ATI Technologies ATI Multimedia Center 8.1 manual

i A TI Multimedia Center 8.1 User’ s Guide P / N 13 7 - 7 0 26 8 - 2 0 Copyright © 2003, A TI T echnologi es Inc. All rights reserv ed. A TI and all A TI product and product feature na mes are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of A TI T echnologies Inc. Al l other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of [...]

ii Disclaimer While ev ery precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, A TI T echnologies Inc. assumes no liability with respect to the operation or use of A TI hardware , software or other products and documentation described herein, for an y act or omission of A TI concerning such products or this documentation, for any interru[...]

iii Contents Using Your ATI Multimedia Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Starting ATI Mu ltimedia Cent er ........................................................ ............ 2 Starting from LaunchPad.................. ................. ................. ................. ... 2 Starting from Windows® taskbar ................... .............[...]

iv Personal Video Recorder ..... ... .... ... ............. ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... .. 39 Personal Video Recorder settings......................... ................. ............... 40 One Touch Record................. ................... ................. ................. .......... 44 Achieving the best results with MPEG video rec[...]

v Video CD ............. ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... ... ............. .... ... ............. ... ... .. 72 Video CD Feature menu ................... ................. ................. .................. 73 Video CD keyboard shortcuts ..................... ................. .................... .... 74 Capturing still frames from Video [...]

vi File Player ........ ............. ................ ............. ............. ............ .......... 101 File Player Feature menu ............... ................. ................. ................... 103 File Player shortcut keys .................. ................. ................. ................ 104 THRUVIEW™ ................ .......[...]

1 Using Y our A TI Multimedia Center This chapter explains ho w to use the special features that your A TI Multimedia Center offers. The Multimedia Center is a suite of products that provides TV , V ideo CD, CD Audio, D VD, File Player , and Media Library in one package. Starting A TI Multimedia Cen ter 2 Online Help 3 A TI REMO TE WONDER™ 3 Mult[...]

2 Starting ATI Multimedia Center Star ting A TI Multimedia Center Star ting from LaunchP ad The LaunchPad provides a con venient way to start all your Mu ltimedia Center features — just click the feature you want. Launch Pad opens automatically when you start your computer , or if you prefer , you can right-click LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on St[...]

Online Help 3 Star ting from Windows ® taskbar 1 In the W indo ws taskbar, click Start , then point at Programs . 2 Point at A TI Multimedia Center , then select CD A udio , DV D , LaunchPad , File Play er , TV , Vi d e o C D , Media Library , or Configuration . F or information a bout using th e A TI Multimedia Cen ter featur es, see the online h[...]

4 Multimedia Center Configuration Too l Multimedia Center Configuration T ool When the Multimedia Center is running, you access settings via the Settings dialogs. Y ou can al so use the Multimedia Center Configuration T ool to access DVD audio settings, TV settings, PC Check, file types, and skin settings for the following purposes. • T o modify [...]

Multimedia Center Config uration Tool 5 T o access D VD audio settings Click the DV D tab in the Multimedi a Center Con figuration T ool. Three audio settings are av ailable. If your graphics card is an A TI RADEON or later , Adaptive Deinterlacing is available (see Deinterlacing in T o set up the P er sonal V ideo Recor der on page 41). Enabling t[...]

6 Multimedia Center Configuration Too l T o access PC Chec k PC Check ev aluates your computer syst em to determine if it is correctly set up for multimedia play back. If your computer fails any of the tests, PC Check recommends correctiv e action. 1 In W indows T askb ar , click Start , point at Programs , point at A TI Multimedia Center , then se[...]

TV 7 TV W atch T ele vision on your computer! Y ou can recei ve up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, full-motio n video on the whole screen or in a window . TV deli vers adv anced features: TV -On-Demand, Closed Captio ni ng, Personal V ideo Recorder , Still Capture, Channel Surfing, Scheduled Events, TV Listings, [...]

8 T V T o start TV from Launc h P ad Click the TV b utt on in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see pag e 2 . from Windo ws ® taskbar 1 In the W indo ws taskbar, click Start , then point at Programs . 2 Point at A TI Multimedia Center , then select TV . Y ou can also start TV from other Multimedia Center features installed on your syste[...]

TV 9 Setting up TV The first time you start TV , you must co mplete the Initiali zation W izard. A fter that, the Wizard will not run unless you want to re-run it in order to change settin gs. The Init iali zatio n W izard guides you quickly and easily throug h set tin g up TV channels, Parental Control, Sound, Recording Format, and TV- on-Demand. [...]

10 TV Click Next > . The Recording F o rm at Initializa tio n W izard appears. Follo w the Wizard’ s inst ructi o ns to select the defau l t recording format. Click Next > . The TV -On-Demand Init ialization W izar d appears. Follo w the W izard’ s inst ructions to set up a temp orary file and allocate file space. A v ailable time is indi[...]

TV 11 T o displa y preset siz es using the CTRL key TV Feature menu Y ou can access TV functions by right-clicking on the control panel or the viewing area of the display panel. This is v ery useful in full-screen mode. Tiny CTRL+1 Small CTRL+2 Medium CTRL+3 Large CTRL+4 T oggle between full screen and current size CTRL+F AL T+F Increase size of di[...]

12 TV Selection Function Video Size Indicates the sizes av ail able f or the current panel : Tiny 160 x 120 pixels Small 240 x 180 pixels Medium 320 x 240 pixels Large 640 x 48 0 pixels Full Screen Aspect Ratio Selects the width-to-height ratio for the video windo w: Non-Fixed Allows the window to be stretched to any propor tions. Standard Standard[...]

TV 13 TV keyboar d shor tcuts Y ou can use the following ke ys to control TV from your keyboard. Command Key(s) P ause Ctrl + B Pla y Ctrl + X T oggle Play / P ause Spacebar Skip f orwards / bac kwards End / Home V olume up / down (numeric ke ypad) - / + Í Î (alphanumeric keypad) _ / = , - / + Channel up / down Ï / Ð Setup Ctrl + S T oggle clos[...]

14 TV Command Key(s) THR UVIEW window (Blended Window , regardless of settings in Displa y Settings page) F5 THR UVIEW Desktop (Blended Desktop , regardless of settings in Displa y Settings page) F6 Video Desktop, regardless of settings in Display Settings page) F7 Minimize without Video Desktop or THR UVIEW F8 Re verse pla y (Jog Shuttle) incremen[...]

TV 15 TV display settings The Display settings pag e lets you cont rol how video is displayed in TV . T o open the Displa y sett ings page Click the Setup button in the TV cont rol panel, then click the Display tab . Selection Function Video Size Siz e Selects the size f or the current panel. Aspect Ratio Sets the width-to-heig ht ratio for the cur[...]

16 TV Selection Function Display Feature When Mi nimized Controls how TV behav es when minimized: Minimize TV TV beco mes an icon on your desktop . Video TV display replaces y our Desktop desktop patter n. THRUVIEW Blended Window : The current panel appears as a translucent lay er on top of any ot her windo ws. Blended Desktop : The current panel a[...]

TV 17 TV video settings The video settings page lets you choose a video connecto r and fine-tune video cha racteristics. T o o pen the Video settings page Click the Setup button in the T ele visi on control panel, then click the Vi d e o tab. Selection Function Connector Choose Analog TV T uner , Composite or S-Video inpu t. • If you choose Compo[...]

18 TV TV T uner settings The tuner settings page lets you autoscan for activ e TV channels, choose cable or antenna input, name chann els, and set channel-specific options . T o open the T uner settings page Click the Setup button in the TV cont rol panel, then click the TV T uner tab . Selection Function Channel Name Y ou can enter cha nnel names.[...]

TV 19 Channel Pr oper ty Details When you select a channel and then click the Details ... butt on in the TV T uner settings p age, the Channel P roperty Details page opens to let you set properties for particular channels — fa vorites list, channel assignmen t, and properties for audio, video, program lockout, and closed captioning. For e xample,[...]

20 TV Selection Function Channel Specific Settings A udio Click Aud i o , then click Details ... to open the Sound details page. Mute Settings Global Applies mute settings to selected channel. Mute On Mutes audio . Mute Off Cancels muting. SAP Settings see Secondary Audio Program (SAP) on page 23. Global Applies SAP settings to selected channel. St[...]

TV 21 TV Stills Gallery settings Y ou can capture still images fr om TV , and sav e them in the Stills Gallery . T o open the TV Stills Gallery settings pa g e Click the Setup button in the TV cont rol panel, then click the Stills Gallery tab. For information on the Stil ls Gallery , see Stills Gallery on page 65. TV Schedule settings The Scheduler[...]

22 TV A TI TV Bar Browse the W eb and watch TV at the same time, without resi zing your windows! A TI TV Bar displays TV in you r Internet Explorer W eb Browser . North American users can also view a display of channel names and numbers, with continuously updated program in formation. T o open A TI TV Bar 1 Launch Internet Explorer . 2 In Explorer?[...]

TV 23 Channel Surfing Y ou can browse through several TV channels simultaneously , and select channels by clicking on “thumbnail” images (miniature re presentations) of the channels. Each thumbnail displays the channel number , and is regularly updated to display the current program. • A password is required to access locked-out channels (see[...]

24 TV Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text ov er video, like a standard TV , and/or in a separate window beside the video. When you use the separate window , you can use the scroll bar to re view the last few minutes of text. Y ou can set the background color , the fo nt, and the font color for the window . T o displa y closed- captioned[...]

TV 25 Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed — over video or in a window — and the background color, the font, and the font color for the windo w . Y ou can also set up and enable the HotW ords and TV Magazine features. T o set up closed captioning Click the Setup button [...]

26 TV HotW ords™ Hav e your computer watch TV for you! When you turn on Closed Captioni ng (see Closed Captioning on page 24 ), you can specify words and phrases tha t T elevision will detect in the closed-captioned text. Y ou can set HotW ords to sho w the matched text, restore TV , play a sound, enable TV Magazine, or enable the Personal V ideo[...]

TV 27 TV Magazine Use TV Magazine to transcribe closed captioned broadcasting, including pictures and text. Y ou can save files as R TF (Rich T e xt Format), which preserves formatting, and can be used in many word processors, plain text (TXT), or Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Y ou can use the Schedule feature to start TV Magazine at dates and [...]

28 TV Selection Function File Name T ype a name f or the file. File Format Select a file format (RTF , TXT , or HTML). Options Overwrite files Check to o verwrite e xisting files. Uncheck to keep e xisting files. Remove Advertising (Nor th Ameri ca only) A utomatically ski ps commercial adver tisi ng when you display or transcribe close d captioned[...]

TV 29 External Captions suppor t When you record video using TV -On -Demand (see page 3 6 ) or the Personal V ideo Recorder (see page 39 ), the associated closed caption information is ad ded to the Media Library (see page 50 ). TV can display the searchable, printable closed caption text in three ways: • Over video in the video panel • In the [...]

30 TV Secondary A udio Program (SAP) The Secondary Audio Pr ogram can be used to broadcast, for example, language translations, r eading services for the visually impaired, weather forecasts, or information about a sho w . T o hear the Secondary Audio Pr ogram Right-click the Mute button in the T ele vision control panel, then click Sap in the drop[...]

TV 31 THR UVIEW ™ If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card, THR UVIEW Desktop and THR UVIEW W i ndo w are a v ailable. THR UVIEW Desktop . The current panel appears full-screen as a translucent layer on top of all other w indows when minimized. THR UVIEW Windo w . The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other wind[...]

32 TV Channel Lock out Channel Lock out lets y ou block pa rticular programs at specific times, and set a password to unlock them. Use the Program Lockout page to specify channel, time, and duration. T o se t Ch a nn e l Lo cko u t 1 Click the Setup button in the T ele vision control panel, then click the TV T uner tab . 2 Click the channel you wan[...]

TV 33 P arental Control Parental Control lets you restrict access to TV programs depending on their conten t rati ng. The video and audi o of programs that you restrict will not be recorded until the correct password is entered. T o set a P arental Control level Right-click the Parental Control button in the T ele vision control panel to display a [...]

34 TV Record ing Video and still images Full-motion vi deo . The Personal V ideo Recorder lets you record a clip of full-motion video plu s audio from your video source and sa ve it as an MPEG, A VI, A TI V CR (proprietary A TI video format), or WMV (W indows Media V ideo for streaming and download-and-play applications) file on your computer’ s [...]

TV 35 Recor ding a clip of video and audio fro m TV T o recor d a clip of video and audi o Click the Record button in the T ele vision control panel, or right-click the Record button an d select a duration from the menu. The Personal V ideo Recorder starts recording video and audio to your computer’ s hard disk. For information on recording forma[...]

36 TV-On-Demand™ TV -On-Demand ™ TV -On-Demand lets you pause a liv e program, return later, and resume watching where you left off. Y ou can view the show from the beginning, e ven after it has started, without waiting until the whole progr am is recorded. Y ou can quickly back up a progra m, wa tch the selected portion again, and fast-forw ar[...]

TV-On-Demand™ 37 T o pla y recorded vide o Click the Play button in the TV- on-Demand contro l panel. T o pause recorded video The Pause b u tton is displayed in liv e TV mode or in TV- on-Demand mode while recorded vide o is playing. When you click the Pause bu tt on, recorded video playback stops, displaying the last frame of video, TV- on-Dema[...]

38 TV-On-Demand™ T o mo ve within recorded video Using your mouse, drag the position slider to move forwards or backwards in delayed video. As you move the slider all the w ay to the right, the time display indicates Live . The Jog Shuttle feature pro vides high-speed playback — forwards or backwards. Using your mouse, drag the slider to the ri[...]

Personal Video Recorder 39 P ersonal Video Recor der The Personal V ideo Recorder pro vides simple controls and powerful recording options. Y o u can record a clip of fu ll- motion video and audio fro m your video source and save it as an MPEG, A VI, VCR, or WMV f ile. Y ou can play recorded files in the File Player (see F ile Player on page 101.) [...]

40 Personal Video Recorder When you right-click the record button, the following options are av ailabl e (the available times depend upon your hard disk space). P ersonal Video Record er settings Use the Personal V ideo Recorder settings pages to specify recording quality , durati on, general opti ons, and custom settings. Sev eral recording modes [...]

Personal Video Recorder 41 T o set up the Per sonal Video Recorder Click the Setup button in the TV control panel, then click the Personal V ideo Recorder tab . Selection Function Recording Preset These settings are dependent upon your system configuration. Each can be customized. Check DVD , Good , Longer , Video CD , or Custom . (The higher the q[...]

42 Personal Video Recorder Selection Function Motion-triggered recor ding Record video and audio, trigg ered by motion in the video frame. This f eatu re could be used f or secur ity applications or to record only materi al of interest over time. Y ou can specify an opti onal “include” rectangle that defines the area to watch f or motion, and a[...]

Personal Video Recorder 43 Using VideoSoap 1 In the Personal V ideo Recorder tab, click Map Preset , then choose a recording preset. 2 Click the Edit V ideoSoap button, choose a V ideoSoap type, then click the Next button. The V ideoSoap Configuration page opens. Y ou can apply up to four f ilters, each wi th its own noise reduction algorithm. Use [...]

44 Personal Video Recorder One T ouch Record One T ouch Record pro vides one-click recording for specific times and durations. The default recording qual ity is used (see Recording Quality in P ersonal V ideo Recor der settings on page 40.) Right-click the Record button in the control panel, then click the recording option that you want. Selection [...]

Personal Video Recorder 45 Achie ving the best results with MPEG video recording T o access MPEG properties 1 Click the setup button in the T ele vision control panel, then click the Personal V i deo Recorder tab . 2 In Recording Quality , click the Map Preset... b utto n. 3 Click D VD , then click the Edit... button. Captur e W izard (Step 1) appe[...]

46 Personal Video Recorder Video Format IBP Frames (Mbps) Minimum CPU Required I-Frame Only (Mbps) Minimum CPU Required 160x120 1.0 P200-MMX 1.0 P200-MMX 352x240 1.5 PII-266 2.0 P200-MMX 320x480 3.0 PII-400 4.0 PII-266 640x480 4.0 Athlon 600 6.0 PIII-450 720x480 4.0 Athlon 700 6.0 PIII-450 Mbps = Megabits per second, or millions of bits per second.[...]

MulTView™ 47 MulTView ™ If you hav e an A TI ALL-IN-WONDER card and an A TI TV WONDER PCI card installed, MulTV iew lets you watch a different channel in a secondary video windo w . Y ou can record video from your ALL-IN-WONDER card while you watch another channel on the TV WONDER. The secondary window can be in the following locations: Picture[...]

48 MulTView™ T o open and c lose MulTView 1 Right-click the control panel or the video panel. 2 In the Feature menu, click MulTV iew , then click Show . T o close MulTV ie w click the Close button . • Or right-click the control panel or the video panel. • In the Feature menu, click Show . T o c hang e the location of the MulTView window When [...]

MulTView™ 49 MulTView ke yboard shortcuts Y ou can use the following ke yboard shortcuts to control MulTV ie w . Command Key(s) T oggle MulTView window on / off Alt + H T oggle MulTView f ocu s Alt + O MulTVie w windo w in top-left of main video window Alt + Í MulTVie w windo w in bottom-lef t of main video window Alt + Ï MulTVie w windo w in b[...]

50 Media Library Media Library The Media Library provides a con venient way to manage and play all your multi media files. When you record video or audio, it is automatically added to the Media Library . Y ou can scan directories for multimedia conten t, filter by file type and date, set up playlists, and con vert media f iles to A TI VCR or MPEG-2[...]

Media Library 51 T o scan f or content 1 Click the Scan for Content bu tton to scan for media files in the directory you specify . 2 Select the content to scan for — All, Movie, Picture, Document, or TV -On-D emand — and follow the on-screen directions. Media Library adds any of the follo wi ng ty pes of files that it finds in the directory you[...]

52 Media Library Con ver ting media files When you capture video from TV , setting the Recording Quality to Good or Longer saves f iles in A TI VCR (Proprietary A TI video format), which can onl y be played on the A TI File Player . T o con vert A TI VCR files to MPEG-2 format 1 Add the .VCR f ile to the Media Library by scanning for content or by [...]

Media Library 53 Recommended content deletion Y ou can hav e the Media Library f ind and delete files that meet the following criteria. •A g e • T ime since last vie wed •S i z e •T y p e • Protection status 1 Right-click in the content (upper) windo w , then click Recommend Content Deletion . The Content Deletion page opens. 2 Select the[...]

54 TV Listings TV Listings Gemstar’ s GUIDE Plus+™ is an electronic television programming guide for Microsoft W indows. It pro vides advanced program information, such as station names and numbers, as well as program names and details. Y ou can schedule recording and viewing sessions, search for programs, and maintain a list of your fav orite [...]

TV Listing s 55 • Copy Check this to copy the TV Program Details panel’ s information into your Windo ws clipbo ard. • Right-clicking in the text area of the TV Program Details panel also provides access to the Au t o U p d a t e and Copy features. Setting up TV Listings Registration The first time you launch the G UIDE Plus+ system, you will[...]

56 TV Listings Getting around T o na vi gate the v arious TV Listings views, click the tab for the view you w ant, or select the appropriate view from the Vi e w menu at the top of the screen. Use the mouse or cursor k eys to mov e within the curren t view . Left-click to sel ect an item and d isplay its detail s in the de tails window abo ve the g[...]

TV Listing s 57 Viewing TV Listings works with your TV tu ner to automatical ly display shows. When you select a program for viewing, the W atch icon appears next to the title in an y vie w where that program is displayed. • T o remo v e a program from the W atch Schedule, simply click the W atch icon ne xt to the program ti tle. Views There are [...]

58 TV Listings Filter options Click the Filter icon to open the Filter options dialog, where you can adjust the current vie w and quickly locate programs. Select the boxes you want to apply to the current vie w , and click Close . Select the Use Station List checkbox to ap ply the most recently cust omized station list. Actors ta b The Actors tab d[...]

TV Listing s 59 Categories tab The Cate gories tab displa ys all genre categories in the current listings. A list of genre cat e gori es is di splayed o n the lef t of th e screen. • Click the category you want to view , to display all titles for that category on the right side of the screen. • Double-clicking on categories with a + sign opens [...]

60 TV Listings T ypically , you use the fa vorites list to find your preferred shows when your data file is updated. Select the Fav orites search from the list of searches, and the guide will look up and displ ay all your fa v orite items. Y ou can th en select any or all of these items into your Schedu le. Y ou can set Fa vorites in two ways: • [...]

TV Listing s 61 Schedules tab A schedule is a list of TV e vents that you hav e selected in any view , including search results. The schedule is in the form of a Log V iew (see page 57 ). There are three li st s you can choose from: • Wa t c h displays al l ev ents with at least the W atch indicator set. • Record displays all e vents with at le[...]

62 TV Listings Setting searc h parameters T o start a ne w search, in the Sear ch menu, click New Search ... to open the Search dialog, which you can use to set the following options: Use the icons at the top of the Search dialog to: • Create a ne w search • Load an existing search • Sav e the current search criteria • Run the current searc[...]

TV Listing s 63 Spor ts tab The Sports tab displays all spo rts sub-categories for all sporting ev ents in the current listin gs, on the left sid e of your screen. Click the category on the left si de of the screen for which you want to display all titles. T itles will appear on the right side of the screen. • If you have the Use Stat ion List ch[...]

64 TV Listings Titles tab The T itles tab displays all titl es in the current li stings, on the left side of your screen. Click a title to display all show times for that title, on the right side of your screen. • Use the arrow k e ys to scroll up or down. Y ou can also t ype a partial or full T itle name in the textbox above the T itle li st , a[...]

Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery The still images you capture from TV , V ideo CD, or File Player are sav ed i n the Stills Gallery . Y ou can sav e images in a v ariety of graphics formats and sizes. The Stills Gallery contr ols let you delete images, hide them, sav e them as wallpaper , and print them. Y ou can check multiple Capture options in t[...]

66 Stills Gallery T o set up the Stills Gallery Click the Setup button in the Stills Gallery , TV , Fil e Player , or V ideo CD control panel, th en click the Stills Gallery tab. Selection Function Capture Options Capture to Gallery Captures still images to the Stills Galle r y . Capture to n umbered file Stores captured images i n nu mbered files [...]

CD Audio 67 CD A udio Use CD Audio to play standard audio CDs. Adva nced features such as Random play , Intro play (which plays the first ten seconds of each track) and Loop play are av ailable. The Schedule feature lets you schedule CD playback o n dates and times you specify (see Schedule on page 110). When you click t he logo in the control pane[...]

68 CD Audio CD A udio keyboard shortcuts Y ou can use the following ke ys to control CD Audio from your keyboard. Command Key(s) P ause Ctrl + B Pla y Ctrl + X Stop Ctrl + Z T oggle Play / P ause Spacebar Eject Ctrl + E V olume up / down (numeric ke ypad) - / + Í / Î (alphanumeric keypad) _ / = , - / + Setup Ctrl + S Help F1[...]

CD Audio 69 CD A udio settings Use the CD Audio Settings page to set up playlists and shuffle play , and to use an LCD panel for track number and playback time. T o set up CD Audio Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel, then click the CD Player Settings tab . Selection Function Play List Displays all tr acks in the pla yl ist (the li[...]

70 CD Audio CD A udio preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you control Po wer Management settings in CD Audio. T o open the Prefer ences settings pa ge Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel, then click the Preferences tab . Clic k the Help b utton o n this settings page for more information on P ower Mana gement. C[...]

CD Audio 71 CD A udio Schedule settings Y ou can schedule CD Audio to play on the dates and times you specify . If you ha ve the features installed, you can also schedule ev ents fo r TV Magazine, Personal V ideo Recorder , File Player , and TV . T o o pen the CD Audio Sc hedule settings page Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel, th[...]

72 Video CD Video CD V ideo CD plays V ideo CD 1.0 CDs, V ideo 2.0 Interacti ve CDs, and Karaoke CDs. When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “ About... ” notice appears. If you hav e more than one feature installed, a T ask menu displays av ail able and acti ve features. F or information about using V ideo CD[...]

Video CD 73 Video CD Feature menu Y ou can access V ideo CD functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is v ery useful in full-screen mode. Selection Function Setup Open the Video C D setup page. Eject CD Eject the video CD from the dri ve. Play Pa u s e Stop Play the loaded Video CD . P ause playback. Stop pla[...]

74 Video CD Video CD keyboar d shor tcuts Y ou can use the following ke ys to control V ideo C D fro m your keyboard. Command Key(s) P ause Ctrl + B Pla y Ctrl + X T oggle Play / P ause Spacebar Skip f orwards / bac kwards End / Home Eject Ctrl + E V olume up / down (numeric ke ypad) - / + Í / Î (alphanumeric keypad) _ / = , - / + Setup Ctrl + S [...]

Video CD 75 Capturing still frames fr om Video CDs T o c apture still frames fr om Video CDs Click the Capture button in the V ideo CD control panel . The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery (s ee Stills Gallery on page 65). Zooming and P a nning Y ou can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a s elected portion of the scre[...]

76 Video CD Video CD Display settings Use the V ideo CD Display settings pages to set up video size and general operation. T o open the Video CD Displa y settings page Click the Setup button in the V ideo CD control panel, then click the Displa y tab . Selection Function Video Size Choose playback siz e: 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or Fullscreen. If the [...]

Video CD 77 Video CD Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed – over video or in a windo w – and the preferred language, the font, and the font color fo r the window . Selection Function Video Windo w Off Do not display closed captioned te xt. English Display closed caption[...]

78 Video CD Video CD Preferences settings Use the V ideo CD Preferences se ttings page to set up general characteristics for your player . T o open the Video CD Preferences settings page Click the Setup button in the V ideo CD control panel, then click the Preferences tab . Video CD Stills Gallery settings Y ou can capture still images from V ideo [...]

DVD 79 DV D D V D (Digital V ersat ile Disc) is a high-density format that provides as much as 17 Gigabytes of storage — 25 times more than a CD-R OM. This v astly increased capacity lets you view a full-length movie or play games that used to require multiple CDs. When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel, the “ Abo[...]

80 DVD What can I pla y on my D VD drive? Y ou can play all video discs, including encrypted (copy- protected) and inte ractiv e titles. Sizing the Video Displa y panel Y ou can resize the video display panel by using your mouse to drag an edge, and you can use the AL T or CTRL key to display these preset screen sizes: Full-screen controls When you[...]

DVD 81 D VD feature menu Y ou can access D VD functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is very useful when you play f iles in full-screen mode. Selection Functio n Setup Opens the Preferences page. Hide controls Hides the full-screen controls (see Fu ll-screen controls on page 80). Eject Opens/closes the D VD[...]

82 DVD D VD keyboar d shor tcut s Y ou can use the following ke ys to control D VD from yo ur keyboard. Command Key(s) Help F1 Show / hide controls F2 Pla y / P ause Spacebar P ause Ctrl + B Pla y Ctrl + X Stop playbac k Ctrl + Z T oggle Play / P ause Spacebar Skip f orwards / bac kwards End / Home V olume up / down (numeric ke ypad) - / + (alphanu[...]

DVD 83 Command Key(s) Mov e selection up Mov e selectio n down Ï Ð Mov e selection left Mov e selection right Í Î Displa y at 50% Displa y at 75% Displa y at 100% Displa y at 200% Alt / Ctrl +1 Alt / Ctrl +2 Alt / Ctrl +3 Alt / Ctrl +4 About Alt + A Setup Alt + S Exit Alt / Ctrl + F4 T o ggle Alwa ys On T op Alt / Ctrl + T Eject disk Alt / Ctrl[...]

84 DVD Playing D VD-Video Discs All D VD players and drives will read audio CDs and CD-R OMs , and play music from Enhanced CDs (CD Plus , CD Extra). To p l a y D V D d i s c s Place a D VD disc in your DVD dri ve, then click the Play D VD button in the File Open dialog. If you experience problems see D VD problems on page 121. It is the n ature of[...]

DVD 85 Selecting audio channels When you view a standard D VD-V ideo disc that has multiple audio streams, clicki ng the audio channel button displays a pop-up menu of available audio streams. The currently-playing channel is checkmarked. • D V D-V ideo Discs can support up to eight audio channels, but not all discs pro vide them. Setting up subt[...]

86 DVD T o set up extern al subtitles Click the Closed Caption button in the D VD control panel, then click the Set External Subtitl e button, and select your subtitle file. Y ou can add and remove D VDs from the External Subtitle list , change the D VD’ s title, and adjust the frame rate. Using the me nus Click the Menus button in the D VD contr[...]

DVD 87 Searc hing D VD discs D V D-V ideo Disc content co nsists of “titles” (m ovies or albums), and “parts of titles” (chapters or songs). Use Search to go to a specif ic location on the disc. Click the Search button in the DVD control panel to open the search dialog. Y o u can search DVD discs for: • T itle (usually a whole movie or al[...]

88 DVD Zooming and P a nning Y ou can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return you r display to nor mal . T o zoom in Click within the disp lay pan el, then hold down the mouse b utton and draw a rectan gle around the area you want to zo om. Or right-click the 1:1 button to open a menu where [...]

DVD 89 THR UVIEW ™ If your computer uses a RADEON or later video card, THR U VIEW Deskt op and THRUVIEW W indow are a vailable. THR UVIEW Desktop . The current panel appears full-screen as a translucent layer on top of all other w indows when minimized. THR UVIEW Windo w . The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of any other windo[...]

90 DVD Each time the Player creates a bookmar k or exits the Setup W izard, it sorts bookm arks by creation date, and deletes bookmarks older than the expiry date y ou specified. T o ensure that the maximum number of boo kmarks is not e xceeded, the Player deletes bookmarks, starting with th e oldest. Chapter P review When you eject a D VD disc bef[...]

DVD 91 A/B Repeat Y ou can play a section of a D V D disc by setting a start point (A) and an end point (B) in the disc, and play that sectio n continuously . 1 Click the A/B Repeat b u tt on once to set the start point. Playback continues. 2 Click the A/B Repeat button ag ain to set the end point. Looped playback begins from the start point to the[...]

92 DVD D VD Display settings The Display settings pag e lets you cont rol how video is displayed in D VD. T o open the Displa y sett ings page Click the Setup button in the D VD con tro l panel , then click the Display tab. Selection Function Display Size Display video at 50%, 75%, 100%, or full screen. Options Keep Aspect Ratio Maintains the aspec[...]

DVD 93 D VD Preferences settings The Preferences settings page le ts you control some of the D VD default va lues. T o open the Prefer ences settings pa ge Click the Setup button in the D VD con tro l panel , then click the Preferences tab . Selection Function Preferred Languag e Select a 1st choice and a 2nd choice for y our preferred language. ?[...]

94 DVD D VD Initialization Wizard When you click the Initialization Wizard b utton, the second page of the W izard provides options for controllin g book marks: D VD-Video settings The V ideo Settings page lets you con trol how video is displayed in D VD. T o o pen the DVD-V ideo settings page Click the Setup button in the D VD con tro l panel , th[...]

DVD 95 D VD Closed Captioning Display closed captioned text ov er video, and/or in a separate window beside the video. When you use the separate window , you can use the scroll bar to revie w th e last few minutes of text. Y ou can set the background color, the font, and the font color for the window . T o displa y closed captioned text Click the C[...]

96 DVD Closed Caption settings The Closed Caption settings page lets you specify how closed captioned text is displayed — over video or in a window — and the background color, the font, and the font color for the window . T o set up closed captioning Click the Setup button in the D VD con tro l panel , then click the Closed Caption tab. Selecti[...]

DVD 97 D VD-Video audio settings the Audio settings page lets you control how D VD handles audio. T o open the A udio settings page Click the Setup button in the D VD con tro l panel , then click the A udio tab . The Multimedia Center suppor ts standard D VD-Video , which provides stereo and compressed, multi-channel surround sound using Dolby ® D[...]

98 DVD S/PDIF S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital In terf ace) allows transfer of digital audio from one location to another with out analog con version; it is the standard form at for exchanging digital audio signals between consumer audio com pon ents. Connections can be coaxial or optical. Y ou can connect your ALL-IN-WONDER’ s aud io output directly[...]

DVD 99 Some discs may not support the aspect ratio you select. F or example, selecting letterbox for a disc that contains onl y 4:3 data will not pr ovide letterbox playback. Selection Function Enable Adv anced Aspect Ratio This option lets you mak e selection in the controls listed below . Aspect Ratio Sets the def ault aspect ratio f or all D VD [...]

100 DVD D VD Schedule settings If you have the features installed, you can schedule ev ents for TV Magazine, Personal V ideo Recorder , File Player , and TV . T o open the D VD Sc hedule settings page Click the Setup button in the D VD con tro l panel , then click the Schedule tab . The Schedule W izard will guid e you through creating new schedule[...]

File Player 101 File Pla yer Use the File Player to play various multimedia f ile formats. The types of file you can play depend s on your system’ s software. For e xample, MPEG-2 file playback is a vailable if software such as A TI’ s D VD Player or other MPEG-2 decoders is installed. Y ou can play the follo wing, multimedia files: •A V I ?[...]

102 File Pl ayer T o start File Player from Launc h P ad Click the File Player button in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see pa ge 2. from Windo ws ® taskbar 1 In the W indo ws taskbar, click Start , then point at Programs . 2 Point at A TI Multimedia Center , then select File Player .[...]

File Player 103 File Play er Feature menu Y ou can access File Player functions by right-clicking on the video viewing area or the control panel. This is v ery useful when you play files in full-screen mode. Selection Functio n Setup Open the File Play er Setup page. Hide/Show Controls Hide the File Play er Control panel. Play Pla y the current fil[...]

104 File Pl ayer File Play er shor tcut keys Y ou can use the following k e ys to control File Player from your keyboard. Command Key(s) P ause Ctrl + B Pla y Ctrl + X T oggle Play / P ause Spacebar Stop Ctrl + Z Skip f orwards / bac kwards End / Home Ne xt / pr e vious track P age Up / Page Down V olume up / down (numeric ke ypad) - / + Í Î (alp[...]

File Player 105 THR UVIEW ™ If your computer uses a RA DEON™ or later video card , THR U VIEW Deskt op and THRUVIEW W indow are a vailable. THR UVIEW Desktop . The current panel appears full-screen as a translucent layer on top of all other w indows when minimized. THR UVIEW Windo w . The current panel appears as a translucent layer on top of a[...]

106 File Pl ayer Zooming and P a nning Y ou can zoom in on the video in the Display panel to enlarge a selected portion of the screen, and return you r display to nor mal . T o zoom in Click within the disp lay pan el, then hold down the mouse b utton and draw a rectan gle around the area you want to zo om. Or right-cli ck the 1:1 button to o pen a[...]

File Player 107 File Play er Display settings The Display settings pag e lets you cont rol how video is displayed in the Fil e Player . T o open the Displa y sett ings page Click the Setup button in the File Player control panel, then click the Displa y tab . Selection Function Video Size Display video at 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or full screen. Optio[...]

108 File Pl ayer File Play er Preferences settings The Preferences settings page lets you specify power management settings. File Play er Closed Caption settings The File Player Closed Caption settings page lets you control ho w closed captions are di splayed in File Player . • File Player Closed Captioning is only av ailable for A TI VCR files ([...]

File Player 109 External Captions suppor t When you record video using TV -On -Demand (see page 3 6 ) or the Personal V ideo Recorder (see page 39 ), the associated closed caption information is ad ded to the Media Library (see page 50 ). File Player can displa y the searchable, printable closed caption text in three w ays: • Over video in the vi[...]

110 Schedule T o c apture still frames fr om File Pla yer Click the Capture button in the File Player control panel. The frame is captured to the Stills Gallery (see S tills Gallery on page 65). File Play er Schedule settings Y ou can schedule the File Player to play media files on the dates and times you specify . If you ha ve the features install[...]

Schedule 111 Schedule settings Selection Function Name The name of the e vent. Check ed ev ents are active. Feature The feature to schedule: CD A udio, File Pla yer , T elevision, TV Magazine, Video Recording, or Video CD . When When the ev ent occurs. Next Run Time The next time the e vent will r un. Modify Click to change values f or a scheduled [...]

112 TV Out TV Out Y ou can connect a tele vision set as your computer’ s display , and use your Multimedia Center to view computer output directly on your television in NTSC or P AL formats, connect using Composite or S-V ideo output capabilities, and display images on the TV and PC monitor simultan eously . TV Out provides a big-screen e xperien[...]

Multi-Monitor Support 113 Multi-Monitor Suppor t The D VI-I interface on ALL-IN-WONDER cards can be us ed to attach a D V I disp lay or an analog mo nitor , using the supplied D V I- I-to-VGA adapter . Te l e t e x t A TI’ s new T eletext application lets you get the most out of working with T eletext. A TI T eletext eliminates all the familiar d[...]

114 Troubleshooting T roub leshooting If you hav e problems with vid eo or audio, try these suggest ions. A udio problems ... Prob lem Suggested solutio n No Sound If y ou hav e e xter nal speakers, ensure that the y are pow ered-on ( PO WER indicator light is on) and connected to the LINE - OUT or SPEAK ER OUT connectors on your sound card. Still [...]

Troubleshooting 115 Prob lem Suggested solutio n No sound from TV Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL-IN-WONDER card and your sound card is correct. F or complete installation instr uctions, ref er to the appropr iate Installation and Setup User’ s Guide : • ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500D V / 8500 / 7500 / RADEON • ALL-IN-WONDER 970[...]

116 Troubleshooting Prob lem Suggested solutio n No sound from TV Ensure that the audio connection between your ALL-IN-WONDER card and your sound card is correct. F or complete installation instr uctions, ref er to the appropr iate Installation and Setup User’ s Guide: • ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series • ALL-IN-WONDER 9000 PRO . Prob lem Suggested [...]

Troubleshooting 117 Prob lem Suggested solutio n Can’t record sound when recor ding from a videotape Left and right audio o utput from your VCR must be connected to your ALL-IN-WONDER card (note that S-Video does not provide an audio connection). For complete installation instructions, refer to the ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500D V / 8500 / 7500 / RAD[...]

118 Troubleshooting Prob lem Suggested solutio n No sound on the videot ap e when outputting to a VCR Left and right audio o utput from your VCR must be connected to your ALL-IN-WONDER card (note that S-Video does not provide an audio connection). For complete installation instructions, refer to the ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500D V / 8500 / 7500 / RADE[...]

Troubleshooting 119 Video prob lems ... Prob lem Suggested solutio n Video is unstable or onl y blac k and white Check that y ou are using the correct broadcast standard fo r ma t : • See Broadcast Standard in TV video settings on page 17. Fo r proper operatio n, you must specify y our countr y in the TV Channels Initializa tion Wizard (see page [...]

120 Troubleshooting Prob lem Suggested solutio n Drop ped frames during video recording Dropped frames during video recording ind icates that some par t of the system is not fast enough to keep up with the recording. Recording video is a ver y demanding task f or e ven the most pow e rful system. T o achiev e the best results, y ou must dedicate th[...]

Troubleshooting 121 DV D p ro b l e m s The follo wing information applies to Windo w s ® 9 8 and W indows Me, but man y of the suggestions may also apply to W indows 2000. Before proceeding, ensure that your computer meets these conditions: • An A TI display adapter is installed • A current A TI display driver is installed • The A TI Multim[...]

122 Troubleshooting A TI display adapters with TV OUTPUT capability will enable copy protection during D VD movie playback. The cop y- protected video will effecti v ely prev ent a VCR from recording a watchable movie. If you videot ape a copy-protected mo vie and then play it back, you will typi cally see occasiona l glimpses of the movie interspe[...]

Troubleshooting 123 Suggested solutions Close other pro g rams . If a D VD movie is jump y or drops frames , other tasks may be causing the problem. Many programs displa y an icon on the Windows taskbar . Right-cli ck the icon, then click Exit or Close. Ensure that a current version of DirectX is in stalled . V er y gene rally , DirectX is an inter[...]

124 Troubleshooting Suggested solu tions Remov e Real Mode (DOS) drivers f or the D VD-ROM drive . Real mode CD- ROM drivers ma y interfere with proper D VD-ROM operation. Real mode drivers f or the CD-ROM are only required if you wish to access the CD- ROM from DOS . Look in the CONFIG.S YS file for CD-R OM drivers that ma y be loaded. F ollowi n [...]

Troubleshooting 125 Suggested solu tions Enable DMA f or the D VD dr ive in Windows . Windows DMA suppor t for D VD drives usually improv es playback perf or ma nce. PC Chec k tests your DMA settings (see T o access PC Check on page 6.) Install the D VD dr ive on the second IDE channel as a Master de vice . D VD drive performance is best when the D[...]

126 Troubleshooting Suggested solu tions Configure the D V D-ROM drive as a MASTER. D VD-ROM drives typically ha v e jumpers use d to select MASTER or SLA VE operation. These jumpers are usually l ocated on the rear of the D VD-ROM drive. There should be a label on the drive that will indicate where the jumper should be p ositioned to se t the dr i[...]

Troubleshooting 127 Suggested solu tions 6 When Windows 9x loads , open WINDOWS EXPLORER and see if you can find the D VD-ROM driv e. In the e xample descr ibed here the D VD- ROM drive should appear as drive lett er D:. (Because there is only one hard disk (C:) and we are assuming that it is not par titioned); If your hard disk has been par tition[...]

128 Troubleshooting Suggested solu tions If pr oblems per sist: BEFORE you call Customer Suppor t, pl ease hav e the follo wing information ready: • Detailed descri ption of th e problem • Motherboard manufacturer • System BIOS manuf acturer • Make and model of D VD drive • D VD drive interf ace (IDE or SCSI) • Drive letter assigned to [...]

129 Symbols .mid 101 .mp2 101 .mp3 101 .mpeg 101 .mpg 101 .vcr 101 .wav 101 A A/B Repeat 91 Advanced Aspect Ratio 98 ATI TV Bar 22 controls 22 Autoscan 18 AVI 101 B Bookmarks DVD 89 C Cable standard 18 CD Audio 67 CD Databas e 70 keyboard shortcuts 68 preferences settings 70 Schedule settings 71 settings 69 CD Database 70 Channel Lockout passwords [...]

130 DVD-Audio, DVD-A 5, 97 E Exporting recorded video 38 External Captions support File Player 52, 109 Media Library 52 TV 29 F Feature menu DVD 81 File Player 103 TV 11 Video CD 73 File Player 101 Closed Caption settings 108 Display settings 107 External Captions support 109 Feature menu 103 keyboard shortcuts 104 Preferences 108 Schedule Settings[...]

131 One Touch Record 44 setting up 39 settings 40 VideoSoap 39 Picture in Picture 9, 47 Picture outsid e Picture 47 R Recommended content deletion 53 Recording Format Initialization Wizard 10 Recording video and still images 34 Region codes 100 REMOTE WONDER 3 Resource conflict 2 S S/PDIF 98 SAP 30 Schedule settings 111 Wizard 110 Schedule Wizard C[...]

132 One Touch Record 44 Parental Control 33 Personal Video Recorder 39 recording a clip of v ideo and audio from TV 35 recording video and still images 34 Schedule settings 21 Secondary Audio Program 30 setting up 9 Stills Gallery 65 Stills Gallery settings 21 TTHRUVIEW Desktop, THRUVIEW Window 31 tuner settings 18 TV Bar 22 TV Listings 54 TV Magaz[...]

133 W Wizard 40, 110 Channel Lockout 32 HotWords 26 Recording Format Initialization 10 Schedule 110 Sound Initialization 9 TV Channels Initialization 9 TV Magazine 25, 27 TV Parental Control 9 TV-on-Demand 10 Z Zoom and pan 30 Zooming and panning DVD 88 File Player 106 Video CD 75[...]

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