User manual TERRATEC CINERGY600TV REMOTECONTROL

[. . . ] 11 2 Remote Control (English) The Remote Control. If you haven't already done so, connect the IR receiver to its socket on the TV card. Connector for infrared receiver--appearance may vary. The remote control requires two type AAA batteries. Open the battery compartment on the back of the remote control and insert the batteries as indicated by the illustrations in the battery compartment. The infrared remote control provides you with many functions for controlling the TV software from the comfort of your couch. As the remote control can be programmed using the Remote Control Editor, you can also use it to control other Windows applications--your favorite media player or DVD software, for example. The Remote Control Editor. Installation The Remote Control Editor was installed together with the TV software. [. . . ] Context menu New Copy Edit Delete Reset Information Icon Meaning New command set Copy command set Copy command set (or double-click a command set) Delete command set Reset command set to original settings Show assignment as an HTML file. In the window that appears, you can enter detailed information about the application that you want to operate by remote control. After entering a name and description of your choice, you can enter the path to the executable file by clicking [>>]. In all probability, the file name will vary depending on the program description in the start menu or the name of the icon. This goes back to old MS-DOS restrictions on file names. At that time, the name of the executable files could have no more than eight characters. To make it easier for you to navigate using the program icons, you can change the view so that the icons are displayed larger, if this is not already configured by default. From the "Open" dialog, it is best to select "Thumbnails" as the menu view. Now, select an application to be controlled. Using the optional input for command-line parameters, you can, for example, send the parameter C:\My Music\Hits. m3u to WinAmp (as the selected application), which calls up a playlist when WinAmp starts. If you enter a window caption under "Window identification", this may help to identify the application more quickly, allowing you to control it more efficiently. However, please note that many applications change this title, and integrate, for example, the document name of the last file loaded into the title. Now click "Next >". Remote Control (English) 7 2. Program the remote control Illustration similar. This takes you to the most important window for assigning functions to buttons. Because this software is also included with the delivery of other products, you can use the "Remote control" pulldown menu to select the TerraTec product you want to use right now. Below it, you see the name of the button you have just pressed, in this case Channel + . This is also indicated by a red outline around the image of the remote control. The various outline colors have the following additional meanings: Green ­ default assignment; Orange ­ user-defined, i. e. created or changed by you; and Blue ­ preset. Unfortunately, things now become a little more complicated. Because of the wide range of options provided for command assignments, we won't try to provide a thorough description of every parameter here, but just an overview of them in table form. The possible commands can be subdivided into five areas using the "Command type" and "Parameters" pulldown menus: 8 Remote Control (English) · · · · · On-screen display menu (OSD) . . . "On Screen Display" functions such as the clock etc. Execute or assign basic functions of the operating system. Anything you can do from the keyboard can also be programmed here. [. . . ] OK, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to do it that way. However, we hope that it clearly illustrates how the process itself works. In the description field, you can then insert a description of your own creation (for example, "ultimate number cruncher") and test the assignment you have chosen by pressing "Test", which starts the calculator. Then, continue by selecting "Next >". [. . . ]