User manual PLEXTOR EYETV

[. . . ] Elgato Systems EyeTV Software Manual 1. 0 © 2004 Elgato Systems LLC 900 Kearny Street · Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94133 United States of America Elgato Systems GmbH Nymphenburgerstr. 86 80636 München support@elgato. com Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation Welcome to EyeTV! 3 3 Chapter 2 Viewer Window Watching Live Television Watching Multiple Programs Changing the Size of the EyeTV Viewer Window Adjusting the Display Options Closed Captions Snapshots from the EyeTV Viewer Window 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 Chapter 3 Controller Controller Button Descriptions 10 11 Chapter 4 Programs Window Scheduled Programs & Stored Recordings Scheduled Programs Stored Recordings Managing Stored Recordings Managing Scheduled Programs Live Recordings Advanced Recording Features 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 Chapter 5 Editor Opening the EyeTV Visual Editor Visual Editor Drawer Fine Tuning Edits Compacting a Recording Examples of Using the Visual Editor 18 18 19 20 21 21 Chapter 6 Program Guide EyeTV Program Guide in North America: Powered by TitanTVTM New User Registration TitanTV Sections Navigating through the Program Guide 24 24 24 25 25 1 EyeTV Manual Navigating the Guide Tabs Searching for Programs Tuning to Live Television Automatically Recording Programs Remote Scheduling Programs EyeTV Program Guide in Europe: Powered by tvtv New User Registration Navigating through the Program Guide View by Date View by Filter Searching for Programs Automatically Recording Programs 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 Chapter 7 Preferences Advanced Features Burning Video CDs Burning Super Video CDs Burning DVDs Playing Video CDs Opening QuickTime Movies Exporting QuickTime Movies EyeTV Tips and Tricks EyeTV Keyboard Shortcuts 32 37 37 37 38 38 38 39 40 40 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Downloading Updates Getting Help 42 42 42 2 EyeTV Manual Chapter 1 Installation This chapter will show you how to install EyeTV software and launch EyeTV for the first time. Welcome to EyeTV! This guide shows you how to begin watching and recording television programs on your Macintosh. It covers installing and configuring EyeTV software and includes instructions for using the most common features of EyeTV. This chapter contains installation instructions for the software. [. . . ] You can access the TitanTV program guide by clicking the Guide button at the top of the EyeTV Programs Window, by selecting Guide under the Controls menu, or by pressing z-G. New User Registration The first time you use EyeTV's Program Guide, you will need to register with TitanTV as a new user. You will need to tell TitanTV where your computer is located and what type of TV service you receive, so TitanTV can supply accurate information about the programs available to you. You must sign up as a TitanTV user before using the EyeTV Program Guide. 24 Chapter 6 · Program Guide EyeTV Manual TitanTV Sections Once you log into TitanTV, there are four main sections available to you, each with its own tab, right below the TitanTV logo: Command Center ­ This is a general resource screen for your account, with messages and reminders from TitanTV, along with access to your favorite Movies, Actors and Shows. My Guide ­ This is the main section of TitanTV, with all of the programming listings. More about this is in the next few sections. My Account ­ All of the settings for your grids, and how they interact with EyeTV (your PVR). Adjust things to exactly suit your needs. Community ­ This is a general forum for all things TitanTV. You can leave messages here for other users to see, or you can use the "Elgato PVR Discussion" to talk about EyeTV. Navigating through the Program Guide The most useful TitanTV web page is the programming grid for your area and service, located under the My Guide tab on your on-screen remote control. This grid is divided lengthwise by station/channel number and widthwise by time (in increments you can choose, from 1-6 hours). You may have to scroll to see all channels/programs available to you. Change the Time Segment ­ It's easy to view programming through the entire day. Above the programming grid you'll find two arrow buttons. Click these buttons to view programming previous to your current time segment or following your current segment. The jump is equal to how many hours of programming you have displayed, from 1 to 6. Change the Day of Your Grid ­ You can even jump ahead and see what's on tomorrow or any day/date up to 14 days in advance. Select a day and a time from the drop-down list and press "Go". To return to the scheduled programming for your current time, press the "Now" button. 25 Chapter 6 · Program Guide EyeTV Manual Program Description ­ Click the program's title to view a description of that program. Navigating the Guide Tabs TitanTV offers more types of programming than any other TV listings Web site. It is easy to look at what programming is available through any of the sources that come to your house by selecting a guide tab at the top of the page. If your favorite guide isn't showing, then go to My Account ­ Edit Providers/Tabs. The following is a description of each tab: Digital Programming Guide - The default grid that appears when you log onto TitanTV. com or when you click the Digital tab at the top of the page. This tab displays the programming for all the digital broadcasts that you currently receive. [. . . ] However, there is no guarantee interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment causes harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. [. . . ]