Nero MediaHome 1.3.0.4b Online Manual

Selecting and setting TV channels for streaming

The following requirements have to be fulfilled:

• The server is not started.
• A supported TV card is connected to and installed on your computer.

Using Nero MediaHome you can select and set TV channels for streaming. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the TV menu icon.
   • The TV screen is displayed.

2. Check the Enable TV streaming box.
3. Click on the Launch Nero TV Wizard button.
   • The TV Wizard window is opened with the Device Selection screen.

4. Select the entry for your TV card in the Video device drop-down menu.

The entries displayed in the drop-down menu depend on your TV card.

5. If your TV card has several video inputs, select the entry you want in the Video input drop-down menu.
6. Select the entry for the audio device in the Audio device drop-down menu.

 

In most cases, the right entry is Use audio from video device.

7. If your TV card has several audio inputs, select the entry you want in the Audio input drop-down menu.
8. Select the recording profile you want in the Recording quality drop-down menu.
9. If you want to change the path where recordings are stored:

1. Click on the ... button.
   • The Find Folder dialog box is opened.

2. Select the folder you want.
3. Click on the OK button.
   • The dialog box is closed and the chosen path is accepted.

10. Click on the Next button.
    • The TV Channel Search screen is displayed.

11. In the Select country drop-down menu, select the country you are in at the moment.
12. Click on the Start Search button to find TV channels.
    • The search is started. You can follow the progress of the search in the Search Status area using the progress bar.
      The number of channels found is shown in the Search Status area.

13. As soon as the channel search is complete, click on the Next button.
    • The TV Channel Edit screen is displayed.
      The channels found are shown in the drop-down lists on the TV Channels and Radio Channels tabs.

14. If you want to rename a channel:

1. Highlight the channel you want in the drop-down list.
2. Click on the Rename button.
   • The Rename Channel dialog box is opened.

3. Enter the desired name in the text box.
4. Click on the OK button.
   • The dialog box is closed.
     The relevant channel is renamed.

15. To remove a channel:

1. Select the relevant channel.
2. Click on the Remove button.
   • The channel is removed from the drop-down list.

16. To change the position of a channel:

1. Select the relevant channel.
2. Click on the Up or Down button.
   • The channel changes its position accordingly.

17. Click on the Next button.
    • The Manage TV Channel Groups screen is displayed.

18. If you want to manage TV channel groups, click on the TV Channel Groups tab.

Channel groups are useful for managing TV channels. For example, you can group all sports stations into one channel group "Sport".

19. If you want to create a new channel group:

1. Click on the Add button.
   • The Add Group dialog box is opened.

2. Enter the desired name in the text box.
3. Click on the OK button.
   • The dialog box is closed and the group is added to the drop-down list.

20. To change the position of a channel group:

1. Select the desired channel group.
2. Click on the Up or Down button.
   • The channel group changes its position accordingly.

21. If you want to view and manage TV channels, click on the TV Channels in Groups tab.
    • The Available Channels drop-down list shows the channels that have not yet been allocated to a group.

22. Select the entry for the group to which you want to add channels or from which you want to remove channels in the Modify your groups drop-down menu.
23. Select the channels you want to add to the group from the Available Channels drop-down list.
24. Click on the >> button.
25. Repeat the last three steps for each group to be allocated channels.
26. To change the position of a channel:

1. Select the relevant channel in the Modify your groups area.
2. Click on the Up or Down button.
   • The channel changes its position accordingly.

27. To remove a channel from the group:

1. Select the relevant channel in the Modify your groups area.
2. Click on the << button.
   • The channel is removed from the group and moved to the Available Channels drop-down list.

28. Click on the Finish button.
    • The information is saved. You have made the TV settings and selected TV channels for streaming.
      Suitable players, for example Nero ShowTime or Nero Home, can receive the TV channels from the server and play them.

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