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    - 1 - TotalMedia ™ © 2006 ArcSoft, Inc. All rights reserved. www.arcsoft.com[...]

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    - 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS SYSTEM REQUIREMENT S 3 INTRODUCTION 4 FLOATING TOOLBAR 5 TV MODULE 5 DVD MODULE 1 7 PICTURE MODU LE 19 MUSIC MODULE 27 RA DI O MO DU LE 3 5 V I D E O M OD UL E 3 6 T O G O M O D U L E 3 8 SHARE MODULE 46 SETUP MOD ULE 48 M ON I TO R 54 SHORTCUT SUPPORT 55 TOTALMEDIA FAQ 5 7 TROUBLE SHOOTING 59 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 60[...]

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    - 3 - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • Windows 2000/XP • Pentium 4, 1.2 Ghz or equivalent • 150 MB free hard drive space for program installati on • 256 MB RAM (512 MB DDR RAM recommende d) • 16-bit color display at 800x600 (32 MB video memory with D irectX 3D support recommended) • DirectX 9 or above Note: 1. For time-shifting and MPEG-2 capturin[...]

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    - 4 - INTRODUCTIO N Welcom e to ArcSoft TotalMedia, an al l-in -one mu ltimedia ap plicat ion that al lows you t o access and work w ith dig ital photo s, ho me v ideos, reco rded TV pr ogram s, r adio and yo ur di gital music libr ary r ight from your TV o r hom e comp uter . TotalMedia is divided into the main sections below. Note that some versi[...]

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    - 5 - FLOATING TOO LBAR The floating toolbar appears for a few seconds whenever you move the mouse: The "Home" button (it looks like a ho use) takes you to the program's start up screen. The arrow takes you to the previous screen. The toolbar at the bottom of the screen features standar d au dio/video playback controls ( Play/Pause, [...]

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    - 6 - TV MODULE 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. The settings is divid ed into fo ur st eps: 1. Select your region. 2. Select video device. 3. Click "Start" to scan for available channels. 4. Set up two tuner[...]

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    - 7 - Note: You should check the "Tim e Shift" option in TV Sett ings to display the time bar. EPG - Display the electronic programming guide. Channels - View the program channel list. Click a channel to learn mo re about it. Record ed TV - Burn the recorded TV shows to a disc. Schedule - Program the application to record TV shows. Captur[...]

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    - 8 - • Click on the Up/Down arrow buttons on the left to browse the channel list. EPG This section lets you view the channel program lists . If you are using a digital device, please select to access EPG or network EPG to view the program lists. While u sing analog device, the pr ogram will take you to the network EPG direc tly. Note: This optio[...]

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    - 9 - RECORDED TV This section displays your recorded TV shows. • When you play back recorded TV, y ou can fast forward or rewind using eit her the controls on your remote control, keyboard, or on the floating toolbar. You can clic k the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit Full Screen. ?[...]

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    - 10 - • 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 s cissors icon to the right of the file name. • Click the disc settings button, to select the proper disc drive, c hange video format and m[...]

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    - 11 - • Enter the name of the program (click "A_" to access a virtual keyboard), then select a channel, recording Frequency (once, daily, or weekly) , and set the start/stop recording time. Modif y - Edit the recording details of the selected item. History - Display a history of your recorded TV sho ws. • The selected recorded progra[...]

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    - 12 - TELETEXT This section lets you watch the teletext. The availabl e teletext ch annels are listed in the preview area . • Move your mous e to sele ct dif ferent teletext channels. The selected titles will be shown on the red, green, yellow and blue area. Click the button with the corresponding color to watch it. • Click the "Live TV&q[...]

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    - 13 - Reset TV Signal This section lets you view and edit the settings for TV signal. The settings is divided into four ste ps: 5. Select your region. 6. Select video device. 7. Click "Start" to scan for available channels. 8. Set up two tuners. After setting up one tuner, if there is another tuner in your PC, you can repeat the steps fo[...]

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    - 14 - • Click t he ar row ic on to chan ge the s ignal. TV Settings This section lets you view and edit the TV settings. • Choose the device you want to use. Note: The Device Name opt ion is only available when you are using two tuners (Digital and Analog.) • Choose Close Caption/Subtitles, Audio, Video St andard and Digital TV EPG fr om the[...]

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    - 15 - Import Channel List This section lets you import the channel list that you saved before. • 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&apo[...]

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    - 16 - tvtv settings/EPG - Go to the tvtv or EPG wizard. The wizard will walk y ou through the sett ings. Channel Mappe r This section lets you map your scanned ch annels with the channels in internet EPG t hat can be scheduled. • Select channels you want to ma p from "Available Channels on tvtv" list and "Scanned Channe ls" l[...]

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    - 17 - DVD MODULE Watch video discs on your computer: Use the standard playback controls to watch your movie. Other options include: Full Screen - Displays the video over the entire program displayi ng area. DVD Menu - Takes you to the DVD menu screen. Frame Capt ure - Takes a screen capture of the current video screen. Eject - Ejects the disc. Set[...]

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    - 18 - 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. • Parental Cont rol - Set passwords that must be entered before m ovies at specific ratings (PG, [...]

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    - 19 - PICTURE MO DULE 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. C lick the "Up One Level" button to go up one directory level. • The photos in the current folder will s how as thumbnails on the screen. C lick a [...]

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    - 20 - • From the "Interval" section, set the displa y time for the slides. • Click the "Fit to Soundtrack" option to override the slide interval setting and have the slide show be timed to matc h th e dur ati on of your musi c so undtr ack. • From the "Transitions" section, choos e the effect that you would like[...]

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    - 21 - • At the top of the screen, the current folder is listed. Click t he "Up One Level" button to go up one directory level. • To learn more about a music track, highlight the f ile. Information about the file will display below. • From the "Music Genre" section, y ou can filter the cate gory of the music you want to ad[...]

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    - 22 - 7. Choose a "Photo Print Size" an d select the "Paper Siz e " you're us ing. A preview of your choice w ill appear to the right. 8. Enter the number of "Copies" you want of each printed page. 9. Click "Print". EDIT A multitude of editing options are availabl e, each one being extremely easy to use[...]

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    - 23 - Auto Enhance Select ing this op tion p rese nts you wi th thr ee aut omatically enhanced versions of your phot o (pl us you r or iginal ). Simply choose the one you like best. Red-Eye Removal This to ol hel ps you rem ove r ed-eye fr om phot os aut omatical ly. If you're not satisfied with th e result, it is possible to fix it manually [...]

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    - 24 - 1. Choose the proportion to which you want your photo cropped (8x6, 7x5, 4x6, etc.). 2. Using the "+" and "-" buttons, resize the crop box to your liking. 3. Choose "Move," and then position the crop box over the area of the photo you want to keep. 4. To execute the crop command, choose "Cro p It!" 5. [...]

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    - 25 - BURN TO DISC Here you can create DVD/VCD slide shows and archive your photos to disc. 1. Go to the folder containing the photos you want to archive to disc or turn into a slide show. Click the "Up One Level" button to go up one directory level. 2. From the "View" section , you can choose either "D etail" or &quo[...]

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    - 26 - • "Burn Slide Show To Disc" creates a DVD or VCD slide show of the selected files f or playback on TV or computer. • "Burn Slide Show To Disc With Archive Of Original Photos" creates a DVD slide s how and copies the original files to a directory on the disc. • "Archive Original Photos To Disc" makes a back[...]

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    - 27 - MUSIC MODULE This ar ea en ables you t o list en to, recor d , an d burn music files to a dis c. Yo u are a lso ab le to creat e cust om music playlist s. • The music files shown here belong to the folder listed at the top of the page. Click the "Up One Lev el" butt on to go up o ne f older lev el in th e dir ector y. • Select [...]

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    - 28 - Options include: Creat e Pla ylist - Create a new audio playlist. Here you are able to make a custom play list from the music on you comp uter : 1. Go to any folder to find the music you want to a dd to your new playlist. Click the "Up One Level" button to go up one folder level in the directory. 2. Filter tracks by music genre, su[...]

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    - 29 - 6. Rearrange your songs by highlighting them and using the "Up" and "Down" buttons to change their position in the list. 7. Remove a file by highlighting it and clicking the "Delete" (trash can) button. 8. To add more music files, click the "Add Music" button to go back to the previous s creen. Once yo[...]

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    - 30 - preview window in the bottom left corner of the screen. You can click the button next to it to play it in full screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit full scr een. Additional options include: Edit Playlist - Allows you to add, remove and rearrange music files within a playlist already cr eated. This screen allows you to update the curren[...]

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    - 31 - Burn To Disc - Allows you to create a music CD from the music playlist. This feature enables you to create music CDs that you can play in your home stereo or car audio system. You can also create WMA/MP3 CDs. 1. Choose to create either a standard music CD (like those you buy at the st ore), or a WMA/MP3 disc. 2. Go to the folder containing t[...]

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    - 32 - 7. To remove a track, click its corresponding "Delete" icon (trash can). 8. To rear range your list, use the Up/ Down arrow butt ons to the right of eac h trac k. 9. When your list is ready for CD, click "Burn." RIP MUSIC CD It's easy to rip (con vert) your audio CDs into aud io files you can play back on your compu [...]

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    - 33 - 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. The "Get CD Information f o r the Inter net" option will au toma tically s earch the Internet for CDDB information ( title, artist, album name, etc. ) fo[...]

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    - 34 - 2. 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. 3. Filter tracks by music genre, such as All, Hip-Hop, Pop, R&B and Ot her. 4. Sort files by name, date, genre, artist, or album. 5. Select the tracks you want to burn to the CD. Each time[...]

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    - 35 - RADIO MODULE With a supported tuner card, you can listen to local r adio on your computer. The radio has the same basic functionality as st andard receivers or car stereos. The numbers on the console indicate various channels/stations t hat are preset. Press "Start" to turn on the radio. Volume - Increase or decrease the sound leve[...]

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    - 36 - VIDEO MODULE This area enables you play video files st ored on your computer, capture video and burn your video files to disc. • The video files shown here belong to the folder listed at the t op of the page. Click the "Up One Level" butt on to go up o ne f older lev el in th e dir ector y. • Click to check the video file you w[...]

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    - 37 - 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 y our capture settings. Click the Settings button to do so. • Enter a file name for the vide[...]

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    - 38 - TO GO MODULE This area enables you to synchronize ph oto, 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 y ou to select one from the list. Afte r you have selected a device, then the next thing to do is to configure it. It's impo[...]

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    - 39 - 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 pro gram will pr ompt you to view the sync log. To cancel the sync, click the "Stop " button at any time. MANUALLY SYNC Manually select files to synchroni[...]

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    - 40 - • 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 b e shown. • Double-click a folder to open it. If you double-click a file , the file will be adde d to the other list and the status will be "Re[...]

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    - 41 - • Check the "Enable Scheduled Sy nchronization" box to activate this feature. • Type in the start time directly a nd click the up/down arrow to select AM or PM. • Choose how often you want synchronization to take place u sing the Frequency setting. When you're ready, click "OK". Or click "Canc el" at [...]

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    - 42 - Device Na me Settings Click on the "Device Name" button in th e Settings screen to edit device name. • 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." P[...]

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    - 43 - Music Settings Click the "Music" button in the Settings screen to edit the Music options for the To Go module. • From the "Conversion Settings" section, you can select "Convert All Music Files" or select "Convert All Incompatible Files" for a particular device. • Set the file format, bitrates, sa m[...]

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    - 44 - • From the "Conversion Settings" section, select "Convert All Video Files" or select "Convert All I ncompatible Files" for tra nsfer to mob ile devices. • Set the file format, resolution, video encoder, audio encoder, vid eo bitrate, audio bitrate and frame rate by selecting from the pull-down list. Note: Ma[...]

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    - 45 - SELECT DEVICE Here you can select another device. • All devices detected or supported are listed here. The devices not seen her e are either not connected or unavailable. Click on a device to start synchronizing files with your PC . • Remove a device by highlighting it then click "Delete" (tr ash can).[...]

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    - 46 - SHARE MODULE This section lets you view and play the photo, video and audio files in the "Shared Folder" of any DLNA compatible servers on your network. (DLNA servers allow you to st rea m media files between different devices across your network seamlessly so, for example, you could watch video files stored in your PC on your tele[...]

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    - 47 - • From the "View" section , you can choose either "D etai l" or "Thumbna il" vi ew. Both vi ews sh ow you thumbnails of the available phot os and folders; "Detail" view includes file/fold er names and dates. • From the "Sort" section, choose to arra nge the photos according to name or dat[...]

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    - 48 - SETUP MODULE This area lets you configure the basic settings for each module of the program: GENERAL This screen enables you to view a nd edit basic program settings: Options include: Disc Creation - Cha nge disc creation settin gs. This section lets you change disc creation settin gs:[...]

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    - 49 - • Choose the TV system standard for your r egion (NTSC or PAL). • Select the dr ive that will be used for burning yo ur disc. • Choose a disc format (DVD or VCD). • Choose an audio format (for DVD on ly). You ca n als o ch oose t he menu de sig n for your movi es: • Title - Enter your own title, use the title of the first vi deo, u[...]

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    - 50 - Printer - Choose your default pr int er. Video Recording Storag e - Select the location on your com puter to save yo ur record ed TV pr ogram s. Yo u can also set the quality (HQ - High Q uality; SP - St andard Play; LP - Long Play; EP - Exte nded Play). Display Settings - Modify the settings for how the program displa ys on different types [...]

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    - 51 - VIDEO Modify settings for capturing video: • For video capturing, you can set the Video Device, Input Source, Video Stand ard, and Closed Caption support according to your device. • Click "Auto Detect Video Sign al" to let the program de tect your video in put (S-video, composite, etc.) automa ticall y. • Check the "Don&[...]

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    - 52 - • From the "Interval" section, set the displa y time for the slides. • Click the "Fit to Soundtrack" option to override the slide interval setting and have the slide show be timed to matc h th e dur ati on of your musi c so undtr ack • From the "Transitions" section, choos e the effect that you would like [...]

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    - 53 - MUSIC View a nd modif y your mus ic se ttings : • 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 d one • Choose "Rip CD Settings" to change the file format for ripped tracks (WMA, or MP3 if available). • Choose[...]

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    - 54 - MONITOR Once you launch the program, there is also a sys tem-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 sched[...]

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    - 55 - SHORTCUT SUPPORT The following remote control buttons and matchi ng keyboard shortcuts can be used within the applic ation: Remote Button Keyboard 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 Left LEFT ARROW Right RIGHT ARROW Up UP ARROW Down DOWN ARROW Enter ENTER / SPACEBAR Clear ESC Back BACKSPACE Mute F8 Volume + F10 Volume – F9 Play CTRL+S[...]

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    - 56 - Video CTRL+E Share CTRL+H Setup CTRL+K Home CTRL+Q Repeat CTRL+SHIFT+R Surfing CTRL+SHIFT+S Full Screen Alt+ENTER EPG CTRL+G Channels CTRL+SHIFT+C 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[...]

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    - 57 - TOTALMEDIA FAQ 1. What are t he best settings to watch TV on my system? 1). If your graphics display adapter meets the following requir ements: • ATI Radeon 7200 or above • nVidia Geforce MX 440 or above • Intel 82865 or above Then you can turn on DX-VA under Set up -> General -> Display Settings -> Hardware Acceleration. If y[...]

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    - 58 - 10. Can I burn my record ed TV show to a DVD-video dis c? Yes. You can create DVD movies from your recorded TV s hows and videos. You can even select custom menu backgrounds for your DVD movie discs. 11. Can I transfer my DV tape video to my co mputer and burn to DVD disc wit h TotalMedia? Yes. 12. Can I record my TV shows to an external har[...]

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    - 59 - TROUBLE SHOOTING 1. Cannot watch TV Make sure if you have installed your TV tu ner driver properly. You can check if your TV tuner driver is available within Windows from "Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devic e." If not, verify that your hardware is installed properly with the hardware vendor documentation. 2. TV is not smoot[...]

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    - 60 - TECHNICAL SUPPO RT United States ArcSoft, Inc. 46601 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 Tel: 510-979-5599 Fax: 510-440-7978 Web: www.arcsoft.com/en/support/ Email: support @arcsoftsupport.com Latin America E-Mail: latinsupport@arcsoftsupport. com Europe Unit 14, Shanno n Industrial Estate Shann on, Co. Clar e, Ir eland Tel: +353 (0) 61-702087 F[...]