Operation Manual

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The Media Center as a Video Recorder
Once you have configured the Media Center and all the TV
programmes are set up, you can watch current TV programmes
comfortably and in high quality. The programme package can do more
though. It also features a complete digital video recorder. This means
you can record the TV programme you are viewing and save it as a file
on your hard disk. The saved TV shows can be opened later anytime
and watched as you wish. And you can of course edit the programmes
with a suitable video editing program and burn them onto a DVD that
can be played back on any traditional DVD player.
A
Before you can begin to record programmes you need to take a look at
the configuration settings. Videos are by nature very data-intensive, and
a few hours of film can easily flood out your hard disk! For this reason,
the recording is done in a reduced data format which has a qualitative
effect on the picture. To configure the video compression, first click as
usual on Live-TV. Then right-click to open a menu and select the option
Einstellungen. You will be taken to the general settings of the Media
Center. Select TV/Rekorder and choose the function
Standardeinstellungen für Aufnahmen.
B
You are now shown the settings for programme recording. Several
options are available. Enter Qualität from the selection list and choose
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