TV Time-Shifting
Media Center can pause live TV just like TiVo! Time-Shifting is when you pause what you are watching without missing a thing; when you are ready to start watching again, just press Play, and Media Center will begin playing what was on-air when you paused it.
Note: If you are having problems time-shifting, please see “Recording” in the Configure TV section.
Start Time-Shifting and Resume Playback
To start (and resume) time-shifting, playback a TV channel and do one of the following:
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Right click on the TV display screen and select TV Options | Start Time-Shifting
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Keyboard Ctrl-P
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Player Window click the Play/Pause button
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File Menu Player | Play/Pause
Technical Information on Time-Shifting
The default recording setting is currently UYVY 640x240 if your TV card supports it, or YUY2 640x240. If your card supports neither, then it will default to whatever your capture driver gives you. You may need to try several. If your computer is not fast enough, try lower video size.
Search in Time-Shifting Mode
To search (fast forward, rewind) in time-shifting mode:
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Keyboard |
Press Ctrl + left arrow to rewind; or Press Ctrl + right arrow to fast forward |
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Player Window |
Click Previous button to rewind; or Click Next button to fast forward Drag or Click the Position slider to jump to desired position Hold down the Next button to jump forward to desired position. Hold down the Previous button to jump backward to desired position. |
To increase speed search, press the key combination or click the button repeatedly. (The first time you press the key combination, you get 2x normal play speed. Pressing the same key combination again, you get 4x normal speed, etc. up to 8x normal speed)
To return to normal viewing speed:
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Press the key combination,or click the Next/Previous button 4 times; or
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Press the rewind key combination (or button) if you were in fast forward mode, and vice-versa; or
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Press the Pause button while you are searching.
You can also use the right-click menu, choosing "TV Options | Go To Earliest Time..." or "Go To Latest Time...", to search to the earliest available portion of the TV show, or the latest time.