Understanding the top menus on Imaging PVR

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Understanding the top menus on Imaging PVR software for TV cards

The top menu gives more options than the handy icon menu below.

- If you don't see these menus, press the spacebar or select .

All these menu options are also on the menu that appears by right clicking on the TV screen.

File menu options with icon alternatives

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Watch television
Open video, music or pictures
Watch DVD
Play music CD
Properties This goes to setting up the appearance. Change colour schemes and how many channels appear on the screen. You can also change the setup.
Sleep timer
Hibernate / Sleep at the end of the programme or recording
Exit

View menu options with icon alternatives

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New Window
Picture in Picture
Swap Picture in Picture video with main video
Picture in Graphics (watch mini TV in the show library and Electronic Programme Guide EPG)
View subtitles
View Teletext
Record Teletext
On top of other windows. You need this checked to watch television mini size while working on the computer.
Full screen
Toggle menu bar and toolbar.
Toolbars
Monitor / TV screen shape
Video shape
Text size
Digital signal quality meter

Setup menu options with icon alternatives

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Auto Tune
Manage Automatic recording
Search (Show library or Electronic Programme Guide)
Manage Electronic Programme Guide
Manage Recording Schedule
Manage Show Library

Import media and edit the title and description of recordings. Most are included automatically on TV programmes, but this is useful if you've recorded a Home movie or a webcam.

Preview shows and delete the ones you don't want by selecting the show and clicking the bin.
Manage setup

Channels

Tune in

Miscellaneous

Default start place (Show library, live TV, EPG)

When to show the Now and Next bar

Time format

Where to store the recordings

What to do when the selected storange place is full

Parental access

Appearance

Seen shows

Power management

Advanced

Enable Rewind Live TV

Change the space saved for for pause live TV

File formats

Preferred audio / video languages

Prefer hearing impaired soundtrack

Use visual impaired commentary soundtrack

Internal web server

Keyboard or remote control

Recording options

Select your favourite programmes from a list. Change the priority of your favourites and press 'schedule programmes' to record them all automatically.

Or do it manually. When you select a programme, the list of future showings is displayed. Click on the green circle to record an episode. Any programme recording clashes are displayed.

Select the 'New Programmes' tab, or view primetime TV, select by stars, actors, directors, producers or keywords such as 'football'.
/ Sharing
Picture and sound quality information
Language

Shows menu options

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Create a playlist
New shows (new recordings)
Delete current show
Import video or pictures
Electronic Programme Guide
Show library (with the recordings)
Now and Next bar
Web page

Channels menu options

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- Channel browser
- Previous channel
- Providers
- Language
-    Channels list
  
  Favourites menu options
  
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  -   Favourites show up on your channel list with a heart.
  - Favourites list
  - Arrange favourites
    
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