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Nero Home Manual

Nero AG

Nero Home

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Nero Home

Contents

Contents
1

General Information

1.1

About the manual

1.2

About Nero Home

1.3

Versions of Nero Home

System Requirements

Formats Supported

Launching the Program

Nero Home Start Screen

5.1

Direct links to the start screen

Buttons in the Main Screens

Key Combinations

Easy Setup Wizard

8.1

Basic settings

8.2

Advanced features

Settings Main Screen

9.1

General settings

9.2

Setting media scanning options

9.3

Changing the appearance of the program

9.4

Configuring a TV or recording card

9.5

Setting Options for TV Recordings

9.6

Enabling timeshifting

9.7

Defining video settings

9.8

Defining DVD settings

9.9

Defining audio settings

9.10

Defining slide show settings

9.11

Defining effects for slide shows

9.12

Defining favorite transitions for slide shows

9.13

Save slide show as movie

9.14

Defining burning options for music collections

9.15

Defining burning options for slide shows

9.16

Defining burning options for videos

9.17

Defining burning options for mixed collections

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Contents

Music and Radio Main Screen

10.1

Play Music screen

10.2

Playing music

10.3

Buttons for playback control

10.4

Showing buttons for playback control

10.5

Burning a music collection

10.6

Managing radio channels

10.7

Renaming radio channels

10.8

Adding radio channels to radio favorites

10.9

Removing radio channels from radio favorites

Photos Main Screen

11.1

Displaying View Photo screen

11.2

Displaying photos

11.3

Creating a slide show with background music

11.4

Play Slide Show screen

11.5

Playing a slide show

11.6

Finding similar photos

11.7

Burning a photo collection

Video and TV Main Screen

12.1

Displaying TV channels

12.2

Renaming TV channels

12.3

Adding TV channels to TV favorites

12.4

Removing TV channels from TV favorites

12.5

Watching TV programs

12.6

Recording programs in progress

12.7

Schedule Recordings screen

12.8

Scheduling new recordings

12.9

Watching TV recordings

12.10

Play Video screen

12.11

Playing a video

12.12

Information panel

12.13

TV Programs screen

12.14

Configuring electronic program guide (EPG)

12.15

Mapping EPG data

12.16

Assigning EPG data

12.17

Updating electronic program guide (EPG)

12.18

Scheduling new recordings with EPG

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Contents

12.19

Displaying picture-in-picture

Devices Main Screen

13.1

Using personal data sources

13.2

Live TV streaming in the network

Collections Main Screen

14.1

Creating a music collection

14.2

Creating a slide show

14.3

Saving a slide show as a movie

14.4

Creating a video collection

14.5

Creating mixed media collections

14.6

Playing a collection

14.7

Editing a collection

14.8

Burning a collection

Search Main Screen

15.1

Finding media files

Index

Contact

Nero Home

General Information

1
1.1

General Information
About the manual
This manual is intended for all users who wish to learn how to use Nero Home. It takes a
practical approach and explains how to reach a particular objective on a step-by-step basis.
In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions:
Symbol

Meaning
Indicates warnings or instructions that have to be followed
strictly.
Indicates additional information or advice.

1. Start…
Æ
Î

1.2

A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for
action. Carry out these actions in the order specified.
Indicates an intermediate result.
Indicates a result.

Indicates text passages, entries or buttons that appear in the
program interface. They are displayed in bold face.

Chapter

Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as
links and are shown in red and underlined.

About Nero Home
Nero Home combines TV and the recording of TV channels with the playback of DVD-Videos
and audio/video files in one easy-to-use interface. Not only can Nero Home play all your
media files, but it can also catalog them and organize them in individual libraries. It allows
you to compile files from various media into a playlist; an example of such a compilation
would be a slide show with videos and images accompanied by background music. The
intelligent sorting functions allow you to sort not only by file type, title, artist, album, etc. but
also by additional meta information. Hot-plugging devices such as photo cameras and
memory cards are immediately detected and the content can be added to the database
directly. Wizards help you to easily finish the configuration. Nero Home can be controlled via
computer or various PC remote controllers.

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General Information

1.3

Versions of Nero Home
Nero Home is available in 3 different versions:
Nero Home, Nero Home Essentials, and Nero Home Essentials SE.
Nero Home and Nero Home Essentials offer the full range of functions. The following
functions are available in Nero Home Essentials SE:

Timeshifting (see Enabling timeshifting)
Scheduling the recording of TV programs (see Scheduling new recordings)
Photo collections can only be exported in SVCD/DVD format with a license for the
MPEG-2 codec (see Saving a slide show as a movie)
SVCDs/DVD videos can only be burned with a license for the MPEG-2 codec (see
Defining burning options for videos)
Finding similar photos (see Finding similar photos)
Nero Surround Technology (see Defining audio settings)

Nero Home

System Requirements

System Requirements
In addition to the general system requirements for the Nero program package, the following
individual system requirements apply to Nero Home:
Optional:

TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C and ATSC)
recording, compatible with the BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) driver standard. Nero
Home does not support video recording via FireWire® (OHCI 1394).
DVD-Video plug-in for DVD-Video functions and encoding in Dolby® Digital 2-channel
sound (the DVD-Video plug-in is already included in the retail version).
For EPG support an XML file is needed from a third party.

Installation of the latest WHQL-certified device drivers is recommended. WHQL stands for
Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the device driver certified by Microsoft®
is compatible with Microsoft® Windows® and the relevant hardware.
You will find a list of compatible devices at the Nero website under:
http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=113&gen_id=8.
Operating Nero Home
In addition to using your keyboard and mouse, you can also control Nero Home using a
range of PC remote controls. You will find a list of supported devices at the Nero website
under: http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=116&gen_id=8.

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Formats Supported

Formats Supported
Nero Home supports all current formats for both audio, video, and photo files as well as meta
data.
Metadata includes e.g. information about artist, album, title, playback time, bit rate,
resolution. Metadata can be used to categorize by type (audio, video, photo) and to find files
sorted by various criteria, e.g. artist, album and genre.

Audio formats

Video formats

MP3
MP4 (audio)
WAV
AAC
OGG Vorbis*
WMA*
WMA (DRM-

MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
Quicktime
DV-AVI
AVI
WMV*
WMV (DRM-

supported)*

AC3 2.0, 5.1
AIFF
CDA
MPEG-1 audio
MPEG-2 audio

Image
formats

JPEG
PNG
GIF
BMP
TIFF
TGA
WMP

supported)*

Metadata

ID3 tags
(V1.1/V2)

Disc formats

DVD-Video
VCD 2.0/SVCD
miniDVD (DVD

JPEG
files on CD)
PNG
BMP
Nero Digital™
GIF
DVD-Video and
(S)VCD playback
TIFF
from file
AVI
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
Nero Digital™
(MPEG-4)

WMV
MP3
OGG Vorbis
WAV

* Codec must be installed

Nero Home

Launching the Program

Launching the Program
To start Nero Home via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Nero StartSmart icon.
Æ The Nero StartSmart window opens.

2. Click the

button.

Æ A list of Nero applications is displayed.

Fig. 1: Nero StartSmart

3. Select Nero Home in the Applications selection list.
Æ The Nero Home window opens.

Î Nero Home is launched via Nero StartSmart.

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Nero Home Start Screen

Nero Home Start Screen
You display the main screens within Nero Home by double-clicking on the menu icons in the
start screen.

Fig. 2: Nero Home start screen

The following menu icons are available:
Opens the main Settings screen. The options available here
include changing the appearance of Nero Home, enabling
timeshifting, configuring the TV card in your computer, slide
show, video and audio functions and burning discs. You can also
reconfigure the basic settings at any time using the Easy Setup
wizard.
Opens the Music & Radio main screen. You can manage and
play your music files here as well as compile and burn new music
collections. You can also manage and play the web and DVB
radio channels available here.
Opens the Photos main screen.
Here you can manage your photos and slide shows, play slide
shows as well as compile new photo collections.
Opens the Video and TV main screen. Here you can manage
and play your videos and compile and burn new video
collections. You can also select the required TV channels and
capture recordings directly or schedule them.
Opens the Collections main screen.
Here you can manage and play existing collections as well as
compile and burn new collections containing music, photos, and
videos.

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Nero Home Start Screen

Opens the Devices main screen.
Here you can access all local drives and folders.

Enables the search function and opens an input field for search
terms.

5.1

Direct links to the start screen
Three additional direct links are available in the start screen under each of the menu icons
for the Collections, Video and TV, Devices, Music and Radio, Photos and Settings
screens.
The following buttons are available in the Settings screen:
Settings
Easy Setup

Starts the Easy Setup wizards (see Easy Setup Wizard).

Burning

Opens the Burning screen. You have the option of configuring
burn options for your media files (see Defining burning options
for music collections).

Configure EPG

Opens the TV Programs screen. You have the option of
configuring the EPG (see Configuring electronic program guide
(EPG)).

The following buttons are available in the Photos screen:
Photos
Recent Photos

Opens the Last Viewed screen and displays all the photos you
last added (see Displaying photos ).

By Album

Opens the By Album screen and displays photo files sorted by
album (see Displaying photos ).

By Date

Opens the By Date screen and displays all photo files sorted by
date (see Displaying photos ).

The following buttons are available in the Music and Radio screen:
Music and Radio
Recent Music

Opens the Last Listened To screen and displays all music files
you last added (see Playing music).

By Album

Opens the By Album screen and displays music files sorted by
album (see Playing music).

Radio Favorites

Opens the Radio Favorites screen and displays the radio
channels you have added to your favorites (see Adding radio
channels to radio favorites).

The following buttons are available in the Collections screen:
Collections
View Collected
Items

Opens the Collected Items screen and displays all media files
you have saved to the Nero Home clipboard to create a
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Nero Home Start Screen

collection (see Playing a collection ).
Slide Shows

Opens the Slide Shows screen and displays all slide shows you
have compiled (see Creating a slide show).

Music

Opens the Music Collections screen and displays all music
collections you have created (see Playing a collection ).

The following buttons are available in the Video and TV screen:
Video and TV
Live TV

Opens the All Channels screen and displays all TV channels
available to you (see Watching TV programs ).

Video

Opens the Videos screen and displays all videos sorted by
various criteria, e.g. by album, date, etc. (see Playing a video ).

Opens the All Channels screen and displays all TV channels
available to you (see Watching TV programs ).

The following buttons are available in the Devices screen:
Devices
My Computer

Opens the My Computer screen. If there is a disc inserted in the
drive, a direct link to the corresponding drive is displayed. The
My Computer link is grayed out (see Using personal data
sources).

MediaHome
Network

Opens the MediaHome Network screen. Not only does the
MediaHome network allow you to access media files on other
computers, it also allows you to access the TV card of other
computers in the network via live TV streaming (see Live TV
streaming in the network).

My Documents

Opens the My Documents screen and displays all media files
you have saved in Nero Home.

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Buttons in the Main Screens

Buttons in the Main Screens
Buttons for navigation on the left side of the main screens Settings, Music and Radio,
Collections, Photos, Video and TV and Devices can be used to access and execute
actions.
The following buttons are available:
Back

Returns to the previous screen.

Play

Plays all the highlighted files or all files stored in the
highlighted folders.

Collect

Selects individual files for storage in a collection.

View Collected
Items

Lists all the files currently selected for storage in a
collection.

Save Collection

Saves the current collection under a new name.

Remove from
Nero Scout

Removes selected files from the Nero Scout catalog.

Select All

Selects all the folders or files shown on the screen.

Display As

Changes how the files found will be displayed. The display
format currently in use is shown in the square brackets.

There are additional buttons in the middle e.g. to configure settings or to access files on
your computer. Descriptions of each button are found in the respective chapters.
Nero Scout is a multimedia database. Nero Scout can be used to catalog all media files on
your computer. Nero Scout not only makes the database available to Nero Suite programs,
but to all other current applications and Windows® Explorer. Nero Scout creates an entry in
Windows® Explorer to give you an overview of your media library at any time. The
convenient search function enables Nero Scout to quickly find the required files.

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Key Combinations

Key Combinations
In Nero Home, you can use key combinations to execute various commands from your
keyboard.
The following key combinations are available:
Ctrl + P

Interrupts playback. Press the key again to start playback.

Ctrl + S

Ends playback.

Space

Pauses playback.

Ctrl + I

Enables/disables the information panel.

Ctrl + F

Switches from normal view to full-screen mode.

Esc

Switches from full-screen mode to normal view.

Backspace

Returns to the previous screen.

Ctrl + M

Minimizes the playback area and overlays it as a separate
window in the bottom left-hand corner of the previous screen.
This allows you to control playback at any time while working
in other Nero Home screens.

Ctrl + C

Displays the Collected Items screen.

0
in the file selection
dialog

The item in focus is selected.

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Easy Setup Wizard

Easy Setup Wizard
The first time you launch Nero Home, the start screen of the Easy Setup wizard will
automatically appear. This wizard guides you through the basic installation of Nero Home on
a step-by-step basis.

Fig. 3: Easy Setup wizard

After you have configured the basic settings using the Easy Setup wizard, you can either
launch Nero Home immediately or use the wizard to configure additional settings.
You can change all the settings at any time in the Settings main screen (see Settings
Main Screen).

You can reconfigure the basic settings at any time using the Easy Setup wizard. Click
the Settings > Easy Setup menu icon in the Nero Home start screen to start the wizard.

8.1

Basic settings
To make the basic settings, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Let's get started button in the start screen of the Easy Setup wizard.
Æ The Your Country and Language screen appears.

2. Make the required settings and click the Continue button. The country settings are used to
search for TV channels and to set the TV standard.

Æ The Screen Settings screen appears.

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Easy Setup Wizard

3. Select the image with the perfect circle and click Continue.
Æ The Background Settings screen appears.
You can use the
the wizard.

and Continue buttons to navigate between the various screens of

The progress bar in the top right hand corner shows how many steps have been
completed and how many are still pending.

4. Perform the required settings and click the Continue button.
Æ If you have connected a TV card to your computer, the first TV and Radio Settings
screen appears.
Nero Home provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards, TV cards with dual
tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards.
You will find a list of supported TV cards on the Nero web page under:
http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=117&gen_id=8.
You will find a list of compatible devices at the Nero website under:
http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=115&gen_id=8.

5. Enable the respective check box of the TV and radio receiver found that you want to use.
6. Click the Continue button.
Æ The second TV and Radio Settings screen appears.

7. If you have installed at least one analog TV card, choose the required signal source in the
drop-down menu.

8. If you have installed at least one DVB-S TV card, you should choose the satellite
configuration.

9. Click the Continue button.
Æ The TV and Radio Settings screen appears, and Nero Home scans the TV and radio
tuners to detect all available channels.

10. To restart scanning, click the Scan Again button.
11. To interrupt the scanning process, click the Skip Tuner Setup button.
Æ If the scanning process is complete, a screen appears with the following message: You
have successfully completed the Setup wizard.

12. To start Nero Home, click the Start Nero Home button.
Æ The Nero Home screen appears.

13. If you want to use the Easy Setup wizard to perform advanced settings on a step-by-step
basis, continue under Advanced features.

Î The basic settings are saved.

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Easy Setup Wizard

8.2

Advanced features
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

The basic settings for the Easy Setup wizard are complete (see Basic settings).
To use the Easy Setup wizard to configure advanced settings for media files, TV recordings or
audio and slide shows, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Continue button.
Æ The Media Folders in Nero Home screen appears. This lists the folders that Nero
Home uses to obtain information about photos, music and videos.

2. To add a folder:
1. Click the Add Folder button.
2. Mark the required folder in the navigation tree and click the

button.

Æ The folder is added to the list of folders that check photos, music and videos for
Nero Home.

You can move up one level in the navigation tree by clicking the Level Up button. Doubleclick to open the required folder.

3. To remove a folder:
1. Mark the required folder and click the

button.

Æ A dialog box opens.
2. Click the Yes button.

Æ The folder is removed from the list of folders that contain photos, music and videos
for Nero Home.

4. Click the Continue button.
Æ The Folder for recording in Nero Home screen appears. You can select the folder to
which you save television programs you record.

5. Click the Change Folder button.
6. To save recordings in an existing folder, mark the required folder in the navigation tree.
7. To create a new folder for the recordings:
1. In the navigation tree, open the higher folder in which you want to create your new
folder.
2. Click the Create New button.

Æ A dialog box opens.
3. Enter a name for the new folder in the input field and click the OK button.

Æ The new folder is created in the navigation tree.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box box in the Settings –
Appearance main screen (see Changing the appearance of the program), clicking in the
input also displays a keyboard via which you can enter the name using the PC remote
control.
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Easy Setup Wizard

8. If you want to rename an existing folder:
1. Mark the folder in the navigation tree.
2. Click the Rename button.
3. Enter the desired new name and click the OK button.

Æ The folder is displayed in the navigation tree with the altered name.

9. If you want to delete a folder:
1. Mark the folder in the navigation tree.
2. Click the Delete button.

Æ The folder and all subfolders will be deleted.

10. Click the

button.

Æ The selected folder appears in the Folder for recording in Nero Home screen.

11. Click the Continue button.
Æ The Audio Setup screen appears. You can configure the type and arrangement of the
speaker set, as well as the mixing option in the drop-down menus.
The Default item automatically selects the ideal setting for your audio equipment and the
Mixing Option.
Depending on the speaker type and arrangement of the speaker set you selected in the
drop-down menu, Nero Surround Technology is available in the Mixing Option dropdown menu:
Nero Headphone filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound – in stereo – is
created for playback with headphones. This can be used for any number of input channels.
Nero VirtualSpeaker filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound – in stereo – is
created for playback with stereo speakers. This can be used for any number of input
channels.
Dolby®Surround compatible provides especially clear dialogs and improves the location
of sound effects from each listening position during film playback.

12. Perform the required settings and click the Continue button.
Æ The Autoplay setup screen appears.

13. Answer the automatic playback questions for audio CDs and DVDs with Yes or No in the
respective drop-down menu and click the Continue button.

Æ The first Slide Shows screen appears. Use the drop-down menus to configure the
settings to play back your slide shows.

14. Perform the required settings and click the Continue button.
Æ The second Slide Shows screen appears. Use the drop-down menus to configure the
settings to play back your slide shows and the slide show effects.

15. Perform the required settings and click the Continue button.
Æ The final screen appears and Nero Home is started automatically after a few seconds.

Î The advanced settings are saved.
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Settings Main Screen

Settings Main Screen
Nero Home allows you the option of customizing the Nero Home screen to your
requirements. It also allows you to define the settings for timeshifting, audio and video
playback and burning .
At any time in the Settings screen, you can change the basic settings you defined using the
Easy Setup wizards (see Easy Setup Wizard). You can also use the wizards to go through
all the steps of the basic settings again.
You can display the Settings main screen by clicking the

menu icon in the start screen.

Fig. 4: Settings main screen

You can make the following changes or settings in the General screen (see General
settings):
Drop-down menu
Choice of country

Selects the country in which you want to use Nero Home.

Drop-down menu

Selects the language in which the Nero Home user interface
Language selection should be displayed.
Button
Media scanning
options

Opens the Media scanning options screen to configure the
basic settings for your media files (see Setting media
scanning options).

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Settings Main Screen

In the Appearance screen (see Changing the appearance of the program) you can make or
change the following settings:
Drop-down menu
Skin Type
Drop-down menu
Background
Drop-down menu
Font size

Allows you to select the skin types you can use to change
the Nero Home interface.
Allows you to select background settings you can use to
customize the Nero Home screens to your requirements.
Defines the font size in which text is displayed on the
screen.

Check boxes
Use on-screen
keyboard

Allows you to use a virtual keyboard for text input.

Button

Opens the Screen Format screen and correctly sets the
screen format.

Screen Format

You can change or set the following in the TV and Radio screen:
Check boxes
Allows you to use a timer function to play TV programs (see
Enabling timeshifting, available in Windows XP and higher).
Enable Timeshift
Drop-down menu
Timeshift Limit
Button
Configure TV Card
Button
TV Recording
Options

Specifies the duration of the timeshift of the TV programs
(see Enabling timeshifting, available in Windows XP and
higher).
Opens the TV wizards for setting up your TV card (see
Configuring a TV or recording card).
Specifies the TV recording quality. You can also select a
folder in which all TV programs are saved (see Setting
Options for TV Recordings).

You can change or set the following in the Photos, Music and Video screen:
Button
Video Settings
Button
DVD Settings
Button
Audio Settings
Button
Slide Show
Settings

Contains setting options for displaying video files (see
Defining video settings).
Gives you the option to start a DVD automatically when
inserted in the DVD drive. You can also set up parental
control (see Defining DVD settings).
Contains setting options for displaying audio files (see
Defining audio settings).
Allows you to assign different effects to slide shows and to
specify format settings and slide show playback quality (see
Defining slide show settings).

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Settings Main Screen

In the Burning screen you can make or change the following settings:
Button

Allows you to define basic settings for burning your music
files (see Defining burning options for music collections).

Burning Music
Button

Allows you to define basic settings for burning your slide
shows (see Defining burning options for slide shows).

Burning Slide
Shows
Button

Allows you to define basic settings for burning your video files
(see Defining burning options for videos).

Burning Videos
Button

Allows you to define basic settings for burning your media
collections (see Defining burning options for mixed
collections).

Burning Mixed
Media

9.1

General settings
Nero Home allows you to customize Nero Home to your requirements. To define the general
settings, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen, click the General button.
Æ The General screen appears.
You can use the
menu.

and

buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-down

2. In the Country drop-down menu, select the required country.
3. In the Language drop-down menu, select the required language.
4. To set the scanner for media files, click the Media Scanning Options button (see Setting
media scanning options).

5. Click the Back button.
Æ The Settings main screen is displayed.

Î The general settings for Nero Home are saved.

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Settings Main Screen

9.2

Setting media scanning options
The multimedia database Nero Scout can be used to catalog all media files on your
computer.
Nero Scout not only makes the database available to Nero Suite programs, but to all other
current applications and Windows® Explorer. Nero Scout creates an entry in Windows®
Explorer to give you an overview of your media library at any time. The convenient search
function enables Nero Scout to quickly find the required files.
Nero Scout is of particular significance for Nero Home, since file searches using Nero Home
only find and display cataloged files.
To set scanning options for media, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen click the General button.
Æ The General screen appears.

2. Click the Media Scanning Options button.
Æ The Media Scanning Options screen appears.

Fig. 5: Settings main screen – Media Scanning Options screen

3. Check the media type check boxes that you want to scan, i.e. catalog.
4. Click the Select Media Folders button.
Æ The Select Media Folders screen appears. Photos, music and videos are scanned from
folders on your computer and saved there.

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Settings Main Screen

5. To add a folder and all subfolders:
1. Click the Add Folder button.

Æ The Select Media Folders screen appears.
2. Mark all folders whose media files are to be cataloged and click the Back button.

Æ The selected folder is added to the list of folders that check photos, music and
videos for Nero Home.

You can move up one level in the navigation tree by clicking the Folder Level Up button.
Double-click to open the required folder.

6. To remove a folder and all subfolders:
1. Mark the required folder and click the Remove button.

Æ A dialog box appears.
2. Click the Yes button.

Æ The folder is removed from the list of folders that check photos, music and videos for
Nero Home.

7. Click the Back button.
Æ The Media Scanning Options screen appears.

8. To start the scanning process, click the Start Scanning button.
Æ Scanning is started.
Indexing stops automatically as soon as you start working on your computer. This is so as
to offer you the best computing performance when using other applications.

9. If you want to interrupt scanning for a particular time, select the duration of the interruption in
the Pause scanning for selection list.

Æ The scan is paused for the specified time and then starts again automatically.

10. To interrupt scanning, click the Stop Scanning button.
Æ Scanning is interrupted.

11. Click the Back button.
Æ The General screen appears.

Î The settings for scanning options for media are saved.

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9.3

Changing the appearance of the program
You can make settings to customize the appearance of Nero Home to your requirements.
However, the settings defined here can be modified at any time. To modify the appearance,
proceed as follows:

1. Click the Appearance button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The Appearance screen opens with various selection options for modifying the
appearance.

Fig. 6: Settings main screen – Appearance screen

You can use the
menu.

and

buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-down

2. Select the skin you want in the Skin Type drop-down menu.
3. Select the background you want in the Background drop-down menu.
4. Select the font size you want in the Font Size drop-down menu.
5. If you want to use a PC remote control to enter text, check the Use on-screen keyboard
box (see Search Main Screen).

6. Click the Screen Format button.
Æ The Screen Format screen appears.

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7. Select the icon shown as a perfect circle and click the Back button.
8. Click the Back button to return to the Settings main screen.
Æ If you changed the skin, a dialog box appears.

9. Click the Yes button.
Æ Nero Home is restarted.

Î The appearance settings for Nero Home are saved.

9.4

Configuring a TV or recording card
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

A TV card must be connected to your computer and on.

Nero Home provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards, TV cards with dual
tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards. You will find a list of supported TV cards on the Nero web
page under: http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=115&gen_id=8.
Nero Home will help you configure a TV or capture card by means of a TV wizard, which will
guide you through all the necessary steps. To configure a TV card, proceed as follows:

1. Click the TV and Radio button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The TV and Radio screen appears.

2. Click the Configure TV Card button.
Æ The TV wizard starts and the Device Selection screen appears.

Fig. 7: TV Wizard - Device Selection screen

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3. 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.

4. If your TV card has several video inputs, select the entry you want in the Video input dropdown menu.

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

7. Select the recording profile you want in the Recording quality drop-down menu.
8. If you want to change the path where recordings are stored:
1. Click the

button.

Æ The Find Folder dialog box opens.
2. Select the folder you want.
3. Click the OK button.

Æ The dialog box closes and the selected path is accepted.

9. Click the Next button.
Æ The Analog TV Channel Search screen appears.

Fig. 8: TV wizard - Analog TV Channel Search screen

10. In the Select Country drop-down menu, select the country in which you are using Nero
Home.

11. Select a signal source in the Select source type drop-down menu.

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12. Click the Start Search button to find TV channels.
Æ The search starts. You can follow the progress of the search in the Search Status area
based on the progress bar. The number of channels found is displayed.

13. When the channel search is finished, click the Next button.
Æ The Edit TV Channel screen appears. The channels found are shown in the selection
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 selection list.
2. Click the Rename button.

Æ The Rename Channel dialog box opens.
3. Enter the desired name in the input field.
4. Click the OK button.

Æ The dialog box closes and the respective channel is renamed.

15. To remove a channel:
1. Select the relevant channel.
2. Click the Remove button.

Æ The channel is removed from the selection list.

16. To change the position of a channel:
1. Select the relevant channel.
2. Click the Up or Down button.

Æ The position of the channel is modified accordingly.

17. Click the Next button.
Æ The Manage TV Channel Groups screen appears.

Fig. 9: TV wizard - Manage TV Channel Groups screen
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18. If you want to manage TV channel groups, click the TV Channel Groups tab.
You have the option of creating Channel groups to manage TV and radio channels. For
instance, you can group all sports channels into one "Sport" channel group.

19. If you want to create a new channel group:
1. Click the Add button.

Æ The Add Group dialog box opens.
2. Enter the desired name in the input field.
3. Click the OK button.

Æ The dialog box is closed and the group is added to the selection list.

20. To change the position of a channel group:
1. Select the desired channel group.
2. Click the Up or Down button.

Æ The position of the channel group is modified accordingly.

21. If you want to view and manage TV channels, click the TV Channels to Groups tab.
Æ The Available Channels selection list shows the channels that have not yet been
allocated to a group.

22. In the Change Groups drop-down menu, select the entry for the group to which you want to
add channels or from which you want to delete channels.

23. Select the channels you want to add to the group from the Available Channels list.
24. Click the

button.

25. To change the position of a channel:
1. Select the desired channel in the Modify your groups area.
2. Click the Up or Down button.

Æ The position of the channel is modified accordingly.

26. To delete a channel from the group:
1. Select the desired channel in the Modify your groups area.
2. Click the

button.

Æ The channel is removed from the group and moved to the Available Channels
selection list.

27. Click the Finish button.
Î The settings are saved. You have configured the TV card.

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9.5

Setting Options for TV Recordings
The settings you define apply to all recorded TV programs and can be modified for individual
recordings at any time. To define options for TV recordings, proceed as follows:

1. Click the TV and Radio button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The TV and Radio screen is displayed.

2. Click the TV Recording Options button.
Æ The TV Recording Options screen appears.

3. Select the required quality setting in the TV recording quality drop-down menu.
4. Click the Select Folder for TV Recordings button.
Æ The Select Folder for TV Recordings screen appears. You can select the folder where
TV recordings are saved here.

5. If you want to save the recordings in an existing folder, highlight the respective folder in the
navigation tree.
You can move up one level in the navigation tree by clicking the Folder Level Up button.
Double-click to open the required folder.

6. To create a new folder for your recordings:
1. In the navigation tree, open the higher folder in which you want to create your new
folder.
2. Click the Create New Folder button.

Æ A dialog box opens.
3. Enter a name for the new folder in the input field and click the OK button.

Æ The new folder is created in the navigation tree.

7. To rename an existing folder:
1. Mark the folder in the navigation tree.
2. Click the Rename Folder button.
3. Enter a new name and click the OK button.

Æ The folder is displayed in the navigation tree with the new name.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

8. To delete a folder:
1. Mark the folder in the navigation tree.
2. Click the Delete Folder button.

Æ The folder and all subfolders are deleted.

9. Click the Back button.
Î The TV Recording Options screen appears.The settings for recording are saved.

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9.6

Enabling timeshifting
Timeshifting is particularly useful if you watch TV using Nero Home and have to leave the
room for a short time or have to briefly interrupt your viewing.
Please note that timeshifting is only available in the full version of Nero Home with Windows
XP or higher. Nero Home Essentials does not support this function.
To enable timeshifting, proceed as follows:

1. Click the TV and Radio button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The TV and Radio screen appears.

Fig. 10: Settings main screen – TV and Radio screen

2. Check the Timeshifting enabled box.
3. Select the desired length of the recordings for timeshifted viewing in the Timeshift limit
drop-down menu.
When entering the duration, note that the space required on the hard drive
increases in tandem with the timeshifting duration.

4. To adapt a TV card, click the Configure TV Card button (see Configuring a TV or recording
card).

5. To set the options for television programs, click the Options for TV Recordings button (see
Setting Options for TV Recordings).

6. Click the Back button.
Î The Settings main screen is displayed.Timeshifting has been enabled.
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9.7

Defining video settings
The video settings defined here apply for all videos, but can bee modified for individual
videos at any time. To define video settings, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen, click the Photos, Music and Video button.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Video Settings button.
Æ The Video Settings screen appears.

Fig. 11: Settings main screen – Video Settings screen

3. Select the desired screen settings in the Display Mode drop-down menu.
4. Select the display for playback in the Video Profiles drop-down menu.
5. Select the playback mode in the Video Mode drop-down menu.
6. If you want to use deinterlacing, check the Use deinterlacing if possible box.
Deinterlacing
With the deinterlacing feature, video files with interlacing are converted to full-screen.
Modern televisions do not work with interlacing but with full-screen images.

7. If you want to use video padding for videos in Nero Digital™ format, enable the Use Video
Padding for Nero Digital check box.

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Video Padding
Adjusts a Nero Digital video in the Letter Box format to the full-screen format of the Nero
Home playback screen. Subtitles are displayed in the lower third of the video.

8. Click the Back button.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

Î Basic video settings are saved.

9.8

Defining DVD settings
The DVD settings defined here apply to all DVDs, but can be modified for individual DVDs at
any time. To define DVD settings, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen click the Photos, Music and Video button.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the DVD Settings button.
Æ The DVD Settings screen appears.

Fig. 12: Settings main screen – DVD Settings screen

3. If you do not want DVDs to play automatically, disable the DVD Autoplay check box. The
check box is enabled by default.

4. If you want to configure a parental control restriction:
1. Click the Configure Parental Control button.

Æ The Configure Parental Control screen appears.

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2. First check the Enable Parental Control box.

Æ Parental control is enabled.
3. Enter a password in the Set unlock password input field.
4. Select the desired restriction option in the Restriction Level drop-down menu.
5. Click the Back button.

Æ The DVD Settings screen appears.
If a DVD is inserted for which the parental control criteria are relevant, a login window
appears. A user with an established profile can log in to watch the film.

5. Click the Back button.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

Î The DVD settings are saved.

9.9

Defining audio settings
The basic audio settings defined here apply to all audio files, but can be modified at any
time. To define audio settings, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen click the Photos, Music and Video button.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Audio Settings button.
Æ The Audio Settings screen appears.

Fig. 13: Settings main screen – Audio Settings screen

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3. If you want your audio CDs to play automatically, enable the Audio CD Autoplay check box.
4. Select the available speakers in the Audio Setup drop-down menu.
The Default setting in the Audio Setup drop-down menu automatically selects the ideal
setting for the audio setup and playback mode. If the Default is selected in the Audio Setup
drop-down menu, only the Default entry is available to you in the Audio Output Mode
drop-down menu.

5. Select the playback mode in the Audio Output Mode drop-down menu.
Depending on the entry you selected in the Audio Setup drop-down menu, Nero
Surround Technology is available to you in the Audio Output Mode drop-down-menu.
Nero Headphone filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound – in stereo – is
created for playback with headphones. This can be used for any number of input channels.
Nero VirtualSpeaker filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound – in stereo – is
created for playback with stereo speakers. This can be used for any number of input
channels.
Dolby®ProLogic® changes high-quality stereo content into natural surround sound.

6. Click the Back button.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

Î The audio settings are saved.

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9.10

Defining slide show settings
The basic settings defined here apply to all slide shows, but can be modified later for each
individual slide show. To set slide show playback, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Photos, Music and Video button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Slide Show Settings button.
Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

Fig. 14: Settings main screen – Slide Show Settings screen

You can use the
menu.

and

buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-down

3. Select an entry in the Playback quality drop-down menu.
4. If the pictures in your slide show are to be played in random order, enable the Play in
random order check box.

5. If your slide show is to be automatically played over and over, enable the Repeat slide
show check box.

6. If you want to assign transitions or background music to your slide shows, click the Effects
button (see Defining effects for slide shows).

7. To create a selection of transitions that are then available for assignment, click the Favorite
transitions button (see Defining favorite transitions for slide shows).

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8. To define the basic settings for saving a slide show as a movie, click the Save slideshow as
a movie button (see Save slide show as movie).

9. Click the Back button.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

Î The settings for slide show playback are saved.

9.11

Defining effects for slide shows
The effects defined here apply to all slide shows, but can be modified for individual slide
shows at any time. To define effects for slide shows, proceed as follows:

1. In the Settings main screen click the Photos, Music and Video button.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Slide Show Settings button.
Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

3. Click the Effects button.
Æ The Effects screen appears.

Fig. 15: Settings main screen – Effects screen

You can use the
menu.

and

buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-down

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4. Select the display duration of each picture during a slide show in the Slide duration dropdown menu.

5. If you want to animate the pictures in your slide show, e.g zoom effect, enable the Animate
slides check box.

6. Select an entry in the Background Music drop-down menu to customize how background
music is matched to your slide show.

Æ If you select the Adapt slide show duration entry, the Slide duration drop-down menu
is grayed out.

7. Select the effect in the Transition to be used when changing from one picture to the next.
If you select the Random from favorites entry in the Transition drop-down menu, the
pictures are assigned the effects you selected in the Favorite transitions screen (see
Defining favorite transitions for slide shows).

8. Select the duration of the transition between the individual pictures in the Transition
duration drop-down menu.

9. Click the Back button.
Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

Î The effects for slide shows are saved.

9.12

Defining favorite transitions for slide shows
The favorite transitions defined here apply to all slide shows, but can be modified for
individual slide shows at any time. To define favorite transitions for slide shows, proceed as
follows:

1. Click the Photos, Music and Video button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Slide Show Settings button.
Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

3. Click the Favorite Transitions button.
Æ The Favorite Transitions screen appears.

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Fig. 16: Settings main screen – Favorite Transitions screen

4. Enable the check boxes for the transitions to be used between the pictures in your slide
show.

5. Click the Back button.
Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

Î The transitions for slide shows are saved.

9.13

Save slide show as movie
The settings defined here apply to all slide shows, but can be modified for individual slide
shows at any time. To save slide shows as movies, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Photos, Music and Video button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The Photos, Music and Video screen appears.

2. Click the Slide Show Settings button.
Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

3. Click the Save Slide Show as Movie button.
Æ The Save Slide Show as Movie screen appears.

4. Select a disc format in the Profile drop-down menu.
5. Select the desired image quality in the Quality drop-down menu.
6. Select the desired color transfer in the TV format drop-down menu.
7. Select an audio format in the Audio format drop-down menu.

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8. Enter a file name in the Export file name input field.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

9. If you want to be prompted for the export file name each time before saving, enable the
Always ask for file name check box.

10. Click the Back button.
Æ The Slide Show Settings screen appears.

Î The settings for saving slide shows are saved.

9.14

Defining burning options for music collections
The settings defined here apply to all burning operations, but can be modified for individual
burning operations at any time. To set burning options for music collections, proceed as
follows:

1. Click the Burn button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The Burning screen appears.

2. Click the Burn Music button.
Æ The Burning Music screen appears.

Fig. 17: Settings main screen – Burning Music screen

You can use the
menu.

and

buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-down

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3. Select a disc type in the When the type of disc is drop-down menu.
4. Select a disc format in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu.
5. If you select the CD entry in the When the type of disc is drop-down menu and you select
the Audio CD entry in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu, you skip the next
step.

6. If you select the DVD, HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc entry in the When the type of disc is dropdown menu, additional options are displayed.
1. If you always want to be asked to enter a title for your disc before burning starts, enable
the Always ask for disc title check box.
2. Select the format in which audio files are to be burned in the Select audio encoding
format drop-down menu.
3. Select the audio quality for audio files in the Select audio encoding quality drop-down
menu.
4. Enable the Keep original quality check box. This ensures that files already in the target
format are not processed again.
5. If you want to add a file with playlists to your disc, enable the Include a playlist file
(m3u) check box.

7. Click the Back button.
Æ The Burning screen appears.

Î The burning options for music collections are defined.

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9.15

Defining burning options for slide shows
The settings defined here apply to all burning operations, but can be modified for individual
burning operations at any time. To define burning options for slide shows, proceed as
follows:

1. Click the Burn button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The Burning screen appears.

2. Click the Burning Slide Shows button.
Æ The Burning Slide Shows screen will appear.

Fig. 18: Settings main screen – Burning Slideshows screen

You can use the
menu.

and

buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-down

3. Select a disc type.
4. Select a disc format in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu.
5. If you select the CD or DVD entry in the When the type of disc is and the Super Video CD,
Video CD or DVD Video entry in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu:
1. If you always want to be asked to enter a title for your disc before burning starts, enable
the Always ask for disc title check box.
2. Select a TV standard in the Select video format drop-down menu.

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NTSC (National Television System Committee) is a US TV standard that refers to the
system used to transmit the video signal.
PAL (Phase Alternation Line) is the TV standard applicable for Europe.
3. Click the Select menu style button and select the required menu template.

Æ The menu template is displayed as a minimized preview in the Burning Slide
Shows screen.

6. If you select HD-DVD, Blu-ray Disc in the When the type of disc is drop-down menu, the
Data Disc entry is automatically selected in the Then burn collection as drop-down menu.

Æ Additional options are displayed.
1. Select the format in which audio files are to be burned in the Select audio encoding
format drop-down menu.
2. Select the audio quality for audio files in the Select audio encoding quality drop-down
menu.
3. Enable the Keep original quality check box. This ensures that files already in the target
format are not processed again.
4. If you want to add a file with playlists to your disc, enable the Include a playlist file
(m3u) check box.

7. Click the Back button.
Æ The Burning screen appears.

Î The burning options for slide shows are defined.

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9.16

Defining burning options for videos
The settings defined here apply to all burning operations, but can be modified for individual
burning operations at any time. To define burning options for videos, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Burn button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The Burning screen appears.

2. Click the Burning Videos button.
The Burning Videos screen appears. To define setting options for burning videos, perform
the steps under Defining burning options for slide shows.

Fig. 19: Settings main screen – Burning Videos screen

Use the

and

buttons to browse through the different entries in the drop-down menu.

3. Click the Back button.
Æ The Burning screen appears.

Î The burning options for videos are defined.

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9.17

Defining burning options for mixed collections
The settings defined here apply to all burning operations, but can be modified for individual
burning operations at any time. To define burning options for mixed collections, proceed as
follows:

1. Click the Burn button in the Settings main screen.
Æ The Burning screen appears.

2. Click the Burn Mixed Media button.
Æ The Burn Mixed Media screen appears. To define setting options for burning mixed
media, perform the steps under Defining burning options for slide shows.
Use the

and

buttons to browse through the different entries in the drop-down menu.

3. Click the Back button.
Æ The Burning screen appears.

Î The burning options for media collections are saved.

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Music and Radio Main Screen
In the Music and Radio main screen, you can manage and play your music files and radio
channels and compile and burn new music collections. The audio files cataloged by Nero
Scout are sorted by various criteria.
You can display the Music and Radio main screen by clicking the

menu icon.

Fig. 20: Music and Radio main screen

The following buttons are available for accessing music files or radio channels in the Music
and Radio main screen.

All Music

Opens the All Music screen and displays all music files you
have added.
Also displays music files you added last and music files in
WMP format.

By Artist

Opens the By Artist screen and displays music files sorted by
artist.

By Album

Opens the By Album screen and displays music files sorted
by album.

By Genre

Opens the By Genre screen and displays music files sorted
by genre.

Audio Casts

Opens the Audio Casts screen and displays all radio
programs you have downloaded or received as RSS feeds.

Last Listened To

Opens the Last Listened To screen and displays all audio
files you last played.

Radio

Opens the Radio screen and displays all available radio
channels or web radio channels.

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see
Buttons in the Main Screens).
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10.1

Play Music screen
There are various button in the Play Music screen for performing actions.

Fig. 21: Music and Radio main screen – Play Music screen

The following buttons are available:
Back

Returns to the previous screen.

Visualization

Displays an animated graphic as a visual accompaniment to
the music. This is only available when playing music files.

Edit List

Opens the Edit Collection screen in which the order of the
entries in the list can be changed or entries can be removed
(see Editing a collection).
This is only available when playing music files.

Minimize

Closes the window and displays the previous screen.

You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or
lower margin of the playback area (see Showing buttons for playback control).

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10.2

Playing music
To play music, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music and Radio main screen appears and the audio files cataloged by Nero Scout
are displayed and sorted.

2. Double-click the button you want.
Æ The relevant screen is displayed. A list of your music files or radio channels is displayed.

3. Mark the desired music files or radio channel and click the Play button.
Î The selected music file or program of the selected radio channel is played. If you
have selected a music file, the Play Music screen opens and the selected music file
is played back. If you have selected a radio channel, the Radio screen is displayed.

10.3

Buttons for playback control
Control bars are briefly displayed in the standard playback area during playback.

Fig. 22: Tool bar for controlling playback

Control bars are also briefly displayed in the minimized playback area.

Fig. 23: Tool bar for controlling playback in the minimized playback area

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The following buttons are available to execute actions:
Pauses playback. The label on this button changes to

Resumes playback. The label on this button changes to
once playback has been resumed.
Ends playback or recording.
Returns to the previous music title and resumes playback.
Skips to the next music title and resumes playback.
Increases the rewinding speed each time the button is clicked.
Increases the fast-forwarding speed each time the button is
clicked.
Displays the volume. Clicking the circular slider and moving it
to the right increases the volume. Moving it to the left reduces
the volume.
Starts a recording. The button is only available if you are
viewing TV programs and want to record them (see Recording
programs in progress).
The bar at the bottom of the playback control shows how
much of the file has already been played. The shorter the bar
is, the less of the file has been played. Clicking on the leading
edge of the bar and moving it to the left resumes playback at
an earlier point. Clicking on the leading edge of the bar and
moving it to the right skips sections and continues playback at
a later point.

10.4

Showing buttons for playback control
To show playback buttons, proceed as follows:

1. Move the mouse pointer to the lower margin of the playback area (roughly where the time is
displayed).

Æ The tool bar for controlling playback is displayed.

2. Move the mouse pointer to the upper margin of the playback area window in the minimized
playback area.

Î The tool bar for controlling playback is displayed.

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10.5

Burning a music collection
To burn a music collection, proceed as follows:

1. Insert a recordable disc into your drive.
2. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music screen is displayed.

3. Double-click the button with the music collection you would like to burn.
Æ A list of your music files or radio channels is displayed.

4. Mark the required music files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected music files are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

5. Repeat both previous steps if you would like to add additional music tracks to your collection.
6. Click the View Collected Items button.
Æ The Collected Items screen appears.

Fig. 24: Music and Radio main screen – Collected Items screen

7. Click the Burn button.
Æ If you enabled the Always ask for disc title check box in the settings, the corresponding
dialog box opens before burning starts.

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8. Enter a name for your disc in the text field.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

9. Click the OK button.
Î The burn process starts and its progress is displayed in the minimized playback area.

10.6

Managing radio channels
The list of available radio channels of a DVB source in the Radio Channels folder can
contain hundreds of channels, so it makes sense to manage them.
A TV card with DVB capability must be installed on your computer.
Nero Home provides simultaneous support for a number of TV cards, TV cards with dual
tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards.
You will find a list of supported TV cards on the Nero web page under:
http://www.nero.com/link.php?topic_id=115&gen_id=8.
You can organize selected stations by Favorites. You have the option of renaming, playing
or removing radio channels from a list as required.
If web radio channels have already been cataloged, they are displayed by clicking the Web
Radio button. Required web radio channels can be selected in the Nero Scout Internet
services for the purpose of adding these to the list of scanned media folders.
For detailed instructions on how to set up web radio channels, see the separate Nero Scout
user manual.

Fig. 25: Music and Radio main screen – Radio screen

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Music and Radio Main Screen

10.7

Renaming radio channels
To rename radio channels, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Radio button.
Æ The Radio screen appears and all available channels are displayed sorted by Favorites,
Radio Channels and Web Radio.

3. Double-click the button you want.
Æ The corresponding screen appears and the available radio channels are displayed.

4. Mark the required channel and click the Rename button.
Æ A dialog box opens.

5. Enter a new name in the text field and click the OK button.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

Æ The name of the radio channel is changed in all lists.

6. Repeat both previous steps for each additional channel you want to rename.
Î The radio channel is renamed.

10.8

Adding radio channels to radio favorites
To add radio channels to radio favorites, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Radio button.
Æ The Radio screen appears and all available channels are displayed sorted by Favorites,
Radio Channels and Web Radio.

3. Double-click the desired Radio Channels or Web Radio button.
Æ The corresponding screen appears and all available radio channels are displayed.

4. Mark the required channel and click the Add as Radio Favorite button.
5. Repeat the last step for each additional channel that you would like to add to your list of
radio favorites.

Î The radio channels are added to your favorites.

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Music and Radio Main Screen

10.9

Removing radio channels from radio favorites
To remove radio channels from the list of favorites, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Radio button.
Æ The Radio screen appears and all available channels are displayed sorted by Favorites,
Radio Channels and Web Radio.

3. Double-click the Favorites button.
Æ The Favorites screen appears and all selected radio channels are displayed.

4. Mark the required radio channel and click the Remove from Favorites button.
5. Repeat the previous step for each channel you wish to remove from the list of favorites.
Î The radio channels are removed from the list of radio favorites.

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Photos Main Screen

Photos Main Screen
In the Photos main screen, you can manage your photos and display them as slide shows
as well as compile and burn new photo collections and slide shows.
You can display the Photos main screen by clicking the

menu icon.

Fig. 26: Photos main screen

The Photos main screen also contains the following buttons for accessing photo files:
All Photos

Opens the All Photos screen and displays all photo files you
have added.

By Album

Opens the By Album screen and displays photo files sorted
by album.

By Date

Opens the By Date screen and displays all photo files sorted
by date.

Image Casts

Opens the Image Casts screen and displays all images you
have downloaded or received as RSS feeds.

Last Added

Opens the Last Added screen and displays all the photo files
you last added.

Last Viewed

Opens the Last Viewed screen and displays all the photo files
you last viewed.

WMP Pictures

Displays all photo files saved in the WMP format (Windows
Media Photo).

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see
Buttons in the Main Screens).

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Photos Main Screen

11.1

Displaying View Photo screen
There are various button in the View Photo screen on the left for performing actions.

Fig. 27: Photos screen – View Photo screen

The following buttons are available:
Back

Returns to the previous screen.

Play Slide Show Plays the photo files included in a list as a slide show.
Search in
Region

Highlights a section of the displayed photo to be used as a
search criterion for finding similar photos (see Finding similar
photos).

Find Photos
Like This

Performs a search for similar photos in all cataloged folders on
your computer and displays them in the Search Results
screen.

Rotate

Turns the displayed photo 90° clockwise with each click.

Closes the View Photo screen and displays the previous
screen.

Please note that the Find Photos Like This function is not available in Nero Home
Essentials SE.
You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or
lower margin of the playback area (see Showing buttons for playback control).

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Photos Main Screen

11.2

Displaying photos
To display photos, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the photos you wish to display.
Æ A list of your photo files appears.

3. Mark the required photo file and click the Play button.
Æ The View Photo screen appears.

Î The selected photo is displayed.

11.3

Creating a slide show with background music
To create a slide show accompanied by background music, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the photos you would like to display.
Æ A list of your photo files appears.

3. Mark the required photos and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected photo files are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

4. To add more photos to your slide show, repeat the last two steps.
5. Click the Nero Home button.
Æ The start screen appears.

6. Double-click the

menu icon.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

7. Double-click the button you want.
Æ A list of your music files or radio channels is displayed.

8. Mark the required music files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected music files together with the photo files already collected are saved to the
Nero Home clipboard.

9. Repeat both previous steps if you would like to add further music files to your slide show.
10. Click the View Collected Items button.
Æ The Collected Items screen appears. All selected files are displayed in a list.

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Photos Main Screen

11. Click the Save as Collection button.
Æ A dialog box opens.

12. Enter a name for your slide show in the text field.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

13. Click the OK button.
Î The slide show with background music is saved and available in the Collections
screen.

11.4

Play Slide Show screen
There are various button in the Play Slide Show screen for performing actions.

Fig. 28: Play Slide Show screen

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Photos Main Screen

The following buttons are available:
Back

Returns to the previous screen.

Settings

Opens the Slide Show Settings screen. You can set the
playback quality, specify that your pictures should be played in
random order or that the slide show should always be played
from the beginning. In addition, you can set effects and
favorite transitions, as well as save your slide show as a
movie.

Edit List

Opens the Edit List window in which the order of the entries
in the list can be changed or entries can be removed.

Minimize

Closes the Play Slide Show window and displays the
previous screen.

You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or
lower margin of the playback area (see Showing buttons for playback control).

11.5

Playing a slide show
To play a slide show, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Slide Shows button.
Æ The Slide Shows screen is displayed.

3. Select a slide show that you would like to play.
4. Click the Play button.
Î The selected slide show is played.

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Photos Main Screen

11.6

Finding similar photos
The Find from Region button lets you use a detail from a photo as a search criterion for
finding similar images. To find from regions, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Find from Region button in the View Photo screen.
Æ A light-colored frame will highlight a detail of the photo shown on the screen.

Fig. 29: View Photo screen – Find from Region screen

2. If you want to enlarge or reduce the detail:
1. Click the Resize Selection button.
2. Click in the frame and drag the frame in the required direction.

3. If you would like to select another detail from the photo:
1. Click the Move Selection button.
2. Click in the frame and drag the frame to the required position.

4. Click the Start Search button.
Æ The photos found are displayed in the Search Results screen.

Î Similar images are displayed.

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Photos Main Screen

11.7

Burning a photo collection
To burn a photo collection, proceed as follows:

1. Insert a recordable disc into your drive.
2. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

3. Double-click the button you want.
Æ A list of the desired photo files is displayed.

4. Mark the desired photo files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected photos are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

5. Click the View Collected Items button.
Æ The Collected Items screen appears.

Fig. 30: Photos main screen – Collected Items screen

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Photos Main Screen

6. Click the Burn button.
Æ If you enabled the Always ask for disc title check box in the settings, the corresponding
dialog box opens before burning starts.

7. Enter a name for your disc in the text field.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

8. Click the OK button.
Î The burn process starts and its progress is displayed in the minimized playback area.

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Video and TV Main Screen

Video and TV Main Screen
In the Video and TV main screen, you can set up television channels and select television
programs as well as start or schedule recording of programs. You can make a compilation of
your favorite TV channels in the TV favorites folder and choose names for them. You can
also manage and view your videos. If you have more than one tuner card, you can choose
picture-in-picture playback or recording on two channels.You can display the Video and TV
main screen by clicking the

menu icon in the start screen.

Fig. 31: Video and TV main screen

The Video and TV main screen also contains the following buttons for accessing photo files:
TV Favorites

Opens the TV Favorites screen and displays all TV channels
you have added (see Adding TV channels to TV favorites).

TV Channels

Opens the TV Channels screen and displays all available TV
channels.

Web TV

Opens the Web TV screen and displays all TV channels
available via the Internet.

TV Programs

Opens the TV Programs screen and displays all TV programs
available to you. If you can receive electronic TV guides, you
can use them to show the programs currently being broadcast
(see Watching TV programs ).

TV Recordings

Opens the TV Recordings screen and displays all available
recordings sorted by various criteria (see Watching TV
recordings).

Videos

Opens the Videos screen and displays all video files sorted by
various criteria (see Playing a video ).

Video Casts

Opens the Video Casts screen and displays all videos you
have downloaded or received as RSS feeds.

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see
Buttons in the Main Screens).
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Video and TV Main Screen

12.1

Displaying TV channels
To view a TV program, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Channels button.
Æ The TV Channels screen appears. All the channels found during the station search are
displayed in their appropriate groups.
Nero Home will display a dialog box to inform you if your TV card has not yet been
configured. You can start the configuration immediately from this dialog box (see
Configuring a TV or recording card).

3. Double-click the button with the TV channels you would like to display.
Æ The corresponding screen will appear and the available channels are displayed.

4. Mark the required channel and click the Play button.
Æ The program currently being broadcast on the channel is shown in full-screen mode.

5. Double-click in the screen.
Æ The Watch TV screen appears.

Î The TV program is started.

12.2

Renaming TV channels
To rename TV channels, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the desired button with the TV channels you would like to rename.
Æ The corresponding screen appears and the available channels are displayed.
Nero Home will display a dialog box to inform you if your TV card has not yet been
configured. You can start the configuration immediately from this dialog box (see
Configuring a TV or recording card).

3. Mark the required channel and click the Rename button.
Æ A dialog box opens.

4. Enter the required name in the text field and click the OK button.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

Î The TV channel is renamed in all lists. You can now find and play the TV channel
under the selected name in the respective lists of TV channels.
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Video and TV Main Screen

12.3

Adding TV channels to TV favorites
To add TV channels to the TV favorites, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Channels button.
Æ The TV Channels screen will appear. All channels found during the station search are
displayed in the respective groups.
Nero Home will display a dialog box to inform you if your TV card has not yet been
configured. You can start the configuration immediately from this dialog box (see
Configuring a TV or recording card).

3. Double-click the button with the TV channels.
Æ The relevant screen appears. A list of all available TV channels is displayed.

4. Mark the required channel and click the Add to TV Favorites button.
5. Repeat the last two steps for each channel you would like to add to the list of your TV
favorites.

Æ The TV channels are added to your TV favorites.

Î You can find and play the channels in the TV Favorites screen.

12.4

Removing TV channels from TV favorites
To remove TV channels from the list of TV favorites, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Favorites button.
Æ The TV Favorites screen appears and all selected TV favorites are displayed.

3. Mark the required channel and click the Remove from Favorites button.
4. Repeat the previous step for each channel you would like to remove from the list of TV
favorites.

Î The selected TV channel is removed from the list of TV favorites.

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Video and TV Main Screen

12.5

Watching TV programs
If you would like to watch a television program on a specific channel, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.
Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Double-click the button with the TV program you would like to display.
Æ The corresponding screen appears and a list of TV programs is displayed.

4. Double-click the desired TV program.
5. Click the Playback button.
Æ The selected TV program is shown in full-screen mode.

6. Double-click in the screen.
Æ The Watch TV screen appears.

Î The selected TV program is played.

12.6

Recording programs in progress
You can record a program in progress at any time (see Watching TV programs ). To do so,
proceed as follows:

1. Move the mouse pointer to the lower margin of the playback area (see Showing buttons for
playback control).

Æ The tool bar for controlling playback is displayed.

2. Click the

button.

Æ The program shown in the playback area is recorded.

3. Click the

button.

Æ Recording is ended and a dialog box opens.

4. Enter the name under which you would like to save the recording in the text field shown.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

5. Click the OK button.
Æ The Watch TV screen is displayed and you can follow the program in progress.

Î The program in process is recorded. The recording is available in the Recordings
folder under the chosen name.
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Video and TV Main Screen

12.7

Schedule Recordings screen
The following buttons for executing actions are available in the Scheduled Recordings
screen on the left:
Back

Returns to the previous screen.

New

Displays a screen in which you can schedule new recordings.

Edit

Displays a separate screen in which you can change the
settings for a scheduled recording.

Delete

Deletes the highlighted scheduled recording.

This function is not available in Nero Home Essentials SE.

12.8

Scheduling new recordings
To schedule a new recording, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Recordings button.
Æ The TV Recordings screen appears.

3. Double-click the Scheduled Recordings folder.
Æ The Scheduled Recordings screen is displayed and lists all recordings already
scheduled.

4. Click the New button.
Æ The relevant screen appears.
You can use the
menu.

and

buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-down

5. Select the required settings for Channel, Date, Start and End Time and click the OK button.
Æ The newly scheduled recording is saved and shown in the Scheduled Recordings
screen.

6. To change the settings of a scheduled recording:
1. Click the Edit button.

Æ Check the settings and click the OK button.

7. To delete a scheduled recording:
1. Select the recording you would like to delete.
2. Click the Delete button.

Æ The scheduled recording is deleted.

Î You have scheduled new recordings.
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Video and TV Main Screen

12.9

Watching TV recordings
To watch one of your recordings, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Recordings button.
Æ The TV Recordings screen appears and all available recordings are displayed, sorted
by various criteria.

3. Double-click the button with the TV recording you would like to watch.
Æ A list of available recordings is displayed.

4. Mark the recording you want and click the Play button.
Æ The recording is shown in full-screen mode.

5. Double-click in the screen.
Æ The Play Video screen appears.

Î The recording is played.
You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or
lower margin of the playback area (see Showing buttons for playback control).

12.10 Play Video screen
There are various button on the left side of the Play Video screen for performing actions.

Fig. 32: Video and TV main screen – Play Video screen
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The following button is available:
Back

Returns to the previous screen.

Subtitles

Shows subtitles if available.

Edit List

Opens the relevant screen in which individual photos can be
removed from the slide show or the order of the photos can be
changed.

Minimize

Closes the Play Video window and displays the previous
screen.

You can display control bars during playback by moving the mouse pointer to the upper or
lower margin of the playback area (see Showing buttons for playback control).

12.11 Playing a video
To play a video, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Videos button.
Æ The Videos screen appears.

3. Double-click the button with the video file you would like to select.
Æ The corresponding list of video files appears.

4. Mark the file you want and click Play.
Æ The video file is played in full-screen mode.

5. Double-click in the screen.
Æ The Play Video screen appears.

Î The video is played.

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Video and TV Main Screen

12.12 Information panel
If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can use the on-screen text in the information
panel to search for information about the program as well as display information on the
program currently showing. The information panel is available when TV programs are
playing in full-screen mode (see Renaming TV channels).
In addition, you can show teletext by clicking the Teletext button in the information panel. To
show subtitles if available, click the Subtitles button in the information panel.

Depending on the country in which Nero Home is used, teletext availability may be limited.

The following options are available to control the information panel:
Remote control
[keyboard]

Function

i [CTRL + I]

Enables/disables the information panel in full-screen
mode.

Up/down arrow keys

Changes the channel.
The program information and a preview, if available, is
displayed in the minimized window.

Right/left arrow keys

Changes the program.
The program information, if available, is displayed.

Red button [F5]

Starts recording.
If the program starts later, the recording will be listed under
the Scheduled Recordings.

Green button [F6]

Closes the information panel.
Displays the channel last selected in the information panel in
full-screen mode.

Blue button [F8]

Closes the information panel.
Displays the channel last selected in the information panel
as picture-in-picture.

Depending on the remote control used, the color keys for navigation and executing actions
may not be available. Use the up, down, right and left buttons as well as the OK button on
your remote control instead.

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Video and TV Main Screen

12.13 TV Programs screen
There are various buttons on the left side of the TV Programs screen for performing actions.

Fig. 33: Video and TV main screen – TV Programs screen

The following buttons are available:
Back

Returns to the previous screen.
Updates the data for the electronic program guide (EPG).

EPG Update

EPG Settings

Map EPG
Channels

If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can use them to
show the programs currently being broadcast.
Displays the second TV Programs screen and shows all
available EPG sources.
If you can receive electronic TV guides, you can configure them
here.
Displays the relevant screen for mapping EPG channels. If you
can receive electronic TV guides, you have the option of
assigning channels EPG data.

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Video and TV Main Screen

12.14 Configuring electronic program guide (EPG)
Nero Home supports the digital program guide EPG (Electronic Program Guide). You can
use it to receive TV program information. Nero Home and various TV cards provide you EPG
data for analog and digital broadcasters.
To configure the EPG, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.
Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Click the EPG Settings button.
Æ The second TV Programs screen appears.

Fig. 34: Video and TV main screen – TV Programs screen

4. If you use a digital TV card, enable the Digital Tuner check box.
Æ The EPG data available for the respective TV channel is read automatically.

5. To use an analog TV card:
1. Enable the XML TV check box.
2. Click the Set Up Now button.

Æ The corresponding screen opens.
3. Specify the path of the EPG source file on your hard drive in the text field and click the
Accept button.

Æ The path is accepted. The EPG data is transferred.
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6. If you want to update the EPG, click the EPG Update button.
Æ The EPG is updated.

7. If you want to cancel the update, click the Cancel Update button.
Æ The update is cancelled.

8. If the selected EPG source for each EPG update should be updated automatically, click the
Activate button.

Æ The EPG source is updated for each update automatically.

Î You have configured the EPG. EPG data is available by clicking the Map EPG
Channels button.

12.15 Mapping EPG data
To display the EPG, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.
Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Click the Map EPG Channels button.
Î The respective screen appears and shows all TV channels available for the EPG
data.

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Video and TV Main Screen

12.16 Assigning EPG data
A digital TV card can read EPG data for the respective TV channel directly. However, not all
TV channels transmit EPG data. There is the option of assigning an XML file or channel to a
digital TV channel. The XML file must first be downloaded and called up in Nero Home just
like with analog broadcasters (see Configuring electronic program guide (EPG) ).
EPG data is not automatically received for analog TV cards. If you use an analog TV card,
you have the option of manually assigning EPG data to a channel.
To assign EPG data to a specific channel, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.
Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Click the Map EPG Channels button.
Æ The relevant screen is displayed and shows all TV channels available via active tuner
cards.

4. Mark the desired channel and click the Change button.
Æ The relevant screen is displayed and shows all available EPG IDs.

5. Mark an EPG ID and click the Map button.
Î The channel is assigned to the chosen EPG ID. You can receive EPG data.

12.17 Updating electronic program guide (EPG)
To update an EPG source you have already installed, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the TV Programs button.
Æ The TV Programs screen appears.

3. Click the EPG Update button.
Î The EPG source is updated and you receive the latest program information.

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Video and TV Main Screen

12.18 Scheduling new recordings with EPG
To use the EPG to schedule recordings, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the All Programs button or depending on the digital channels you want to
manage, click another button with digital channels.

Æ The respective screen appears and the digital EPG shows the programs in progress as
well as programs over the coming days with their broadcast times.

3. Mark the program you would like to record and click the New Recording button.
Æ Depending on the button with digital channels you clicked, the relevant screen appears
and shows the Channel, broadcast details (Date, Start time, End time) and the Title of
the chosen program.

You can use the
menu.

and

buttons to browse through the various entries in a drop-down

4. Check or change the respective settings for Channel, Date, Start time, and End time.
5. Click the OK button.
Æ The desired recording is displayed in the Scheduled Recordings screen (see
Scheduling new recordings).

Î The recording is programmed with the EPG.

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Video and TV Main Screen

12.19 Displaying picture-in-picture
If you have configured multiple TV tuner cards, picture-in-picture playback is available when
watching TV programs (see Renaming TV channels). Two TV channels are displayed: one
channel in full-screen mode and the other as a minimized picture-in-picture.
Please note that multiple TV cards or a TV card with dual tuner are required to be able to
use this function.

Fig. 35: Picture-in-picture screen

You can use your PC remote control or the keyboard to control various actions.
The following options are available:
Remote control [keyboard]

Function

Blue button [F7]

Enables/disables picture-in-picture.

Red button [F5]

Changes the program.
The channel playing in full-screen mode changes to
minimized picture-in-picture and vice versa.

Green button [F6]

Highlights the picture-in-picture.
All further control commands will be applied to the
minimized picture.

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Devices Main Screen

Devices Main Screen
As well as allowing you to access the files found via the automatic search function (see
Setting media scanning options), Nero Home also allows you to access all other media files
on your computer.
You can display the Devices main screen by clicking the

menu icon.

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see
Buttons in the Main Screens).

13.1

Using personal data sources
To access media files on a data medium on your computer, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Devices main screen is displayed.
All the data sources available on your computer such as floppy disks, hard drives, USB
removable media, and CD/DVD drives are shown.

2. Double-click the data medium you want.
Æ The media files of the selected data media are displayed.

3. Mark the desired file and click the Play button.
Î The desired file is played.

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Devices Main Screen

13.2

Live TV streaming in the network
Not only does the MediaHome network allow you to access media files on other computers,
it also allows you to access the TV card of other computers in the network via live TV
streaming.
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:

Nero MediaHome is installed on both computers.

If you want to access media files from another computer or via live TV streaming on the TV
card of another computer in the network, proceed as follows:

1. Click the

menu icon.

2. Click the MediaHome Network direct link.
If there is a disc inserted in the drive, a direct link to the respective drive is provided under
Devices. The MediaHome Network link is then hidden and no longer available.

Æ The MediaHome Network screen is displayed and shows all the computers available in
the network.

Fig. 36: Devices main screen - MediaHome Network screen

3. Double-click the computer you want.
Æ The relevant screen appears.

4. Double-click the TV Channels button.
Æ The TV Channels screen appears and shows an overview of all the TV channels.

5. Mark the required channel and click the Play button.
Î Playback is started.

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Collections Main Screen

Collections Main Screen
In the Collections main screen, you can manage and play your media files as well as edit
and delete compilations or exclude them from automatic cataloging. In addition, you have the
option of burning collections that can also be played without Nero Home.
You can display the Collections main screen by clicking the

menu icon.

Fig. 37: Collections main screen

In the Collections main screen, there are various buttons for navigation and executing
actions on the left.
All Collections

Opens the All Collections screen and displays all media
collections you have compiled.

Slide Shows

Opens the Slide Shows screen and displays slide shows you
have compiled.

Music Collections

Opens the Music Collections screen and displays all music
collections you have compiled.

Video Collections

Opens the Video Collections screen and displays all video
collections you have compiled.

Mixed Media
Collections

Opens the Mixed Media Collections screen and displays all
mixed media collections you have compiled.

WMP Playlists

Opens the WMP Playlists screen and displays all playlists
that contain media files in WMP format.

There are buttons (on the left of the screen) for navigating and executing actions (see
Buttons in the Main Screens).

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Collections Main Screen

14.1

Creating a music collection
To create a music collection, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the music files to be added to your collection.
Æ A corresponding list of your music files is displayed.

3. Mark the required music files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected music files together with the music files already collected are saved to the
Nero Home clipboard.

4. Repeat both previous steps to add music files to your collection.
5. Click the Save as Collection button.
Æ A dialog box opens.

6. Enter a name for your collection in the text field.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

7. Click the OK button.
Î The new collection is now available under the selected name and can be displayed
and played in the Collections main screen by clicking the Music Collections button
(see Playing a collection ).

14.2

Creating a slide show
To create a slide show, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the photo files to be added to the collection.
Æ The corresponding list of your photo files appears.

3. Mark the desired photo files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected photo files are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

4. Repeat both previous steps to add photos to your collection.
5. Click the Save as Collection button.
Æ A dialog box opens.

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Collections Main Screen

7. Click the OK button.
Î The new collection is now available under the selected name and can be displayed
and played in the Collections main screen by clicking the Slide shows button (see
Playing a collection ).

You can assign background music to the collection (see Creating a slide show with
background music).

14.3

Saving a slide show as a movie
This function is not available in Nero Home Essentials SE.

To save a slide show as a movie, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Slide Shows button.
Æ The Slide Shows screen appears and displays a list of your slide shows.

3. Mark the desired slide show and click the Save as movie button.
Æ Exporting is started.

Î The export progress is displayed in the minimized playback area. The Slide Shows
screen appears when the export process is complete.

14.4

Creating a video collection
To create a video collection, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

2. Double-click the Videos button.
Æ A corresponding list of your video files appears.

3. Mark the required video files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected video files, along with the photo and music files already collected, are
saved to the Nero Home clipboard.
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Collections Main Screen

4. Repeat both previous steps to add more video files to your collection.
5. Click the Save as Collection button.
Æ A dialog box opens.

7. Click the OK button.
Î The new collection is now available under the selected name and can be displayed
and played in the Collections main screen by clicking the Video Collections button
(see Playing a collection ).

14.5

Creating mixed media collections
Nero Home allows you to create collections of different files (mixed media collections) in
addition to music, video or photo collections. For example, to create a collection of photos,
music and videos, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Photos main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the photo files to be added to the collection.
Æ The corresponding list of your photo files appears.

3. Mark the desired photo files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected photo files are saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

4. Repeat both previous steps to add photos to your collection.
5. Click the Nero Home button.
Æ The start screen appears.

6. Double-click the

menu icon.

Æ The Music main screen appears.

7. Double-click the button with the music files to be added to your collection.
Æ A corresponding list of your music files is displayed.

8. Mark the required music files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected music files, along with the photo files already collected, are saved to the
Nero Home clipboard.

9. Repeat both previous steps to add music files to your collection.

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10. Click the Nero Home button.
Æ The start screen appears.

11. Double-click the

menu icon.

Æ The Video and TV main screen appears.

12. Double-click the Videos button.
Æ A corresponding list of your video files appears.

13. Mark the required video files and click the Collect button.
Æ The selected video files, along with the photo and music files already collected, are
saved to the Nero Home clipboard.

14. Repeat both previous steps to add more video files to your collection.
15. Click the Save as Collection button.
Æ A dialog box opens.

16. Enter a name for your collection in the text field.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

17. Click the OK button.
Î The new collection is now available under the selected name and can be displayed
and played in the Collections main screen by clicking the Mixed Media Collections
button (see Playing a collection ).

14.6

Playing a collection
To play a collection of media files, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears.

2. Double-click the button with the collection you would like to play.
Æ A list of your collections is displayed.

3. Mark the required collection and click the Play button.
Æ The selected collection is played in full-screen mode.

4. Double-click in the screen.
Æ The playback screen appears.

Î The collection is played.

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Collections Main Screen

14.7

Editing a collection
To edit a collection, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears and the collections displayed in Nero Home are
displayed both complete (All Collections) and sorted by Slide Shows, Music
Collections, Video Collections, Mixed Media Collections and WMP Playlists.

2. Double-click the desired button with the collection you wish to edit.
Æ The corresponding folder with your collections appears.

3. Double-click the desired collection you would like to edit.
Æ The relevant screen appears.

4. Click the Edit List button.
Æ The relevant screen appears.

5. Make the desired changes.
6. Click the Back button.
Æ The previous screen appears.

7. Click the Save Collection button.
Î The changes are saved.

14.8

Burning a collection
Nero Home can be used to burn music, video, photo and mixed media collections or slide
shows.
To burn a collection, proceed as follows:

1. Insert a recordable disc into your drive.
2. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The Collections main screen appears. The collections saved in Nero Home are
displayed both complete (All Collections) and sorted by Slide Shows, Music
Collections, Video Collections, Mixed Media Collections and WMP Playlists.

3. Double-click the button with the collection to be burned.
Æ A corresponding list of your collections is displayed.

4. Mark the required collection and click the Burn button.
Æ If you enabled the Always ask for disc title check box in the settings, the corresponding
dialog box opens before burning starts.

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Collections Main Screen

5. Enter a name for your disc in the text field.
If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

6. Click the OK button.
Æ Burning is started.

Î The burn progress is displayed in the minimized playback area.

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Collections Main Screen

Search Main Screen
Nero Home automatically finds the files that were archived and cataloged by the Nero Scout
database. You will find further information on Nero Scout under Setting media scanning
options as well as in the Nero Scout manual.
You can display the Search main screen by clicking the

menu icon.

Fig. 38: Search screen

If you activated the Use on-screen keyboard check box in the Settings – Appearance
main screen (see General settings), clicking in the input also displays a keyboard via which
you can enter the name using the PC remote control.

Fig. 39: Search screen with keyboard displayed

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Collections Main Screen

15.1

Finding media files
To find a cataloged media file, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the

menu icon in the start screen.

Æ The text field for search terms is displayed..

2. Enter the required keyword in the text field and press the Enter key on the displayed
keyboard.

Æ The result of the search is displayed in the Search Results screen. The search result
shows the number of files found, sorted by the various media types: Music, Photos,
Video and TV. The number in brackets following the media type indicates how many
files of the media type matching the search criterion have been found.

Î The search for cataloged media files is performed.

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Index

Index
Information panel

Map

Appearance

Schedule new recordings

Change

22, 24

Change background

Change skin type

Change the font size

F
File Formats Supported

I
B

Information panel

Burn Options
Setting

Burning options
Define

L
Launch Nero Home

41, 42, 43

Live TV Streaming

10
13, 72

Channel groups

Main screen

Collections

Burn

Devices

Create a music collection

Music and Radio

Create mixed media collection

Photos

Create slide show

Create video collection

Settings

Edit

Video and TV

Overview

Play
Save slide show as movie

Contact
Conventions

13, 74, 75, 76, 77

Manual
Music

85
6

Burn a collection

47, 78

Play

12, 45

Music and Radio
Overview

D
Devices
Overview

Nero Scout

DVD
DVD settings

Configure

11, 14, 46, 80
14, 22

O
E

On-screen keyboard

Easy Setup wizard
EPG
Configure
Electronic Program Guide

12, 16, 20

Use

21, 25

66
12, 66, 68
66
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P
Parental control

33
87

PC remote control

Create

13, 74

Photos

Create a slide show with background music

53, 75

Burn a collection

Define audio format

Create collections

Define favorite transitions

Display

12, 52

Define format

Find from Region

52, 55

Define transitions

Find similar photos
Overview
Play slide show
Save slide show as a movie

7, 52, 55
11

7, 75

Play

Save as a movie

53, 55

Program
Launch

Favorite transitions

Select playback quality

Set

Start screen Nero Home
Direct links

Start screen, Nero Home

Radio

Supported file formats

Add radio channels to radio favorites

36, 38

12, 50

11
9

Disc formats

9
9

Manage radio channels

Images

Remove radio channels from radio favorites

Metadata

Rename radio channels

Video

System requirements

Capture devices

Search
Find from Region

Overview

Start

25, 80

Settings

16, 20

Appearance
Assign effects for slide shows
Audio settings
Change skin type
Configure TV cards
Define effects for slideshows
Define favorite transitions

Soundcard

22, 24
36
7, 34
25
23, 26, 29
38
35, 38, 39

8
8, 17, 26, 48
8

T
Television
Screen format

Timeshift

Timeshift Limit

Timeshifting

Timeshift
Timeshift TV Viewing

7, 20

21
7, 21, 30

Timeshifting
Enable

Define settings for slide shows

31, 36

DVD settings

21, 33

Display TV channels

Easy Setup wizard

Watch TV programs

Enable Nero Scout

Watch TV recording

58, 63

Enable Timeshifting

Overview

Configure

Timeshift

TV channel search

TV settings

21, 29, 31

Slide shows

21, 35

Assign effects

TV cards

TV Cards
TV channel search

21, 26, 29
17

36
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TV channels
Manage

58, 59, 60, 65, 69

EPG

Video
Burn collection

TV programs
68, 69

61
75

Information panel

Record

Play

13, 58, 61

TV recordings
Schedule
Watch

Video settings

13, 58, 64
21, 31

Video and TV

TV Programs
Electronic Program Guide

Create
Create collection

Watch

7
58, 63

Overview

Record programs in progress

46, 61

Schedule new recordings

62, 69

Video settings
Define

V
W

Versions of Nero Home
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Contact

Contact
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