Cisco Systems OL-3995-01 Getting Started

CHAPTER

3-1

Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide

OL-3995-01

Getting Started

This chapter describes the procedures for launching IP/TV Viewer, navigating in

the IP/TV Viewer main window, and setting IP/TV Viewer options. This chapter

contains the following sections:

•Launching IP/TV Viewer, page 3-1

•Navigating in IP/TV Viewer, page3-2

Note To customize the IP/TV Viewer main windo w interfa ce including t he toolbars, see

Chapter5, “Customizing the User Interface.”

Launching IP/TV Viewer

You can launch IP/TV Viewer in several different ways:

•As a standard application

•As a web browser plug-in

•As a web browser helper application

Contents

Main Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide Version 3.5 Page CONTENTS Page Page Page Page Page Preface Document Objective Audience Document Organization Document Conventions Command Syntax Conventions Using Online Help Obtaining Documentation Cisco.com Documentation CD-ROM Ordering Documentation Documentation Feedback Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco TAC Website Opening a TAC Case TAC Case Priority Definitions Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Page Page Product Overview About IP/TV IP/TV Components IP/TV Viewer IP/TV Content Manager IP/TV Server New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5 MPEG-4 AAC-LC QuickTime Plug-In Support for the Web-Based Program Guide Support for Different Viewers Web-Based Question Manager MPEG-4 Codec for SlideCast Improved Streaming Page Playing Media Clips Before a Scheduled Event Page Installing IP/TV Viewer Hardware and Software Requirements Windows XP Patches for Update Before You Begin Installation Procedure Page IP/TV Viewer Demo Installation Page Page Getting Started Launching IP/TV Viewer As a Standard Application As a Web Browser Plug-In or Helper Application Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Program Categories Pane Program Listings Pane Setting Up Personal Selections Subscriptions Window OnDemand Playlist Window Favorites Window Using Popup Menus Setting IP/TV Viewer Options Assigning Content Managers Page Page Using SDP Listener Setting Window Display Options Entering User Information Page Configuring a Multihomed Host Page Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Program Description Information Page Video, Audio, and SlideCast Information Page Question Manager Information Setting Maximum Bandwidth SDP File Information Schedule and Subscription Information Page Playing a Program Page Controlling Audio and Video Adjusting Audio Level Controlling and Setting the Video Position Selecting Media Streams Page Monitoring Quality QoS Reception Quality Page Viewing Modes Normal View Minimal View Full-Screen View Using Multiple Windows Page Playing a Web Presenter Program Playing a SlideCast Program Page Playing a ScreenCaster Program Subscribing to a Program Assigning Favorite Programs Creating a Favorites List Creating an On-Demand Playlist Searching for a Program Page Page Page Using Question Manager Accessing Question Manager from IP/TV Viewer Web-Based Question Manager Advanced Topics Page Customizing the User Interface About Panes Page Moving Panes Displaying or Hiding Panes About Toolbars Page Built-In Toolbars Displaying and Hiding Toolbars Moving Toolbars Creating a Custom Toolbar Deleting a Custom Toolbar Adding and Removing Buttons on Toolbars Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Using IP/TV as a Plug-In Launching the Plug-In Running the Plug-In Page Using the IP/TV Sample Plug-In Using QuickTime as a Plug-In Accessing Question Manager from the QuickTime Plug-In Limitations for the QuickTime Player Web-Based Program Guide Using IP/TV Viewer as a Helper Application Launching the Helper Application Running the Helper Application Page APPENDIX A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options Page Page IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Icons Page Page IP/TV Viewer Window Menu Bar Options Page IP/TV Viewer Window Tools and Icons Page Page Page INDEX Symbols A B D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V W