Cisco Systems OL-3995-01 manual

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iii Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 CONTENTS Preface ix Docume nt Objectiv e ix Audienc e x Document Organizati on x Document Conventions xi Command S yntax Conv entions xi Using Onl ine Help xii Obtain ing Documentat ion xii Cisco. com xiii Document ation CD-ROM xiii Orderi ng Documentation xiv Docu menta tio n Feedb ack xiv Obtain ing [...]

Contents iv Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 New Featu res in IP/TV Vers ion 3. 5 1-3 MPEG -4 AAC -LC 1-4 QuickTi me Plug-In Suppo rt for the Web-B ased Progr am Guide 1-4 Support for Differe nt Viewers 1-5 Web- Base d Qu esti on M anag er 1-5 MPEG-4 Code c for SlideCast 1-5 Impr oved Strea ming 1-5 Playi ng Media Clips Befo re a Schedule[...]

v Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Conte nts Using Pop up Menus 3-5 Setti ng IP/TV Viewer Opti ons 3-6 Assigni ng Conten t Manager s 3-6 Using SDP Li stener 3-9 Settin g Wi ndow Disp lay Op tion s 3-10 Ente ring Us er Infor mation 3-11 Config uring a Mult ihomed Host 3-13 CHAPTER 4 Using I P/TV Viewer 4-1 Displa ying Progra m Informat ion[...]

Contents vi Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Playi ng a SlideCast Pro gram 4-23 Play ing a Scree nCas ter Progr am 4-25 Subscri bing to a Prog ram 4-25 Assigni ng Favorit e Programs 4-26 Creati ng a Favo rites List 4-26 Creati ng an On-Demand Playl ist 4-27 Searchi ng for a Program 4-28 Using Que stion Manager 4-32 Accessi ng Question Man[...]

vii Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Conte nts Using Qui ckTime as a Plug -In 6-5 Accessi ng Question Manage r from the QuickTi me Plug-In 6-5 Limita tions for the Qui ckTime Playe r 6-6 Web- Base d Prog ram G uid e 6-6 Using IP/TV Vi ewer as a H elper Appl icatio n 6-7 Launc hing th e Helpe r Applic ati on 6-7 Running the Hel per Applica[...]

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ix Cisco IP /TV V iewer User Guide OL-3995-01 Preface This pr efa ce d iscu sses th e ob jec tive, intende d au die nce, a nd organi zat ion of t he Cisco IP/TV V iew er User Guide and define s t h e co nv en ti o ns u sed t o co nv ey instructions and information. It also discusses ho w to access online help and obtain docum en tati on on Ci sco.c[...]

Preface Audienc e x Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Audience This guide is for users who need instruct io ns about how to install and set up IP/T V V ie wer , an d play m ultimedi a progr ams. Document Orga nization This guide is org anized into the follo wing chapters: Chapter T itle Description Chap ter 1 Produ ct Overvi ew Pro vides a[...]

xi Cisco IP /TV V iewer User Guide OL-3995-01 Preface Docum ent Conv entio ns Document Co nventions The IP/TV documentation set uses the follo wing con ventions: Command Syntax Conventions Command desc ript ions use th e following c onv e nti ons: Convention Des cription > Indic ates movement throu gh menu options, for example: Choose Start >[...]

Preface Using Online Help xii Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 The f ollo wing con ventions are u sed to attract the attention of the rea d er: Note Means r ead er tak e note . Notes co ntain help ful su ggest ions or referen ces t o materi als not co ntaine d in this manu al. Cautio n Means re a d e r b e c a re f u l . In this situation[...]

xiii Cisco IP /TV V iewer User Guide OL-3995-01 Preface Obt aining Do cumentat ion Cisco.com Y ou can a ccess the mo st curren t Cisco docu mentatio n on the W orl d W i de W eb at this URL: http://www .cisc o.com/uni verc d/home/home. h tm Y ou can a ccess the Cisco website at this URL: http://www .cisc o.com Internatio nal Cisco webs ites can b e[...]

Preface Obtainin g Technical Assist ance xiv Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Ordering Docume ntation Y ou can find ins tr uct ions for orde ring do cu me nta tion a t t his U RL: http://www .cisco .com/univ ercd/cc/td/doc/es_i n pck/pdi.htm Y ou can ord er Cisco docum ent ation in these ways: • Re gistered Cisc o.com user s (Cisco dire[...]

xv Cisco IP /TV V iewer User Guide OL-3995-01 Preface Obtaini ng T echnical Assi stance Cisco TAC W ebsite The Cisco T AC website ( http://www .cisco.c om/tac ) provi des online do cument s and to ols f or trou blesh ooti ng a nd resol ving te ch nica l issu es with Cisc o p roduc ts and techn ologie s. The Ci sco T AC website i s available 24 hou [...]

Preface Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xvi Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 TAC Case Priority Definitions T o ensur e that all cases are repor ted in a stand ard format, Cisco has establis hed cas e priori ty defi nition s. Priority 1 (P1)—Y our n etwork is “do wn” or there is a critical impact to your business op[...]

xvii Cisco IP /TV V iewer User Guide OL-3995-01 Preface Obtaini ng Additiona l Publicati ons and Informa tion • Pack et magazine is the Cisco quarterl y publication that pro vides the latest networkin g tr ends, te chn ology br eakt hroug hs, and Cisc o p roduc ts and solutions to help industry professiona ls get the most from their networking in[...]

Preface Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xviii Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01[...]

C HAPTER 1-1 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 1 Product Overview This chapte r introduces the IP/TV product and IP/TV V i ewer appl ication and lists the ne w features in IP/TV V ersion 3.5 . This chapter conta ins the followi n g sections: • About IP/T V , page 1- 1 • IP/TV Compon ent s, page 1-2 • New Features in IP/ TV V er sion [...]

Chapter 1 Prod uct Overview IP/TV Compo nents 1-2 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 IP/TV V er sion 3. 5 supp orts a w ide variety of aud io and video forma ts, incl ud ing Moving Picture Expe rts G roup- 1 ( MPEG-1) , MP EG- 2, Mi cro soft M PE G-4, ISO MPEG-4, I nternet Str eaming Media Allian ce (ISMA) MPE G-4 Advan ced Audio Codi ng-Lo[...]

1-3 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 1 Product Ov erview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5 IP/TV Conten t Manager IP/TV Cont ent Manage r is accesse d from a browser and is used by the sys tem administ rat or or b roadc ast admi nistr ator to set up and mana ge I P/ TV sc hedu led or on-de ma nd p rog ra ms, c hanne ls , re co rdi[...]

Chapter 1 Prod uct Overview New Featur es in IP/TV V ersion 3.5 1-4 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 • W eb-Based Q uest ion Ma nage r • MPEG-4 Co de c for S lide Ca st • Improved Stre aming MPEG-4 AAC-LC IP/TV V ersi on 3.5 supports MPEG-4 AA C-LC, which mak es it compatible with ISMA st anda rds. MPEG -4 AA C-LC suppor t enable s [...]

1-5 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 1 Product Ov erview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5 Support for Different Viewers IP/TV Ser ver V e rsion 3. 5 and I P/ TV C onte nt M ana ger V e rsion 3. 5 supp ort bot h the QuickT ime Player and IP /TV V iewer . User s can use either IP/TV V iewe r or the QuickT ime plug-in to w atch a pr[...]

Chapter 1 Prod uct Overview New Featur es in IP/TV V ersion 3.5 1-6 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 T able 1 -1 Str eams Support ed on Cisco IP/T V 3426 and 342 7 Br oadcast Server s Hard ware Cap ture C ards Num ber of S treams Supp orted IP/TV 3426 Br oadc ast Ser ver 1 4-po rt Winnov V id eum 4 400 capture card 4 total: • 1 CIF 1 ?[...]

1-7 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 1 Product Ov erview New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5 Playing Me dia Clips Befo re a S cheduled Event This new feature of IP/T V V ersion 3.5 helps progra m admin istrators creat e a set of progr am s th at p lay s be fore th e sch ed uled br oadc as t of a live program . Th e progra m s are cr[...]

Chapter 1 Prod uct Overview New Featur es in IP/TV V ersion 3.5 1-8 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01[...]

C HAPTER 2-1 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Thi s chapter l ists hard war e and softwa re requi rements f o r runni ng Cis co IP/TV V iewer and descr ibes th e procedures for installin g it. This chapter includes the follo wing sections: • Hardware and Software Req uirement s, page 2-2 • Before Y ou Begin, [...]

Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Hardw are and Softwar e Requiremen ts 2-2 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Hardware and Software Requireme n ts The fo llowing list conta ins the re commen ded mi nimum co nfiguration fo r a comp uter r unn ing I P/ TV V iewer . • 200-MH z Pen tiu m proce ssor f or no n-MPEG - 2 s tream s (2 33-M Hz Pe [...]

2-3 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 2 Installi ng IP/TV Viewer Hardware and Software Requiremen ts Windows XP Patches for Update If IP/TV V iewer is running on W indows XP with Service Pack 1, you must updat e the Window s X P o pe ratin g sy stem o n tha t d evice f or t he pr ope r fu nc tio ning of IP/TV V iewer V ersion 3. 5.[...]

Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Before You Be gin 2-4 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Before You Begin IP/TV V iewer produc t files are provided on a CD-ROM or to your syste m administrator for network instal lation. Before you install IP/ T V V ie wer , perform the follo wing tasks: • V erify t h at your sy st em m eet s the requir [...]

2-5 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 2 Installi ng IP/TV Viewer Installation Procedure Step 3 The Ci sco IP/ TV Inst alle r window ap pears . Click Next . • If you alre ady have a v e rsion of IP/ TV V iewer installed , follow Step 4 and Step 5 . • If you do not have IP/TV V i e w er instal led, go to Step 6 . Step 4 In the In[...]

Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer IP/TV View er Dem o Inst allation 2-6 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 IP/TV Viewer Demo Installation Cisco offers demonstra tion versions of IP/TV V i e wer an d the MPEG-2 de coder and also IP/T V Server and IP/ TV Content Manager . The IP/TV V ie wer and MPEG-2 decoder demo , together with the IP/TV Se[...]

2-7 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 2 Installi ng IP/TV Viewer IP/TV Viewer Demo Installation Step 6 The Soft ware Licens e Agre eme nt window appe ars. If you agre e to th e licen se terms, choo se the corre sponding button and click Next . Step 7 In the Us er Inf orm atio n w ind ow , e nte r your n am e, y our com pa ny nam e,[...]

Chapter 2 Installing IP/TV Viewer Incremen tal Installer for IP/TV Viewer 2-8 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Incremental Installer for IP/TV Viewer The increm ental insta ller feature allows you to u p grade IP/TV V iewer by updating only those f iles that have changed from the versio n already installed. Y ou can cl ick update.exe from[...]

C HAPTER 3-1 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 3 Getting Started This ch apter d escribes t h e proced ures f or l aunching IP/TV V iewer , navigating i n the IP/TV V ie wer main windo w , and setting IP/TV V ie wer options. This chapter conta ins t he f oll owing sect ions: • Launch ing IP/TV V i ewer , pag e 3-1 • Nav igating in IP /[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Started Naviga ting in IP/TV View er 3-2 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 As a Standard Application Y ou can laun ch IP /TV V iewer as a standard applicati on. Choo se Start > P rograms > Cis co IPTV V iewer > IPTV V iewer . The IP/ TV V iewer main win d ow ap pears. (See Figu re 3-1 .) In most cases, IP/TV V ie[...]

3-3 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chap ter 3 Gettin g Sta rted Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Figur e 3-1 IP/T V Viewer M ain Window Program Ca tegorie s Pane From the Prog ram Categori es pane, you can choose the prog ram cat egory you want to view in the Program List ings pane. Schedul ed program listin gs from al l IP/TV Con tent Ma nag[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Started Naviga ting in IP/TV View er 3-4 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 T o display on-dem and prog ram lis tings , double -click th e partic ular OnD emand V ideos fo lder . Or click the plus sign (+) to the left of the OnDemand V ideos folder to dis play sub folders or cate gories, i f present . Click a cat egor y to[...]

3-5 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chap ter 3 Gettin g Sta rted Navigating in IP/TV Viewer the Subscr ipti ons window . Y o u can drag th e progr am to which you want to subscr ibe from the Program Listings p ane to t he Subscript ions win dow , or use t he Subscribe command. See the “Subsc rib ing to a Pr ogram ” secti on on p age [...]

Chapter 3 Getting Started Naviga ting in IP/TV View er 3-6 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Setting IP/TV Viewer Options This section describ e s how to set up the follo wing IP/TV V ie wer o ptions: • Assigning Co nten t M anag ers • Using SDP Listener • Setting W indow Display Options • Enter ing Use r In for mat ion • Conf ig[...]

3-7 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chap ter 3 Gettin g Sta rted Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Figur e 3-2 Options Di alog Box—Cont ent Manag ers T ab T o add a new IP/TV Content Ma nager, click Add Content Manager to displa y the Co nten t M anag er Se ttin gs d ial og bo x. (See Fi gure 3-3 . ) If desired, you can conf igure content inf[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Started Naviga ting in IP/TV View er 3-8 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 3-3 Conten t Manager Set tings Dialog Bo x In the Pri m ary Server Name fiel d, enter the IP add ress or name of the IP/TV Content Manager w hose p rogram l isting yo u want download ed to IP/ TV V iewer . In Figure 3-3 , the name o f IP/TV[...]

3-9 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chap ter 3 Gettin g Sta rted Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Figur e 3-4 A dvance d HTTP Pr operties Dialog Box Note Consult with your system administrator for the proxy serv er information. Using SDP Listener T ypica lly , IP/TV V ie wer obtains its programming inf o rmation from th e IP/TV Content Ma nage[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Started Naviga ting in IP/TV View er 3-10 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Setting Window Di splay Options The Opt ions di alog box lets you cu stomiz e the Progr am List ings pan e and viewer window interface. Open the Opt i ons dialog box by choosi ng Settings > Window Options from the IP/T V V iewer ma in windo w .[...]

3-11 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chap ter 3 Gettin g Sta rted Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Entering User Information For manageme nt, admin istrative, or track ing purpose s, you may want to enter IP/TV V ie wer user information. (See Figure 3-6 .) This inform ation is also forwarded t o a modera tor when yo u use the St reamW a tch mo[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Started Naviga ting in IP/TV View er 3-12 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 3-6 Options Di alog Box—User I nfo T ab Choose the desired options and then click OK . Ta b l e 3 - 2 de sc ribes these opt ions. T able 3-2 User Inf or mation Optio ns Field Description Name Name of the user . Resets the registry in for[...]

3-13 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chap ter 3 Gettin g Sta rted Navigating in IP/TV Viewer Configuring a Multihomed Host If you have more than one ne twork inte rface card in your system, you need to specify wh ich IP host ad dress you wish to use in order t o receive multicast schedul ed p rog rams. Y ou can do t his by ad ding t he f[...]

Chapter 3 Getting Started Naviga ting in IP/TV View er 3-14 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01[...]

C HAPTER 4-1 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 4 Using IP/TV Viewer This chapte r describes ho w to use IP/TV V iewer . T opics include th e f ollo wing: • Display ing Progra m Inform ation, pa ge 4-2 • Playing a Prog ram, page 4-10 • Playing a W eb Pre senter Program, pa ge 4-22 • Playing a SlideCa st Pr ogr am, pa ge 4-23 • Pla[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Disp lay ing P rogra m Info rma tion 4-2 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Displaying Program Information Y ou can di splay schedu led progr ams by the curre nt day , week , or month me nu item or b y clic king colum n headers. Pr ogram info rmation incl udes the follo wing : program de scri ptio n a nd ad mini[...]

4-3 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figur e 4-1 Descr iption T ab in Pr ogram Inf or mation Windo w Click More to display more detaile d information ab out the program. The detailed Descrip tion tab (see Figure 4-2 ) displ ays infor mation suc h as the name , phone number, and e[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Disp lay ing P rogra m Info rma tion 4-4 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-2 Detailed Des c r iption T ab in Pr ogram Inf or mation Windo w Video, Audio , and SlideC ast Information System ad ministrat ors who want to view program video, audi o, and Slid eCast informatio n can click Adv anced (see Fig[...]

4-5 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figur e 4-3 V ideo T ab in Adv anced Inf or mation Window V ideo, audi o, and SlideC ast infor mation i s described i n Ta b l e 4 - 1 . T o vie w audio info rmation , click the A udio tab. (See Figure 4-4 .) T able 4-1 V ideo and A udio Pr og[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Disp lay ing P rogra m Info rma tion 4-6 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-4 A udio T ab in Adv anced Infor mation Windo w Question Manager Information If a p rog ra m ha s Qu est ion Ma nage r en abl ed , cli ck the Question Mgr tab in the Advanced I nfo rmat ion wi ndow to v iew Ques tion M anage r [...]

4-7 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Setting Maximum Bandwidth The system administr ator enters the maxim um bit rate v alue while creating the program usin g IP/TV Content Ma nager . IP/TV Serve r uses this v alue as the up per limit of the netw ork resources it is permitted to [...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Disp lay ing P rogra m Info rma tion 4-8 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-7 SDP T ab in A dva nced Inf orm ation Window Schedule and Subs cription Informa tion Y ou can v iew schedule and sub scri ption inf ormatio n about a sc heduled pr ogram . Do thi s by clicking the Schedule tab in th e Program [...]

4-9 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Displaying Program Information Figur e 4-8 Sch edule T ab in Pr ogram Inf or mation Window Schedule a nd subscriptio n informa tion is descri bed in Ta b l e 4 - 2 . Se e the “Su bscribing to a Program” section on pa ge 4-25 for info rmat ion about how to subscr ibe to [...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Prog ram 4-10 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Playing a Program Y ou can play a sched uled pro gram by select ing it fr om the Progr am List ings pane or subscr ibing to it. Y ou can pla y an on-dem and prog ram by selec ti n g it from th e Program Li stings pane or th e OnDeman d Playlist win do w [...]

4-11 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playin g a P rogra m Figur e 4-9 Sch eduled Pro gram Play ing Note, howeve r , tha t the progr am windows have different V ideo Cassett e Recorde r (VCR) c ontrols. VCR con trols l et you st op or play t he progr am, control the au dio, and in the c ase of on -dem an d p r[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Prog ram 4-12 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-1 0 On-Demand Pr ogram Pla ying Controlling Audio and Video Y ou can co ntro l th e aud io and v id eo por tio ns of a pro gra m wh ile i t i s pla ying by using t he VCR controls locat ed at t he bot tom of the viewer wind ow . Y ou can al so [...]

4-13 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playin g a P rogra m Controlling and Setting the V ideo Position Control the positio n of the video for an on-demand progr am while you are watching i t by usi ng t h e fol lowing on -de mand V CR c ontro l s: • Jump T o Beginn ing button • Jump Back button • Jump Fo[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Prog ram 4-14 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Note Th er e is a sli gh t de lay , typ i cal ly 2 t o 3 sec ond s, in t h e vide o wh en y ou ch an ge position u ntil I P/TV Server an d IP/TV V ie wer resynchronize through the netw ork. Network traffic may also affect re sponse ti me. T o set the pos[...]

4-15 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playin g a P rogra m T o choo se the media stream s for a progr am, choose the pro gram who se stream s you want to se t. Choose Vi e w > Select Str eam in IP/TV V ie wer main windo w . The Select Stream dialog b ox appear s. (See Figu re 4-13 .) Figur e 4-13 Select Str[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Prog ram 4-16 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Monitoring Quality The IP/TV vie wer windo w toolbar contai ns quality indicators to help you mon itor the quality of video distrib ution to the user . There are tw o Quality of Service (QoS) in dicators a n d tw o recepti o n quali ty indicat o rs. QoS [...]

4-17 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playin g a P rogra m • Controlle d Load (C)—T raff ic will receiv e nonguaranteed priority tr eatment similar to a netwo rk with no load. • Qualitat ive (Q) —Traf fic will receiv e nonguarantee d p riority treatme n t. Refer t o the Cisco IP/T V Conte nt Manager Us[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Prog ram 4-18 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 When IP/T V V i e w er perfor mance degrades for no app arent re ason, you ca n use the recept ion quality indicators to determine wh ether the pr oblem is local to your comp uter o r com mo n to ot her co mput ers v i ewing the same p rogra m: • If bo[...]

4-19 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playin g a P rogra m Viewing M odes Y ou can watc h a progra m in one of thre e viewing modes: norma l view , minimal view , and full-sc reen view . Normal View The f i rst time a prog ram is se lected , the pr ogra m ap pears in a vie wer windo w th at is in norma l v iew[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Prog ram 4-20 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-14 Minimal V iew Mode In this mod e, the sy stem men u icon conta ins ad ditiona l comman ds that ar e only access ible th rough t he m en u b ar , too l bar, and VCR c ontr ol b ar . T o ret u rn to normal vie w mode, click the system menu ico[...]

4-21 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playin g a P rogra m Up to four viewer win do ws that are open at th e same time are sup ported. Ho we ver , IP/TV d o e s not lim it the nu mber of viewer wind ows you can open at on e t ime. I f you have subscribed to more than fo ur progr ams that run simultane ously , [...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a Web Presenter Prog ram 4-22 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Playing a Web Presente r Program When y ou play a program th at contains a web pres entation, the vie wer windo w launc hes and pla ys the audi o or video file. Th e Presen ter Client window , whic h displays web pa ges, also appears at th [...]

4-23 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a SlideCast Program Playing a SlideCa st Program IP/TV V iew er lets you play SlideCast presentatio ns, which per form the follo wing functions: • Display an IP/TV V ie we r with both a udio and video t ogether w ith a SlideC ast present atio n. • Display an IP[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playing a SlideCa st Program 4-24 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-1 7 IP/T V View er with SlideCast and A udio Figure 4-18 shows IP/TV V iewe r with audio and alternatin g video SlideCast. Figur e 4-18 IP/T V View er with A udio and Alt ernatin g Video Slide Cast The SlideCast win do w contains two [...]

4-25 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Playin g a ScreenCast er Pr ogram Playing a Scree nCaster Program W ith Scre enCa ster yo u can: • Add dynamically cap tured screen shots to a W eb Presenter broadcast from various applic ati on s r unnin g in re al time . • Includ e scr een sho ts of any size , up to [...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Assigni ng Favorite Progra ms 4-26 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 T o lear n wh ethe r the pro gra m ha s sc hedul ed r ep eated showings a nd to sub scr ibe to one or more of the repeated sho wings, follo w these steps: Step 1 Choose t he sc hedu led pr ogram t hat you want to subsc rib e t o in the Pr ogra[...]

4-27 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Assigning Favor ite Programs Figur e 4-19 F av ori tes Window with Sample Pr ograms Step 3 T o re move a prog ra m fr om the li st, ch oose t he pro gra m you wa nt to r em ove and click Remove . Creating an On -Demand Play list T o create a list of on-demand progr a ms th[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Searching for a Program 4-28 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-20 OnDemand Playlist Windo w with Sample Pr ogr ams Step 4 Choose t he p rog ram th at you wa nt to wat ch a nd clic k Wa t c h N o w . Only pr ograms th at app ear be lo w the selected p r ogram o n the li st will play in succession . Use[...]

4-29 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Searc hing for a P rog ram T o sea rch for a s che du led or o n-d em an d p rog ram listi ng , fol low these steps : Step 1 From th e IP/TV V iewer m ain w indow , choose Edit > Find . The Se arch Programs dialog box ap pears with the What, Where t ab on top. (See Figu[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Searching for a Program 4-30 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-22 Select Pr ograms Dialog Box Step 4 Choose the Fields tab . Choo se the f ields you wa nt to se arch for a matchi ng s tring. All f ield informatio n originated a t the time the p rogram w as created in IP/TV Content Ma nager . (See Fi g[...]

4-31 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Searc hing for a P rog ram Figur e 4-23 Sear ch Progr ams Dialog Bo x—Fields T ab • Click Check All to select all f ields. • Click Clea r All to clear all fi elds. Ta b l e 4 - 6 desc ribes th e fie lds. T able 4-6 Field T ypes Field Des cription Sessi on Name Prog r[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Usin g Ques tion Manage r 4-32 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Step 5 Choose the A dvanced tab . (See Figure 4-24 .) • Check th e Mat ch ca se check bo x if yo u want to match a string w ith spec ific capitali zation. • Check th e Ma tc h who le w o rd o nly check box to match th e whole st ring an d not [...]

4-33 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Using Quest ion Manager The moderato r can vie w t he questio ns that a pply to t he p rogram o v er the intran et, sort the questions, answer the questions as p art of t he presentation, export the questions t o be stored , or delete the questio ns after the presen tation[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Usin g Ques tion Manage r 4-34 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 4-25 Question Man ager Dialog Bo x Web-Based Question M anager W ith IP /TV V ersion 3.5, users c an a ccess Q ues tion M anager fr om the b rowser plug-ins. Users c an clic k the Click Here to Ask a Question to the Speak er li nk in the p[...]

4-35 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Advanced To pics Step 2 Enter your topic in the Subject f ield and you r questi on in the Quest ion field. Step 3 Click Submit . When you cli ck Submit , your questi on wil l go to the mode rator alon g with t he usernam e and e- ma il ad dr ess you en te red i n t he IP /[...]

Chapter 4 Using IP/TV Viewer Advanc ed Topics 4-36 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 • MPEG Audio Decoder This pr ope rty wi ndow allows you t o ad j ust t he s ound q ua lity an d ste reo or mono settings. L ower -quality audio settin gs allow the CPU to spend less time processing a udio and mo re t ime proc essi ng vi deo, r esulting i[...]

C HAPTER 5-1 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 5 Customizing the User Interface This cha pter describ es the proc edures for moving and hiding panes, and customi zing an d creat ing new toolbars. IP/ TV V i ewer allows you to change the appear ance of the mai n and viewer wind ows. Y o u can displ ay or hide panes and toolbar s, and you ca[...]

Chapter 5 C ustomizing the User Interface About Pan es 5-2 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 5-1 Dock ed P anes A float ing pan e is not attach ed to t he edge of the window . Y ou ca n resize a floa ting pane a nd move i t anyw here on y our sc re en. (Se e Figur e 5-2 .) Figur e 5-2 Floating P anes[...]

5-3 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 5 Customizi ng the User Inter face About Tool bars Moving Pa nes Y ou can move the Progra m Categories pane or adjust the widt h of the Program Li sti ng s pane by d raggi ng the mi ddle g ripp er ba r to the l eft or r ight . When moving the Program Ca tegories pane , turn on th e Allow Do cki[...]

Chapter 5 C ustomizing the User Interface About To olbars 5-4 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 5-3 Dock ed T oolbars A floating too lb ar is not attached to the edge o f the windo w . Y ou can resize a floati ng toolbar an d move it anywhere in your scree n. (See Figur e 5-4 .)[...]

5-5 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 5 Customizi ng the User Inter face About Tool bars Figur e 5-4 Floating Too lbars Built-In Toolbars IP/TV V iewer comes with sev e ral built-in tool bars. Y ou ca n add or remove command b uttons from bu ilt-in toolbars, b ut you cannot delete th em. Y ou can, howe ver , del et e t oolba rs tha[...]

Chapter 5 C ustomizing the User Interface About To olbars 5-6 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Displaying a nd Hiding To olbars T o display or a hide a toolbar , follow the se steps: Step 1 From IP/TV V iewer mai n window or viewer window , ch oose E d it > C u st om ize To o l b a r s . The Custo mize dialo g b ox ap pe ars w it h th [...]

5-7 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 5 Customizi ng the User Inter face About Tool bars Creatin g a Custom To olbar T o creat e your own custom tool bar , fo llow these step s: Step 1 In the Cu stomiz e di al og box, cl ick t h e To o l b a r s tab . Step 2 Click New . The New T oolba r dialo g box appe ars. Step 3 Enter the n ame[...]

Chapter 5 C ustomizing the User Interface About To olbars 5-8 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Adding and Remo ving Buttons on Toolba rs T o add b uttons to a built-i n toolbar or a toolbar you created, follo w these steps: Step 1 Make sure that the toolb ar is visible i n the Progra m Listings pa ne or viewer windo w . Step 2 In the Cu s[...]

C HAPTER 6-1 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser IP/TV can be incorpor ated i nto a web br owser as either a plug -in or a he lper application . This cha pter d escribes the proced ures fo r using IP/T V V ie wer and the Qu ickTime Player as bro wser plug-ins and helper applications . This chapter incl u des th[...]

Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Using IP /TV as a Plug-In 6-2 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Using IP/TV as a Plug-In There a re two wa y s to in corporate IP/TV into your web en vironment, each requiri ng v a rying levels of customizatio n on your part. T he two methods are using IP/TV V iewer as a browser plug-in an d as a help[...]

6-3 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 6 Using I P/TV in a Web Br owser Using IP/TV as a Plug-In Refer to the Cisc o IP/TV Ad minis tration and Configuration G uide for detailed informatio n on how to create and customize an IP/TV plug- in or helper application . The fo llo wing sec tions d escrib e how to launc h and run an IP/TV p[...]

Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Using IP /TV as a Plug-In 6-4 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Figur e 6-1 IP/T V as a Plug-In—On-Demand Pr ogram The VCR con trols for an on-dema nd program includ e Stop/Pl ay , positioning b u ttons, Position Control sl id er , Mute b utton, and v olume control. F or a scheduled program , the VC[...]

6-5 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 6 Using I P/TV in a Web Br owser Using Quick Time as a Plug -In Using the IP/TV Sample Plug-In If desired , yo u ca n use th e sa mple pl ug- in th at co mes with I P/T V , which is u sef ul if you want to lau nch and run IP/ TV V i ewer solely fro m a browser withou t any customizat ion. T o l[...]

Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Web-Bas ed Program Gu ide 6-6 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Questio n Manage r opens in a new browser window . Y ou can type y our quest i ons in the Ques tion Mana ger wind ow . The q uestions ar e sent to the Ques tion Manage r dae mon on I P/T V C ont ent Mana ge r . F or more in for mat io n o[...]

6-7 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Chapter 6 Using I P/TV in a Web Br owser Usin g IP/T V View er a s a Hel per A pplic atio n Using IP/TV Viewer as a Helper Application Y ou can set up IP/TV V iewer to be used as a he lper appli cati on. Th e following sections de scribe how to launch and run the IP/T V helper app licat ion. Note T o c[...]

Chapter 6 Using IP/TV in a Web Browser Usin g IP/TV View er as a Help er App lic ation 6-8 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01[...]

A-1 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 APPEND IX A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference This ap pendix lists and de scribes t he menu opt ions a nd toolba r buttons in bo th the IP/TV V iewer main and viewer windows. IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Optio ns Ta b l e A - 1 lists a n d desc ribe s the IP/TV V ie wer main windo w menu bar op tio[...]

Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewe r Main Windo w Menu Ba r Options A-2 Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide OL-3995-01 Vi e w P r o g r a m Inform ation Ctrl -I Disp lays pr ogram d escript ion and sc hedule info rmation for the se lected progr am. Y ou can also subscrib e to a p rog ra m usi ng thi s co mmand . W atch Program Ctrl-W[...]

A-3 Cisco I P/TV View er User Gui d e OL-3995-01 Append ix A Menu Bar and Too l Icon Refer ence IP/TV Viewer Main Window Menu Bar Options Settings Con tent Man agers Displays the Options dial og box with the Content Mana gers tab on top . Y ou can add or delete IP/TV C onten t Manager s. W indow Opti ons Displays the Options dial og box with th e W[...]

Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewe r Main Window Tools and I cons A-4 Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide OL-3995-01 IP/TV Viewer Main Window Tools and Ic ons Ta b l e A - 2 lists the tools a nd icons a vaila b le in the IP/TV V iewer main windo w . If you pl ace yo ur mo use cur sor over any of the to ols a nd ho ld i t th er e for [...]

A-5 Cisco I P/TV View er User Gui d e OL-3995-01 Append ix A Menu Bar and Too l Icon Refer ence IP/TV Viewe r Main Wi ndow Tools and I cons Show This W eek’ s Listings button Displa ys program listings for today and c urrent w eek only . Show This Mo nth’ s Listings button Displa ys pr ogr am list ings for cur rent mont h only . Show This Y ear[...]

Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewe r Main Window Tools and I cons A-6 Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide OL-3995-01 OnDemand Playlist butto n Op ens and closes th e OnDemand Pla ylist windo w . Personal Fa vorite s butto n O p en s and clo ses the Favorites window . Status ba r D ispla ys inform ation abou t curr ent progr am activi[...]

A-7 Cisco I P/TV View er User Gui d e OL-3995-01 Append ix A Menu Bar and Too l Icon Refer ence IP/TV Viewer Window Men u Bar Options IP/TV Viewer Window Menu Bar Options Ta b l e A - 3 list s the optio ns av ai lable i n the viewer window menu bar . SlideCast icon Indicates t h at a Sli deCast stream is pr esent in the progr am. This icon is locat[...]

Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewe r Window Menu Bar O ptions A-8 Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide OL-3995-01 V ide o Source s Lets you togg le add itional video s ources o n or of f (if present) . Full Scree n Ctrl -Pg Up Le ts you displa y a full- screen vi ewer window (if present) . W indow Al way s on T op Ct rl-T If chec ked,[...]

A-9 Cisco I P/TV View er User Gui d e OL-3995-01 Append ix A Menu Bar and Too l Icon Refer ence IP/TV V iewer Windo w Tools and Ic ons IP/TV Viewer Window Tools an d Icons Ta b l e A - 4 l ists the t ools and icons available on bo th the sc heduled a nd on-dem and vie wer windows. T able A -4 View er Windo w T ools and Icon s Icon Name Description [...]

Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewe r Window Tools and Icons A-10 Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide OL-3995-01 Copy Image bu tton Ca ptures a sc reen s hot of the curr ent video fram e and sa ves it to the c l ipbo ar d. 1 Stop button Stops the cu rrent pr ogram (both audio a nd video) a nd free zes the video im age. Only prese n t [...]

A-11 Cisco I P/TV View er User Gui d e OL-3995-01 Append ix A Menu Bar and Too l Icon Refer ence IP/TV V iewer Windo w Tools and Ic ons V olume Adjustment sli der ba r T urns the audi o volume up or do wn. Note that the contro l and mute f uncti on native to your compu ter overrides th is func tion. Recept ion quali ty indicators See the “Monitor[...]

Appendix A Menu Bar and Tool Icon Reference IP/TV Viewe r Window Tools and Icons A-12 Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide OL-3995-01 QoS video indi cator Indicates the t ype of QoS video that is en abl ed fo r a given transmission. See the “Monitor ing Qua lity” section i n Chapter 4 for informa tion on how to interpre t thes e in dica tor s. QoS aud[...]

IN- 1 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 INDEX Symbols .asf file and marke rs 4-14 .sdp f ile 4-7 A Apple Q uic kTim e plug -i n 6-2, 6-5 Ask a Question button A-9 Ask a question opt ion A-7 ass ignin g favori te programs 4-26 IP/TV Cont ent Managers 3-6 Audio icon A-6 audio in format ion 4-4 audio leve l 4-12 B bandwidth 4-7 best eff ort Q[...]

Index IN-2 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 customizing toolbars 5-3 user in terfac e 5-1 to 5-8 D default brow ser plug- in 6-5 demo instal lation 2-6 diagnos tic inf or matio n 4-7 differ ent types of vi ewers support fo r 1-5 Display Help button A-4 displaying panes 5-3 program informatio n 4-2 to 4-10 toolbars 5-6 docked pane s (figur[...]

IN- 3 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Index help xii Help Cont ents option A-3 helpe r applicat ion launching 6-7 running 6-7 hiding panes 5-3 toolbars 5-6 I icons program li sting wind ow A-4 to A -6 viewer wi ndow A-9 to A-12 incremen tal insta ller 2-8 indicator s QoS A-12 reception quality 4-17, A-11 infinity sig n A-11 installing IP[...]

Index IN-4 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 media cli p s playing be fore a sc he dule d ev en t 1-7 media po sitio n 4-13 media st reams select ing 4-19 minimal view mod e 4-19 monitori ng quality 4-16 moving panes 5-3 toolbars 5-6 MPEG 1-2 MPEG-2 dec ode r Mediamatic s 2-2 Optibase 2-2 MPEG -4 SlideCast support 1-5 MPEG- 4 Audio (AAC -L[...]

IN- 5 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Index playing pro grams audio an d video 4-12 in IP/TV Viewer 4-10 Screen C aster 4-25 Slid eC ast 4-23 Web Presenter 4-22 plug-in IP/T V as 6-2 QuickTime 6-2, 6-5 relation ship to progr ams 6-2 sample IP/TV 6-5 popup menu s 3-5 Position Control slider bar A-10 PowerPoint presentation 4-25 Print Setu[...]

Index IN-6 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 R reception quality indicator s 4-17, A-11 interpreting 4- 18 Refresh All Listings Now option A-2 Ref resh Listin gs butt on A- 4 requir ements hardware a nd so ft war e 2-2 Resource Reservati on Protocol . See RSVP retrie ving info rmation fr om web 4-2 RSVP 4-16 S sa mple pl ug-in 6-5 Sche dul[...]

IN- 7 Cisco IP /TV Viewer Us er Guide OL-3995-01 Index Status Bar opti on A-2 Stop button A-10 stream ing support 1-5 subscr ibing to a p rog ra m 4-8, 4-25 subscription info rmation 4-8 Subscriptions window 3-4 window butt on A-5 surfing fo r programs 4-10, 4-26 system requiremen ts 2-2 T toolbar butt ons A-4 to A-7 toolbars 5-3 to 5-8 tools progr[...]

Index IN-8 Cisco IP /TV Viewer User Gui de OL-3995-01 Web Presenter icon A-7 playing a pr ogram 4-22 window displ ay options 3-10 Window O pti ons op tio n A-3 Window s M edi a Ser vi ces 4-10 Windows NT regi stry 2-5[...]