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ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Manual
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TOTALMEDIA FAQ
1. What are the best settings to watch TV on my system?
1). If your graphics display adapter meets the following requirements:
§ ATI Radeon 7200 or above
§ nVidia Geforce MX 440 or above
§ Intel 82865 or above
Then you can turn on DX-VA under Setup -> General - > Display Settings - > Hardware
Acceleration.
If your graphics display adapter does not meet the above requirements, disable DX-VA and also
disable 3D transitions .
If you want to watch HDTV on your computer, a high performance CPU (Pentium 4, 2.4GHz with
512Mbyte RAM) is required.
2). If your CPU speed is below a Pentium 4, 2.4GHz and less than 512Mbyte RAM, we
recommend disabling the time -shifting feature by from Setup - > TV -> TV Settings -> Time
Shifting.
3). Hard Disk DMA should be enabled fro m the device properties for your hard drive. (The
method for setting this varies in different operating systems.)
2. How do I enable/disable time shifting PVR functionality?
You can enable/disable time shifting feature by turn off Setup -> TV -> TV Settings -> Time
Shifting.
3. What kind of video file formats can TotalMedia play?
MPEG1/2, MPEG4, ASF, WMV, MP4, 3GPP, 3G 2, MOV, DVR-MS, DV-AVI, AVI.
4. How can I schedule recording a TV show and then automatically transfer it to my
mobile phone?
First, you need to go to TV -> Schedule Recording to select the time and channel of the desired
show. Then click on the To Go module and use Schedule Sync to set up synchronization on the
folder the file will be saved in at a time after the show is recorded. The end result will have your TV
show available on your mobile device without further action by you.
5. Can I transfer my recorded TV show to my Apple iPod and Sony PSP?
Yes, Apple iPod and Sony PSP are supported in TotalMedia To Go. TotalMedia To Go is optio nal. If
you do not have it, please visit the ArcSoft website.
6. Can I play back a video recorded by my mobile phone on my computer?
Yes, TotalMedia typically includes the required codecs for playing videos created on mobile phones.
(Some bundled versions may not include this feature. If your version doesn't have it, you can
purchase it directly from ArcSoft.)
7. Can I playback Microsoft MCE recorded video file in TotalMedia?
Yes.
8. Can I record digital audio from a radio (audio only) channel of a DTV signal?
Yes.
9. What is the Share module used for?
Share is an optional module in TotalMedia that enables you to share the multimedia files on your
computer with your streaming devices, such as mobile phones, networked DVD players or digital
media adapters.