User manual TERRATEC CINERGY1200DVB-T

[. . . ] Manual (English) Version: 1. 3 Version: 05. 07. 04 CE Declaration We: TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: receiver system TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB-T, to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents: 1. EN 55024 The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance: residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments. This declaration is based on: Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shall not be deemed as a warranty by the seller. No warranties, express or implied, are made with regard to the quality, suitability or accuracy of this document. [. . . ] Timeshift directory--To enable timeshifting, the program being watched must also be recorded. Choose the hard drive partition and folder that you would like to use for the timeshift recording file here. This file will be deleted automatically as soon as you leave timeshift mode. Quick record configuration--Choose the location here for quick recordings, i. e. recordings that you make spontaneously with a single click in the main window. In addition to the location, you can also specify the format of the recordings and whether the recording can be split into multiple files of a given size (in MB). 14 Cinergy 1200 DVB-T (English) (For more information on recording formats and file splitting, see "Recording and playback". ) Finally, you can specify how quick recordings will be named. · · Use enumeration--Your recordings will be named according to the station and a number that increments up. Use date--Your recordings will be named according to the station, date and time. While digital TV is transmitted in a compressed format, you should nevertheless ensure that you have enough room for your recordings in the location you specify. Cinergy 1200 DVB-T (English) 15 Codec Digital TV is broadcast in the compressed MPEG-2 format which is also used on DVDs. The decoder of the included DVD playback software is used for this purpose. (The decoder converts compressed images to a format that the PC can display. ) Codec selection--Select "Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder". The included "Cyberlink PowerDVD" must be installed for this purpose, of course. Picture adjustment--If you are not satisfied with your TV picture, use the Brightness, Contrast and Saturation sliders to adjust it for a more natural display. Click the "Set default values" button to return the controls to their default settings. Note: You may have additional codecs that were found and considered usable by your system. Playback, especially with regard to Dolby Digital audio (AC3), can only be guaranteed for the codec of the included DVD playback software (PowerDVD). 16 Cinergy 1200 DVB-T (English) Channel search Before starting the channel search, please select the "Region" and the "Transponder list". Under "Configuration", specify the station categories you would like to include in your search and whether the found stations should then be sorted alphabetically. We recommend not changing the "Tuning parameters" to ensure that you find all available stations. If you do not want a comprehensive search, you have the option of restricting it here. If you only intend to search for a certain polarity, then select it in the "Polarity" field. The borders indicate the range above or below the frequencies in the transponder list that should be included in the search. Narrowing the definition of the range will speed the search operation. Searching will not always be successful without a certain tolerance, however. [. . . ] Here you can select page numbers with your mouse. The results of your clicking will appear in the "Page" field. The "#" button clears the entire field, while the "<=" button clears the field one digit at a time. Use the "<<" and ">>" buttons next to the "Page" field to navigate back and forward one page at a time. [. . . ]