Manual

Chapter 1: IntroductionEdit

How to use this Document Edit

Minimum System Requirements Edit

Product Overview Edit

Navigational Tips Edit

Chapter 2: Installation and SetupEdit

Before Installing SageTV Edit

Before Installing SageTV Client Edit

Upgrading to a Newer Version Edit

SageTV and SageTVClient Installation Edit

License Key Registration Edit

Starting SageTV Edit

     Controlling SageTV’s Service Mode Options Edit

          Accessing Network Drives with the SageTV Service Edit

          Should I Use SageTV in Service Mode? Edit

          Changing Property File Settings in Service Mode Edit

     Start the SageTV User Interface Edit

Starting SageTV Client Edit

     Configure SageTV Client to Connect to the Server Edit

Initial Configuration Edit

SageTV Quick Start Guide Edit

     Sleeping, Waking, and Exiting SageTV Edit

          How the State of SageTV affects Creating TV Recordings Edit

          Sleeping SageTV Edit

          Waking SageTV Edit

          Exiting SageTV Edit

     Using Windows Power Management with SageTV Edit

     Watching Live TV Edit

          Watching Live TV When a Scheduled Recording Starts Edit

     Scheduling a Manual Recording Edit

     Creating a Favorite Edit

     Intelligent Recordings Edit

     Watching a Recording Edit

Chapter 3: SageTV MenusEdit

Using the SageTV Menu Interface Edit

     Keyboard Edit

     Mouse Edit

     Remote Control Edit

     Entering Text via Remote Control Edit

Global Menu Features Edit

     The Menu Header and Footer Edit

          Status Indicator Icons Edit

     The Default Pop-up Menu: Video Menu Options Edit

     SageTV Recording Types Indicators Edit

          Font Styles Edit

          Marker Icons Edit

The SageTV Menus Edit

     Main Menu Edit

          Navigation Edit

          Menu Choices Edit

     Instant Search Edit

     SageTV Recordings Edit

          Selecting an Individual Recording Edit

          Selecting a Group of Recordings Edit

          SageTV Recordings Views Edit

          SageTV Recordings Options Edit

          SageTV Recordings Menu Options Edit

          Sorting Options Edit

          Grouping Options Edit

          Filtering Options Edit

     Recording Detail Edit

     Airing and Video Options Dialog Edit

          Basic Options Edit

          Advanced Options Edit

     Grouped Airings and Videos Options Dialog Edit

          Right Column Edit

          Left Column Edit

     Program Guide Edit

          Navigation Commands Edit

          Mouse Navigation Edit

          TIP: Updating the Guide Data Edit

          Program Guide Options Edit

          Program Guide Menu Options Edit

     Program Information Edit

     Series Information Edit

     Additional Airings Edit

     Airing History Edit

     Recording Schedule Edit

          Recording Schedule Views Edit

          Recording Schedule Options Edit

          Recording Schedule Menu Options Edit

          Notes about Scheduled Recordings Edit

     Search Edit

     Search Results Edit

          Search Results Options Edit

          Search Results Menu Options Edit

          Sorting Options Edit

     Browse By Category Edit

     Favorites Manager Edit

          Adjusting a Favorite’s Priority Edit

     Favorite Details Edit

     Create Timed Recording Edit

          Channel Selection Edit

          Start and Stop Time Edit

          Recurrence Edit

          Canceling a Timed Recording Edit

     Recording Conflicts Edit

          Conflict Resolution Options Edit

     Music Browser Edit

          Music Browser Layout Edit

          Music Browser Usage Edit

          Music Browser Views Edit

          Music Browser Options Edit

          Music Browser Menu Options Edit

          Note about the “Now Playing” Playlist for Music Edit

          Music Browser Song Options Edit

          Music Playlist Options Edit

          Music Playlist Segment Options Edit

          Album Thumbnails Edit

     Song Detail Edit

     Create Playlist Edit

     Photo Browser Edit

          Photo Browser Layout Edit

          Photo Browser Usage Edit

          Photo Browser Options Edit

          Photo Browser Menu Options Edit

          Photo Browser Slideshow Options Edit

     Video Browser Edit

          Video Browser Layout and Usage Edit

          Video Browser Views Edit

          Video Browser Options Edit

          Video Browser Menu Options Edit

          Note about the “Now Playing” Playlist for Videos Edit

          Video Browser Video Options Edit

          Video Browser Folder Options Edit

          Video Playlist Options Edit

          Video Playlist Segment Options Edit

          Video Thumbnails Edit

     Video Detail Edit

     File Browser Edit

          File Browser Layout and Usage Edit

          File Browser Options Edit

          File Browser Menu Options Edit

          File Browser File Options Edit

          File Browser Folder Options Edit

     Video Conversions Edit

     New Drive Detected Edit

     Record Command Options Dialog Edit

          Adjust Recording Options for Manual Recordings Edit

     Online Services Edit

     Weather Edit

          Short Term Forecast Edit

          Forecast Details Edit

     5-Day Forecast Edit

     YouTube Video Edit

          YouTube Video Search Results Edit

     Google Video Edit

          Google Video Search Results Edit

     TV Show Editorials Edit

          TV Show Highlight Edit

     Plugin Manager Edit

          Plugin Manager Layout and Usage Edit

          Plugin Manager Options Edit

          Plugin Manager Categories Edit

          Plugin Options Edit

     Plugin Detail Edit

     Plugin Configuration Edit

Chapter 4: Media PlaybackEdit

Supported Media Types Edit

Using the SageTV Media Playback Interface Edit

     A Note About Time Scroll Playback Mode Edit

     Video Playback Edit

          OSD Top Edit

          OSD Bottom Edit

          OSD Time Bar Edit

          Playback Commands Edit

          Video Playback Options Menu Edit

          Video Playback Completion Options Edit

          Aspect Ratio Mode selection dialog Edit

     DVD Playback Edit

          OSD Top Edit

          OSD Bottom Edit

          OSD Time Bar Edit

          Playback Commands Edit

          DVD Playback Options Menu Edit

     Music Playback Edit

          OSD Top Edit

          OSD Bottom Edit

          OSD Time Bar Edit

          Playback Commands Edit

          Music Playback Options Menu Edit

     Picture Viewing Edit

          Commands Edit

          Mouse Control Edit

          Options Menu While Viewing a Single Image or a Slideshow Edit

Chapter 5: Configuring SageTV Edit

SageTV Setup Edit

     Configuration Wizard Edit

     Configuration Wizard: General and User Interface Options Edit

          Step G1: Choose Your Country Edit

          Step G2: Choose Your Language Edit

          Step G3: Choose Whether to Enable the SageTV Server (server only) Edit

          Step G4: Choose Whether to Enable the Media Extender and Placeshifter Server (server only) Edit

          Step G5: Manage the Placeshifter Users Edit

          Step G6: Configure the Placeshifter Internet Connection (server or media extender only) Edit

          Step G7: Select the SageTV Startup Option Edit

          Step G8: Adjust Display Aspect Ratio Edit

          Step G9: Adjust User Interface Overscan, Part 1 Edit

          Step G10: Adjust User Interface Overscan, Part 2 Edit

          Step G11: Display Videos on Menus? Edit

          Step G12: Choose Style for Videos on Menus Edit

          Step G13: Select Remote Control Edit

          Step G14: Assign Remote Control Commands Edit

          Step G15: Enable Intelligent Recording? Edit

          Step G16: Weather Report Configuration Edit

          Step G17: Set Parental Controls Edit

          Step G18: Set Parental Restrictions Edit

     Configuration Wizard: Media Center Options Edit

          Step MC1: Configure the Media Center Import Directories Edit

     Configuration Wizard: Configure TV Recording Edit

          Step R1: Set Analog Video Format Edit

          Step R2: Video Recording Directories Edit

          Step R3: Source Setup Wizard Introduction Edit

          Step R4: Source Wizard Summary Edit

     Configuration Wizard: Configure Video Playback Edit

     Source Wizard Summary Edit

     Source Setup Edit

          Step 1: Select Device Edit

          Step 2A: Select Device Input Edit

          Step 2B: Select Audio Input Edit

          Step 3B: Select the TV Tuner Tuning Option Edit

          Step 4: Choose the RF Channel Edit

          Step 5: Select the Tuning Plugin Edit

          Step 6: Select the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Edit

          Step 6A: Name the New Receiver Device Edit

          Step 6B: Teach SageTV the IR Codes from the Receiver’s Remote Control Edit

          Step 7: Choose Whether to use Programming Guide Data Edit

          Step 8: Select Provider Type Edit

          Step 9A: Select Cable or Satellite Provider (Part 1: Zip/Postal Code) Edit

          Step 9A: Select Cable or Satellite Provider (Part 2: Select Provider) Edit

          Step 9A: Select Cable or Satellite Provider (Part 3: Select Service Level) Edit

          Step 9B: Select Local Broadcast Market Edit

          Step 10: Choose the Channels to Receive Edit

     Source Details Edit

          Source Options Edit

          Remote Control Options Edit

     Channel Setup Edit

          Done with Channel Setup Edit

          Edit Channel Lineup Edit

          Channel Sorting Method Edit

          Scan for Available Channels Edit

          Channel List Edit

          Channel Setup Options Edit

          Remapping Stations for EPG data using ATSC or QAM Digital Tuners Edit

     Remap Channel Edit

          Channel Remapping Options Edit

          Remapping Channels for Digital Tuners Edit

     Add Channel to Lineup Edit

     Channel Scan Results Edit

     Channel Manager Edit

     Parental Controls Edit

     Parental Control Restrictions Edit

     Detailed Setup: General Settings Edit

          Video Recording Directories Edit

          Video Recording Path Optimization Style Edit

          Media Center Import Directories Edit

          Automatic Library Rescan Frequency Edit

          Intelligent Recording Edit

          Autodial if Needed for Internet Edit

          Sync System Clock with SageTV Server Edit

          Animation Options Edit

          Screen Saver Options Edit

          Show Mouse Icons Edit

          Automatically Connect to Server (Client only) Edit

     Detailed Setup: Multimedia Settings Edit

          Aspect Ratio Mode Edit

          Aspect Ratio Settings Edit

          Overscan Settings: Edit

          Display Aspect Ratio Settings Edit

          Output Resolution Edit

          Native Output Resolution Switching Edit

          Recording Quality Edit

          Enable TV Out for PVR-350 Edit

          Enable UI on TV Out of PVR-350 Edit

          Hardware Decoding Only: Edit

          Video Menu Options Edit

          UI Language Edit

          Default Audio Language Edit

          Default Subtitle Language Edit

          SageTV Window is Always On Top Edit

     Detailed Setup: Video/Audio Settings Edit

          Video Renderer Edit

          MPEG2 Video Decoder Filter Edit

          SageTV MPEG Video Decoder uses DXVA (hardware acceleration) Edit

          H.264 Video Decoder Filter Edit

          VC1 Video Decoder Filter Edit

          Media Player for non-MPEG Files Edit

          Dscaler Deinterlacer Filter Edit

          Audio Renderer Edit

          MPEG2 Audio Decoder Filter Edit

          HD Audio Decoder Filter Edit

          Audio Playback Delay Edit

          HD Audio Output Edit

          Reload Media Player Edit

     Detailed Setup: DVD Settings Edit

          DVD-ROM Drive Edit

          DVD Video Renderer Edit

          DVD Video Decoder Filter Edit

          DVD Audio Renderer Edit

          DVD Audio Decoder Filter Edit

     Detailed Setup: Commands Settings Edit

          Link Infrared/Keystroke to SageTV Command Edit

          Show SageTV Commands linked to Infrared/Keystroke Edit

          Unlink Infrared/Keystroke from SageTV Command Edit

          Remote Control Configuration Edit

     Detailed Setup: Server Settings Edit

          SageTV Server Edit

          Media Extender and Placeshifter Server Edit

          Configure Placeshifter Internet Connection Edit

          Manage Placeshifter Users Edit

          Placeshifter Locator ID Edit

          Allow Placeshifter clients to automatically login Edit

          Media Extender Conversion Quality Edit

     Detailed Setup: Advanced Settings Edit

          Load at Windows Startup Edit

          Video Orbiting Duration Edit

          3D Acceleration Edit

          Use Full Screen Exclusive Mode Edit

          Overlay Color Keying Edit

          Optimized Image Loader Edit

          Rescan Existing Library Files Edit

          Automatic Update Checks Edit

          Check for STV Update Edit

          Revert to the default STV Edit

          Reload last custom STV Edit

          Manage STVI plugins Edit

          SageTV Full UI Package (.STV or .XML File) Edit

          Import UI Modification (.STVi File) Edit

          Select the User Interface Theme Edit

          Debug Logging Edit

     Detailed Setup: Customize Settings Edit

          Fast Forward & Rewind times Edit

          Inactivity Timeout and OSD AutoHide Edit

          Automatically Enable Channels Newly Added to EPG Lineups Edit

          Power Management settings Edit

          Font Size Limitation Settings Edit

          Numeric Text Input Settings Edit

          Online Video Options Edit

          Online Video Access Edit

          YouTube Video Quality Edit

          Channel.com Options Edit

          Temporary File Storage Location Edit

          Reset Temporary File Storage Location Edit

          Mouse Auto-Repeat Rate Edit

          Ignore Leading Articles During Text Sorting Edit

          Instant Search mode on Navigation Menus Edit

          Maximum Results per Search Edit

          Action to take when SageTV Window is closed Edit

          Video Background Color Edit

          Focus follows mouse movement Edit

          Delete Live TV files when not using Intelligent Recording Edit

          Use aggressive negative profiling for Intelligent Recordings Edit

          Include episode names in filenames Edit

          Remove padding on back to back Favorites Edit

          Add ShowID as part of Movie Favorites Edit

          Reset watched shows when played again Edit

          Always ask whether to resume or restart partially watched videos Edit

          Always start video playlist items from the beginning Edit

          Detect repeat airings with non-unique IDs Edit

          Automatically add converted videos to database Edit

          Enforce recording quality in schedule Edit

          Number of Days to Schedule Recordings Edit

          Enable MPEG4 timeshifting (requires hardware encoder) Edit

          Always tune channel Edit

          Channel Entry Options Edit

          DirecTV Fast Serial Channel Changes Edit

          Show recording status marker icons in lists Edit

          Ask to delete recording at end of playback? Edit

          Use expanded options for the Record command Edit

          Options menu mode for videos and recordings Edit

          For grouped items: Select opens options dialog, Info browses into group Edit

          Alternate Movie category name Edit

          Display pop-up when a new drive detected Edit

          Display OSD between Playlist Segments Edit

          Reset Disabled Warnings Edit

          Use wrap-around scrolling in single column vertical lists Edit

          Use vertical wrap-around scrolling in the Program Guide grid Edit

          Use ‘Fixed Focus’ in single column non-wrapped vertical lists Edit

          TV Category Background Colors Edit

          RC5 Repeat Detection Edit

     System Information Edit

     System Messages Edit

SageTV Commands Edit

     Sending Commands via Keystrokes Edit

     Sending Commands via Infrared Codes Edit

     Sending Commands via Windows Messages Edit

     Sending Commands via Multimedia Keyboards and Remotes Edit

     List of All SageTV Commands Edit

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Guide Edit

General Crashes and Errors Edit

Video Issues Edit

Audio Issues Edit

Installation Edit

Customizations Edit

Infrared Devices Edit

License Edit

EPG Edit

International Edit

Misc Edit

Client – Server Connection Edit

Chapter 7: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Edit

General Edit

Setup & Installation Edit

Watching Live TV Edit

Recording Programs Edit

The SageTV EPG service Edit

Configuration & Customization Edit

Firewall Settings Edit

Chapter 8: Version History Edit

• Version 9.0
• Version 7.0
• Version 6.6

• Version 6.5

• Version 6.4

• Version 6.3-B

• Version 6.3-A

• Version 6.2

• Version 6.1

• Version 6.0

Appendix A: SageTV Properties Settings Edit

• Configurable properties for SageTV Version 2.0 and later

Appendix B: Adding Channel Logos Edit

Appendix C: Managing Recording Files Edit

• Where to Store the Next Recording
• No More Free Space

• Automatic Cleanup of Live TV

Appendix D: SageTV Command Line Parameters Edit

Appendix E: Remote Controls Edit

• SageTV Remote

• Programming the STP-HD300 Remote Control

• SageTV STP-HD300 Remote Control Layout

• SageTV STX-HD100 and STP-HD200 Remote Control Layout

• Hauppauge Remote

• Hauppauge Remote Control Installation Instructions

• SageTV Configuration Options for the Hauppauge Remote

• SageTV Preconfigured 34 button Hauppauge Remote Control Commands

• SageTV Preconfigured 45 button Hauppauge Remote Control Commands

• Streamzap Remote
• Streamzap PC Remote Control Installation Instructions

• SageTV Configuration Options for the Streamzap Remote

• SageTV Preconfigured Streamzap Remote Control Commands

Appendix F: Infrared Receivers & Transmitters Edit

• Evation’s IRMan (www.evation.com)

• ACTiSYS IR-200L (www.actisys.com/ac200-220.html)

• USB-UIRT (www.usbuirt.com)

• Hauppauge IR Blaster

Appendix G: Network Encoding Edit

Appendix H: Custom Recording Quality Settings Edit

Appendix I: Playing DVDs and BDs from the Hard Drive Edit

• Playing Hard Drive Based DVDs
• Playing Hard Drive Based Blu-rays

Appendix J: Using the SendMessage Utility Edit

• Usage
• Example Use

Appendix K: Closed Captions Edit

Appendix L: Customization Development Edit

• SageTV Studio
• Sharing Customizations via Plugins

Appendix M: SageTV Media Extenders Edit

• Media Extender Installation

• Registering Media Extender Licenses

• Enable the Media Extender Server

• Enable Connection to the Media Extender Server

• SageTV HD Theater, models STP-HD200 and STP-HD300

• SageTV HD Media Extender, model STX-HD100
• Hauppauge MediaMVP

• MVP Supported Media Types
• Restart MVP After Installing a SageTV Upgrade

• Using SageTV Studio with a Media Extender (optional)

Appendix N: SageTV Placeshifter ClientEdit

• SageTV Placeshifter Client Installation

• Registering Placeshifter Licenses

• Enable the Placeshifter Server

• Enable Remote Access to your SageTV server

• Create Placeshifter users

• Placeshifter Client Connections

• Adding a Server
• Placeshifter Settings

• Placeshifter Login

• Placeshifter Client Media Playback

• Using SageTV Studio with a Placeshifter Client (optional)

Appendix O: User Interface ThemesEdit

• Adding Custom Images to an Existing Theme
• Creating a New Theme

Appendix P: Operating System DifferencesEdit

• SageTV for Windows
• SageTV for Mac
• SageTV for Linux OEM Edition

Appendix Q: Third Party Software LibrariesEdit

• Apache License
• GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v2.1
• GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v2

Appendix R: Supported Tuners and Capture Devices Edit

• Analog TV Tuners with Hardware Encoding
• OTA HDTV Tuners

• ClearQAM HDTV Tuners
• HD Video Capture Devices (no tuner)
• CableCARD Tuners
• DVB-T/C/S/S2 Tuners
• SiliconDust HDHomeRun Setup Instructions