TerraTec Home Cinema User manual

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Introducing: The TerraTec Home Cinema.............................................................................. 2
Installation............................................................................................................................. 3
Launching the software for the first time................................................................................ 5
Design and controls..............................................................................................................15
The on-screen display..........................................................................................................21
The info bar .........................................................................................................................22
Picture-in-Picture (PiP)........................................................................................................24
EPG—the electronic program guide....................................................................................25
Recordings..........................................................................................................................32
Timeshifting.........................................................................................................................44
Playback..............................................................................................................................45
Teletext ...............................................................................................................................47
The settings.........................................................................................................................49
Context menus.................................................................................................................... 73
Key assignments ................................................................................................................. 75
General ...............................................................................................................................75
Annex.................................................................................................................................. 78
Legend:
This symbol indicates useful information or instructions for the
functions of the TerraTec Home Cinema.
This symbol indicates functions that are included with the
TerraTec Home Cinema, but not with the
TerraTec Home Cinema Basic. You can enable these functions with a
serial number, which you can purchase at our Webshop on our
website.

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Introducing: The TerraTec Home Cinema
The TerraTec Home Cinema is your analogue and digital TV control centre. The full range of functions
and features of your new TV hardware—station selection, timeshifting, recording and teletext—are
united in the TerraTec Home Cinema.

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Installation
Before installing the TerraTec Home Cinema software, first connect your TV tuner to the
USB port or plug your TV card into an available PCI slot on your computer and install the
drivers.
You can select your location as soon as you launch the installation of the TerraTec Home Cinema
software. The installation wizard shows you what devices are already installed. Then, click "Finish" to
start the installation process.
If you are using the Basic version, and wish to use the advanced features of the
TerraTec Home Cinema software, you will have to enter or confirm a serial number. To do so, tick the
option for "I want to add or review serial numbers".

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In the next step, enter your serial number and then click "Add". Here, in the list of installed packages,
the data for your package are displayed. When finished, click "Finish".
You can expand the range of features of the TerraTec Home Cinema Basic with
upgrades that can be purchased at the TerraTec Webshop.

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Launching the software for the first time
The TerraTec Home Cinema configuration menu will open automatically when launching the software
for the first time. The basic settings, which are described in detail below, can be configured here.
First, you should carry out the following steps:
1. Start the channel scan!
2. Create a Favourites list!
3. Define the storage location for recordings!
1. Start the channel scan!
Device – Select the device for which to perform a station scan. This is only necessary once for each
standard (e.g. DVB-T). If you have installed multiple devices that use the same standard, the found
stations will be available for all of those devices, of course.
Filter – Restrict the scan to free, encrypted, or all available stations (no filter).
Scan mode – Depending on the TV standard, a variety of options are available here. For more
information, please see the Scan sections for the relevant TV standard.
Click "Scan" to start the scan.

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DVB-T scan
Scan mode: Scan by region
Region – Select your reception region from the list. If you cannot find it, simply select "All".
Scan intensity – Some countries, such as France, broadcast stations slightly off of the standardised
frequencies. This option lets you customise the scan in cases in which it does not find all stations while
in "Normal" mode.
Scan mode: Scan by frequency band or single frequency
Scan one frequency band
Scan single frequency
Frequency (kHz) – Specialists will appreciate the ability to select an individual frequency or frequency
band and its step size for scanning.
Bandwidth – DVB-T can be broadcast at varying bandwidths. 7 or 8 MHz are common in Europe,
while 6 MHz is used in Taiwan, for example.
Scan intensity – see "Scan mode: Scan by region"

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DVB-S scan
Scan mode: Scan by satellite
Satellite – Select the satellite to which you have set your dish.
DiSEqC 1.0 – DiSEqC is used to control satellite systems that receive data (TV) from more than one
satellite. Configure this setting to match those on your satellite system. DiSEqC 1.0 allows you to
receive up to four different satellites.
Example:
Your satellite system is pointed towards Astra and Eutelsat. In this case, configure the DiSEqC options
as follows:
Option A / Position A during the scan on Astra
Option B / Position B during the scan on Eutelsat
Since, unfortunately, no standardised settings exist for satellite systems, often the only
option is trial and error if no information about the satellite system is available. For the
same reason, we hope you understand that our support team may not always have the
answers regarding your settings.
Scan mode: Scan by frequency band or single frequency
Scan one frequency band
Scan single frequency
Frequency (kHz) – Specialists will appreciate the ability to select an individual frequency or frequency
band and its step size for scanning.
Symbol rate (KS) – The symbol rate is the specified data transmission speed. It must be specified
when scanning a frequency band or individual frequency.
Polarisation – A frequency can be polarised horizontally or vertically. Select the correct polarisation
here.
FEC – (forward error correction) This option specifies the error protection of the signal.

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Information on satellite programs and their parameters can be found at a number of sources,
including:
http://www.lyngsat.com
DVB-C scan
Scan mode: Scan by region
Region – Select your reception region from the list. If you cannot find it, simply select "All".
Scan mode: Scan by frequency band or single frequency
Scan one frequency band
Scan single frequency
Frequency (kHz) – Specialists will appreciate the ability to select an individual frequency or frequency
band and its step size for scanning.
Symbol rate (KS) – The symbol rate is the specified data transmission speed. It must be specified
when scanning a frequency band or individual frequency.
Modulation type – The modulation type is a further option for data transmission and can be specified
for certain programs.

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Analogue scan
Scan mode: Scan by region
Region – Select your reception region from the list. If you cannot find it, simply select "All".
Scan mode: Scan by frequency band or single frequency
Scan one frequency band
Scan single frequency
Frequency (kHz) – Specialists will appreciate the ability to select an individual frequency or frequency
band and its step size for scanning.
If your TV solution has analogue inputs, then they are treated like channels. The names
for the analogue inputs are automatically assigned and depend on the type of connection
-> S-Video / composite.

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Station list import
Furthermore, you have two options for importing existing station lists. To access these, click the
following in the selection menu for the scan mode:
Import stations from file
This allows you to import a station list from a previous channel scan.
Import stations from Internet
Here, first select your transmission standard, then the file that you want to import. The lists are named
according to the region or satellite.
An Internet import is particularly recommended for the DVB-S transmission standard,
because the satellite scan can take up to an hour. With an import, the stations are pre-
sorted and can be added to your station database with just a click. This method has you
up and running fast.