Toshiba RD-XS55KU owner manual 165, Starting Net Monitor, Viewing using Net Monitor

Net Monitor

A TV program which is being broadcasted or has been recorded can be viewed on a PC that is connected to the recorder. (In other cases, Net Monitor may not operate normally.)

Net Monitor can be used to stream content (live tuner or recorded content) from the recorder to the PC for viewing in your home office.

Introduction Recording

The following conditions are required to use Net Monitor.

•QuickTime® (v 7.0.2) must be installed on the PC connected to the recorder.

Caution

•The operation of Net Monitor is not guaranteed on all PCs. In addition, Net Monitor is not guaranteed to work for future versions of QuickTime®.

Note

•The features of Net Monitor are to be used on a PC that is connected within the same subnetwork as the recorder.

If multiple PCs are connected to one recorder, the features of the Virtual Remote Control and Net Monitor can be used on only one PC.

The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other materials is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.

Note: Certain factors including, without limitation, the available bandwidth and quality of your internet connection, and the connection between the recorder and your PC, may cause a delay and/or error in the displaying of content on your PC. Such delays and/or errors, if any, may be more pronounced when the recorder is connected via a wireless LAN.

Net Monitor Settings

The following settings are required to use Net Monitor.

Average bit rate:

Set the speed of the data transfer from the recorder to the PC.

If you set the average bit rate to high, you will have a better image than if you set the monitor window image to low. However, the data transfer may be unstable due to the communication load.

Buffering time:

When transferring audio and video data from the recorder to the PC, a streaming format is used. For streaming, you will need to set the wait time (buffering time). The time will be set according to the processing speed of the PC and the network environment. If the images do not play properly, adjust the buffering time.

3Click on the “Save” button.

The content of the setting will be saved in the browser.

Starting Net Monitor

1Click on the “Net Monitor” icon in the Main Menu. The window of “Net Monitor” will be displayed.

The image will be displayed after the QuickTime® startup screen is shown for 3-8 seconds, depending on the buffering time that was set.

Viewing using Net Monitor

Playback

Editing

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1Click “Setup Menu” in the Main Menu.

2Establish the settings for “Net Monitor”.

Size of Video window:

Set the monitor window size of Net Monitor.

Use “Virtual Remote Control” when operating the recorder using Net Monitor.

While using Net Monitor, you can operate the recorder with the buttons on the recorder or remote control which is included with the recorder.

1 Click on the “Virtual Remote Control” button.

The same operation can be performed as when pressing the buttons of the recorder’s remote control.

Compared to TV, the images in the monitor window of Net Monitor will be displayed with a few seconds delay depending on the setting of the buffering time. Therefore, please note that if you perform chapter editing while watching something in the monitor window of Net Monitor, the edited material may be divided at different location compared to

what was intended.

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