Nero Mobile Manual
Nero Mobile Manual
Nero AG
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Contents
Contents
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 2.1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.2 3 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 5 6 6.1 7 7.1 8 8.1 9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 General information Conventions of the manual About Nero Mobile Versions of Nero Mobile Technical information System requirements Operating system Processor Memory Communication between PC and smartphone Formats supported Installing Nero Mobile on a PDA or smartphone User interface of Nero Mobile Nero Mobile on PDA and smartphone Control on PDAs Key controls on smartphones Menu button Enable button Settings General Settings screen Audio Settings screen Main menus Content Browsers main screen Creating a Media Library Jukebox main screen Playback control Music Library main screen Playing music Slide Show main screen Creating a new slide show Settings for slide shows Playing slide shows Editing a slide show 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 27
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Contents
Video Library main screen Playing videos Collections main screen Playing a collection Editing a collection Allocating new content to a collection Creating a new collection Index Contact Contact details
29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 39 39
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General information
1
1.1
General information
Conventions of the manual
In order to make best use of this manual, please note the following conventions: Symbol Meaning Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be followed strictly. Indicates additional information or advice.
1. Start
OK Chapter [...]
A number at the beginning of a line indicates a request for action. Carry out these actions in the order specified. Indicates an intermediate result. Indicates a result. Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the Nero Mobile program interface. They are shown in bold face. Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are shown in red and underlined. Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.
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General information
1.2
Collections Here you can manage and play existing collections as well as compile new collections comprising music and videos. You can also specify the order in which the components of the collections are played or play them at random. A userfriendly search function within the Media Library provides fast access to the files you want. Jukebox The Jukebox shows the music tracks, videos or photos currently playing. It also provides a user-friendly control bar. The Jukebox is automatically displayed after a defined time without user interaction. Nero DigitalTM
Nero Mobile is the ideal application for making files in the MPEG-4, H.264 AVC Video and MPEG-4 Audio formats available on mobile devices. An important component here are integrated Nero DigitalTM and Nero Digital AudioTM functions: these include navigating by chapters, using subchapters and song texts, converting entire albums to a single MP4 file as well as the option to custom design covers.
UPnP Networks Nero Mobile also supports browsing and streaming via UPnP networks. Files are played directly from your media center such as Nero MediaHome for instance. Additional functions coming soon: In the near future you will also be able to receive television and radio from a number of streaming sources using Nero Mobile.
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General information
1.3
Nero Mobile This version is a component of the Nero 7 Retail version. It provides full functionality, but certain patent-protected codecs such as Nero DigitalTM (MPEG-4/AVC, MP3, MPEG-2) are only available for 30 days from initial utilization. All of the other functions are available for an unlimited time. Nero Mobile Trial This is the Web demo version of Nero Mobile. Full functionality is available for 30 days. After this period you cannot use Nero Mobile Trial again. Nero Mobile Pro This version provides full functionality and unlimited accessibility of all codecs. It is distributed through the Nero online web shop (www.nero.com).
Codecs are needed for encoding (editing) and decoding (playing) audio and video files. With Nero DigitalTM codec you can fit the entire audio and video contents of a DVD on a regular data CD for instance with no perceivable loss in quality.
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Technical information
2
2.1
Technical information
System requirements
2.1.2 Processor
200 MHz (audio + video software) 24 MHz (LC AAC audio) 78 MHz (HE-AAC audio)
Freescale i.MX21/31. Minimum required frequency:
200 MHz (audio + video software) 24 MHz (LC AAC audio) 78 MHz (HE-AAC audio)
ARM4 compatible. Minimum required frequency:
200 MHz (audio + video software) 24 MHz (LC AAC audio) 78 MHz (HE-AAC audio)
TI OMAP 17xx/24xx
2.1.3 Memory
1.25 MB + codecs (1.4 MB) + languages (0.2 MB) + skins (1.3 MB) = approx. 4 MB for full installation
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Technical information
2.2
Formats supported
Audio codecs Video codecs Pictures File formate
Network support
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1. Connect your PDA or smartphone to your PC as described in the instructions for the respective device.
6. Click on the Exit button. You have installed Nero Mobile on your PDA or smartphone. The Nero Mobile product
icon for starting the application appears in the program folder for the PDA or smartphone:
Nero Mobile When you purchase Nero Mobile Pro, you will receive a new installer that you must start on your PC with the smartphone or PDA connected. The first screen of the installation wizard is then displayed and you can install Nero Mobile Pro as described above.
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4
4.1
The following buttons are available on PDA and smartphone: Menu Enable Opens the menu of the screen currently displayed. Activates the selection. The function of this button changes depending on the screen content: Go Back Select Edit Returns to the previous screen. Confirms the selection made in the screen. Lets you edit collections, for example.
The following buttons are additionally available on PDA: Returns to the Nero Mobile start screen. Opens the Jukebox, the interactive playback screen, directly.
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The joypad and stylus pen are used as follows to control Nero Mobile on PDAs. Quick tap Touching and dragging Selects menu icons or individual menu items, for example (corresponds to a mouse click). Selects multiple menu items (corresponds to clicking and dragging with the mouse). Used to navigate through the application. The arrow keys are used for selection, the center key to confirm the selection.
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Menu button Key control for the Menu button = Menu key Keypad
Enable button Key control for the Enable button = Activate key Joypad for selecting a service, collection, etc.
The following keys are used to control Nero Mobile on smartphones using keys: Top left key Top right key Enables the Menu button. Activates the Enable button, which depending on the context may also be called Edit, Done, Select, Go Back or Play/Pause. Used to navigate through the application. The arrow keys are used for selection, the center key to confirm the selection. Keypad Used for various tasks such as entering text, shortcut commands, etc.
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4.2
Menu button
The Menu button displays a selection menu that offers four permanent entries in addition to context-sensitive entries. Context-sensitive entries in the menu of the start screen: Activate Service Use Carousel Menu Use Grid Menu Opens the selected service. Arranges the menu icons in the main screen in a circle. Arranges the menu icons in the main screen in a list. Opens the Settings screen in which you can select the settings you want to edit: Settings
4.3
Enable button
The Enable button performs various tasks and changes its designation accordingly. Enable Go Back Edit Done Play/Pause Confirms the selection made in the screen; this button essentially corresponds to the Enter key on a PC. Displays the previous screen once more. Lets you edit a collection. Confirms the input of a name when creating or renaming a collection. Starts or pauses playback of a media file.
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4.4
Settings
The Settings screen displays a selection list with entries that you can use to either display the General Settings screen for defining the language and keyboard shortcuts or the Audio Settings screen for fine tuning the equalizer function for example.
Fit Video To Screen check box Language drop-down menu Home Key button Jump Key button Menu Key button Jukebox Key button
Scales the video to the available screen size during playback while retaining the proportions. Sets the language for the Nero Mobile user interface. Allows one of the function keys to be mapped with a shortcut command for displaying the Nero Mobile start screen. Allows one of the function keys to be mapped with a shortcut command for enabling the Enable button. Allows one of the function keys to be mapped with a shortcut command for activating the Menu button. Allows one of the function keys to be mapped with a shortcut command for displaying the Jukebox screen.
The following key controls are also available as standard: Selects the highlighted control element: checks the Fit Video to Screen check box, opens the drop-down menu for languages, and allows the entry of new digits for changing the keypad shortcuts. Progressively highlights the control elements in the General Settings screen in an upwards direction. Progressively highlights the control elements in the General Settings screen in a downwards direction.
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The following control elements are available: Volume Adjustment Per Album check box Show Spectrum Analyzer check box EQ On check box Music Styles drop-down menu Slider Adapts the volume of all tracks on an album to a target volume of 89 dB. The intentional dynamism between the tracks on an album is retained. Enables the bar-chart display of sound levels in the Jukebox screen. Enables the equalizer function. Permits the selection of equalizer presettings based on the music style. Permits the individual setting of the equalizer function provided the Custom entry is selected in the drop-down menu for music styles. The settings are only effective if the EQ On box is checked.
The following key controls are also available: Highlights the selected control elements. Moves the highlighted slider upwards. Moves the highlighted slider downwards. Progressively highlights the control elements in the Audio Settings screen in a downwards direction. Progressively highlights the control elements in the Audio Settings screen in an upwards direction.
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Main menus
Main menus
You access the six main menus of Nero Mobile by selecting one of the menu icons in the start screen and opening the relevant menu using the Enable button.
The following menus are available in the start screen of Nero Mobile: Opens the Content Browsers menu. Here you can access all files in the local system and use the Nero Media Home Server to access all media files in your local network and play them immediately or assign them to a collection or to the Nero Mobile media library. Opens the Music Library menu. Here you can manage and play your music tracks as well as compile new music collections. Opens the Slide show menu. Here you can manage and play your photos and slide shows as well as compile new slide shows. Opens the Video Library menu. Here you can manage and play your videos as well as compile new video collections. Opens the Collections menu. Here you can manage and play existing collections as well as compile new collections comprising music and videos. Opens the interactive playback area, the Jukebox. The Jukebox shows the music tracks and/or videos currently playing. It also provides a user-friendly control bar that allows you to navigate through the tracks and regulate the volume, for example. The Jukebox is automatically displayed after a defined time without user interaction.
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The Menu in the Content Browsers main screen provides the following context-sensitive buttons: Add to Media Library Play Selection Add to New Collection Add to Active Collection Add to New Slide Show Add To Active Slide Show Allocates the selected titles to the Media Library and in turn to the Video Library and Music Library areas. Plays the selected track(s). Allocates the selected tracks to a new collection (see Chapter Creating a new collection). Allocates the selected tracks to the active collection (see Chapter Allocating new content to a collection). Allocates the selected tracks to a new slide show (see Chapter Creating a new slide show). Allocates the selected tracks to the active slide show.
The following key controls are also available: Selects the highlighted track. Moves the selection bar upwards in the track list one track at a time. Moves the selection bar downwards in the track list one track at a time. Moves the selection bar upwards in the file hierarchy. Moves the selection bar downwards in the file hierarchy.
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6.1
2. Open the data source from which you want to load individual files or entire folders containing
music and video files into the Media Library.
3. Highlight the required files and/or folders using the Select button or the joypad.
The selected files are displayed in lower contrast.
4. Select Menu > Add to Media Library. You have created a media library.
Depending on the format, the selected files are automatically allocated to the Music Library or Video Library areas and are available in the relevant main screens.
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The Menu in the Jukebox main screen provides the following context-specific buttons: Switch Fullscreen Play/Pause Stop Next Track Previous Track Go To Chapter... Shows a video in full-screen mode (only available when playing a video). To return to standard playback mode, press the Activate key or touch the display. Starts or pauses playback. Ends playback. Skips to the next track. Skips to the previous track. Skips to the required chapter (only available when playing a video containing chapter information).
The following key controls are also available: Starts or interrupts playback. Raises the volume. Lowers the volume. Press and hold key down: fast forward. Press key briefly: skips to the next track. Press and hold key down: rewind. Press key briefly: skips to the previous track.
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7.1
Playback control
The playback control displayed provides the following configuration options: Jumps back to the previous video or music track (if multiple tracks are selected for playing), or to the beginning of the track (if only one track is selected for playing). / Starts/interrupts playback. Skips to the next video or music track (if multiple tracks are selected to play), or to the end of the track (if only one track is selected to play). When a music or video track is being played, skips 10 seconds forwards. When a music or video track is being played, jumps 10 seconds back. Ends playback. Adjusts the volume. Displays permanently how far the track has already been played. Time display bottom left Time display bottom right Displays how long the current track has already been played. Displays the total length of the track currently playing.
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The Menu in the Music Library contains the following context-specific buttons: Sort By... Add To New Collection Add To Active Collection Play Selection Delete Selected Items Sorts the music tracks by Genre, Artist or Album. Allocates the selected tracks to a new collection (see Chapter Creating a new collection). Allocates the selected tracks to the active collection (see Chapter Allocating new content to a collection). Plays the selected music track(s). Removes the selected track(s) from the list.
The following key controls are also available: Selects the highlighted track. Moves the selection bar upwards in the track list. Moves the selection bar downwards in the track list. Moves the selection bar upwards within the structure, for example from the track to the associated album to the associated artist. Moves the selection bar downwards within the structure, for example from the artist to the associated album to the associated track.
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8.1
Playing music
In the Music Library main screen you can select one or more tracks and also entire albums as well as all music tracks allocated to an artist or genre. To play music, proceed as follows:
2. Move the selection bar to an individual music track, album or artist. 3. Click on the Select button.
The individual music track, the contents of the album or the music tracks allocated to the
artist are selected and displayed in lower contrast in the Music Library screen.
4. Select further music tracks, albums or artists as desired. 5. Select Menu > Play. The selected music is played. The Jukebox screen in which you can conveniently regulate the volume, for example, is automatically displayed after a few seconds (see Playback control).
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The Menu in the List of Slide Shows main screen provides the following context-sensitive buttons: Play Slide Show New Slide Show Plays the selected slide show in full-screen mode. Shows the Slide Show Title where you can create a new, as yet empty, slide show by entering the desired name (see Creating a new slide show). Opens the selected slide show and lists the photos it contains. The menu provides new items with which you can remove individual photos or music tracks from the slide show. You can also change the display order of the photos and the play order of the music tracks by tapping and dragging them using the stylus pen (see Chapter Editing a slide show). Removes the selected slide show from the list. Opens the Settings screen where you change the name of the selected slide show, define and specify transitional effects such as the length of time for which a picture should be displayed (see Settings for slide shows).
Edit
The following key controls are also available: Opens the selected slide show. Moves the selection bar upwards in the list of slide shows. Moves the selection bar downwards in the list of slide shows. Opens the Nero Mobile start screen. Opens the selected slide show.
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9.1
1. Select Menu > New from the List of Slide Shows screen.
The Slide Show Title screen containing the Name text field is displayed.
2. Enter the name you want to give your new slide show in the Name text field. 3. Press the Done button.
The new, as yet empty, slide show is created with the specified name.
4. Select the Content Browsers menu icon from the Nero Mobile start screen.
The Content Browsers screen is displayed.
5. Select the required photo files and highlight them using the Select button.
The highlighted files are displayed in lower contrast.
7. If you want to create a slide show with background music, select the required music tracks
and highlight them using the Select button.
8. Select Menu > Add To Active Collection. You have created a new slide show with background music.
It can be accessed under the selected name in the List of Slide Shows screen.
9.2
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9.3
1. Select the Slide Shows menu icon from the start screen.
The List of Slide Shows screen is displayed.
2. Move the selection bar to the title of a slide show. 3. Press the center key on the joypad.
The selected slide show is opened and the photos it contains are displayed.
4. Select Menu > Play Slide Show. The selected slide show is shown in full-screen mode with background music and the
transitional effects that have been allocated (see Settings for slide shows).
9.4
The following items are provided in the menu for this purpose: List Audio/Pictures Play Slide Show Show Picture Add Media Remove Hides or shows the music tracks/photos allocated to the slide show. Plays the slide show with various transitional effects and the background music in full-screen mode. Shows the selected photo in full-screen mode and enables you to scroll manually using the arrow keys on the keypad. Displays the Content Browsers screen where you can select additional pictures and/or music tracks and add them to the slide show. Removes the selected entry from the list.
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Settings
Opens the Settings screen where you can change the name of the selected slide show and define transitional effects (see Settings for slide shows).
1. Move the selection bar to the required slide show in the List of Slide Shows main screen. 2. Select Menu > Edit.
The screen for the selected slide show is displayed. All the photos contained in the slide
show are displayed.
3. If you want to change the order of the photos, tap on a photo using the stylus pen and drag it
to the desired location. (This function is only available when using a PDA.) photo using the joypad arrow keys and select Menu > Remove. 1. Select Menu > Show Picture.
The selected photo is displayed as large as possible.
4. If you want to remove a photo from the slide show, move the selection frame to the relevant 5. If you want to display each individual photos in sequence and without transitional effects:
2. If you want to display the next or previous photo, select Menu > Next or Menu > Previand of the joypad to scroll through the phoous. You can also use the arrow keys tos. 3. If you want to rotate the selected photo through 90 to the right or left, select Menu > Settings and enable or disable the Rotate check box.
6. If you want to display the screen for the selected slide show again, select Menu > Go Back. 7. If you want to display the list of music tracks that together form the background music for the
selected slide show: 1. Select Menu > List Audio. The list of music tracks used is displayed. 2. If you want to remove a track from the list, select Menu > Remove. 3. If you want to add a new music track to the collection, select the Menu > Add Music. The Content Browsers screen is displayed. You can select more music tracks here and add them to the active slide show. 4. If you want to display the screen for the selected slide show again, select Menu > List Pictures. > Settings.
8. If you change the name of the slide show or want to define transitional effects, select Menu
The Settings screen is displayed.
9. Make the desired settings (see Settings for slide shows). 10. Press the Done button to show the screen for the active slide show again. The selected slide show is available for playing in edited form in the List of Slide Shows
screen.
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The Menu in the Video Library main screen provides the following context-sensitive buttons: Add To New Collection Add To Active Collection Play Selection Delete Selected Items Allocates the selected tracks to a new collection (see Chapter Creating a new collection). Allocates the selected tracks to the active collection (see Chapter Allocating new content to a collection). Plays the selected music tracks. Removes the selected tracks from the list.
The following key controls are also available: Selects the highlighted track. Moves the selection bar upwards in the track list. Moves the selection bar downwards in the track list.
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1. Select the Video Library menu icon from the start screen.
The Video Library screen is displayed.
2. Move the selection bar to the video you want to select. 3. Click on the Select button.
The video is selected and is displayed in lower contrast in the Video Library screen.
4. Select further videos if desired. 5. Select Menu > Play. The selected video is played.
The Jukebox screen in which you can conveniently regulate the volume, for example, is automatically displayed after a few seconds (see Playback control).
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The following context-sensitive buttons are provided in the Menu for this purpose: Play Plays the selected collection (see Chapter Playing a
col-
lection).
Opens the selected collection and lists the music and video files it contains.
Edit
The menu contains new items that you can use to play and pause individual files in a collection, remove individual files from a collection, and call up information on individual tracks (see Chapter Editing a collection). Opens the New Collection Title text field for entering the name for the new collection to which you can subsequently add the required videos, music tracks and/or photos (see Chapter Creating a new collection). Removes the selected collection from the list. Opens the New Collection Title text field in which you can enter a new name for the selected collection.
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2. Move the selection bar to the collection you want to select. 3. Select Menu > Play. The selected collection is played. The Jukebox screen in which you can conveniently
regulate the volume, for example, is automatically displayed after a few seconds (see Playback control).
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1. Select the required collection in the Collections main screen. 2. Press the Edit button.
The contents of the selected collection are listed.
3. If you want to remove one or more tracks, highlight the desired track and select Menu > Delete Selected Items.
4. If you want to change the order of the tracks, highlight the track or tracks that you want to
move and select Menu > Move Selection Up or Menu > Move Selection Down.
5. If you want to play the tracks in a random order, select Menu > Start Random Play.
The collection is played in a random order and the Jukebox icon, which is displayed in
front of the relevant track, indicates which track is currently being heard or viewed.
7. If you want to add new media tracks to the collection, select Menu > Add Media Tracks. 8. Press the Play/Pause button. The collection is played in the edited format.
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The following key controls are available in Edit mode: Plays or pauses the selected track. Moves the selection bar upwards in the track list. Moves the selection bar downwards in the track list. Skips back to the Collections main screen. Selects the current track.
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1. In the Collections main screen, select the collection to which you want to allocate the new
content.
2. Select Menu > Go Home or, if you are using a PDA, the
The Nero Mobile main screen is displayed.
button.
3. If you want to add a new music track to the collection, select the Music Library menu icon.
The Music Library window is displayed.
4. Highlight the required music tracks in succession using the Select button.
The highlighted tracks are displayed in lower contrast.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 in all areas the Video Library and/or the Content Browsers from
which you want to add content to the new collection.
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2. In the New Collection Title text field, enter the name you want to give your new collection. 3. Press the Done key.
The new, as yet empty, slide show is created with the specified name.
4. Select the Music Library menu icon in the Nero Mobile start screen. 5. Highlight the required music tracks in succession using the Select button.
The highlighted tracks are displayed in lower contrast.
7. Repeat the above steps in all areas from which you want to add content to the new collection.
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Index
12
A
Index
G
General Settings .........................................................15
I
Installation...................................................................10
On PDA And Smartphone................................................... 10
C
Collection.................................................. 32, 33, 35, 36
Adding Content....................................................................19 Allocating New Contents .....................................................35 Creating...............................................................................36 Editing .................................................................................33 Playing.................................................................................32
J
Joypad
Control Video Library .......................................................... 29 Controls .............................................................................. 17 Controls for Collection ........................................................ 34 Controls for Content Browsers ........................................... 19 Controls for Music Library................................................... 21 Controls for Slide Show ...................................................... 23 Controls for Video Library ................................................... 25
Collections .................................................................. 31
Overview .........................................................................6, 18
Jukebox ......................................................................21
Overview......................................................................... 6, 18
Control
PDA .....................................................................................12
L
Language
Selection ............................................................................ 16
Controls
Smartphones .......................................................................13
Conventions.................................................................. 5
M E
Enable, Button .......................................... 11, 12, 13, 14 Equalizer .................................................................... 17 Main Menu ..................................................................18
Collections .......................................................................... 31 Content Browsers ............................................................... 19 Jukebox .............................................................................. 21
F
Formats ........................................................................ 9
Audio Codecs ........................................................................9 File Formats ..........................................................................9 Formats Supported................................................................9 Nero Digital Audio Profiles ....................................................9 Nero Digital Profiles...............................................................9 Network Support....................................................................9 Picture Formats .....................................................................9 Video Codecs ........................................................................9
Main Menus
Start Screen........................................................................ 18
Index
Content Browsers................................................................19 Editing Slide Shows.............................................................27 Jukebox ...............................................................................21 Music Library .......................................................................23 Slide Show ..........................................................................25 Video Library .......................................................................29
Slideshow
Overview......................................................................... 6, 18
N
Nero Digital................................................................... 6
T
Television......................................................................6
O
Operating System......................................................... 8
U
UPnP Networks.........................................................6 User Interface .............................................................11
P
Playback Control ........................................................ 22 Processor ..................................................................... 8
V
Versions
Nero Mobile .......................................................................... 7 Nero Mobile Pro.................................................................... 7 Nero Mobile Trial .................................................................. 7
R
Radio ............................................................................ 6
Video ..........................................................................30
S
Settings ...................................................................... 15
Audio Settings ...............................................................15, 17 Equalizer .............................................................................17 General Settings..................................................................15 Music Styles ........................................................................17
Video Library.........................................................19, 29
Overview......................................................................... 6, 18
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Contact
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Contact
Nero AG Im Stoeckmaedle 18 76307 Karlsbad Germany Web: Help: E-mail: Fax: www.nero.com http://support.nero.com [email protected] +49 7248 928 499