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TVCenter
PCTVSystemsTVCenter
UsersGuide
March2012
2012PCTVSystemsS.r.l.
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Table Of Contents
TVCenterOverview ............................................................................................1
TVCenterWizard ..................................................................................................2
Step1Start .....................................................................................................3
Step2PCTVDeviceConfiguration ..................................................................4
Step3ChannelScan........................................................................................5
Step4Done ....................................................................................................7
TVCenter ..............................................................................................................8
OpenTVCenter .................................................................................................9
TVCenterTheUserInterface........................................................................10
TheTopControlBarFunctions ....................................................................11
TheBottomControlBarFunctions ..............................................................12
ChangetheTVchannel ...................................................................................14
Timeshift(Pause/ResumeLiveTVPreview)..................................................16
UseTeletext ....................................................................................................18
Navigation ...................................................................................................19
UseEPG(ElectronicProgramGuide) ..............................................................20
TheminiEPG ...............................................................................................20
TheInternalEPGApplication.......................................................................22
ChangeAudioTrack ........................................................................................23
SelectSubtitles................................................................................................24
RecordaTVProgram ......................................................................................25
InstantRecording............................................................................................25
Start/EndanInstantRecording .................................................................25
ChangetheRecordingSettings....................................................................25
OtherUsefulInformation ............................................................................26
ScheduledRecording ......................................................................................27
ScheduleaRecording ..................................................................................27
DeleteaRecordingTask ..............................................................................35
EditaRecordingTask...................................................................................35
OtherUsefulInformation ............................................................................35
TVCenterGallery ................................................................................................36
OpentheTVCenterGallery .............................................................................37
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Table Of Contents
LegalInformation ...............................................................................................80
PCTVSystemsGPLandLGPLCodeStatement ................................................81
PCTVSystemsEndUserLicenseAgreement...................................................82
GNULesserGeneralPublicLicense...............................................................85
GNUGeneralPublicLicense..........................................................................96
Glossary............................................................................................................104
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TVCenter - Overview
WiththenewTVCenteryoucanwatch,dependingonyourPCTVdevice,digital
andanalogTVonyourPCmonitor.YourTVviewingfunhasbeenenhanced
withnumerousadditionalfunctions.Thankstoinstantorscheduledrecordings
toyourharddiskandthetimeshiftfunction,youcanwatchTVflexibly.This
wayyouwillnotmissaminuteofyourfavoriteTVshows.Quicktoopen
Teletextprovidesyouwiththelatestnewsanytimeyouwant.TheElectronic
ProgramGuide(EPG)alsoguaranteesyouanoverviewoftheTVscheduleas
wellasquickanduncomplicatedrecordingprogramming.
Youalsohavetheoption,dependingonyourPCTVdevice,tolistentoDVB
radioorFMradioanytimeyouwant.Byofferingyouthepossibilitytotimeshift
ortoinstantlyrecordaprogram,youwillnotmissaminuteofyourfavorite
radioshow.
AllrecordedTV/radioprogramsandtakensnapshotscanbefoundinthe
TVCenterGallery.Oneclickonthethumbnailofthedesiredfileanditwillbe
playedback.IntheTVCenterGallery,abackgroundtranscodingenginewas
integrated.ThisallowsyoutoconverttheTVprogramsrecordedinnativevideo
formatintovariousdifferentformatslikeDivXoriPodformats.
ThedifferentTVCenterapplicationsmaketheusageofthesoftwareevenmore
flexible.Youcansimultaneously,forexamplelistentoradioandusethe
TVCenterGallerytoconvertarecordingintoadifferentformat.
ThefollowingTVCenterapplicationsareavailable:
TVCenterthischapteroffersyouanoverviewoftheTVwatching
application
TVCenterGalleryinthischapteryouwillfindouthowtoplaybackand/or
convertrecordings
TVCenterRadiothischapteroffersyouanoverviewoftheradiolistening
application
TVCenterSettingsinthischapteryouwillfindanoverviewofallavailable
settingsoption
TVCenterWizardinthischapteryouwillfindouthowtoconfigureyour
PCTVdeviceandrunachannelscan
Afterinstallation,youcanaccessanyofthesestandaloneapplicationsvia
WindowsStartmenu:Start>Programs>PCTVSystems.
TVCenter Wizard
TheTVCenterWizardisthesoftwarecomponentthathelpsyoutoeasily
configureallnecessarysettingsforanoptimumTVexperience.
TheTVCenterWizard
opensautomaticallyafterTVCenterhasbeeninstalledandhelpsyouto
configureyourPCTVdeviceandrunthefirstchannelscan
canbeopenedanytimeviatheWindowsStartmenu
Start>ProgramFiles>PCTVSystems>TVCenterWizardtoconfigure
anewPCTVdeviceorrunachannelscan
PleasenotethatonlyacorrectconfigurationofyourPCTVdeviceand
anaccuratechannelscanguaranteeanoptimumTVexperience.
SimplycompletethefourstepsoftheTVCenterWizardandthenenjoyTVon
yourPC.
TVCenter Wizard
Step 1 - Start
Inthisstep,youcan:
selecttheLanguageofthesoftware
selectthecountrywhereyouarein.
PleaseusetheLocationdropdownmenu.
Onlybychoosingthecorrectlocation,thechannelscanwillbeaccurate.
ClickontheNextbuttontogotothenextstep
TheTVCenterWizardautomaticallyrecognizesthePCTVdevice(s)connected
toyourcomputerandletsyouconfigureit(them).
1. ConfiguretheTVsignalsourceofthedisplayedPCTVdevicebyselecting
fromtheInputsectiontherespectiveoption.
DependingonyourPCTVdevice,theInputcanbeaTVAntennaoraSAT
Antenna.
Followingdevicedependentoptionsareavailableinthedropdownmenu:
NoAntenna
AntennatheTVsignalreceivedfromthedeliveredrodantennaor
yourrooftopantenna
CabletheTVsignalreceivedfromyourcableprovider
PresetSATAntennadependingonyourlocationtheTVsignalofa
presetsatellite.Thissettingwillmostlikelymatchthesatellitethat
distributestheTVchannelsreceivedatthechosenlocation
AerialSystemallsignalsourcesconnectedtoyourPCTVdevice(s).
Choosingthisoptionguaranteesthatallavailablesignalsourceswillbe
listedforthechannelscan
TVCenter Wizard
Ifavailable,enabletheAntennaAmplifier.Thisoptionmightbehelpfulif
thesignalstrengthinyourregionisratherpoor.
IfyourPCTVdeviceisequippedwithamultituner(e.g.Input1of2),
clickingontheNextbuttonwillallowyoutoconfiguretheotherTVtuners
aswell.
2. WhentheconfigurationofthedisplayedPCTVdeviceiscompletedclickon
theNextbuttontogotothenextstep.
IfonyoursystemdifferentPCTVdevicesareinstalled(e.g.Device1of2)
clickingontheNextbuttonwillleadyouthroughtheconfigurationofthe
otherdevice.
Beforeyoustartthechannelscan:
youshouldcheckthatyouhavechosenthecorrectcountryfromthe
Locationdropdownmenu.
youcanseetheTVtuner(signalsource)youwillrunachannelscanfor.
youcanchangethescanmethodtoimprovetheresultofthechannelscan.
ClickontheAdvancedOptionsbuttonandfromtheScanmodedropdown
menuselectthedesiredoption.
Followingoptionsareavailable:Quick,NormalandBestQuality.
Notethatthedurationofthechannelscandependsontheselectedscan
methodandthenumberofsignalsourcesthathavetobescanned.
ClicktheStartScanbuttontostartthechannelscan.
Theprogressbarshowshowthechannelscanisprogressing.
Ifavailable,clickontheInformation buttontoseetheTVchannelsalready
foundandtheirdetectedsignalquality.
TVCenter Wizard
Step 4 - Done
YousuccessfullyconfiguratedyourPCTVdeviceandranthefirstchannelscan.
BeforeclosingtheWizardselect:
whethertheReadmefileshallbeopened
whethertheTVCenterapplicationshallbelaunched
TVCenter
TheTVCenteristhecoreapplicationofPCTVSystems'TVCentersoftwareandis
designedforTVviewing.
Inthefollowingchapters,thetopicslistedbelowwillbedescribedindetail.
OpenTVCenter
TheTVCenterUserInterface
Changethechannel
Timeshift
UseTeletext
UseEPG
Recordaprogram
Changetheaudiotrack
Changethesubtitles
TVCenter
Open TVCenter
ThereareseveralwaystostartTVCenter:
1. DoubleclicktheTVCentericononthedesktop.
2. ClicktheTVCentericoninthequicklaunchbar.
PleasenotethatunderWindowsXPandWindowsVistashortcutsonthe
desktopandinthequicklaunchbarareoptional.
3. GototheWindowsStartmenu:
Start>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenter.
4. WhileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(Radio,SettingsorGallery)open
theMasterControlmenubyhoveringoverthe
barandthenclickontheShowTV
button.
buttoninthetopcontrol
5. WhileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(Radio,SettingsorGallery)hit
theF5keyofyourkeyboard.
Theapplicationisnowstartedandthechannelyouwerelastwatchingis
displayed.
Note:whenyouopenTVCenterforthefirsttime,thefirstchannel,whichwas
foundduringthechannelscan,isdisplayed.
Further,youwillfindadetaileddescriptionofthemostimportantfunctions.
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TVCenter
AveryimportantbuttonofthetopcontrolbaristheMasterControlmenu
button.Hoveringoverthe
buttonopenstheMasterControlmenu.
ThisishowtheMasterControlmenulookslikeandtheavailablefunctions:
Ifmultipletunersareavailable,theMasterControlmenucontainsmorethan
oneShowTV
button.
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Thebottomcontrolbaroffersyouthepossibilitytochangechannels,pauseor
resumethepreview(timeshift),adjustthevolumeorstartrecording.If
available,youcanalsoselectsubtitlesorswapovertheaudiotrack.
Thebottomcontrolbarishiddenautomaticallyafterafewseconds.Todisplay
thecontrolbaragain,movethemouseovertheTVCenterwindow.
IntheTVCenterSettingsapplicationunder:TVwatching>Display>Controller
DisplayTimeyoucansethowlongthebottomcontrolbarisdisplayed
Pleasenotethatthebottomcontrolbarcontainsseveraltogglebuttons.
Atogglebuttonhastwoormoredifferentfunctionsandyoucanswitch
betweenthembyclickingonthebutton.
Onthenextpageyouwillfindalltogglebuttonsandtheirfunctions:
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TVCenter
1stclickdisplays,ifavailable,thetitleoftheshowrunningnow
andthetitleofthenextshow(near)
2ndclickdisplaysadetaileddescriptionoftherunningshow(if
available)
3rdclickdisplaysadetaileddescriptionofthenextshow(if
available)
4thclicktheminiEPGdataarebeinghidden
1stclickstartstorecordingtheprogramyouarewatching
2ndclickopenstheRecordingTaskswindowandoffersyouthe
possibilitytoeditthesettingsoftherunningrecording
1stclickpausestheTVviewingandstartsthetimeshiftmode.
Notethattheappearanceofthebuttonchangesto
2ndclickresumesTVviewing
HoveringoverthebuttonopenstheAdjustVolumebar.
1stclickmutesthevolume
Notethattheappearanceofthebuttonchangesto
nd
2 clickunmutesthevolume
1stclickopensalistwithallavailableaudiotracks
2ndclickselectfromthelistthedesiredaudiotrack
NotethatnoteveryTVchanneloffersmultipleaudiotracks.
1stclickopensalistwithallavailablesubtitles
2ndclickselectfromthelistthedesiredsubtitle
NotethatnoteveryTVchannelofferssubtitles.
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Previous/NextChannel
ClickonthePreviousChannel
NextChannelbutton,toswitchtothe
nextorpreviouschannelinthechannellist.
SwitchtolastChannel
ClicktheSwitchtolastChannel buttontoswitchtothelastchannelyou
werewatchingformorethan10seconds.
SelectChannel
TochangetheTVchannelproceedasfollows:
1.ClickontheSelectChannel
Windowopens.
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button.TheChannelSelect
TVCenter
2.SorttheTVChannellistusingoneoftheavailablesortingpossibilities:
a.
fromthisdropdownmenuselecttoseeallTV
channelsorjusttheTVchannelsassociatedtooneofyourfavorite
channellists.
b.
fromthisdropdownmenuselecttosortthechannellistby
channelnumberorchannelname.
c.
clickonthisbuttontosortthedisplayedchannelsinthelisteither
ascendingordescending.
d.AlternativelyyoucanusetheQuickSearchfieldtosearchforchannels.
Inthechannellist,onlythechannelsmatchingyoursearchcriteriawill
bedisplayed.
3.Clickononechannelinthelisttoswitchtoitsprogram.
PleasenotethatwhilewatchingTVthebottomcontrolbarishidden
automaticallyafterafewseconds.Todisplaythecontrolbaragain,movethe
mouseovertheTVCenterwindow.
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ClickthePause/Resume buttoninthebottomcontrolbartopausethelive
TVandstartthetimeshiftmode.
PleasenotethatwhilewatchingTVthebottomcontrolbarishidden
automaticallyafterafewseconds.Todisplaythecontrolbaragain,movethe
mouseovertheTVCenterwindow.
Duringtimeshiftmode,additionalcontrolsareavailableinthebottomcontrol
bar.
ClickthePause/ResumePreview buttontostartplayingbackthetimeshift
file.
Ifyouclickthisbuttonduringplaybackofthetimeshiftfile,theplaybackwillbe
paused.Clickthebuttononceagaintoresumetheplayback.
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TVCenter
TheTimeshifttimebarallowsyoutojumptoanypositionwithinthetimeshift
file.Todothischoseoneofthesepossibilities:
simplyclickwiththemouseonthetimebaratthedesiredposition
slidetheplaybackpositionindicatortothedesiredpositionwithinthefile.
YoucanswitchtotheliveTVprogramatanytimebypullingtheposition
indicatortotherighthandendofthebar.Inthiscase,theprogramcontinues
toberecordedinthetimeshiftfile.
Usethe
Jumpbackward/Jumpforward
buttonstojumpapredefined
timeintervalinthetimeshiftfile.Bydefault,thistimeintervalis10secondsfor
jumpingbackwardand1minuteforjumpingforward.Youcanchangeitinthe
TVCenterSettingsapplicationunderRecording>Timeshift>Skiptimes.
ClickingtheStopTimeshiftMode
switchesbacktoliveTV.
buttonendsthetimeshiftmodeand
PleasenotethatifyoudecidetoendtheTimeshiftmodeortochangetheTV
channelthetimeshiftfiletemporarilystoredonyourcomputerwillbe
automaticallydeleted.
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Use Teletext
YouhavetwopossibilitiestoopentheTeletextwindow:
1. whileTVCenterisrunninghittheF6keyofyourkeyboard
2. opentheMasterControlmenuinthetopcontrolbarbyhoveringover
the
buttonandclickontheShowTeletext
button
AseparateTeletextwindowisopened.ThiswayyoucanwatchTVandsurfthe
Teletextatthesametime.
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TVCenter
Navigation
ToopenaTeletextpage,justclickontherespective3digitnumberinthe
Teletextwindow.
Foraneasynavigation,theTeletextwindowcontainsalsonavigationbar.
IfyouwanttoopenaspecificTeletextpage,youcanenterthedesiredpage
numberinthePagefield.
Usetheprevious/nextpagebuttonstonavigate
Ifapagecontainssubpages,youcanopenoneofthemeitherby:
clickingonthedesiredsubpagebutton
enteringthedesiredsubpagenumberintheSubpagefield
Ifavailable,clickingontheContentbuttonopenstheContentpane.
UsethelinksintheContentpanetonavigate.
NotethatnoteveryTVchanneloffersTeletextcontent.
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buttoninthebottom
NotethattheminiEPGbuttonisatogglebuttonwithdifferentfunctions.Here
isanoverviewoftheavailablefunctions:
1stclickdisplays,ifavailable,thetitleoftherunningshowandthetitleof
thenextshow
TheamountofsecondstheminiEPGisdisplayedcanbesetinthe
TVCenterSettingsapplicationunder
TVwatching>Display>OSDDisplayTime
2ndclickdisplaysadetaileddescriptionoftherunningshow(ifavailable)
3rdclickdisplaysadetaileddescriptionofthenextshow(ifavailable)
4thclickhidestheminiEPGdata
IffreetoairEPGdataareavailable,youcanalsousethemintheRecording
Tasksdialogwhenschedulingarecording.Fordetailedinformationrefertothe
chapterManuallyScheduleaRecording.
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TVCenter
Update EPG-data
WhilewatchingadigitalTVchannel,thefreetoairEPGdatawillbe
automaticallyupdated.
ToupdatethefreetoairEPGdataforacompletechannellist,followthese
steps:
OpentheTVCenterSettingsapplicationbyclickingtheShowSettings
buttonintheMasterControlmenu.
GotoProgramGuide.
IntheProgramguide(EPG)sectionclicktheUpdatenowbutton.
NotethatforupdatingtheEPGdataforacompletechannellistaTVtuneris
needed.
IfyourPCTVdeviceisequippedwithonlyonetuner,youcannotsimultaneously
watchTVandupdatetheEPGdata.
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Thisapplicationisaninteractiveprogramguide,thatoffersyoudependingon
theTVchanneltheEPGdatainadvanceandletsyounavigateandfind
programslistedbytimeorchannel.
Inadditiontothat,youcanusetheapplicationtoeasilyschedulearecording.
Forfurtherdetailspleaserefertothechapter:ScheduleaRecordingUsingthe
TVCenterIntegratedEPGApplication.
Therearetwopossibilitiestoopentheapplication:
1. whileTVCenterisrunninghittheF8keyofyourkeyboard
2. Hoveroverthe buttoninthetopcontrolbartoopentheMasterControl
menuandthenclicktheShowEPG button.
ToupdatetheEPGdataclickontheUpdatenowbuttoninthelowerleft
corner.
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TVCenter
Tochangetheaudiotrack,followthesesteps:
ClicktheSelectaudiotrack inthebottomcontrolbar.
Amenuwiththeavailableaudiotracksisdisplayed.
Selectthedesiredaudiotrack.
Ifyouchangetheaudiolanguage,beforethechangesapplythefollowing
dialogopens:
IfyouselectYes,thechangewillaffectallTVchannelsthatoffertheaudio
track(language)youselected.
IfyouselectNo,thechangewillaffectonlytherunningTVchannel.
Ifyouchangetheaudioformat,thechangesapplyautomatically.
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Select Subtitles
PleasenotethatnoteveryTVchannelofferssubtitles.
Toselectsubtitles,followthesesteps:
ClickontheSelectsubtitles inthebottomcontrolbar.
Amenuwiththeavailablesubtitlesisdisplayed.
Selectthedesiredsubtitles.
Theselectedsubtitlesaredisplayed.
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TVCenter
Record a TV Program
TVCenteroffersyoutworecordingoptions.
InstantRecordingrecordstheTVshowyouarewatchingatthemoment
ScheduledRecordingletsyouprogramarecording
Instant Recording
UsethisfunctionifyouwanttorecordthecurrentTVshow.
button.
EndtherecordingbyclickingtheStopRecording
button.
PleasenotethatwhilewatchingTVthebottomcontrolbarautomatically
disappearsafterafewseconds.Tomakeitappearagain,movethemouseover
theTVCenterwindow.
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3. Makethedesiredchanges.
4. ConfirmwithaclickontheOKbutton.
Therecordingtasksdialogcloses.
ThefilenameisgeneratedautomaticallyeitherfromtheEPGdata(ifavailable)
orfromthechannelnameandthedateandtime.
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TVCenter
Scheduled Recording
ToprogramarecordingyoufirsthavetoopentheRecordingtaskswindow.
DooneofthefollowingtoopentheRecordingtaskwindow:
1. whileTVCenterisrunninghittheF11keyofyourkeyboard.
2. opentheMasterControlmenuinthetopcontrolbarbyhoveringoverthe
buttonandclickontheRecordingTasks
button.
3. rightclickinthepreviewwindowtoopenapplication'scontextmenu.From
thecontextmenu,selecttheRecordingTasksoption.
TheRecordingtaskswindowopensandallplannedoralreadymaderecordings
aredisplayed.
Schedule a Recording
Youhavetwooptionsforschedulingrecordings:eithermanuallyusingthe
RecordingTaskswindoworwiththehelpoftheEPGapplication.
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1. Selectthechannelwhoseprogramyouwanttorecord.
Todoso:
clickontheChannelbutton
theChannelselectwindowopens
selectthedesiredchannel.
2. Scheduleyourrecording:(pleasejumptotheappropriateoption:
Asinglerecording;Brecurrencerecording)
A.SingleRecording
IntheStarttimesectionselectthedateoftherecordingfromthe
dropdownmenu.
InthetimefieldoftheStarttimesection,manuallyenterthestarting
timeoftheTVshow.
Iffreeprogramdataareavailable,thenameoftheprogramandthe
runningtimeareshownintheprogramdatasection.
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TVCenter
ByclickingtheSetbuttonthestarttime,endtime,durationandthetitle
oftherecordingareautomaticallyadjusted.
IfprogramdataarenotavailablemanuallyentereithertheEndtimeof
therecordingandtheDurationwillautomaticallybeadjustedorvice
versa.
Pleasejumptostep3
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ByclickingtheSetbuttonthestarttime,endtime,durationandthetitle
oftherecordingareautomaticallyadjusted.
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TVCenter
IfprogramdataarenotavailablemanuallyentereithertheEndtimeof
therecordingandtheDurationwillautomaticallybeadjustedorvice
versa.
FromtheRecurrencePatterndropdownmenuselectthedesiredoption
WeeklyselectthedaysoftheweekwhentheTVshowisbroadcasted
DailyselecthowoftentheTVshowrecurs.
IntheRangeofRecurrencesection,setthestartingandendingdateof
therecurrencerecording.
Fortheendingtimefollowingoptionsareavailable:
Noend
Bydate
Afteroccurrence
3. Thefilenameisautomaticallygeneratedfromtheprogramdata(if
available)orthechannelnameandthedateandtime.
Ifyouwishtorenamethefile,youcandothisintheTitlefield.
4. Youcansetpre/postrolltimesfortherecording.
Bydefaultthesetimesaresetto5minutes.Thismeanstherecordingwill
start5minutesbeforethestarttimeyousetandwillend5minutesafter
theendtimeyouset.
5. FurtheryoucanselectthebehaviourofyourPCaftercompletingthe
recording.
6. Afteryouentered,thedesireddataclicktheOKbuttontoconfirm.
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TVCenter
Schedule a Recording Using the
TVCenter Integrated EPG-Application
TheintegratedEPGapplicationisthedefaultEPGviewerofTVCenter.
Toschedulearecordingfollowthesesteps:
ClickingontheShowEPG buttonintheMasterControlmenu.
TheTVCenterintegratedEPGapplicationwillopen.
Doubleclickontheshowyouwanttorecord.
Apopupwindowwithdetailedinformationabouttheselectedshowopens.
ClickontheSchedulearecording
button.
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Makethedesiredchanges.
ClickontheOKbuttontoconfirm.
TherecordingyouscheduledusingtheinternalEPGapplicationwillalsobe
displayedintheRecordingTaskswindow.
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TVCenter
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TVCenter Gallery
TheTVCenterGalleryisthefilemanagingapplicationoftheTVCenter
software.Hereyouwillfindallrecordedfiles(video,audioorimagefiles).You
canusetheTVCenterGallerytoorganizeandplaybackthesefiles.Besides
thisthebackgroundtranscodingengineoftheTVCenterGalleryallowsyouto
convertthevideofilesintovariousdifferentformats.
Inthefollowingchapters,thetopicslistedbelowwillbedescribedindetail.
OpenTVCenterGallery
TheTVCenterGalleryUserInterface
PlayBackRecordings
ConvertRecordings
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TVCenter Gallery
1. gototheWindowsStartmenu:
Start>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenterGallery.
2. WhileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(TV,RadioorSettings)openthe
MasterControlmenubyhoveringoverthe buttoninthetopcontrolbar
andthenclickontheShowGallery button.
3. WhileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(TV,RadioorSettings)hittheF9
keyofyourKeyboard.
TheTVCenterGalleryopens.
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WhenyoufirstopentheTVCenterGalleryallrecordedfileswillbedisplayed
Forabetteroverviewandeasierfileretrieval,youcanfilterand/orsortany
time:
whichtypeofrecordingwillbedisplayedinthegallery.Youcaneither
choosetodisplayallrecordingsorforexamplejusttheTVrecordingsor
Radiorecordings.
Todothis,clickonthe
buttonandselectthedesiredoptionfrom
thedropdownmenu.
howtherecordingswillbesorted.Youcanchoosetosorttherecordingsby
date,filesizeorfiletitle.
Todothis,clickonthe
buttonandselectthedesiredoption
fromthedropdownmenu.
Ifyouwanttodeletearecordedfile,clickontheDelete button.
Pleasenotethatbychoosingthisoption,therecordedfilewillbedeletedfrom
yourharddrive.
IfyouwanttocopyarecordedfileonanUSBstickforinstance,clickonthe
ShowinExplorer button.AWindowsExplorerwindowopensshowingyou
theselectedfile.
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TVCenter Gallery
Pleasenotethatifyoumoveorrenamethefile,itwillnotanylongerbe
availableintheTVCenterGallery.
BesidesplayingbackrecordingsonyourPCyoumightwishe.g.toplaybacka
recordingonyourSonyPlaystationPortable(PSP),iPodorDVDplayer.
Forfurtherdetails,refertothechapterConvertRecordings.
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button.
Notethatthewhiletheaudiorecordingsandthetakensnapshotswillbe
playedbackusingthedefaultapplicationofyouroperatingsystem,thevideo
recordingswillbeplayedbackintheTVCenterGalleryPreviewwindow.
HereishowtheTVCenterGalleryPreviewwindowlookslikeandtheavailable
functions:
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TVCenter Gallery
Convert TV Recordings
TVCenterrecordstheTVprogramsinthenativebroadcastedTransportStream
format.Ifyouwishtoplaybackarecordingonanotherdevicee.g.onyour
SonyPlaystationPortable(PSP),iPodorDVDplayerfirstyoumustconvert
thefile.
Toconvertarecordingproceedasfollows:
IntheopenTVCenterGallery
Selecttherecordingyouwanttoconvert.
Optional:Forabetteroverviewfromthe
dropdownmenuselectthe
optionTVfiles.Thiswayonly,theTVrecordingswillbedisplayedinthe
TVCenterGallery.
Clickthe
button.
Selectthedesiredformatfromthedropdownmenutostarttheconversion
process.
Theprogressbarshowshowtheconversionisprogressing.
Theconvertedrecordingisstoredinthefolder,whichyouspecifiedinthe
TVCenterSettingsapplicationunderRecording>ConvertedFiles.
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TVCenter Radio
TVCenterRadioistheapplicationthatallowsyoutolistentotheradio.
PleasenotethatyouneedadualPCTVtunertobeabletoreceiveTVandradio
signalsatthesametime.
Inthefollowingchapters,thetopicslistedbelowwillbedescribedindetail.
OpenTVCenterRadio
TheTVCenterRadioUserInterface
ChangetheRadioStation
SetPredefinedRadioStations
ChangetheAudioTrack
Timeshift
RecordaProgram
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TVCenter Radio
1. gototheWindowsStartmenu:
Start>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenterRadio.
2. whileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(TV,GalleryorSettings)openthe
MasterControlmenubyhoveringoveronthe buttoninthetopcontrol
barandthenclickontheShowRadio button.
3. whileusinganotherTVCenterapplication(TV,GalleryorSettings)hittheF7
keyofyourkeyboard.
TheTVCenterRadioopens.
Theapplicationisnowstartedandtheprogramoftheradiostationyouwere
lastlisteningtoisgivenback.
Note:whenyouopenTVCenterRadioforthefirsttime,theradiostation,which
wasfoundfirstduringthechannelscan,isgivenback.
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Usethecontrolstochangetheradiostation,toadjustthevolumeorstartan
instantortimeshiftrecording.Ifavailable,youcanalsoswapovertheaudio
track.
Inadditiontothat,youcanassignyourfavoriteradiostationtooneofthesix
PredefinedRadioStationbuttons.Thiswayyoujusthavetoclickonceto
accessthem.Forfurtherdetails,pleaserefertothetopic
SetPredefinedRadioStations.
Pleasenotethattheapplicationhasseveralsocalledtogglebuttons.Atoggle
buttonhastwoormoredifferentfunctionsandyoucanswitchbetweenthe
functionsbyclickingonthebutton.
Herearethetogglebuttonsandtheirfunctions:
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TVCenter Radio
1stclickstartstorecordtheprogramyouarelisteningto
2ndclickopenstheRecordingTaskswindowandoffersyouthe
possibilitytoedittherunningrecording
1stclickpausestheradioprogramandstartsthetimeshiftmode.
Notethattheappearanceofthebuttonchangesto
2ndclickresumestheradioprogram
HoveringoverthebuttonopenstheAdjustVolumebar.
1stclickmutesthevolume
Notethattheappearanceofthebuttonchangesto
2ndclickunmutesthevolume
1stclickopensalistwithallavailableaudiotracks
2ndclickselectfromthelistthedesiredaudiotrack
Notethatnoteveryradiostationoffersmultipleaudiotracks.
AveryimportantbuttonofthetopcontrolbaristheMasterControlmenu
button.Hoveringoverthe
buttonopenstheMasterControlmenu.
ThisishowtheMasterControlmenulookslikeandtheavailablefunctions:
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Next/previousstation
ClickonthePreviousChannel
NextChannelbuttontoswitchtothe
nextorpreviousradiostationinthestationlist.
Switchtolaststation
ClicktheSwitchtolastStation buttontoswitchtothelastradiostation
youwerelisteninglongerthan10seconds.
SelectStation
Tochangetheradiostationproceedasfollows:
1.ClickontheSelectChannel
windowopens.
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button.TheChannelSelect
TVCenter Radio
2.Sorttheradiostationlistusingoneoftheavailablesortingpossibilities:
a.
fromthisdropdownmenuselecttoseeallradio
stationsorjusttheradiostationsassociatedtooneofyourfavorite
stationlists.
b.
fromthisdropdownmenuselecttosortthestationlistbystation
numberorstationname.
c.
clickonthisbuttontosortthedisplayedstationsinthelisteither
ascendingordescending.
d.AlternativelyyoucanusetheQuickSearchfieldtosearchforstations.In
thestationlist,onlythestationsmatchingyoursearchcriteriawillbe
displayed.
3.Clickononeradiostationinthelisttochangetoitsprogram.
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Tosetapredefinedradiostation,followtheinstructionsbelow:
FromtheStationSelectwindow,selecttheradiostationyouwouldliketo
assigntooneofthesixPredefinedStationbuttonsavailable.
WhilelisteningtotheselectedstationholddowntheCtrlkeyonyour
keyboardandpressthePredefinedStationbuttonyouwouldliketoassign
thestationto.
Thecurrentradiostationwasnowassignedtotherespectivebutton.
ClickononeassignedPredefinedStationbuttontochangetorespective
station.
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Tochangetheaudiotrack,dothefollowing:
ClicktheSelectaudiotrack buttoninthebottomcontrolbar.
Amenuwiththeavailableaudiotracksisdisplayed.
Selectthedesiredaudiotrack.
Ifyouchangetheaudiolanguage,beforethechangesapplyfollowing
dialogopens:
IfyouselectYes,thechangewillaffectallradiostationsthatofferthe
audiotrack(language)youselected.
IfyouselectNo,thechangewillaffectonlytherunningradiostation.
Ifyouchangetheaudioformat,thechangesapplyautomatically.
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ClickthePause/Resume buttoninthebottomcontrolbartopausethelive
radioandstartthetimeshiftmode.
Duringtimeshiftmode,additionalcontrolsareavailableinthebottomcontrol
bar.
ClickthePause/ResumePreview buttontostartplayingbackthetimeshift
file.
Ifyouclickthisbuttonduringplaybackofthetimeshiftfiletheplaybackwillbe
paused.Clickingthebuttonagainresumestheplayback.
TheTimeshifttimebarallowsyoutojumptoanypositionwithinthetimeshift
file.Todothischoseoneofthesepossibilities:
simplyclickwiththemouseonthetimebaratthedesiredposition.
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TVCenter Radio
slidetheplaybackpositionindicatortothedesiredpositionwithinthefile.
Youcanswitchtotheliveradioprogramatanytimebypullingtheposition
indicatortotherighthandendofthebar.Inthiscase,theprogramcontinues
toberecordedinthetimeshiftfile.
Usethe
Jumpbackward/Jumpforward
buttonstojumpapredefined
timeintervalinthetimeshiftfile.Bydefaultthistimeintervalis10secondsfor
jumpingbackwardand1minuteforjumpingforward.Youcanchangeitinthe
TVCenterSettingsapplicationunderRecording>Timeshift>Skiptimes.
ClickingtheStopTimeshiftMode
switchesbacktoliveradio.
buttonendsthetimeshiftmodeand
Pleasenotethatifyoudecidetoendthetimeshiftmodeortochangetheradio
stationthetimeshiftfiletemporarilystoredonyourcomputerwillbe
automaticallydeleted.
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Instant Recording
Usethisfunctionifyouwanttorecordthecurrentprogram.
StartaninstantrecordingbyclickingtheRecord
button.
EndtherecordingbyclickingtheStopRecording
button.
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TVCenter Radio
3. Makethedesiredchanges.
4. ConfirmwithaclickontheOKbutton.
Therecordingtasksdialogcloses.
Thefilenameisgeneratedautomaticallyfromthechannelnameandthedate
andtime.
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Scheduled Recording
ToprogramarecordingyoufirsthavetoopentheRecordingtaskswindow.
DooneofthefollowingtoopentheRecordingtaskwindow:
1. whileTVCenterisrunninghittheF11keyofyourkeyboard.
2. opentheMasterControlmenuinthetopcontrolbarbyhoveringoverthe
buttonandclickontheRecordingTasks
button.
TheRecordingtaskswindowopensandallplannedoralreadymaderecordings
aredisplayed.
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TVCenter Radio
Schedule a Recording
IntheRecordingtaskswindowclickthebutton:New.
Thefollowingdialogopens:
1.
Selectthechannelwhoseprogramyouwanttorecord.
Todoso:
clickontheChannelbutton.
theStationselectwindowopens.
selectthedesiredstation.
2. Scheduleyourrecording:(pleasejumptotheappropriateoption:
Asinglerecording;Brecurrencerecording)
ASingleRecording
IntheStarttimesectionselectthedateoftherecordingfromthe
dropdownmenuandmanuallyenterthestartingtime.
Manuallyentereither,theEndtimeoftherecordingandtheDuration
willautomaticallybeadjustedorviceversa.
Pleasejumptostep3
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IntheTimesectionmanuallyenterthestartingtimeintotheStartfield.
Manuallyentereither,theEndtimeoftherecordingandtheDuration
willautomaticallybeadjustedorviceversa.
FromtheRecurrencePatterndropdownmenuselectthedesiredoption
WeeklyselectthedaysoftheweekwhentheTVshowisbroadcasted.
DailyselecthowoftentheTVshowrecurs.
IntheRangeofRecurrencesection,setthestartingandendingdateof
therecurrencerecording.
Fortheendingtimefollowingoptionsareavailable:
Noend
Bydate
Afteroccurrence
3. ThefilenameisautomaticallygeneratedfromtheEPGdata(ifavailable)or
thechannelnameandthedateandtime.
Ifyouwishtorenamethefile,youcandothisintheTitlefield.
4. Youcansetpre/postrolltimesfortherecording.
Bydefaultthesetimesaresetto5minutes.Thismeanstherecordingwill
start5minutesbeforethestarttimeyousetandwillend5minutesafter
theendtimeyouset.
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5. FurtheryoucanselectthebehaviorofyourPCaftercompletingthe
recording.
6. Afteryouenteredthedesireddata,clicktheOKbuttontoconfirm.
7. IntheRecordingtaskswindowthenewscheduledrecordingwillbe
displayed.
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opentheRecordingtaskswindowasdescribedatthebeginningofthe
chapter.
selectthetaskyouwanttoedit.
clicktheEditbutton.
theRecordingtasksdialogopens.
makethechangesyoudesire.
confirmthechangesbyclickingtheOKbutton.
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TVCenter - Settings
TVCenterSettingsistheapplicationthatallowsyoutomakevariouschanges
eithertotheconfigurationofyourPCTVdeviceorthesoftwareitself.
ToopentheTVCenterSettingsdooneofthefollowing:
1. gototheWindowsStartmenu:
Start>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenterSettings.
2. whilewatchingTVorusinganotherTVCenterapplication(Radio,Gallery)
opentheMasterControlmenubyhoveringoverthe buttoninthetop
controlbarandthenclickontheShowSettings button.
3. whilewatchingTVorusinganotherTVCenterapplication(Radio,Gallery)hit
theF10keyofyourkeyboard.
TheTVCenterSettingswindowconsistoftwopanes:TheNavigationPaneand
theSettingsPane.Thisishowthewindowlookslike:
TheNavigationPane,asthenamealreadysuggestsoffersyouthe
possibilitytonavigatethroughthedifferentsettingsoptions.Thecontentof
thispanedoesnotchange.
DependingonyourPCTVdevice,theoptionsoftheNavigationpanemightvary.
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Hereisanoverviewofthesettingsparametersbehindtheoptionsofthe
navigationpane.
SelectthisoptiontosettheLanguageoftheSoftware
andyourLocation.
Selectthisoptionto:
see/changethePCTVdeviceand/orthe
antennayouareusingforwatchingTV.
configuretheanalogsource(dependsonPCTV
device).
enabletheantennaamplifier(ifavailable).
Selectthisoptiontoconfigureandtestyourremote
control(dependsonPCTVdevice).
Selectthisoptiontorunachannelscan.
Selectthisoptionto:
createyourfavoriteTVchannellists.
opentheAdvancedChannelEditor.
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Selectthisoptionto:
createyourfavoritelistsofRadiostations.
opentheAdvancedChannelEditor.
TVCenter Settings
Selectthisoptionto:
setwhichapplicationyouwanttousefor
browsingtheEPGdata.
updatetheEPGdata.
Selectthisoptionto:
setthefolderswhereyourrecordingswillbe
saved.
setvariousrecordingtaskandtimeshift
parameters.
Selectthisoptionto:
settheaspectratiooftheTVviewingwindow
andhowlongthecontrolbarwillbedisplayed.
setupthevideorendererandtheaudiooutput.
Selectthisoptionto:
enablethefunction
setwhichTVcontentwillbeblocked
ThisoptionisavailableonlyintheUSA.
Selectthisoptiontosetdifferentparametersofthe
DistanTVsoftware.Forfurtherdetails,pleasereferto
theDistanTVHelporManual.
YoucannotsimultaneouslyusebothDistanTV
classicandDistanTVmobile.
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Selectthisoptiontosetdifferentparametersofthe
DistanTVsoftware.Forfurtherdetailspleasereferto
thechapterTVCenterDistanTVmobile.
YoucannotsimultaneouslyusebothDistanTV
mobileandDistanTVclassic.
Selectthisoptiontostore/restoretheTVCenter
configuration.
ThisoptionisavailableonlywhenusingthePCTV
SystemsFlashStickNano.
Selectthisoptionto:
checkforsoftwareupdates
registerthesoftware
activatefeatures
Selecttherelevantoptioninthenavigationpanetomakethechangesyou
want.
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Requirements
IfyouwishtoaccesstheTVCenterapplicationviayourclientdevice,ensurethe
webbrowseryouareusingisabletodisplaythestreamedvideodata.
TheWebbrowsermustsupporteither:
FLASHvideos
M3u8PlaylistscontainingH.264videoswithAACsound
H.264videosunderHTML5
OgvvideosunderHTML5
ThePortForwardingoptionofyourrouterhastobeenabled.
YouneedtoknowtheexternalIPAddressofyourPC.
DependingonyourInternetprovider,thismayconstantlychange.To
overcomethisproblemwerecommendusingadynamicDNSservice.
OptionalyoucouldenableyourPCtowakeonLAN.
Forfurtherdetailsonportforwarding,dynamicDNSandwakeonLANplease
refertothedocument:"RequirementsforDistanTVmobile"locatedinthe
TVCenterHelpfileinthesectionTVCenterDistanTVmobile.
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DistanTV mobile
whileTVCenterisrunning,hoverovertheMasterControl buttoninthe
topcontrolbarandclickontheShowSettings button.
whileTVCenterisrunning,hittheF10keyofyourkeyboard.
gototheWindowsStartmenu:
Start>Programs>PCTVSystems>TVCenterSettings
InthenowopenTVCenterSettingsapplication,selecttheoption
DistanTVmobile.
Followingdialogopens:
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TostarttheDistanTVmobileserver,selectthedesiredEnableaccess
option.
NotethatifyouenabletheDistanTVmobileservertheDistanTVclassic
serverwillbeautomaticallydisabled.
YoucannotsimultaneouslyusebothDistanTVmobileandDistanTV
classic.
IntheSummarysectionofthepageyoucanalwaysseetheServerstate
thenameofyourPCandtheIPaddress.
OnceanEnableaccessoptionisselected,theDistanTVmobileserverwill
startautomaticallywhenyoupowerupyourPC.
TostoptheDistanTVmobileserver,deselecttheEnableAccessoption.
InthePortfieldyoucanchangetheporttheDistanTVmobileserveruses
forcommunication.Bydefault80isset.
Notethatthecommunicationporthastobeopeninyourrouterand
firewallconfiguration.
Forfurtherdetailspleaserefertotheusermanualofyourrouterandthe
helpofyourfirewallsoftware.
InthePINfield,changethedefaultPINtosecuretheaccesstoTVCenter.
NowyouarereadytowatchTVonyourclientdevice.
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DistanTV mobile
Thecompactuserinterfaceprovidesfirstanoverviewofallavailable
functions.
Toaccessafunctionyoujusthavetoclickontherespectivebutton.
E.g.clickontheLiveTVbuttonifyouwanttowatchTV.
ClickontheHomebuttontogetbacktothefunctionsoverview.
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ImportantInformation:
Ingeneral,TVstreamingwithDistanTVmobiletoyourclientdevice,canbe
performedviaaWiFinetworkorthroughaUMTS/3Gconnection(Notvia
GPRS/EDGE!).
PleasenotethefollowingwhenusingaUMTS/3Gnetwork:
StreamingofvideomightbeblockedbyyourUMTSoperator.Incaseof
streamingproblems,pleasecheckthecorrectfunctionofDistanTVmobileby
connectingyourclientdevicetoaWiFirouterwithbroadband
Internetaccess.
Beawareofpotentialhighdatatrafficcost,ifyoudonthaveaflatfee
UMTScontract.
Beawareofapotentialbandwidththrottlingbyyouroperatorwhen
reachingacertaintotaldatavolume(fairflatcontracts).
Example:
Yourfairflatvolumeis2GBpermonthandyouarestreamingatadatarate
of150kb/s.Thiswillgiveyouapprox.30hofpureTVstreamingtimeper
monthuntilyourconnectionspeedwillbedecreasedtoe.g.GPRSspeed
whichmakesanyfurtherstreamingthroughthisconnectionimpossible.
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DistanTV mobile
EnjoyTVonyourclient.
Note:ifyouareusingaSmartphone,e.g.aniPhone,firstyouhavetoclickon
theLiveTVbuttonwithinthefunctionoverview.
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Todoso,followthesesteps:
AccessTVCenterasdescribedinthechapterAccessTVCenterusingyour
clientdevice.
OpentheSettingspage.
Makethedesiredchanges.Thesewillbesavedautomatically.
Note:IfyouhavemorethanonechannellistsavedonyourPC,hereyoucan
selecttheonetobedisplayedintheLiveTVwindow.
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DistanTV mobile
AccessTVCenterasdescribedinthechapterAccessTVCenterusingyour
clientdevice.
ClickontheScheduledRecordingsbuttontoopentherespectivepage.
Toprogramanewrecordingtask,clickthe:
buttonincaseofastandarduserinterface(PC).
Addnewtaskbuttonincaseofacompactuserinterface(Smartphone).
SelectthechannelwhoseprogramyouwishtorecordfromtheChannel
dropdownlist.
TheentryintheTitlefieldwillbeadjustedautomatically.
IntheStarttimesectionenterthedateandthestartingtimeofthe
recording.
EntereithertheEndtimeoftherecordingandtheDurationwill
automaticallybeadjustedorviceversa.
YoucanalsosetPre/Postrolltimesfortherecording.
Bydefaultthesetimesaresetto5minutes.Thismeanstherecordingwill
start5minutesbeforetheStarttimeyousetandwillend5minutesafter
theEndtimeyouset.
ClicktheAddbuttontoconfirmyourentry.
Note:thescheduledrecordingswillbesavedonthePCrunningTVCenterinthe
folderyousetintheTVCenterSettingsapplication.
Forfurtherinformationrefertothechapter:RecordingaTVProgramOther
UsefulInformation.
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AccessTVCenterasdescribedinthechapterAccessTVCenterusingyour
clientdevice.
OpentheScheduledRecordingspage
Selectthetaskyouwanttoedit.
Makethechangesyoudesire
ConfirmthesewithaclickonthebuttonUpdate.
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DistanTV mobile
Toplaybackarecordingfollowthesesteps:
AccessTVCenterasdescribedinthechapterAccessTVCenterusingyour
clientdevice.
OpentheGallerypage
WithintheFilessectionclickontherecordingyouwanttoplayback
Thefileisplayedback.
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Online Support
Ifyouneedfurtherhelpyoucanwriteusanemailat:
support@pctvsystems.comorcallourhotline.
Forfurtherdetailsonhowtocontactourhotline,refertothesupport
informationsheetincludedwithyourproduct.
WhenyoucontactthePCTVSystems'Support,pleasebereadytoprovidethe
followinginformation:
ThePCTVDeviceyouareusing
VersionoftheTVCenterapplication
Serialnumber:LocatedonthecoverofyourCDorintheSettings
applicationoftheTVCenter
Operatingsystemversion:e.g.WindowsVistaincludingtheServicePack
version
Mainboard:Name,chipset,BIOSversion
CPU:Typeandspeed(e.g.,Pentium4,2.4GHz)
RAM:Sizeofmainmemory(e.g.,512MB)
CD/DVDburner:Manufacturerandmodel
Typeofdefect:e.g.Crash,problemswithvideoquality,installation
problems,etc.
Briefdescriptionoftheissue
Informationonhowtheissuecanbereproduced
Tomakeiteasierforyouapartoftheinformationneededbyoursupportis
accessibleintheSysteminfofile.
TVCenteroffersyouthepossibilitytoeithersavethisfileontoyourharddiskor
sendittooursupport.
Youcanfindthetwooptionshere:TVCenterSettings>Information.
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Followingoperatingshortcutsareavailable:
Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
Help
F1
TV
F5
Teletext
F6
Teletext
Radio
F7
EPG
F8
Playback
F9
Settings
F10
ALT+F4
PowerOn/Off
Main
Exit
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Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
1/2/3/4/5
/6/7/8/9
1/2/3/4/5
/6/7/8/9
0/AV
CursorUp/
CursorLeft/
Media*Next
ChannelUp
Nextchannel
CursorDown/
CursorRight/
Media*
Previous
ChannelDown
Lastviewed
channel
LastChannel
(Jump)
Enter
OK
Channels
Enternumbers
Switchvideo
input
Previous
channel
Openchannel
selector
*"Media"standsforthemultimediakeysonenhancedkeyboards.
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Operating Shortcuts
Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
Volume+
+/Volume*Up
WheelUp
VolumeUp
Volume
/Volume*
Down
WheelDown
VolumeDown
Muteon/off
M/Volume*
Mute
Wheelclick
Mute
Selectaudio
stream
ALT+A
Audio
*"Volume"standsforthemultimediakeysonenhancedkeyboards.
Recording
StartRecording
Record
StopRecording
Stop
ALT+C
Snapshot
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Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
Pause(starts
timeshift)
Space/Media*
Play
Play/Pause
Play
Space/Media*
Play
Play/Pause
Stop(ends
timeshift)
Alt+Space/
Media*Stop
Jumpto
beginning
Pos1
End
PageUp
FastForward
PageDown
FastReverse
Timeshift/Playback
Jumptoend
Jumpforward
Jumpbackward
*"Media"standsforthemultimediakeysonenhancedkeyboards.
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Operating Shortcuts
Function
Keyboard
Mouse
Remote
F/ALT+Enter
Doubleclick
left
Fullscreen
Zoomin
ALT+Cursor
right
CTRL+Wheel
Up
Zoomout
ALT+Cursor
left
CTRL+Wheel
Down
Showadvance
channel
information
ALT+I
Changedisplay
mode(aspect
ratio)
Selectsubtitle
stream
ALT+T
Other
Toggle
fullscreen
mode
ShowEPG
information
(OSD)
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YoucanusetheTVCenterSoftwarebyPCTVSystemsonlyundertheconditions
ofPCTVSystems'EndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA).
PleasecarefullyreadthePCTVSystems'EULA.
Partsofthissoftwareuse:.
ffmpegunderthetermsoftheGNULesserGeneralPublicLicense.
Forfurtherdetailsregardingtheffmpegcomponent,pleasereferto:
http://ffmpeg.org/index.html.
ClickheretoseethePCTVSystemsGPLandLGPLcodestatement.
md5.js1.0b27/06/96JavascriptimplementationoftheRSAData
Security,Inc.MD5MessageDigestAlgorithm.
Copyright(c)1996HenriTorgemane.AllRightsReserved.
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andthetermsoftheGPLand/orLGPL.
IftheGPLand/orLGPLspecificlicensetermsentitleyoutothesourcecode,
PCTVSystemswillprovideuponwrittenrequest(emailortraditionalmail)the
applicablesourcecode.ThesourcecodefileswillbesentviaCDROMfora
nominalcosttocovershippingandmediachargesasallowedunderGPLand
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beendistributedundertheseterms.A"workbasedontheLibrary"means
eithertheLibraryoranyderivativeworkundercopyrightlaw:thatistosay,a
workcontainingtheLibraryoraportionofit,eitherverbatimorwith
modificationsand/ortranslatedstraightforwardlyintoanotherlanguage.
(Hereinafter,translationisincludedwithoutlimitationintheterm
"modification".)
"Sourcecode"foraworkmeansthepreferredformoftheworkformaking
modificationstoit.Foralibrary,completesourcecodemeansallthesource
codeforallmodulesitcontains,plusanyassociatedinterfacedefinitionfiles,
plusthescriptsusedtocontrolcompilationandinstallationofthelibrary.
Activitiesotherthancopying,distributionandmodificationarenotcoveredby
thisLicense;theyareoutsideitsscope.Theactofrunningaprogramusingthe
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1.YoumaycopyanddistributeverbatimcopiesoftheLibrary'scomplete
sourcecodeasyoureceiveit,inanymedium,providedthatyouconspicuously
andappropriatelypublishoneachcopyanappropriatecopyrightnoticeand
disclaimerofwarranty;keepintactallthenoticesthatrefertothisLicenseand
totheabsenceofanywarranty;anddistributeacopyofthisLicensealongwith
theLibrary.
Youmaychargeafeeforthephysicalactoftransferringacopy,andyoumayat
youroptionofferwarrantyprotectioninexchangeforafee.
2.YoumaymodifyyourcopyorcopiesoftheLibraryoranyportionofit,thus
formingaworkbasedontheLibrary,andcopyanddistributesuch
modificationsorworkunderthetermsofSection1above,providedthatyou
alsomeetalloftheseconditions:
a)Themodifiedworkmustitselfbeasoftwarelibrary.
b)Youmustcausethefilesmodifiedtocarryprominentnoticesstating
thatyouchangedthefilesandthedateofanychange.
c)Youmustcausethewholeoftheworktobelicensedatnochargeto
allthirdpartiesunderthetermsofthisLicense.
d)IfafacilityinthemodifiedLibraryreferstoafunctionoratableof
datatobesuppliedbyanapplicationprogramthatusesthefacility,
otherthanasanargumentpassedwhenthefacilityisinvoked,thenyou
mustmakeagoodfaithefforttoensurethat,intheeventanapplication
doesnotsupplysuchfunctionortable,thefacilitystilloperates,and
performswhateverpartofitspurposeremainsmeaningful.(For
example,afunctioninalibrarytocomputesquarerootshasapurpose
thatisentirelywelldefinedindependentoftheapplication.Therefore,
Subsection2drequiresthatanyapplicationsuppliedfunctionortable
usedbythisfunctionmustbeoptional:iftheapplicationdoesnotsupply
it,thesquarerootfunctionmuststillcomputesquareroots.)
Theserequirementsapplytothemodifiedworkasawhole.Ifidentifiable
sectionsofthatworkarenotderivedfromtheLibrary,andcanbereasonably
consideredindependentandseparateworksin
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whenyoudistributethemasseparateworks.Butwhenyoudistributethe
samesectionsaspartofawholewhichisaworkbasedontheLibrary,the
distributionofthewholemustbeonthetermsofthisLicense,whose
permissionsforotherlicenseesextendtotheentirewhole,andthustoeach
andeverypartregardlessofwhowroteit.
Thus,itisnottheintentofthissectiontoclaimrightsorcontestyourrightsto
workwrittenentirelybyyou;rather,theintentistoexercisetherightto
controlthedistributionofderivativeorcollectiveworksbasedontheLibrary.
Inaddition,mereaggregationofanotherworknotbasedontheLibrarywith
theLibrary(orwithaworkbasedontheLibrary)onavolumeofstorageor
distributionmediumdoesnotbringtheotherworkunderthescopeofthis
License.
3.YoumayopttoapplythetermsoftheordinaryGNUGeneralPublicLicense
insteadofthisLicensetoagivencopyoftheLibrary.Todothis,youmustalter
allthenoticesthatrefertothisLicense,sothattheyrefertotheordinaryGNU
GeneralPublicLicense,version2,insteadoftothisLicense.(Ifanewerversion
thanversion2oftheordinaryGNUGeneralPublicLicensehasappeared,then
youcanspecifythatversioninsteadifyouwish.)Donotmakeanyother
changeinthesenotices.
Oncethischangeismadeinagivencopy,itisirreversibleforthatcopy,sothe
ordinaryGNUGeneralPublicLicenseappliestoallsubsequentcopiesand
derivativeworksmadefromthatcopy.Thisoptionisusefulwhenyouwishto
copypartofthecodeoftheLibraryintoaprogramthatisnotalibrary.
4.YoumaycopyanddistributetheLibrary(oraportionorderivativeofit,
underSection2)inobjectcodeorexecutableformunderthetermsofSections
1and2aboveprovidedthatyouaccompanyitwiththecomplete
correspondingmachinereadablesourcecode,whichmustbedistributedunder
thetermsofSections1and2aboveonamediumcustomarilyusedfor
softwareinterchange.
Ifdistributionofobjectcodeismadebyofferingaccesstocopyfroma
designatedplace,thenofferingequivalentaccesstocopythesourcecodefrom
thesameplacesatisfiestherequirementtodistributethesourcecode,even
thoughthirdpartiesarenotcompelledtocopythesourcealongwiththeobject
code.
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6.AsanexceptiontotheSectionsabove,youmayalsocombineorlinka"work
thatusestheLibrary"withtheLibrarytoproduceaworkcontainingportionsof
theLibrary,anddistributethatworkundertermsofyourchoice,providedthat
thetermspermitmodificationoftheworkforthecustomer'sownuseand
reverseengineeringfordebuggingsuchmodifications.
YoumustgiveprominentnoticewitheachcopyoftheworkthattheLibraryis
usedinitandthattheLibraryanditsusearecoveredbythisLicense.Youmust
supplyacopyofthisLicense.Iftheworkduringexecutiondisplayscopyright
notices,youmustincludethecopyrightnoticefortheLibraryamongthem,as
wellasareferencedirectingtheusertothecopyofthisLicense.Also,you
mustdooneofthesethings:
a)Accompanytheworkwiththecompletecorrespondingmachine
readablesourcecodefortheLibraryincludingwhateverchangeswere
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usedinthework(whichmustbedistributedunderSections1and2
above);and,iftheworkisanexecutablelinkedwiththeLibrary,withthe
completemachinereadable"workthatusestheLibrary",asobjectcode
and/orsourcecode,sothattheusercanmodifytheLibraryandthen
relinktoproduceamodifiedexecutablecontainingthemodifiedLibrary.
(Itisunderstoodthattheuserwhochangesthecontentsofdefinitions
filesintheLibrarywillnotnecessarilybeabletorecompilethe
applicationtousethemodifieddefinitions.)
b)UseasuitablesharedlibrarymechanismforlinkingwiththeLibrary.A
suitablemechanismisonethat(1)usesatruntimeacopyofthelibrary
alreadypresentontheuser'scomputersystem,ratherthancopying
libraryfunctionsintotheexecutable,and(2)willoperateproperlywitha
modifiedversionofthelibrary,iftheuserinstallsone,aslongasthe
modifiedversionisinterfacecompatiblewiththeversionthatthework
wasmadewith.
c)Accompanytheworkwithawrittenoffer,validforatleastthreeyears,
togivethesameuserthematerialsspecifiedinSubsection6a,above,for
achargenomorethanthecostofperformingthisdistribution.
d)Ifdistributionoftheworkismadebyofferingaccesstocopyfroma
designatedplace,offerequivalentaccesstocopytheabovespecified
materialsfromthesameplace.
e)Verifythattheuserhasalreadyreceivedacopyofthesematerialsor
thatyouhavealreadysentthisuseracopy.
Foranexecutable,therequiredformofthe"workthatusestheLibrary"must
includeanydataandutilityprogramsneededforreproducingtheexecutable
fromit.However,asaspecialexception,thematerialstobedistributedneed
notincludeanythingthatisnormallydistributed(ineithersourceorbinary
form)withthemajorcomponents(compiler,kernel,andsoon)ofthe
operatingsystemonwhichtheexecutableruns,unlessthatcomponentitself
accompaniestheexecutable.
Itmayhappenthatthisrequirementcontradictsthelicenserestrictionsof
otherproprietarylibrariesthatdonotnormallyaccompanytheoperating
system.SuchacontradictionmeansyoucannotuseboththemandtheLibrary
togetherinanexecutablethatyoudistribute.
7.YoumayplacelibraryfacilitiesthatareaworkbasedontheLibrarysideby
sideinasinglelibrarytogetherwithotherlibraryfacilitiesnotcoveredbythis
License,anddistributesuchacombinedlibrary,providedthattheseparate
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exceptasexpresslyprovidedunderthisLicense.Anyattemptotherwiseto
copy,modify,sublicense,linkwith,ordistributetheLibraryisvoid,andwill
automaticallyterminateyourrightsunderthisLicense.However,partieswho
havereceivedcopies,orrights,fromyouunderthisLicensewillnothavetheir
licensesterminatedsolongassuchpartiesremaininfullcompliance.
9.YouarenotrequiredtoacceptthisLicense,sinceyouhavenotsignedit.
However,nothingelsegrantsyoupermissiontomodifyordistributethe
Libraryoritsderivativeworks.Theseactionsareprohibitedbylawifyoudo
notacceptthisLicense.Therefore,bymodifyingordistributingtheLibrary(or
anyworkbasedontheLibrary),youindicateyouracceptanceofthisLicenseto
doso,andallitstermsandconditionsforcopying,distributingormodifyingthe
Libraryorworksbasedonit.
10.EachtimeyouredistributetheLibrary(oranyworkbasedontheLibrary),
therecipientautomaticallyreceivesalicensefromtheoriginallicensortocopy,
distribute,linkwithormodifytheLibrarysubjecttothesetermsand
conditions.Youmaynotimposeanyfurtherrestrictionsontherecipients'
exerciseoftherightsgrantedherein.Youarenotresponsibleforenforcing
compliancebythirdpartieswiththisLicense.
11.If,asaconsequenceofacourtjudgmentorallegationofpatent
infringementorforanyotherreason(notlimitedtopatentissues),conditions
areimposedonyou(whetherbycourtorder,agreementorotherwise)that
contradicttheconditionsofthisLicense,theydonotexcuseyoufromthe
conditionsofthisLicense.Ifyoucannotdistributesoastosatisfy
simultaneouslyyourobligationsunderthisLicenseandanyotherpertinent
obligations,thenasaconsequenceyoumaynotdistributetheLibraryatall.
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theLibrarybyallthosewhoreceivecopiesdirectlyorindirectlythroughyou,
thentheonlywayyoucouldsatisfybothitandthisLicensewouldbetorefrain
entirelyfromdistributionoftheLibrary.
Ifanyportionofthissectionisheldinvalidorunenforceableunderany
particularcircumstance,thebalanceofthesectionisintendedtoapply,and
thesectionasawholeisintendedtoapplyinothercircumstances.
Itisnotthepurposeofthissectiontoinduceyoutoinfringeanypatentsor
otherpropertyrightclaimsortocontestvalidityofanysuchclaims;thissection
hasthesolepurposeofprotectingtheintegrityofthefreesoftware
distributionsystemwhichisimplementedbypubliclicensepractices.Many
peoplehavemadegenerouscontributionstothewiderangeofsoftware
distributedthroughthatsysteminrelianceonconsistentapplicationofthat
system;itisuptotheauthor/donortodecideifheorsheiswillingtodistribute
softwarethroughanyothersystemandalicenseecannotimposethatchoice.
Thissectionisintendedtomakethoroughlyclearwhatisbelievedtobea
consequenceoftherestofthisLicense.
12.Ifthedistributionand/oruseoftheLibraryisrestrictedincertaincountries
eitherbypatentsorbycopyrightedinterfaces,theoriginalcopyrightholder
whoplacestheLibraryunderthisLicensemayaddanexplicitgeographical
distributionlimitationexcludingthosecountries,sothatdistributionis
permittedonlyinoramongcountriesnotthusexcluded.Insuchcase,this
LicenseincorporatesthelimitationasifwritteninthebodyofthisLicense.
13.TheFreeSoftwareFoundationmaypublishrevisedand/ornewversionsof
theLesserGeneralPublicLicensefromtimetotime.Suchnewversionswillbe
similarinspirittothepresentversion,butmaydifferindetailtoaddressnew
problemsorconcerns.
Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.IftheLibraryspecifiesa
versionnumberofthisLicensewhichappliestoitand"anylaterversion",you
havetheoptionoffollowingthetermsandconditionseitherofthatversionor
ofanylaterversionpublishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.IftheLibrary
doesnotspecifyalicenseversionnumber,youmaychooseanyversionever
publishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.
14.IfyouwishtoincorporatepartsoftheLibraryintootherfreeprograms
whosedistributionconditionsareincompatiblewiththese,writetotheauthor
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WARRANTYFORTHELIBRARY,TOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLE
LAW.EXCEPTWHENOTHERWISESTATEDINWRITINGTHECOPYRIGHT
HOLDERSAND/OROTHERPARTIESPROVIDETHELIBRARY"ASIS"WITHOUT
WARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUT
NOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYAND
FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.THEENTIRERISKASTOTHEQUALITY
ANDPERFORMANCEOFTHELIBRARYISWITHYOU.SHOULDTHELIBRARY
PROVEDEFECTIVE,YOUASSUMETHECOSTOFALLNECESSARYSERVICING,
REPAIRORCORRECTION.
16.INNOEVENTUNLESSREQUIREDBYAPPLICABLELAWORAGREEDTOIN
WRITINGWILLANYCOPYRIGHTHOLDER,ORANYOTHERPARTYWHOMAY
MODIFYAND/ORREDISTRIBUTETHELIBRARYASPERMITTEDABOVE,BELIABLE
TOYOUFORDAMAGES,INCLUDINGANYGENERAL,SPECIAL,INCIDENTALOR
CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESARISINGOUTOFTHEUSEORINABILITYTOUSE
THELIBRARY(INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLOSSOFDATAORDATABEING
RENDEREDINACCURATEORLOSSESSUSTAINEDBYYOUORTHIRDPARTIESOR
AFAILUREOFTHELIBRARYTOOPERATEWITHANYOTHERSOFTWARE),EVEN
IFSUCHHOLDEROROTHERPARTYHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOF
SUCHDAMAGES.
ENDOFTERMSANDCONDITIONS
HowtoApplyTheseTermstoYourNewLibraries
Ifyoudevelopanewlibrary,andyouwantittobeofthegreatestpossibleuse
tothepublic,werecommendmakingitfreesoftwarethateveryonecan
redistributeandchange.Youcandosobypermittingredistributionunder
theseterms(or,alternatively,underthetermsoftheordinaryGeneralPublic
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attachthemtothestartofeachsourcefiletomosteffectivelyconveythe
exclusionofwarranty;andeachfileshouldhaveatleastthe"copyright"line
andapointertowherethefullnoticeisfound.
<onelinetogivethelibrary'snameandabriefideaofwhatitdoes.>Copyright
(C)<year><nameofauthor>
Thislibraryisfreesoftware;youcanredistributeitand/ormodifyitunderthe
termsoftheGNULesserGeneralPublicLicenseaspublishedbytheFree
SoftwareFoundation;eitherversion2.1oftheLicense,or(atyouroption)any
laterversion.
Thislibraryisdistributedinthehopethatitwillbeuseful,butWITHOUTANY
WARRANTY;withouteventheimpliedwarrantyofMERCHANTABILITYor
FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.SeetheGNULesserGeneralPublic
Licenseformoredetails.
YoushouldhavereceivedacopyoftheGNULesserGeneralPublicLicensealong
withthislibrary;ifnot,writetotheFreeSoftwareFoundation,Inc.,51Franklin
Street,FifthFloor,Boston,MA021101301USA
Alsoaddinformationonhowtocontactyoubyelectronicandpapermail.You
shouldalsogetyouremployer(ifyouworkasaprogrammer)oryourschool,if
any,tosigna"copyrightdisclaimer"forthelibrary,ifnecessary.Hereisa
sample;alterthenames:
Yoyodyne,Inc.,herebydisclaimsallcopyrightinterestinthelibrary`Frob'(a
libraryfortweakingknobs)writtenbyJamesRandomHacker.
<signatureofTyCoon>,1April1990
TyCoon,PresidentofVice
That'sallthereistoit!
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wishtoavoidthedangerthatredistributorsofafreeprogramwillindividually
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this,wehavemadeitclearthatanypatentmustbelicensedforeveryone'sfree
useornotlicensedatall.
Theprecisetermsandconditionsforcopying,distributionandmodification
follow.
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0.ThisLicenseappliestoanyprogramorotherworkwhichcontainsanotice
placedbythecopyrightholdersayingitmaybedistributedunderthetermsof
thisGeneralPublicLicense.The"Program",below,referstoanysuchprogram
orwork,anda"workbasedontheProgram"meanseithertheProgramorany
derivativeworkundercopyrightlaw:thatistosay,aworkcontainingthe
Programoraportionofit,eitherverbatimorwithmodificationsand/or
translatedintoanotherlanguage.(Hereinafter,translationisincludedwithout
limitationintheterm"modification".)Eachlicenseeisaddressedas"you".
Activitiesotherthancopying,distributionandmodificationarenotcoveredby
thisLicense;theyareoutsideitsscope.TheactofrunningtheProgramisnot
restricted,andtheoutputfromtheProgramiscoveredonlyifitscontents
constituteaworkbasedontheProgram(independentofhavingbeenmadeby
runningtheProgram).WhetherthatistruedependsonwhattheProgram
does.
1.YoumaycopyanddistributeverbatimcopiesoftheProgram'ssourcecode
asyoureceiveit,inanymedium,providedthatyouconspicuouslyand
appropriatelypublishoneachcopyanappropriatecopyrightnoticeand
disclaimerofwarranty;keepintactallthenoticesthatrefertothisLicenseand
totheabsenceofanywarranty;andgiveanyotherrecipientsofthePrograma
copyofthisLicensealongwiththeProgram.Youmaychargeafeeforthe
physicalactoftransferringacopy,andyoumayatyouroptionofferwarranty
protectioninexchangeforafee.
2.YoumaymodifyyourcopyorcopiesoftheProgramoranyportionofit,thus
formingaworkbasedontheProgram,andcopyanddistributesuch
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Section2)inobjectcodeorexecutableformunderthetermsofSections1and
2aboveprovidedthatyoualsodooneofthefollowing:
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sourcecode,whichmustbedistributedunderthetermsofSections1
and2aboveonamediumcustomarilyusedforsoftwareinterchange;or,
b)Accompanyitwithawrittenoffer,validforatleastthreeyears,togive
anythirdparty,forachargenomorethanyourcostofphysically
performingsourcedistribution,acompletemachinereadablecopyof
thecorrespondingsourcecode,tobedistributedunderthetermsof
Sections1and2aboveonamediumcustomarilyusedforsoftware
interchange;or,
c)Accompanyitwiththeinformationyoureceivedastotheofferto
distributecorrespondingsourcecode.(Thisalternativeisallowedonly
fornoncommercialdistributionandonlyifyoureceivedtheprogramin
objectcodeorexecutableformwithsuchanoffer,inaccordwith
Subsectionbabove.)
Thesourcecodeforaworkmeansthepreferredformoftheworkformaking
modificationstoit.Foranexecutablework,completesourcecodemeansall
thesourcecodeforallmodulesitcontains,plusanyassociatedinterface
definitionfiles,plusthescriptsusedtocontrolcompilationandinstallationof
theexecutable.However,asaspecialexception,thesourcecodedistributed
neednotincludeanythingthatisnormallydistributed(ineithersourceor
binaryform)withthemajorcomponents(compiler,kernel,andsoon)ofthe
operatingsystemonwhichtheexecutableruns,unlessthatcomponentitself
accompaniestheexecutable.
Ifdistributionofexecutableorobjectcodeismadebyofferingaccesstocopy
fromadesignatedplace,thenofferingequivalentaccesstocopythesource
codefromthesameplacecountsasdistributionofthesourcecode,even
thoughthirdpartiesarenotcompelledtocopythesourcealongwiththeobject
code.
4.Youmaynotcopy,modify,sublicense,ordistributetheProgramexceptas
expresslyprovidedunderthisLicense.Anyattemptotherwisetocopy,modify,
sublicenseordistributetheProgramisvoid,andwillautomaticallyterminate
yourrightsunderthisLicense.However,partieswhohavereceivedcopies,or
rights,fromyouunderthisLicensewillnothavetheirlicensesterminatedso
longassuchpartiesremaininfullcompliance.
5.YouarenotrequiredtoacceptthisLicense,sinceyouhavenotsignedit.
However,nothingelsegrantsyoupermissiontomodifyordistributethe
Programoritsderivativeworks.Theseactionsareprohibitedbylawifyoudo
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6.EachtimeyouredistributetheProgram(oranyworkbasedontheProgram),
therecipientautomaticallyreceivesalicensefromtheoriginallicensortocopy,
distributeormodifytheProgramsubjecttothesetermsandconditions.You
maynotimposeanyfurtherrestrictionsontherecipients'exerciseoftherights
grantedherein.Youarenotresponsibleforenforcingcompliancebythird
partiestothisLicense.
7.If,asaconsequenceofacourtjudgmentorallegationofpatentinfringement
orforanyotherreason(notlimitedtopatentissues),conditionsareimposed
onyou(whetherbycourtorder,agreementorotherwise)thatcontradictthe
conditionsofthisLicense,theydonotexcuseyoufromtheconditionsofthis
License.Ifyoucannotdistributesoastosatisfysimultaneouslyyour
obligationsunderthisLicenseandanyotherpertinentobligations,thenasa
consequenceyoumaynotdistributetheProgramatall.Forexample,ifa
patentlicensewouldnotpermitroyaltyfreeredistributionoftheProgramby
allthosewhoreceivecopiesdirectlyorindirectlythroughyou,thentheonly
wayyoucouldsatisfybothitandthisLicensewouldbetorefrainentirelyfrom
distributionoftheProgram.
Ifanyportionofthissectionisheldinvalidorunenforceableunderany
particularcircumstance,thebalanceofthesectionisintendedtoapplyandthe
sectionasawholeisintendedtoapplyinothercircumstances.
Itisnotthepurposeofthissectiontoinduceyoutoinfringeanypatentsor
otherpropertyrightclaimsortocontestvalidityofanysuchclaims;thissection
hasthesolepurposeofprotectingtheintegrityofthefreesoftware
distributionsystem,whichisimplementedbypubliclicensepractices.Many
peoplehavemadegenerouscontributionstothewiderangeofsoftware
distributedthroughthatsysteminrelianceonconsistentapplicationofthat
system;itisuptotheauthor/donortodecideifheorsheiswillingtodistribute
softwarethroughanyothersystemandalicenseecannotimposethatchoice.
Thissectionisintendedtomakethoroughlyclearwhatisbelievedtobea
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eitherbypatentsorbycopyrightedinterfaces,theoriginalcopyrightholder
whoplacestheProgramunderthisLicensemayaddanexplicitgeographical
distributionlimitationexcludingthosecountries,sothatdistributionis
permittedonlyinoramongcountriesnotthusexcluded.Insuchcase,this
LicenseincorporatesthelimitationasifwritteninthebodyofthisLicense.
9.TheFreeSoftwareFoundationmaypublishrevisedand/ornewversionsof
theGeneralPublicLicensefromtimetotime.Suchnewversionswillbesimilar
inspirittothepresentversion,butmaydifferindetailto
addressnewproblemsorconcerns.
Eachversionisgivenadistinguishingversionnumber.IftheProgramspecifies
aversionnumberofthisLicensewhichappliestoitand"anylaterversion",you
havetheoptionoffollowingthetermsandconditionseitherofthatversionor
ofanylaterversionpublishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.IftheProgram
doesnotspecifyaversionnumberofthisLicense,youmaychooseanyversion
everpublishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.
10.IfyouwishtoincorporatepartsoftheProgramintootherfreeprograms
whosedistributionconditionsaredifferent,writetotheauthortoaskfor
permission.ForsoftwarewhichiscopyrightedbytheFreeSoftware
Foundation,writetotheFreeSoftwareFoundation;wesometimesmake
exceptionsforthis.Ourdecisionwillbeguidedbythetwogoalsofpreserving
thefreestatusofallderivativesofourfreesoftwareandofpromotingthe
sharingandreuseofsoftwaregenerally.
NOWARRANTY
11.BECAUSETHEPROGRAMISLICENSEDFREEOFCHARGE,THEREISNO
WARRANTYFORTHEPROGRAM,TOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLE
LAW.EXCEPTWHENOTHERWISESTATEDINWRITINGTHECOPYRIGHT
HOLDERSAND/OROTHERPARTIESPROVIDETHEPROGRAM"ASIS"WITHOUT
WARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUT
NOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYAND
FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.THEENTIRERISKASTOTHEQUALITY
ANDPERFORMANCEOFTHEPROGRAMISWITHYOU.SHOULDTHEPROGRAM
PROVEDEFECTIVE,YOUASSUMETHECOSTOFALLNECESSARYSERVICING,
REPAIRORCORRECTION.
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ENDOFTERMSANDCONDITIONS
HowtoApplyTheseTermstoYourNewPrograms
Ifyoudevelopanewprogram,andyouwantittobeofthegreatestpossible
usetothepublic,thebestwaytoachievethisistomakeitfreesoftwarewhich
everyonecanredistributeandchangeundertheseterms.
Todoso,attachthefollowingnoticestotheprogram.Itissafesttoattach
themtothestartofeachsourcefiletomosteffectivelyconveytheexclusionof
warranty;andeachfileshouldhaveatleastthe"copyright"lineandapointer
towherethefullnoticeisfound.
<onelinetogivetheprogram'snameandabriefideaofwhatitdoes.>
Copyright(C)<year><nameofauthor>
Thisprogramisfreesoftware;youcanredistributeitand/ormodifyitunderthe
termsoftheGNUGeneralPublicLicenseaspublishedbytheFreeSoftware
Foundation;eitherversion2oftheLicense,or(atyouroption)anylaterversion.
Thisprogramisdistributedinthehopethatitwillbeuseful,butWITHOUTANY
WARRANTY;withouteventheimpliedwarrantyofMERCHANTABILITYor
FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.SeetheGNUGeneralPublicLicensefor
moredetails.
YoushouldhavereceivedacopyoftheGNUGeneralPublicLicensealongwith
thisprogram;ifnot,writetotheFreeSoftwareFoundation,Inc.,51Franklin
Street,FifthFloor,Boston,MA021101301USA.
Alsoaddinformationonhowtocontactyoubyelectronicandpapermail.
Iftheprogramisinteractive,makeitoutputashortnoticelikethiswhenit
startsinaninteractivemode:
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GnomovisioncomeswithABSOLUTELYNOWARRANTY;fordetailstype`show
w'.
Thisisfreesoftware,andyouarewelcometoredistributeitundercertain
conditions;type`showc'fordetails.
Thehypotheticalcommands`showw'and`showc'shouldshowthe
appropriatepartsoftheGeneralPublicLicense.Ofcourse,thecommandsyou
usemaybecalledsomethingotherthan`showw'and`showc';theycould
evenbemouseclicksormenuitemswhateversuitsyourprogram.
Youshouldalsogetyouremployer(ifyouworkasaprogrammer)oryour
school,ifany,tosigna"copyrightdisclaimer"fortheprogram,ifnecessary.
Hereisasample;alterthenames:
Yoyodyne,Inc.,herebydisclaimsallcopyrightinterestintheprogram
`Gnomovision'(whichmakespassesatcompilers)writtenbyJamesHacker.
<signatureofTyCoon>,1April1989
TyCoon,PresidentofVice
ThisGeneralPublicLicensedoesnotpermitincorporatingyourprograminto
proprietaryprograms.Ifyourprogramisasubroutinelibrary,youmay
consideritmoreusefultopermitlinkingproprietaryapplicationswiththe
library.Ifthisiswhatyouwanttodo,usetheGNULesserGeneralPublic
LicenseinsteadofthisLicense.
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Glossary
#
16:9Format:Alsocalledwidescreen.IsaTVformatwiththewidthtoheight
ratioof16:9.WhenviewedontraditionalTVsetswitha4:3displayarea,part
ofthepictureisblack(blackbarsontopandbottomofthepicture)tomakeit
compatiblewiththetraditionalformat.
4:3Format:IsaTVformatwiththewidthtoheightratioof4:3.Whenviewed
onTVsetswitha16:9displayarea,partofthepictureisblack(blackbarson
theleftandrightsideofthepicture).
A
Ac3:alsoknownasDolbyDigital.Isthecommonversionofadata/audio
compressiontechnologydevelopedbyDolbyLaboratories.Itcontainsuptosix
discretechannelsofsound.Thereforitsupportsmono,stereoand5.1channel
mode.
Aspectratio:Thewidthtoheightratioofonepixel.Somevideoformatsmust
havethisratioinordertodisplaythepictureproperly.Iftheaspectratiois1,
thepixelwillbesquare.Iftheaspectratioisnot1,thepixelwillberectangular.
Whenrectangularpixelsareusedwithoutadjustment,circlesaredisplayedas
ovals.Thisdistortioncanbeeliminatedbyfactoringintheaspectratio.(see
also"Pixel")
ATSC:TheformatofdigitalTVintheUS,SouthKorea,CanadaandMexico.
DefinedbyAdvancedTelevisionSystemCommitee
C
ClearQAM:IsthedigitalTVtransmittedintheUSviathecablenetwork
Client:Asystem(computerorprogram)inanetworkorontheInternetthat
requestsfilesorservices.Thesystem(computerorprogram)thatprovidesthe
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filesorservicesiscalledaserver.Theclientcanrequestadatatransferora
printjobfromtheserver.
ClosedCaptioning:offersthepossibilitytodisplayatextonarunningTV
preview.Thistextisspecificallyintendedforpeoplewhoaredeaforhardof
hearingandusuallycontainsdescriptionsofimportantnondialogaudioas
well.
CoDec:IstheabbreviationofCoder/Decoder.Isadeviceorprogramableto
compressanddecompressdigitaldatastreamslikeforinstancevideodata.
CompositeVideo:Theencodingofcolorandbrightnessinformationintoa
singlesignal.(seealso"SVideo")
Convertion:See"Transcode"
D
Datarate:Thedatarateisalsoknownasthebitrate.Thebitratemeasures
howfastbitsofdatacanbetransferredoveramediuminagivenperiodof
time.Thisrateislistedinbitspersecond(bps).
DTT:AbbreviationofDigitalTerrestrialTelevision.Seealso"DVB"
Deinterlaced:istheprocessofconvertinginterlacedvideo,suchascommon
analogtelevisionsignalsor1080iformatHDTVsignals,intoanoninterlaced
form.(seealso"Field")
DHCP:Abbreviationfor"DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol".Windows
ServersoftwarethatassignsanIPaddresstoeachcomputerinanetwork.(see
also"IPAddress")
DigitalTelevision:Seealso"DVB"or"DTVB".Digitaltelevisiontransmission
standard.Describesthetransmissionofvideo,audioandadditionalinformation
asdigitaldatasignals.
DiSEqC:istheabbreviationofDigitalSatelliteEquipmentControlandisa
specialcommunicationprotocol.Thisprotocolfacilitatesthecommunication
betweenasatellitereceiverandadevicesuchasamultidishswitchorasmall
dishantennarotor.DiSEqCiscommonlyusedtocontrolswitchesandmotors.
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E
EAc3:morecommonlyknownas"DolbyDigitalPlus",isanenhancedcoding
systembasedontheAc3codec.Itsupportformoreaudiochannelsandoffers
improvedcodingtechniquestoreducecompressionartifacts.Itisnotbackward
compatiblewithexistingAc3hardware.
EPG:istheAbbreviationofElectronicProgramGuideandisadigitalTVguide
thatoffersyouinformationabouttheTVprogram
Ethernet:Themostcommontypeoflocalareanetwork.Eachnode(computer
orserver)inthenetworkcheckswhetheranyothercomputeristransmitting
data.Itthenwaitsfortheothercomputerstofinishwiththeirtransmissions
beforeitstartsitsowntransmission.(seealso"LAN")
EVR:AbbreviationofEnhancedVideoRenderer.Itisavideorendererand
mixer,partoftheMicrosoftMediaFoundation(MF)multimediaframeworkfor
digitalmediainWindowsVista
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F
FEC:istheAbbreviationofForwardErrorCorrection.FECisasystemoferror
controlfordatatransmission.Thesenderaddsanerrorcorrectioncodetoits
messageswhichallowsthereceivertodetectandcorrecterrors(withinsome
bound)withouttheneedtoaskthesenderforadditionaldata.
Field:Avideoimageconsistsofhorizontallinesdividedintotwofields.Allthe
oddnumberedlinesmakeuponefield;theevennumberedlinesmakeupthe
otherfield.
Firewall:isapartofacomputersystemornetworkthatisdesignedtoblock
unauthorizedaccesswhilepermittingauthorizedcommunications.Firewalls
arefrequentlyusedtopreventunauthorizedInternetusersfromaccessing
privatenetworksconnectedtotheInternet.
Firmware:FirmwareissystemsoftwarestoredinROMorFlashmemory.
Firmwareisnotdeletedwhenthesystemhasbeenturnedoff.
Flashmemory:Rewritablepermanentmemorythatbehaveslikeahybridof
RAMandaharddrive.Flashmemorydoesnotlosedataevenwhenitspower
supplyhasbeenturnedoff.(seealso"RAM")
FM:istheAbbreviationofFrequencyModulation.
H
H.264:isastandardforvideocompression.ItisalsoknownasMPEG4Part10,
MPEG4AVCorMPEG4AVC(H.264)
HD:AbbreviationofHighDefinition.Nameforvideosignalswitharesolution
thatexceedstheStandardDefinition.Typicalexamplesare"720p"(1280x720
progressive)and"1080i"(1920x1080withlineinterlacing).Thetransmissionof
HDsignalsrequirescomponentsordigital(DVI,HDMI)inputs.FBAS,Svideo
andSCARTarenotsuitableforthis.ThecompressionalgorithmsforHDare
extensionstothemethodsusedforSD,forexample,MPEG2HD,MPEG4HD,
andWindowsMediaVideoHD.SinceforHD,substantiallymorepixelsand
thereforemoredataaccumulate,significantlyhigherprocessingpoweris
requiredforcompressionanddecompression.(seealso"SD")
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I
Interlace:AmethodofcreatinganimageusedinPALandothersystems.
Interlacingusesfields.Eachfieldhas3121/2linesthatareinsertedoneafter
another.(seealso"Field")
IPAddress:AbbreviationofInternetProtocol.Everycomputerconnectedtothe
Internetreceivesauniqueidentificationnumberthatconsistsoffoursections.
ThisnumberiscalledanIPaddress.Thisallowsothercomputersinthenetwork
toidentifyit,senddatapacketstoitandtoprocessdatatheyhavereceived
fromit.IPaddressesmakesurethattherightdatapacketsaresenttotheright
recipientviatherightpath.
iPod:IsaportablemediaplayerdesignedandmarketedbyApple.Tothe
productlinebelong:iPodClassic(harddrivebased),theiPodTouch(with
touchscreen),iPodNano(videocapable),andtheiPodShuffle.
L
LAN:AbbreviationofLocalAreaNetwork.Alocalnetworklocatedinabuilding
oroncompanypremisesthatisbasedonprivatetransmissionmediaand
equipment.EthernetandTokenRingarecommonLANtechnologies.
Letterbox:Theletterboxformatiscreatedwhenanimagerecordedin16:9
format(orwider)isdisplayedonanormaltelevision(4:3).Thisformattypically
displaysthepicturebetweenblackbarsonthetopandbottomofthescreen.
Thistermwasprobablyderivedfromthewide,thinformatthatlooksalotlike
theslotofaletterbox.
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M
MPEG:AbbreviationofMotionPicturesExpertsGroup.Videocompression
standard.Therearedifferentformatsfordifferenttypesofcompression,such
asMPEG1,MPEG2,MPEG4etc.
Modulation:istheprocessofconveyingamessagesignal,e.g.aradioorTV
signal,insideanothersignalthatcanbephysicallytransmitted,thesocalled
carrierwave.InradiocommunicationsorcableTVsystems,electricalsignals
canonlybetransferredoveralimitedpassbandfrequencyspectrum.Varying
theamplitude,frequencyorphaseofacarrierwavemakesitpossibletokeep
thefrequencycontentofthetransferredsignalascloseaspossibletothe
centrefrequencyofthepassband.
N
NTSC:AbbreviationofNationalTelevisionStandardsCommittee.Atelevision
standardwith525linesand60fieldspersecondthatisusedinNorthand
CentralAmerica.(seealso"PAL","SECAM","Field")
P
PAL:AbbreviationofPhaseAlternationLine.Televisionstandarddevelopedin
Germanythatuses625linesand50fieldspersecond.ThisisthemainTV
standardinEurope.(seealso"NTSC","SECAM","Field")
PC:AbbreviationofPersonalComputer
PcrPid:istheabbreviationofProgramClockReferencePacketIdentifier.Itisa
valueintheprogrammaptableofanMPEG2programandrepresentsthe
packetidentifier(pid)containingtheprogramclockreference(pcr).The
programclockreferenceenablesadecodertopresentsynchronizedcontent,
meaningtheaudiotrackmatchestheassociatedvideo.
PCTVDevice:see"TVtuner"
PIN:AbbreviationofPersonalIdentificationNumber.APINisasecretcode
comprisingseveraldigitsthatidentifiesagivenuser.
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Q
QAM:AbbreviationofQuadratureAmplitudeModulation.Itisbothananalog
andadigitalmodulationscheme.Thiswaydigitalcablechannelsareencoded
andtransmittedviacabletelevisionprovidersthroughoutNorthAmerica.
R
Router:Routers,alsoknownas"IntermediateSystems(IS)",arelinking
elementsthatinterconnecttwoormoresubnetworks.Inadditiontoactingasa
bridge,routerscanexpandtheboundariesofanetwork(numberofnodes,
physicalextension).Routersalsocontroldatatrafficbynotforwarding
defectivedatapackets.
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Resolution:Describesthedetailanimageholdsandischaracterizedbythe
numberofdistinctpixelsthatcanbedisplayedineachdimension.Referringto
TVwedistinguishbetweenstandarddefinition(SD)andhighdefinition(HD)TV.
S
SVideo:SVideosignalsdeliverbrightnessandcolorinformationseparately
throughseveralcables.Thismeansthatthevideodoesnotneedtobe
modulatedanddemodulatedandimagequalityisnotimpairedasaresult.(see
also"CompositeVideo")
SD:AbbreviationofStandardDefinition.Whenaresolutionconsistsofupto
720x480(NTSC)or720x576(PAL),wearetalkingabout"Standard
Definition".(seealso"HD")
SECAM:AbbreviationofSequentialCouleurMmoire.Acolortelevision
standarddevelopedinFranceandEasternEuropebasedonthePALsystem.
SECAMuses625linesand50fieldspersecond.(seealso"NTSC","PAL","Field")
Server:Acomputeroraprogramthatoffersstorage,datatransferandother
servicesinanetworkorontheInternet.Serversoftenprovideservicesfor
requestors(clients)locatedonothercomputers.
Settopbox:Asettopboxisanadditionaldevicethatreceivesdigitaltelevision
stationsanddata.Itcanbehookeduptoanystandardtelevisionset.
SPDIF:istheabbreviationofSonyPhilipsDigitalInterFace.Itisadatalinklayer
protocolandasetofphysicallayerspecificationsforcarryingdigitalaudio
signalsbetweendevicesandstereocomponentsovereitheropticalorelectrical
cable.SPDIFiscommonlyusedtocarrycompressedoruncompresseddigital
audiosignalstoareceiverthatsupportsDolbyDigitalorDTSsurroundsound.
Streaming:Theactoftransferringcompressedvideoandaudiofilesoverthe
Internet.Streamingdoesnotdownloadallthedataatonce,butdownloadsitin
stagesusingastoreandforwardmethod.Thedatadoesnotarriveasa
continuousfile,butiscachedinthebuffer,whichcancreatedelaysatthestart
oftransmission.Thedatacanbetransmittedliveoritcanbedownloadedlater.
Thecomputerreceivingthedatastreammusthaveaprogram(player)installed
onitthatdecompressesthedata.Playersareusuallyinstalledinbrowserssuch
asInternetExplorer.Thespeedandqualityofthedatadependheavilyonhow
muchbandwidthisavailable.Inordertoensuresmoothplayback,theInternet
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Transcode:isthedirectdigitaltodigitalconversionofoneencodingto
another.Themostpopularmethodoftranscodingistodecodetheoriginal
datatoanintermediateformat,inawaythatstillcontainsthecontentofthe
original,andthenencodingtheresultingfileintothetargetformat.
TransportStream:isacommunicationsprotocolforaudio,video,anddataand
itisusedinbroadcastapplicationssuchasDVBandATSC.
TV:AbbreviationofTelevision
TVTuner:isacomputercomponentthatallowstelevisionsignalstobe
receivedbyacomputer.MostTVtunersallowyoutorecordtheTVprogram
ontotheharddiskofyourPC.
W
Widescreen:See"16:9format".
WLAN:AbbreviationofWirelessLocalAreaNetwork.(seealso"LAN")
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