PCTV Systems DistanTV, User Manual

Page 1: ...PCTV Systems DistanTV...

Page 2: ...ent free ink PCTV Systems S r l has written this manual to the best of its knowledge but does not guarantee that the programs systems will fulfil the users intended applications No warranty is made as...

Page 3: ...istanTV Streaming Server 7 The DistanTV Client 8 DistanTV Client Overview 8 Starting the DistanTV Client Application 8 Resizing the DistanTV Client Window 10 The Control Bars 10 The Context Menu 10 Th...

Page 4: ...PCTV Systems DistanTV iv Window Size 17 Aspect Ratio 18 Settings 18 Always on Top 19 About 19 Tips and Tricks 21 Troubleshooting 21 Technical Support 25 License Information 26 Glossary 29 Index 33...

Page 5: ...on your home network is the following The PCTV Hardware installed on the computer which functions as server In addition the PCTV Systems TVCenter application needs to be installed on the computer Thi...

Page 6: ...nTV 2 Online Help When you use the DistanTV Online Help is available at any time Simply press the F1 key to open it Or you can also open the Online Help via the Start menu or via the context menu in t...

Page 7: ...ntium Core 2 Duo or equivalent processor with 1 8 GHz or more Client At least a Pentium Core 4 or equivalent processor with 1 8 GHz or more Working memory Server Minimum of 1024 MB Client Minimum of 5...

Page 8: ...abled and activated The ports provided for server client communication 8000 and for the UPnP device ID 2869 and 1900 set automatically during installation or the ports you set must be available For mo...

Page 9: ...ubgroup Tools of the program group PCTV Systems on the server computer during the installation Be sure to perform a channel scan on the server computer after the installation of the TVCenter applicati...

Page 10: ...n the respective drive of the client computer If the Autorun function is enabled a welcome window will be automatically displayed In case the auto run function is not enabled on the client computer na...

Page 11: ...tems TVCenter Settings From the navigation pan of the Settings dialog select the option DistanTV and then click on the entry Stopp DistanTV Server How to change the port During the installation of the...

Page 12: ...annel lists saved on the server computer Note that you can only use the DistanTV Client if the TVCenter is installed on your server computer and a channel scan has been performed Starting the DistanTV...

Page 13: ...nTV Client user interface has been optimized for use with a mouse You can change the DistanTV Client window to any size and move it anywhere on the screen This lets you do other work on your computer...

Page 14: ...olling the program one at the top and one at the bottom of the DistanTV Client window For more information refer to the chapters The Top Control Bar The Bottom Control Bar in Live TV Mode and The Bott...

Page 15: ...a connection is not automatically established to a server you can establish it manually To do so follow the instructions below Got to Start Programs PCTV Systems DistanTV and right click on the entry...

Page 16: ...to the right and while keeping the mouse button pressed pulling the control bar away from the DistanTV window In order to take up as little space on the screen as possible the control bar is displayed...

Page 17: ...e key switches the program to the next channel on the channel list Clicking the key switches the program to the previous channel on the channel list Note that all of the clients connected to the serve...

Page 18: ...annel lists Click a channel list to display all the TV channels assigned to this channel list in the Current Channel field Note that you can use the TVCenter Application on your server PC to create sa...

Page 19: ...any time while live television continues to be recorded on your server computer at the same time This means that not even unexpected interruptions will cause you to miss a single second of the curren...

Page 20: ...n you want within the recording You can switch to the live program at any time by dragging the position indicator to the right end of the status bar The timeshift recording of the program you have cho...

Page 21: ...Client window The following options are available The video size resolution depends on the profile you selected under Settings Compression The higher the selected compression profile the greater the s...

Page 22: ...e DistanTV Client window display The following options are available Settings The following options are available in this menu Timeshift Jump Time This is where you can set the time interval for jumpi...

Page 23: ...r won t be overly burdened The option Highest quality offers maximum picture quality and maximum video size but because of the large data volume to be transmitted also requires maximum server capacity...

Page 24: ...nection Make sure that there is a network connection established between the server computer and the client computer Make sure that the Streaming Server is started Problem Server could not be found Ma...

Page 25: ...ts 1900 2869 and 8000 are configured in the firewall of your Server computer as indicated below Direction of connection Port number Protocol used For which application Explanation outgoing UDP Service...

Page 26: ...of your Client computer as indicated below Direction of connection Port number Protocol used For which application Explanation incoming UDP RemoteTVApp exe outgoing 1900 UDP RemoteTVApp exe outgoing 2...

Page 27: ...l Resolve this problem as follows 1 Open the Windows Firewall Settings dialog via the Control Panel 2 Now open the Exceptions tab 3 Make sure that in the Programs or Port list the DistanTV Client appl...

Page 28: ...25 Technical Support An extensive database containing technical problems and their solutions sorted into topic areas is available on our home page www pctvsystems com under the Support menu...

Page 29: ...ossession of any copy of the Software to another party your License is automatically terminated 2 License Restrictions You may not or allow any third party to a rent lease sell loan or otherwise trans...

Page 30: ...nd or its licensors shall use reasonable efforts to promptly post notices on PCTV Systems web site explaining the security update and providing instructions to end users for obtaining new versions or...

Page 31: ...NDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER EVEN IF PCTV SYSTEMS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO EVENT SHALL PCTV SYSTEMS LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FEES...

Page 32: ...C Client A system computer or program on a network or on the Internet that requests files or services The system computer or program that provides the files or services is called a server The client...

Page 33: ...company premises that is based on private transmission media and equipment Ethernet and Token Ring are common LAN technologies N Network protocol A network protocol also known as a communications prot...

Page 34: ...dth is available In order to ensure smooth playback the Internet connection should offer at least 300 Kbps in bandwidth There are various file formats for audio and video streaming The most popular fo...

Page 35: ...hat functions as an interface between one wireless network and a computer network connected with cables WLAN Adapter A wireless adapter also known as a WLAN adapter is an interface to a wireless netwo...