User manual

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Snapshot
To capture a
picture while
watching TV
(andsaveitas
a.bmple),
clickonthe“Snapshot”button(seePage7).Savetheimagewhenprompted,
and double-click on the image to perform edits. If you don’t wish to save the
image, click on “Delete.”
TV Channel Preview
Complete the channel scan before previewing. Mostchannelpreview/selection
functions are controlled with standard keys and buttons.
To view the next or previous channel on the menu list while watching TV: Click
 ontheChannelUp/ChannelDownbuttons.
To view a specific channel: Enter the channel number using the numeric keys.
Toreturntothepreviouschannel:Clickonthe“TAB”button.
To preview 16 channels simultaneously: Click on the “16” button. To select one
of these 16 channels for viewing, click on the channel image.
Time-Shifting
Time-shiftletsyouskipcommercials(notautomatically,however),pauseand
replaywhilewatchingreal-timeTV—withoutinterruptinganyongoingrecording
—bytemporarilysavingthe“live”videotoyourharddiskforaspeciedperiod
of time.
In Time-shift, you are recording to and playing back from the same video file
or buffer. You can play back from various locations in that buffer. As with
video playback, you can pause, fast-forward and rewind. A major difference,
however,isthatX800softwareissimultaneouslyrecordingreal-timetelevision
while playing back from the buffer.
NOTE: Time-shift can use a significant amount of disk space. There is greater
CPUutilizationduringTime-shiftbecauseyouaresimultaneouslyrecordingand
playing recorded videos. At full DVD quality, Time-shift can require up to a
1.7-GHzCPU.
Clickonthe“Time-shift”buttontoactiveit(seePage7).Atimemonitoringbar
will appear, informing you how much of the Time-shift buffer is in use. You can
also use your mouse to drag the Time Control Shuttle to jump to a specific time.
ToexitTime-shift,clickonthe“Stop”button(seePage7).
TeleText
Clickingonthe“TeleText”button(seePage7)letsyoureceiveTeleTextTVifthe
signal of the selected channel is supported by TeleText TV.
OPERATION