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  • Page 22 Content Table: 1. Introduction 2. TV Module 2.1 EPG 2.2 Channels 2.3 Recorded TV 2.4 Scheduling 2.5 Teletex 2.6 Setting 2.7 DVD module 3. Picture Module 3.1 Displaying 3.2 Slide Show Playing 3.3 Slide Show Setting 3.4 Printing 3.5 Editing Photos 4.

  • Page 23: Floating Toolbar

    1. Total Media Introduction Welcome to ArcSoft TotalMedia, an all-in-one multimedia application that allows you to access and work with digital photos, home videos, recorded TV programs, radio and your digital music library right from your TV or home computer. TotalMedia is divided into the main sections below.
  • Page 24 The toolbar at the bottom of the screen features standard audio/video playback controls (Play/Pause, Stop, Record,) plus Volume and Channel controls. Special controls for TV playback and only appear when necessary. When watching movie discs, video files, and recorded TV shows: Use these buttons to adjust the playback speed at variable rates.
  • Page 25 When watching TV shows: Click this button to choose a subtitle when there are two or more subtitles in the digital TV signal. When watching TV shows: Click this button to choose an input video source.
  • Page 26 This section lets you view and edit the settings for TV recording. When you watch TV for the first time, the application will prompt you to configure the TV signal. After configuration is complete, you can use your remote control to change channels, or use the channel controls (+/- button) in the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 27 Note: You should check the "Time Shift" option in TV Settings to display the time bar. EPG - Display the electronic programming guide. Channels - View the program channel list. Click a channel to learn more about it. Recorded TV - Burn the recorded TV shows to a disc. Schedule - Program the application to record TV shows.
  • Page 28 • To remove a channel, click on its corresponding "Delete" icon (trash can). • To rearrange your list, press the Up/Down arrow buttons on the right of each channel. • Click on the Up/Down arrow buttons on the left to browse the channel list. 2.1 EPG This section lets you view the channel program lists.
  • Page 29 The available channels are listed here. There is a preview window in the bottom left corner of the screen. To watch a channel, click on it, and it will appear in the preview window. You can click the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit Full Screen. Double click a channel will take you back to the TV main screen and the program will start showing.
  • Page 30 • When you play back recorded TV, you can fast forward or rewind using either the controls on your remote control, keyboard, or on the floating toolbar. You can click the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit Full Screen. •...
  • Page 31 • Check the video files you want to burn to a disc. Click again to deselect (uncheck) a video file. • To trim a video clip, or to choose the frame be used as the chapter button thumbnail, click the scissors icon to the right of the file name. •...
  • Page 32 Add - Lets you enter in a new program for recording: • Enter the program name (click "A_" to access a virtual keyboard), then select a channel, recording frequency (once, daily, or weekly), source type and a recording start or stop time.
  • Page 33 Modify - Edit the recording details of the selected item. History - Display a history of your recorded TV shows. • The selected recorded program can be shown in the preview area. • Click the Delete (trash can) icon to delete a file. •...
  • Page 34 tvtv schedules - Download program schedules from the tvtv website. (The option is only available when you are using the tvtv EPG.) 2.5 Teletext This section lets you watch the teletext. The available teletext channels are listed in the preview area.
  • Page 35 Reset TV Signal Edit Channels TV Settings Import Channel List Export Channel List tvtv settings/EPG - Go to the tvtv or EPG wizard. The wizard will walk you through the settings. Channel Mapper 2.6.1 Reset TV Signal This section lets you view and edit the settings for TV signal. The settings is devided into four steps: Select your region.
  • Page 36 • To add channels automatically, simply click "Start." The program will scan through each channel and determine if there is an available signal. Channels will appear in the channel list. • Check "Auto get analog channel name" option to download channel names while channels are being scanned.
  • Page 37 • Click the button if you want to sort channel list using LCN. Note: If you are using an analog tuner and a digital tuner together, the screen will be slightly different. • Click the arrow icon to change the signal. 2.6.3 TV Settings This section lets you view and edit the TV settings.
  • Page 38 • Choose the device you want to use. Note: The Device Name option is only available when you are using two tuners (Digital and Analog.) • Choose Closed Caption/Subtitle, Audio, Video Standard and Digital TV EPG from the list. Note: Click to enable or disable the Subtitle/Closed Caption option; please note that subtitle requires systems with advanced hardware, if you are using a relatively low-performance graphics card, checking this option is not recommended.
  • Page 39 • Go to the folder that contains the channel list file you want to import (for example: My Favorite.chl). Click on the "Up One Level" button to go up one directory level. • Check the channel list file (.chl) you want to import. When you're ready, click "Import."...
  • Page 40 • To rename a channel list file, click on the "A_" icon to bring up a virtual keyboard or type in your file name directly. When you're ready, click "Export." 2.6.6 Channel Mapper This section lets you map your scanned channels with the channels in internet EPG that can be scheduled.
  • Page 41 Use the standard playback controls to watch your movie. Other options include: Full Screen - Displays the video over the entire program displaying area. DVD Menu - Takes you to the DVD menu screen. Frame Capture - Takes a screen capture of the current video screen. Eject - Ejects the disc.
  • Page 42 3. Picture This section lets you view, print, edit and burn discs of photos stored within any folder on your computer. • At the top of the screen, the current folder is listed. Click the "Up One Level" button to go up one directory level.
  • Page 43 There are several controls on the toolbar to help you. Play - Play the photo and the following photos as a slide show, please set the slide show settings before playing. Previous - Go to the previous photo. Next - Go to the following photo. Edit - Edit the photo with a number of editing options.
  • Page 44 • From the "Interval" section, set the display time for the slides. • Click the "Fit to Soundtrack" option to override the slide interval setting and have the slide show be timed to match the duration of your music soundtrack •...
  • Page 45 1. Go to the folder that contains the photos you want to print. Click the "Up One Level" button to go up one directory level. 2. From the "View" section, you can choose either "Detail" or "Thumbnail" view. Both views show you thumbnails of the available photos and folders;...
  • Page 46 Choose a "Photo Print Size" and select the " Paper Size" you're using. A preview of your choice will appear to the right. 8. Enter the number of "Copies" you want of each printed page. 9. Click "Print". 3.5 Edit A multitude of editing options are available, each one being extremely easy to use.
  • Page 47 3.5.2 Zoom In/Out, Pan Use this tool to zoom in and out on your photo. When zoomed in, you can move to hidden areas of the photo by switching to the pan tool: 3.5.3 Auto Enhance Selecting this option presents you with three automatically enhanced versions of your photo (plus your original).
  • Page 48 1. In Move mode, position the crosshairs over the red-eye area. 2. Press enter, then click "Fix It!" to get rid of the red. (Click "Restore" to start over.) 3. When you're finished, click "Done." 3.5.5 Crop You can crop your photo to any one of a variety of set proportions that are ideal for perfect printing. 1.
  • Page 49 3.5.6 Previous/Next Photo These buttons let you navigate to the previous/next photo in the current location. 3.5.7 Delete Choose this option to delete the current photo 3.6 Burn To Disc Here you can create DVD/VCD slide shows and archive your photos to disc. Go to the folder containing the photos you want to archive to disc or turn into a slide show.
  • Page 50 Select the photos you want to burn by clicking on the photos one by one or using the "Select All" option. Or click the "Deselect All" button to undo the selection. (Checkmarks indicate selected photos.) Click "Next." Select the burn to disc option that meets your needs: •...
  • Page 51 4. Music This area enables you to listen to, record, and burn music files to a disc. You are also able to create custom music playlists. • The music files shown here belong to the folder listed at the top of the page. Click the "Up One Level"...
  • Page 52 Options include: Create Playlist - Create a new audio playlist. Refresh - Updates playlists if they’ve been modified with Windows Media Player. Cancel - Takes you back to the main Music page. Select a playlist to open it: Click a file to play it and use the standard playback buttons on the floating toolbar to control playing files.
  • Page 53 Additional options include: Edit Playlist - Allows you to add, remove and rearrange music files within a playlist already created. Burn To Disc - Allows you to create a music CD from the music playlist. 4.1.1 Create Playlist Here you are able to make a custom playlist from the music on you computer： Go to any folder to find the music you want to add to your new playlist.
  • Page 54 Rearrange your songs by highlighting them and using the "Up" and "Down" buttons to change their position in the list. Remove a file by highlighting it and clicking the "Delete" (trash can) button. To add more music files, click the "Add Music" button to go back to the previous screen. Once your playlist is set, click "Save"...
  • Page 55 To move a file up or down in the playlist, highlight the file then go to the "Move Up/Down" button to the right of the file or press the up/down buttons on your remote. To remove a music file by clicking the "Delete" button (trash can). To add more songs to your playlist, click "Add Music", navigate to the folder containing the songs you want to add, select the songs, then click "Next".
  • Page 56 1. Select the tracks you'd like to rip. Select "Rip". The audio files will be ripped into the directory specified in your settings. Click "Settings" to view and change this directory: The Rip CD Settings page enables you to choose a file format for ripped files (WMA, or MP3 if available), the quality setting, and the directory used for saving the ripped files.
  • Page 57 Choose to create either a standard music CD (like those you buy at the store), or a WMA/MP3 disc. Go to the folder containing the music files you want to burn. Click the "Up One Level" button to go up one folder level in the directory. Filter tracks by music genre, such as All, Hip-Hop, Pop, R&B and Other.
  • Page 58 To remove a track, click its corresponding "Delete" icon (trash can). To rearrange your list, use the Up/Down arrow buttons to the right of each track. When your list is ready for CD, click "Burn." 4.4 Radio With a supported tuner card, you can listen to local radio on your computer. The radio has the same basic functionality as standard receivers or car stereos.
  • Page 59 On/Off - Turn on or off the radio. Record - Record the current radio program as an audio file. Add - Add a channel manually. Volume - Increase or decrease the sound level. CH - Use the buttons to skip forward/backward to the next/previous available channel. You can also press the number buttons to the desired channel.
  • Page 60 5 Video This area enables you play video files stored on your computer, capture video and burn your video files to disc. • The video files shown here belong to the folder listed at the top of the page. Click the "Up One Level"...
  • Page 61 Trimming video Standard playback controls are available to trim your video : Use the preview controls (ie. play/pause/forward/backward) to advance to the exact start of the section you'd like to trim. Note: For video files longer than 10 minutes, a "seek" bar appears beneath the time bar to indicate your current position relative to the entire video file.

  • Page 62: Capture Settings

    5.2 Capture Capture video from your camcorder, VCR, or other supported device. Follow the onscreen prompts to get your video ready for recording. When you're ready, click "Next." Before you begin to capture video, you may wish to verify your capture settings. Click the Settings button to do so.
  • Page 63 • For video capturing, you can set the Video Device, Input Source, Video Standard, and Closed Caption support according to your device. • Click "Auto Detect Video Signal" to let the program detect your video input (S-video, composite, etc.) automatically. •...
  • Page 64 6. To Go This area enables you to synchronize photo, music and video files with supported mobile devices. If you launch this module for the first time or when you connect a new device, the program will prompt you to select one from the list. After you have selected a device, then the next thing to do is to configure it.
  • Page 65 There are two progress bars on the bottom right of the screen. One is for the current file conversion, and the other is for the overall progress. When the sync has completed, the program will prompt you to view the sync log. To cancel the sync, click the "Stop"...
  • Page 66 • In each list, the files shown belong to the folder listed above. Click the "Up One Level" button to go up one folder level in the directory. Note: The files on the iPod will not be shown. • Double-click a folder to open it. If you double-click a file, the file will be added to the other list and the status will be "Ready".
  • Page 67 There are two progress bars on the bottom right of the screen. One is for the current file conversion, and the other is for the overall progress. When the sync has completed, the program will prompt you to view the sync log. To cancel the sync, click the "Stop"...
  • Page 68 • Use the preview controls (ie. play/pause/fwd) to advance to the exact start of the section you'd like to trim. • Click the "Mark In" button (next to the scissor icon). • Use the preview controls (ie. play/pause/ffwd) to advance to the exact end of the section you'd like to trim.
  • Page 69 6.4 Settings This area lets you configure the settings for To Go module: Device Name Photo Music Video PC Folder Device Folder Note: The Device Folder button is only available when you are using a Windows Mobile Device. 6.4.1 Device Name Settings Click on the "Device Name"...
  • Page 70 • Type in a device name into the text field. When you're ready, click "Save," or click "Cancel" any time to exit without saving. If you want to switch back to default settings, click "Default." 6.4.2 Photo Settings Click the "Photo" button in the Settings screen to edit the Photo options for the "To Go" module. •...
  • Page 71 When you're ready, click "Save." Or click "Cancel" at any time to exit without saving. If you want to switch back to original default settings, click "Default." 6.4.3 Music Settings Click the "Music" button in the Settings screen to edit the Music options for the To Go module. •...
  • Page 72 • From the "Conversion Settings" section, select "Convert All Video Files" or select "Convert All Incompatible Files" for transfer to mobile devices. • Set the file format, resolution, video encoder, audio encoder, video bitrate, audio bitrate and frame rate by selecting from the pull-down list. Note: Many of these settings are related.
  • Page 73 Select the types of files you want synced using the checkboxes, and click the folder icon to browse for the desired location to synchronize files. Note: The photo option will not be available for iPod. When you're ready, click "Save." Or click "Cancel" at any time to exit without saving. 6.4.6 Device Folder Settings Click the "Device Folder"...
  • Page 74 Select the types of files you want synced using the checkboxes, and click the folder icon to browse for the desired location in the mobile device to synchronize files. When you're ready, click "Save." Or click "Cancel" at any time to exit without saving. 6.5Select Device Here you can select another device.
  • Page 75 All the media servers found on the network are listed here. The servers with a warning symbol are not connected/available. Click a connected media server to view and play the folders and files in it. • The files shown here belong to the folder listed at the top of the page. Click the "Up One Level"...
  • Page 76 7. Setup This area lets you configure the basic settings for each module of the program: General TV DVD Video Pictures Music 7.1General This screen enables you to view and edit basic program settings: Options include: Disc Creation - Change disc creation settings. Printer - Choose your default printer.
  • Page 77 Frame Storage - Here you can set the save location and file type for captured screenshots. Video Recording Storage - Select the location on your computer to save your recorded TV programs. You can also set the quality (HQ - High Quality; SP - Standard Play; LP - Long Play; EP - Extended Play).
  • Page 78 Options include: • Audio - Choose for audio output using a 2, 4, 6, 7, or 8 speaker setup. You can also choose for S/PDIF output. • Language - Here you can choose the default language for subtitles, the main audio track, and the DVD menus.
  • Page 79 • For video capturing, you can set the Video Device, Input Source, Video Standard, and Closed Caption support according to your device. • Click "Auto Detect Video Signal" to let the program detect your video input (S-video, composite, etc.) automatically. •...
  • Page 80 • From the "Interval" section, set the display time for the slides. • Click the "Fit to Soundtrack" option to override the slide interval setting and have the slide show be timed to match the duration of your music soundtrack •...
  • Page 81 • Check the "Shuffle" option to have the songs play in random order. • Check the "Repeat" option to have the music start over again when it’s done • Choose "Rip CD Settings" to change the file format for ripped tracks (WMA, or MP3 if available).
  • Page 82 8. Other 8.1Monitor Once you launch the program, there is also a system-tray icon for the software on the Windows Taskbar (normally on the bottom right of the screen.) The Sync Monitor initiates the sync schedule that you have set. Once it's time to sync the scheduled files, the program starts automatically. Exiting the Sync Monitor prevents scheduled sync from occurring until it is restarted.
  • Page 83 Clear Back BACKSPACE Mute Volume + Volume – Play CTRL+SHIFT+P Pause CTRL+P Stop CTRL+S Previous CTRL+B Next CTRL+F Forward CTRL+SHIFT+F Backward CTRL+SHIFT+D Help Recorded TV CTRL+O Record CTRL+R Channel + Channel - Time Shift Closed Caption Subtitle Snapshot Jump CTRL+Y CTRL+T Music CTRL+M...
  • Page 84 DVD Menu CTRL+SHIFT+M Eject Disc CTRL+SHIFT+O Teletext CTRL+L Teletext Red CTRL+SHIFT+E Teletext Green CTRL+SHIFT+G Teletext Yellow CTRL+SHIFT+Y Teletext Blue CTRL+SHIFT+B 8.3 TotalMedia FAQ 1. What are the best settings to watch TV on my system? 1). If your graphics display adapter meets the following requirements: ATI Radeon 7200 or above nVidia Geforce MX 440 or above Intel 82865 or above...
  • Page 85 folder the file will be saved in at a time after the show is recorded. The end result will have your TV show available on your mobile device without further action by you. 5. Can I transfer my recorded TV show to my Apple iPod and Sony PSP? Yes, Apple iPod and Sony PSP are supported in TotalMedia To Go.
  • Page 86 14. Can I watch one channel TV and record another channel? Yes, if you have two TV tuners installed or one tuner that supports analog + digital signals simultaneously. 15. Does TotalMedia support HDTV Tuner cards? Yes. 16. Can TotalMedia create 16:9 DVD-video discs from captured 16:9 TV shows or video files? Yes.