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Cinergy Digital 3 Software

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Version: 10/28/2005

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  • Page 1: Cinergy Digital 3 Software

    Cinergy Digital 3 Software English manual Version: 10/28/2005...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Cinergy Digital 3 software....................3 Cinergy Digital 3 software....................3 Installation........................3 Launching the software for the first time ................4 Design and controls......................6 On-screen display (OSD)....................13 Main menu........................13 EPG—the electronic program guide................14 Info ..........................16 Timeshifting ........................17 Recording, playing, exporting ....................19 Recording ........................19 Immediate recording ....................19...

  • Page 3: Cinergy Digital 3 Software

    The language selected for the installation will also be used in the Cinergy Digital 3 application. It can be changed at any time, however. The Cinergy Digital 3 icon will be present on your desktop if you accepted the defaults during the installation.

  • Page 4: Launching The Software For The First Time

    Favorites list in the right-hand window. You will only be able to select and see channels that are in your Favorites list when using the program. Next, switch to the "Radio favorites" tab and repeat the process. Note: DVB-T radio programming is not available in every region. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 5 Switch to the "Record" tab and select a folder for storing timeshift and recording files. Click "OK" to close the configuration menu. That completes the basic configuration of the software. The configuration dialog contains a number of other options that will be covered in the "Configuration" chapter. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 6: Design And Controls

    OSD functions (on-screen display, EPG, program information, timer) • configuration (basic settings and options) Cinergy Digital 3 software functions can normally be accessed in a number of ways. The following options are always available: • the buttons of the user interface •...
  • Page 7 Record folder. The display will be empty if there are no recordings in the folder. Please note that Cinergy Digital 3 software is no substitute for a general-purpose media player. The Cinergy Digital 3 will only play back recordings made with this application.
  • Page 8 Pressing the button again will display the page transparently over the current TV program. Pressing it once more ends the teletext display and returns you to the normal TV display. For more information, please see "Teletext". Button Remote control Context menu Keyboard Teletext Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 9 In other words, the program is broadcast in conventional 4:3 format, while the relevant part of the picture is in wide-screen format. The Cinergy Digital 3 software automatically recognizes genuine 16:9 broadcasts and adjusts the picture accordingly. While wide-screen movies in 4:3 broadcasts cannot be identified automatically, it is possible to force the picture to the correct format.
  • Page 10 Screenshots—all modes. The Screenshot button captures a still image of the current picture. The images will be stored in the selected Record folder. Button Remote control Context menu Keyboard Open/close TV Ctrl + X window Full screen Format switching < Original/Zoom/Wide Screenshot Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 11 All modes. Use the recording navigation buttons to control the timeshifting, recording and playback functions of the Cinergy Digital 3 Software. Timeshifting, recording and playback are covered in separate chapters, so this is only an overview of the individual buttons.
  • Page 12 Keyboard CTRL + I Signal information User interface: configuration Use the context menu to configure the software's general settings, start the channel scan and manage channels in the Favorites list. Button Remote control Context menu Keyboard Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 13: On-Screen Display (Osd)

    On-screen display (OSD) A number of important Cinergy Digital 3 software functions can be accessed via the convenient on-screen display. Functions and information can be called up while in the TV picture. Main menu. Open main menu. On-screen display: main menu Shows the TV favorites list, from which you can choose a channel directly.

  • Page 14: Epg-The Electronic Program Guide

    The EPG in the on-screen display Details Displays detailed information on the selected program. Timer Programs a recording of the selected program. For more information, please see the "Recording, playing, exporting" chapter. Exit Closes the on-screen display (OSD). Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 15 Closes the detailed information and returns to the EPG menu. Timer Press Timer to program a recording of the selected program. For more information, please see the "Recording, playing, exporting" chapter. Exit Closes the on-screen display (OSD). Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 16: Info

    Displays detailed EPG information on the current program. Audio Some channels broadcast in several languages and/or audio channel formats. Make your selection here. Menu Switches to the main OSD menu. Exit Closes the on-screen display (OSD). Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 17: Timeshifting

    If you have specified in the configuration menu that timeshift recordings should not be deleted, you will find the complete recording—from the first interruption, to the time you stopped the timeshift by pressing Stop—in the Record folder. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 18 Use this button to rewind through the timeshift buffer. Press the Play button to return to playback at normal speed at the selected point. The rewind will stop automatically when you reach the beginning of the timeshift buffer (time of the first interruption). Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 19: Recording, Playing, Exporting

    The recordings will be stored in the selected Record folder. The file will be named according to the following structure: Station name_year-month-day_hour_minutes_seconds.<file format> Example: CNN_2004-09-01_10_15_00.MPG This file contains programming broadcast by CNN on 1 September 2004 at 10:15:00 in MPG format. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 20: Timer-Controlled Recording-Epg-Programmed

    Press Timer to program a recording of the selected program. A red icon will appear next to the selected program. In addition, a red timer icon will appear in the software's window. If you accidentally set a timer, press “Timer” again to delete it. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 21 Opens recording settings. Exit Closes the on-screen display (OSD). A recording can only be started successfully if the Cinergy Digital 3 software is running at the time. Note: the channel cannot be changed during recording. If a different channel is selected when recording is scheduled to begin, the software will automatically change to the channel to be recorded.

  • Page 22: Timer-Controlled Recording-Manually Programmed

    Calls up the on-screen Timer menu. Click "New" to program a new recording manually. If you make a mistake at any point in the following procedure, click "Back" to go back step by step to correct it. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 23 Mode selection Use the mode selection window to choose whether you would like to program a single recording (such as a movie), or a daily or weekly recording (for series or documentary programs). Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 24 Set the date of your recording here. Click "OK" or press the Enter key to apply the date. Start and stop time Select the start and stop time of the recording here. Click "OK" or press the Enter key to apply the start time. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 25 "Back". A red timer icon will appear in the software's window. A recording can only be started successfully if the Cinergy Digital 3 software is running at the time. Note: the channel cannot be changed during recording. If a different channel is selected when recording is scheduled to begin, the software will automatically change to the channel to be recorded.

  • Page 26: Playing, Exporting, Deleting

    DVD authoring software. Delete Removes a recording file from the Record folder. Caution—the file will be deleted without further prompting! Menu Switches to the main OSD menu. Exit Closes the on-screen display (OSD). Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 27: Teletext

    The page will be opened immediately after the last digit has been entered. Home page (page 100). Remote control Mouse User interface Keyboard Pos. 1 Page forward/page back. Remote control Mouse User interface Keyboard up arrow down arrow Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 28 Page memory and subpage display. In addition to normal teletext navigation, the teletext function of the Cinergy Digital 3 also indicates whether the memory contains additional pages with the same page number. The availability of additional pages with the same page number are indicated by green triangles before or after the selected page number.
  • Page 29 The image format for teletext pages (BMP or JPG) and the folder for the files can be specified in the configuration. eletext in its own window. Teletext can also be displayed in a separate window. Context menu Keyboard CTRL + T Teletext in separate window Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 30: Configuration

    Opening the configuration menu. Configuration: Options Use the "Options" menu to set up the general properties of the Cinergy Digital 3 software. The options in the configuration menu. First Device. Cinergy Digital 3 software supports a wide range of TerraTec TV products. Select your device here.

  • Page 31: Configuration: Record

    NTFS file system for the drive containing your recording folder. NTFS supports a maximum file size of 16 terabytes—and that amounts to quite a bit of TV (nearly 555 weeks at an average bitrate of 4 Mbps). Timeshift. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 32 Select “With all available MPEG audio tracks” to record all of the languages of broadcasts in multiple languages. Select “With AC-3 audio” to record Dolby Digital audio, if available. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)
  • Page 33 In general, radio programs are broadcast as *.MP2 in stereo. However, a number of stations broadcast multi-channel programs in *.AC3 (Dolby Digital) format. Audio. A station may broadcast multiple programs simultaneously. Specify whether you want to record the current audio track, or all audio tracks. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 34: Configuration: Still Image

    Teletext. In addition to the Windows bitmap (.bmp) and JPEG (.jpg) options, teletext can also be saved in text files (.txt) which can be opened in any text editor. Note: The settings made here apply globally for the entire Cinergy Digital 3 software and are not stored individually for each channel.

  • Page 35: Configuration: Channel Scan

    Move the slider to the “Normal” position to scan the target frequencies only. The “Fine” setting will include the range +/- 166 kHz in the scan. “Finest” expands the range by +/- 166 kHz, +/- 332 kHz and +/- 498 kHz. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 36: Configuration: Tv Favorites, Radio Favorites

    The image button lets you choose different graphics – such as station logos – for the entries. The “X” button removes individual entries from the list, while the “recycle bin” button clears the entire list. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 37: Configuration: About

    (This option is also available for the user interface.) Optimize window size. Optimizes the size of the picture window for 1:1 pixel display. Signal information. Please see the "Setting up the antenna“ chapter for information on using the signal information. Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 38: Setting Up The Antenna

    Setting up the antenna The Cinergy Digital 3 software is capable of displaying signal information to facilitate setting up the antenna. Context menu Keyboard CTRL + I Signal information Use the values for signal quality and signal strength to determine the best position for the antenna.

  • Page 39: Keyboard Shortcuts

    Keyboard shortcuts The following tables contain all of the keyboard shortcuts of the Cinergy Digital 3 software: General Function Channel selection M/* (NUM) Mute Volume up/volume down CTRL + X Closes the TV window (not the application) CTRL + I...
  • Page 40 Soft key: yellow Soft key: blue Page Up Up one page in OSD lists Page Dn Down one page in OSD lists Navigation in OSD lists Exits OSD Backspace Moves the cursor back one space when entering characters Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

  • Page 41: Transport Functions

    In the case of timeshift, as close as possible to real time N + Shift Fast forward Starts recording R + Shift + Ctrl Starts recording of a complete transponder (cancel by changing channels) PAUSE Start timeshift Space bar Start playback/slow motion Stop playback/stop recording Cinergy Digital 3 (English)

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