Easy Setup Wizard in Nero Home

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1 T U T O R I A L Easy Setup Wizard in Nero Home Easy Setup wizard 2 Requirements 2 Launching the Easy Setup wizard 3 Making basic settings 4 Making advanced settings 8 Copyright and Trademark Information This tutorial and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG. All rights reserved. This tutorial contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright. No part of this tutorial may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed without the express written permission of Nero AG. Nero AG rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee rights. Nero AG does not undertake any liability for the correctness of the content of this tutorial. The contents of the tutorial may be changed without prior warning. All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The trademarks mentioned here are named for information purposes only. Copyright 2006 by Nero AG, Karlsbad, Germany.

2 Easy Setup wizard The Easy Setup wizard guides you through the basic installation of Nero Home on a step-by-step basis and cannot be interrupted. Once you have made entries for the basic settings, you can start Nero Home immediately or use the wizard to make further settings. All settings can be changed at any stage using the Settings main screen. Requirements In addition to the general system requirements for the Nero program package, the following individual system requirements also apply to Nero Home: Microsoft DirectX 9.0b or higher Optional: TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, and ATSC) recordings, compatible with the BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) driver standard; Nero Home does not support video capture with FireWire (OHCI 1394). DVD-Video plug-in for DVD-Video functions and encoding in Dolby Digital 2- channel sound (the DVD-Video plug-in is already included in the retail version). Installation of the latest WHQL-certified device drivers is recommended. WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs and means that the device driver certified by Microsoft is compatible with Microsoft Windows and the relevant hardware. There is a list of the compatible devices on our Internet page under Using Nero Home As well as the keyboard and mouse, you can also use many PC remote control options with Nero Home. There is a list of the compatible devices on our Internet page under However, it is not possible to select more than one file by remote control at present. 2

3 Launching the Easy Setup wizard The Easy Setup wizard start screen automatically opens the first time you start Nero Home. Later you can reconfigure the basic settings at any time using the wizard. To do this, proceed as follows: 1. In the Nero Home start screen, click on the Settings menu icon. The Settings main screen appears. 2. Click on the Easy Setup button. The Easy Setup wizard start screen appears. You have launched the Easy Setup wizard and can now make the basic settings. 3

4 Making basic settings When using the Easy Setup wizard to make the basic settings for Nero Home, proceed as follows: 1. In the Easy Setup wizard start screen, click on the Let's get started button. The first wizard screen, Your Country and Language, is displayed. The country settings are used to find the TV channel and to define the TV standard. 2. Make the required settings and click on the Continue button. Use the and Continue buttons to navigate between the various wizard screens. The progress bar in the top left of the screen shows how many steps have already been completed or are still outstanding. The second wizard screen, Screen Settings, is displayed. These two buttons in this screen are used to set the screen configuration to 4:3 or 16:9. 4

5 3. Select the symbol shown as a circle not as an oval and click on the Continue button. The third wizard screen, Background Settings, is displayed. These settings can be used to adjust the Nero Home interface to your needs. 4. Make the required settings and click on the Continue button. The first screen of the TV and Radio Setup appears. If you have not installed a TV tuner or video capture card, the TV and Radio Setup screens are automatically skipped and the next screen appears. 5

6 Nero Home supports several TV cards, TV cards with dual tuner, and/or hybrid tuner cards. There is a list of the supported TV cards on our Internet page under There is a list of the compatible devices on our Internet page under 5. Highlight the TV and radio receivers found that you want to use. 6. Click on the Continue button. The second TV and Radio Setup screen appears. The questions on the second screen are irrelevant for DVB-T and ATSC cards. Thus, the third TV and Radio Setup screen appears directly. 7. If you have at least one analog TV card installed, choose between Antenna and Cable as the signal source. 8. If you have installed at least one DVB-S TV card, select the satellite configuration. 9. Click on the Continue button. The third TV and Radio Setup screen appears and Nero Home scans the TV and radio tuners to register all available channels. 6

7 The following information areas are available: Scan Progress Signal Quality Signal Strength TV Channels Found Radio Channels Found Shows the scanning progress for each card on the basis of a progress bar. Shows the signal quality of the antenna. Shows the signal strength of the antenna. Shows the number of TV channels found. Shows the number of radio channels found. 10. To restart the scan process, click on the Scan Again button. 11. To interrupt the scan procedure, click on the Skip Tuner Setup button. Once the scan process is complete, the next screen appears automatically. 7

8 12. To start Nero Home, click on the Start Nero Home button. Nero Home is started. 13. If you want to use the Easy Setup wizard on a step-by-step basis for advanced settings, continue with Making advanced settings. You have now made the basic settings. Making advanced settings When using the Easy Setup wizard to make advanced settings for Nero Home, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the Continue button. The Media Folder in Nero Home screen appears. This is where the folders that Nero Home uses to get information about photos, music, and videos are listed. 8

9 2. To add a folder: 1. Click on the Add Folder button. 2. Mark the required folder in the navigation tree and click on. Clicking on the One Level Up button moves you up a level in the navigation tree. Double-clicking opens the required folder. The folder is added to the list of folders that request photos, music, and videos for Nero Home. 3. To remove a folder: 1. Mark the required folder and click on. A dialog box is opened. 2. Click on the Yes button. The folder is removed from the list of folders that request photos, music, and videos for Nero Home. 4. Click on the Continue button. The Folder for recording in Nero Home screen appears. This is where you select the folder where your TV recordings are to be stored. 9

10 5. Click on the Change Folder button. 6. To save the recordings in an existing folder, mark the required folder in the navigation tree. Clicking on the One Level Up button moves you up a level in the navigation tree. Double-clicking opens the required folder. 7. To create a new folder for the recordings: 1. Open the parent folder in which you want to create your new folder in the navigation tree. 2. Click on the Create New Folder button. A dialog box is opened. 3. Enter the required name for the new folder in the text box and click on the OK button. The new folder is created in the navigation tree. 4. Mark the folder. 8. To rename an existing folder: 1. Mark the required folder in the navigation tree. 2. Click on the Rename button. 3. Enter the required name and click on the OK button. The folder is displayed in the navigation tree with the new name. 9. To delete a folder: 1. Mark the required folder in the navigation tree. 2. Click on the Delete button. The folder and all subfolders are deleted. 10

11 10. Click on the button. The selected folder is displayed in the Folder for recording in Nero Home screen. 11. Click on the Continue button. The Audio Setup screen appears. 12. Make the required settings. The Default entry automatically selects the ideal setting for your audio setup and the mixing option. Depending on the entry that you select in answer to the first question, you may also be able to choose between the Nero Surround Technology output modes. Nero Headphone filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound is produced for reproduction on headphones - in stereo. Can be used for any number of input channels. Nero VirtualSpeakers filters the audio input so that a virtual surround sound is produced for reproduction on stereo speakers - in stereo. Can be used for any number of input channels. 13. Click on the Continue button. The Autoplay setup screen appears. 11

12 14. Answer the autoplay questions with Yes or No and click on the Continue button. The Slide Shows screen appears. 15. Make the required settings and click on the Continue button. The second Slide Shows screen appears. 12

13 16. Make the required settings and click on the Continue button. The final wizard screen appears and Nero Home is automatically launched after a few seconds. You have completed the advanced settings. 13

14 Nero Home is a product of Nero AG. Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle Karlsbad Germany Copyright 2006 Nero AG. All rights reserved. 14