Nero LiquidTV Operating instructions

Nero LiquidTV™ | TiVo

®

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Manual

Nero LiquidTV™ | TiVo

®

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Contents

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Contents

1 Getting Started 5

1.1 About the Manual 5

1.2 About Nero LiquidTV™ 5

1.3 Starting Nero LiquidTV™ 6

1.4 Navigating in Nero LiquidTV 7

1.4.1 TiVo

®

PC Remote Control Overview 8

1.4.2 Keyboard Layout Overview 9

2 Nero LiquidTV™ Start Screen 10

3 Now Playing List 12

3.1 Using Multiroom Viewing 14

4 Watch Live TV 15

4.1 Channel Banner 16

4.2 TrickPlay™ Bar 17

4.3 Button Bar 18

5 Guide 19

5.1 Defining Display Options 20

5.2 Program Screens 22

5.3 Options Screens 24

6 DVD 25

6.1 Burning Recordings to DVD 25

6.2 Converting Recordings for Portable Playback Devices 26

6.3 Saving Disc Space 27

7 Find Programs 28

7.1 Find Programs 29

7.2 Creating a WishList

®

Search 29

7.3 The Season Pass

®

feature 30

7.3.1 Creating a Season Pass

®

recording 31

7.4 Recording by Time or Channel 32

8 Messages & Settings 33

8.1 General Settings for Nero LiquidTV™ 34

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8.2 Creating a Channel List 35

8.3 Display Settings 36

8.3.1 Defining Display Settings 37

8.4 Recording Settings 38

8.5 Remote Control 39

9 Parental Controls 41

9.1 Parental Control/KidZone Default Settings 42

9.1.1 Setting Up Parental Controls and KidZone 42

9.2 Individual Parental Control /KidZone Settings 44

9.2.1 Editing the Parental Control /KidZone Setup 45

10 Index 48

11 Contact 51

Getting Started

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1 Getting Started

1.1 About the Manual

This manual is intended for all users who wish to learn how to use Nero LiquidTV™. It is

process-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis.

In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:

Symbol Meaning

Indicates warnings or instructions that have to be followed strictly.

Indicates additional information or advice.

1. Start …

A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action.

Carry out these actions in the order specified.



Indicates an intermediate result.



Indicates a result.

OK

Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program inter-

face. They are displayed in bold face.

Chapter

Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and

are displayed in red and underlined.

[…] Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

{…} Indicates TiVo

®

PC remote control buttons for entering commands.

1.2 About Nero LiquidTV™

The Nero LiquidTV™ | TiVo PC

®

lets you create your own TV schedule. You can define

which programs, actors, directors, and series you are interested in, and your own individual

schedule will be ready at the push of a button. Whenever you want, wherever you are.



You will never miss your favorite show again!

Nero LiquidTV™ records every single episode automatically – even if the broadcast times

are changed. Reruns can be recognized and skipped. Simply create a Season Pass

®

re-

cording for the TV series.



Video tapes are finally a thing of the past!

Nero LiquidTV™ records everything in digital on your hard drive. You can even start

shows: Re

winding, slow motion, pauses of up to 90 minutes - all

w

atching a

show from the beginni

ng while it is still being recorded.



Never miss a part of your favorite show again when the telephone starts ringing!

Nero LiquidTV™ allows you to use all the features that were previously limited to video

recordings during live TV

at the tip of your finger.



No more endless channel surfing just to find something interesting!

Nero LiquidTV™ will always show the exact TV schedule that you would be interested in.

You can even create a WishList

®

search. With it, Nero LiquidTV™ will automatically re-

cord the right programs for you. This way, you will never miss a movie with your favorite

actors!!

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ams you would like to see from the very start. The updated integrated

can

ly and easily with the TiVo PC remote control. Based on your ratings,

tations) on your local network. Or convert them to a

e

s a special area for children (KidZone),

as well as detailed parental control features that parents can use to easily and reliably define

can access.

1.3 Start

d the wizard-based configuration process, both of which are

described in detail in the corresponding uide, the Nero LiquidTV™ start icon

will be automatically available.

Since Nero LiquidTV™ includes TiVo

®

service for a whole year, you can freely define where,

how, and which progr

electronic program guide (EPG) is available on a daily basis for any location within the USA,

Canada, or Mexico.

The user-friendly interface makes it easy to choose between the different available options:

Watching live TV programs, scheduling recordings, or finding interesting programs. You

rate programs quick

®

Nero Liq

uidTV™ will create a user profile for you and eventually suggest programs that

could interest you.

And there's still more: Your individual TV schedule can go anywhere, just like you - burn

programs to DVDs, export them to your iPod/PSP, or send them to other devices (TiVo

®

boxes or

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space-saving format and experience outstanding audio and video quality while using a

surprisingly small amount of memory.

In order to protect children, Nero LiquidTV™ provid

the programs that their children

ing Nero LiquidTV™

After the installation process an

Quick Start G

roceed as follows:

 The

To start Nero LiquidTV™, p

1. Double-click the start icon.

TiVo Central

screen is displayed.

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1.4 Navigating in Nero LiquidTV

The Nero LiquidTV™ user interface provides several different buttons for navigation and

selection bars for selecting and choosing options.

These buttons and selection bars can be operated with the mouse, the keyboard, or the

TiVo

®

PC remote control.

Keyboard:

You can move the selection bar with the arrow keys in order to select an option. The

selected option is chosen with the [

] Enter button. You can use the right and left arrow keys

to control the white arrows that are displayed in the selection bar. They will either take you to

the next area of the same screen, featuring further options; take you to the next screen; or

display the various different options, one after the other.

Mouse:

Click the desired button or desired option with the left mouse button.

TiVo

®

PC remote control:

The selection bar can be moved with the up and down arrow keys in order to select an

option. The selected option is chosen with the Select (TiVo

®

PC remote control) button.

Other control options available with the TiVo

®

PC remote control are displayed on different

screens on the bottom margin. You can find an overview of the most important options under

TiVo® PC Remote Control Overview

and Keyboard Layout Overview.

Examples:

The "Use the Select button" instruction can mean one of the following:



If you are using the keyboard:

Use the arrow keys to move the selection bar to the Select button and press the Enter

key.



If you are using the mouse:

Left-click the Select button that is shown on the



If you are using the TiVo

®

PC remote control:

Press the Select button on the TiVo PC remote control.

or:

Use the arro

w key

s to move the selec

scre

en.

®

tion ba

r to the Select button that is shown on the

screen and press the Select button.

e ns:

t

e selection bar to the option and press the Enter key.

ng the TiVo

®

PC remote control:

Use the arrow keys to move the selection bar to the option shown and press the Select

button.

The "Ch

o

ose <an option>" instruction m a



If you are using the keyboard:

Use the arrow keys to move h



If you are using the mouse:

Left-click the option.



If you are usi

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1.4.1 TiVo

®

PC Remote Control Overview

Displays the TiVo Central

®

screen, from which you can access all TiVo

®

service fea-

tures. If the TiVo Central

®

screen is already being displayed, the Now Playing List

screen ois displayed, where all available recordings are made available for selection.

Swap

Displays the TV screen and thereby the current TV program of the channel that was

selected last. If the TV screen is already displayed then you can switch to the next

tuner's live TV program with this button (if another tuner is available).

Info

Displays information about the current TV schedule, the recording, or the DVD.

Guide

Displays the Guide screen, which features the electronic program guide. You can

schedule and start recordings, or show a program that is currently being broadcast, on

this screen.

Window

Switches from the small preview window displaying the TV schedule to the full view.

®

Gives a positive rating (one thumb) for the currently selected/shown recording every

time that the button is pushed. Best rating: Three positive points.

®

Gives a negative rating (one thumb) for the currently selected/shown recording every

time that the button is pushed. Worst rating: Three negative points.

Confirms the selection made on the screen and triggers the corresponding action.

Stop

Ends a running recording of the current TV schedule if it is currently running in full

screen or preview screen mode. If a captured file is currently being displayed in pre-

view mode then the program screen is displayed.

Aspect

Makes it possible to adjust the screen aspect ratio while the TV program is being

played. The following setting options are available: Full, Panel (the picture is displayed

in its full original aspect ratio), and Zoom.

DVDMenu

Displays the DVD-Menu screen, where you can compile and burn your own DVDs from

your recordings.

Clear

Closes all additional information windows that are displayed.

Enter

Enables the direct selection of a TV channel through its channel number. First, enter the

desired number and then press the Enter button.

Controls Live TV. Pause for up to 90 minutes, rewind and fast forward at three speeds,

slow-motion and instant replay – all at the touch of a button.

®

Jumps to the end or beginning of the live TV program sequence that is saved auto-

matically - the so-called live cache - if the current TV program is being shown in full

screen mode. Otherwise, you can use this button to jump to the beginning or to the

end of lists.

®

Replays the last sequence.

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1.4.2 Keyboard Layout Overview

[T]

Displays the TiVo Central

®

screen, from which you can access all TiVo

®

service features.

If

the TiVo Central

®

screen is already being displayed, the Now Playing List screen ois dis-

played, where all available recordings are made available for selection.

[L]

Displays the TV screen and thereby the current TV program of the channel that

was selected last. If the TV screen is already displayed then you can switch to the

next tuner's live TV program with this button (if another tuner is available).

[I]

Displays information about the current TV schedule, the recording, or the DVD.

[G]

Displays the Guide screen, which features the electronic program guide. You can schedule

and start recordings, or show a program that is currently being broadcast, on this screen.

[X]

Switches from the small preview window displaying the TV schedule to the full view.

[-]

Corresponds to the

®

button on the TiVo

®

PC remote control. Gives a negative rating

(one thumb) for the currently selected/shown recording every time that the button is pushed.

Worst rating: Three negative points.

[+]

Corresponds to the

®

button on the TiVo

®

PC remote control. Gives a positive rating

(one thumb) for the currently selected/shown recording every time that the button is pushed.

Best rating: Three positive points.

[ ]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control Select button

Confirms the selection made on the screen and triggers the corresponding action.

[S]

Ends a running recording of the current TV program if it is currently running in full screen or

preview screen mode. If a captured file is currently being displayed in preview mode then

the program screen is displayed.

[Z]

Enables the adaptation of the screen display during the playback of the TV program. Setup

options are Full (complete), Panel (picture is fully displayed in the original aspect ratio), and

Zoom (enlarge).

[V]

Displays the DVD-Menu screen, where you can compile and burn your own DVDs from

your recordings.

[Delete]

Closes all additional information windows that are displayed.

[E]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control Enter button.

Makes it possible to directly select a TV channel with its channel number: First enter the

desired number and then press the Enter button.

[P]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control Play button. Starts playback.

space

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control Pause button. Pauses playback for a maxi-

mum of 90 minutes.

[[]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control double left arrow button. Rewinds.

[]]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control double right arrow button. Fast forwards,

[O]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control Slow button. Starts slow-motion.

[>]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control jump button. Jumps to the end or begin-

ning of the live TV program sequence that is saved automatically - the so-called live cache -

if the current TV program is being shown in full screen mode. Otherwise, you can use this

button to jump to the beginning or to the end of lists.

[<]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control

®

Replay button.

Replays the last sequence.

[Picture

]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control Channel Up button. Switches to the next chan-

nel.

[Picture

]

Corresponds to the TiVo

®

PC remote control Channel Down button. Switches to the pre-

vious channel.

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2 Nero LiquidTV™ Start Screen

Almost everything that you can do with Nero LiquidTV™ and with the TiVo

®

service starts at

the Nero LiquidTV™ start screen TiVo Central.

From here, you can schedule recordings, watch TV programs that are currently being

broadcast or programs that you recorded, play DVDs, burn DVDs, and much more.

You can enter the TiVo Central

®

screen with the TiVo

®

button on your TiVo

®

PC remote

control. The screen includes buttons that allow access to your recordings, the current TV

schedule, your DVD drives, the electronic program guide, and the available settings. It also

features a preview screen, where you can show the TV program that is currently being

broadcast on the channel you selected or the DVD that is currently running.

The following buttons and access options are available with a keyboard [in square brackets]

or with the TiVo

®

PC remote control {in braces}:

Now Playing List

Displays the Now Playing List screen. This screen provides access

to all the TV programs that you have already recorded and that are

currently being recorded (see Now Playing List).

Watch TV

[L], {Live TV}

Displays the current TV program on the last selected channel (see

Watch Live TV

).

Guide

[G], {Guide}

Displays the electronic program guide. The programs broadcast on

all your TV channels are listed with the corresponding date, channel,

and time. You can schedule and start recordings or show a program

that is currently being broadcast here (see Guide

).

DVD

[V], {DVD}

Displays the DVD screen. This screen provides access to all the

DVDs inside your computer drives. If you have only inserted one

DVD, it will be played automatically if it has the same region code as

your drive.

Moreover, you can also burn locally stored recordings to a DVD from

this screen (see DVD

).

Please bear in mind that there is no CD support for playback or

burning - only DVDs are supported.

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Find

Programs

[3], [8]

{3}, {8}

Displays the Find Programs screen. This screen lets you choose

the TV programs that Nero LiquidTV™ should record. The features

WishList

®

search, Season Pass

®

, and TiVo

®

Suggestions are also

available on this screen (see Find Programs

).

Messages &

Settings

Displays the Messages & Settings screen. You can check and

modify all settings - including wizard-based configuration settings - in

this screen. This screen also provides access to system messages,

system information, a Help link, and the option of resetting the sys-

tem (see Messages & Settings

).

Other access options available through keyboard and TiVo

®

PC remote control:

[1], {1}

Displays the Season Pass Priority screen, where each WishList

®

search and

Season Pass

®

recording is listed. You can change their order and their priority

as a result.

[2], {2}

Displays the To Do List screen, where Nero LiquidTV™ shows a clear over-

view of pending recordings, transfers, and conversions.

[4], {4}

Displays the Search screen. You can use this screen to search for TV pro-

grams in the electronic program guide, based on their title. The results are

listed and can be selected in order to display the corresponding program

screen (see Program Screens

).

You can use this screen to record either the corresponding program or one or

more episodes from a TV series, or to create a Season Pass

®

recording in or-

der to automatically record every single episode in a TV series (see Find Pro-

grams).

If the search feature does not find any corresponding programs, the Create a

WishList button is displayed - you can use this button to create a WishList

®

search (see Creating a WishList® Search

).

[5], {5}

Displays the Browse by Channel screen. You can use this screen to list the

programs that are broadcast on a certain channel and on a certain day. The

list shows the name of the program and the time when the broadcast begins.

You can use [

], {Select}, and [R], {Record} to display the program screen for

the selected program (see Program Screens

).

[6], {6}

Displays the Browse by Time screen. You can use this screen to list the pro-

grams that are broadcast on a certain day, at a certain time, and on the avail-

able channels listed. The list shows the name of the program and the channel

number for the channel on which it is broadcast.

You can use [

], {Select}, and [R], {Record} to display the program screen for

the selected program (see Program Screens

).

[7], {7}

Displays the Record by Time or Channel screen. You can use this screen to

schedule recordings in advance by specifying the days on which recordings

should take place, in addition to the respective channel and the start and stop

times (e.g. "Every Monday," see Recording by Time or Channel

).

[W],

{

}

Switches from the small preview window displaying the TV schedule to the full

screen.

Now Playing List

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3 Now Playing List

The Now Playing List screen lists all the TV programs that you have already recorded or

that are currently being recorded, including the day on which they were recorded. If you start

a new recording, it will be displayed first on the list.

In addition, Nero LiquidTV™ automatically compiles recordings with common criteria into

groups that are labeled with folder icons and with the number of recordings contained - these

groups are also listed on this screen.

The following input and selection options are available:

[E] {Enter}

Displays the Now Playing List Options screen. You can use this

screen to choose the criteria that will be used to sort the list on the

Now Playing List screen, to enable group display, and to decide

whether or not the available storage space should be shown.

By default, the list is sorted by the recording date, group display is

turned on, and the available storage space is not shown.

By using [1], {1}, you can switch between sorting by recording date

and sorting by date. By using [2], {2}, you can turn group display on

or off.

[P], {Play} Plays the selected recording in full screen mode.

Enter

TiVo KidZone

Displays the KidZone: Now Playing List screen. This screen pro-

vides access to recorded programs, programs currently being

broadcast, and DVDs that you have authorized for the KidZone area.

You can also use this screen to change the default password (0000)

for the KidZone area and/or authorize other programs or recordings

(see Parental Controls

).

The Enter TiVo KidZone button is only available if the parental con-

trol feature is turned on.

Displays the program screen with information on the recording <TV

broadcast>, and uses an icon to show that the recording is a TiVo

®

suggestion.

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Displays the program screen with information on the recording <TV

broadcast>, and uses an icon to show that the recording will be

automatically deleted as soon as storage space is required for new

recordings.

Displays the program screen with information on the recording <TV

broadcast>, and uses an icon to show that the recording can never

be deleted automatically (i.e. that only you can delete it).

Displays the program screen with information on the TV program,

and uses an icon to show that the program is currently being re-

corded.

Contains a series with several episodes that were recorded with a

Season Pass

®

recording.

The group is named with the series' name.

<WishList

®

>

Contains recordings that were made with a WishList

®

search. The

group is named with the WishList

®

search’s name.

<WishList

®

>

Shows that a program is currently being recorded for this WishList

®

search group.

<WishList

®

>

Shows that a recording from a remote source is currently active or

that a transfer is being made to a remote target for this WishList

®

search group.

, , ,

,

Contain recordings to which Nero LiquidTV™ can assign defined

categories, such as "Sport," "Film," "Children's show," "HD" (High-

Definition broadcast), etc. Each group is assigned the name of its

category.

Compressed

Shows

Contains recordings that were converted with the special Nero

LiquidTV™ space-saving format. This format creates very small files

while keeping a very high level of playback quality.

Other Video

Contains video files that are stored in a special folder on your PC.

You can define this folder according to your own preferences under

the Recording Settings screen (see Recording Settings

).

The MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (H.264), AVI, WMV, and tivo formats are

supported.

TiVo Suggestions

Contains recordings that Nero LiquidTV™ makes independently if

the corresponding setting is configured. The programs that you have

already recorded and/or rated are used as criteria for selecting pro-

grams that should be recorded (see Recording Settings

)

To be deleted soon

Contains recordings that will possibly be deleted soon (automati-

cally).

Recently Deleted

Contains recordings that have just been deleted recently. It might be

possible to restore these deleted recordings.

<Remote

system>

Lists all available recordings on a remote Nero LiquidTV™ station or

a TiVo

®

DVR on a dedicated screen. If you have entered the corre-

sponding MAK (Media Access Key), the remote systems' recordings

can be selected (see Using Multiroom Viewing

).

A context menu for the selected recording can be displayed by right-clicking. You can use

this menu to watch the recording, delete it directly, store it on portable media, or specify

whether or not it should be deleted if storage space is required. It also allows you to protect

the recording with the parental control password or to hide it so that it isn't shown in the

KidZone area.

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3.1 Using Multiroom Viewing

Your Nero LiquidTV™ station will automatically detect all TiVo

®

boxes that are connected to

your home network and display them on the Now Playing List screen with the

icon. In

order to be able to access the recordings on these TiVo

®

boxes, you must enter their respec-

tive Media Access Key.

You can find the Media Access Keys for your TiVo

®

boxes under the "Account and System

Information" for each TiVo

®

box. If you still can't find the respective Media Access Key, you

can get it at www.tivo.com

. All TiVo

®

boxes featuring the same user account should also

have the same Media Access Key.

Proceed as follows:

1. Use the Messages & Settings button on the TiVo Central screen.

 The Messages & Settings screen is displayed.

2. Use the Account & System Information button.

 The Account & System Information screen is displayed.

3. Use the Media Access Key button.

 The Media Access Key screen is displayed.

4. Use the Enter a Media Access Key button.

 The Enter a Media Access Key screen is displayed.

Access Key.

r TiVo

®

boxes and can now access their

5. Enter the ten-digit Media

6. Use the Select button.

 You have entered the Media Access Key for you

recordings from your Nero LiquidTV™ station.

V™ sta-

tions are connected to the network, they must all feature the same Media Access Key.

Other Nero LiquidTV™ s

t

ations in your home network are also detected automatically. In order

to access their recordings, you must first define your own 10-digit Media Access Key and enter

it as described above. The following also applies in this case: If several Nero LiquidT

Watch Live TV

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4 Watch Live TV

You can use the Watch TV button on the TiVo Central

®

screen to display the TV program

currently being broadcast on the current channel.

If you turned on the parental control feature and a program that is locked by the parental

control settings is currently running, you will be asked to enter the corresponding password

before the program is displayed.

The following input options are available with a keyboard [in brackets] or with the TiVo

®

PC

remote control {in braces}:

[L]

Switches to the next tuner's TV program if more than one tuner is

available.

[I] {Info}

Displays and hides information regarding the TV program currently

running, the recording, or the DVD.

[-] { }

Gives a negative rating (one thumb) for the currently selected/shown

TV program or recording every time that the button is pushed. Worst

rating: Three negative points.

[+] { }

Gives a positive rating (one thumb) for the currently selected/shown

TV program or recording every time that the button is pushed. Best

rating: Three positive points.

[S], {Stop}

Stops the recording process for the TV program that is currently run-

ning if the program is being run in full screen or preview screen mode.

If a recording is currently being displayed in the preview screen, a pro-

gram screen is displayed.

[Z], {Aspect}

Makes it possible to adjust the image aspect ratio during TV program

playback. The following setting options are available: Full, Panel (the

picture is displayed in its full original aspect ratio), and Zoom.

[Delete], {Clear} Closes all additional information windows that are displayed.

Space, { }

Pauses playback for a maximum of 90 minutes and continues it.

[O], { }

Starts slow motion.

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[Picture], { }

Switches to the next channel.

[Picture], { }

Switches to the previous channel.

Additionally, information and control elements are displayed. These include the channel

banner, the TrickPlay™ bar, and a button bar.

4.1 Channel Banner

The channel banner provides information on the channel and program, and is briefly

displayed whenever the channel is changed. It can also be displayed on purpose with {Info}

or [I] and hidden again with {Clear} or [I]. You can define the size of the banner and the

amount of time that it will be displayed under the display settings (see Defining Display

Settings

).

This banner is used both for programs that are currently being broadcast and for recordings.

In addition to the program's title, the channel's name, and the broadcast or recording time,

various information and tips are shown on the gray area:

/

Shows whether or not the TV program currently running or the re-

cording has already been rated. Gray indicates that it has not been

rated yet. Green indicates that it was rated positively - up to three

times, depending on the number of thumbs. Red indicates that it was

rated negatively - up to three times, depending on the number of

thumbs.

/

Shows whether a recording is taking place currently

or not . If

the icon is selected, the Select button displays information on the

program.

/

Shows whether or not the background tuner is currently recording If

the icon is selected, the Select button switches between both tuners

in a dual tuner card.

This icon is only shown if you are using a dual-tuner card.

Indicates that subtitles are available for the program or recording that

is currently running. If the icon is selected, the Select button displays

or hides the subtitles.

,

If the icon is selected, opens the Select Audio Track screen with the

Select button - you can use this screen to find out if there is an addi-

tional audio track available. If there is more than one audio track (i.e.

language) available, you can select the language you want here.

If the audio track delivers Dolby quality, the

icon is displayed.

Makes it possible to access the Screen Settings when the icon is

selected and the Select button is used - you can configure the resolu-

tion and picture format here, for example (see General Settings for

Nero LiquidTV™

).

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4.2 TrickPlay™ Bar

The TrickPlay™ bar is available while watching a TV program that is currently being

broadcast, as well as while watching a recording (in a modified form). It consists of a

progress bar and a slider. If you move the mouse over the playback screen, an extended

TrickPlay™ bar is displayed.

When watching a TV program that is currently being broadcast, the outer time indicators

display a duration of up to two hours, while the slider indicator shows the current time. A

green bar indicates the part of the TV program that has already been recorded and that is

now available as a time buffer. You can use this time buffer for pausing the TV program that

is currently being broadcast while watching it.

When watching a recording, this green bar extends across the entire TrickPlay™ bar; the

time indicators show the duration of the entire recording, as well as the elapsed time on the

slider.

You can use the the TrickPlay™ bar slider to rewind and fast-forward a recording

continuously while watching it.

If you're watching a TV program that is currently being broadcast, you can use the slider to

rewind and fast-forward within the time buffer marked in green.

The icon on the lower area of the slider shows that the program or recording is currently

being played at normal speed.

The following icons can also be displayed:

Shows that the program or recording is currently being rewound. There

are two speeds available, and are indicated with two or three green ar-

rows. The

buttons can be used to increase or decrease the speed.

Shows that playback has been paused.

Shows that playback has been slowed down.

Shows that the program or recording is being rewound slowly.

Shows that the program or recording is being rewound.

Shows that the program or recording is being rewound quickly.

Shows that recording is currently taking place: The icon is also dis-

played on the bottom part of the slider.

Shows that a transfer from a remote system is currently taking place.

Is displayed as an additional TrickPlay™ bar extension when you move

your mouse over the playback screen and shows the following TiVo PC

remote control buttons:

Playback can be paused with the

pause button for up to 90 minutes,

rewound or fast-forwarded with three different speeds with the

and

double-arrow buttons, resumed with the play button, or shown in

slow-motion with the

slow button. The

®

jump button allows you

to jump, e.g. to the end or beginning of a recording, while the

®

replay

button makes it possible to replay the previous sequence.

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4.3 Button Bar

If you move your mouse over the playback screen, the button bar is displayed as well - some

important TiVo

®

PC remote control features are available through this bar:

The following features are available:

Displays the TiVo Central screen.

Gives a positive/negative rating (one thumb) for the currently se-

lected/shown TV program or recording every time that the button is pushed.

Maximum rating: Three positive/negative points.

Volume

Increases or decreases the volume.

Channel

Switches to the next channel or to the previous channel every time the but-

ton is clicked.

Record

Displays a program screen that contains information about the corresponding

TV program, and which allows you, among other things, to start a recording

(see Program Screens

).

Mute

Turns the sound to mute or back on again.

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or recording that is currently running is shown on the top right preview

with their numb

ers and the programs currently being

adcast time. Both of them are hi

ghlighted in dark

blue to provid

5 Guide

The electronic program guide provides an overview of your TV schedule for up to 2 weeks.

From here, you can display programs that are currently being broadcast on the fly, schedule

Recordings, create Season Pass

®

recordings, or even get suggestions on interesting pro-

grams.

The Guide screen is divided into four areas:



Information area

ing the program that is currently selected is displayed on the top left. Information regard



Preview screen

The prog

screen.



Channel list

All available channels are listed

broadcast on the bottom left.



Program list

The schedule for the channel selected on the left and for the following hours is displayed

on the bottom right together with the bro

e a clearer view.

The ec

Cha st

following sel

nnel li

tion options are available:

entry

Displays the current schedule for the selected channel in the Program

list area.

Program list

entry

Displays the running TV program, or a program screen in case that you

selected a program that will not be broadcast until later (see Program

Screens

).

w buttons are only available when a program list chan-

nel is selected.

Makes it possible to "browse" through channels with the double-arrow

buttons: Switches to the next channel or to the previous channel every

time you click one of the double-arrow buttons.

The double-arro

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Makes it possible to choose the starting date and time for displaying

the selected channel's schedule with the double-arrow buttons. Moves

half an hour forward or half an hour back every time you click one of

the double-arrow buttons.

The double-arrow buttons are only available if a channel list row is se-

lected.

[E] {Enter}

Displays the Guide Display Options screen. Among other things, you

can use this screen to specify ,if you want all channels and programs to

be shown or only certain program categories and certain channels (see

Defining Display Options

).

If you are using the mouse, a context menu will be displayed by right-clicking the selected

program. You can use this menu to watch the corresponding program on the fly, record it on

the fly, set up a Season Pass

®

recording, or show when future episodes will be broadcast.

It

also allows you to protect the program with the parental control password or to hide it so that

it isn't shown in the KidZone area.

5.1 Defining Display Options

You can use the Guide Display Options screen to specify which electronic program guide

information should be displayed on the Guide screen and how it should be displayed.

Proceed as follows:

1. On the Guide screen, press the TiVo

®

PC remote control {Enter} button or the keyboard's [E]

key.

 The Guide Display Options screen is displayed.

2. If you do not want the TV guide to be shown with all programs:

1. Select the settings for programs (default setting: All).

 The Select Category screen is displayed.

2. Select the category that you want and confirm with the Select button.

 The Select Subcategory screen is displayed.

3. Select a subcategory that you want and confirm with the Select button.

 The Guide Display Options screen is displayed again and shows the new setting for

the Programs option.

3. receive displayed: If you do not want to have the schedule for all the channels that you can

1. Select the settings for Channels (default setting: All).

There are small arrow buttons displayed at the end of the sele

ction bar. 

2. Use the TiVo

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PC remote control double-arrow buttons, or the keyboard arrow buttons, to

choose the option you want from the following available settings - All, Favorites, and

Received only.

The All option refers to all the channels that you can receive physically. The Favorites optio

n

only includes the channels that you have marked as your favorites, and the Received only

option includes all the channels for which the check box has been enabled in the channel list

ee (s Creating a Channel List

).

4. If you want to change to sorting criterion for the display of guide information:

1. Select the settings for Sort (default setting: Channel number).

 There are small arrow buttons displayed at the end of the selection bar.

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