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[. . . ] First Time Use Basic Settings Calibrating the Screen Setting Up Resolution Setting Up Secondary Screen Setting Up your Region Changing Background Image Organizing your Media Library  Local Sources Look & Feel Media System Network Personal Parental Control OSD – Video OSD – Audio OSD – Subtitles Useful Links 3 About Boxee Boxee is the first free, open source social-media software that allows users to personalize their home media experience. boxee is available for Windows , Mac , Linux and Apple TV(through a 3rd developer). Boxee allows users to instantly access their personal library of digital movies, TV shows, music and photos, and stream content to their TV from websites like Netflix, MLB. Boxee's wired to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, so users can share their favorite media with friends and family. [. . . ] To erase the thumbnails from the Boxee library go to Setting > System > Advanced and select: Clear thumbnails library (media files will remain intact) Select "OK" the erase the thumbnails from the library. Hide Adult content Boxee allows the user to get digital entertainment from across the entire internet. But, Boxee also allows you to block adult content not suited for all viewers. To set Boxee to hide adult content two things need to be done. First is to check circle next to "Hide adult feeds and applications" by going to: Setting > Parental Control > Hide adult feeds and applications 32 Then, to stop the unauthorized changing of the above action, select "Set adult content lock" by selecting: Setting > Parental Control > Set adult content lock. Enter a password of your choosing then select "Done" or hit enter. Boxee will ask you to enter the password again, so do that and select "Done or hit enter again. Now, the only way to uncheck the "Hide adult feeds and applications" is to enter the correct password. A warning message will be displayed if the "Hide adult feeds and applications" circle is unchecked. Selecting "OK" will allow for the password to be entered, but if an incorrect password is entered the "Hide adult feeds and applications" circle will remain checked. 33 Setting up Services and users Adding Your Account Services The Boxee App Library has services you get and use through Boxee. boxee supports services from the following providers: Facebook Twitter Google FriendFeed Tumblr NetFlix Flickr Digg Buzz MUBI MLB. TV >> To access these services on Boxee, you’ll need to pair your account first. << Here are the steps to follow to get a service to work in Boxee: 1. You must first sign up for the service you want at one of the supported services websites. Once you have a username and password for the service, login to the Boxee website and go to the services section in your account settings. Select the service you would like to add (NetFlix in this example), then click Authorize. Enter the username and password for the chosen service. Now go to the Apps Library in Boxee and select the App for the service you would like to add. On the next screen you can select Start, Add To My Apps or Add Shortcut. Selecting Start will take you to that service app. Adding Facebook/Twitter/Google Buzz Feeds In addition to pushing out your recommendations to social networks, you can now also pull in recommendations from your friends on Facebook, Twitter and Google Buzz. [. . . ] Your Location Time Format Temperature Scale Hide feeds and applications that cannot be played in your location 62  Your location - New York, NY(default) Time Format - 12h(default), 24h Temperature Scale - F(default), C Hide feeds and application that cannot be played in your location - checked(default) Screen »  35) Advanced Calibration Allows the user to set the boundaries on the TV screen that Boxee will use. The user can select the top left, the bottom right and placement of subtitles. Change these setting if Boxee menus are off the screen or if Boxee is not using the full screen. Screensaver mode Screensaver preview Screensaver idle timeout Enable power saving when idle Screensaver fade level Slideshow folder Randomize 64  Screensaver mode - Slidshow(default), Black, Dim, Off Screensaver preview - use to preview the screensaver currently set Screensaver mode idle timeout - 5 mins(default), set time delay in minutes(1-60) before the screensaver starts Enable power saving when idle- Off(default), set power saving mode off or in increments of 5 minutes up to 240 Screensaver fade level - 20%(default), set amount of fade (0-80%) when screensaver mode is set to dim Slidshow folder - ~\Boxee\media\boxee_screen_saver(default), set ot desired slideshow folder Randomize - unchecked(default) Language »  Vertical blank sync - Always enabled (default), Enable during video playback, Disabled, Let driver choose(requires restart) Show hidden files and directories - unchecked(default) 67 Settings > Media Here is where you set the Boxee configurations pertaining to Media. [. . . ]