Move your mouse within the zoomed area Options LCD Display File Player Display settingsTime File Player Closed Caption settings File Player Preferences settingsPower Management Disabled To open the File Player Stills Gallery settings File Player Stills Gallery settings To set up scheduled events File Player Schedule settingsSchedule To capture still frames from File Player Schedule settings TV Out To enable the television displayClick Displays Teletext Multi-Monitor Support Audio problems Troubleshooting Output Can’t record sound Hdtv Video Inputs Sound when Can’t recordRecording from Videotape Outputting to a No sound on White Video problems Frames during DroppedMpeg recording requires a very fast CPU to encode AVI recording creates very large files very quickly DVD problems Try these suggested solutions If the DVD Player exhibits problems such as Suggested solutions DEVICE=C\SBCD\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /DMSCD001 /P170,15 /V Obtain another IDE cable Always turn off system power before removing the PCs cover Connect the DVD-ROM drive to the Secondary IDE controller Configure the DVD-ROM drive as a Master If you continue to experience difficulties To email your system information If problems persist DVD menus using Configuration ToolAutoscan AVI Bookmarks Cable standard CD Audio File Player Feature menuHelp HotWords Tuner settings Secondary Audio Program SettingsSAP Schedule Schedule Wizard TV Bar TV Channels Initialization Wizard TV display Video settings Video-In VideoSoapTV Listings TV Magazine Zoom and pan Zooming and panning Wizard 40 134