User manual ACER ASPIRE 5600U

[. . . ] For best performance, we recommend that you restart your PC at a convenient time, by clicking Start on the desktop taskbar, and then clicking Turn Off Computer, then You must set up the Media Center application before you can capture analog video with ArcSoft® ShowBiz®. If you have not used Media Center yet, to start the setup wizard, open Media Center by clicking the Windows icon on your remote control; or by clicking the Start button on your desktop taskbar, then Media Center; or by clicking the Media Center icon on your desktop. You cannot run Media Center and capture analog video at the same time, since they use the same TV-Tuner card. To capture analog video in ArcSoft ShowBiz or other video capture applications, make sure no TV recordings are in progress and no TV programs are scheduled to record while you are capturing video, then close Media Center. [. . . ] If you still cannot capture analog video, or if you receive an error message stating the device is in use, restart the PC and try again. To restart the PC, click Start on the desktop taskbar, then click Turn Off Computer, then Restart. You must stop video capture at least 10 minutes before the next scheduled TV recording, or the next recording and all following scheduled recordings will be missed. If this happens, to reset the auto-recording functionality, you must restart the PC by clicking Start on the desktop taskbar, then clicking Turn Off Computer, then Restart. Changing channels with a set-top box with four-digit channel entry (DISH Network) Some users may connect to the Media Center TV signal source through a set-top box that uses four-digit channel selection, for example a DISH Network (© EchoStar Satellite Corporation) DP301 receiver. If four-digit channel entry does not work at first, go to the Media Center main menu. scroll and select Settings , then select TV. Select Set up TV signal, then follow the onscreen instructions until you get to the Choose Number of Digits screen. Then in the How Do You Change Channels screen, be sure to select the option Yes, I have to press ENTER or OK. This will reset the password and allow you to enter a new 4-digit code. If program listings displayed in the Television Program Guide when you enter your Postal Code do not match your local channels, do one of the following: Select your city if it is listed; select a line-up at the bottom of the list if it matches yours; or set the listings manually. Select Edit Guide listings to turn off channels you don't have, or to change channel numbers to the correct program information. If you do not know the channel (frequency) information for your TV programs, check the setup of your TV or contact your TV service provider for this information. for detailed instructions , see Microsoft Media Center Help by clicking the Help icon in Media Center. If you have manually set your Guide listings, you may not be able to download program listings to display in the Guide, but you will still be able to schedule recordings and view programs from the added channels. You may not be able to preview recorded TV programs with ArcSoft® ShowBiz® until the recorded TV program is converted to MPEG-2 format. However, you will be able to convert the recorded program, save it, edit it, and view it from the PC that it was recorded to. To convert the recorded TV programs, in ShowBiz, select the Media tab and then select Recorded TV Shows from the dropdown list. [. . . ] However, you will be able to convert the recorded program, save it, edit it, and view it from the PC that it was recorded to. To convert the recorded TV programs, in ShowBiz, select the Media tab and then select Recorded TV Shows from the dropdown list. The recorded TV shows from the Shared Documents folder on your C: drive are now available in ShowBiz. The thumbnail view on the upper left, and the preview pane on the upper right may be black. [. . . ]