Media Control Center Help

Introduction

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About MediaCenter
Introduction

MediaCenter is a multimedia application program designed to handle the playback of every multimedia device in the Windows environment. Currently, MediaCenter supports: TV tuner, live video, AVI video format, WAVE format, MIDI music format, Audio CD and Mpeg Video. User can control each media device by the corresponding control panel which will pop up on the screen.  There are six icons associated with the media mentioned above. Clicking on one of these icons will lunch the corresponding control panel. MediaCenter can also provide full-screen viewing for TV, live video and Mpeg Video.


Live Video
Video Controller

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Current selected channel


Current video standard

NTSC standard is selected

PAL standard  is selected

SECAM standard  is selected


Current mute state

Mute off

Mute on


Current video source

TV source is selected

AV source is selected

S.V. source is selected


Current selected medium

Antenna TV is selected

Cable TV is selected


Volume Up button

Click this button to turn the volume up.


Volume Down button

Click this button to turn the volume down.


Previous Channel button

Channel selecting button. There are two buttons to select previous/next channel in numeric order.  The channels selected are those previously memorized.

Click this button to turn to the previous channel in the channel list.


Next Channel button

Channel selecting buttons. There are two buttons to select previous/next channel in numeric order.  The channels selected are those previously memorized.

Click this button to turn to the next channel in the channel list.


FineTune Up button

There are two buttons for fine tuning the TV channel.  These buttons are useful particularly when tuning UHF stations

Click this button to tune the frequency up for the current channel.


FineTune Down button

There are two buttons for fine tuning the TV channel.  These buttons are useful particularly when tuning UHF stations

Click this button to tune the frequency down for the current channel.


Power button

Click this button to close the TV/Video display and remote control panel.


Minimize button

Click this button to minimize the remote control panel.


Size Video button

Click this button to change the size of video window.

If the video window is maximized, you can restore it to normal size by pressing right mouse button within the video window or pressing ESC key.


Expand button

Click this button to view the control panel in different sizes.


Mute button

Click this button to mute the volume.  Click again to restore the volume.


Back button

Click this button to jump back to the previously selected TV channel.


Medium button

Antenna/Cable TV button. This button toggles between antenna TV signal and cable TV signal.


Numberic button

Numberic buttons are used to select a specific TV channel. If the desired TV channel is 123, click [image], then [image], and then [image].  The TV channel will switch to channel 123.


Display button

Display control button. The Spitfire AV  provides you various options to control your display.  Click this button to bring up a dialog box which allows you to adjust brightness, contrast, color saturation, hue and the luma/chroma filter as well.


Source button

Video source selection button. The Spitfire AV  allows you to connect to 3 different video sources one at a time.  Click this button to bring up a dialog box with the option to select the video source between TV, A/V and S-video connector. This dialog box also allows you to select the video signal format: NTSC, PAL, or SECAM.


Channel AutoScan button

Clicking on this button will auto scan all the available channels and store the valid channels into the memorized channel list.


Channel Memorize button

Click this button to add/delete the current TV channel to/from the memorized channel list. The memorized channels will be selected by pressing the Next/Previous Channel Buttons.  If the channel is not memorized in the list, clicking on this button will add the channel to the list. If the channel is already memorized in the list, clicking on this button will remove the channel from the list.


AVI Video
AVI Controller

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Current time of selected element


Current mute state

Mute off

Mute on


Current mode

Play

Pause

Stop


Open element name


Seek forward button

Click this button to seek the movie forward.


Seek backward button

Click this button to seek the movie backward.


Speed Up button

Click this button to increase the playback speed of the movie.


Speed Down button

Click this button to decrease the playback speed of the movie.


Open Element button

Click this button to open the file dialog box which allows you to select a file for playback.


Power button

Click this button to close the AVI video window and remote control panel.


Play button

Click this button to start the movie playback which playing the file selected by the File Selection function. If the movie is paused, click the Play button to resume from where it was left off.  If the movie is stopped, the Play button plays from the beginning.


Pause/Single-Step button

If the movie  is paused, click this button will show the next frame of the movie, otherwise, pause the movie playback.


Stop button

Click this button  to stop the movie and rewind the movie to the beginning.


Wave Audio
WAVE Controller

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Current time of selected element


Current mute state

Mute off

Mute on


Current mode

Play

Pause

Stop


Open element name


Seek forward button

Press this button to fast forward until the button is released.


Seek backward button

Press this button to fast backward until the button is released.


Open Element button

Click on this button to open the file dialog box which allows you to select a file for playback.


Power button

Click this button to close the remote control panel.


Play button

Click this button to start the playback which playing the file selected by the File Selection function. If the status is paused, click the Play button to resume from where it was left off.  If the status is stopped, the Play button plays from the beginning.


Pause button

Click this button to pause the playback.


Stop button

Click this button  to stop the playback and rewind the position to the beginning.


MIDI Sequencer
MIDI Controller

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CD Audio
CD Audio Controller

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Current Track


Current Position


Current Mute State

Mute off

Mute on


Current Mode

Play

Pause

Stop


DISC-In state

DISC is in Drive

DISC is not in Drive


Previous Track button

Click this button to go back to the previous audio track.


Next Track button

Click this button to skip to the next audio track.


Seek Forward button

Press this button to fast forward until the button is released.


Seek Backward button

Press this button to fast backward until the button is released.


Change Drive button

The MediaCenter CD playback supports multiple CDROM drives but only one at a time. Click this button to select next CDROM as the actived drive. If current drive is the last one, click this button will activate the first CDROM drive.


Eject button

Click this button to eject the CD. If the CD is open, clicking on this button will close the CD.


Power button

Click this button to stop the CD and close the remote control panel.


Play button

Click this button to play or resume the playback. If the CD is paused, clicking the Play button will resume the playback. If the CD is stop, click the Play button to play from the beginning of the current track.


Pause button

Click this button to pause the playback.  To resume , click the Play button.


Stop button

Click this button to stop the playback and reset it to the beginning of current track.


Numeric buttons

These buttons are used to select a specific audio track. If the desired track is less than 10, for example 8, click [image].  Track 8 will play.

If the desired track is great than 10, for example 13, you have to click [image] button first and then click [image] , [image] . Track 13 will play.


Great 10 button

Click this button to select a track greater than 10.


Mpeg VIdeo
Mpeg Video Controller

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Audio Channel state

Left channel is on

right channel is on

Both left and right channels are on


DISC/FILE state

Mpeg DISC device is selected

Mpeg FILE device is selected


CD-Title or Filename


Previous Track/VCD20-PREVIOUS button

Click this button to go back to the previous mpeg video track. If the Mpeg Disc is VCD20, click this button will execute the PREVIOUS function.

This function is available only if DISC is selected. See [image] button for  more details.


Next Track/VCD20-NEXT button

Click this button to skip to the next mpeg video track. If the Mpeg Disc is VCD20, click this button will execute the NEXT function.

This function is available only if DISC is selected. See [image] button for  more details.


Seek Forward button

Press this button to fast forward until the button is released.


Seek Backward button

Press this button to fast backward until the button is released.


DISC/FILE button

Click this button to toggle between MpegDisc and MpegFile selection. If MpegDisc is selected, you can playback MpegVideo from DISC only; if MpegFile is selected, you can playback MpegVideo by opening a file.


Eject button

Click this button to eject the CD. If the CD is ejected, clicking on this button will close the CD tray.

This function is available only if DISC is selected. See [image] button for  more details.


Power button

Click this button to close the Mpeg Video window and the remote control panel.


Configure button

Click this button to bring up a configure dialog box which is provided by the MpegVideo driver to setting some features.


Full Screen Video button

Click this button to toggle the Mpeg video window between maximum size and normal size.

If the video is maximized, you can restore it to normal size by pressing right mouse button within the video window or pressing ESC key.


Play button

Click this button to play or resume the playback. If MpegVideo is paused, clicking the Play button will resume the playback. If MpegVideo is stopped, click the Play button to play from the beginning.


Pause/Single-Step button

If MpegVideo is paused, click this button will show the next frame, otherwise, pause the video playback.


Stop button

Click this button to stop the playback and reset it to the beginning.


Numeric buttons

These buttons are used to select a specific video track or VCD20-NUMBERIC function. If the desired track(or NUMBERIC function) is less than 10, for example 8, click [image]. If the desired track(or NUMBERIC function) is greater than 10, for example 13, you have to click  [image]  button first and then click [image], [image].

This function is available only if DISC is selected. See [image] button for  more details.


Great 10 button

Click this button to select a track(or NUMBERIC function) greater than 10.

This function is available only if DISC is selected. See [image] button for  more details.


Driver Select button

Click this button to bring up a driver selection dialog box, which allows you to select VCD20, MPEG-DISC and MPEG-FILE drivers respectively. The drivers selected will be used next time you open a new element.


Change Drive/File button

Click this button to select another file(FILE selected) or next CDROM drive(DISC selected).


Audio Channel button

Click this button to change audio channel state(LR, LL and RR). It is usually used to control KARAOKE Disc playback.


VCD20-RETURN button

Click this button to execute VCD20-RETURN function.

This function is available only if DISC is selected and Disc is VCD20 . See [image] button for  more details.


VCD20-DEFAULT button

Click this button to execute VCD20-DEFAULT function.

This function is available only if DISC is selected and Disc isVCD20. See [image] button for  more details.


Fast Forward Play button

Click this button to play MpegVideo fast forward.


Fast Backward Play button

Click this button to play MpegVideo fast backward.


Slow Play button

Click this button to play MpegVideo slowly.


Minimize MediaCenter

Click this icon to minimize the MediaCenter.


Close MediaCenter

Click this icon to terminate the MediaCenter.