Chapter 5: Configuring SageTV

== SageTV Setup ==
Initial SageTV setup consists of using the Configuration Wizard to configure SageTV, which
includes setting various options and configuring TV recording and playback.
Part of the Configuration Wizard consists of the Source
Setup, used to configure the encoding devices. Once SageTV is
configured, options may later be adjusted for all the source capture devices,
certain channels may be enabled or disabled through the Channel Setup and Channel Manager
menus, Parental Controls may be changed, and
various options may be configured in Detailed Setup.
All of these setup options are reached through the Setup submenu on the Main Menu.
In addition to the options that you can from within SageTV,
there are some additional advanced settings that can be changed by editing the
Sage.properties or SageClient.properties file. Some of these advanced settings
are explained in Appendix A: SageTV Properties
Settings.
=== Configuration Wizard ===
The main Configuration
Wizard menu provides options to complete the entire configuration wizard,
or just certain parts of it: 
Complete the Entire Configuration
Wizard – Configure all of SageTV’s essential options. The first time SageTV
is started, this process will automatically begin. Configuration starts with
Step 1 of the Configuration Wizard: General and User
Interface Options and continues through all configuration steps. 
Set the General and
User Interface Options – Configure only the settings within this section of
the configuration wizard. Go to Step 1 for this section: Configuration Wizard: General and User Interface Options.
Set the Media Center
Options – Configure only the settings relating to importing media files. Go
to Step 1 for this section: Configuration Wizard:
Media Center Options.
Configure TV
Recording – Configure only the settings regarding TV recording, including
the video recording directories and capture device configuration using the Source Setup. Go to Step 1 for this section: Configuration Wizard: Configure TV Recording.
Configure Video
Playback – Configure only the settings regarding playing TV recordings. Go
to Step 1 for this section: Configuration Wizard:
Configure Video Playback.
Return
to the Main Menu – Return to the Main Menu.
Tip:
All of the current properties settings are saved whenever this menu is exited.'''
=== Configuration Wizard: General and User Interface Options ===
This portion of the Configuration Wizard handles
configuring the basic options and proceeds through the following steps: 
==== Step G1: Choose Your Country ====
Select your country from the list shown. 
==== Step G2: Choose Your Language ====
Select your language from those in the list. 
==== Step G3: Choose Whether to Enable the SageTV Server (server only) ====
This option is only available in SageTV, not SageTVClient;
enabling it allows SageTV to act as a server so that it can talk to any SageTV
Clients that may be installed on other computers on your network. If you plan
to use SageTVClient on another computer on your network, you must enable SageTV
to act as a server. The options are: 
 Yes – Enable the server so that
I can use SageTV Client '''
 No – Disable the server. I do
not plan to use SageTV Client '''
==== Step G4: Choose Whether to Enable the Media Extender and Placeshifter Server (server only) ====
This option is only available in SageTV, not SageTVClient,
when the SageTV Server option is already enabled (above); enabling it allows
SageTV to act as a server for Media Extenders and Placeshifter Clients. If you
plan to use a Media Extender or a Placeshifter Client, you must enable this
server option. The options are: 
 Yes – Enable use of an extender
or Placeshifter client '''
 No – Disable use of an extender
or a Placeshifter client '''
==== Step G5: Manage the Placeshifter Users ====
Available when the Media Extender and Placeshifter Server
is enabled, you may configure the Placeshifter users from this screen. Note: At least 1 Placeshifter user will
need to be created in order to be able to use the Placeshifter client from a
remote location. 
The options are: 
 Configure Placeshifter users
– See the Manage Placeshifter Users dialog in
the Detailed Setup: Server Settings menu. 
 Continue – Continue the
Configuration Wizard process. 
==== Step G6: Configure the Placeshifter Internet Connection (server or media extender only) ====
In order to use a Placeshifter Client from a remote
location, your local network’s router/firewall needs to be configured to allow
access to your SageTV server from remote locations. It must be configured to
forward all communication that comes from the internet and arrives at a
specific port on your router so that the data received is sent to your local
SageTV server. This configuration can be done manually on the router, or SageTV
can be configured to automatically handle keeping access to the SageTV server
open if your router has UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) capability. 
IMPORTANT
NOTES: '''
 
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After entering this Configuration Wizard screen,
SageTV will take a short time to check the current port forwarding configuration
settings and options. You may exit the screen by using the Continue button while this is happening, but the Configure Placeshifter Connection
button will not function until the check has been completed. 
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If UPnP configuration fails, but your router
does have UPnP capabilities, make sure that UPnP is enabled on the router or
check to see if there is a firmware update for the router. 
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Refer to your router’s documentation regarding
how to manually configure port forwarding or how to enable UPnP. 
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If you manually configure port forwarding, you
may need to also assign a static IP address for your SageTV server. If using
UPnP, SageTV will monitor the local server’s IP address and update the UPnP
settings accordingly. 
The available options are: 
 Configure Placeshifter
Connection – After the initial configuration check has been completed, you
may select this option to configure port forwarding on your router. 
Choose a port forwarding configuration method, then check
external connections by selecting the Test
Placeshifter Connection option. '''
o   Automatic UPnP Configuration – Allow
SageTV to use default values when using UPnP port forwarding. If a custom
external port was previously set, it will be reset if this option is chosen.
SageTV will report whether UPnP configuration was successful. 
o   Advanced UPnP Configuration with Port
Selection – If you have a need to use a different external port than the
default 31099, this setting allows you to use a specific port with UPnP port
forwarding. SageTV will report whether UPnP configuration was successful. 
o   Manual Configuration – If your router
does not have UPnP capability, or if you prefer not to use UPnP, then this
option will allow you to specify the external port to use, then information
about what port to forward will be displayed. 
 Copy Locator ID to System
Clipboard – Select this option to see the Locator ID for the server and to
copy it to the system clipboard. This ID can be used by the place shifting
client to find the server so that you do not need to know your actual IP
address. Notes: When using a Media
Extender, this button will only allow viewing the Locator ID. The Locator ID is
also displayed on the System Information
display. 
 Test Placeshifter Connection
– Once port forwarding has been configured, either manually or via UPnP, use
this option to test the connection. The remote Locator ID server will be asked
to attempt contacting your SageTV server. When the test is complete, the
results will be shown. 
 Continue – Select this
button to continue with the next step of the Configuration Wizard, or to return
to Detailed Setup if that is how you arrived at this screen. 
==== Step G7: Select the SageTV Startup Option ====
Choose whether SageTV should automatically be loaded at
Windows startup, and how to run it if it should be loaded. Note: if using service mode, this option only affects the SageTV
User Interface. The service uses its own options regarding running at Windows
startup. 
 No – Don’t Load SageTV –
SageTV will not start when Windows does.''''''
 Yes – Load SageTV in Full Screen
mode – When Windows starts, SageTV will also start and will run in full
screen mode. 
Yes – Load SageTV
into the System Tray – When Windows starts, SageTV will be started in
sleep, or standby, mode. It will not open a window on the Windows Desktop, but
will only be visible as an icon in the system tray. 
==== Step G8: Adjust Display Aspect Ratio ====
SageTV uses the Display
Aspect Ratio to determine how best to display any graphics or video
content. You may choose from a few pre-set choices, or use the Left and Right arrows
to adjust the circle until it appears round. To adjust using larger increments,
use the Skip Forward and Skip Bkwd commands. Once the circle appears round, Select the Done
button to continue. 
==== Step G9: Adjust User Interface Overscan, Part 1 ====
When viewing SageTV on a TV, the user interface may not fit
the screen dimensions correctly. Use this 2-part overscan adjustment to resize
the interface so that it is entirely visible on the TV. Note: This
configuration step is skipped when using SageTV on a desktop computer. 
Part 1 consists of positioning the upper left corner of the
display such that the blinking red & yellow corner marker is visible on the
screen. Use the Left, Right,
Up, and Down
arrows to position the corner. To adjust using larger increments, use the Skip Forward, Skip Bkwd,
Page Up, and Page Down
commands. Once the corner is positioned, Select
the “Done – Top Left” button to
continue with part 2. 
==== Step G10: Adjust User Interface Overscan, Part 2 ====
This step continues the process of resizing the interface
so that it is entirely visible on the TV. 
Part 2 consists of positioning the lower right corner of
the display such that the blinking red & yellow corner marker is visible on
the screen. Use the Left, Right, Up, and Down arrows to position the corner. To adjust using
larger increments, use the Skip Forward, Skip Bkwd, Page Up, and
Page Down commands. Once the corner is
positioned, Select the “Done – Bottom Right” button to continue the configuration wizard. 
==== Step G11: Display Videos on Menus? ====
SageTV is capable of displaying a video preview window or
background on some menus. Choose when you wish to have videos displayed on the
menus: 
 Never show videos on menus –
Tells SageTV that video playback should never be displayed on any menus. 
 If a video is playing, show it
on menus – This will activate videos on menus only if a video currently
happens to be playing. 
 Always show videos on menus
– Video preview/background display will always be active. If there is currently
no media playing, SageTV will initiate live TV playback.
==== Step G12: Choose Style for Videos on Menus ====
If you chose to allow videos to be displayed on menus in
the step above, then you will be asked how such videos should be displayed: 
 Display videos as the background
– Videos will be shown as the full sized background behind any active menu
where such video is allowed to be displayed. 
 Display videos in the preview
window – Videos will be shown in the preview window area for any menu where
there is room for such a preview window.''''''
==== Step G13: Select Remote Control ====
Choose the remote control you plan to use with SageTV, if
any: 
 No Remote or External Setup
– If you do not plan to use a remote with SageTV, or if you plan to use a
remote with a setup that is completely outside SageTV, then select this option.
An externally configured remote might be one where the remote’s receiver is
used directly with Girder: It is configured to control SageTV, but SageTV
itself does not control it in any way. 
 Hauppauge 34 Button Remote –
If you are using the older 34 button style Hauppauge remote with the Hauppauge
IR receiver and software, select this option to have SageTV configure itself to
respond properly to that remote. See: SageTV
Preconfigured 34 button Hauppauge Remote Control Commands. Note: Adding support for the Hauppauge
remote must have been selected during SageTV and
SageTVClient Installation.
 Hauppauge 45 Button Remote –
If you are using the newer 45 button style Hauppauge remote with the Hauppauge
IR receiver and software, select this option to have SageTV configure itself to
respond properly to that remote. See: SageTV
Preconfigured 45 button Hauppauge Remote Control Commands. Note: Adding support for the Hauppauge
remote must have been selected during SageTV and
SageTVClient Installation.
 StreamZap Remote – If you
are using the StreamZap remote and its software, select this option. See: SageTV Preconfigured Streamzap Remote Control Commands.
Note: SageTV does not directly control the StreamZap remote; this option simply
lets SageTV know that remote is in use. 
MCE Remote – If
you are using an MCE style remote, select this option to configure SageTV to
directly recognize all the buttons for this type of remote. 
 USB-UIRT Receiver + Any Remote –
If you are using a USB-UIRT receiver directly through SageTV, select this
option. SageTV will configure itself to control the USBUIRT and receive
commands via that device. In the next step, you will be asked to configure your
remote by associating its buttons with your preferred SageTV commands. 
 Evation’s IRMan Receiver + Any
Remote – If you are using an IRMan receiver directly through SageTV, select
this option. You will then be asked which serial port (COM port) is being used
by the IRMan. SageTV will configure itself to control the IRMan and receive
commands via that device. In the next step, you will be asked to configure your
remote by associating its buttons with your preferred SageTV commands. 
==== Step G14: Assign Remote Control Commands ====
If an IR receiver, such as the USB-UIRT or IRMan, was
chosen to be controlled by SageTV in the previous step, you will be presented
with a list of commands so that you can configure the buttons on your remote to
control SageTV. For each button on your remote, decide which SageTV command to
associate it with, then select that command from the list and teach the
remote’s button to SageTV. For more details, see: Link
Infrared/Keystroke to SageTV Command. The process is the same as the one
described there. 
==== Step G15: Enable Intelligent Recording? ====
Choose whether to use SageTV’s Intelligent Recording
feature. See SageTV Quick Start Guide: Intelligent
Recordings for details of how this works. For a completely new SageTV
installation, you may want to wait a few weeks before enabling Intelligent
Recording in order to build a viewing history that SageTV can refer to when
deciding what shows to record for you. Or, you can enable it now and simply
choose whether to watch any of the shows that get recorded. 
 No – Only record the shows I
specifically ask for – SageTV will only schedule recordings for shows that
are Manual Recordings or Favorites. 
 Yes – Allow SageTV to schedule
additional recordings – During times when SageTV is not scheduled to record
a Manual Recording or a Favorite, SageTV will be free to schedule recordings
for shows that it thinks you may wish to watch.  
==== Step G16: Weather Report Configuration ====
Choose your location and units to be used when displaying
your local weather conditions and 5day forecast. (See the Weather menu.) 
Configure the
weather report location – You will be asked to enter your zip code or city
name, then SageTV will present a list of matching locations, if any are found. 
Choose the entry that is closest to your location. 
 Configure the weather report
units – Choose whether the weather units should be displayed using English (degrees Fahrenheit, miles per
hour, etc.) or Metric (degrees
Celsius, kilometers per hour, etc.) units.''''''
 Continue – If using the Configuration Wizard, continue to the next
configuration step. If you arrived at this screen from the Weather menu, return to viewing your local weather
conditions. 
==== Step G17: Set Parental Controls ====
Depending on whether Parental Controls are already enabled,
some of the following options will be available: 
 Disable Parental Controls –
If parental controls are enabled, this option allows you to disable them. 
 Modify Parental Restrictions
settings – If parental controls are enabled, this option allows you to
modify them, by proceeding to the next Configuration Wizard step. 
 Enable Parental Controls –
If parental controls are disabled, this option allows you to enable them. 
 Clear the Parental Lock Code
– If parental controls are disabled, this option allows you to clear the
current Parental Lock Code. If you wish to change the current code, you could
disable parental controls, clear the lock code, then enable the parental
controls again – at which point you will be asked to enter a new lock code. 
 Continue Wizard, keeping the
current settings – Select this option if you want to continue using the
current Parental Controls settings. If you are completing the entire
Configuration Wizard, you will proceed to step 1 of Configuration
Wizard: Media Center Options. Otherwise, you will return to the home
menu of the Configuration Wizard.
Note that you will be asked to enter the Parental Lock Code
where appropriate. For more details, see: Parental
Controls.
==== Step G18: Set Parental Restrictions ====
If you chose to modify the parental restrictions in the
previous step, the Configuration Wizard will continue with this menu, where you
can do the following: 
Modify Parental
Restrictions – A table of possible restrictions will be shown. Select those
options that should be restricted. For more details, see Parental Control Restrictions.
 Return to Parental Controls
– Returns to the previous step, where you can set the overall Parental Controls
options. 
 Continue Wizard – Select
this option to continue the rest of the wizard. If you are completing the
entire Configuration Wizard, you will proceed to step 1 of Configuration Wizard: Media Center Options.
Otherwise, you will return to the home menu of the Configuration
Wizard.
=== Configuration Wizard: Media Center Options ===
This portion of the Configuration Wizard handles
configuring the options pertaining to the imported media libraries and consists
of the following steps: 
==== Step MC1: Configure the Media Center Import Directories ====
This menu is where you will configure SageTV’s Media Center
Import Directories, the locations where SageTV will search for media files that
it will make available for playback or viewing in the Video
Browser, the Photo Browser, or the Music Browser.
SageTV can import and play several different music file
formats and codec types. See Chapter 4’s list of Supported
Media Types.
Existing
Media Center Import Directories '''
The middle portion of the screen contains a scrollable list
of the existing Media Center Import Directories and their current allowable
imported media types. From this list, select: 
 Left side: Name of a Media
Center Import Directory – Select a directory name from the list to see an
option to remove that directory from those that SageTV will scan for media to
import. Note: No media files will be
deleted from the computer’s hard drive.  
 Right side: Media Type
Selections – Choose a button under a media type to enable or disable the
importation of media files of that type from the associated media center import
directory. You will be asked to confirm your choice if you are disabling a
media type. Note: If all media types are
disabled for an import directory, that directory will be removed from the list.
'''
Add
New Directory '''
Select this button to add a new Media Center Import
Directory. Browse to the directory to be added and choose Select Current. For accessing network drives while using the SageTV
service, see: Accessing Network Drives with the SageTV
Service.
After selecting a new directory, you will be asked to
specify which media types are to be imported from the directory: 
 Import Videos – Select this
option to toggle between allowing Video files to be imported from the selected
directory or not. The option is enabled when this button is checked. 
 Import Music – Select this
option to toggle between allowing Music files to be imported from the selected
directory or not. The option is enabled when this button is checked. 
 Import Pictures – Select
this option to toggle between allowing Picture files to be imported from the
selected directory or not. The option is enabled when this button is checked. 
 Done – Add the path – Accept
the import directory and the selected media types that may be imported from
that location. The directory will be added to the list of Media Center Import
Directories. 
 Cancel – Do not add this path
– Cancel the process of adding the new directory. The selected directory will
not be added to the list of Media Center Import Directories. 
Continue
'''
Select this button to tell the wizard to continue: If you
are completing the entire Configuration Wizard, you will proceed to step 1 of Configuration Wizard: Configure TV Recording.
Otherwise, you will return to the home menu of the Configuration Wizard.
=== Configuration Wizard: Configure TV Recording ===
This portion of the Configuration Wizard handles configuring
TV recording and proceeds through the following steps: 
==== Step R1: Set Analog Video Format ====
Select your video format: choose either NTSC or PAL. 
==== Step R2: Video Recording Directories ====
This menu is where you will configure SageTV’s Video
Recording Directories, where SageTV stores the recordings that it creates.
SageTV supports the use of multiple folders on multiple drives as well as using
mapped drives or UNC paths across a network, and will automatically handle
determining which Video Recording Directory to use when making a recording;
see: Where to Store the Next Recording.
Existing
Video Recording Directories '''
The middle portion of the screen contains a scrollable list
of the existing Video Recording Directories and their current diskspace usage
rules. From this list, select: 
 Left side: Name of a Video
Directory – Select a directory name from the list to see options to: '''
o   Change the directory path – To change
the path, browse to the directory to be used and choose Select Current. It is recommended that you not specify more than
one directory for each drive or partition being used to store SageTV
recordings. For accessing network drives while using the SageTV service, see: Accessing Network Drives with the SageTV Service.
o   Remove this directory – If you choose
to remove the directory, SageTV will ask for confirmation before removing the
directory from SageTV’s list of Video Recording Directories. New recordings
will no longer be stored in that directory. Note: The existing recordings that are already in that directory
will remain and those recordings will still be listed in the SageTV Recordings menu. SageTV will not delete the
directory or any files on your hard drive.''''''
o   Cancel – Close the pop-up menu without
changing anything. 
 Right side: Diskspace Usage Rule
– Select the current diskspace usage rule for a directory in order to modify
its settings. From the resulting pop-up menu, you may: 
o   Set the Diskspace Rule – The current
setting is displayed in a button next to this option. Choose the current
setting’s button to change how the Diskspace
Size setting (below) will be used: 
Use Only –
SageTV will use only the amount of space specified for this directory. 
Leave Free – SageTV will leave the
specified amount of disk space free. Use
All – All available disk space will be used; the Diskspace Size setting is ignored for this directory. 
Note: When using
the Use Only or the Leave Free settings, be sure the specified amount of disk
space actually exists. For example: don’t tell SageTV to use 20GB of space or
to leave 20GB free, if the drive only has 15GB available for SageTV to use when
you create the new video directory. 
o   Set the Diskspace Size – Use the Plus and Minus signs to set the diskspace usage for this video directory.
See the Diskspace Rule (above) to
determine how this value will be used. 
o   Accept this Rule – Save the changes and
close the pop-up menu. 
o   Cancel – Close the pop-up menu without
changing anything. 
Add
New Directory '''
Select this button to add a new Video Recording Directory.
Browse to the directory to be added and choose Select Current. It is recommended that you not specify more than
one video directory for each drive or partition being used to store SageTV
recordings, otherwise SageTV could report that more space is available than
there actually is when you view the System Information
display. For accessing network drives while using the SageTV service, see: Accessing Network Drives with the SageTV Service.
After selecting a new directory, you will be asked to
define the Diskspace Usage Rule for the new directory. See directly above for a
description of the options. 
Continue
'''
Select this button to continue with the next step of the
Configuration Wizard, or to return to Detailed Setup if that is how you arrived
at this location. 
==== Step R3: Source Setup Wizard Introduction ====
Before configuring your capture devices, you will be shown
a screen with basic instructions regarding how to proceed in the next step. 
==== Step R4: Source Wizard Summary ====
This step is really a multiple-part step consisting of the
entire Source Wizard Summary, where you will be
able to edit any of your existing sources or add any new sources. (See the Source Wizard Summary for full details.) 
When you have completed configuring all of your capture
devices (sources), choose Finish Source
Setup. If you are completing the entire Configuration Wizard, you will
proceed to step 1 of Configuration Wizard: Configure
Video Playback. Otherwise, you will return to the home menu of the Configuration Wizard.
=== Configuration Wizard: Configure Video Playback ===
This portion of the Configuration Wizard handles
configuring video playback settings. There is only a single step for this
portion of the Configuration Wizard. The options for this screen are: 
Video
Playback Setting 
If the current setting is not Custom, use the < and
> buttons to change the current
playback configuration setting between these choices: Basic, Medium, Standard, and Advanced. As the option is changed, a synopsis of the current
setting will be shown in the information display area at the top of the screen.
If the video playback configuration has been changed in Detailed Setup to a
setting that does not match one of the four listed above, the setting will be
listed here as Custom.
Test
Video Playback: <status> 
After choosing a video
playback setting, select this option to test it. During the resulting full
screen playback test, you will be asked whether playback is working properly on
your system. 
Reset
Video Playback Settings 
If a custom playback setting has been set in Detailed
Setup, this option will be available and may be used to reset the playback
settings to Medium.
Continue
with the current Video Playback settings 
When you are done configuring video playback, select this
option to continue. If a test of the current video playback settings has either
failed or not been run, you will be asked to confirm that you wish to continue
anyway. 
If you are completing the entire Configuration Wizard, you
will now proceed to the Main Menu.
Otherwise, you will return to the home menu of the Configuration Wizard.
=== Source Wizard Summary ===
The Source Wizard
Summary displays a list of the current recording sources and allows the
addition of new sources. SageTV supports multiple recording sources, so all
configured sources will be listed here. 
Select the Add New
Source button if you have another source to be configured. You will then
proceed through the Source Setup to set up the
new source. 
When you have finished setup, select the Finish Source Setup button to return to
the Main Menu, or to continue the Configuration
Wizard if that is currently active. 
If you wish to see the details of one of the existing
sources, select the desired source to go to Source
Details, where you can view and change its configuration details. 
 
=== Source Setup ===
The Source Setup
Wizard is used to configure a new recording source for SageTV. Using the
SageTV interface while going through the setup steps is the same as for the
general SageTV menus. See Using the SageTV Menu
Interface for more information. 
SageTV is capable of using more than one recording source.
Simply follow the step by step instructions provided below to configure one
source at a time, until all sources have been configured. 
Multiple sources can be configured to use the same or
different Programming Guide Data providers, starting in step 7, below -- not all capture devices have to use the same
channel lineup. For example: you could have your local cable connected to one
capture device and have a satellite service such as DirecTV connected to
another device. Then, in the Program Guide, you
may see multiple entries with the same channel number, representing the fact
that those multiple sources use the same channel number for different networks.
Alternatively, if the same network is available on both sources, but on
different channel numbers, that network may be listed only once using only one
of those channel numbers. For example: CNN may be on both sources: as channel 6
on one and channel 25 on the other. The Program Guide
will display CNN as channel 6 or 25, but not both; however, CNN will actually
still be available from both sources on the proper channels. SageTV will
internally track which channel belongs to each source. If all sources use the
same channel lineup, all channels are listed only once. 
Note: Be sure to have the SageTV computer connected to the internet
before using the Source Setup Wizard.
SageTV uses that connection to download information for the available TV
services and to download the programming guide data, in order to have TV
listings. If you are using a firewall, SageTV needs to be able to get through
the firewall to download the EPG data via port 7760. That port may need to be
opened in the firewall to allow SageTV through. See Firewall
Settings for more port information. 
==== Step 1: Select Device ====
Choose which capture device to configure for the new
recording source. Continue to step 2A.
==== Step 2A: Select Device Input ====
Choose the input type used by the selected device. (What
capture device input is connected?) The choices presented here can change,
depending on the capabilities of the device used as the source. 
Component – Continue to step 3A.
Composite –
Continue to step 3A.
S-Video – Continue to step 3A.
Digital TV
Tuner – Continue to step 3B. TV Tuner – Continue to step 3B.
Select an input to see a preview of the video from that
input. Select it again to continue to the next step. Note: The video preview is not shown for digital tuners. 
Notes:
'''
A)    If
the capture device is a software encoder, you will proceed to step 2B before continuing to step 3. 
B)    The
FM Radio input is not supported at this time. 
C)    When
configuring a DVB tuner, you will choose your region or provider before
continuing to step 3. 
==== Step 2B: Select Audio Input ====
If the capture device is a software based encoder, then the
audio input will need to be selected. 
After selecting one of the choices, it will be highlighted
and a video preview will be displayed. Once the correct audio input has been
selected, select it again to proceed to the section of step 3 decided by your
choice in step 2A. 
Step
3A: Select the Component, Composite, or S-Video Tuning Option '''
Choose the tuning option for composite or s-video input
types: 
Use External Receiver – Continue to step 5.
Don’t
Configure Tuning – Continue to step 7.
==== Step 3B: Select the TV Tuner Tuning Option ====
Choose the tuning option for a TV Tuner input type (options
may vary depending on TV tuner type): 
Use Tuner for Cable TV – Continue to step 7.
Use
Tuner with Antenna – Continue to step 7.
Use
External Receiver – Continue to step 4.
Don’t
Configure Tuning – Continue to step 4.
==== Step 4: Choose the RF Channel ====
When using a TV Tuner on the capture device to connect to
an external receiver, the capture device must know what channel to tune to in
order to receive the external receiver’s output. Enter the channel number here,
then press Return. 
If
you are using an external receiver, continue to step 5.
If you previously chose not to configure tuning, continue
to step 7.
==== Step 5: Select the Tuning Plugin ====
When using an external receiver, SageTV needs a way to
change the channels on that device. This is accomplished via either a serial
connection directly to that device or by using an infrared emitter to send IR
signals to it, just like its remote control would do. 
Choose the tuning plugin: 
 DirecTV Serial Control –
Choose the COM port the receiver is connected to, then continue to step 7.
USB-UIRT – Continue to step 6.
ACTiSYS IR200L –
Choose the COM port it is connected to, then continue to step 6.
Other – Other
tuning plugins may be listed, depending on what is installed, such as the Hauppauge IR Blaster that comes with some new tuner
cards. Select the appropriate plugin for your device and continue with the
on-screen instructions. 
==== Step 6: Select the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver ====
If your receiver is listed here, select it and continue to step 7.
If the receiver is not listed here, you will need to teach
SageTV the infrared codes so that it can control the device. Choose Add New Device and then continue to step 6A.
==== Step 6A: Name the New Receiver Device ====
Name the new device that your IR tuning plugin will
control. Simply type the name you wish to use and press Return. Continue to step 6B. Note:
Do not use any spaces in the name that is entered here. 
==== Step 6B: Teach SageTV the IR Codes from the Receiver’s Remote Control ====
In order for SageTV to be able to control a new receiver
device, it needs to be taught the codes from the receiver’s IR remote control.
Follow the instructions shown on the screen to teach SageTV the numbers 0 – 9
from the receiver’s remote. When done, continue to step
7.
SageTV displays a notification once a code has been
successfully learned. If the IR code is not learned properly, SageTV will ask
to try to relearn the code. 
Note: For best
results, make sure the remote is using fresh batteries and hold it just a few
inches away from IR transceiver. Push and hold the button down until SageTV
acknowledges that the code has been learned. 
Note: Due to
some problems with the Actisys IR-200L driver, you may notice a crash in SageTV
when setting up a new device. This is outside of our control and we are limited
by the third party nature of this driver. Please be patient and try again after
restarting SageTV. 
==== Step 7: Choose Whether to use Programming Guide Data ====
Choose whether to have SageTV automatically download TV
programming guide data for this source: 
Use US, Canada, or XMLTV Guide Data –
Continue to step 8.
Use tvtv Services
Guide Data – Follow the on-screen instructions for entering your tvtv
account details and continue to Step 10.
Do Not Use Programming Guide Data –
Continue to Step 10.
Use or Copy an Existing Channel Lineup for
this Source – An existing lineup already in use by another tuner may be
selected for use with this tuner, or the lineup may be copied to a separately
configurable lineup for this tuner. This selection will complete the setup of
this source. 
Note: For more
information regarding using the XMLTV plugin for programming data, see our
website at sagetv.com/configuration.html.
==== Step 8: Select Provider Type ====
Choose the provider type for the programming guide data: 
Cable or Satellite – If connecting to a
cable or satellite input, continue to step 9A.
Local Broadcast
– If the TV signal is received “Over-The-Air”, continue to step 9B.
==== Step 9A: Select Cable or Satellite Provider (Part 1: Zip/Postal Code) ====
Enter your zip or postal code so that SageTV can find
providers for your area. If you have previously entered a zip or postal code,
you can either select that one or enter a new one. Note: For Canadian postal codes, use the Pause
command (Ctrl+S) on your remote to switch the display to enter text via the
displayed number pad. 
==== Step 9A: Select Cable or Satellite Provider (Part 2: Select Provider) ====
From the zip or postal code previously entered, SageTV
downloads a list of cable and satellite providers for your area. Scroll through
the list and select your provider. If your provider is not listed, use the Left
arrow to return to the previous step and try using a different zip code that is
nearby. 
If the selected provider is already in use by another
tuner, you will be asked whether to use the same channels as other sources
using that lineup, or to copy the channels to a new lineup where separate
channels can be enabled & disabled. If the same channels are used, source
setup will continue to the next step, otherwise the channels will be copied to
a new lineup for the tuner being configured and source setup will continue to Step 10.
==== Step 9A: Select Cable or Satellite Provider (Part 3: Select Service Level) ====
Select the service level, either Basic Service or Extended
Basic Service, that most closely matches the service you subscribe to from
your provider. If you don’t know what service you subscribe to, select Extended Basic Service for a complete
channel lineup. 
Continue to Step 10.
==== Step 9B: Select Local Broadcast Market ====
If you are receiving your TV signal “Over-The-Air”, select
your local broadcast market. Scroll through the list of areas and select the
one that best describes the area from which you receive your broadcast
stations. 
If the selected local lineup is already in use by another
tuner, you will be asked whether to use the same channels as other sources
using that lineup, or to copy the channels to a new lineup where separate
channels can be enabled & disabled. 
Continue to Step 10.
Note: If the
local broadcast market is not listed for a Canadian location, return to step 8, choose Cable
or Satellite as the provider type, enter your postal code in step 9A, then see if your local area is listed. 
==== Step 10: Choose the Channels to Receive ====
At this point, you will enter the Channel
Setup menu, where you can manage the channel lineup used by the source
being configured. You can choose which channels are enabled, scan for available
channels, remap channels, and so on. For complete details, see Channel Setup.
When entering the Channel Setup
menu while configuring a new digital TV tuner, you will be asked to start the
recommended channel scan. All digital TV tuners need to perform a channel scan
in order to make sure they can properly tune the enabled channels on their
lineup. 
When you are done, select Done with Channel Setup.
You have now completed the Source
Setup for this source and will be returned to the Source Wizard Summary, where you can either add
another source or complete the setup process and continue using SageTV. 
=== Source Details ===
From the Source
Details menu, it is possible to view the status of a source, calibrate it,
and change its configuration. The available options on the left are: 
Channel Setup –
Go to Channel Setup to view and change the list
of enabled channels for the lineup associated with this source. Changing the
channels in the lineup will affect all sources that use the same lineup. 
Color Calibration
– This option is available only for local sources; it is not available for
Network Encoders, nor is it available for Digital TV Tuners and certain other
sources. SageTV will begin playback of the last tuned channel with the color
calibration options displayed over the image. The brightness, contrast,
saturation, hue, and sharpness or audio level settings can all be configured,
with any changes appearing on screen within a few seconds after a setting is
changed. Due to this slight delay between making a change and seeing its
results, please wait a short time between adjustments. The on-screen choices
are: 
Minus/Plus signs – Decreases/Increases
the value for the adjacent setting. 
Revert – Restore a
setting to its value when the current calibration session was initiated. Default – Restore a setting to its
default value, regardless of what it was when the current calibration session
was initiated. 
 Done – Finish calibration
and return to the Source Details
menu. 
tvtv Status –
This option will only be available when using tvtv guide data for the current
source. Select it to see the tvtv account status information display. 
DVB Region or
Provider – This option will only be available when using a DVB tuner for
the current source. Select it to choose from a list of available regions or
providers. 
Remove Source –
If you no longer wish to use a recording source, use this option to delete it.
SageTV will ask for confirmation before deleting the source. 
Back
to Summary – Return to the Source Wizard Summary.
==== Source Options ====
In addition to the above menu items, the following
configuration options may be available on the right hand side of the screen,
depending on the configuration of the source. (Use the Right
arrow to navigate to these items from the menu list and Select one, or just left-click any of them.) 
Input Type – A
pop-up menu will appear with a list of available choices for this source’s
input type. The list of available inputs can change, depending on the
capabilities of the device used as the source. If a source has been configured
to be able to connect to an external receiver via a specific channel on the
tuner, that option is added to the list. To exit this pop-up menu without
making any changes, use the Options command
(default: Ctrl+O; Escape; or right-click with the mouse). 
RF Channel – If
the Input Type is set to use the
tuner on a specific channel to receive its input from an external receiver, you
will be able to change that channel here. Type in the channel number that the
external receiver is set to use for its output and press Return. 
Cable/Antenna –
Toggles whether the source is configured to use a cable input or an antenna
input. 
EPG Lineup –
Jumps to the Setup Wizard: Step 7, where you
can change the lineup that this source is configured to use. Note: When the new lineup configuration
is done, you will be returned to the Source Wizard
Summary.
Tuner Control –
This option is available when the source has been configured to use an IR
tuning plugin to control an external receiver in Setup
Wizard: Step 5. A pop-up menu will appear with these options: 
 Change Tuning Device –
Displays a pop-up menu with a scrollable list of tuning devices that may be
used with the tuning plugin selected in step 5
of Source Setup. Either select the name of a device to use or choose Cancel to close the pop-up menu without
making a change. 
 Test Infrared Code –
Displays a pop-up menu with a scrollable list of all the infrared codes
that  may be used. select any code to
test it to see if it is correctly received by the external receiver. When done,
choose the Close list entry, or use
the Options command. 
 Note: For
 best results, make sure the remote is using fresh batteries and hold it just
 a few inches away from IR transceiver. Push and hold the button down until
 SageTV acknowledges that the code has been learned.
 Reprogram Infrared Code –
Displays a pop-up menu that is similar to the one for testing the codes. Select
any code you wish to reprogram. You will see an on-screen prompt for 
reprogramming that code. When done with all codes needing
to be reprogrammed, choose the Close
list entry, or use the Options command. 
 Learn New Command –
Additional infrared commands can be learned by using this option. In the pop-up
dialog, type the name of the new IR command and press Return. You will then
proceed through the process of teaching the code to SageTV, as shown above. 
 Remote Control Options –
Another pop-up menu will appear with options for configuring how SageTV will
use the IR transmitter to control the external receiver. See the Remote Control Options dialog for details, below. 
 Close – Closes the pop-up
menu. The Options command may also be used to
close this menu. 
Audio Input – If
the tuner captures audio separately from the video (most software encoder
devices), this option will be available. Select it to change the audio input
source, then select the audio input from the pop-up menu that lists the
available inputs.  
==== Remote Control Options ====
By choosing the Remote
Control Options menu item from the Tuner
Control pop-up menu, you may configure additional options for how SageTV
uses the IR transmitting device to control an external receiver. 
 Digits per Channel – Specifies
the number of digits that SageTV will transmit to change to a new channel. Type
in the number and press Return in the pop-up dialog. Example: If you enter 3
for the number of digits, then when changing to channel 7, SageTV will send
“007”. Use 0 to transmit the actual number of digits in the channel number.
Example: When changing to channel 7, SageTV will send “7”. 
 Channel Change Prefix Code –
Tells SageTV to always transmit the specified code before transmitting the
digits for a channel change. A pop-up menu with all the IR codes will be
displayed. Choose one to use as the prefix code, or choose None to close the popup without selecting a code. The Options command will also close the pop-up without
making a selection. 
 Channel Change Confirm Code
– Tells SageTV to always transmit the specified code after transmitting the
digits for a channel change. A pop-up menu with all the IR codes will be
displayed. Choose one to use as the confirm code, or choose None to close the pop-up without
selecting a code. The Options command will also
close the pop-up without making a selection. 
 Delay Between Codes – Tells
SageTV how much time to delay between IR code transmissions. Type the number of
milliseconds to delay between transmissions and press Return. (There are 1000
milliseconds in 1 second.) Use the Options
command to close the dialog without changing the current setting. 
 Delay Between Channel Changes
– Tells SageTV how much time to delay between each channel change. Type the
number of milliseconds to delay between channel changes and press Return.
(There are 1000 milliseconds in 1 second.) Use the Options
command to close the dialog without changing the current setting. 
 IR Blaster Repeat Factor –
Tells SageTV how many times to repeat the IR code being sent. 
 Close – Closes the pop-up
menu. The Options command may also be used to
close this menu. 
=== Channel Setup ===
Channel Setup
and the related Remap Channel, Add Channel to Lineup, Channel
Scan Results, and Channel Manager menus
provide the tools used to manage a channel lineup. 
Notes:
'''
 
The list of enabled or disabled channels is
linked to a channel lineup, not a capture device source, so if multiple sources
use the same lineup, changing which channels are enabled in the lineup will
affect all sources using that lineup. If you wish to enable/disable a different
set of channels, then choose to copy an existing lineup in Setup Wizard: Step 7, where you begin choosing the
EPG lineup for a source. 
If the channel lineup is associated with a
digital tuner, then a signal strength meter will be shown below the description
area while a channel is being previewed. The signal strength display will be
updated every few seconds. 
When entering the Channel Setup menu while
configuring a new digital TV tuner, you will be asked to start the recommended
channel scan. All digital TV tuners need to perform a channel scan in order to
make sure they can properly tune the enabled channels on their lineup. 
To edit which channels are enabled on multiple
lineups at one time, use the Channel Manager menu,
accessed from the Program Guide menu. 
Tip: Any changes
made to the channel lineup will force SageTV to go online to refresh the
programming data. Thus, if you wish to have SageTV update the channel listings
in the Program Guide, simply toggle any channel
twice so that its enabled/disabled status is set back to its original value and
then select Done with Channel Setup.
The first few items shown on this menu are options for
managing the lineup. Those options are followed by a list of all the channels that
are part of the lineup. 
The options at the start of the list include: 
==== Done with Channel Setup ====
When Channel Setup
is complete, highlight this entry in the list and Select
it. You will be returned to Source Details,
unless you are in the middle of the Source Setup,
in which case you will be returned to the Source
Wizard Summary, instead. 
==== Edit Channel Lineup ====
Highlight this option to access the sub-options that will
shown on the right side of the menu:  
 Clear all Remapped Channels
– Use this option to clear all remapped channels on this lineup. Note: Clearing remapped channels will
also remove any manually added channels and certain channels added during a
digital tuner channel scan. 
 Enable All Channels – Enable
every channel in the lineup, after confirming the action. 
 Disable All Channels –
Disable every channel in the lineup, after confirming the action. 
 Add Channel to Lineup – Use
this option to add a channel to the lineup, if it isn’t already part of the
lineup. If the desired channel exists on another lineup, then consider
remapping the desired station to a channel on this lineup, described further
below. Selecting this option will jump to the Add
Channel to Lineup menu. Note:
To remove an added channel, select its Remap
this Channel button and use the Delete
command while highlighting its Logical Channel button in order to reset its
logical channel number. The channel will be removed from the lineup and will be
removed from the database during the next EPG update, if the channel is not
referenced by other database objects such as recordings or past airings. 
==== Channel Sorting Method ====
Highlight this option to see the channel sorting options
listed to the right. You may choose to sort the channel list by Channel Number, Channel Name, or Channel
Description. The enabled channels can be placed at the front of the list by
checking the List Enabled Channel First
option. Tip: The sorting method can
be changed from anywhere in the channel list via the Options
command. 
==== Scan for Available Channels ====
The option to scan for available channels is available for
digital and analog TV tuners which are not tuned using an external converter
box. When this option is highlighted, the right side of the screen will display
when the last scan was performed and offer options to Scan for available channels now and, if a scan has already been
performed for the tuner, an option to View
modified channels from the last scan results.
Selecting Scan for
available channels now opens a dialog with these options: 
 Start a Full Channel Scan –
Perform a full channel scan, which remaps channels to match the scan data,
enables all found channels, and disables all non-tunable channels. This type of
scan can be performed at any time, but should be used when the tuner is first
being configured and at any time when you believe that many channels have
changed. 
 Start an Update Channel Scan
– Perform an update channel scan, which tries to preserve existing channel
mappings and tries not to enable or disable existing channels. This type of
scan should be performed only after a full channel scan has been performed and
you believe that most channels have not changed. 
 Skip Encrypted Channels –
Available only for DVB tuners. Before choosing the scan type to perform, check
this option if the channel scan should ignore channels marked as encrypted. 
During a channel scan, SageTV will scan through all
channels to automatically determine which channels can be received. If the tuner
is not a digital TV tuner, you will see a preview window of each channel as it
is scanned. While the scan is being performed, a pop-up dialog will show the
scan progress. Select the Stop
button to cancel the scan. Note:
After scanning using a digital tuner, it may be necessary to remap stations to
match a found channel with its EPG data; see below and the Remap Channel menu.. 
After the channel scan completes, if any channel
modifications were found by the scan, they results will be shown on the Channel Scan Results menu. 
==== Channel List ====
Below the general options is a list of the available
channels where you can enable or disable any channel, depending on whether you
can actually receive, or want to receive, that channel. If a channel has a
green dot next to it, it is enabled, listed in the Program
Guide, and may be used by SageTV to record TV shows. Channels without
green dots are not enabled and are not used by SageTV. To toggle an individual
channel’s enabled/disabled state, highlight the desired channel and Select it by pressing Return or left-clicking it with
the mouse or use the Don’t Like command. 
When a channel item is highlighted, the right side of the
menu will display the channel’s details and options to: 
 Remap this Channel – If you
want to remap a channel’s station, logical channel number, or physical channel
number, select this option to jump to the Remap
Channel menu. Notes: o The
logical channel number only affects
the number SageTV displays in places such as the Program
Guide. The logical number can be set to any number without affecting
SageTV’s ability to tune the channel. 
o   The
physical channel number is the
number that SageTV uses when tuning a channel. The physical channel number must
be the correct number, or else SageTV may not be able to tune the channel
properly, so it cannot be set to any desired value. 
o   Digital
TV tuners often need to have each channel’s station and/or physical channel
number remapped in order to tune a channel properly. The channel scan should
automatically determine the physical channel number, but the station may need
manual correction. 
o   The
station ID shown in the channel details area can be used to tell whether SageTV
may be able to automatically receive EPG listings from Zap2it for that channel.
If the ID is greater than or equal to 10,000, the ID is in the Zap2it range. If
the ID is below 10,000, the station may need to be remapped in order to receive
EPG listings for the channel. 
 Preview this Channel –
Select this option, or use the Play command, to
start a preview of the currently highlighted channel. Use the Stop command to stop playback of the preview. The
preview should remain active while using the Channel Setup related menus, but
will automatically stop when jumping to a different menu. 
==== Channel Setup Options ====
Use the Options command to
open this menu’s options dialog, with these options affecting this menu: 
 Channel Sorting Method –
Choose to sort the channel list by Channel
Number, Channel Name, or Channel Description. The enabled
channels can be placed at the front of the list by checking the List Enabled Channel First option. This
sorting option affects how channels are listed on this menu and the channel
order used on the Remap Channel menu. 
 Automatically Enable Channels
Newly Added to EPG Lineups – Choose whether channels that have been added
to an EPG lineup are automatically enabled or not. The option is initially
enabled, but you may wish to disable it if new channels are often not viewable
on your system. This option is also available in Detailed
Setup: Customize Settings.
==== Remapping Stations for EPG data using ATSC or QAM Digital Tuners ====
SageTV is often not able to automatically determine the
Zap2it station call letters when configuring an ATSC or QAM digital tuner
source. When this happens, the Program Guide
may either contain No Data for some channels or it may list EPG data only for
the next couple days from the broadcast stream. While configuring these
channels, you should highlight the channel in Channel Setup, choose Remap this Channel, then remap the
station, choosing the station name that matches the listings for your lineup on
the Zap2it website. See the Remap Channel menu
for details. Example: a scan might find WCBS-DT, but the actual Zap2it name for
the channel is WCBSDT, so WCBSDT may need to be selected from the list of
stations when remapping the station. Zap2it stations have IDs greater than or
equal to 10,000. 
When configuring the SiliconDust
HDHomeRun (HDHR) on a Windows PC for QAM tuning, channel setup includes
first using SiliconDust’s channel editor to scan and remap channels. 
SageTV can then use that data to automatically remap the
QAM channels for an HDHR tuner. For ATSC tuning, the HDHR scans for channels in
SageTV just like any other digital ATSC tuner. This setup process is kept up to
date in the hardware section of the SageTV forums: http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9
The topic titled “Tuner Configuration Tips &
Instructions” links to the HDHR instructions and to tips about configuring
other tuners: 
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35004
=== Remap Channel ===
The Remap Channel
menu is used to remap the station, logical channel number, or physical channel
number for a channel. 
The left side of the menu contains the main options for
remapping the station or channel numbers: 
 Remap Station – When this
option is highlighted, the list of all stations in the database are listed to
the right. Select the station that should be associated with the channel being
remapped. Tips: The station list
sorting method is configurable by using the Options
command; see below for more details about the station sorting options. When any
station is highlighted, enter letters or numbers to jump to the station name,
number, or show that starts with that letter or number. The currently
highlighted station’s ID and EPG information are listed above the station list.
IDs greater than or equal to 10,000 are in the range provided by Zap2it; those
station may have downloadable EPG data available. 
 Remap Channel # – When this
option is highlighted, the following options are available to the right: 
o   Enabled – Select this option to enable
or disable the channel on this lineup. The channel is enabled if this option is
checked. 
o   Logical Chan # – Select this option to
enter a new logical channel number, which is the number SageTV displays in
places such as the Program Guide.
o   Physical Chan # – Select this option to
enter a new physical channel number, if it is different from the logical
number. The physical channel number is the number that SageTV uses when tuning
a channel. If this value is incorrect, SageTV will not be able to tune the channel.
For more information about remapping digital channels, see Remapping Channels for Digital Tuners.
Use the Delete command to
reset the logical or physical channel numbers while those options are
highlighted. If the channel was previously added to the lineup, then resetting
its logical number will cause the channel to be removed from the lineup and it
will be removed from the database during the next EPG update, if the channel is
not referenced by other database objects such as recordings or past airings. 
Along the bottom of the screen are the following options: 
 Exit – Exit the menu and
return to the previous menu. 
 < Chan – When available,
use this button to go to the previous channel in the lineup’s list of channels.
The Smooth Rew or Skip Bkwd
#2 commands may be used as shortcuts. 
 > Chan – When available,
use this button to go to the next channel in the lineup’s list of channels. The
Smooth FF or Skip Fwd #2
commands may be used as shortcuts. 
 Preview – Use this button,
or the Play command, to start a preview of the
current channel. Use the Stop command to stop
playback of the preview. The preview should remain active while using the
Channel Setup related menus, but will automatically stop when jumping to a
different menu. 
– Use this button, or the Options command, to open this menu’s options dialog.
See Channel Remapping Options, below. 
==== Channel Remapping Options ====
Use the  button or the Options
command to open this menu’s options dialog, with these options affecting this
menu: 
 Channel Sorting Method –
Choose to sort the current lineup’s channel list by Channel Number, Channel Name,
or Channel Description. The enabled
channels can be placed at the front of the list by checking the List Enabled Channel First option. This
sorting option will affect movement to the next and previous channels and also
affects the sort order on the Channel Setup
menu. 
 Station List Sorting Method
– Choose whether the station list on the right side of the screen is sorted by
the Currently Airing Show Title, Channel Number, or Station Name. Tip: While
a preview is active, if you recognize the show being played, sort the station
list by the currently airing show title. If EPG data is available for the
highlighted station, the currently airing show will be displayed above the
station list. 
 Include stations with no EPG
data access – This option is only available when using SageTV’s built-in
EPG data provided by Zap2it. When this option is checked, then all stations are
included in the station list. When it is not checked, then stations that do not
have Zap2it IDs are filtered out of the list. (Zap2it IDs are those greater
than or equal to 10,000.) 
==== Remapping Channels for Digital Tuners ====
When configuring a digital tuner source, Channel Setup will
first perform a channel scan. The scan results will be saved as a table in a
.FRQ file in the SageTV installation directory, such as “FusionHDTV, Transport
Stream Capture-0.frq”. The information found in this table is what SageTV uses
for digital channel tuning and can be used as a reference when remapping
digital channels. 
When remapping a digital channel, in many cases the
physical channel remapping can simply be set to the channel index number for
the desired channel. This number matches the “ch:index” field, or the first
number on a line in the .frq file, and is valid for ATSC, QAM, DVB-C, DVB-S,
and DVB-T. 
ATSC and QAM physical channels can alternatively be
specified by entering a channel number in the “major-minor” format. The major
number is the call sign number of the station in the USA and the minor number
is the sub channel. The two numbers are entered with a dash between them, such
as “58-2”. 
The above two cases are the usual methods of remapping
digital channels. More advanced remapping methods are listed below. If further
help is needed for such remappings, contact SageTV technical support (www.sagetv.com/support.html) or talk to other users on the SageTV
online forums (forums.sagetv.com/forums). 
For ATSC or QAM, 3 numbers separated by dashes: “physical channel
number-major numberminor number”. Tuning using this method is independent of
the channel scan table file listed above. 
For DVB-C or DVB-T, 3 numbers separated by dashes:
“ONID-SID-TSID”. ONID is the original network ID, SID is the service ID, and
TSID is the transport stream ID. The ONID, SID, and TSID values can be found
via third party channel scanning utilities or public information found on the
internet for the station. Tuning using this method is independent of the
channel scan table file listed above. 
For DVB-C or DVB-T, 4 numbers separated by dashes:
“ONID-SID-TSID-index”. ONID is the original network ID, SID is the service ID,
and TSID is the transport stream ID. The ‘index’ value is the index of the
channel in the channel scan table. If the index is a valid index entry in the
FRQ file and the table’s ‘control bits’ field is 1 for that index, then the
scan table information is used to tune the channel; otherwise, the
“ONID-SID-TSID” values are used for tuning. The ONID, SID, and TSID values can
be found via third party channel scanning utilities or public information found
on the internet for the station. 
=== Add Channel to Lineup ===
This menu is accessed from the Channel
Setup menu and is used to manually add a new channel to a lineup by
filling in the following fields: 
 Station Name – Enter the
call sign of the new channel. This is the station name, as is usually used for
TV listings. 
 Station ID – If you know the
station ID, enter it here, or leave this field blank if you do not know the ID.
If you know the Zap2it ID for the station, use that value so that SageTV can
automatically download EPG listings for the channel, if SageTV has access to
the channel’s listings. Note: SageTV
may not be able to download listings for channels that are over-the-air only,
but listings should be available for any channel that Zap2it includes as part
of any cable or satellite lineup. 
 Logical (Guide) Channel Number
– Enter the logical channel number, which is the number SageTV displays in
places such as the Program Guide.
 Physical (Tuning) Channel Number
– If the physical number is different from the logical number, enter it here.
The physical channel number is the number that SageTV uses when tuning a
channel. If this value is incorrect, SageTV will not be able to tune the
channel. 
After entering the new channel information, choose from the
following options along the bottom of the screen: 
Cancel – Cancel the new channel
addition and return to the previous menu. 
Add – Done – Add
the new channel and return to the previous menu. 
Add – Again –
Add the new channel, reset the fields, and remain on this menu so that another
channel can be added. 
 Reset – Reset all the new
channel entry fields and start over. 
Notes:
If you know the station ID, enter that value first. If the
ID matches an existing channel in the database, its information will be entered
into the other fields. You can add channels from other lineups to the current
lineup this way, or even edit existing channels. 
If the name of an existing channel is entered, its
information will be entered into the other fields. 
To remove an added channel from a lineup, highlight its
entry on the Channel Setup menu, then choose to
remap it. On the Remap Channel menu, highlight
its logical channel number and reset it by using the Delete
command to reset the logical channel number mapping. The channel will be
removed from the lineup and will be removed from the database during the next
EPG update, if the channel is not referenced by other database objects such as
recordings or past airings. 
=== Channel Scan Results ===
After performing a channel scan on the Channel Setup menu, the list of channels modified as
a result of the scan can be reviewed on this menu. After reviewing the modified
channels, use the Back command or select Done Reviewing Scan.
When a channel scan result item is highlighted, the
channel’s details will be displayed to the right, along with the following
selectable options: 
 Enabled – Select this option
to enable or disable the channel on this lineup. The channel is enabled if this
option is checked. 
 Remap this Channel – If you
want to remap a channel’s station, logical channel number of physical channel
number, select this option to jump to the Remap
Channel menu. 
 Preview this Channel –
Select this option, or use the Play command, to
start a preview of the currently highlighted channel. Use the Stop command to stop playback of the preview. The
preview should remain active while using the Channel Setup related menus, but
will automatically stop when jumping to a different menu. 
Selecting the scan result item will display a pop-up dialog
with the following possible options, where applicable: 
 Enable Channel – This is an
alternate way to choose whether the channel is enabled. The channel is enabled
if this option is checked. 
 Clear Remapped Channel – Use
this option to clear all of the channel’s remappings. Note: this could result in the channel being removed from the
lineup if it was previously added to the lineup. 
 Map Logical (Guide) # from X to
Y – Map the logical channel number from one value to the other. '''
 Map Physical (Tuning) # from X
to Y – Map the physical channel number from one value to the other. Note: Mapping the physical channel
number to the wrong value can result in SageTV not being able to tune the
channel. You may want to preview the channel before and/or after choosing to
remap the physical number. 
 Remap this Channel – Select
this option to jump to the Remap Channel menu. 
 Close – Exit the dialog. 
=== Channel Manager ===
The Channel Manager lists all available channels on all
channel lineups to allow choosing which lineups have each channel enabled,
instead of editing each individual lineup in Channel
Setup in order to enable or disable channels. In addition, the logical
channel numbers (the numbers shown in the guide grid) can be remapped. This
menu is accessed via the Options command on the Program Guide menu. 
The left side contains some actions that can be performed: 
 Sort by: <Sort Style>
– Toggles whether the list of Channels is sorted by Number (default) or Name.
 Reverse order: Yes/No –
Toggled whether the channel list is sorted in reverse order. 
 Back – Return to the
previous menu. 
The right side of the screen contains the list of all
channels, sorted by the selected Sort option and order. Each channel item
display’s the channel number, name, description (when available), and how many
lineups contain the channel. Enabled channels have a checkmark icon next to
them, are shown in the Program Guide, and may
be used by SageTV when scheduling recordings. Disabled channels do not have a
marker, are not shown in the guide, and are not used for recording. 
Select a channel item or use the Don’t Like command on it in order to enable or disable
it. If the channel is available only on a single lineup, then the channel will
toggle between enabled and disabled. If the channel is available on multiple
lineups, then a dialog will be shown where you can choose Enable on All Lineups, Disable
on All Lineups, or choose each individual lineup where you want it to be
enabled or disabled. 
Select the Remap button to the right of a channel
item to remap that channel’s logical number. The logical channel number only affects the number SageTV displays in places
such as the Program Guide. The logical number
can be set to any number without affecting SageTV’s ability to tune the
channel. 
=== Parental Controls ===
The Parental
Controls options can be used to prevent others from watching selected types
of shows unless they know the lock code. Initially, SageTV’s Parental Controls menu displays the
controls as disabled. Once the controls are enabled, the options on this menu
will change accordingly. 
The choices on this menu are: 
ENABLE Parental
Controls – Available when parental controls are disabled, this option
enables the controls. If a lock code has not been previously entered, SageTV
will ask for a new lock code and for confirmation of that code. When presented
with the pop-up dialog, type in the desired lock code and press Return. SageTV
will not show what you type, but will display asterisks for each character
typed. Enter the code a second time to confirm it. If the second entry does not
match the first, SageTV will not accept the new lock code. 
DISABLE Parental
Controls – Available when parental controls are enabled, this option
disables the controls. Any restrictions that were previously set will be
retained, but no lock code will need to be entered to watch shows that are
restricted. 
Change Parental Lock
Code – Use this option to change the lock code. Changing the lock code also
causes the parental controls to be enabled. As with ENABLE Parental Controls, above, you will be asked to enter the new
lock code twice to confirm it. If the second entry does not match the first,
SageTV will not accept the new lock code. 
Clear Parental Lock
Code – Available when a lock code has already been entered and parental
controls are disabled, use this option to clear the current lock code. If you
later decide to enable the parental controls again, you will need to enter a
new lock code. 
 
Modify Parental
Restrictions – Go to the Parental Control
Restrictions menu, where you can specify which types of shows require
the entry of the lock code before they can be watched. The restrictions can be
configured regardless of whether the parental controls are enabled or not, but
will only be used when the controls are enabled. 
Back
to Main Menu – Return to the Main Menu.
=== Parental Control Restrictions ===
Parent Menu: Parental
Controls.
The Parental Control Restrictions menu is used to configure
SageTV to ask for the parental control lock code when attempting to play media
that matches the restrictions and to control access to some setup menus. 
Use the arrow keys to highlight any criteria and use Select to turn that criteria on. Or, simply leftclick
on the desired criteria. This screen displays a marked checkbox next to all the
restrictions that have been set. 
If Parental Controls have
been enabled, attempting to watch a recording that meets any of the chosen
criteria or enter any of the protected setup menus will require the entry of
the lock code before SageTV will play the recording or enter the setup menu. If
the correct lock code is entered, then SageTV will begin playback of the
recording or enter the setup menu. 
If the wrong lock code is entered, SageTV will display a
notification that the lock code was incorrect and will also display a playback
error due to the parental code check having failed. 
=== Detailed Setup: General Settings ===
From the General
Settings configuration menu, you can reach the other setup options by
highlighting Multimedia, Video/Audio, DVD, Commands, Server, Advanced, or Customize
in the right-hand column. 
Highlight any setup subject in the left-hand column to view
its options, or choose Main Menu to return to the Main Menu.
On the right-hand column, highlight an option’s setting to
see its description at the bottom of the screen. Select
the setting to change its option. 
The General
Settings are: 
==== Video Recording Directories ====
The Video Recording Directories are where SageTV stores the
recordings that it creates. SageTV supports the use of multiple folders on
multiple drives as well as using mapped drives or UNC paths across a network,
and will automatically handle determining which Video Directory to use when
making a recording; see the next option, below. Choose modify to go to the
Configuration Wizard step for editing the Video
Recording Directories, where you will see a list of existing Video
Recording Directories and to be able to add or remove directories. When you are
done on that menu, you will be returned to Detailed Setup. 
==== Video Recording Path Optimization Style ====
Choose the method SageTV will use when determining where to
store a new recording. Select one of these options: 
 Optimize for Space – Choose
a recording path by selecting the recording directory with the most available
free space. This is the default option.  
 Optimize for Bandwidth –
Choose a recording path by trying to spread simultaneous recordings between
multiple recording directories so that all current recordings aren’t being
written to the same hard drive at once. Consider trying this setting if you
have many recording devices and want to try reducing the bandwidth required by
a hard drive when recording many airings at once. Note: When optimizing for bandwidth and there is not enough free
space for a new recording, SageTV may delete recordings that are the lowest
priority in the recording directory it selects to store the new recording, but
the deleted recordings may not be the lowest priority of all existing
recordings. 
Also see: Where to
Store the Next Recording.
==== Media Center Import Directories ====
The Media Center Import Directories are used to tell SageTV
where to find already-existing media files on your computer, such as videos,
music files, and pictures. SageTV supports the use of multiple folders on
multiple drives as well as using mapped drives or UNC paths across a network.
Choose modify to go to the Configuration Wizard step for editing the Media Center Import Directories, where you will see a
list of existing Media Center Import Directories and to be able to add or
remove directories. When you are done on that menu, you will be returned to
Detailed Setup. 
==== Automatic Library Rescan Frequency ====
Set the delay time, in hours, before SageTV automatically
rescans the Media Center Import Directories for
new imported media again. Set this value to 0 in order to only rescan at
startup or when manually initiated. 
==== Intelligent Recording ====
Enable this option to begin using SageTV’s Intelligent
Recording feature. See SageTV Quick Start Guide:
Intelligent Recordings for details of how this works. 
Note: When
Intelligent Recording is disabled, live TV recordings will be automatically
deleted shortly after the show’s airing has completed and you have stopped
watching it. This autodeletion of live TV will not affect shows that have been
scheduled to record, whether you watch them live or not. (See Automatic Cleanup of Live TV.) However, disabling the
Intelligent Recording feature will not delete all the existing Intelligent
Recordings. 
==== Autodial if Needed for Internet ====
Enable this option if SageTV should try to establish a
dial-up connection when an Internet connection is needed to update the programming
guide information. If you are using an alwayson type of connection, or if you
wish to control all access to the internet, leave this option disabled. 
==== Sync System Clock with SageTV Server ====
Enable this feature if you want to synchronize your PC
system clock with the SageTV server. This is highly recommended because the
SageTV server is synchronized with the US Military Atomic clock for accuracy.
If you have already configured such an atomic clock synchronization utility on
your computer, enabling this option isn’t needed. 
Note: While this
will ensure that your PC system clock is set to the correct time, TV stations’
clocks may still be set differently. To make sure your Favorites and Manual
Recordings record an entire show, you may wish to consider using padding on
some of your recordings, particularly those aired on stations that regularly
begin shows early or end them late. See Record Options
for Manual Recordings and Start Padding and Stop
Padding for Favorites. 
==== Animation Options ====
Choose settings for the various animation options: 
 Animation system – Choose
whether to enable or disable the animation system. This setting will determine
whether additional animation options described below are displayed. 
 Menu transitions – Controls
whether the menus use an animation effect when moving from one menu to another.
 Dialog transitions –
Controls whether animation effects are used when dialogs open or close. 
 Focus transitions – Controls
whether animation effects are used to move the highlight image when focus
changes from one item to another. 
 OSD transitions – Controls
whether the playback OSD uses animation effects when being shown or hidden. 
 Thumbnail transitions –
Controls whether thumbnail transitions occur on various menus when a single
item represents a group of media choices. 
 Cycle through subgroup items
– When a group of items is highlighted, such as a group of recordings on the SageTV Recordings menu, this option controls whether
SageTV cycles through the items one by one in the group info area. 
==== Screen Saver Options ====
Opens a dialog where various screen saver options can be
set. The options are as follows” 
 Screen Saver on Sleep – When
enabled, this option will use SageTV’s built-in Screen Saver when you put
SageTV to Sleep while it is running in Full Screen Mode. If this option is
disabled or if SageTV is running in a window instead of full screen, SageTV
will minimize to an icon in the system tray when it is put to sleep. SageTV
will continue recording your programs while in Sleep Mode, but any live TV that
is not a scheduled recording will stop. See Sleeping
SageTV.
 Screen Saver Timeout – Enter
the Timeout period that SageTV will wait before starting the screen saver. Type
in the number of minutes and press Return. Use the Options
command (Ctrl+O, Escape, right-click) to cancel the pop-up without changing the
current value. If the Timeout setting is not 0, the Screen Saver will launch
based on the Timeout setting specified. This setting is used mostly in case you
walk away from the application and don’t want to be concerned with any screen
burn. The screen saver will only start if SageTV is at a menu or if video
playback is paused; it will not start if a video is actively playing. 
 Screen Saver Style – Choose
whether to use a moving SageTV Logo
or a Photo Slideshow as the screen
saver when music is not playing. The Photo Slideshow will use all imported
pictures if there are two or more pictures (the same list viewable in the Photo Browser). Note:
if music is playing, the music information will be displayed as the screen
saver. 
 Random Screen Saver Slideshow
Order – Choose whether images are viewed in random order while playing a
slideshow. Note: this setting affects screen saver slideshows and regular
slideshows. 
==== Show Mouse Icons ====
This setting comes enabled by default to show you all the
available mouse control icons spread throughout the application. If you are not
going to use a mouse to control SageTV you can disable those icons here.
Disabling this option will not prevent the use of a mouse with SageTV: a mouse
can still be used to select menu items; there will just be no special-purpose
mouse icons. 
==== Automatically Connect to Server (Client only) ====
Note: This
option is only available when using SageTVClient. 
When SageTVClient starts, you will be asked to enter the IP
address or computer name of the SageTV server computer system on your network.
Instead of entering this information every time SageTVClient is run, enable
this option to automatically connect to the server. When enabled, this option
will change from displaying No to
displaying the name or IP address of the server, which you entered when
SageTVClient started. See Configure SageTV Client to
Connect to the Server.
=== Detailed Setup: Multimedia Settings ===
From the Multimedia
Settings configuration menu, you can reach the other setup options by
highlighting General, Video/Audio,
DVD, Commands, Server, Advanced, or Customize in the right-hand column. 
Highlight any setup subject in the left-hand column to view
its options, or choose Main Menu to return to the Main Menu.
On the right-hand column, highlight an option’s setting to
see its description at the bottom of the screen. Select
the setting to change its option. 
The Multimedia
Settings are: 
==== Aspect Ratio Mode ====
This option sets the default Aspect Ratio Mode that will be used during video playback. Select
the setting next to this option and choose a setting from the pop-up menu: 
 Fill – Stretch the video to
fill the SageTV playback area. (Initial setting.) 
 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. 
 16x9 – Force playback to fit
the video into a 16x9 ratio area, stretching or shrinking the video to do so. 
Note: The aspect
ratio mode is set during playback for HD extenders. While on the Video Playback screen, use the Options command to choose or edit the aspect ratio
mode. 
==== Aspect Ratio Settings ====
Select Modify to
be presented with a pop-up menu containing the available adjustments for the
selected Aspect Ratio Mode. The Stretch setting is used to determine
the amount the video image is stretched in the horizontal and vertical
dimensions in order to fit the screen, while the Offset settings are used to determine where the video image is
placed. Each mode stores its own values for the settings presented here. 
Select any of the Stretch
or Offset values to change their
settings. Enter the new value in the pop-up dialog and press Return. Use the Options command (Ctrl+O, Escape, right-click) to close
the dialog without changing the current value. 
The Stretch
values may be greater than 100% initially to allow for overscan and hide the
black borders that might otherwise be visible around the edges of TV
recordings. 
If you find that the upper left corner of the image is not
in the correct location, use the Offset
settings to change where that corner is positioned. Use positive values to move
the video playback image to the right or down; use negative values to move the
image to the left or up. 
Use Close or the
Options command to exit the pop-up menu. 
Note: To get
instant feedback regarding the Aspect Ratio settings as you make changes, make
sure that a video is playing and that video playback is set to display on menus
as the background. 
See Video Menu
Options, below. 
==== Overscan Settings: ====
Use the Overscan
Settings option to modify the placement of the SageTV User Interface.
Through a series of two full screen menus, you will first adjust the location
of the upper left corner of the user interface, then you will adjust the
location of the lower right corner of the user interface. When you are done,
the user interface will completely fill the SageTV display. 
Select Adjust to
go to the 2-step Configuration Wizard process to Adjust
the User Interface Overscan. When you have completed both steps, you
will be returned to Detailed Setup. 
==== Display Aspect Ratio Settings ====
SageTV uses the Display
Aspect Ratio to determine how best to display any graphics or video
content. Select Adjust to jump to
the Adjust Display Aspect Ratio screen where
this ratio is set. On that screen, you may choose from a few pre-set choices,
or manually adjust the circle until it appears round. When done, you will be
returned to Detailed Setup. 
==== Output Resolution ====
If SageTV is able to use multiple output resolutions,
select this option to choose which resolution to use. 
==== Native Output Resolution Switching ====
If SageTV is able to automatically change the output
resolution mode to match the resolution of the video being played, this option
will be available. Select the option to enable or disable it. 
==== Recording Quality ====
Select Set Quality
to see a pop-up dialog where you can set the default recording quality for
SageTV overall, or for each individual capture device. 
Default Quality:
The setting near the top of the dialog is SageTV’s overall default setting.
This default recording quality will be used for all new recordings that are
created using a capture device that does not have its own default quality
setting. 
Individual Capture
Devices: If the setting next to a capture device is Not Set, then that device will use the overall Default Quality (above) when a new recording is made. If a capture
device has its own default setting, then new recordings made using that device
will use its own default setting rather than the overall setting.  If the setting next to a capture device is Digital Tuner, then a default recording
cannot be set for the tuner because digital tuners simply save the digital
stream as it is received. 
The default recording quality settings mentioned above are
used for all new recordings made by SageTV, but they may be customized for
individual Manual Recordings or for Favorites. See Record
Options for Manual Recordings and Recording
Quality for Favorites. 
Select the current setting to the right of Default Quality or any Capture Device for a pop-up menu of
recording quality choices. Choose one of the recording qualities listed, or use
the Options command to close the pop-up without
changing the setting. There is no “correct” choice; the quality setting you
choose is a matter of personal preference and amount of hard drive space
available. The lower quality settings will use less drive space and allow more
shows to be recorded, but at the expense of reduced video quality. On the other
hand, higher quality recordings can use disk space very quickly. It is
recommended that you try a few settings to see which you are comfortable with.
You may want to choose a medium quality setting as your default, then adjust
your Favorites or Manual Recordings to higher or lower quality settings, based
on their needs. For example: cartoons usually still look OK at lower quality
recording rates, while sports may need very high quality settings to retain
details during the fast motion scenes. 
Notes: To add
custom settings to this list, see Appendix H: Custom
Recording Quality Settings. Any change to the default Recording Quality will not take effect
until a new recording starts. 
==== Enable TV Out for PVR-350 ====
This option is only available when using a Hauppauge
PVR-350 encoder/decoder tuner card.  
Enable this if you are using the TV Out functionality of
the PVR-350 card to view MPEG video. 
==== Enable UI on TV Out of PVR-350 ====
This option is only available when using a Hauppauge
PVR-350 encoder/decoder tuner card. 
Enable this if you are using the TV Out of the PVR-350 to
view the SageTV User Interface on your TV. After enabling this setting for the
first time, reboot your computer for the settings to take effect. If, upon
starting SageTV, the UI is not appearing on the TV Out, video must be activated
for the TV Out to initialize. The best way to do this is to use the TV command (Ctrl-V) to initiate live TV playback. 
==== Hardware Decoding Only: ====
This option is only available when using a Hauppauge PVR-350
encoder/decoder tuner card. 
Enabling this option disables software video rendering to
the Windows Desktop. Now video will only be shown through the TV Out of the
PVR-350. 
==== Video Menu Options ====
The Video Menu
Options determines whether video playback can be displayed while using a
menu and, if so, whether the video will be displayed in a window in the upper
right corner or as the background of the menu. Not all menus can have video
played in a window and a few may have background playback disabled also. 
When you select the Modify
button next to this option name, a pop-up menu will appear with the settings
you can change. This pop-up menu is the same as the one that is displayed on
nearly every menu when you use the Options
command; in fact, using the Options command on
this menu displays the pop-up menu also. Some menus have options menus specific
for their possible settings, but most use the default general purpose Video Menu Options menu, or at least
make those options available. See: The Default Pop-up
Menu: Video Menu Options.
Selecting the button next to Display Video on Menus displays a secondary pop-up menu, where
three choices are presented: 
 Never – Video playback will
never be displayed on a menu, regardless of whether one is currently playing or
not. 
 If Active – Video playback
will be displayed on a menu only if there is currently a video being played.
When no video playback is active, no video will be shown on the menu. 
 Always – Video playback will
always be shown on menus. If there is no active video currently, live TV will
be shown. 
Selecting the button next to Video Menu Style also displays a secondary pop-up menu, where two
additional choices are presented: 
 Background – If video
playback is shown on menus, it will be shown as the background for the entire
menu. The menu will appear on top of the video. 
 Window – If video playback
is shown on menus, it will be displayed as a small window in the upper
right-hand corner. Not every menu has the space needed for displaying video in
a window; in those cases, the video will not be shown. The Main Menu is one such menu. Tip: Left click with a mouse on the video playing in the preview
window to jump to the video playback screen. The TV
command may be used to perform this action at any time using the keyboard or
remote. 
Finally, use Close
to close the pop-up menu when done making selections 
Example images showing video playback while using a menu: 
 
Note: While
video is playing on a menu, the commands that control playback continue to
function. Please see Chapter 4: Media Playback
for media playback details, or see the List of All
SageTV Commands for complete details on all available commands. An
additional point to remember is that some commands are combo commands, which
function differently depending on whether SageTV is at a menu or on a playback
screen. While on a menu, the playback versions of those commands may not
function since the menu versions take precedence. 
==== UI Language ====
The current language setting will be displayed next to the UI Language option. Select the current
setting to see a list of available language choices for the SageTV user
interface and select your preferred language. If a translation file for that
language is available, SageTV will use its translations when displaying text on
the screen. 
==== Default Audio Language ====
Select this option to set the default audio language used
during playback when a media file has multiple audio languages available. 
==== Default Subtitle Language ====
Select this option to set the default subtitle language
used during playback when a media file has multiple subtitle languages
available, or select None to show no
subtitles (default). 
==== SageTV Window is Always On Top ====
This option is available only on a SageTV or SageTV Client
UI while using on Windows. Selecting this option toggles whether the SageTV
window will always be on top of other windows. Note: for a SageTV Placeshifter window, right click on the Placeshifter
window to select its ‘Always On Top’ option. 
=== Detailed Setup: Video/Audio Settings ===
From the Video/Audio
Settings configuration menu, you can reach the other setup options by
highlighting General, Multimedia,
DVD, Commands, Server, Advanced, or Customize in the right-hand column. 
Highlight any setup subject in the left-hand column to view
its options, or choose Main Menu to return to the Main Menu.
On the right-hand column, highlight an option’s setting to
see its description at the bottom of the screen. Select
the setting to change its option. 
Note: When
playback is currently in progress, choose Reload
Media Player after making any changes. 
The Video/Audio
Settings are: 
==== Video Renderer ====
The Video Renderer
is the filter used to render the video to the screen from the source during
playback. Choose the setting displayed next to the option to see a pop-up menu
listing the possible settings: Default,
Overlay, VMR9, and EVR. SageTV is
initially set to use Overlay. If
there are problems with this setting, try the Default mode instead. The EVR
option is only listed if EVR is available on your system. 
If you are running a newer graphics card with 3D
acceleration, give VMR9 or EVR a try, which will also provide
partial transparency to the On-Screen Display over video.  
Note: Using VMR9 or EVR requires 3D Acceleration to be Enabled in the Detailed
Setup: Advanced Settings configuration menu. If it is not enabled, Overlay will be used instead. If 3D
Acceleration is not enabled when you choose the VMR9 or EVR setting here, you
will be asked whether to enable 3D Acceleration. If you choose not to do so,
the renderer will not be changed to VMR9 or EVR. 
==== MPEG2 Video Decoder Filter ====
A pop-up menu lists all the available video decoders, which
are used to decode the MPEG2formatted video data. The list of decoders depends
on the MPEG-2 decoders that are installed on your PC related to your video
card, DVD player and TV tuner/Capture card. Select the video decoder that you
would like SageTV to use for MPEG-2 video playback. 
Note: If you are
using the Sigma Designs Xcard as your video decoder, select it from the list
and set the Video Renderer to
default. Also confirm that the Audio Renderer
and MPEG2 Audio Decoder Filter are set to
default as well. 
==== SageTV MPEG Video Decoder uses DXVA (hardware acceleration) ====
This option is available if the MPEG2 video decoder filter
is set to use the SageTV MPEG Video Decoder. Select this option to enable or
disable DXVA when that decoder is used. Enabling this option allows the decoder
to use the video card’s hardware assisted decoding during video playback.  
==== H.264 Video Decoder Filter ====
When using SageTV on a Windows system, you may choose this
option to select the decoder filter used for playback of H.264 format videos.
If no H.264 decoders are listed, but you know one has been installed on the PC,
then choose “List all decoders” so see a list of all decoders. 
==== VC1 Video Decoder Filter ====
When using SageTV on a Windows system, you may choose this
option to select the decoder filter used for playback of VC1 format videos. If
no VC1 decoders are listed, but you know one has been installed on the PC, then
choose “List all decoders” so see a list of all decoders. 
==== Media Player for non-MPEG Files ====
When using SageTV on a Windows system, you may choose the
decoder to use for non-MPEG video playback, such as for MKV, AVI, MP4, OGG,
etc. Choose to always use DirectShow, the SageTV Player, or a combination of
the SageTV Player for online videos and DirectShow for all other non-MPEG
videos. 
==== Dscaler Deinterlacer Filter ====
If you want to use Dscaler to deinterlace the video, enable
this option. You can only select this option when selecting the Elecard Video
Decoder filter (not included with the SageTV installation, but freely available
at www.elecard.com) or the SageTV MPEG Video Decoder. Then select
your Deinterlacing mode and whether or not you want to use Double Refresh Rate
or Odd Field First. You may experience audio & video synchronization
problems if you have Double Refresh Rate enabled on a PC that doesn’t have
enough CPU power. More information can be obtained about Dscaler and
Deinterlacing at www.dscaler.com.
==== Audio Renderer ====
The Audio Renderer is the filter used to render
the audio after it has been decoded. Select a renderer from the pop-up menu
showing the list of the available choices, which depends on what has been
installed on your computer, related to DirectX and your sound card. 
==== MPEG2 Audio Decoder Filter ====
A pop-up menu lists all the available audio decoders, which
are used to decode the MPEG2formatted audio data. The list of decoders depends
on the MPEG-2 audio decoders that are installed on your PC related to your
video card, DVD player and TV tuner/Capture card. Select the audio decoder that
you would like SageTV to use for MPEG-2 audio playback. 
Note: If you are
using the Sigma Designs Xcard as your video decoder, set both the Audio Renderer and Audio Decoder Filter to
default. See MPEG2 Video Decoder Filter for
Xcard settings there. 
==== HD Audio Decoder Filter ====
When using SageTV on a Windows system, you may choose this
option to select the decoder filter used for playback of videos with HD audio.
If no HD audio decoders are listed, but you know one has been installed on the
PC, then choose “List all decoders” so see a list of all decoders. 
==== Audio Playback Delay ====
If you are having problems with audio playback not being
synchronized with video playback, you can set the Audio Playback Delay in order to get them to be synchronized. In
the pop-up dialog, enter the number of milliseconds to delay the audio playback
and press Return. (There are 1000 milliseconds in 1 second.) Use the Options command (Ctrl+O, Escape, right-click) to close
the dialog without changing the current setting. 
==== HD Audio Output ====
Choose whether to enable HD audio output. If enabled, then
SageTV will output the DolbyTrueHD or DTS-HD/MA streams when present. If
disabled, then SageTV will output the AC3 or DTS streams instead. 
==== Reload Media Player ====
This button will appear only if playback is currently in
progress. After making any changes, select this button to reload the media
player so that the changes can take effect. 
=== Detailed Setup: DVD Settings ===
From the DVD Settings
configuration menu, you can reach the other setup options by highlighting General, Multimedia, Video/Audio, Commands, Server, Advanced, or Customize
in the right-hand column. 
Highlight any setup subject in the left-hand column to view
its options, or choose Main Menu to return to the Main Menu.
On the right-hand column, highlight an option’s setting to
see its description at the bottom of the screen. Select
the setting to change its option. 
Note: When
playback is currently in progress, choose Reload
Media Player from Detailed Setup: Video/Audio
Settings after making any changes. 
The DVD
Settings are: 
==== DVD-ROM Drive ====
Toggle this option between Yes and No, to tell
SageTV whether the computer has a DVD drive installed and you want SageTV to
access it for playback of local DVDs. 
==== DVD Video Renderer ====
The DVD Video Renderer is the filter used to
render the video to the screen from the source during playback. Choose the
setting displayed next to the option to see a pop-up menu listing the possible
settings: Default, Overlay, VMR9, and EVR. SageTV is
initially set to use VMR9 for DVD
playback. If there are problems with this setting, try the Overlay mode instead. The EVR
option is only listed if EVR is available on your system. 
If you are running a newer graphics card with 3D
acceleration, VMR9 or EVR will provide partial transparency
to the On-Screen Display over video.  
Note: Using VMR9 or EVR requires 3D Acceleration to be Enabled in the Detailed
Setup: Advanced Settings configuration menu. If it is not enabled, Overlay will be used instead. If 3D
Acceleration is not enabled when you choose the VMR9 or EVR setting here, you
will be asked whether to enable 3D Acceleration. If you choose not to do so,
the renderer will not be changed to VMR9 or EVR. 
==== DVD Video Decoder Filter ====
A pop-up menu lists all the available DVD video decoders,
which are used to decode the DVD video data. The list of decoders depends on
the MPEG-2 decoders that are installed on your PC related to your video card,
DVD player and TV tuner/Capture card. Select the video decoder that you would
like SageTV to use for DVD video playback. 
Notes: A) The DVD video decoder needs to be
able to decrypt the CSS encryption found on most DVDs. If the video decoder
does not have this capability, it will not be able to play encrypted DVD video
data. B) SageTV cannot use the Sigma
Designs Xcard for DVD playback. 
==== DVD Audio Renderer ====
The Audio Renderer is the filter used to render
the audio after it has been decoded. Select a renderer for DVD playback from
the pop-up menu showing the list of the available choices, which depends on
what has been installed on your computer, related to DirectX and your sound
card. 
==== DVD Audio Decoder Filter ====
A pop-up menu lists all the available audio decoders, which
are used to decode the DVD audio data. The list of decoders depends on the
decoders that are installed on your PC related to your video card, DVD player
and TV tuner/Capture card. Select the audio decoder that you would like SageTV
to use for DVD audio playback. 
=== Detailed Setup: Commands Settings ===
From the Commands Settings
configuration menu, you can reach the other setup options by highlighting General, Multimedia, Video/Audio, DVD, Server, Advanced, or Customize in the right-hand column. 
Highlight any setup subject in the left-hand column to view
its options, or choose Main Menu to return to the Main Menu.
On the right-hand column, highlight an option’s setting to
see its description at the bottom of the screen. Select
the setting to change its option. 
The Commands
Settings are: 
==== Link Infrared/Keystroke to SageTV Command ====
Choosing this option will display a scrollable list of all
SageTV commands in the middle of the screen. When a command is highlighted, its
keyboard and infrared code assignments are displayed in a list in the
right-hand column. 
To link new keystrokes or IR codes to a command, Select that command. 
After choosing a command for key/IR code assignment, SageTV
will display instructions for you to press the key or remote button to be
assigned to the shown command. Any keyboard input at this point is considered
to be a key assignment. You can cancel this process by clicking on the Cancel button with the mouse. 
If a key or IR code already assigned to a different command
is entered, SageTV will ask for confirmation regarding whether to reassign the
key or IR code. Choose Yes to
continue with the reassignment; No
to cancel the reassignment. Using the Options
command (Ctrl+O, Escape, right-click) also cancels the reassignment. 
For a complete list of commands, see SageTV Commands.
Notes:
If you are using a third party Infrared
Receiver such as the IRMan or USB-UIRT, you will need to link every IR code to
the commands in SageTV. To enable the use of either of these IR receivers, see Remote Control Configuration, below. 
SageTV will only learn IR codes when it is
directly using the IR receiver, such as those mentioned above. If you are using
the Hauppauge or Streamzap receivers, for example, SageTV cannot learn the IR
codes directly from the remotes. 
More than one key or IR code can be assigned
to each command, but no two commands can share the same key or IR code. 
Some remotes use a toggle code where pressing
the same key repeatedly results in the remote emitting two separate codes,
toggling between then for each button press. For these remotes, you will need
to teach both codes for each button to SageTV. Teach the first code to SageTV,
then without pressing any other remote button in between, teach the second code
to SageTV. In between those 2 button presses, use either the keyboard or mouse
to control SageTV. 
==== Show SageTV Commands linked to Infrared/Keystroke ====
Choosing this option will display instructions for you to
press a key or remote button to see which command, if any, it is assigned to. 
==== Unlink Infrared/Keystroke from SageTV Command ====
Choosing this option will display instructions for you to
press a key or remote button that you wish to unlink from a command. Once a key
or button is pressed, SageTV will ask to confirm the request. If you select No or use the Options
command, the unlink process will be cancelled. 
==== Remote Control Configuration ====
The Remote Control Configuration option will display your
current setting. To change it, select the button to proceed to the Configuration Wizard step to Set your Remote Control. Once you have completed that
one part of the Configuration Wizard, you will be returned to Detailed Setup. 
=== Detailed Setup: Server Settings ===
From the Server
Settings configuration menu, you can reach the other setup options by
highlighting General, Multimedia,
Video/Audio, DVD,
Commands, Advanced,
or Customize in the right-hand column. 
Highlight any setup subject in the left-hand column to view
its options, or choose Main Menu to return to the Main Menu.
On the right-hand column, highlight an option’s setting to
see its description at the bottom of the screen. Select
the setting to change its option. 
The Server
Settings are: 
==== SageTV Server ====
This option is only available in SageTV, not SageTVClient,
and toggles between Enabled and Disabled. If you plan to use
SageTVClient on another computer on your network, you must enable SageTV to act
as a server. 
==== Media Extender and Placeshifter Server ====
This option is only available in SageTV, not SageTVClient,
when the SageTV Server option (above) is enabled; it opens a dialog when
selected, where you may choose to toggle the setting between Enabled and Disabled. Enable this option if you plan to connect a Media
Extender, such as the SageTV STX-HD100, STP-HD200, or Hauppauge MediaMVP, or a
Place Shifting client to your SageTV server. Note: changes to this setting won’t take effect until the SageTV server
(the above option) is restarted, so you will be asked whether to restart the
SageTV Server when this option is changed. In the dialog, choose Yes to change the option and restart
the SageTV Server, choose No to
change the option without restarting the SageTV Server, or choose Cancel to leave the setting as it is. 
For details on Media Extenders, see Appendix M: SageTV Media Extenders.
For details on the Placeshifter Client, see Appendix N: SageTV Placeshifter Client.
==== Configure Placeshifter Internet Connection ====
In order to use a Placeshifter Client from a remote
location, your local network’s router/firewall needs to be configured to allow
access to your SageTV server from remote locations. This configuration can be
done manually on the router, or SageTV can be configured to automatically
handle keeping access to the SageTV server open if your router has UPnP
(Universal Plug and Play) capability. For details about configuring the router,
see Step G6: Configure the Placeshifter Internet
Connection (server or media extender only) in the Configuration Wizard. When you are done on that menu,
you will be returned to Detailed Setup. 
==== Manage Placeshifter Users ====
Select Configure
to view, add, or manage Placeshifter users. After selecting Configure, a dialog will be shown where
new Placeshifter users can be added and existing users can be managed. If a
user is disabled, the user name will still exist, but that user will not be
able to log on via a place shifter client. Note:
when a new user is created on the server, the STV assigned for that user will
be the STV currently in use on the server. If a new user is created from a
client, then the default STV will be assigned. 
After selecting a user name, a dialog will be shown where
various user settings can be configured, or the user can be removed completely.
You can set the user’s STV, change the password, disable/enable the user, or
remove the user. 
==== Placeshifter Locator ID ====
Select the View
option to see the Locator ID for the server, along with an option to copy it to
the system clipboard. This ID can be used by the place shifting client to find
the server so that you do not need to know your actual IP address. Note: The Locator ID is also displayed
on the System Information display. 
==== Allow Placeshifter clients to automatically login ====
Choose whether Placeshifter clients can be configured to
automatically login. 
==== Media Extender Conversion Quality ====
Choose whether to use Standard
or High quality when video needs to
be transcoded for playback on a Media Extender. Standard is SVCD quality, while
High is DVD quality. 
=== Detailed Setup: Advanced Settings ===
From the Advanced
Settings configuration menu, you can reach the other setup options by
highlighting General, Multimedia,
Video/Audio, DVD,
Commands, Server,
or Customize in the right-hand column. 
Highlight any setup subject in the left-hand column to view
its options, or choose Main Menu to return to the Main Menu.
On the right-hand column, highlight an option’s setting to
see its description at the bottom of the screen. Select
the setting to change its option. 
The Advanced
Settings are: 
==== Load at Windows Startup ====
Select the setting next to this option and choose a setting
from the pop-up menu: 
 No – Do not start SageTV
automatically when the computer starts. 
 Yes – in Full Screen mode –
Start SageTV automatically when the computer starts, and start it running in
full screen mode. 
 Yes – sleeping in the System
Tray – Start SageTV automatically when the computer starts, but start it in
Sleep mode, minimized to the system
tray. 
==== Video Orbiting Duration ====
Use this setting if you have a Widescreen TV or HDTV and
wish to shift the 4:3 image horizontally in the 16:9 screen area. The time
controls how quickly the screen moves away from and back to its starting
position. A value of 0 disables this feature. The image shifts quickly with low
values and slowly with large values. 
In the pop-up dialog, enter the number of minutes for the
orbiting duration and press Return. Use the Options
command (Ctrl+O, Escape, right-click) to close the dialog without changing the
current setting. 
==== 3D Acceleration ====
This option toggles between Enabled and Disabled.
Enable 3D Acceleration for better performance if you are using a Graphics card
that support DirectX9 and 3D Acceleration. 3D Acceleration cannot be enabled if
you are using the OSD through the TV-out of the PVR-350. 
If enabling this option fails and you are not using the OSD
through the TV-out of the PVR-350, then you should make sure that your video
card drivers and DirectX installations are up to date. Also, note that 3D
Acceleration require a video card with at least 32 MB RAM. 
Note: This
option must be enabled in order to use VMR9 or EVR as the Video Renderer in Detailed
Setup: Video/Audio Settings or as the DVD Video
Renderer in Detailed Setup: DVD Settings.
If VMR9 or EVR is the renderer for either of those settings, you will be asked
to confirm whether to disable 3D Acceleration. If you choose to disable it, any
VMR9 and EVR settings will automatically be changed to use Overlay instead. 
==== Use Full Screen Exclusive Mode ====
This option will
only appear if 3D Acceleration is enabled, above. When using 3D
Acceleration, you will have a choice of how SageTV will operate when run in
Full Screen mode. Normally, SageTV will still act as a regular Windows
application, except that it covers the entire screen; however, when using full
screen exclusive mode, SageTV will attempt to gain exclusive control of the
screen, just as a Windows game run in full screen mode would do. When
successful, this exclusive control of the display is intended to provide
smoother video playback, especially with the VMR9 renderer. But, exclusive mode
is not always available, depending on certain system settings and the video
card that is being used. If you turn
this option on and experience playback problems, turn it back off. 
==== Overlay Color Keying ====
This option toggles between Enabled and Disabled.
When using Overlay as the Video Renderer in Detailed Setup: Video/Audio Settings or as the DVD Video Renderer in Detailed
Setup: DVD Settings, enable Color Keying if you want the On-Screen
Display to have transparency. 
==== Optimized Image Loader ====
Choose whether to have the optimized image loader Enabled or Disabled. Enable it for faster loading of larger images; disable it
only if images are not loaded properly.  
==== Rescan Existing Library Files ====
Choose this option to force SageTV to rescan the entire
library and perform format detection and metadata importing again for all
imported media. 
==== Automatic Update Checks ====
Choose whether SageTV can automatically perform the checks
for updates listed below. When enabled, SageTV will perform these checks once
per day after jumping to the Main Menu.
 Check for and install updates
for the lists of online videos – When enabled, SageTV will check for
updates for online video feeds listed on the Online
Services menu. If an update is found, it will be downloaded and
installed. 
 Check for and notify when
updates are available for the STV, installer, or extender firmware – When
enabled, SageTV will check for updates for the STV, new versions of SageTV, and
new firmware versions if an extender is in use. If an update is found, a system
message will be generated for viewing on the System
Messages menu. 
 Include notifications for installer
and firmware beta updates – If the above option to check for new installer
and extender firmware versions is enabled, this option will be available. When
enabled, SageTV will include checking for new beta versions. If a beta update
is found, a system message will be generated for viewing on the System Messages menu. 
==== Check for STV Update ====
Select Update to
see if there is an update available for the default STV file set. The current
version number is shown directly below this option’s title. Note: The default STV file (SageTV3.xml or
SageTV7.xml) must be the currently loaded application package for the update to
proceed. This option may be used to install fixes or add new features, but
frequent updates are not expected. 
If an STV file set update is available, a dialog will list
any change notes for the new version and ask for confirmation to download and
install the update. After performing an update, it is suggested that you check
for another update in case one update was required before the next update could
be installed. 
==== Revert to the default STV ====
When using a customized STV, this option can be used as a
shortcut to change back to the default STV provided in the SageTV installer. 
==== Reload last custom STV ====
When using the default STV, this option can be used as a
shortcut to change back to the last-used custom STV, if one has been previously
loaded. 
==== Manage STVI plugins ====
Note:
This option is no longer enabled by default. Use the Plugin Manager instead. '''
 
In addition to being able to specify which SageTV custom
interface file (STV) to use, see below, it is also possible to load one or more
STVI import modules that will add or change functionality of an existing
interface file. See below for information where import modules may be found
online. Note: Before importing an
STVI module, especially for the first time, make backup copies of wiz.bin and
Sage.properties and/or SageClient.properties. 
After selecting the option to manage the plugins, the STVI
Plugin Manager dialog will open. From there, you may choose from the following
actions: 
Rest the base STV to the current STV if it is
not already the base used for imports or it is not the plugin managed STV that
already has the imports. 
Remove
any existing plugins – select a plugin from the list to remove it. 
Add a new STVI plugin file – select to choose a new import
in a file browser dialog. 
Automatically prompt for rebuild – Check this option to
have SageTV automatically check to see if the base STV or any of the import
files have changed since the last time the plugin managed STV was built. The
check will be performed when SageTV starts or when an STV is loaded. 
Force Rebuild and Reload STV File with plugins
– Select this option to immediately import all the plugins into the base STV. 
Load Existing STV with plugins – If the base
STV is loaded and the plugin managed STV exists, this option allows quickly
reloading the plugin managed STV without rebuilding again. (If the automatic
prompt for rebuild option is enabled, then the check will be performed after
the managed STV has been loaded.) 
Close – Exit the dialog. The status of the
plugin managed STV will be checked when the dialog closes and you may be
prompted to rebuild if it is out of date. 
Note: The process of importing the selected plugins may
take a few minutes, depending on how many plugins are in the list and how
complex each one is. When the rebuild process is done, the resulting updated
Application Package will be saved as a new XML file, it will remain loaded as
the current Application Package, and SageTV will return to the Main Menu. 
==== SageTV Full UI Package (.STV or .XML File) ====
SageTV is capable of using custom files that define what
the user interface looks like and what capabilities it contains. The appearance
and functionality is defined in SageTV application package files, which have a
file extension of STV or XML.
Choose this option to open a dialog where you can choose a
new STV file to use as the SageTV interface. 
To find custom STV files, please see: 
The SageTV
Customizations forum is one of the forums on the SageTV site, where some
users who have created custom STVs have posted information about those STV
files and may answer questions about them. 
(forums.sagetv.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=27)
==== Import UI Modification (.STVi File) ====
Note:
Use the Plugin
Manager instead if the desired import is available there. '''
 
In addition to being able to specify which SageTV custom
interface file (STV) to use, it is also possible to load STVi update modules
that will add or change functionality of an existing interface file. See above
for information where import modules may be found. 
Note: Before
importing an STVi module, make backup copies of wiz.bin and Sage.properties
and/or SageClient.properties. 
After choosing the Application Package Import file, you
will be asked to confirm whether to proceed with the import process. If you
choose to proceed, SageTV will import the selected file and save the resulting
updated Application Package as a new XML file, then load it as the current
Application Package and return to the Main Menu. 
==== Select the User Interface Theme ====
Select this option to choose which set of graphics (theme)
is to be used for the user interface. A dialog will open, displaying a list of
the available themes along with a description and preview of the currently
highlighted theme, if a description and preview image are available. SageTV
installs with the Standard theme. 
For more information about themes and how to create custom
themes, see: Appendix O: User Interface Themes.
Additional user created themes may be found on the SageTV online forums at forums.sagetv.com/forums and may be
available in the Plugin Manager.
==== Debug Logging ====
Choose whether to enable debug logging on the SageTV
server, and local client if using a client. SageTV will need to be restarted
after changing this setting. 
=== Detailed Setup: Customize Settings ===
From the Customize
Settings configuration menu, you can reach the other setup options by
highlighting General, Multimedia,
Video/Audio, Commands,
Server, or Advanced
in the righthand column. Note that there are more options than can fit on a
single screen, so you will need to scroll down the list to see some choices. 
Highlight any setup subject in the left-hand column to view
its options, or choose Main Menu to return to the Main Menu.
On the right-hand column, highlight an option’s setting to
see its description at the bottom of the screen. Select
the setting to change its option. 
The Customize
Settings are: 
==== Fast Forward & Rewind times ====
Select Configure
for a pop-up options menu where you can set the times for the fast forward and
rewind commands. Select any of the choices to set the jump times associated
with these commands: 
 Fast Forward – The current Skip Forward time is displayed and may be changed. 
 Fast Forward 2 – The current
Skip Fwd #2 time is displayed and may be
changed. 
 Rewind – The current Skip Bkwd time is displayed and may be changed. Rewind
times are negative values. If you enter a positive value, it will automatically
be changed to a negative one. 
 Rewind 2 – The current Skip Bkwd #2 time is displayed and may be changed.
Rewind times are negative values. If you enter a positive value, it will
automatically be changed to a negative one.''''''
 Time Scroll – The current Time Scroll time is displayed and may be changed. For
details about using Time Scroll, see: A Note About
Time Scroll Playback Mode.
==== Inactivity Timeout and OSD AutoHide ====
Select Configure
for a pop-up options menu where you can set the options for the playback OSD
autohide functionality after a timeout period: 
 Enable Inactivity Timeout and
hide the OSD after timeout? – Select this setting to toggle between: o Yes – Enable the inactivity timeout timer and allow the OSD to
automatically hide itself if there is no user activity during the timeout
period, or 
o No – Disable
the inactivity timeout and OSD autohide feature 
 Inactivity Timeout – If the
Inactivity Timeout is enabled, above, select this option to configure the time
out period. 
==== Automatically Enable Channels Newly Added to EPG Lineups ====
Choose whether channels that have been added to an EPG
lineup are automatically enabled or not. The option is initially enabled, but
you may wish to disable it if new channels are often not viewable on your
system. This option is also available on the Channel
Setup menu via the Options command. When
a new channel is added, a system message will be generated for viewing on the System Messages menu. 
==== Power Management settings ====
Select Configure
for a pop-up options menu where you can set the options for SageTV’s power
management timings: 
 Idle timeout – Set the time
for how long SageTV can be idle with no user input or video playback before
allowing the operating system's settings for going into standby to take over.
To reset this value, enter 0. 
 Server wake up time prior to
starting a new recording – Set this value to the time it takes for your
SageTV server system to wake itself up and return to actively running. SageTV
will schedule the server system to wake up this much time prior to when a
scheduled recording is to begin. 
==== Font Size Limitation Settings ====
Select Configure
for a pop-up options menu where you can set the options for font size
limitations: 
 Smallest font size – Use
this option to set the smallest font size that SageTV will use in the user
interface. If you find some of the text in the UI too small to read, try
increasing this value. To reset this value, enter 0. 
 Minimum shrunk font size –
SageTV will shrink some text to fit in its allotted space. Use this option to
set the minimum font size text can be shrunk to. To reset this value, enter 0. 
==== Numeric Text Input Settings ====
Numeric text input is a method used for entering text using
only the numeric keypad on a remote and is similar to how text is entered via a
telephone’s keypad. Each number is assigned a few characters or symbols. Then,
when entering text, do the following: 
1.      Press
a number repeatedly to cycle through that number’s available characters until
the desired character is reached. The number will be available as the last
character in the cycle. 
2.      To
accept the current character, you may do one of the following: 
a.       wait
until the input is accepted 
b.      press
another number to accept the current character and begin cycling through the
characters for the new number 
c.       use
the Play command to accept the current character. 
3.      To
enter more characters, return to step 1. 
On
the screens where numeric text input is available, a keypad will be displayed
showing all the numbers and the characters assigned to them. During data entry,
the entered number’s list of characters will be displayed below the entry field
and the current character will be highlighted. The default assignments are: 
1  –
various symbols and 1 
2  –
ABC2 
3  –
DEF3 
4  –
GHI4 
5  –
JKL5 
6  –
MNO6 
7  –
PQRS7 
8  –
TUV8 
9  –
WXYZ9 
0 – Space and 0 
Stop command –
Clear the last input. 
Play or Play/Pause command – Accept the current
input character. 
Pause command –
Toggle Numeric Text Input mode between Upper Case, Lower Case, and Off. 
Select Configure
for a pop-up options menu where you can set the options for SageTV’s numeric
text input feature. Note: The below
options to reconfigure the numeric keys and their hints are not available on
clients that cannot use keyboards, such as media extenders. 
 Use Numeric Text Input –
Choose whether Numeric Text Input will be enabled by default when a text entry
field is in use. Note: You may use
the Pause command to change the
Numeric Text Input mode while entering data. 
 Delay time before auto-accept
– This is the amount of time without any input before SageTV will automatically
accept the currently highlighted character. Enter the number of milliseconds
for this delay. (There are 1000 milliseconds in 1 second.) 
 Configure the upper case numeric
keys – Select these options to see or configure the list of the current
upper case character assignments for each number. 
 Configure the upper case hint
text – Select these options to see or configure the list of the upper case
text that is displayed beneath each number on the number pad. 
 Configure the lower case numeric
keys – Select these options to see or configure the list of the current
lower case character assignments for each number. 
 Configure the lower case hint
text – Select these options to see or configure the list of the lower case
text that is displayed beneath each number on the number pad. 
 Close – Close the dialog. 
==== Online Video Options ====
This item opens a dialog where options for online videos
can be configured: 
==== Online Video Access ====
This option is used to control access to the Online Services menu and its online video feeds.
Choose from these three options: 
 Always Enabled – The online
video menus will always be available. 
 Always Disabled – The online
video menus will never be available and will not appear in the Online Services
menu. 
 Determined by Parental Controls
– The online video menu items will be available, but access is controlled by
the Parental Controls options. If Parental Controls
are enabled, the correct code must be entered to enter the online video menus.
If Parental Controls are not enabled, online video menus may be entered without
any code required. 
==== YouTube Video Quality ====
This option is used to control the highest resolution video
that SageTV will attempt to download when playing a YouTube video. If a higher
resolution is not available, SageTV will automatically try playing the next
lower resolution. Low bandwidth Internet connections may work better using a
lower resolution setting here. Choose from these three options as the first
resolution to try: 
HD 1080p 
HD
720p 
SD
High Resolution 
SD
Low Resolution 
==== Channel.com Options ====
This option is used to configure options for the
Channels.com item on the Online Services menu.
Configure these options: 
 Languages – Select the
languages you wish to allow in the Channels.com feeds, or choose Allow Any Language.
 Allow Adult Content – Choose
whether the Channels.com feeds can include those with adult content. If
Parental Controls are enabled, the correct code must be entered in order to
enable this option. If Parental Controls are not enabled, this option can be
toggled on or off without any code required. 
==== Temporary File Storage Location ====
Choose the location where temporary files are to be stored
when playing online media. 
==== Reset Temporary File Storage Location ====
If the Temporary File Storage Location has been customized,
use this option to clear it. 
==== Mouse Auto-Repeat Rate ====
Use this option to configure settings used when a mouse
button is clicked and held over a mouseable icon, such as a list scroll arrow.
Set the time (in milliseconds) for: 
 Delay before first repeat –
Sets the amount of time to wait while the mouse button is held before
automatically issuing the first repeated mouse click. 
 Period between repeats –
Sets the amount of time to wait while the mouse button is held before
automatically issuing each subsequent repeated mouse click.  
==== Ignore Leading Articles During Text Sorting ====
Use this option to configure whether articles at the
beginning of text, such as ‘a’, ‘an’, and ‘the’, are ignored while sorting
text, along with which articles can be ignored. After selecting this option, a
dialog will be shown with settings that can be changed: 
 Ignore leading articles while
sorting – Toggle whether the leading articles are ignored while sorting. 
 List of leading words to ignore
– Use this option to configure which words are considered leading articles to
be ignored. 
==== Instant Search mode on Navigation Menus ====
This option controls whether and how Instant Search functions while on a navigation menus
(menus like the Main Menu). Select this option to open a dialog with these
choices: 
 Instantly start searching –
Jump to the Search menu as soon as any alphanumeric characters are
entered.  
 Use dialog for more text entry
– When alphanumeric characters are entered, open a dialog to allow further
input before starting the search. 
 Do not use Instant Search –
Disable the use of Instant Search. 
==== Maximum Results per Search ====
Sets the maximum number of search results per search. The
default value is 1000. Increasing this number can cause searches to take
longer. 
==== Action to take when SageTV Window is closed ====
When you exit the SageTV Window, either by clicking on the
X in the upper right corner or by pressing Alt+F4 on the keyboard, SageTV can
either exit or go into sleep/standby mode. Select this button to choose whether
that action will result in exiting the program (Exit SageTV) or putting SageTV to sleep (Sleep SageTV). 
==== Video Background Color ====
The Video Background
Color is the color SageTV displays on the Video
Playback screen in areas not covered by the video being played. For
example: a 4x3 image won’t cover the entire screen for a 16x9 display, and
vice-versa. Choosing to Modify this
setting opens an external dialog box where you can select a new color to
display in the areas outside the video. 
==== Focus follows mouse movement ====
If you interact with SageTV using a mouse, SageTV can
automatically change the user interface element focus to the item that the
mouse cursor is pointing to. Selecting this option toggles between turning this
feature on or off. 
==== Delete Live TV files when not using Intelligent Recording ====
Choose whether SageTV should automatically delete live TV
recordings shortly after the show has finished airing and you have stopped
watching the recording. By default, this will be on. If you disable live TV
autodeletion, the recordings will still be deleted when more disk space is
needed for a new recording. 
==== Use aggressive negative profiling for Intelligent Recordings ====
Only available when Intelligent Recordings have been
enabled in Detailed Setup: General Settings;
this option tells SageTV to give more consideration to shows that have been
marked as Don’t Like, so that SageTV is less likely to record similar shows. 
==== Include episode names in filenames ====
Selecting this item toggles between enabling or disabling
adding the episode name of a show to the filename generation when a show is
recorded. 
==== Remove padding on back to back Favorites ====
Choose whether back to back Favorites that are on the same
channel should have their overlapping padding removed. If padding is not
removed, then such shows cannot be recorded by a single tuner; if there is only
one tuner, overlapping Favorites on the same channel will generate a conflict,
causing one to either be recorded at a later airing or not recorded at all. 
==== Add ShowID as part of Movie Favorites ====
Choose whether to add the Show ID as a keyword when creating
a Favorite for a movie. Using the ShowID as part of the Favorite would help
limit the Favorite to that specific movie, not other movies or shows with the
same title. 
==== Reset watched shows when played again ====
Choose whether an already-watched recording should have its
Watched status reset when you start watching it again. By clearing the Watched
status, SageTV will be able to track your lastwatched position again, in case
you stop playback before the end of the recording. 
==== Always ask whether to resume or restart partially watched videos ====
Choose whether to always resume at the last-played position
when starting playback of a partially watched video or whether SageTV should
always ask whether to resume or restart at the beginning. 
==== Always start video playlist items from the beginning ====
Choose whether video playlist items will always start from
the beginning while playing the playlist or whether each video should start at
its last-played position. 
==== Detect repeat airings with non-unique IDs ====
Choose whether SageTV should try to detect when airings
that have the same non-unique generic ShowID are actually the same show. (See Notes about Scheduled Recordings for more details
about ShowIDs.) If set to Yes,
SageTV will attempt to detect whether such airings are, in fact, the same show.
If set to No, SageTV will treat all
shows with the same SH-based ShowID as if they are all different shows. 
==== Automatically add converted videos to database ====
Choose whether SageTV should automatically add converted
videos to the SageTV database. If you regularly convert videos for use on a
different media player instead of in SageTV, you may wish to leave them out of
the database. Note: Converted videos
that are replacing the original videos or are being placed in a recording or
import folder will be added to the database regardless of this setting. 
==== Enforce recording quality in schedule ====
Choose whether SageTV should assign Manual Recordings and
Favorites that have been configured to use specific recording qualities only to
a tuner that can record using that specified quality. Example: If a Favorite is
set to use an MPEG quality, this setting determines whether that Favorite can
only be recorded by a tuner than can record using MPEG, or whether it can be
recorded by any available tuner, such as the Hauppauge HD-PVR, which records in
H.264 format. 
==== Number of Days to Schedule Recordings ====
Configure how many days into the future SageTV will
schedule Favorites and Intelligent Recordings, if IR is enabled. If the
scheduler is set to cover fewer days than the EPG data covers, the automatic
scheduler can schedule a show to be recorded beyond the initial number of days
if it conflicts with other shows during that time period and if it will be
aired again during the extended time that the guide covers. By default, SageTV
is configured to schedule for the next 14 days, covering all EPG data. Note: Manual Recordings can be
scheduled for any time by the user and are not covered by this option. 
==== Enable MPEG4 timeshifting (requires hardware encoder) ====
Selecting this option shows a dialog asking whether to
allow live timeshifted playback while recording in an MPEG4 recording quality,
such as MPEG4 or DivX. If this option is disabled, you will not be able to
watch the show until the recording has completed. Note: timeshifting MPEG4 recordings is only available when using a
hardware based encoder. 
==== Always tune channel ====
Selecting this option shows a dialog asking whether to have
SageTV always force a channel tuning event every time a recording is to start,
even if the next recording is on the same channel as the last recording. When
using an IR blaster to tune an external converter box, enabling this option can
help if the IR blaster sometimes changes the channel incorrectly or if the
converter box is sometimes reset or has its channel changed by another method,
such as direct user control. 
==== Channel Entry Options ====
Select Configure
for a pop-up options menu where you can set the channel entry options:  
 Auto-accept after timeout –
If enabled, SageTV will automatically change to the selected channel after the
input timeout period has passed without further input. 
 Max Channel Digits – Enter
the maximum number of digits which a channel may contain. After entering this
number of digits, the channel change will occur without pressing Enter or OK.
If 0 (zero) is entered, then SageTV will automatically determine the number of
digits in the largest channel number. 
==== DirecTV Fast Serial Channel Changes ====
Select this option to toggle between Fast and Normal mode for
channel changing when controlling DirecTV boxes via a serial cable. 
==== Show recording status marker icons in lists ====
Selecting this option toggles whether the various marker
icons are shown next to a show’s name for each show entry in a list, such as
the list shown on the SageTV Recordings menu.
For a description of the various marker icons, see Marker
Icons.
==== Ask to delete recording at end of playback? ====
Select this option to choose when to be asked whether to
delete recordings as soon as they have finished playing, via the Video Playback Completion Options dialog. You can
select to be asked only for recordings that SageTV cannot automatically delete
(Manual Recordings and Favorites with AutoDelete turned off), for all
recordings, or never. 
==== Use expanded options for the Record command ====
Selecting this option toggles whether the expanded pop-up
options dialog is shown when the Record command
is used. When enabled, use of the
Record command causes the Record Command Options
Dialog to be shown, where you can add or cancel a Manual Recording,
adjust the recording’s options, add or remove a Favorite, or adjust the
Favorite’s settings. When this setting is disabled,
use of the Record command simply toggles whether a show is a Manual Recording
or not. 
==== Options menu mode for videos and recordings ====
Selecting this option toggles whether the Airing and Video Options Dialog uses Basic or Advanced mode. 
==== For grouped items: Select opens options dialog, Info browses into group ====
Selecting this option toggles whether the Select command or the Info
command opens the Grouped Airings and Videos Options
Dialog for a group of airings or imported videos. Toggling also affects
which of those command is a shortcut to browse into the group. 
==== Alternate Movie category name ====
SageTV color-codes Movies in the Program
Guide, the SageTV Recordings menu, and
other menus where the shows are listed. If your EPG does not mark movies as
“Movies”, select this option to enter the phrase uses for movies. By default,
the alternate name is “Film”. 
==== Display pop-up when a new drive detected ====
Select this option to toggle whether the New Drive Detected dialog is shown when SageTV
detects a new driver, such as when a Compact Flash card is inserted. 
==== Display OSD between Playlist Segments ====
Select this option to configure whether the OSD will be
shown on the playback screen when a playlist changes to another item in the
playlist. The option is set independently for video and music playlists. 
==== Reset Disabled Warnings ====
Resets all disabled warning messages, such as the warning
about trying to set the default recording quality when digital tuners are
configured. 
==== Use wrap-around scrolling in single column vertical lists ====
Selecting this option displays a dialog where you can
choose whether most single column vertical lists should wrap vertically from
the last item to the first item when scrolling up or down. Choose Enabled or Disabled.
==== Use vertical wrap-around scrolling in the Program Guide grid ====
Selecting this option displays a dialog where you can
choose whether the Program Guide grid should wrap vertically from the last
channel to the first channel when scrolling up or down. Choose Enabled or Disabled.
==== Use ‘Fixed Focus’ in single column non-wrapped vertical lists ====
Selecting this option displays a dialog where you can
choose whether single column vertical lists, such as those used in the imported
media browsers, should try to keep focus on the item in the center of the
screen. Choose Always On, Always Off, or Automatic. For the Automatic setting, the option will be disabled
on desktop UIs and enabled on extender UIs, where a remote is used instead of a
mouse or keyboard. 
==== TV Category Background Colors ====
Selecting this option displays a dialog that shows the
background colors used for various TV airing categories. The existing
categories and their colors may be edited, or additional categories may be
added. This option is also available via the Setup -> Help submenu on the Main Menu.
==== RC5 Repeat Detection ====
This option is available for HD Extenders Only. Choose whether repeat detection is enabled when
using a remote that uses the RC5 IR protocol, which toggles its code each time
the same button is pressed. The SageTV and Hauppauge remotes properly toggle
their RC5 codes, so this option should remain enabled for those remotes. If you
have a customized remote which does not toggle the RC5 codes, then try
disabling this option. 
=== System Information ===
The System
Information screen displays information about the status and configuration
of your SageTV system. Its parent menu is the Main
Menu.
At the top of the screen is a button whose function is to
go Back to Main Menu. Next to it is
a button to jump to the System Messages menu. 
Below the button area, the rest of the screen is dedicated
to the display of various system information statistics. The information shown
will cover much more than a single screen, so be sure to use the Down arrow to
highlight and scroll the information display to see the rest of the
information. 
Tip: Use the Info command (Ctrl+I) to write the System Information
details to a text file (SystemInfo.txt) in your SageTV directory. This file may
be requested if you contact SageTV Technical Support.  
Notes:
At times, the System Information may take a short time to
fully update itself. While the data is being updated, there will be an
“Updating” message displayed after the “System Status” and “System
Configuration Details” section headers. Wait until the information has finished
updating before using the Info command to write
the System Information details to a text file. 
If using tvtv for your TV listings, click on the tvtv logo
at the top to check your tvtv account status. 
This menu is quickly accessible from the Main Menu via the Info
command. 
=== System Messages ===
The System Messages
screen displays messages from SageTV about various situations that the user
should be aware of. 
On the left are a few options: 
Back – Return to the previous menu. 
Reset Alert –
Resets to the alert level, clearing the alert icon from the menu header. Delete All – Choose this option to
delete all current system messages. 
To the right is the list of all current system messages,
with the newest messages listed first. Highlight a message to see its
description displayed at the bottom of the screen. Some messages have actions
that can be performed; Select a message to see
any options for a message. Use the Delete
command to delete the currently highlighted message. 
The icon to the left of each message indicates its alert
level: 
No Icon – General message; lowest level of
importance. 
– Information 
– Warning 
– Error 
If a new message with a higher alert level than the
existing alert level is added, then the menu header will be updated to display
an alert icon. See: Status Indicator Icons. To
clear the alert level, choose Reset
Alert on the left side of this menu. 
== SageTV Commands ==
Except when using a mouse to simply point to and click on
menu choices, SageTV is controlled through the use of its commands. Whether the
commands are sent via keystrokes, through infrared codes by directly using a
supported IR receiver with SageTV, or by sending Windows messages from a 3rd-party
application, the commands you can use are all the same. When SageTV is
installed, it automatically configured support for some commands to be sent
from the keyboard or from a Hauppauge or Streamzap remote. It is up to you to
configure the usage of any additional commands. 
Most SageTV commands are individual commands that perform
one function at a time. A few commands are combo commands, which perform a
function depending on the current SageTV context. For example: “Left/Volume Down” will function as a Left command when on a menu, or as Volume Down during media playback. 
=== Sending Commands via Keystrokes ===
Keystrokes are sent directly to SageTV by using the
keyboard, or by using a 3rd-party application that mimics sending
keyboard input to SageTV, such as the Hauppauge remote control software. The
commands that keystrokes are assigned to can be configured in Detailed Setup by
using the option to link a keystroke to a command. See: Link Infrared/Keystroke to SageTV Command.
=== Sending Commands via Infrared Codes ===
When using Evation’s IRMan (www.evation.com)
or a USB-UIRT (www.usbuirt.com), SageTV can directly receive codes from an
infrared remote control. Like keystrokes, these infrared codes can be assigned
to commands in Detailed Setup by using the option to link an infrared code to a
command. See: Link Infrared/Keystroke to SageTV
Command.
=== Sending Commands via Windows Messages ===
SageTV can also be controlled by events sent as Windows
messages through the SendMessage Windows API function call. When sending a
command event via SendMessage, the following parameters must be used: 
 Parameter	
 To Control SageTV or Placeshifter	
 To Control
 SageTVClient
 Window Class:	
 SageApp	
 SageClientApp
 Window Name:	
 SageWin	
 SageWin
 Message ID:	
 WM_USER + 234 (1258)	
 WM_USER + 234 (1258)
 wParam:	
 0 (not used)	
 0 (not used)
 lParam:	
 Event number	
 Event number
The event numbers for each command are listed in the List of All SageTV Commands, below. 
=== Sending Commands via Multimedia Keyboards and Remotes ===
SageTV can also respond to certain media control buttons on
multimedia keyboards or remotes. These buttons actually send WM_APPCOMMAND
messages that contain the command. The following multimedia
buttons/WM_APPCOMMAND commands are recognized by SageTV: 
 Button	
 WM_APPCOMMAND command                         SageTV command
 Back	
 APPCOMMAND_BROWSER_BACKWARD
      Back
 Forward	
 APPCOMMAND_BROWSER_FORWARD
         Forward
 Play	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_PLAY
                         Play
 Play/Pause	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE
          Play/Pause
 Pause	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_PAUSE
                       Pause
 Stop	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_STOP
                          Stop
 Record	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_RECORD
                   Record
 Forward	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_FASTFORWARD
          Skip
 Forward / Page Right
 Rewind	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_REWIND
                   Skip Bkwd / Page Left
 Next Track	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_NEXTTRACK
           Channel
 Up / Page Up
 Prev Track	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_PREVIOUSTRACK Channel
 Down / Page Down
 Chan Up	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_CHANNEL_UP
         Channel
 Up / Page Up
 Chan Down	
 APPCOMMAND_MEDIA_CHANNEL_DOWN Channel
 Down / Page Down
 Vol Up	
 APPCOMMAND_VOLUME_UP
                           Volume Up
 Vol Down	
 APPCOMMAND_VOLUME_DOWN
                   Volume Down
 Mute	
 APPCOMMAND_VOLUME_MUTE
                     Mute
=== List of All SageTV Commands ===
 Command	
 Default 
 
Keystroke	
 Event                                    Description
 '''
 
#	
 Event                                    Description
 '''
 
#
 Left	
 Left	
 2	
 Moves
 the menu focus to the item towards the left of the currently highlighted
 item. If there is no such item, it will return you to the previous menu.
 Right	
 Right	
 3	
 Moves
 the menu focus to the item towards the right of the currently highlighted
 item. If there is no such item, it will select the item and proceed to the
 next screen.
 Up	
 Up	
 4	
 Moves
 the menu focus to the item above the currently highlighted item. Many menus
 will wrap from top to bottom if there is no item above the current one.
 Down	
 Down	
 5	
 Moves
 the menu focus to the item below the currently highlighted item. Many menus
 will wrap from bottom to top if there is no item below the current one.
 Pause	
 Ctrl+S	
 6	
 Pauses playback. For
 videos: if already paused, advance one frame.
 Play	
 Ctrl+D	
 7	
 Resumes playback if paused.
 Skip
 Fwd 
 &
 Page
 Right	
 Ctrl+F	
 8	
 Combo command 
 
Playback: Fast Forward 10 seconds.
 (This time is adjustable in Detailed Setup:
 Customize Settings.) Menus:
 Moves one page to the right.
 Skip
 Bkwd 
 &
 Page
 Left	
 Ctrl+A	
 9	
 Combo command 
 
Playback: Rewind 10 seconds. (This
 time is adjustable in Detailed Setup: Customize
 Settings.) Menus: Moves one
 page to the left.
 Time
 Scroll		
 10 See A Note About Time Scroll Playback Mode.
 The first use of this command enters time scroll mode. 	
 10 See A Note About Time Scroll Playback Mode.
 The first use of this command enters time scroll mode. 
Then, use the Skip Fwd
& Skip Bkwd commands to jump
forward/backward 2:30. (This time is adjustable in Detailed
Setup: Customize Settings.) Or, use the Skip Fwd
#2 & Skip Bkwd #2 commands to jump to
the end or beginning of the video, respectively. 
Use this command again to exit time scroll mode and
jump to the new playback location. Use the Play command
while in time scroll mode to cancel the time scroll jump. 
 Channel
 Up 
 &
 Page
 Up	
 Page Up	
 11 Combo command 
 
Playback: If watching live
 TV, change to the next higher channel number. If playing a DVD, jump to the
 next DVD chapter. If playing music, jump to the next track. 
 
Menus:
 Moves one page up.
 Channel
 Down 
 &
 Page
 Down	
 Page Down	
 12 Combo command 
 
Playback: If watching live
 TV, change to the next lower channel number. If playing a DVD, jump to the
 previous DVD chapter. If playing music, jump to the previous track. 
 
Menus:
 Moves one page down.
 Volume
 Up	
 Ctrl+R	
 13 Increases audio volume.
 Volume
 Down	
 Ctrl+E	
 14 Decreases audio volume.
 TV	
 Ctrl+V	
 15 If on a menu: jumps to media playback. If no playback is occurring,
 live TV will start. 
 If viewing playback: jumps to the most
 recently viewed menu. 
 Play
 Faster	
 Ctrl+M	
 16 For DVD playback:
 increases playback speed.
 Play
 Slower	
 Ctrl+N	
 17 For DVD playback:
 decreases playback speed.
 Guide	
 Ctrl+X	
 18 Jumps to the Program Guide. If you
 have scrolled the guide away from the current time, use this command again to
 return to the current time in the guide.
 Power	
 Ctrl+Z	
 19 Puts SageTV to sleep if it is awake, or awakens 
 SageTV if it is sleeping.
 Select	
 Enter	
 20 Selects the currently highlighted item in a SageTV menu and performs
 whatever function is appropriate when that item is selected.
 Watched	
 Ctrl+W	
 21 Toggles the currently highlighted show, recording, or imported video
 as having been completely watched or not. If the show has a unique show ID,
 SageTV will remember that you have watched the show and will not record it
 again. If Intelligent Recording in enabled, watched shows are considered to
 be shows that you like. 
 
 This command can also be used on groups of shows. A confirmation dialog
 will ask whether to Set or Clear the Watched status for all shows in that
 group.
 Favorite	
 Ctrl+K	
 22 Marks the currently highlighted show or recording as a Favorite and
 creates a new entry for that show in the Favorites
 Manager, if the show is not currently a Favorite. If the show is
 already a Favorite, it will be removed from your list of Favorites after you
 confirm the removal.
 Don't
 Like	
 Ctrl+J	
 23 Toggles the Don’t Like setting for the currently highlighted show or
 recording. SageTV will not record shows that you mark as Don’t Like, unless
 it is a manual recording. If Intelligent Recording in enabled, shows marked
 as Don’t Like are not considered for recording and will influence which other
 shows may not be recorded. 
 
 Notes: To turn Intelligent Recording
 on or off, see the Intelligent Recording
 option at Detailed Setup: General Settings.
 This command can also be used on groups of shows. A confirmation dialog
 will ask whether to Set or Clear the Don’t Like status for all shows in that
 group.
 Info	
 Ctrl+I	
 24 While in a menu: jumps to the detailed information screen for a
 highlighted video. 
 During
 playback: Toggles the On Screen Display (OSD) on or off.
 Record	
 Ctrl+Y	
 25 This command is used to add or remove a scheduled 
 Manual Recording, or even a Favorite. See the Record
 Command Options Dialog to see the various choices available when this
 command is used. 
 
 Shows marked as a Manual Recording take priority over all other types
 of recordings and will never be automatically deleted by SageTV. Shows listed
 in the Program Guide that are marked as Manual
 Recordings will be added to the upcoming recording schedule. 
 Mute	
 Ctrl+Shift+M	
 26 Toggles audio playback
 on or off.
 Full
 Screen	
 Ctrl+Shift+F	
 27 Toggles whether SageTV should make its Window full screen or not.
 Home	
 Home	
 28 Jumps to the Main Menu.
 Options	
 Escape, Ctrl+O	
 29 Toggles the display of the Options pop-up menu for the current menu
 or media playback type.
 Num
 0	
 0, Num0	
 30 Enters the number 0. 
 
 Used to enter channel changes during media playback. While watching
 live TV, enter the channel number you wish to watch, then use the Select command. During DVD playback, this jumps to
 the specified chapter. During music playback, it jumps to the track number. 
 
 In the Program Guide, enter a number
 followed by Select to jump to that channel in
 the listings. Or, enter a number and then use the Page
 Right or Page Left command to jump
 ahead/back that many days in the guide.
 Num
 1	
 1, Num1	
 31 Enters the number 1.
 Num
 2	
 2, Num2	
 32 Enters the number 2.
 Num
 3	
 3, Num3	
 33 Enters the number 3.
 Num
 4	
 4, Num4	
 34 Enters the number 4.
 Num
 5	
 5, Num5	
 35 Enters the number 5.
 Num
 6	
 6, Num6	
 36 Enters the number 6.
 Num
 7	
 7, Num7	
 37 Enters the number 7.
 Num
 8	
 8, Num8	
 38 Enters the number 8.
 Num
 9	
 9, Num9	
 39 Enters the number 9.
 Search		
 40 Jumps to the Search.
 Setup		
 41 Jumps to the Detailed Setup.
 Library		
 42 Jumps to the Video Browser menu.
 Power
 On		
 43 Wakes SageTV if it is
 sleeping.
 Power
 Off		
 44 Sleeps SageTV if it is
 running.
 Mute
 On		
 45 Turns audio playback
 OFF.
 Mute
 Off		
 46 Turns audio playback ON.
 Aspect
 Ratio 
 Fill		
 47 During video playback, stretch the video to fill the SageTV playback
 area.
 Aspect Ratio 4x3		
 48 During video playback, force playback to fit the video into a 4x3
 ratio area, stretching or shrinking the video to do so.
 Aspect
 Ratio  16x9		
 49 During video playback, force playback to fit the video into a 16x9
 ratio area, stretching or shrinking the video to do so
 Aspect
 Ratio  Source		
 50 During video playback, use the video source information to determine
 the playback aspect ratio.
 Right
 
 &
 Volume
 Up	
 Ctrl+Right	
 51 Combo command 
 
Menus: Moves the menu
 focus to the item towards the right of the currently highlighted item. If
 there is no such item, it will select the item and proceed to the next
 screen. 
 
Playback:
 Increases audio volume.
 Left
 
 &
 Volume
 Down	
 Ctrl+Left	
 52 Combo command 
 
Menus: Moves the menu focus
 to the item towards the left of the currently highlighted item. If there is
 no such item, it will return you to the previous menu. 
 
Playback:
 Decreases audio volume.
 Up 
 &
 Channel
 Up	
 Ctrl+Up	
 53 Combo command 
 
Menus: Moves the menu focus
 to the item above the currently highlighted item. Many menus will wrap from
 top to bottom if there is no item above the current one. Playback: If watching live TV, change to the next higher channel
 number. If playing a DVD, jump to the next DVD chapter. If playing music,
 jump to the next track.
 Down
 
 &
 Channel
 Down	
 Ctrl+Down	
 54 Combo command 
 
Menus: Moves the menu focus
 to the item below the currently highlighted item. Many menus will wrap from
 bottom to top if there is no item below the current one. Playback: If watching live TV, change to the next lower channel
 number. If playing a DVD, jump to the previous DVD chapter. If playing music,
 jump to the previous track.
 Page
 Up	
 F5	
 55 Moves one page up.
 Page
 Down	
 F6	
 56 Moves one page down.
 Page
 Right	
 F8	
 57 Moves one page to the
 right.
 Page
 Left	
 F7	
 58 Moves one page to the
 left.
 Play/Pause	
 Ctrl+Shift+S	
 59 Toggles between paused & playing. If playing, playback will
 pause. If paused, playback will resume.
 Previous Channel		
 60 During media playback, switches to the previously playing media.
 That could be the previously watched channel while watching live TV, the
 previously viewed recording or video, or the previously played song.
 Skip
 Fwd #2	
 Ctrl+F8	
 61 Fast Forward 2:30 – 2 minutes, 30 seconds. (This time is adjustable
 in Detailed Setup: Customize Settings.)
 Skip
 Bkwd #2	
 Ctrl+F7	
 62 Rewind 2:30. (This time is adjustable in Detailed
 Setup: Customize Settings.)
 Live
 TV		
 63 From a menu: Jumps to
 live TV playback. 
 
 During
 playback: Jumps playback to the current time for live TV.
 DVD
 Reverse  Play		
 64 Toggles DVD playback between forward play and reverse play.
 DVD Next  Chapter	
 DVD Next  Chapter	
 65   Jumps to the next DVD chapter.
 DVD Prev              
 Chapter	
 DVD Prev              
 Chapter	
 66   Jump to the previous DVD chapter.
 DVD Menu            	
 DVD Menu            	
 67 Jumps to the DVD’s menu.
 DVD
 Title Menu  	
 DVD
 Title Menu  	
 68 Jump to the DVD’s title
 menu.
 DVD
 Return		
 69 Returns the DVD display from a
 submenu to its parent menu.
 DVD
 Subtitle  Change		
 70 Changes to the next DVD subtitle language, if others are available.
 DVD
 Subtitle  Toggle		
 71   Toggles whether DVD subtitles are
 displayed.
 DVD
 Audio  Change		
 72   Changes
 to the next DVD audio language, if others are available.
 DVD
 Angle  Change		
 73   Changes
 to the next DVD playback angle, if others are available.
 DVD		
 74 Initiates DVD playback if SageTV finds a DVD in the DVD drive on
 your computer.
 Back	
 Alt+Left	
 75 SageTV remembers the sequence of menus and playback screens you
 viewed. Use Back to jump back to the previous
 SageTV screen you were viewing in that sequence.
 Forward	
 Alt+Right	
 76 SageTV remembers the sequence of menus and playback screens you
 viewed. After using the Back command to jump
 back in that sequence of screens, use Forward to
 return to the screens ahead of the current one. Forward
 will not do anything if there are no screens to jump forward to.
 Customize	
 Ctrl+Shift+F12	
 77 Opens SageTV Studio, where you can edit STV files. 
 See SageTV Studio
 for more information about Studio.
 (Not available during a trial period.)
 Custom1		
 78 Performs a custom command when using a custom STV, if this command
 has been assigned a function.
 Custom2		
 79 Performs a custom command when using a custom STV, if this command
 has been assigned a function.
 Custom3		
 80 Performs a custom command when using a custom STV, if this command
 has been assigned a function.
 Custom4		
 81 Performs a custom command when using a custom
 STV, if this command has been assigned a
 function.
 Custom5		
 82 Performs a custom command when using a custom STV, if this command
 has been assigned a function.
 Delete	
 Delete	
 83 Available for all videos except a currently recording video, use this
 option to remove a video from SageTV and delete it from the computer’s disk
 drive. A pop-up menu will ask for deletion confirmation. 
 
 Note: This command can be
 used on grouped lists of recordings. A confirmation process will double-check
 that you wish to delete all the recordings, all of the watched recordings, or
 all of the not liked recordings in the highlighted group. Once the deletion
 process begins, you will have the option to cancel it, but any recordings
 deleted up to that point will already be deleted.
 Music
 Jukebox		
 84 Jumps to the Music Browser menu.
 Recording
 Schedule		
 85   Jumps to the Recording
 Schedule.
 SageTV
 
 Recordings		
 86   Jumps to the list of SageTV Recordings.
 Picture
 Library		
 87 Jumps to the Photo Browser.
 Video
 Library		
 88 Jumps to the Video Browser.
 Stop	
 Ctrl+G	
 89 Stops
 playback of the current media and closes the playback file. If you are on a
 playback screen, you will be returned to the Main
 Menu.
 If you are watching live TV and the show is not a scheduled recording,
 the recording process will stop also.
 Eject		
 90 Not used by SageTV under
 Windows.
 Stop/Eject		
 91 Not used by SageTV under
 Windows.
 Input		
 92 Not used by SageTV under
 Windows.
Aspect
Ratio                                       96
Changes the Aspect Ratio to the next setting. 
Toggle 
Full Screen On                                    97
Enters full screen mode. 
Full Screen Off                                   98
Exits full screen mode. 
Right
                                                  99
Combo command: 
&                                                                 Menus: Moves the menu focus to the item
towards the 
Skip Fwd                                                         right
of the currently highlighted item. If there is no 
such item, it will select the item and proceed to the next
screen. 
Playback: Fast
Forward 10 seconds. (This time is adjustable in Detailed
Setup: Customize Settings.)
Left                                                    100
Combo command: 
 Smooth FF		
 93 Toggles Smooth Fast Forward mode when
 playing recordings on a Media Extender and during DVD playback on a PC with
 some DVD decoders. No effect during playback of recordings on a Windows
 system.
 Smooth Rew		
 94 Toggles Smooth Rewind mode when playing recordings
 on a Media Extender and during DVD playback on a PC with some DVD decoders.
 No effect during playback of recordings on a Windows system.
 -	
 -
 (dash)	
 95 The dash is used when entering ATSC TV
 sub channels, such as channel 5-1.
& Menus: Moves the menu focus to the item towards the Skip Bkwd left of the currently highlighted item. If
there is no such item, it will return you to the previous menu. 
Playback:
Rewind 10 seconds. (This time is adjustable in Detailed
Setup: Customize Settings.)
Up                                                      101
Combo command: 
& Menus: Moves the menu focus to the item above the Volume Up currently highlighted item. Many menus will
wrap from 
top to bottom if there is no item above the current one. Playback: Increases audio volume. 
Down                                                 102
Combo command: 
& Menus: Moves the menu focus to the item below the Volume Down currently highlighted item. Many menus
will wrap from 
bottom to top if there is no item below the current one. Playback: Decreases audio volume. 
Online
                                                103
Jumps to the Online Services menu. 
 Video
 Output		
 104 Toggles through the available output resolutions that SageTV can
 use.
 Scroll
 Left		
 105 Scrolls a scrollable table or panel so that one item comes into
 view from the left.
 Scroll
 Right		
 106 Scrolls a scrollable table or panel so that one item comes into
 view from the right.
 Scroll
 Up		
 107 Scrolls a scrollable table or panel so that one item comes into
 view from the top.
 Scroll
 Down		
 108 Scrolls a scrollable table or panel so that one item comes into
 view from the bottom.
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