PCTV MediaCenter Remote Control
PCTV MediaCenter Remote Control GB 06 / 2006 © Pinnacle Systems GmbH 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transferred to other media without explicit written permission from Pinnacle Systems GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany. All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. This manual is printed on chlorine-free, bleached paper using solvent-free ink.
Table of Contents Installation ............................................................................................................. 1 Internal Installation ............................................................................................ 2 Internal Installation via a Serial Port ................................................................. 3 External Installation ........................................................................................... 5 Settings ...................
Installation The installation of your remote control is dependent on your Pinnacle device: If you have an internal board with a separate remote input terminal, follow the installation instructions in the section "Internal Installation". If you have an internal board without a separate remote input terminal, follow the installation instructions in the section "Internal Installation Via a Serial Port".
Internal Installation Depending on the model, your board may not have a separate remote input terminal. In this case, follow the instructions in the section "Internal Installation via a Serial Port". In order to install the remote control device insert the receiver cable of the remote control into the remote control input of your hardware. Now fasten the other end of the receiver cable to your monitor or the housing of your computer by using the adhesive strip included in the delivery quantity.
Internal Installation via a Serial Port Connect the 9-pin plug of the remote control receiver to an available serial port on your computer. Use the adhesive strips provided to secure the other end of the receiver to your monitor or computer housing. Make certain that the area between the remote control and the receiver are unobstructed. illustrations are samples Now insert the batteries into the remote control.
should be connected to. To do this, click on the symbol in the task bar and select the option COM: The dialog window "Remote Configuration" appears. In this window, a maximum of four alternative ports are indicated. Serial ports, which are already being used or are not present, are greyed out and are not available for configuration.
External Installation Please insert the batteries into the remote control. The remote control infra-red receiver can be found on the front of the unit. Ensure that there is a clear line of sight between the remote control and the receiver. The range of the remote control is about 5 metres.
Settings After the device has been installed, the remote control program is automatically activated each time Windows is started. The active program is indicated by the symbol in the task bar. To make more exact settings for your PCTV MediaCenter remote control, click on the symbol . In the context menu that now appears, there are several options available: Select Remote Control If you have more than one remote control installed, a list of all the remote controls available will be displayed.
Check Remote Control Function In the context menu described above, you can check that your remote control is functioning properly. To do this, click the menu option Test and then press any button on the remote control (which needs to be pointed towards the receiver).
Remote Control Button Assignments The button assignments for the remote control depend on whether you have Remote Control Type A / Type B / Typ C oder Typ D: Remote Control Type A 8 Remote Control Type B
Remote Control Type C Remote Control Type D 9
Button Assignments for Remote Control Type A The following diagram shows you an overview of the individual functions for the Remote Control Type A: Sound on / off Teletext On / off EPG TV Various other functions Volume + / - Help Start page / Menu Channel + / Up Left Right OK Down Back Switch between last 2 stations Pause Full screen Rewind Playback Jump back Start recording Fast forward Stop Jump forward Input buttons Letter/Number AV 10 Delete
Button Descriptions in Detail In order for you to better understand the individual button functions, they are described in detail as follows: On/Off Press this button to turn the Pinnacle MediaCenter on and off. Sound On/Off Press this button to turn the sound on and off. Start Teletext/TV/EPG If you press the Teletext button once, the videotext is displayed fully on the screen. If you press it twice, the videotext is displayed in transparent format.
Start Page/Menu Press this button to start the Pinnacle MediaCenter application or to go to either the start page (if the application is already running) or the Pinnacle MediaCenter Settings menu. Channel +/While in TV mode, press these buttons to go to the next or to the previous TV channel on the station list. Cursor buttons (up, down, left, right) Press these buttons to move back and forth within a window and select a function. You can see which function has been selected by its highlighted background.
Full Screen Press this button to enlarge the preview window, which appears when a movie or a photo is displayed, to the entire size of your screen. Press the button again to return to the preview window. Pause Press the Pause button to pause the playback of a medium. To resume playback, press the Playback button. You can also start a timeshift recording by pressing the Pause button in TV mode. In videotext mode, you can turn the automatic page update on and off with this button.
Jump Back/Jump Forward Press these buttons to jump back and forth between whole tracks or music titles while playing a movie or playing music. Stop Press the Stop button to stop the playback of a medium or of a recording. In videotext mode, you can use this button to rehide hidden text that you had displayed with the Playback button..
Button Assignments for Remote Control Type B The following diagram shows you an overview of the individual functions for the Remote Control Type B: Sound On/Off On / Off Volume + Volume - Channel - Input buttons 0-9 Teletext Fast Forward Help Stop 15
Button Descriptions in Detail In order for you to better understand the individual button functions, they are described in detail as follows: On/Off Press this button to turn the Pinnacle MediaCenter on and off. Start Page/Menu Press this button to start the Pinnacle MediaCenter application or to go to either the start page (if the application is already running) or the Pinnacle MediaCenter Settings menu. Sound On/Off Press this button to turn the sound on and off.
Input buttons Press the input buttons to enter numbers (for example, to select TV stations directly or to enter your PIN code) or letters (for example, to name a playlist). To do this, repeatedly press a button until the number or letter you want appears according to the numbers or letters assigned to that button (similar to how a cell phone works). Start Teletext If you press the Teletext button once, the videotext is displayed fully on the screen.
Playback / Pause With the Playback button and depending the chosen medium, you can start the playback of a movie, a piece of music or a slideshow. Playback can be paused by pressing the Pause button. Press the Playback button again to resume playback from the same point. In videotext mode, you can display hidden text by pressing the Playback button. Help Press this button to activate the Pinnacle MediaCenter Online Help. Stop Press the Stop button to stop the playback of a medium or of a recording.
Button Assignments for Remote Control Type C The following diagram shows you an overview of the individual functions for the Remote Control Type C: Start recording Sound on/off On / off Stop Fast forward Volume + Input buttons 0-9 Volume - Channel - Button Descriptions in Detail In order for you to better understand the individual button functions, they are described in detail as follows: On/Off Press this button to turn the Pinnacle MediaCenter on and off.
Full Screen Press this button to enlarge the preview window, which appears when a movie or a photo is displayed, to the entire size of your screen. Press the button again to return to the preview window. Start Recording Press this button to start recording the currently selected TV station. If you press the Start Recording button again or the Stop button, the recording is stopped. Sound On/Off Press this button to turn the sound on and off.
Input buttons Press the input buttons to enter numbers (for example, to select TV stations directly or to enter your PIN code) or letters (for example, to name a playlist). To do this, repeatedly press a button until the number or letter you want appears according to the numbers or letters assigned to that button (similar to how a cell phone works). Help Press this button to activate the Pinnacle MediaCenter Online Help. Start the OSD menu Use this button to start the On Screen Display (OSD).
Button Assignments for Remote Control Type D The following diagram shows you an overview of the individual functions for the Remote Control Type D: Off Input buttons Multi-channel preview Station list AV Full screen display Sound Off/On Zoom Info Switch between last stations Volume + Channel + Volume - Channel - Confirm Cursor up Cursor left Cursor right Cursor down Menu Start recording Jump back Play Pause Jump forward Stop Rewind Fast forward Start TV Start EPG Start Teletext (videotext
Detailed Description of the Buttons In order for you to better understand the individual button functions, they are described in detail as follows: Off The Pinnacle MediaCenter can be switched Off with this button. Input buttons Press the input buttons to enter numbers (for example, to select TV stations directly or to enter your PIN code) or letters (for example, to name a playlist).
Multi-channel preview With this button you can call up a preview of all of the television channels available. Station list Use this button to open the station list in order to get an overview of all the stations available and edit them as well. Info This button lets you display station information such as the name of the currently selected television channel, the time or mono / stereo reception. Sound Off/On This button switches the sound off and on.
Cursor buttons (up, down, left, right) Press these buttons to move back and forth within a window and select a function. You can see which function has been selected by its highlighted background. In videotext mode, you can scroll to the previous or next videotext page by pressing the Up or Down buttons. Confirm Use this button to start the selected function. Menu This button allows you to enter the DVD menu when playing a DVD.
Jump back/Jump forward With these buttons you can jump back or forward to entire tracks or music titles when showing a film or playing music. In addition, you can also jump to either the first videotext page (100) or the last videotext page (899) in videotext mode. Play Depending on the selected medium, you can use the Play button to start a film, a music piece or a photo slideshow. Playback can be stopped by pressing the Pause button or continued at the same point by pressing the Play button once again.
Troubleshooting If your remote control fails to function as expected, check to ensure that you are pointing the remote at the receiver. The angle between the remote control and the receiver should be a maximum of 30°. the distance between the remote and the receiver is not too great. The remote control has a range of about 5 metres. there is a clear line of sight between the remote and the receiver. the batteries are correctly inserted and are not run down.
Custom Configuration The remote control can be used for additional applications by assigning hot keys. The user is solely responsible for any settings resulting from modifications. These results will not be addressed by Pinnacle Systems’ Technical Support. It is therefore recommended that customised programming is only undertaken by experienced users. General Use the profiles file profiles.in in the directory …\shared files\programs\remote to assign specific functions to the remote control keys.
Each program has an individual keyboard layout. The name of the main screen of each program serves as the section name: [Pinnacle MediaCenter] key38=KEYBOARD ALT+T+^T+^ALT … Once the screen „Pinnacle MediaCenter“ is active, the configuration section’s individual command layout of the same name [Pinnacle MediaCenter] is enabled. Command definitions of keys that were not assigned to a specific application are listed in the [default] section.
Supported Commands The following commands are supported: EXEC Description: Start a Windows program Syntax: EXEC Path of the application that is to be started [ | ] command line parameter Example: EXEC c:\WINNT\system32\notepad.exe KEYBOARD Description: Simulate key stroke sequence Syntax: KEYBOARD Key stroke sequence Key stroke sequence: = key + [^] key + ... Key: = any ASCII-character, except lower case letters OR special keys Prefix ^ stands for “release key”.
Special keys Code CTRL ALT SHIFT F1...F12 TAB UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT ESC ENTER BLANK NUM0..
Specific Characteristics Key Stroke Pause In some cases it is necessary to wait a moment after pressing the keys so that the appropriate application can respond correctly to the simulated key strokes. To indicate the pause, the plus sign is replaced by a space. For example: KEYBOARD CTRL+ESC+^ESC+^CTRL P+^P → After CTRL + ESC, wait 100 milliseconds before pressing the P key. Release a key Releasing the key has to be indicated explicitly.
Original Key Codes If a key is pressed longer than one half second, you must add the value 64 to the code, in order to activate the Repeat function.
Original key code for remote control type B Key0 Key57 Key3 Key9 Key12 Key21 Key15 Key16 Key27 Key24 Key33 Key30 Key17 Key18 Key39 Key42 Key45 Key51 Key63 Key60 34
Original key code for remote control type Typ C Key3 Key0 Key9 Key15 Key21 Key25 Key24 Key39 Key33 Key42 Key36 Key45 Key48 Key27 Key26 Key57 Key54 Key63 35
Original key code for remote control type Typ D Key47 Key49-57 Key58 Key30 Key43 Key60 Key37 Key27 Key15 Key28 Key26 Key59 Key62 Key25 Key39 Key21 Key19 Key11 Key07 Key38 Key24 Key42 36
