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User Interface
Recorded TV Manager 4.1
Recorded TV Manager provides a standard Windows File Explorer-style interface which is specifically designed for TV recordings produced by Windows Media Center. Most items in the user-interface are self-explanatory and will not be discussed here.
Refresh
Use the Refresh button to refresh the view and also to update various data files. Sometimes if the Recorded TV Manager 4.1 interface is running and independent actions such as the SmartMove service move or delete recordings, the Recorded TV Manager 4.1 display will get slightly out of sync. Use Refresh to get back in sync.
Using Play and Play Next
Recordings which are played from the Recorded TV Manager 4.1 interface will start in the default program for TV recordings, which is Media Center. If the software is running on a system without Media Center, it will play recordings using Windows Media Player.
Select a series in the left pane and click the Play Button to play the next episode of the selected series according to original air date.
To play a specific episode , right click the episode and select Play
Using Drag-and-Drop
Left-click and drag an item to MOVE it to another folder.
Right-click and drag an item to COPY it to another folder.
Items which reside in a folder designated as Read Only can only be Copied.
Using Search
Access the Search menu from the Tools Menu.
Enter the text to search for and then press Enter to start the search. The Title, Description, Actors and Director fields will be searched, depending on the setting of the Search Options.
Click the 'X' to close the Search bar or un-check it on the Tools menu.
Event Viewer
All of the components of Recorded TV Manager 4.1 write messages to the Recorded TV Manager Event Log. The Event Viewer program provides a real-time view of these events.
To start the Event Viewer, from the Start Menu >> Recorded TV Manager run the Event Viewer application.
You can also run the Event Viewer from the View menu in Recorded TV Manager 4.1.
The most recent event message is always on top. The Event Viewer runs in an always-on-top window.
The software also writes error messages to the event log to help diagnose problems.
Unavailable Folders
If the computer on which a folder in the Folder List resides is turned off, goes to sleep or is otherwise not available, the folder will be marked as unavailable in the user interface as a red circle with an X. No actions can be applied to unavailable folders.
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