User manual PINNACLE INSTANT DVD RECORDER

[. . . ] If it does not start automatically, manually start the installation by double-clicking the file autorun. exe. The serial number is either on the Instant DVD Recorder CD, on the CD jewel case or you received the serial number after buying the program online. STARTING THE INSTANT DVD RECORDER There are different ways to start the Instant DVD Recorder depending on the variation of the product you bought. Instant DVD Recorder and Studio Plus 10 If you installed the Instant DVD Recorder with Studio Plus 10, the easiest way to start the Instant DVD Recorder is to click the Studio Launcher on your desktop or open the Start menu and go to Programs Studio 10 Studio Launcher. Instant DVD Recorder and Studio MediaSuite If the Studio MediaSuite has also been installed with Studio Plus 10, you can start the Studio MediaSuite by clicking the Studio Launcher on your desktop or opening the Start menu and go to Programs Studio 10 or Studio MediaSuite Studio Launcher. Instant DVD Recorder If you have bought the Instant DVD Recorder as a stand-alone program, you can start it by simply clicking the Instant DVD Recorder icon on your desktop or opening the Windows Start menu and going to Programs Instant DVD Recorder Instant DVD Recorder. 2 Instant DVD Recorder Creating a DVD THE DIRECT-TO-DISC WIZARD The Start Window The Start Window of the Direct-to-Disc Wizard opens after the Instant DVD Recorder has been started. Here you can decide whether you want to have the Wizard guide you through the various settings in an easily understandably way or whether you would prefer to perform all of the necessary settings directly in Advanced Mode. We recommend that let the Wizard guide you through the program at the beginning and only later perform the necessary settings in Advanced Mode after you have become familiar with the Instant DVD Recorder. User's Guide 3 If you want to be guided through the program by the Wizard, then click the option Let the Wizard Guide Me (recommended). If you prefer to switch directly to Advanced Mode, then click the option Go Directly to Advanced Mode. [. . . ] If you would like to use a different song than the one suggested, click the Import button. Then select the title you want. Changing the menu title You can give the menu you are working on a title, which will appear in the menu along with a thumbnail image of the individual scene. Click on the already existing menu title in the preview window and enter a new title (for example, My Birthday). Designating and saving menu designs Enter a name for the menu which you have designed under Enter Style Name and click OK. Your personal menu is then inserted in the menu selection among the already existing menus and can now be selected. Click Next and the Direct-to-Disc Wizard will guide you to Window 4: Start recording. User's Guide 11 Window 4: Start recording In this window you can adjust the recording length and quality as well as start the actual burning operation. In the right section of the window you will see the video imported from the video source in the preview window. This allow you to correct the settings of the video source for the DVD recording and to follow the video during the recording. The available functions change depending on the video source (please refer to Window 1: Select video source). Entering the recording time Please enter the recording time in minutes in the upper section of the window under Select Total Recording Time. Video recording is stopped once this time elapses. 12 Instant DVD Recorder Selecting the recording quality Select the quality for the recording in the middle section of the window under Select Video Quality: Good, Better, or Best. Please note that less video quality requires less storage space and less computing performance; thus the maximum recording time is dependent on the video quality, i. e. Thus the Instant Video Recorder automatically indicates the maximum recording time calculated from the video quality. Start recording In order to start the recording, please click on Start Recording. The recording begins and the Start Recording button changes into Stop Recording. Please note that this operation may take several minutes. Stop recording You can click Stop Recording at any time in order to stop the recording before it is completed. If problems occur during the DVD recording, then this is indicated by the Instant DVD Recorder. User's Guide 13 ADVANCED MODE Advanced Mode If you have selected the Go Directly to Advanced Mode option in the start-up window of the Direct-to-Disc Wizard, the following window will appear: This mode gives you the option of performing all the necessary settings quickly and comfortably on a single screen. In this case, Fields 1 to 4 correspond to the four windows that you proceed through when using the Direct-to-Disc Wizard: Field 1: Select source This field displays the video source devices available. Should more than one option be listed, please select the device you wish to use. Options allows you to perform the driver settings for your video source device. The video being imported from the video source is displayed in the Preview window, enabling you to make sure that the device is correctly connected. You may also correct the video source settings for the DVD recording (e. g. programming the correct TV channel or searching for a particular position from which to start recording). The Wizard displays a variety of options below the preview window, independent of the type of video device. For further details regarding this field, please refer to Window 1: Select video source. 14 Instant DVD Recorder Field 2: Select burner This field displays the burners suitable for recording. If more than one burner is available, please select the device you wish to use. [. . . ] LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. 18 Instant DVD Recorder 10. YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL PINNACLE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF PINNACLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL PINNACLE'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FEES PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE. Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages in certain circumstances, so the above limitations may not apply in some circumstances. [. . . ]