<a name="playing"></a><b>PocketTV - Play an MPEG file<br>
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</b>To play an <b>MPEG video file</b> with PocketTV, you can do <b>either</b> of the following:
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Tools > Open...</b><br><br><li>Tap the <b>Open icon</b>.<br><br><li>Open the file from the <b>File Explorer</b> (tap a file to open it)</ul><b>The standard Open File dialog</b> only shows the MPEG files located in the <b>My Document</b> folder and in one level of sub-folder under it.<br>
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On <b>Pocket PC 2002</b>, you do not need to create a <b>My Document</b> top-folder on <b>Storage Cards</b>, but the standard Open File dialog only shows the MPEG files located in the top folder of the
Storage Card and in one level of sub-folder.<br>
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To open MPEG files located elsewhere, use the<b> File Explorer</b> or set <b>Tools > Options > Files > Open with tGetFile</b> to use another <b>
Open File dialog</b> that can open files located in any folder.<br>
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By default PocketTV plays the file as soon as you open it. To change this, un-check <b>Tools > Options > File > Play at Open</b>.
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<li>Tap the Command Bar icons for the usual VCR-type commands: <b>Stop</b>, <b>Play/Pause</b>, <b>Step</b> (advance one frame), <b>Fast Forward</b>.<br><br><li>Tap the
<b>Volume</b> icon or use
the <b>Up and Down cursor</b> <b>keys</b> to adjust the Volume.<br><br><li>Tap the <b>Fullscreen</b> icon or <b>tap the video image</b> to switch between Portrait and Fullscreen mode.<br><br><li>Tap the <b>Loop</b> icon to toggle the Loop (Repeat) feature.<br><br><li>Use the <b>Slider</b> to move anywhere in the file. <b>Tap anywhere
in the Slider</b> to
move where you want. You can use the Slider while playing.</ul>
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</b>Use <b>Tools > Options </b>to hide/show the <b>Status Bar</b>.<br>
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The Status Bar indicates:
<p><ul><li>The <b>elapsed time</b> i.e. the current position from the beginning of the file.<br><br><li>The <b>total time</b>. Total time and elapsed time are
<b>only approximations</b> based on the file size and average bitrate.<br><br><li>The actual <b>framerate</b> (fps = Frames per second). This is the average fps since play started. It is updated every 5 sec.<br><br><li>The <b>
bitrate</b>. The is the average total bitrate (video + audio). To see the video and audio bitrates, use <b>Tools > Properties...</b></ul>
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Use <b>Tools > Options > Audio</b> to display or change <b>Audio Settings</b>.<br>
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You should use <b>High Quality</b> only when using earphones, as it requires more CPU resources and may cause video to play at a lower fps.<br>
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In general we recommend to use the <b>Medium Quality</b> setting.<br>
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<b>Swap Left/Right</b> swaps the right and left stereo signals. It should normally not be checked except on some iPaq 3650 units manufactured before 2002 that have left/right audio signals inverted due to an incorrect wiring of the earphone jack. If you hear inverted stereo signals, use this option to correct the problem.
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<b>Pre-amp is a software booster </b>that amplifies the audio signal, possibly causing distortions. You should use it only when the audio levels encoded in the file are too low.<p><ul>
<li><b>Using Pre-amp</b>: If you push the Volume higher than the maximum using the <b>Up cursor button</b>, it will trigger the Pre-amp feature. The Pre-amp booster has 8 levels.
<br><br><li><b>Canceling Pre-amp</b>: Pre-amp will stop as soon as you set the volume to less than the maximum value.</ul>
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Use <b>Tools > Options > Size </b> to display or change Size Settings.
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<li><b>Auto</b> will scale down the image if it is is too large to fit on the display.<br><br><li><b>Nominal (fast)</b> always play at the nominal size, i.e. it
will never resize the image. This is the fastest.<br><br><li><b>Fit Screen</b> will always resize the image to fit the display size.</ul>
Scaling is slow and will reduce the performances noticeably, so we recommend using <b>Nominal (fast)</b> for best performances.
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Use <b>Tools > Options > Fullscreen </b> to display or change <b>Fullscreen Settings</b>.<p><ul>
<li><b>90║ Left</b> rotates the image 90║ counter clockwise in Fullscreen.<br><br><li><b>90║ Right</b> rotates the image 90║ clockwise in Fullscreen.<br><br><li><b>Auto
at Play</b> switchs to Fullscreen as soon as you start playing a video. You can later switch back to Portrait is you want.<br><br><li><b>Always when
Playing</b> basically ties up Fullscree and Playing, i.e. it will start playing as soon as you switch to Fullscreen, and pause when you return to
Portrait.</ul>
Tap the <b>Fullscreen</b> icon or <b>just tap the video image</b> to switch between Portrait and Fullscreen.
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<a name="color"></a><b>PocketTV - Color Settings<br>
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Use <b>Tools > Options > Colors </b> to display or change <b>Color Settings</b>.<p><ul><li><b>Adjust...</b> opens a dialog that you can use to adjust Brightness (gamma), Contrast, Color Saturation and Hue
(Red, Green, Blue).<br><br><li><b>Default</b> reset Color Settings to predefined values optimized for your device.<br><br><li><b>Neutral</b> reset Color Setting to neutral values (i.e. no color correction).<br><br><li><b>Load Settings...</b> allows you to load Color Settings from a color settings file.<br><br><li><b>Save Settings...</b>
allows you to save current Color Settings in a color settings file.<br><br><li><b>Auto Load</b> controls whether or not
PocketTV will automatically save the associated color settings when an MPEG stream is opened. If no associated color settings file is found,
previously saved User Default settings are used (see <b>Save User Default</b>). To create color settings files, use <b>Save Settings...</b> or select<b>Auto Save</b>.<br><br><li><b>Auto Save</b> controls whether or not PocketTV will automatically save the associated
color settings when an MPEG stream is closed.<br><br><li><b>Auto Confirm</b> controls whether PocketTV will ask you to
confirm auto-loading or auto-saving of color settings files.<br><br><li><b>Save User Default </b>allows you to save the
default color settings to be used if <b>Auto Load</b> is selected and no associated color settings file is found.<br><br><li><b>
Load User Default </b>allows you to save the default color settings to be used
if <b>Auto Load</b> is selected and no associated color settings file is found.</ul>
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</b><p>Use <b>Tools > Options > Files </b> to display or change <b>Files Settings</b>.
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<li><b>Play at Open</b> causes PocketTV to play files automatically when they are opened.<br><br><li><b>Microdrive</b> (see <a href="#microdrive">Microdrive
Section</a>).<br><br><li><b>Open with tGetFile</b> controls whether PocketTV uses the standard Open File
dialog or tGetFile. tGetFile is an alternative to the default Open File dialog. The default Open File dialog only shows the MPEG files that are in
"\My Documents" and its immediate sub-folders (both in the main memory and in the Storage Card). tGetFile allows you to open MPEG files located in any
folder.<br><br><li><b>Save with tGetFile</b> controls whether PocketTV uses the standard Save File
dialog or tGetFile. tGetFile is an alternative to the default Save File dialog. The default Save File dialog only allows you to create files in "\My
Documents" and its immediate sub-folders. tGetFile allows you to create files in any particular folder.<br><br><li><b>Remember Last</b>
controls whether PocketTV will automatically re-open the last opened MPEG file.<br><br><li><b>File Association...</b>
can be used to restore PocketTV's default file associations if another application changes MPEG file associations. File associations determine what
application handles a file opened from File Explorer.
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<a name="vga"></a><b>PocketTV - Output on VGA Card<br>
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Use <b>Tools > Options > Fullscreen</b> to display or change <b>VGA Output Settings</b>.<br>
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To display video on a VGA Card or extension using <b>PocketTV Enterprise Edition</b>:
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<li>Install the VGA card drivers and check that the card works on your device.<br><br><li>Insert the VGA Card.<br><br><li>Select the card in <b>Tools > Options >
Fullscreen</b><br><br><li>To switch between VGA Card output and normal display, tap on the screen.</ol>
Output on VGA Card is not supported with <b>PocketTV Classic</b>.
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<a name="fastvideo"></a><b>PocketTV - Fast Video<br>
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Use <b>Tools</b> to display or change the<b> Fast Video Setting</b>.<br>
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The <b>Fast Video</b> option allows faster and smoother video rendering but may not work with some devices and cause undesirable effects on the display (e.g. screen sometimes not refreshed properly).<br>
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<b>Fast Video</b> is effective only when playing video at <b>Nominal</b> Size (i.e. parts of the image will be cropped if it is larger than the display area).<br>
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<b>Fast Video</b> should be selected at all times unless it causes problem on your device.
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