Chapter 4: Media Playback

== Supported Media Types ==
SageTV supports many current video, music and photo
formats: 
 File Formats – AVI, ASF,
MKV, MOV, MP4, QuickTime, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 PS, MPEG-2 TS, M2TS, BDMV Folder
(BluRay), BluRay ISO, DVD ISO, DVD 
VIDEO_TS, VOB, M4A, MP3, FLAC, OGG, FLV, WAV, WMA 
 Video Codecs – MPEG1, MPEG2,
MPEG4, XVID, H264*, WMV9, VC1*, MJPEG, 
FlashVideo (some formats may require an external decoder to
be installed) 
 Audio Codecs – MP2, MP3,
AAC, AAC-HE, ALAC, WMA, WMAPro, PCM, Vorbis, FLAC, DolbyDigital, DolbyTrueHD,
DTS, DTS-HD/MA (some formats may require an external decoder to be installed) 
 CC/Subtitle Formats –
EIA-608 (NTSC/ATSC/QAM Closed Captioning), SRT, SSA/ASS, SAMI, .sub
(Subviewer/MicroDVD), DVD, multiple languages supported in all formats (NOTE:
HD media extenders support additional subtitle formats beyond this.) 
 Playlist Formats – M3U, WPL,
ASX, WAX, WVX 
 Picture Formats – JPEG, PNG,
GIF, TIFF 
== Using the SageTV Media Playback Interface ==
SageTV supports the basic media types of video, DVD/BD,
music, and pictures. Each type has its own specialized playback interface.
While most of the playback interfaces are similar in terms of which commands
are available, there are some differences to be aware of. Therefore, each of
the four interfaces will be described below, along with the most commonly used
commands. See the full list of commands for a complete description of all
available commands. The basic media types that can be played or viewed are: 
 Videos – Videos include
SageTV recordings of TV shows and videos that have been imported into the Video Browser. SageTV looks for library videos in the Media
Center Import Directories, as defined in Detailed
Setup: General Settings. For details about playing videos, see Video Playback.
 DVD – DVDs can be played
from a DVD drive in the same computer SageTV is running on. DVDs cannot be
played over a network from a DVD drive on another computer. 
DVDs stored on a hard drive can be played by SageTV. (see: Appendix I: Playing DVDs and BDs from the Hard Drive.)
For details about playing DVDs, see DVD Playback.
 Music – The Music Browser can play music files stored on the
computer in any of the Media Center Import Directories,
as defined in Detailed Setup: General Settings.
For details about playing music, see Music Playback.
 Pictures – Pictures may be
viewed individually or as a slideshow in the Photo
Browser.
As with music and library videos, SageTV looks for pictures
in the Media Center Import Directories, as
defined in Detailed Setup: General Settings.
For details about viewing pictures, see Picture
Viewing.
=== A Note About Time Scroll Playback Mode ===
One command that is not listed in the playback sections
below, because it is not assigned to a keystroke by default, is the Time Scroll command, which offers another way to jump
forward or backward while playing media, in addition to the Skip Forward, Skip Bkwd,
Skip Fwd #2, and Skip
Bkwd #2 commands. It operates quite differently from those commands,
however. 
The first use of the Time Scroll
command enters time scroll mode. If
playback has not been paused, playback will continue while the time indicator
will change color. While in this mode, you may: 
Use the Skip Forward
and Skip Bkwd commands to move the time
indicator icon forward/backward 2 minutes 30 seconds for each time one of these
commands is used. (This time is adjustable via the Fast
Forward & Rewind times option.) For now, playback will continue at
the current time; only the time indicator will move. 
Use the Skip Fwd #2
and Skip Bkwd #2 commands to move the time
indicator icon directly to the end or beginning of the media, respectively. For
now, playback will continue at the current time; only the time indicator will
move.  
To exit time scroll mode: 
Use the Time Scroll
command a second time to exit time scroll mode and begin playback at the time
indicator icon’s current location. If you have jumped to the end of the media,
playback of that media will end. If playback was paused, it will still remain
paused after exiting time scroll mode. Note:
the time indicator icon does not move on its own while in time scroll mode; if
you let playback continue for a short period without using any FF or REW
commands and then exit time scroll mode using the command a second time,
playback will jump back to where the indicator was. 
Do nothing for a short delay period, or use
commands such as Pause, Play,
or Play/Pause, to cancel time scroll mode and
continue playback at the current playback location, regardless of where the
time indicator icon is currently shown. 
If you wish to make use of the time scroll mode
functionality, you will need to assign a key or remote control IR code to it.
See the Link Infrared/Keystroke to SageTV Command
option in Detailed Setup. 
=== Video Playback ===
During video playback, the On-Screen Display (OSD) will
appear after using most playback control commands and will turn off after a
short timeout period. Alternatively, you can use the Info
or Select command to toggle the OSD on or off. Note: Only certain portions of the OSD
may be shown, depending on the current status and the command used. Tip: To change the timeout period, see Inactivity Timeout and OSD AutoHide in Detailed Setup: Customize Settings.
==== OSD Top ====
The upper left displays the channel
where a recording aired, or the current channel for live TV. If playback is
live TV, the and icons can be used to change the channel with the mouse. If
SageTV has been configured to use channel logos, the channel logo will be
displayed when available. Note: This
section displays the video thumbnail, if available, when playing imported video
files. 
The middle section of the top displays an abbreviated form
of the recording’s or imported video’s detailed information, including the show
title, episode name, date and time when the show was recorded, and a
description of the show’s contents. The titles for Manual Recordings and
Favorites will be shown using bold
text. 
The upper right displays the current day and time, along
with a volume indicator showing whether the volume has been muted or is
audible. The volume may be controlled with the mouse by clicking on the volume
bar. Clicking on the volume icon will turn the sound on or off. 
==== OSD Bottom ====
The bottom contains the time bar display (see below for
details) showing the current point of playback along with the overall length of
the recording or imported video, and mouse icons to control playback, if mouse
icons have been enabled. To control whether mouse icons are shown, use the Show Mouse Icons option in Detailed
Setup: General Settings. Using the mouse, clicking on any point on the
time bar moves the playback point to that position. Clicking on the icons 
performs these functions: 
Skip Bkwd #2 Skip Bkwd 
Skip Forward          Skip Fwd #2 
Stop                                         Pause orPlay
==== OSD Time Bar ====
The time bar is used to indicate the length of the
recording or imported video, the current playback position, and such status
information as the section that has been watched, recorded, and/or not
recorded. 
The time bar always displays “0:00:00” as the beginning at
the far left (click on that number to jump to the start of the video) and the
video’s duration to the far right (click on that number to jump to the end of
the video). 
If a recording has been padded so that the recording
extends beyond the start/end of the show’s actual airing time, that padding
will be displayed on the time bar also, to the left/right of the vertical
marker bars for the start/end times.  
The colors on the time bar display represent the four
possible indicator states.  Note: The time bar has slightly
different coloring in the padded areas. 
 Red – This is the portion of
the show that is in the past and has not been recorded. If you have changed the
channel and then returned to a previously watched channel during the same show,
you may notice that there is a red section to indicate the portion of the show
not recorded in between recorded sections. 
 White – This part of the
show has been viewed and is now considered Watched by SageTV. If you exit a
show that has not yet been completely watched, SageTV will remember how much
you have watched and continue from that point the next time you watch that
recording. 
 Green – This is the
remainder of the show that has already been recorded, but not yet watched. 
 Clear – This represents the
portion of the show that has not yet been recorded since it is beyond the
current time and thus has not aired yet. You cannot fast forward into the clear
section, since it represents the future. 
==== Playback Commands ====
Most SageTV commands are available during video playback.
The most commonly used ones and their default key assignments are listed below.
Please see Appendix E: Remote Controls for the
default Hauppauge and Streamzap remote layouts and remember that you can
customize your key assignments for every command. The SageTV
Commands customization section contains full details of all the
available commands, their default keys, and how to customize their assignments.
Command         Keystroke        Function 
Pause                  Ctrl+S               Pause playback. If already paused,
advance one frame. 
Play                    Ctrl+D              Resume playback if paused. 
 Command         Keystroke        Function 
 Play/Pause Ctrl+Shift+S, Toggles between
 paused & playing. If playing, playback will Middle Mouse pause. If
 paused, playback will resume. 
 Button	
 Command         Keystroke        Function 
 Play/Pause Ctrl+Shift+S, Toggles between
 paused & playing. If playing, playback will Middle Mouse pause. If
 paused, playback will resume. 
 Button	
 Command         Keystroke        Function 
 Play/Pause Ctrl+Shift+S, Toggles between
 paused & playing. If playing, playback will Middle Mouse pause. If
 paused, playback will resume. 
 Button
 Stop                    Ctrl+G	
 Stop                    Ctrl+G	
 Closes
 the file and stops playback. You will be returned to the Main Menu. For additional information, see the
 explanation for the Close File option,
 below.
 Skip Forward     Ctrl+F	
 Skip Forward     Ctrl+F	
 Fast Forward 10 seconds. (This time is adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times option.)
 Skip Bkwd         Ctrl+A	
 Skip Bkwd         Ctrl+A	
 Rewind 10 seconds. (This time is adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times option.)
 Skip Fwd #2      Ctrl+F8	
 Skip Fwd #2      Ctrl+F8	
 Fast Forward 2:30 – 2 minutes, 30 seconds. (This time is
 adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times
 option.)
 Skip Bkwd #2    Ctrl+F7	
 Skip Bkwd #2    Ctrl+F7	
 Rewind 2:30. (This time is adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times option.)
 Channel Up        Page
 Up, 
 Ctrl+Up	
 Channel Up        Page
 Up, 
 Ctrl+Up	
 If watching live TV, change
 to the next higher channel number.
 Channel
 Down Page Down, 
 Ctrl+Down	
 Channel
 Down Page Down, 
 Ctrl+Down	
 If watching live TV, change
 to the next lower channel number.
 Volume Up        Ctrl+R,
 
 Ctrl+Right	
 Volume Up        Ctrl+R,
 
 Ctrl+Right	
 Increase audio volume.
 Volume
 Down Ctrl+E, 
 Ctrl+Left	
 Volume
 Down Ctrl+E, 
 Ctrl+Left	
 Decrease audio volume.
 Mute                    Ctrl+Shift+M Toggle
 audio mute on or off. 
 TV
                      Ctrl+V              Return to the previous menu. 
 Home
                  Home                Moves directly to the Main Menu.
 Guide
                 Ctrl+X              Moves directly to the Program Guide.
 Power
                 Ctrl+Z               Puts SageTV to sleep. 
 Info                    Ctrl+I,
               Toggles the OSD on or off.
 
 Left Mouse 
 Button 
 Left Left When the OSD is on, this toggles whether
 the show’s full description is displayed. 
 Right                  Right
                            When the OSD
 is on, this toggles whether the show’s full
 description is displayed.	
 Mute                    Ctrl+Shift+M Toggle
 audio mute on or off. 
 TV
                      Ctrl+V              Return to the previous menu. 
 Home
                  Home                Moves directly to the Main Menu.
 Guide
                 Ctrl+X              Moves directly to the Program Guide.
 Power
                 Ctrl+Z               Puts SageTV to sleep. 
 Info                    Ctrl+I,
               Toggles the OSD on or off.
 
 Left Mouse 
 Button 
 Left Left When the OSD is on, this toggles whether
 the show’s full description is displayed. 
 Right                  Right
                            When the OSD
 is on, this toggles whether the show’s full
 description is displayed.	
 Mute                    Ctrl+Shift+M Toggle
 audio mute on or off. 
 TV
                      Ctrl+V              Return to the previous menu. 
 Home
                  Home                Moves directly to the Main Menu.
 Guide
                 Ctrl+X              Moves directly to the Program Guide.
 Power
                 Ctrl+Z               Puts SageTV to sleep. 
 Info                    Ctrl+I,
               Toggles the OSD on or off.
 
 Left Mouse 
 Button 
 Left Left When the OSD is on, this toggles whether
 the show’s full description is displayed. 
 Right                  Right
                            When the OSD
 is on, this toggles whether the show’s full
 description is displayed.
 Command	
 Keystroke	
 Function
 Watched	
 Ctrl+W	
 Toggles whether the remainder of the show is marked as
 Watched or not.
 Don’t
 Like	
 Ctrl+J	
 Toggles whether show is
 marked as Don’t Like or not.
 Record	
 Ctrl+Y	
 Toggles whether the show should be marked as a Manual
 Recording. If you are watching live TV, use this command to force SageTV to
 continue recording the show and save it for future viewing. 
 
 This command can also be used to save a fully downloaded
 online video file.
 Full
 Screen	
 Ctrl+Shift+F	
 Toggles whether SageTV should make its Window full screen
 or not.
 Options	
 Escape, 
 Ctrl-O, 
 Right Mouse 
 Button	
 Toggles the display of the Options pop-up menu for playback
 option choices. See the detailed description, below.
 Num
 0 – 9	
 0 – 9	
 Used to enter channel changes. While watching live TV,
 enter the channel number you wish to watch, then use the Select command (Enter key).
==== Video Playback Options Menu ====
Using the Options command
while playing a SageTV recording or imported video will cause a pop-up menu to
appear with additional options: 
Cancel – Cancel
the pop-up and close it. Using the Options
command has the same result. 
Detailed Info –
Use this option while watching a recording to jump directly to the Recording Detail menu for the recording being played
or the Video Detail menu for an imported video.
Subtitles – If
the video contains subtitles, this option toggles whether subtitles are to be
displayed. Subtitles are enabled if this option is checked. 
Subtitle Language
– If the video contains multiple subtitle languages, this option will be
available for choosing which language to use for subtitles. 
Save Downloaded File
– When playing a downloaded video media file, this option will be available
after the file has been completely downloaded. The downloaded video will be
saved as an imported video and may be played from the Video
Browser. Use the Record command as a
shortcut for this option. 
Shuffle Video
Playback – This selection reflects whether random playback of the current
video playlist is enabled or disabled. Selecting this item will toggle shuffled
playback on and off. 
Repeat Video
Playback – This selection reflects whether repeat playback of the current
video playlist is enabled or disabled. Selecting this item will toggle repeat
playback on and off. 
Main Menu – Go
directly to the Main Menu.
Video Library –
Go directly to the Video Browser menu to view imported videos. Available
when playing an imported video. 
SageTV Recordings
– Go directly to the SageTV Recordings menu to view the list of
recordings. Available when playing a recording. 
Program Guide –
Go directly to the Program Guide to view the grid showing the list of
shows on each channel. Available when playing a recording. 
Recording Schedule
– Go directly to the Recording Schedule to view upcoming recordings.
Available when playing a recording. 
Standby – Stops
playback and puts SageTV into standby (or sleep) mode. 
BD Title Select
– When playing a Blu-ray video, this option opens a dialog where the list of
Blu-ray tiles are listed. The currently playing title is marked; select a title
from the list to start playing that title. 
Stop Playback –
Closes the file and stops playback. You will be returned to the screen where
playback was initiated. If that is not possible, then you will jump to the Program Guide, SageTV
Recordings, or Video Browser menu,
depending on the video that was playing. Use the Stop
command as a shortcut for this option. Notes: 
If you are watching live TV, this command will
also stop the recording process. 
If the live TV that you are watching is a show
that was scheduled to record, the recording will continue; only playback will
stop. 
If you are watching a prerecorded show, no
recording process is affected. 
Next Chapter –
If the video contains multiple chapters, this option will be available to jump
to the next chapter. 
Previous Chapter
– If the video contains multiple chapters, this option will be available to
jump to the previous chapter. 
Record this show
– This option’s name can change depending on the status of the recording. While
watching live TV, use this option to toggle whether to record and keep the
show. While watching an existing recording, this option will mark or unmark the
Manual Recording status for the recording. Use the Record
command as a shortcut for this option.  
Jump to Beginning
– Jump to the beginning of the video. While this dialog is open, use the Skip Bkwd #2 command as a shortcut for this option. 
Jump to End –
Jump to the end of the video. While this dialog is open, use the Skip Fwd #2 command as a shortcut for this option. 
Audio Language –
If the video contains multiple languages, this option will be available for
choosing which language to use during playback. 
Aspect Ratio Mode
– Displays another pop-up menu where you can choose which aspect ratio to use
for playback. See the Aspect Ratio Mode selection
dialog.
Captions
(Off/CC1/CC2) – Toggles between the Closed Caption display settings, when
available. Also see Appendix K: Closed Captions.
Caption &
Subtitle Options – If subtitles and/or closed captions are available, this
option will be shown, allowing setting various caption and subtitle options. 
Toggle Full Screen
– Toggles whether SageTV should make its Window full screen or not. 
==== Video Playback Completion Options ====
Since SageTV will not automatically delete a Manual
Recording or a Favorite with AutoDelete turned off, when such a recording
completes playback after being fully watched, an options menu will be shown to
ask whether to delete the recording. Choose from: 
 Delete this recording now –
The recording will be deleted immediately. 
 Delete this recording when space
is needed – (Shown only for Manual Recordings.) The recording will have its
Manual Recording status cleared so that SageTV sees it as just a regular
recording. Note: If the recording is
also a Favorite with AutoDelete turned off, SageTV will still not be able to
delete the file automatically. 
 Do not delete this recording
– The recording will not be deleted; it will be left as-is. Note: Using the Options command will also close this menu without
deleting the recording. 
Note: This
dialog can also be configured to ask for all recordings or to never be shown.
See Ask to delete recording at end of playback?,
in Detailed Setup: Customize Settings.
==== Aspect Ratio Mode selection dialog ====
This dialog displays a list of the available aspect ratio
modes that can be used for video playback. In addition, custom aspect ratio
modes can be created and edited when using a SageTV HD Extender. The Aspect
Ratio Mode dialog has the following choices:
 
 Close – Cancel and close
this menu. 
 Add new custom AR Mode – (HD
Extender only) Create a new custom aspect ratio mode, with its default settings
copied from a list of existing aspect ratio modes. 
 Fill – Stretch the video to
fill the SageTV playback area. 
 Source – Use the video
source information to determine the playback aspect ratio. 
 4x3 – Force playback to fit
the video into a 4x3 ratio area, stretching or shrinking the video to do so.
(Not an option on the HD Extender) 
 16x9 – Force playback to fit
the video into a 16x9 ratio area, stretching or shrinking the video to do so.
(Not an option on the HD Extender) 
 ZoomA – (HD Extender only)
Uses the complete screen in vertical direction. 
 
 ZoomB – (HD Extender only)
Zooms into the 16:9 part of a 4:3 show inside a 16:9 broadcast. 
 ZoomC – (HD Extender only)
Expands 16:9 content within a 4:3 video stream for playback on a 16:9 TV. 
 Fill Wide – (HD Extender
only)  Stretches 4:3 content within a
16:9 video stream to fill the screen on a 16:9 TV. 
On an HD Extender, any custom aspect ratio
modes will be listed in alphabetical order after the “Fill Wide” AR mode. 
Aspect ratio notes
when using the HD Extender only: Use the Right
arrow while any aspect ratio is highlighted for more options: 
 Set as the default Aspect Ratio
mode – Tells SageTV to use this aspect ratio mode as the initial AR mode
whenever video playback starts. 
 
 Delete this Custom AR mode –
(Custom AR mode only) Allows the deletion of a custom aspect ratio mode. 
 
 Rename this Custom AR mode –
(Custom AR mode only) Allows a custom aspect ratio mode to be renamed. 
 Edit this Custom AR mode –
(Custom AR mode only) Opens a dialog where the custom aspect ratio mode
settings can be configured. 
 
 Return to Aspect Ratio mode list
– Close the aspect ratio mode options and returns to the list of aspect ratio
modes that can be used for video playback. 
=== DVD Playback ===
During DVD playback, DVD menus that are not part of the
SageTV interface may be navigated by using the directional arrow keys and using
the Select command to make menu selections.
Those are the DVD’s built-in menus that are shown on any DVD playback device and
are not specific to SageTV. During playback of a DVD video, however, SageTV
presents its own interface for controls such as pause, fast forward, rewind,
etc.  
During DVD playback, the On-Screen Display (OSD) will
appear after using most playback control commands and will turn off after a
short timeout period. Alternatively, you can use the Info
or Select command to toggle the OSD on or off. Note: Only certain portions of the OSD
may be shown, depending on the current status and the command used. Tip: To change the timeout period, see Inactivity Timeout and OSD AutoHide in Detailed Setup: Customize Settings.
==== OSD Top ====
The upper part of the OSD
displays the DVD playback status information, including the DVD title,
current chapter, and other current settings. The and icons can be used to
change the chapter with the mouse. The DVD’s thumbnail will be shown in the
upper left corner, if a thumbnail is available. 
The upper right displays the current day and time, along
with a volume indicator showing whether the volume has been muted or is
audible. The volume may be controlled with the mouse by clicking on the volume
bar. Clicking on the volume icon will turn the sound on or off. 
==== OSD Bottom ====
The bottom contains the time bar display (see below for
details) showing the current point of playback along with the overall length of
the video, and mouse icons to control playback, if mouse icons have been
enabled. To control whether mouse icons are shown, use the Show Mouse Icons option in Detailed
Setup: General Settings. Using the mouse, clicking on any point on the
time bar moves the playback point to that position. Clicking on the icons
performs these 
functions: 
Skip Bkwd #2 Skip Bkwd 
Skip Forward          Skip Fwd #2 
Stop                                         Pause orPlay
==== OSD Time Bar ====
The DVD time bar is used to indicate the length of the
video, the current playback position, and the section that has been watched. 
The time bar always displays “0:00:00” as the beginning at
the far left (click on that number to jump to the start of the video) and the
video’s duration to the far right (click on that number to jump to the end of
the video). 
The DVD playback time bar uses two colors: 
 White – This part of the DVD
has been viewed. 
 Green – This is the
remainder of the DVD that has not yet been watched. 
==== Playback Commands ====
 Note: In addition to the usual playback
 commands, there are additional DVD-specific commands that are not originally
 assigned to any keys. To use them, you will need to assign keys or remote
 buttons to those commands.
Most SageTV commands are available during DVD playback. The
most commonly used ones and their default key assignments are listed below.
Please see Appendix E: Remote Controls for the
default Hauppauge and Streamzap remote layouts and remember that you can
customize your key assignments for every command. The SageTV
Commands customization
section contains full details of all the available commands, their default
keys, and how to customize their assignments. 
 Command	
 Keystroke        Function
 Pause	
 Ctrl+S
               Pause playback. If already
 paused, advance one frame.
 Play	
 Ctrl+D
              Resume playback if paused.
 Play/Pause	
 Ctrl+Shift+S, Toggles between paused & playing. If
 playing, playback will Middle Mouse pause. If paused, playback will resume. 
 Button
 Stop	
 Ctrl+G Closes the file and stops playback. You will be
 returned to the Main Menu. For additional
 information, see the explanation for the DVD
 Stop option, below.
 Skip
 Forward	
 Ctrl+F
                    Fast Forward 10
 seconds. (This time is adjustable via the Fast
 Forward &
 Rewind times option.)
 Skip
 Bkwd	
 Ctrl+A
                            Rewind 10
 seconds. (This time is adjustable via the Fast
 Forward &
 Rewind times option.)
 Skip
 Fwd #2	
 Ctrl+F8 Fast Forward 2:30 – 2 minutes, 30 seconds. (This time is
 adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times
 option.)
 Skip
 Bkwd #2	
 Ctrl+F7
                   Rewind 2:30. (This
 time is adjustable via the Fast Forward &
Rewind times
option.) 
 Command         Keystroke        Function 
 Channel Up        Page Up       Jump
 to the next DVD chapter. Ctrl+Up 
 Channel Down Page Down,   Jump to the previous DVD chapter. Ctrl+Down 
 Volume Up        Ctrl+R,
             Increase audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Right 
 Volume Down Ctrl+E,                Decrease
 audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Left	
 Command         Keystroke        Function 
 Channel Up        Page Up       Jump
 to the next DVD chapter. Ctrl+Up 
 Channel Down Page Down,   Jump to the previous DVD chapter. Ctrl+Down 
 Volume Up        Ctrl+R,
             Increase audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Right 
 Volume Down Ctrl+E,                Decrease
 audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Left	
 Command         Keystroke        Function 
 Channel Up        Page Up       Jump
 to the next DVD chapter. Ctrl+Up 
 Channel Down Page Down,   Jump to the previous DVD chapter. Ctrl+Down 
 Volume Up        Ctrl+R,
             Increase audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Right 
 Volume Down Ctrl+E,                Decrease
 audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Left
 Mute	
 Ctrl+Shift+M Toggle audio
 mute on or off.	
 Ctrl+Shift+M Toggle audio
 mute on or off.
 TV	
 Ctrl+V	
 Return to the previous
 menu.
 Home	
 Home	
 Moves directly to the Main Menu.
 Guide	
 Ctrl+X	
 Moves directly to the Program Guide.
 Power	
 Ctrl+Z	
 Puts SageTV to sleep.
 Info	
 Ctrl+I, 
 Left Mouse Button	
 Toggles the OSD on or off.
 Full
 Screen	
 Ctrl+Shift+F	
 Toggles whether SageTV should make its Window full screen
 or not.
 Options	
 Escape, 
 Ctrl-O, 
 Right Mouse 
 Button	
 Toggles the display of the Options pop-up menu for playback
 option choices. See the detailed description, below.
 Num
 0 – 9	
 0 – 9	
 Used to enter the DVD chapter to play. Enter the chapter
 number you wish to watch, then use the Select command
 (Enter key).
==== DVD Playback Options Menu ====
Using the Options command
will cause a pop-up menu to appear with additional options and DVD playback
controls. 
Cancel – Cancel
the pop-up and close it. Using the Options
command has the same result. 
Detailed Info –
Use this option to jump directly to the Video Detail
menu for an imported DVD. 
DVD Menu – Jump
to the DVD’s menu. 
DVD Return –
Returns the display from a submenu to its parent menu. 
Subtitles –
Toggles whether DVD subtitles are to be displayed. Subtitles are enabled if
this option is checked. 
Subtitle Language
– Displays a pop-up menu where you can choose which language to use for
subtitles. 
Main Menu – Go
directly to the Main Menu.
Standby – Stops
playback and puts SageTV into standby (or sleep) mode. 
DVD Stop –
Closes and stops DVD playback. You will be returned to the screen where
playback was initiated. If that is not possible, then you will jump to the Main Menu. Playback will be ended, so you will be
unable to use the Back command to return to
viewing the DVD. 
DVD Next Chapter
– Jump to the next chapter. 
DVD Previous Chapter
– Jump to the previous chapter. 
Audio Language –
Displays a pop-up menu where you can choose which language to use for audio
playback. 
Jump to Beginning
– Jump to the beginning of the video. While this dialog is open, use the Skip Bkwd #2 command as a shortcut for this option.
This option is available while playing the movie portion of a DVD. 
Jump to End –
Jump to the end of the video. While this dialog is open, use the Skip Fwd #2 command as a shortcut for this option.
This option is available while playing the movie portion of a DVD. 
Aspect Ratio Mode
– Displays another pop-up menu where you can choose which aspect ratio to use
for playback. See the Aspect Ratio Mode selection
dialog.
Captions
(On/CC1/CC2) – Toggles between the Closed Caption display settings. 
Caption &
Subtitle Options – If subtitles and/or closed captions are available, this
option will be shown, allowing setting various caption and subtitle options. 
Toggle Full Screen
– Toggles whether SageTV should make its Window full screen or not. 
=== Music Playback ===
During music playback, the On-Screen Display (OSD) will
appear after using most playback control commands and will turn off after a
short timeout period. Alternatively, you can use the Info
or Select command to toggle the OSD on or off. Note: Only certain portions of the OSD
may be shown, depending on the current status and the command used. Tip: To change the timeout period, see Inactivity Timeout and OSD AutoHide in Detailed Setup: Customize Settings.
The background consists of a visualization effect that
changes with the music, or information about the currently playing song. 
==== OSD Top ====
The upper part of the OSD
displays the music playback status information, including the song title,
artist, album, and track information. Playlist information will be displayed only when playing a Playlist. If album art is
available, the image will be displayed. The and icons can be used to change to
the next or previous song with the mouse. 
The upper right displays the current day and time, along
with a volume indicator showing whether the volume has been muted or is
audible. The volume may be controlled with the mouse by clicking on the volume
bar. Clicking on the volume icon will turn the sound on or off. 
==== OSD Bottom ====
The bottom contains the time bar display (see below for
details) showing the current point of playback along with the overall length of
the song, and mouse icons to control playback, if mouse icons have been
enabled. To control whether mouse icons are shown, use the Show Mouse Icons option in Detailed
Setup: General Settings. Using the mouse, clicking on any point on the
time bar moves the playback point to that position. Clicking on the icons
performs these 
functions: 
Skip Bkwd #2 Skip Bkwd 
Skip Forward          Skip Fwd #2 
Stop                                         Pause orPlay
==== OSD Time Bar ====
The time bar is used to indicate the length of the song,
the current playback position, and the section that has been played.
The time bar always displays “0:00:00” as the beginning at
the far left (click on that number to jump to the start of the song) and the
video’s duration to the far right (click on that number to jump to the end of
the song). 
The music playback time bar uses two colors: 
 White – This part of the
song has been played. 
 Green – This is the
remainder of the song that has not yet been played. 
==== Playback Commands ====
Most SageTV commands are available during music playback.
The most commonly used ones and their default key assignments are listed below.
Please see Appendix E: Remote Controls for the
default Hauppauge and Streamzap remote layouts and remember that you can
customize your key assignments for every command. The SageTV
Commands customization section contains full details of all the
available commands, their default keys, and how to customize their assignments.
 Command	
 Keystroke       Function	
 Keystroke       Function
 Pause	
 Ctrl+S
              Pause playback.	
 Ctrl+S
              Pause playback.
 Play	
 Ctrl+D
             Resume playback if paused.	
 Ctrl+D
             Resume playback if paused.
 Play/Pause	
 Ctrl+Shift+S, Toggles between paused & playing. If
 playing, playback will Middle Mouse pause. If paused, playback will resume. 
 Button	
 Ctrl+Shift+S, Toggles between paused & playing. If
 playing, playback will Middle Mouse pause. If paused, playback will resume. 
 Button
 Stop	
 Ctrl+G	
 Closes the file and stops playback. You will be returned to
 the Main Menu. For additional information,
 see the explanation for the Close File
 option, below.
 Skip
 Forward	
 Ctrl+F	
 Fast Forward 10 seconds. (This time is adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times option.)
 Skip
 Bkwd	
 Ctrl+A	
 Rewind 10 seconds. (This time is adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times option.)
 Skip
 Fwd #2	
 Ctrl+F8	
 Fast Forward 2:30 – 2 minutes, 30 seconds. (This time is
 adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times
 option.)
 Skip
 Bkwd #2 Ctrl+F7	
 Skip
 Bkwd #2 Ctrl+F7	
 Rewind 2:30. (This time is adjustable via the Fast Forward & Rewind times option.)
 Channel Up      Page
 Up, 
 Ctrl+Up	
 Channel Up      Page
 Up, 
 Ctrl+Up	
 Jump
 to the next track in the playlist, album, or song list, depending on where
 playback was started. If random playback is enabled, the next song selection
 will be randomly chosen.
 Channel
 Down Page Down,	
 Channel
 Down Page Down,	
 Jump to the previous track. See comments for Channel Up, above.
Ctrl+Down 
 Command        Keystroke       Function 
 Volume Up       Ctrl+R,
            Increase audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Right 
 Volume Down Ctrl+E,             Decrease
 audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Left	
 Command        Keystroke       Function 
 Volume Up       Ctrl+R,
            Increase audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Right 
 Volume Down Ctrl+E,             Decrease
 audio volume. 
 Ctrl+Left
 Mute	
 Ctrl+Shift+M Toggle audio
 mute on or off.
 TV	
 Ctrl+V
             Return to the previous menu.
 Home	
 Home
               Moves directly to the Main Menu.
 Guide	
 Ctrl+X
             Moves directly to the Program Guide.
 Power	
 Ctrl+Z
             Puts SageTV to sleep.
 Info	
 Ctrl+I,
             Toggles the OSD on or off. 
 Left Mouse Button
 Record	
 Ctrl+Y
             Saves a fully downloaded
 audio-only online media file.
 Full
 Screen	
 Ctrl+Shift+F Toggles whether SageTV
 should make its Window full screen or not.
 Options	
 Escape, Toggles the display of the Options pop-up menu for
 playback Ctrl-O, option choices. See the detailed description, below. 
 Right Mouse 
 Button
 Num
 0 – 9	
 0
 – 9 Used to enter the track number to play. While a song is playing, either
 enter a 2-digit number or a single digit followed by Select
 to jump to that track number on the current album or the song number
 in a playlist.
==== Music Playback Options Menu ====
Using the Options command
will cause a pop-up menu to appear with additional options: 
Cancel – Cancel
the pop-up and close it. Using the Options
command has the same result. 
Album Details –
Jumps to the Music Browser view for the current
song’s album. 
Song Details –
Jumps  to a screen displaying the
detailed information for the current song. 
Save Downloaded File
– When playing a downloaded audio media file, this option will be available
after the file has been completely downloaded. The downloaded audio-only file
will be saved as an imported music file and may be played from the Music Browser. Use the Record
command as a shortcut for this option. 
Shuffle Music
Playback – This selection reflects whether random playback of the current
music playlist is enabled or disabled. Selecting this item will toggle shuffled
playback on and off. 
Repeat Music
Playback – This selection reflects whether repeat playback of the current
music playlist is enabled or disabled. Selecting this item will toggle repeat
playback on and off. 
Main Menu – Go
directly to the Main Menu.
Music Browser –
Go directly to the Music Browser menu. 
Standby – Stops
playback and puts SageTV into standby (or sleep) mode. 
Stop Playback –
Closes and stops music playback. You will be returned to the Music Browser. Playback will be ended, so you will be
unable to use the Back command to return to the
music playback display. 
Jump to Beginning
– Jump to the beginning of the song. 
Jump to End –
Jump to the end of the song. 
Visualization:
Graphics/Song Info – This selection toggles between using a graphical
visualization background, or displaying the current song’s information as the
background. Note: If graphical
visualizations are not available for the current playback device, this option
will remain set to Song Info. 
Toggle Full Screen
– Toggles whether SageTV should make its Window full screen or not. 
=== Picture Viewing ===
Viewing pictures in SageTV consists of viewing an
individual image or a series of images, shown as a slideshow. Whether you have
chosen to view an individual image or a slideshow, only a single image is
displayed on the screen at one time. Images are shown full size, unless they
are too large to fit inside the SageTV window, in which case they will be
shrunk to fit the space available while retaining their original proportions.
Images smaller than the screen may optionally be enlarged to fill the screen. 
 Images
 whose dimensions match the SageTV window will completely fill the display
 area.		
 This
 image is full sized and does not exceed the SageTV window size. No resizing
 is needed.		
 This
 image is larger than the SageTV window. It has been resized to fit the
 vertical dimension.
If picture viewing is started as a slideshow, the Photo Browser Slideshow Options will be used to
determine whether the slideshow will automatically advance to the next image,
and how long each image is displayed. 
If picture viewing is started by selecting a single image
in the Photo Browser menu, the selected image
will be displayed, but all images from the same folder will be sent to the
picture viewer. If there are multiple images in the folder, slideshow mode can
be started by using the Play command. 
While slideshow mode is active or paused, Skip Forward, Skip Bkwd,
and other commands listed below can be used to manually browse to the next or
previous images in the slideshow or folder list. 
==== Commands ====
A limited number of commands are available during picture
viewing. The available commands and their default key assignments are listed
below. Please see Appendix E: Remote Controls
for the default Hauppauge and Streamzap remote layouts and remember that you
can customize your key assignments for every command. The SageTV Commands customization section contains full
details of all the available commands, their default keys, and how to customize
their assignments. 
 Command	
 Keystroke	
 Function
 Pause	
 Ctrl+S	
 Pauses slideshow playback. If music is also playing, music
 playback will also pause.
 Play	
 Ctrl+D	
 Resumes slideshow playback if paused. If music playback has
 been paused, it will also resume.
 Stop	
 Ctrl+G	
 Ends picture viewing and
 returns to the Photo Browser.
 Select	
 Enter	
 Toggles the display of the Options pop-up menu for picture
 option choices. See the detailed description, below.
 Up 
 Page
 Up 
 Skip
 Forward 
 Skip
 Fwd #2 
 Smooth
 FF	
 Up Arrow 
 Page Up 
 Ctrl+F 
 Ctrl+F8	
 Proceeds to the next image in the slideshow. If the current
 image is the last one, the slideshow will restart if the slideshow options
 are set to do so, or the slideshow will end.
 Down
 
 Page
 Down 
 Skip
 Bkwd 
 Skip
 Bkwd #2 
 Smooth
 Rew	
 Down Arrow 
 Page Down 
 Ctrl+A 
 Ctrl+F7	
 Returns to the previous
 image, if not viewing the first image.
 Info	
 Ctrl+I	
 View detailed information
 about the picture.
 Back	
 Alt+Left	
 Ends viewing the image and
 returns to the Photo Browser.
 Left	
 Left Arrow	
 Issues the Back command.
	
 Escape	
 Issues the Back command.
 Options	
 Ctrl-O, 
 Right Mouse Button	
 Toggles the display of the Options pop-up menu for picture
 option choices. See the detailed description, below.
 Home	
 Home	
 Moves directly to the Main Menu.
==== Mouse Control ====
While viewing an image, mouse control consists of the
following: 
Left or Right Button
– Toggles the display of the Options pop-up menu for picture option choices.
See the detailed description, below. 
Scroll Wheel –
Scrolls to the next or previous image if viewing a slideshow or if multiple
images are available in the current image’s folder when not viewing a
slideshow. 
Back Button –
Ends viewing the image and returns to the Photo
Browser.
==== Options Menu While Viewing a Single Image or a Slideshow ====
Using the Options or Select command while viewing an image will cause a
semi-transparent menu to appear with these options: 
Close Menu –
Closes the semi-transparent menu. 
Next – Displays
the next image from the same folder or the next slideshow image, if there is
one after the current image.  
Previous –
Displays the previous image from the same folder or the previous slideshow
image, if there is one before the current image. 
Slideshow – If a
slideshow is paused, the Play command will
resume the slideshow. 
Pause – If a
slideshow is playing, the Pause command will
pause the slideshow. 
Thumbnails –
Ends picture viewing or the slideshow and returns to the Photo Browser. Use the Stop
command as a shortcut. 
Info – View
detailed information about the picture. Use the Info
command as a shortcut. 
Rotate (lossless)
– If the picture is a JPG file, this option will allow lossless rotation of the
picture file. 
Hide Tip – If
unchecked, a tip will be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen when
slideshow mode is paused. If checked, the tip will not be displayed. 
Regenerate Thumbnail
– Forces the thumbnail for the photo being viewed to be regenerated. 
Slideshow Options
– Display the pop-up Photo Browser Slideshow Options
dialog, where the various options for slideshows can be set.
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