DNTV Live! Employs a revolving time shifting buffer to continuously record what you are viewing. This will allow the replay of any action that may have been missed. Replay is available up to a user preset time limit, with the default being one minute. The user can go back through the segment and view the missed portion, and also record a certain portion if desired, all without missing a single second! DigitalNow calls this Smart Time Shifting or Action Replay.

Please open DNTV Live! and select TV Mode. Now right click and select Channels. This will bring up a list of channels scanned. This list will be available until you disable it again by right clicking and selecting Channels again.

Click on the channel you would like to start viewing. The selected channel will be tuned and you will be watching that channel within a matter of seconds. The OSD (On Screen Display) will be shown for the default 5 seconds, displaying the Channel, Channel Logo, Date and Time. You can change the amount of time it is displayed in Chapter 2.

You can also access the desired channel by a Preset Key, this is described in chapter 3. By pressing the allocated number on the keyboard or remote you will have direct access to that channel.

Video Controls and Audio Controls are also provided, access to them is via a right click menu. These settings also apply to DVD/Media Mode

• Video Controls
  • Aspect Ratio (AR)
    • Fullscreen – DNTV Live! Does not correct the AR at all. Recommended for users with Widescreen Monitors or Televisions.
    • Original Aspect Ratio – DNTV Live! Will place black bars above and below the picture to preserve the original aspect ratio
    • Crop – A centre-cut of the picture is performed, to provide a full screen image. Useful for those with Standard monitors and don’t like black bars.
    • Zoom - This will zoom the video in from all sides.

    Note: Zoom settings of a Digital TV channel will be automatically stored and restored when the channel is viewed again.

    Note: Some Aspect Ratio controls do not work with either of the VMR modes. In these cases, it is best to use Overlay mode instead.

  • Colour Controls
    • Brightness – Adjusts the Brightness of the picture
    • Hue - Adjusts the Hue of the picture. Useful when the picture is to ‘ Warm ’ (strong reds) or to ‘ Cool ’ (strong blues)
    • Contrast – Adjusts the Contrast of the picture
    • Saturation – Adjusts the Saturation of the picture

    Note: Colour settings of a Digital TV channel will be automatically stored and restored when the channel is viewed again.

• Audio Controls
  • Volume UP – Increase the volume
  • Volume DOWN – Decrease the volume
  • Mute – This will mute any audio coming from DNTV Live!

The default Time Shifting Mode is OFF. To enable Time Shifting either select Timeshift ON/OFF to start without pausing or Pause to start and pause immediately. A buffer is kept so you can go back and re-watch something you missed, pause the current show or fast forward through advertisements.

To pause your show, press ‘Pause’ on your remote control, this will instantly pause what you are watching, and can be paused for the length of time you set in Chapter 3J – the default being 30 minutes. To resume your show, press play. To fast forward or re-wind, press pause and move the slider to the desired position and press play. You can also move the slider by using the ' Backward' and 'Forward' buttons on your remote.

The Action Replay function will jump back 1 minute and replay that last minute, giving you an action replay.

Please remember your hard drive can fill up quickly with the Time Shifting buffer, on average 30 minutes of SD DTV will take up 700mb. If you are low on hard disk space, or you have an older computer, it is recommended you disable Timeshifting. While in HDTV Mode, right click and go to 'Timeshift Controls' and Select ' Time Shift ON/OFF '. Repeat this process to enable Timeshifting again.

The Control Panel enables you to do a number of things while watching a DVD or HDTV all within the one convenient panel.

While in DVD or TV Mode, right click and select ' Show / Hide Control Panel ' to show or hide the control panel.

• CH + Channel Up
• CH - Channel Down
• DVB-T Stats - Uses the display area to show what any of the 8 possible DVB-T Tuners are doing, recording, PIP, HDTV etc
• DVB-S Stats - Uses the display area to show what any of the 8 possible DVB-S Tuners are doing, recording, PIP, HDTV etc
• EPG - Displays the Now and Next information on Tuner 1
• Record - This will instantly start recording the broadcast from Tuner 1, the file name and directory are automatically created.
• Open - This will allow you to open a file to be played within DNTV Live!
• Stop - This will stop file playback
• Play - This will play the selected file
• Pause - This will pause and start Timeshifting  Live Digital TV or pause file playback, to un-pause press the button again.
• RW - This will rewind playback by the amount set in the DVD/Media settings in the Configuration screen.
• FF - This will fast forward playback by the amount set in the DVD/Media Settings in the Configuration screen.
• FM - This will enable FM Radio mode and scan to the station on the top of the FM Stations list.
• V+ Increases the Volume
• Mute On/Off - Enables or Disables Mute
• V- Decreases the Volume

 

When watching Live TV, right click and select Record

DNTV Live! Will automatically name the file and start recording to the directory selected in Chapter 3h. To stop the recording, right click and select Record again. Alternatively, you can use the Quick Record function.

This lets you record in block of 30 minutes, 1 Hour, 1 Hour 30 mins and 2 Hours. Simply right click, move your mouse over Quick Record then click on the desired amount of time. Or you can use the Scheduler to record, please see the next section

The DNTV Live! Scheduler enables you to schedule an unlimited number of programs to be recorded.

 

 

•  Add - Press this to open the add scheduler dialog box where you can specify all the parameters for the specific schedule.
•  Edit - This will open the edit schedule dialog box for the currently selected schedule in the list.
•  Delete - Press this to permanently delete any schedule form the list.

 

 

1.Start Time – Enter the time for the Schedule to start

2. Start Date – Enter the date for the Schedule to start

You can double click on the calendar icon to bring up a calendar to help you choose.

3. Finish Time – Enter the time for the Schedule to Finish

4. Finish Date - Enter the date for the Schedule to Finish

You can double click on the calendar icon to bring up a calendar to help you choose.

5. Select Channel – Select the desired channel to be recorded

6. Select Tuner – Select the tuner to be used for this particular recording.

7. Directory and Filename – Enter the directory for the recording to be stored in and a filename for the recording.

Auto Directory and Filename Generation – Tick this box if you would like DNTV Live! to automatically select where the recording will be stored and its filename

Activate Schedule 1 Every X Days – When enabled, this schedule will be run every 5 days from the Start Date. This is used for weekly captures, for example recording Neighbours Monday – Friday.

Activate Schedule 1 ONCE only – When ticked that particular schedule will run once at the set time and date, then will be finished and won’t run again.

•  Once Schedule is complete – Choose between Leave Power ON, Hibernate, Stand by or Power OFF.

Once you have entered all the information you then must click ADD button to add it to the schedules list. Note you can add schedules either in an active or inactive state. The schedule must be in an active state by selecting the appropriate activation selection otherwise it will be ignored by DNTV Live!

DNTV Live! MUST be open for you schedules to be run, we recommend keeping DNTV Live! in the taskbar, letting your schedules run and enabling fast access to the program.

Here is an example of how to setup a schedule for an active weekly recording of Neighbours, with the computer set to Standby after each recording:

The EPG will display 7 Days of program information as well as program descriptions. This data can be sourced from the DVB Transport Stream (broadcasted) or from XMLTV sources on the internet.

• Update EPG - When pressed this will update the selected tabs EPG details.
• Add to Scheduler - When pressed this will open the add to schedule dialog with all details automatically setup from the EPG information.

• Daylight Saving Time Correction - You can enter here the number of minutes you turn your clocks forward for Daylight Saving so that the EPG times reflect these changes. Time zone's are still automatically calculated from your Windows settings.
• EPG Scheduler Start Time Padding (-) - Enter the amount of time in minutes you wish to have automatically subtracted to the schedule start time when adding a schedule from the EPG window. This will ensure you never miss the start of a scheduled program.
• EPG Scheduler Finish Time Padding (+) - Enter the amount of time in minutes you wish to have automatically added to the schedule finish time when adding a schedule from the EPG window. This will ensure you never miss the end of a scheduled program.
• DVB-T EPG Data Source - Select where you wish to source your EPG data from for your DVB-T tuners and channels. DVB Data (Transport Stream) - This option will extract available EPG data from the transport stream from the broadcaster of interest. XMLTV Data - This option will use data obtain from xmltv format files regularly available from the internet. These files should be in xmltv format and have a filename of xmltv_dvbt.xml located in the Xmltv folder in the DNTV Live! directory. XMLTV Data (ICE TV)- This option will use data obtain from xmltv format files available from ICE TV subscription service on the internet. Username and password for your ICE TV account can be used directly in DNTV Live! to download this data automatically. See settings below to allow DNTV Live! to download xmltv data from the internet automatically.
• DVB-S EPG Data Source - Select where you wish to source your EPG data from for your DVB-S tuners and channels. DVB Data (Transport Stream) - This option will extract available EPG data from the transport stream from the broadcaster of interest. XMLTV Data - This option will use data obtain from xmltv format files regularly available from the internet. These files should be in xmltv format and have a filename of xmltv_dvbs.xml located in the Xmltv folder in the DNTV Live! directory. XMLTV Data (ICE TV)- This option will use data obtain from xmltv format files available from ICE TV subscription service on the internet. Username and password for your ICE TV account can be used directly in DNTV Live! to download this data automatically. See settings below to allow DNTV Live! to download xmltv data from the internet automatically.
• XMLTV Data Source URL - Enter the url where your xmltv data source is located. This url can also be a link to a .zip file. DNTV Live! will unzip the file and setup the containing xml file with the correct filename.
• Username - Enter a username if the url requires authentication such as ICE TV accounts.
• Password - Enter a password if the url requires authentication such as ICE TV accounts.
• Start XMLTV Download - Start downloading data from url.
• Auto Download XMLTV Data On - Select the date and time to automatically download from the XMLTV Data Source URL. When this action is completed it will auto increment the date by 2 days.
• Channel Mapping - Press to open the channel mapping dialog to map currently tuned channels with channels available from the xmltv source. See below for more detail.

• Map - Press to map the currently selected DNTV Live! channel to the currently selected XMLTV channel.
• Delete - Press to delete the selected mapped entry.

Digital Now wishes to thank Jeremy Barr, Kenneth Webb and David Ngo for their assistance in putting together and keeping up-to-date this Manual