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ChrisTV User Interface

ChrisTV PVR - TV Window & ChrisTV Control Panel (only in shareware products)

ChrisTV - Main Window
ChrisTV - Main Window

With a single right click on the TV Window you have access to all ChrisTV Settings - Main Menu.


ChrisTV - Main Menu
ChrisTV - Main Menu
    Advanced Menu Mode has a lot of options :

  • Size - contains FullScreen Option & Some Predefined window Sizes.
  • Aspect Ratio - set the ChrisTV "TV window" aspect ratio : Standard, Wide and free.
  • Always on Top - ChrisTV "TV window" will stay on top if this option is enabled.
  • Mute - Mute/Unmute input sound source.
  • Last Channel - Goes to the last channel viewed.
  • Sleep Timer - Choose when ChrisTV will close : 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 or 240 minutes.
  • OSD Panel - Panel where the Current Channel Settings can be changed (available only if "Use Video Media Renderer - VMR9" is checked)
  • Scheduler - Set your scheduled task for recording and preview
  • Mosaic - Activate/Deactivate Mosaic mode
  • SlideShow - Activate/Deactivate SlideShow mode
  • Capture Image - Capture the image that is displayed on ChrisTV TV window
  • TimeShift - Start/Stop the timeshifting mode
  • Recording - Start/Stop the video and audio recording
  • Radio Recording - Start/Stop the audio recording
  • Teletext - Teletext function
  • Closed Captions - Closed Captions function
  • Zoom - Zoom function
  • Channel List - List with all channels displayed with their TV logo.
  • Driver Settings - You can change directly the WDM Driver Settings (note: none of the modifications made here are saved by ChrisTV)
  • Capture Devices - Display capture devices status ( available in Professional version only).
  • Channel Settings - Displays the Channel Settings window.
  • Program Settings - Displays the Program Settings window.
  • Choose Language - List with all language files available.
  • About ... - Displays the About window
  • Contact ChrisTV Support - Send ChrisTV Error Report or ChrisTV Questionnaire.
  • Help - this help file.
  • Exit - Close ChrisTV Program


Channels Settings Window - TV Mode

Channel Settings Window - TV Mode

Every TV channel (or Composite, S-Video input) has the following attributes :
  • Channel Name
  • Frequency
  • Icon (TV Logo)
  • Video System - set the Video standard System for each channel.
  • Sound Mode - set the audio output Mono, Stereo or Dual.
  • Sound System - set the Sound System for each channel(has effect only if "TV Card has MSP" option is checked)
  • Gain Controls for : Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Volume.
  • Audio Input : here you can choose between Tuner In, Line In or Mute. If you have no sound on a channel just change between this 3 values.
  • Reset Button - set values to "0" for Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, Volume, Icon of the current channel.
    TIP: If you want to change the position of the Channel just click on the left list number column and drag it up or down.



Channels Settings Window - Radio Mode
(available only on TV Cards that support FM Radio)

Channel Settings Window - Radio Mode

Every radio station has the following attributes :
  • Channel Name
  • Frequency
  • Sound Mode - set the audio output Mono, Stereo or Dual.
  • Sound System - set the Sound System for each channel(has effect only if "TV Card has MSP" option is checked)
  • Audio Input : here you can choose between Tuner In, Line In or Mute. If you have no sound on a station just change between this 3 values.
  • Gain Control for Volume.
    TIP: If you want to change the position of the Channel just click on the left list number column and drag it up or down.



Automatic Scanning Window
Automatic Scanning Window - Scan by Frequency
(available only in Professional and Standard)


Automatic Scanning Window

When you do an automatic scan by Frequency do the following steps:
  • Choose the start/end frequencies for the automatic scan interval and the step of the automatic scanning. The step can be set to 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 2.00, 5.00, 7.00, 8.00 mhz.
  • Choose the right Video Standard (PAL-D in Eastern Europe, PAL-B or PAL-G in Central and Western Europe, NTSC in USA, SECAM - France.
  • Choose the Sound Mode - Auto, Stero, Mono, Dual.
  • Choose the right Sound System (has effect only if "TV Card has MSP" option is checked) - FM B/G for Stereo Channels.
  • Press "Start" button and wait till ChrisTV finds all your TV Channels.
  • Press "Save" button to store the channels that were found or "Cancel" button to discard the scanning and keep previous Channels List.

Automatic Scanning Window - by Channel number

Automatic Scanning Window

When you do an automatic scan by Channel Number do the following steps:
  • Choose your country.
  • TV Input - TV Cable or Local Antenna.
  • Choose the Channel number from wich to begin the scan process.
  • Choose the right Video Standard (PAL-D in Eastern Europe, PAL-B or PAL-G in Central and Western Europe, NTSC in USA, SECAM - France).
  • Choose the Sound Mode - Auto, Stero, Mono, Dual.
  • Choose the right Sound System (has effect only if "TV Card has MSP" option is checked) - FM B/G for Stereo Channels.
  • Press "Start" button and wait till ChrisTV finds all your TV Channels.
  • Press "Save" button to store the channels that were found or "Cancel" button to discard the scanning and keep previous Channels List.
    Note: If after performing an autoscan no channel is found, please check if you have set correctly the Channel Table and Video Standard.
    If everything has been set correctly then please read the "Use secondary channel scanning system" option and try to do another scan.

Automatic Scanning Window - Scan by Channel Table

Automatic Scanning Window

When you do an automatic scan do the following steps:
  • Choose the right Channel Table (PAL-DK in Eastern Europe, PAL-BG in Central and Western Europe, NTSC in USA; Note: this could be different in some countries)
  • Frequency Field - you can set the starting frequency for scanning, if you want to start it from the first frequency press RESET button.
  • Choose the right Video Standard (PAL-D in Eastern Europe, PAL-B or PAL-G in Central and Western Europe, NTSC in USA, SECAM - France).
    CountryVideo Format
    Western and Central EuropePAL-B/G/H
    Eastern Europe and ChinaPAL-D
    FranceSECAM
    UK & South AfricaPAL-I
    USA, Taiwan and JapanNTSC
    BrazilPAL-M
    ArgentinaPAL-N

  • Choose the Sound Mode - Auto, Stero, Mono, Dual.
  • Choose the right Sound System (has effect only if "TV Card has MSP" option is checked) - FM B/G for Stereo Channels.
  • Press Start Button and wait till ChrisTV will find all your TV Channels.
  • Press Save Button to store the channels that were found or Cancel Button to discard the scanning and keep previous Channels List.



ChrisTV Settings Tab

ChrisTV - ChrisTV Settings Tab

In ChrisTV Settings tab you can customize :
  • ChrisTV Program Priority Class (e.g.: when the image is not syncronized with the sound on preview mode)
  • Enable/Disable Wheel Mouse Control - Up & Down Channel
  • Swap Up/Down cursor arrows on channel change
  • Hide/Show the channel number in the popupmenu channel list and in the TV OSD.
  • Enable/Disable Monitor Power Off & ScreenSaver while ChrisTV is running.
  • Enable Multimonitor Feature if you have two or more monitors in use.
  • Customize ChrisTV Agent settings
  • Customize ChrisTV TrayIcon settings
  • Popup Channels Menu on mouse left click
  • Choose if you want the teletext to be shown in the TV Window or in a separate window.
  • Mute sound input on ChrisTV exit.
  • Choose your custom Radio Logo.
  • And other settings


Image & Sound Settings Tab

ChrisTV - Image & Sound Settings Tab

In Image & Sound Settings Tab you can set :
  • The global image properties : Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue & Sharpness.
  • The aspect ratio mode : Stretched, Letterbox, Crop.
  • The Sound Source and the Volume.


Video Rendering Settings Tab

ChrisTV - Video Rendering Settings Tab

In Video Rendering Settings Tab you can customize and optimize :
    - The video preview resolution for better quality/performance (recommended is 640x480).
    - You can choose between 3 video rendering modes :
          - Overlay Mixer - for less CPU usage
          - VMR9 - Video Mixing Renderer (only with DirectX9 - for image quality and less CPU usage) - recommended under Windows Vista
          - Normal Video Renderer.
    - Enable/Disable Video Renderer while using Radio Mode, so the CPU ocupancy will be lower, but the channel switch time between TV Mode and Radio Mode could increase.
    - Enable/Disable Deinterlace Filter - for better image quality, but higher processor usage.
    - Set the deinterlace plugin type (available only in Professional and Standard)
    - Enable/Disable FFDShow Filter - for better image quality, but higher processor usage.
    - Activate/Deactivate the Image Processing Filter - available ONLY with ChrisTV Profesional version.
    You can apply Video Effects on the image like : red, green, blue, darken, invert, blur, gray and emboss effects.

    Note: Dscaler Deinterlace Filter and FFDShow Filter must be installed in order to use them.
    Please click here to download the files


Driver Settings Tab

ChrisTV - Driver Settings Tab

In Driver Settings tab you can set what Video & Audio Capture Sources to use.
In advanced settings you can customize your device settings.


Recording Settings

ChrisTV - Recording Settings Tabs

For more details check this page Recording Mode - Key Feature.


Image Capture Tab

ChrisTV - Image Capture Tab

Settings for Image Capture : Path for saving, Image Format and Quality.


Mosaic-SlideShow Tab

ChrisTV - Mosaic-SlideShow Tab

Settings for the Mosaic Mode & SlideShow Mode.

 




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