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DiGiMatrix
Digital Entertainment PC
(AB-V100)
User Handbook
E1468 Revised Edition V2 November 2003
Copyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] Click the PLAY button anytime between the recording schedule to watch the program being recorded. Home Theater continues to record the rest of the program.
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Timeshifting Timeshifting allows you to pause and record a TV program for temporary leave so you do not miss anything. Instant Replay The Home Theater TV has an instant replay capability that lets you replay a portion of a recorded program. Click the REWIND/REPLAY button to activate the instant replay feature.
You may only use this feature when watching a recorded program or while recording a TV program.
Guide Click the Guide button to open the TitanTV website. TitanTV is an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) that allows users to record and watch TV right from the guide. Visit the Titan TV website for details.
Recorded TV The Recorded TV option lets you view, play, and organize recorded TV programs. Select a recorded program from the list, then click the Play button to start playing. Organize your recorded programs by clicking the Sort By Name/Date buttons. The Recorded TV window also displays recorded TV file information.
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Click the View button to preview a recorded program. Click the View button again to return to the recorded program list.
Schedule The Schedule option allows you to set a schedule to record a TV program. To add a recording schedule, click .
Home Theater automatically saves a recorded program in the Windows® My Videos folder. Home Theater records TV programs in MPEG file format.
Add schedule
To create a recording schedule: 1. Select the recording settings including the channel, frequency, start date/hour/ minute, duration and record quality. Click Finish when done.
The TV recording feature requires a higher capacity HDD if you save a recorded program in high quality.
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Home Theater displays the recording schedule. To edit a recording schedule, select the schedule from the list, then click . To delete a recording schedule, select the schedule from the list, then click .
Delete a schedule Edit a schedule Add a schedule
Channel Surfing To surf for available channels in your location: 1. Double-click a channel to display.
Settings To change the TV settings: 1. Select the TV source (Cable/ Antenna), input source (TV/ S-Video/Composite), and record quality (Good/Better/Best). Click the to return to the TV main window.
Click to select other options
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TV Audio The TV Audio button allows you to set the TV audio output to Stereo, Mono or SAP.
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Radio
Home Theater lets you tune in and listen to an FM radio station. Organize the FM stations by name or frequency using the Sort By Name/ Frequency buttons. You may also customize your station list using the the Add/Remove Station buttons.
Click to record
Radio recording Home Theater allows you to make a radio recording using the control panel Record button. Home Theater automatically saves your radio recording in the Windows® My Music folder. [. . . ] Press the Control key while clicking the network connection icons to select. Select Bridge Connections.
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Wait while the selected network connections are bridged. The Network Connections window displays the bridged network connections.
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Only LAN connections may be bridged with the wireless LAN adapter. The Wireless Settings utility will instruct you to change your settings if you bridge a non-LAN connection with the wireless LAN adapter.
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Appendix
The appendix includes information on the DiGiMatrix remote controller and the optional Subsystem. [. . . ]