6.1.1 Basic settings

To make the basic settings proceed as follows:
1. Click on the Let's get started button in the start screen of the Easy Setup wizard.
Fig. 3: Easy Setup wizard
The first wizard screen, Your Country & Language, appears. The country settings are used to search for TV channels and to set the TV standard.

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2. Make the required settings and click on the Continue button.
You can use the screens of the wizard.
and Continue buttons to navigate between the various
The progress bar in the top right hand corner shows how many steps have been completed and how many are still pending.
The second screen of the TV Format wizard appears. The two buttons are used to set the screen configuration to 4:3 or 16:9.
3. Select the icon shown as a circle - not an oval - and click on the Continue button.
The third screen of the wizard, Background Settings, appears.
4. Perform the required settings and click on the Continue button.
The first TV and Radio Settings screen appears. Nero Home provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards, TV cards with dual tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards. You will find a list of supported TV cards on our web page under: http://www.nero.com/nero7/eng/capture_devices_nh.php.
You will find a list of compatible devices on our Internet page under: http://www.nero.com/nero7/eng/capture_devices_nh.php.
5. Mark the found TV and radio receivers that you want to use. 6. Click on the Continue button.
The first TV and Radio Settings screen appears.
7. If you have installed at least one analog TV card, you should choose between Antenna and
Cable as the signal source.
8. If you have installed at least one DVD-S TV card, you should choose the satellite configuration.
9. Click on the Continue button.
The third TV and Radio Settings screen appears and Nero Home scans the TV and radio tuners to detect all available channels.

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The following information areas are available: Scanning Progress Signal Quality Signal Strength TV channels found Radio stations found Indicates the progress of the scan for each card on the basis of a progress bar. Indicates the signal quality of the antenna. Indicates the signal strength of the antenna. Indicates the number of TV channels found. Indicates the number of radio channels found.
10. To restart scanning, click on the Scan again button. 11. To interrupt the scanning process, click on the Skip tuner setup button.
When scanning is complete, the following screen appears automatically. The basic settings have been successfully completed.

9. If you want to delete a folder:
1. Mark the required folder in the navigation tree. 2. Click on the Delete button. The folder and all subfolders will be deleted.

10. Click on the

The selected folder is displayed in the Saving Recorded TV screen.
11. Click on the Continue button.
The Loud speaker and mixer settings screen appears.
12. Make the required settings and click on the Continue button.

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The Standard item automatically selects the ideal setting for the audio equipment and Mixing-Option. Depending on the answer you choose to the first question, the Nero Surround Technology output modes are available. Nero Headphone filters the audio input, so that a virtual surround sound is created for headset playback - in stereo. This can be used for any number of input channels. Nero VirtualSpeakers filters the audio input, so that a virtual surround sound is created for stereo speaker playback - in stereo. This can be used for any number of input channels. The Automatic playback settings screen appears.
13. Answer the automatic playback question with Yes or No and click on the Continue button.
The first Slide Shows screen appears.
14. Make the required settings and click on the Continue button.
The second Slide Shows screen appears.
15. Make the required settings and click on the Continue button.
The final screen of the wizard appears and Nero Home is started automatically after a few seconds. You have completed the advanced settings.

Settings main screen

Nero Home allows you to change the appearance of the Nero Home screen and, for example, to make settings for timeshifting, audio and video playback, and burning. This is where you can change all the basic settings you have made using the Easy Setup wizard (see Easy Setup Wizard), however you can always reconfigure the basic settings at any time using the wizard by clicking on the Easy-Setup button.
To open the Settings main screen, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click on the Settings menu icon in the start screen.
The Settings main screen is displayed. You can now make changes and settings.

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Fig. 5:Settings main screen
You can make the following changes or settings in the General screen (see General settings): Choice of country Choice of country Media Scanning Options In the Appearance screen (see Changing the appearance of the program) you can make or change the following settings: Enable/disable the on-screen keyboard Appearance of the skin Color of the background Font size Playback format for television programs You can make the following changes or settings in the TV and Radio screen (see Enabling timeshifting): Enable the timeshifting function and by so doing facilitate the simultaneous recording and timeshifting of television programs (only possible when using Windows XP) Restrict the length of the timeshift recording (only possible when using Windows XP) Configuring TV cards. Setting TV recording options You can make the following settings in the Photos, Music and Video screen (see Video Settings): Define video and audio settings Define DVD playback settings Enable/disable the options Random order play and Repeat side show and select effects and transitions

The relevant card screen appears.
4. If you have installed an analog TV card, choose between Antenna and Cable as the signal

source.

5. If you have installed a DVB-C TV card, select the Cable TV provider. 6. If you have installed a recording card, select the Video Input. 7. Select the installed audio device in the Select audio device selection list. 8. Select the audio input you want to use in the Select audio input selection list. 9. If you have installed a DVB-S TV card, select Satellite Configuration. 10. Select the required quality for subsequent recordings in the Select recording profile

selection list.

11. If you have installed a TV card:
1. Click on the Scan Channels button The relevant screen is displayed and Nero Home automatically scans the TV and radio tuners to record all available channels. The following information areas are available: Scanning Progress Signal Quality Signal Strength TV channels found Radio stations found Shows the scanning progress for each card on the basis of a progress bar. Indicates the signal quality of the antenna. Indicates the signal strength of the antenna. Indicates the number of TV channels found. Indicates the number of radio channels found.

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2. To restart the scan click on the Scan again button. 3. To interrupt the scan, click on the Stop Scanning button.
12. If you have installed a recording card:
1. Click on the Capture Test button. The relevant screen is displayed. 2. Check the Show video content from attached device box. The video content of the connected device is displayed in the preview area. You have configured the TV or recording card.
6.2.6 Options for TV recordings
The basic settings set here are assigned to all recorded television programs but can be modified later for each individual recording. To define these settings, proceed as follows:
2. Click on the Options for TV recording button.
The Options for TV recording screen appears.
3. Select the required quality setting in the TV recording quality selection list 4. Click on the Select folder for TV recording button in the Folder for TV recording area.
The Select folder for TV recording screen appears. You can save the file where TV recordings are saved here.
5. If you want to save the recordings in an existing folder, mark the required folder in the navigation tree. You can move up one level in the navigation tree by clicking on the One level higher button. Double-clicking opens a required folder.
6. To create a new folder for the recordings:
1. In the navigation tree open the higher folder in which you want to create your new folder. 2. Click on the Create New Folder button. A dialog window is opened. 3. Enter the required name for the new folder in the input field and click on the OK button. The new folder is created in the navigation tree. 4. Mark the folder.

6.2.11 Defining effects for slide shows
The effects defined here initially apply to all slide shows, but can be modified later for individual slide shows. To configure the effects, proceed as follows:
3. Click on the Effects button.
The Effects screen appears.
Fig. 13: Slide Shows screen Effects
4. Choose the length of time in seconds for which the individual image in a slide show is to be
displayed in the Slide Duration selection list.
5. If the images in your slide show are to be displayed in animated form - in other words if you
want to use panning or zoom effects to make your slide show livelier - then check the Animate slides slide show.

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6. In the Background Music selection list please choose whether the background music continuously repeats, i.e. is to be played in a loop, or whether the duration of a slide show is to be adapted to the length of the background music (Adapt side show duration). If you choose Adapt slide show duration, the input in the Slide duration text field is void and is shown grayed out.
7. Choose the effect to be used when changing from one image to another in the Transitions
selection list. You can also select the Random from favorites item from the Transitions selection list. The effects you have selected in the Favorite transitions screen are then assigned alternately (see Defining favorite transitions for slide shows).
8. Select the length of time in seconds that the transition between two images should take in
the Transition Duration selection list.
The Slide Shows screen is displayed. You have defined the effects for your slide shows.
6.2.12 Defining favorite transitions for slide shows
The effects defined here initially apply to all slide shows, but can be modified later for individual slide shows. To define the basic effects, proceed as follows:
3. Click on the Favorite transitions button.
The Favorite transitions screen appears.

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Fig. 14: Slide Shows screen Effects
4. Check the boxes for the transitions that should preferably be used between two slide show

images.

The Slide Shows screen is displayed. You have defined the basic transitions for slide shows.
6.2.13 Save slide show as movie
The settings defined here for exporting a slide show as a movie apply to all slide shows to begin with, but can be modified later for individual slide shows. To define the basic settings proceed as follows:
1. Click on the Photos, Music and Video button in the Settings main screen.
3. Click on the Save Slide Show as Movie button
The Save Slide Show as Movie screen will appear.

Music & Radio main screen
In the Music & Radio main screen you can manage and play your music tracks and radio channels and compile and burn new music collections.

Playing music

To listen to music, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click on the Music & Radio menu icon in the start screen.
The Music & Radio main screen is displayed and the audio files cataloged by Nero Scout are displayed sorted by artist, by album or by genre. If any radio channels are available (web radio or DVD radio channels), you will find these in the Radio folder. In addition, the files last added and last heard and All Titles are available in separate folders.
2. Double-click on the folder containing the required track or radio channel.
The relevant folder is displayed.
3. Mark the required music files or radio channel and click on the Play button.
If you have selected music tracks, the Play Music screen will appear and the elected tracks will be played. If you have selected a radio channel, the relevant screen will be displayed in the radio area and the radio channel will be played. You can now listen to the selected music.
Fig. 19: Play Music screen

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The following buttons are available in the Play Music screen: Back Visualization Returns to the previous screen. Displays an animated graphic as a visual accompaniment to the music. This is only available when playing music files. Edit List Opens the Edit List window in which the order of the entries in the list can be changed or entries can be removed. This is only available when playing music files. Minimize Close Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback whenever you want while working in other Nero Home screens. Closes the window and displays the previous screen.
You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or lower margin of the playback area (see Displaying playback buttons).
Displaying playback buttons
Control bars are displayed only briefly both in the standard playback area and in the minimized playback area during playback. To display these control bars when required, proceed as follows:
1. Move the mouse pointer to the lower margin of the playback area (roughly where the time is
displayed). The button bar for controlling playback is displayed.
Fig. 20: Button bar for controlling playback

9. Click on the OK button.
Burning is started. You can now follow the progress of burning of your music collection in the minimized playback area.

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Photos main screen
In the Photos main screen you can manage your photos and display them as slide shows as well as compile and burn new photo collections and slide shows.

Displaying photos

To display photos for viewing, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click on the Photos menu icon in the start screen.
The Photos main screen is displayed and shows the photo files cataloged by Nero Scout sorted entirely by album and by date. The last files added and last files viewed as well as all photos are available in separate folders.
2. Double-click on the folder containing the photo files you want.
3. Mark the required photo file and click on the Play button.
The View Photo screen is displayed and shows the photo. You can now view the photo you want.
Fig. 24: Photos screen View Photo

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The following buttons are available in the View Photo screen: Back Returns to the previous screen. Opens a screen in which a detail of the photo on display can be used as a search criterion for finding similar photos (see Finding from region). Performs a search for similar photos in all cataloged folders on your computer and provides them in the Search Results screen. Rotates the photo on display 90 to the right with each click. Closes the View Photo screen and displays the previous screen. Play Slide Show Plays the photos in the selected folder as a slide show. Find from Region Find Photos Like This Rotate Close
Please note that the Find Photos Like This function is not available in Nero Home Essentials SE.
Creating a slide show with background music
To create a slide show with accompanying background music, proceed as follows
The Photos main screen is displayed.
3. Mark the required photos and click on the Collect button.
The selected photos are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.
4. To add more photos to your slide show, repeat the last two steps. 5. Double-click on the Nero Home button.
The start screen is displayed.
6. Double-click on the Music & Radio menu icon.
7. Double-click on the folder containing the music tracks you want.
8. Mark the required music tracks and click on the Collect button.
The selected music tracks together with the photo files already collected are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.
9. To add more music tracks to your slide show, repeat the last two steps.

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10. Click on the Save as Collection button.
11. Enter a name for your slide show in the text field.
If you checked the Use on-screen keyboard box in the Settings Appearance main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input field will additionally display a keyboard via which you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

Burning a photo collection
To burn a photo collection, proceed as follows:
1. Insert a blank disc in your recorder. 2. Double-click on the Photos menu icon in the start screen.
3. Double-click on the folder containing the photo files you want.

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4. Mark the required photos and click on the Collect button.
5. To add more photos to your collection, repeat the previous three steps. 6. Click on the View Collected Items button.
Fig. 26: Photos screen Collected Items
Burning is started. You can now follow the progress of burning of your photo collection in the minimized playback area.

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Video & TV main screen
In the Video & TV main screen you can set TV channels, select the TV program, directly trigger the recording of TV programs or program recording at a future date. You can make a compilation of your favorite TV channels in the TV favorites folder and name them as required. You can also manage and view your videos. If you have more than one tuner card, you can choose interlaced playback or recording on two channels.

Setting up TV channels

9.1.1 Displaying TV channels
If you want to watch a television program on the basis of the list of TV channels, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click on the Video & TV menu icon in the start screen.
The Video & TV main screen will appear.
2. Double-click on the TV Channels item.
The TV Channels screen appears. All the channels found during the broadcaster search are displayed in their appropriate groups. Nero Home will display a dialog window to inform a you if your TV card has not yet been configured, Nero Home. You can start the configuration immediately from this dialog window (see Configuring a TV or recording card).
Fig. 27: TV Channels screen
The corresponding screen will appear and the available channels are displayed.
4. Mark the required channel and click on the Play button.
The program currently being broadcast on the channel is shown in full-screen mode.
5. Double-click in the screen.

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The Watch TV screen is displayed. You have started a television program on the basis of the list of TV channels. The following buttons are available in the Watch TV screen: Back Change Channel Returns to the previous screen. Displays a full listing of available programs. You can switch over to another channel by double-clicking on an entry in this list. Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback whenever you want while working in other Nero Home screens. Closes the Watch TV window and displays the previous screen.

9.1.2 Rename TV channels

To rename TV channels as required, proceed as follows:

3. Mark the required channel and click on the Remove from Favorites button. 4. Repeat the previous step for each channel you want to remove from the list of TV favorites.
You have removed the TV channels from the list of TV favorites.

Watching TV programs

If you want to watch a television program on a specific channel, proceed as follows:
2. Double-click on the TV Programs item.

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The TV Programs screen is displayed and shows all the available TV programs sorted entirely (All Programs), by category, by channel, and by day or date.
Fig. 28: TV Programs screen
3. Double-click on one of the folders.
A list of TV programs is displayed.
4. Double-click on the entry for the TV program you want. 5. Click on the Playback button.
The selected TV program is shown in full-screen mode.
6. Doppelklicken Sie in den Bildschirm.
The Watch TV screen is displayed. You can now watch the chosen television program. The following buttons are available in the TV Programs screen: Back Returns to the previous screen. Updates the data for the electronic program guide (EPG). EPG Update If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can use them to show the programs currently being broadcast and how long more there is left of them. Displays the relevant screen and shows all available EPG sources. If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can individually configure them here. Displays the relevant screen for mapping non-specific EPG channels. If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can assign your channels to the EPG channel information here. Changes how the files found will be displayed. The display mode currently active is shown in the square brackets (medium size or icon).

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EPG Settings

Map EPG Channels

Display As
The following buttons are available in the Watch TV screen: Back Change Channel Returns to the previous screen. Displays a full listing of available programs. You can switch over to another channel by double-clicking on an entry in this list. Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback whenever you want while working in other Nero Home screens. Closes the Watch TV window and displays the previous screen.

3. Double-click on one of the All Recordings, By Date or By Channel folders.
The chosen folder is displayed and a listing of the available recordings is shown.
4. Mark the recording you want and click on the Play button.
The recording is shown in full-screen mode.
The Play Video screen is displayed. You can now watch the chosen recording.
Fig. 31: Play Video screen

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Recording programs in progress
You can record a program in progress at any time (see Rename TV channels). To do so, proceed as follows:
1. Move the mouse pointer to the lower margin of the playback area.
The button bar for controlling playback is displayed (see Displaying playback buttons).
Fig. 32: Button bar for controlling playback
2. Click on the 3. Click on the

button

The program shown in the playback area is recorded. button once more.
Recording is ended and a dialog window is displayed.
4. Enter the name under which you want to save the recording in the text field shown.
5. Click on the OK button.
The Watch TV screen is displayed and you can follow the program in progress. You have recorded the program in progress. The recording is available in the Recordings folder under the chosen name.
Scheduling new recordings
This function is not available in Nero Home Essentials SE.
To schedule a new recording, proceed as follows:
The TV Recordings screen is displayed.
3. Double-click on the Scheduled Recordings folder.

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The Scheduled Recordings screen is displayed and lists all recordings already scheduled. The following buttons are available in the Scheduled Recordings screen: Back New Edit Delete Display As Returns to the previous screen. Displays a screen in which you can schedule new recordings. Displays a separate screen in which you can change the settings for a scheduled recording. Deletes the highlighted scheduled recording. Toggles the display between icon and medium size.
4. Click on the New button.
The relevant screen is displayed.
Fig. 33: Scheduled Recordings screen Preselection

5. Select the required settings for Channel, Date, Start and End Time and click on the OK button. The newly scheduled recording is saved and shown in the Scheduled Recordings screen. You have scheduled a new recording.

Playing videos

If you want to watch one of your videos, proceed as follows:
2. Double-click on the Videos item.

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The Videos screen is displayed and shows the video files cataloged by Nero Scout sorted entirely (All Videos), by album, and by date. The last files added and last files watched are available in separate folders.

Fig. 34: Videos screen

3. Double-click on the folder containing the video file you want.
4. Mark the file you want and click on Play.
The video file is played in full-screen mode.
The Play Video screen is displayed. You can now watch your video. The following buttons are available in the Play Video screen: Back Edit List Returns to the previous screen. Opens the relevant screen in which individual photos can be removed from the slide show or the order of the photos can be changed. Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback whenever you want while working in other Nero Home screens. Closes the Play Video window and displays the previous screen.

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Configuring the electronic program guide (EPG)
Nero Home supports the EPG electronic program guide, which can be used to access TV guide data electronically on the TV screen, enabling you to program recordings with ease. Nero Home and various TV tuners provide analog, digital and online EPG programs. To configure the EPG, proceed as follows:
The TV Programs screen is displayed.
3. If you want to update all chosen EPG sources, click on the EPG Update button.
The available sources are updated.
4. If you want to configure the EPG, click on the EPG Settings button.
The relevant screen is displayed and shows all available EPG programs.

4. Check or change the relevant settings for channel, date, start time, and end time. 5. If you want, you can enter a new name for your recording in the Title text field. 6. Click on the OK button.
The chosen recording is programmed and shown in the Scheduled Recordings screen (see Scheduling new recordings). You have used the EPG to program a recording.

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Devices main screen
As well as allowing you to access the files found via the automatic search function (see Setting scan options for media), Nero Home also allows you to access all media files on the computer in the Devices main screen. To do so, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click on the Devices menu icon in the start screen.
The Devices main screen is displayed. All the data sources available on your computer such as diskettes, hard drives, USB removable media, and CD/DVD drives are shown.
2. Double-click on the data medium you want.
You are shown the contents of the selected data medium.
3. If the data medium contains directories and subdirectories, keep double-clicking until the
folder containing the file you want is shown.
Fig. 37: Screen for showing the files in a folder
4. Mark the required file and click on the Play button.
The relevant file is opened and displayed. You have accessed a file via the Devices main screen.
10.1 Live TV streaming in the network
Please note that Nero MediaHome must be installed on both computers if you want to use live TV streaming over the MediaHome network. Not only does the MediaHome network allow you to access media files on other computers, it also allows you to access the TV card of other computers in the network via live TV streaming. To do this, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click on the MediaHome Network direct link under Devices in the start screen.

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If there is a disc inserted in the drive, a direct link to the corresponding drive will be provided under Devices. The MediaHome Network link will be hidden. The MediaHome Network screen is displayed and shows all the computers available in the network.
Fig. 38: Nero MediaHome Network screen
2. Double-click on the computer you want.
3. Double-click on the TV Channels item.
The TV Channels screen is displayed and shows an overview of all the TV channels.
Playback starts. You can now play the chosen program via live TV streaming.

4. Mark the required collection and click on the Burn button.
5. Enter a name for your disc in the text field.
6. Click on the OK button.
Burning is started. You can now follow the progress of burning of your collection in the minimized playback area.
Fig. 41: Burn Collection screen
11.5 Exporting a slide show
To export a slide show, proceed as follows:
The My Collections main screen is displayed.

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2. Double-click on the Slide Shows area.
The Slide Shows screen is displayed and shows the individual slide shows.
3. Mark the required slide show and click on the Export Slide Show screen.
The Settings screen is displayed.
Fig. 42: Slide Shows screen Settings

Use the

buttons to browse through the different entries of a drop-down list.
4. In the Profile drop-down menu choose between DVD, SVCD or VCD. 5. Choose between High, Medium or Low in the Quality selection list. 6. Choose between PAL and NTSC in the TV norm selection list. 7. Choose between Dolby Digital Stereo, MPEG Audio or LPCM in the Audio format selection list.
8. Enter the file name you want in the Export file name text field. 9. Click on the Accept button.
Exporting is started. You can now follow the progress of exporting of your slide show in the minimized playback area. The Slide Shows screen is displayed as soon as exporting is completed.

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Search main screen
Nero Home automatically finds the files archived and cataloged by the Nero Scout database. You will find further information on Nero Scout under Setting scan options for media as well as in the Nero Scout manual. To find one of these cataloged media files, proceed as follows:
1. Double-click on the Search menu icon in the start screen.
The text field for search terms is displayed.

Fig. 43: Search screen

Fig. 44: Search screen with keyboard displayed
2. Enter the required keyword in the text field and press the enter key.
The result of the search is displayed in the Search Results screen. The search result indicates how many files have been found, sorted by the various media types: Audio, Video & TV and Photos. The number in brackets following the media type indicates how many files of the media type matching the search criterion have been found. You have performed your search for cataloged media files.

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Photo, audio, and video discs
When Nero Home is started, various playback screens appropriate to the media type are automatically displayed when a disc is inserted in a drive on your PC: Play Slide Show for a photo disc, Play Music for an audio disc, and Play Video Disc for a video disc.

Fig. 45: Play Video Disc screen
The following buttons are available in the Play Video Disc screen: Back Menu Language Subtitles Minimize Returns to the previous screen. Displays the video menus, for example the track or selection menu. Switches between the video languages, if available. Allows you to display subtitles, if available. Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback whenever you want while working in other Nero Home screens. Closes the Play Video Disc window and displays the previous screen.

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Key combinations
The following key combinations are available in Nero Home for entering commands: Ctrl + p Ctrl + s <space> Ctrl + i Ctrl + f Esc Back Ctrl + m Ctrl + c 0 in the file selection dialog Pauses and resumes playback. Ends playback. Pauses playback. Enables/disables the information panel. Switches from normal view to full-screen mode. Switches from full-screen mode to normal view. Returns to the previous screen. Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen. This allows you to control playback whenever you want while working in other Nero Home screens. Displays the Collected Items screen. The element in focus is selected.

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Devices

Overview

About Nero Home About the Manual Appearance
Changing Changing the Font Size Changing the Skin

DirectX

22, 21
Playing Slide Shows Playing Videos

Burn Options

Setting 22, 38, 40
Electronic Program Guide EPG
EPG Update 37 InfoPanel Mapping EPG channels XML TV

Burning Options

Presetting

Buttons

Collections Devices Music & Radio Photos Play Music Play Slide Show Play Video Play Video Disc Playback Area Scheduled Recordings Video and TV View Photo Watch TV Watching TV

File Formats Supported

Audio Disc Formats Images Meta Data Video

Information Panel 57

Collections
Creating Editing Exporting Slide Shows Overview Playing

Live TV Streaming

Main Screens in Nero Home Music
Burning a Collection Creating Collections Overview Playing 46, 12 42

Contact

Music & Radio

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Playing

46, 55

Defining Favorite Transitions Defining Settings for Slide Shows

35, 36 29, 30, 31, 21

Nero Home Main Screens

Favorites 12

Enabling Nero Scout Enabling Timeshifting Overview Selecting a Skin Selecting Skins Using the On-Screen Keyboard

Manual Nero MediaHome
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Nero MediaHome

Table of contents
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4.1 1.4.3 3.6.9.10.1 10.2 10.2.1 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 10.2.Start Successfully About the manual About This Application Installing Nero MediaHome Working with Nero MediaHome Share Files and Folders Starting the Server Main window Share Screen Window Dialog Options Screen Network Screen Devices Screen Control device remotely Transcoding Screen Remote UI Screen TV Screen Selecting and Setting TV Channels for Streaming Technical Information System Requirements Formats supported Audio formats and codecs Video formats and codecs Image formats Formats for Playlists Metadata Glossary Index Contact 35

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About the manual
This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero MediaHome. 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 documentation, please note the following conventions: Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be precisely followed. 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 (see.) []

Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface. They are displayed in bold print. Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined. Indicates key combinations for entering commands.

About This Application

Nero MediaHome is a certified UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) AV (Audio/Video) media server which automatically recognizes UPnP devices within a network. Using Nero MediaHome you can share media files (audio, picture, and video files). This means that all users in the local network have access to the files. Players that are compatible with the UPnP standard can use, play and display shared media files. Television channels and radio stations as well as Internet services (web TV, web radio, audio/video/image casts) can also be transmitted. Thanks to Nero MediaHome, your PC can link up to other consumer electronics devices (e.g. television sets) to create a unified media center. This gives you the option of viewing transmitted television programs via Nero MediaHome on two players simultaneously. Nero MediaHome automatically supplies the files in the appropriate format for the player in question. Transcoding is performed in real time.

Installing Nero MediaHome
An installation wizard will walk you through the quick and uncomplicated installation process. To install Nero MediaHome, proceed as follows:
1. Close all Microsoft Windows programs and exit any anti-virus software that may be running. 2. Start the installation process with a double click on the downloaded installation file.
The files are automatically unzipped and stored on drive C in a temporary folder from
which they are automatically deleted once they have been used. The installation is prepared and the installation wizard appears.
3. Click the Next button.
The Installation of Nero Ask Toolbar screen is displayed.
4. If you want to use the Ask Toolbar, please read the licensing agreement carefully and select
the first option button. If you do not want to use the Ask Toolbar, activate the second option button.
5. Click the Next button.
The License Conditions (EULA) screen is displayed.
6. Please read the license agreement carefully and select the appropriate check box if you
agree to the terms of the agreement. Installation is not possible without this agreement.
7. Click the Next button.
The Personalize Your Nero MediaHome screen is displayed.
8. Enter your name and serial number in the input fields. Corporate customer should also include their company's name. The serial number can be found on the back of the disc jacket. If you are using the download version you will have received the serial number per e-mail.
9. Click the Next button.
The Select Installation Type screen is displayed.
Here it is possible to choose between Default, meaning standard installation, or User Defined installation. In the user-defined installation you can determine the languages and choose the installation path.
10. Enter the desired installation type and click the Next button.
If you choose default installation, the Optional Settings screen is displayed. If you
choose custom installation, the User-defined Installation screen is displayed.
11. If you have chosen the user-defined installation:
1. Select the desired folder and click the OK button. 2. Click the Next button. The Select Application Language screen is displayed. The next screen is displayed. 3. Select the check boxes for the languages you wish to install and click the Next button. 4. If you wish to define the installation folder, click the Change button.

Start Successfully The Browse Folder window is displayed. The Optional Settings screen is displayed. If applications are found on your computer that could conflict with the software to be installed, the screen will display Uninstallation of the Products Required. It is recommended that these applications be removed before proceeding with the installation. Nero MediaHome checks the availability of required components, such as DirectX on your PC. If applications are missing, then the Missing Components screen is displayed. Select the components that need to be downloaded and installed.
12. If you want to adapt optional settings, select or clear the desired check boxes. 13. Click the Next button.
The Ready to Start Installation Process screen is displayed.
14. Click the Next button.
The installation process is started. Nero MediaHome is installed in the selected folder,
and a progress bar informs you of the progress of the installation process.
15. Click the Next button.
The Help Us to Improve Our Software screen is displayed.
In order to offer a better service, Nero is collecting anonymous data to determine which features are used and what problems, if any, occur.
16. If you want to take part in the anonymous collection of data, select the check box and click
the Next button. The final screen of the installation wizard is displayed.
17. Click the Exit button.
The installation wizard closes. You have now installed Nero MediaHome. The Nero MediaHome link is now available on
the computer's desktop. Nero ControlCenter The Nero MediaHome application is installed with Nero ControlCenter. With Nero ControlCenter, you can determine whether new updates are available for your Nero products and can download them if required. In addition, you can select an installed language and enter or remove serial numbers. You can find further information in the Nero ControlCenter manual. See also: Working with Nero MediaHome 7 Main window 9
Working with Nero MediaHome
In order to use Nero MediaHome you must share folders with media files and start the server. Then clients can access the server and use Nero MediaHome. As there is no shared folder in your share list yet immediately after the installation, Nero MediaHome will greet you upon initial startup with the Shared Folders window. By clicking Yes, you can make your personal music, videos and pictures available. Nero MediaHome indexes the files. By sharing your files over the network you enable everybody throughout the LAN (local area network) to browse and download your shared media files. Please take care not to share any private or confidential files! Changes to the settings of the first shares can naturally be carried out at any time in the Share screen. In addition, all further sharing can be undertaken here as well as starting of the Server. In the default settings, when restarting the computer, both the Nero MediaHome and the active Server are restarted. The application becomes available via the icon in the system tray. A double click opens Nero MediaHome in the Status screen. If you have not activated these default settings or you wish to deactivate them, then the corresponding check boxes are available in the Options screen. See also: Share Files and Folders 7 Starting the Server 8 Main window 9

1.4.1 Share Files and Folders
To share audio, video and picture files, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Share menu icon in the main window.
The Share screen is displayed.
2. Open the Local Folders tab. 3. Click the Add Share button.
The Browse Folder window opens.
4. Mark the folder you wish to share and click the OK button.
The folder is indexed and added to the list of shared folders, meaning that not only the
files of the folder but also any existing subfolders are shared.
5. To share more folders, repeat the last two steps. 6. If you want to adapt the transcoding settings, select the desired option in the Transcoding

screen.

You have shared the folder with audio, video and picture files. All playback devices and
other PCs in the network can now list these files and play them back.
Start Successfully See also: Share Screen 11 Transcoding Screen 19 Working with Nero MediaHome 7
1.4.2 Starting the Server
In order to use Nero MediaHome, you need to manually start the Server once. To start the server, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Start Server button in the bottom area of the main window.
The Security Information window opens.

2. Click the OK button.

Nero MediaHome automatically configures the Windows firewall so that connections to

the server are allowed.

The Nero MediaHome server is started and the Status screen is displayed. The files currently being used by a client are shown here. The players found in the network are shown in the Devices screen. In the default setting each new start of the computer will also start Nero MediaHome and the active Server. If you do not wish to use the automatic server start, clear the Automatically Start Nero MediaHome When the Computer is Started check box in the Options screen in the Autostart and Tray Settings area.
You have successfully started the server.
See also: Options Screen 14 Working with Nero MediaHome 7

Main window

The main window is the starting point for using Nero MediaHome. Menu icons are shown in the left area of the window. When one of the menu icons is clicked, the corresponding screen will open in the right hand area.
The following menu icons are available in the selection list in the left hand area: Shares Options Network Transcoding Remote UI Devices Displays the Share screen, where you can select the folders containing the media files for sharing. Displays the Options screen, where you can define the setting options for the server and autostart. Displays the Network screen, where you can define the setting options for the network. Displays the Transcoding screen, where you can define the setting options for transcoding. Displays the Remote UI screen, where you can activate Remote UI. Displays the Devices screen, which shows the players found in the network.

Main window TV Status Displays the TV screen, where you can define the setting and selection options for TV streaming. Displays the Status screen, which shows the status of the server and the media files currently being used by players.
In addition, the following buttons are available in the main window: ? Starting the Server Stop Server Exit Displays a context menu where you can call up the Help and open the windows About Nero MediaHome and Nero on the Web. Starts the Nero MediaHome server. The Stop Server button is displayed while the server is running. Stops the Nero MediaHome server. The Start Server button is displayed while the server is stopped. Terminates the Nero MediaHome server and closes Nero MediaHome.
See also: Share Screen 11 Options Screen 14 Network Screen 16 Devices Screen 17 Transcoding Screen 19 Remote UI Screen 21 TV Screen 23 Working with Nero MediaHome 7

Share Screen

Available on the Shared screen are the Media Library, Local Folders, Internet Services, as well as the Apple iTunes tabs.

Share screen

The Media Library tab gives an overview of the already installed files. Nero MediaHome arranges the files in a clear navigation tree such as video or photos. Here the files are further sorted into subcategories such as the music according to artists, album or genre. The same file, for instance, will be sorted both under the name of a well known artist such as Mozart as under the genre Classics Audio, video and picture files can be defined for sharing on the Local Folders tab. In addition, you can see how many files have already been indexed and the status of the indexing process. Final sharing will take place with the server start. The following setting options are available: Button Add Button Remove Opens the Browse Folder window. Here you select the folder containing the files you want to share. The selected folder is added to the list of shared folders. Removes the selected folder from the list of shared folders. Only available if at least one folder has been marked in the shared list.
Share Screen Button More Rescan Folder - carries out indexing for the marked folder again. Open in Explorer - shows the selected folder in the navigation tree of Windows Explorer. Only available if at least one folder has been marked in the shared list.
On the Internet Services tab it is possible to enter, save and update the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of various media (web radio stations, web TV stations, audio casts, video casts and image casts). Subscribe Unsubscribe Opens the Dialog window. A new subscription can be created here. Deletes a selected entry from the Internet Services tab. Only available if at least one entry has been marked.

Network Screen

In the Network screen you can define network settings.

Network screen

The following setting options are available: Input field Network name Option button Use a random port number Option button Use a fixed port number List box Network interfaces Selects a random port number for the Nero MediaHome network port. Defines a port number for the network port that stays the same each time Nero MediaHome is launched. Shows all installed network connections with their status, the name of the respective network adapter, the assigned IP address as well as the type of network connection. If you select the Activated check box, the server can be accessed from this network connection. See also: Main window 9 Defines the network name for the server.

Devices Screen

In the Devices screen you can define how players access the server and even control them with the remote control.

Devices screen

The following setting options are available: List box Playback devices found in network: Button Operate player controls Opens a remote control for the selected player. Only available when a player was marked in the selection list. Defines the server access for the selected player. You can allow or refuse access or remove the player from the list. Only available when a player was marked in the selection list. In the Players Found in the Network selection list only the players that are available online are shown. Displays the players detected in the network.

Button Access control

Check box Hide offline devices
Devices Screen Check box Provide notification in the system tray if new devices are found Check box Automatically allow new devices to access Nero MediaHome See also: Control device remotely 18 Main window 9 Displays in the system tray when a new player has been recognized in the network. Allows new players access to the server and adds them to the Players found in the network list.

Control device remotely

With the Player Control you can remote control players that have been found in the network. UPnP capable DMR devices are supported. To remotely control a player, proceed as follows:
1. Mark the desired device in the Players found in the network selection list. 2. Click the Operate Player button.

Remote UI screen

The following setting options are available: Check box Enable Remote UI Input field Network port number Assigns a port number. Please note: The port number entered here must differ from the one you entered in the Options screen. Enables Remote UI.
Remote UI Screen Display list Remote UI Plug-ins Lists the available plug-ins for Remote UI. The Sudoku application is included.

TV Screen

In the TV screen you can make settings for TV streaming.

TV screen

The following setting options are available: Check box Enable TV streaming Enables TV streaming and the Launch Nero TV Wizard button. Only available when the server is stopped and when a TV card is configured. Opens the TV Wizard window, where you can define settings for the TV card and select channels for TV streaming. Only available when the server is stopped.
Button Launch Nero TV Wizard
See also: Selecting and Setting TV Channels for Streaming 24 Main window 9
Selecting and Setting TV Channels for Streaming
The following requirements have to be fulfilled: The server is stopped. A supported TV card is connected to and installed on your computer. Using Nero MediaHome you can choose and set TV channels for streaming. To do this, proceed as follows:
1. Click the TV menu icon.
The TV screen is displayed.
2. Click the Launch Nero TV Wizard button.
The TV Wizard window is opened with the Device Selection screen.
3. Select the entry for your TV card in the Video Device drop-down menu. 4. If your TV card has several video inputs, select the entry you want in the Video Input dropdown menu.
5. Select the entry for the audio device in the Audio Device drop-down menu. In most cases,
the correct entry is Use audio from video device.
6. If your TV card has several audio inputs, choose the entry you want in the Audio Input dropdown menu.
7. Select the recording profile you want in the Recording Quality drop-down menu. 8. If you want to change the path where recordings are stored:

1. Click the. button. The Browse Folder dialog box is opened. The dialog box is closed and the chosen path is accepted. 2. Select the required folder and click the OK button.
The TV Channel Search screen is displayed.
10. In the Select Country drop-down menu, select the country you are in at the moment. 11. Click the Start Search button to find TV channels.
The search is started. You can follow the progress of the search in the Search Status
area based on the progress bar. The number of channels found is shown in the Search Status area.
12. When the channel search is finished, click the Next button.
The TV Channel Edit screen is displayed. The channels found are shown in the selection lists on the TV Channels and Radio Channels tabs.
13. If you want to rename a channel:
1. Highlight the channel you want in the selection list. 2. Click the Rename button.
TV Screen The Rename Channel dialog box is opened. The dialog box is closed. The relevant channel is renamed.
3. Enter the required name in the input field and click the OK button.

14. To remove a channel:

1. Select the desired channel. 2. Click the Remove button. The channel is removed from the selection list.
15. To change the position of a channel:
1. Select the desired channel. 2. Click the Up or Down button. The channel changes its position accordingly.
16. Click the Next button.
The Manage TV Channel Groups screen is displayed.
Channel groups are useful for managing TV channels. For example, you can group all sports stations into one channel group "Sport".
17. If you want to manage TV channel groups, click the TV Channel Groups tab. 18. If you want to create a new channel group:
1. Click the Add button. The Add Group dialog box is opened. The dialog box is closed and the group is added to the selection list. 2. Enter the required name in the input field and click the OK button.
19. To change the position of a channel group:
1. Select the desired channel group. 2. Click the Up or Down button. The channel group changes its position accordingly.
20. If you want to view and manage TV channels, click the TV Channels in Groups tab.
The Available Channels selection list shows the channels that have not yet been allocated to a group.
21. Select the entry for the group to which you want to add channels or from which you want to
delete channels in the Change Groups menu.
22. Select the channels you want to add to the group from the Available Channels selection list. 23. Click the >> button. 24. Repeat the last three steps for each group to be allocated channels. 25. To change the position of a channel:

1. Select the relevant channel in the Modify your groups area. 2. Click the Up or Down button. The channel changes its position accordingly.
26. To delete a channel from the group:
TV Screen 1. Select the relevant channel in the Modify your groups area. 2. Click the << button. The channel is removed from the group and moved to the Available Channels selection list.
27. Click the Finish button.
The information is saved. The TV screen is displayed.
28. Select the Enable TV streaming check box.
You have defined the TV settings and selected TV channels for streaming. Suitable
players can receive the TV channels from the server and play them. See also: TV Screen 23

Technical Information

10.1 System Requirements

Windows XP (SP2 or higher), Windows Server 2003 (SP2005 or higher), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2 or higher, Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 (the product functions in the x86 emulator that makes it possible to carry out 32-bit applications) DirectX 9.0c Revision 30 (August 2006) or higher Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III processor, AMD Sempron 2200+ or equivalent Minimum 256 MB RAM 200 MB hard drive space for standard installation. Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory and a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16-bit color settings. However, we recommend 24-bit or 32-bit for true color. Network environment with 100 Mbit/sec Ethernet, WLAN (IEEE 802.11g) or faster. To install Nero MediaHome you need administrator rights for all operating systems.
System Requirements Supported UPnP devices for streaming from the Nero MediaHome server. A list of the certified UPnP devices can be found in http://www.upnpic.org/certification/default.asp#devices. Analog or digital TV card (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) that complies with the BDA driver standard For supported cards see www.nero.com
Broadband Internet connection (e.g. with DSL-1000 or higher speed) for registering, for updating of Nero MediaHome, the help file and other features. This activation is free of charge. The costs for the Internet connection are carried by the user. We recommend that you install the latest WHQL-certified drivers. WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the device driver certified by Microsoft is compatible with Microsoft Windows and the relevant hardware.

10.2 Formats supported

10.2.1 Audio formats and codecs
The following formats can be played and transcoded on the fly in the transmission if they are not supported by the target device (streaming & transcoding):

Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF, AIF) Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 1 (MP1) Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 2 (MP2) Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) Moving Picture Experts Group - 1 Audio Layer 1/2/3 (MPA) Nero Digital (MP4) Dolby Digital (AC3) Advanced Audio Coding (AAC, M4A, MP4) Recource Interchange File Format WAVE (WAV, WAVE) Windows Media Audio (WMA) OGG Vorbis (OGG, OGM) Linear Pulse Code Modulation (LPCM, PCM, L16)

The following formats can only be played (streaming): Audible Audiobook (AA) Atrac3 (AT3P) Sun Audio Format (AU, SND) Digital Theater System (DTS) Musical Instrumental Digital Interface (MIDI, MID) Real Audio (RA) X-Twinvq (VQF, VQL) Adaptive Multirate Codec (AMR) Adaptive Multirate Wide Band (AWB)
10.2.2 Video formats and codecs
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GP) Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Digital Video Express (DIVX) Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) Digital Video (DV)

Moving Picture Experts Group-2 (MPEG, MPG, MPE, M1V, DAT, MPEG2, MPG2, M2V, PVA, MOD, TOD, VOB, MP2P, PS, MP2T, TS) H.263/H.264/ASP/AVC Video with AAC/HE-AAC Audio (MP4, M4P, MOV, QT) Windows Media Video (WMV) Microsoft Digital Video Recording (DVR-MS) Flash Video (FLV) Nero Digital (MP4)
The following formats can only be played (streaming): Motion Joint Photografic Expert Group (MJPG) OGG Vorbis (OGG, OGM) Real Media (RM)

10.2.3 Image formats

Bitmap (BMP) Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) Joint Photografic Expert Group (JPEG, JPG, JPE) Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Tagged Image File Format (TIFF, TIF) Windows Media File (WMF)
10.2.4 Formats for Playlists
Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource Locator/MP3 URL (M3U) Playlists File Format (PLS) Rich Site Summary (RSS)

10.2.5 Metadata

Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) Audio Video Interleave (AVI) Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) Nero Digital (MP4) OGG Vorbis (OGG, OGM) Recource Interchange File Format WAVE (WAV, WAVE) Windows Media Audio (WMA) Windows Media Video (WMV) Joint Photografic Expert Group (JPEG, JPG, JPE) Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
Bitmap (BMP) Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) Tagged Image File Format (TIFF, TIF) Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 1 (MP1) Moving Picture Experts Group-2 (MPEG) Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)

Glossary

Audio Cast
An audio cast is a series of audio contributions on the Internet that you can subscribe to using a news feed.

Client

A client is a computer, program or device that utilizes the services of a server in a network.

Image Cast

An image cast is a series of pictures on the Internet that you can subscribe to using a news feed.
The national television system Committee Standard is a standard for video and TV in the USA and Japan. NTSC has more individual frames (29.97 frames per second) than PAL, but has fewer horizontal lines (525 lines).
The Phase Alternation Line procedure is the TV standard applicable for Europe. PAL possesses 625 lines per screen and the film transmission speed is 25 pictures per second. These are transmitted in the so-called line-jump procedure where a picture with all the odd lines and then a picture with all the even lines are created. This corresponds to a half-picture frequency of 50 Hz.

A port is an interface, in other words, an input and output channel used by a server to communicate with the network. The server on which a data package is received uses the port number to identify the service for which the data package is intended (e.g. WWW or FTP); some services run on fixed ports, e.g. Webserver on Port 80. A port can be open or closed. Thus, for example, certain ports must be opened with a router and forwarded to the target computer in order for server applications and online updates to work.

Remote UI

Remote UI is an open UPnP standard that makes it possible to display a graphic interface on devices, which means that operating surfaces can be depicted on other devices of the network. If a digital playback device connected to the TV that supports the UI standard is used, then the TV can be used for direct access to the installed operating surface plug-ins.

Server

A server is a software program that allows other software (clients) access to certain services. A computer running one or more server programs is also known in short as a server. For instance, in a network, the server provides its access to data and resources to other clients linked in the network.

Streaming

Streaming refers to the continuous transmission of data that can already be played during the transmission procedure. This means that it is not necessary to wait until a media file has been transmitted completely before it can be played back. A TV channel can be received and displayed at the same time without it first having to be saved to the hard drive.

Transcoding

Transcoding denotes a conversion process from one media format (video/audio) into another such as the conversion of WAV files into MP3 files.
The purpose of the Universal Plug and Play is to control devices in a local network. UPnPcapable devices such as printers, routers or other computers in a network can easily be combined into a network.

Video Cast

A video cast is a series of video contributions in the Internet that you can subscribe to using a news feed.
A Access control.. 17 Apple iTunes... 12 Apple iTunes tab.. 12 Auto-detect.. 19 Automatic starting. 7, 8 Autorun.. 7, 8, 9, 14 Autostart and Tray Settings. 7, 8 Autostart settings.. 14 C Channel Search. 24 Configuring TV channels.. 24 Control device remotely. 18 Conventions, manual.. 4 D Device Selection.. 24 Devices... 7, 9, 17 Devices screen.. 7, 9, 17 DMR Devices.. 18 E Enable Remote UI.. 9, 21 Enable TV streaming.. 26 End Nero MediaHome. 10 Exit... 10 H Help.. 10 I Indexing... 7 Internet services. 12 Internet Services tab.. 12 L Local Folders.. 7, 11 Local Folders tab. 7, 11 Local Network... 4 M Main window.. 9 Manual, conventions. 4 Media Library.. 11 Media Library tab.. 11 N Nero ControlCenter.. 6 Network.. 4, 9, 16, 18 Network name.. 16 Network port number.. 21 Network port:... 16 Network screen.. 9, 16 NTSC.. 20 O Operate player controls.. 18 Options.. 7, 9 Options screen. 7, 8, 9, 14 Original resolution.. 20 P PAL.. 20 Play formats.. 18 Playback devices. 9, 17, 18 Plug-ins.. 22 Port number:.. 16, 21 Preferences For Network.. 16 R Radio Channels.. 24 Recording Quality.. 24 Remote control.. 17, 18 Remote UI... 9, 21 Remote UI screen.. 9, 21 Remove Share.. 11 Resolution.. 20 Retain original format.. 19 S Safety warning.. 7