ATI Technologies 137-70480-10 manual

i A TI Multimedia Center 8.2 User’ s Guide P/N 137-70480 -10 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 their resp[...]

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 Media Library ............ ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. .. 45 Filtering files ........... ........... ... ........... ... ........... ... ........... ........... ... .......... 46 Converting media files .......... ........... .............. .............. ........... ............. 46 Making Playlists .[...]

v File Player ........ ............. ............ ............. ................. ............ ............ 74 File Player Feature menu ............... .............. ............ ........... .............. .... 76 File Player shortcut keys ........................ .............. ........... .............. ....... 77 THRUVIEW™ ................ ..[...]

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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, File Player , and Media Library in one package. St arting A TI Multimedia Center 2 Online Help 3 A TI REMOTE WONDER™ 3 Multimedia [...]

2 Starting ATI Multimedia Center Star ting A TI Multimedia Center Star ting from LaunchP ad The LaunchPad pro vides a con v enient way to start all your Multimedia Center features — just click the feature you want. Launch P ad opens automa tically when you start your computer , or if you prefer , you can right-click LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on[...]

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 , LaunchPad , File Player , TV , Vi d e o C D , Media Library , or Conf iguration . F or information about using th e A TI Multimedia Center featur es, see the online help. Onl[...]

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 TV settings, PC Check, f ile types, and skin settings for the following purposes. • T o modify settings that do no[...]

Multimedia Center Config uration Tool 5 T o access PC Check PC Check ev aluates your comp uter syst em to det ermine if it is correctly set up for multimedia play back. If your computer fails any of the tests, PC Check recommends correcti v e action. 1 In W indo ws T askb ar , click Start , point at Programs , point at A TI Multimedia Center , then[...]

6 T V TV W atch T ele vi sion on your computer! Y ou can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels in smooth, full- motion video on the whole screen or in a window . TV deli vers adv anced features: Closed Captioning, Personal V ideo Recorder , Still Capture, Channel Surfing, Scheduled Events, TV Listings, Parental Control[...]

TV 7 Setting up TV The first time you start TV , you must co mplete the Initiali zation W i zard. After 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, and R ecording Format. Initializa tio[...]

8 T V Click Next > . The Recording F o rm at Initializa tio n W izard appears. Follo w the Wizard’ s inst ructi o ns to sele ct the defau lt recording format. Click Next > . The End of In itialization W izar d panel appears. Click Finish to complete TV setup. Sizing the TV display Y ou can resize the TV display using the mouse, the Maximize[...]

TV 9 T o displa y preset siz es using the CTRL k ey 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[...]

10 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 11 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 V olume up / down (numeric ke ypad) - / + Í Î (alphanumeric keypad) _ / = , - / + Channel up / down Ï / Ð Setup Ctrl + S T oggle closed captio ns Ctrl + C Unzoom Alt + Z Still capture Ctrl + Inser t Size[...]

12 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 Set Analog TV T uner i nput connector[...]

TV 13 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[...]

14 TV Selection Function Display Feature When Mi nimized Controls how TV behav es when minimized: Minimize TV TV becomes 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 wind o ws. Blended Desktop : The current panel a[...]

TV 15 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 vision control panel, then click the Vi d e o tab. Selection Function Connector Choose Analog TV T uner , Composite or S-Video input. • If you choose Composi[...]

16 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 17 Channel Pr oper ty Details When you select a channel and then click the Details ... butt on in the TV T uner settings page, th e Channel Property Details page opens to let you set properties for particular channels — fa v orites list, channel assignmen t, and properties for audio, video, program lockout, and closed captioning. For e xample,[...]

18 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 21. Global Applies SAP settings to selected channel. St[...]

TV 19 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 Stills Gallery , see Stills Gallery on page 60. TV Schedule settings The Scheduler [...]

20 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 21 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[...]

22 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 23 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 o u can also set up and enable the HotW ords and TV Magazine features. T o set up closed captioning Click the Setup button[...]

24 TV HotW ords™ Hav e your computer watch TV for you! When you turn on Closed Captioni ng (see Closed Captioning on page 22 ), 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 25 TV Magazine Use TV Magazine to transcribe closed captioned broadcasting, including pictures and text. Y ou can save files as R TF (Rich T ext F ormat), which preserv es 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[...]

26 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 v erwrite existing files . Uncheck to keep e xisting files. Remove Advertising (Nor th Ameri ca only) A utomatically skips co mme rcial adver tising when you display or transcribe closed captione [...]

TV 27 External Captions suppor t When you record vid eo using the Personal V ideo Recorder (see page 34 ), the associated closed cap tion information is added to the Media Library (see pa ge 45 ). TV can display the searchable, printable closed caption text in three ways: • Over video in the video panel • In the Closed Captioni ng W indo w • [...]

28 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 29 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[...]

30 TV Channel Lock out Channel Lock out let s you blo ck pa rticular programs at specif ic 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 n ne l L ocko 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 w[...]

TV 31 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 [...]

32 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 T I video format), or WMV (W indo ws Media V ideo for streaming and download-and-play applications) file on your computer’ [...]

TV 33 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[...]

34 Personal Video Recorder 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 74.) A[...]

Personal Video Recorder 35 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 options, and custom settings. Sev eral recording modes a[...]

36 Personal Video Recorder T o set up the P er 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[...]

Personal Video Recorder 37 Selection Function Motion-triggered recor ding Record video and audio, triggered by motion in the video frame. This f eatu re could be used for security a pplications or to record only mater ial of intere st over time . Y ou can specify an opti onal “include” rectangle that defines the area to watch f or motion, and a[...]

38 Personal Video Recorder 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 [...]

Personal Video Recorder 39 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 35.) Right-click the Record button in the control panel, then click the recording option that you want. Selection [...]

40 Personal Video Recorder Achie ving the best results with MPEG video recor ding 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 izar d (Step 1) ap[...]

Personal Video Recorder 41 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.[...]

42 MULTVIEW™ MUL TVIEW ™ If you hav e an A TI ALL-IN-WOND ER card and an A TI TV WONDER PCI card installed, MUL TVIEW 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: Pictu[...]

MULTVIEW™ 43 T o open and c lose MUL T VIEW 1 Right-click the control panel or the video panel. 2 In the Feature menu, click MUL TVIEW , then click Show . T o close MUL TVIEW 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 MUL T VIEW window Wh[...]

44 MULTVIEW™ MUL TVIEW keyboar d shor tcut s Y ou can use the following ke yboard shortcuts to control MUL TVIEW . Command Key(s) T oggle MUL TVIEW wind ow on / off Alt + H T oggle MUL TVIEW focus Alt + O MUL TVIEW window in top-left of main video window Alt + Í MUL TVIEW window in bottom-left of main video window Alt + Ï MUL TVIEW window in bo[...]

Media Library 45 Media Library The Media Library provides a con v enient 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 v ert media files to A TI VCR or MPEG-[...]

46 Media Library 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 fo r — All, Movie, Picture, or Document, — and follo w th e on-screen directions. Media Library adds any of the follo wi ng ty pes of files that it finds in the directory you specif ied.[...]

Media Library 47 T o con vert A TI VCR files to MPEG-2 format 1 Add the .VCR f ile to the Media Library b y scanning for content or by dragging it into the Media Library's content (upper) window . 2 Right-click the file, then click Export to MPEG-2 ... in the drop-down menu. 3 Sav e the file in the location of your choice (the def ault is My D[...]

48 Media Library 2 Select the criteria for deletion, then click Next . The Contents Recommended page opens. 3 T o delete selected f iles, click the file(s) you want to delete, then click Remove Selected . T o r emov e all files, cl ick Remove All . 4 Click Finish .[...]

TV Listing s 49 TV Listings Gemstar’ s GUIDE Plus+™ is an electronic television programming guide for Microsoft W indows. It provides 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 [...]

50 TV Listings • 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 [...]

TV Listing s 51 Getting around T o na vigate the v arious TV Listings vie ws, click the tab for the view you w ant, or select the appropriate view from the Vie w menu at the top of the screen. Use the mouse or cursor k eys to mo ve within the current view . Left-click to sel ect an item and d isplay its detail s in the d etails window abo ve the gr[...]

52 TV Listings 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 Schedu le, simply click the W atch icon ne xt to the program title. Views There are t[...]

TV Listing s 53 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 [...]

54 TV Listings Categories tab The Cate gories tab di sp l ays 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[...]

TV Listing s 55 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 fav orite items. Y ou can then select any or all of these items into your Schedule. Y ou can set Fav orites in two ways: • In[...]

56 TV Listings 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 52 ). There are three lists yo u 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 leas[...]

TV Listing s 57 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 sear[...]

58 TV Listings Spor ts tab The Sports tab displays all spo rts sub-categories for all sporting ev en ts in the current listin gs, on the left side 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 che[...]

TV Listing s 59 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 list, an[...]

60 Stills Gallery 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 wallpa per , and print them. Y ou can check multiple Capture options in [...]

Stills Gallery 61 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, then click the Sti lls 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 [...]

62 CD Audio 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 83). When you click t he logo in the control panel[...]

CD Audio 63 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[...]

64 CD Audio 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 ylist (the lis[...]

CD Audio 65 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[...]

66 CD Audio 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[...]

Video CD 67 Video CD V ideo CD plays V id eo 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 C[...]

68 Video CD 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 playbac k. Stop pl[...]

Video CD 69 Video CD keyboar d shor tcuts Y ou can use the following ke ys to control V ideo CD from yo ur 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 T[...]

70 Video CD 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 60). 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[...]

Video CD 71 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 [...]

72 Video CD 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[...]

Video CD 73 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 Pref erences 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[...]

74 File Play er 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 v ailable 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 f iles: •A V I [...]

File Player 75 T o start File Player from Launc h P ad Click the File Player button in the Launchpad. For information on LaunchPad, see page 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 .[...]

76 File Play er 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[...]

File Player 77 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 / P age Do wn V olume up / down (numeric ke ypad) - / + Í Î (alp[...]

78 File Play er THR UVIEW ™ If your computer uses a RA DEON™ or later video card , THR U VIEW Deskt op and THR UVIEW W indow are av 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 [...]

File Player 79 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 t o no rmal. T o zoo m 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 [...]

80 File Play er 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[...]

File Player 81 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 (A [...]

82 File Play er External Captions suppor t When you record vid eo using the Personal V ideo Recorder (see page 34 ), the associated closed cap tion information is added to the Media Library (see pa ge 45 ). File Player can display the searchable, printable closed caption text in three ways: • Over video in the video panel • In the Closed Captio[...]

Schedule 83 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 60). 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 installe[...]

84 Schedule Schedule settings Selection Function Name The name of the e vent. Chec k ed ev ents are active. Feature The feature to schedule: CD Audio , File Play er, T elevision, TV Magazine, Video Recording, or Video CD . When When the ev ent occurs. Next Run Time The next time the e v ent will run. Modify Click to change values f or a scheduled e[...]

TV Out 85 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 xperienc[...]

86 Multi-Monitor Support 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 monitor , 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 dis[...]

Troubleshooting 87 T roub leshooting If you hav e problems with vid eo or audio, try these suggest ions. A udio problems ... Prob lem Suggested so lu tion No Sound If y ou ha ve e xter nal speakers, ensure that they are pow ered-on ( POW ER indicator light is on) an d connected to the LINE - OUT or SPEAK ER OUT connectors on your sound card. Still [...]

88 Troubleshooting Prob lem Suggested so lu tion 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 appropriate Installation and Setup User’ s Guide : • ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500D V / 8500 / 7500 / RADEON • ALL-IN-WONDER 9700[...]

Troubleshooting 89 Prob lem Suggested so lu tion 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 appropriate Installation and Setup User’ s Guide: • ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series • ALL-IN-WONDER 9000 PRO . Prob lem Suggested s[...]

90 Troubleshooting Prob lem Suggested so lu tion 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[...]

Troubleshooting 91 Prob lem Suggested so lu tion 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[...]

92 Troubleshooting Video prob lems ... Prob lem Suggested so lu tion Video is unstable or onl y blac k and white Check that y o u are using the correct broadcast standard fo r ma t : • See Broadcast Standard in TV video settings on page 15. Fo r proper operatio n, you m ust specify your countr y in the TV Channels Initializa tion Wizard (see page[...]

Troubleshooting 93 Prob lem Suggested so lu tion 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[...]

94 Troubleshooting Prob lem Suggested so lu tion Recorded video has horizontal lines (“combing”) • If you are recording to A VI fo rmat, re duce the line coun t in the F rame Size. F or e xample, change the frame size from 480x480 to 480x240. In the P ersonal Vi deo Recorder Settings page, click the Set Custom ... b utton, then click the Edit[...]

Troubleshooting 95 Suggested solu tions Remov e Real Mode (DOS) drivers f or the D VD-R OM 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 t he CONFIG.SY S file f or CD-ROM drivers that ma y be loaded. F ollo w i [...]

96 Troubleshooting Suggested solu tions Enable DMA f or the D VD drive in Windows . Windo ws DMA suppor t for D V D drives usually improves pla yback perf or mance. PC Ch eck tests y our DMA settings (see T o access PC Check on page 5.) 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[...]

Troubleshooting 97 Suggested solu tions Configure the D VD-R OM 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 iv[...]

98 Troubleshooting Suggested solu tions 6 When Windows 9x loads , open WINDOWS EXPLORER and see if y ou can find the D VD-ROM drive . In the e xample described 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 titione[...]

Troubleshooting 99 Suggested solu tions If pr oblems per sist: BEFORE you call Customer Suppor t, pl ease hav e the f ollowing inf ormation 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 [...]

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101 Symbols .mid 74 .mp2 74 .mp3 74 .mpeg 74 .mpg 74 .vcr 74 .wav 74 A ATI TV Bar 20 controls 20 Autoscan 16 AVI 74 C Cable standard 16 CD Audio 62 CD Databas e 65 keyboard shortcuts 63 preferences settings 65 Schedule settings 66 settings 64 CD Database 65 Channel Lockout passwords 30 Wizard 30 Channel name 16 Channel Property Details 17 Channel S[...]

102 HotWords Wizard 24 HydraVision 86 I I, B, P fram es 40 I-frames 40 Initialization Wizard TV 7 K Karaoke CDs 67 Keyboard shortcuts CD Audio 63 File Player 77 MULTVIEW 44 TV 11 Video CD 69 L LaunchPad starting Multimedia Center from 2 M Media Library 45 Converting media files 46 External captions support 47 filtering files 46 making playlists 47 [...]

103 Video CD 71 Video CD Stills Gallery 73 Sizing TV display 8 Skins 5 Sound Initialization Wizard 7 Starting Multimedia Center 2 Still image capture 32 Stills Gallery 60 settings 60 Surfing channels 21 T Teletext 86 THRUVIEW File Player 78 TV 29 Tool Tips 3 Transcribing closed-captioned text 25 Troubleshooting audio problems 87 video problems 92 T[...]

104 TV Magazine Wizard 23 TV Out 85 TV WONDER 7, 42 V Video CD capturing still frames 70 closed caption settings 72 display settings 71 Feature menu 68 keyboard shortcuts 69 preferences settings 73 Stills Gallery 60 Stills Gallery settings 73 Video CD 1.0, Karaoke CDs 67 zooming and panning 70 Video CD 1.0 67 Video recording 32 achieving best re su[...]