Cinergy Digital 2 Software English manual Version: 5/23/05
Contents Cinergy Digital 2 software........................................................................................................ 3 Installation. ......................................................................................................................... 3 Launching the software for the first time .............................................................................. 4 Design and controls .........................................................................................
Cinergy Digital 2 software …is your control center for digital television. The full range of functions and features—channel selection, timeshifting, recording and teletext—of your new TV hardware are united in the Cinergy Digital 2 software. It must be installed before you can get started, however. Installation. To install the Cinergy Digital 2 software, select the appropriate item on the autostart menu of the included CD-ROM.
Launching the software for the first time The automatic channel scan will open automatically the first time you start the Cinergy Digital 2 application. • Channel scan Click “Start”. The automatic channel scan will enter its results in the “Found channels” window. Don't worry about the advanced options of the automatic channel scan at this point. They will be explained later in the “Configuration: Channel scan” chapter. The channel scan. • Adding the found stations to the Favorites list.
• Channel order/program number. The channels were entered in the Favorites list in the order in which they were found. As this probably does not correspond to your usual sorting, you can sort your Favorites with the arrow buttons on the right-hand edge of the list. • Record folder. Switch to the “Options” 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.
Design and controls The software essentially consists of the picture window and the user interface.
User interface: display The display of the user interface is context-sensitive and shows e.g. • general information • channel and program information • audio information Channel number/name Mode Timeshift active Program name Timer programmed Start of program End of program Volume Current time Audio channel/audio format User interface: mode The Cinergy Digital 2 software has three different modes. TV mode. Use TV mode to watch programs and record them.
User interface: navigation functions Navigation: TV and radio mode. Use the navigation buttons to select your station. Press “OK” to display a list of TV and radio favorites in the picture window. You can also select stations directly without navigating through the intermediate stations. Navigation: OSD. Use the arrow buttons to navigate through the various OSD menus (main OSD menu, EPG, timer, recording, etc). The menus are shown on the picture window. Press “OK” to select a menu item.
User interface: display functions TV display—all modes. The TV button closes the picture window. Click the button again to reopen the picture window. Note: the digital picture does not need to be decoded if the picture window is closed. This results in a much lower processor load. Don't worry, however—both manual and programmed recordings will continue or be started as programmed with the window closed. Full screen—all modes.
Wide The Wide option stretches the picture to the full screen width without cropping it. Screenshots—all modes. The Screenshot button captures a still image of the current picture. The images will be stored in the selected Record folder.
User interface: recording navigation functions All modes. Use the recording navigation buttons to control the timeshifting, recording and playback functions of the Cinergy Digital 2 Software. Timeshifting, recording and playback are covered in separate chapters, so this is only an overview of the individual buttons.
User interface: audio functions All modes. Use the audio functions to select the audio channel and audio format, adjust the volume or mute the audio output. Some channels broadcast in several languages and/or audio formats. The selected audio channel will also be used for recording. Advanced recording functions are available that are covered in detail in the “Configuration: Options” chapter.
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.
On-screen display (OSD) A number of important Cinergy Digital 2 software functions can be accessed via the convenient on-screen display. Main menu. Open main menu. On-screen display: main menu TV Shows the TV favorites list, from which you can choose a channel directly. Radio Shows the radio favorites list, from which you can choose a station directly. Recordings Displays recordings in the Record folder which you can select and play back.
EPG—the electronic program guide The EPG displays the programming of the selected channel. The type of information and amount of detail presented in the guide can vary from channel to channel. Opens the electronic program guide for the current channel. The EPG in the on-screen display 16 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.
Details Displays detailed EPG information on a program. Detailed program information EPG 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).
Info Displays a range of interesting and useful information at the lower edge of the picture window. Enables the Info bar. The Info bar displays different information than the “Details” item of the on-screen menu, which provides in-depth information on the current program from the EPG. C D E A B A The current program. The following program. The current time. The progress of the current program.
Timeshifting Timeshifting is a truly excellent feature. The next time you feel the call of nature, there will be no need to suffer until the commercial break just to make sure that you won't miss a single second. Note: the Record button is disabled during timeshift playback. Interrupting a program—starting timeshift recording Press the Pause button to pause the current program.
Returning to the real-time broadcast (2) Press the Skip button to continue watching the program in real time without disabling timeshift recording. Fast-forwarding a program Use this button to fast-forward through the timeshift buffer. For example, if you pause a program and then come across a commercial break that was broadcast while you were away, you can enjoy watching the spots in fast-forward mode. Press the Play button to return to normal speed.
Recording, playing, exporting Recording Two options are available for recording a program: • immediate recording • timer-controlled recording o EPG-programmed o manually programmed Note—timer-controlled recording. The programmed start and stop time is based on the system time of your computer. You may therefore be in for an unpleasant surprise if your system time is not reasonably close to the actual time.
Timer-controlled recording—EPG-programmed Programming your recordings using the EPG is definitely the most convenient option. Open the electronic program guide for the current channel. Select the program you would like to record. Timer 22 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.
Use the on-screen timer menu to check the programming of the recording. Calls up the on-screen Timer menu. New Manually programs a timer-controlled recording. For more information, see the following chapter. Delete Cancels a programmed recording. Edit Opens recording settings. Exit Closes the on-screen display (OSD). A recording can only be started successfully if the Cinergy Digital 2 software is running at the time. Note: the channel cannot be changed during recording.
The recordings will be stored in the selected Record folder. The file will be named according to the following structure: Channel name_day.month.year_program name. Example: CNN_01.09.2004_Crossfire.MPG This file contains the program “Crossfire” broadcast by CNN on 1 September 2004 in MPG format. Timer-controlled recording—manually programmed Calls up the on-screen Timer menu. New Click “New” to program a new recording manually.
Channel selection. The channel selection window contains all of the channels in your Favorites list. Select the channel you would like to record. 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).
Date (for single recordings only) 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.
Save Check the recording settings and click “Save” to apply the programming and add it to the timer list. If you discover anything that's incorrect, click “Back”. A red timer icon will appear in the software's window. A recording can only be started successfully if the Cinergy Digital 2 software is running at the time. Note: the channel cannot be changed during recording.
Playing, exporting, deleting Open the main menu and select “Recordings”. The “Recordings” menu contains all of the files in the selected Record folder. The following options are available: 28 Export Exports the selected recording file to MPEG-PS format which can be read by the included Cyberlink PowerDVD and Ulead FilmBrennerei 2 TV applications. 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.
Teletext Modern media technology like the Internet made a widespread service offered by TV broadcasting establishments somewhat forgotten in recent years: teletext. Press the Teletext button once to display the teletext page of the current channel in the picture window. 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.
Page memory and subpage display. In addition to normal teletext navigation, the teletext function of the Cinergy Digital 2 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. No additional pages/subpages have been received or sent. Additional pages/subpages are available. Subpage forward/subpage back.
Remote control Mouse User interface Keyboard red button - F1 green button - F2 yellow button - F3 blue button - F4 Saving teletext pages. You can also take a screenshot of the current teletext page and store it. The images will be stored in the selected Record folder.
Configuration Opening the configuration menu. Configuration: Options Use the “Options” menu to set up the general properties of the Cinergy Digital 2 software. The options in the configuration menu. Device. Cinergy Digital 2 software supports a wide range of TerraTec TV products. Select your device here. Record folder. The files created by the various recording functions are stored in the Record folder. Video recording format. Specifies the type of recording.
The following options are available: MPG TS o With current MPEG audio o With all available MPEG audio tracks o Without MPEG audio o With AC-3 audio o Without AC-3 audio o With current MPEG audio o With all available MPEG audio tracks o Without MPEG audio o With AC-3 audio o Without AC-3 audio Teletext recording not possible Teletext recording optional TS recording with teletext lets you record the subtitles provided for some programs and display them during playback.
Configuration: Channel scan A number of options are available in addition to the simple scan described in the “Launching the software for the first time” chapter. Delete favorites. This option deletes all of the stations that were on your Favorites list prior to the scan. Scan single transponder. Use this option to select specific frequencies to scan for stations. Select the frequency to be scanned under Frequency and the bandwidth in MHz under Bandwidth.
Context menu Most context menu entries were already explained in connection with the user interface. The items covered here are those that are available solely via the context menu. Page 100. Opens teletext page 100 of the current channel. Page 100 is generally the home page of the station's teletext offerings. Open Record folder. Opens the Record folder in the Windows Explorer. Always on top.
Setting up the antenna The Cinergy Digital 2 software is capable of displaying signal information to facilitate setting up the antenna. Context menu Signal information Keyboard CTRL + I Use the values for signal quality and signal strength to determine the best position for the antenna. Please note that the signal quality value is decisive, as good quality can be attained even at a low signal strength.
Keyboard shortcuts The following tables contain all of the keyboard shortcuts of the Cinergy Digital 2 software: General Key Function 0-9 Channel selection M/* (NUM) Mute +/- Volume up/volume down CTRL + X Closes the TV window (not the application) CTRL + I Displays signal information CTRL + V Opens the recording folder CTRL + O Force optimal size for TV window / Next/previous station F1 Shows the timer F2/F Full-screen mode ☺ TV Key Enter / Function Shows the station list/selects a s
Teletext Key Function T Shows/hides teletext Pos.
Transport functions Key L Function Skips to the start of playback To the beginning in case of timeshift L + Shift Fast rewind N Skips to the end of playback In the case of timeshift, as close as possible to real time N + Shift Fast forward R Starts recording R + Shift + Ctrl Starts recording of a complete transponder (cancel by changing channels) PAUSE Start timeshift Space bar Start playback/slow motion X Stop playback/stop recording Cinergy Digital 2 (English) 39
