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web-a-photo for tivo desktop application – user guide

*What is TiVo:

TiVo is a consumer video device which allows users to capture television programming to internal disk storage. You can record your favorite shows and TV programs with a Digital Video Recorder, which is similar to the VCR, but actually records on a hard drive. With TiVo you can make your own recording schedules and filters. The TiVo service also allows you to control live TV programs. This means you can pause, rewind, replay or watch TV in slow motions. Unlike tape-based recorders, a program that is still being recorded can be viewed from the beginning. A prospective TiVo user needs a Digital Video Recorder and a TiVo Service Subscription.

*What is Web-a-Photo for TiVo:

Web-A-Photo for TiVo® is a feature of Web-A-Photo that enables viewing of still photographs using TiVo digital video recorders. It is a product of Aplus.Net Internet Services developed using tools and techniques available to third party developers from TiVo Inc. The Web-a-Photo for TiVo application has to be installed on a computer connected to the same home network as your TiVo digital video recorder and allows a Web-a-Photo user to display internet based photos on a local TV screen. It is a free service included with each Web-a-Photo.Com account.

USER GUIDE - WEB-A-PHOTO FOR TIVO DESKTOP APPLICATION

I. START/STOP YOUR TIVO APPLICATION

Important: You must have a TiVo Box connected to your computer and it has to be enabled to run 3^rd party applications.

Start the Web-a-Photo for TiVo application: Go to: Start -> All Programs -> Web-a-photo -> Web-a-photo TiVo. The Web-a-Photo TiVo icon will automatically appear in your Sys Tray. Enter your Web-a-Photo Login Information and click Login. This will start the application on your TiVo.

Note: You can choose to save particular account information, which will be stored for future use in the application’s Users list (accessible also from the drop-down list at the Desktop Login Screen).

Stop the Web-a-Photo for TiVo application: Right-click the Web-a-Photo TiVo Icon located in the Sys Tray of your computer and click Exit TiVo.

II. USER LOGIN SCREEN - APPLICATION INTERFACE OPTIONS

Once you have entered login information at the Desktop Login Screen, you will see the Web-a-Photo for TiVo Welcome Screen.

Activate any of the Interface Options by using the Remote Control Arrow buttons and the Select button.

· Login - Use this button to login into your Web-a-Photo Account with your current Login information. You will be redirected to your Album List upon successful login.

· Logout - Use this button to erase the current Login Information. Then, you will have the option to enter new Web-a-Photo Account Username and Password. This option can be used only if you are already logged in with a valid Web-a-Photo Account.

· Users List - Shows a list of saved Web-a-Photo users. You can use the Delete option to remove unnecessary entries.

· Help - Shows general instructions.

· Quit - This button will stop the user program. If you click “Left” on any of the above buttons using your TiVo Remote Control, you will stop the user program as well.

III. ALBUMS/PICTURES LIST SCREEN

The Albums List Screen presents all current Web-a-Photo Albums you have on the server. The application provides intuitive navigation and certain hot keys. The screen is divided into pages depending on the number of Albums you have on the Web-a-Photo server. If a certain Album is selected, all pictures contained in that album will be presented in thumbnail view. If a certain picture is selected, that picture will be displayed on your TiVo Screen.

Note: Albums which are marked with the “F” icon are shared to you by other Web-a-Photo users.

1. Navigation: You can browse your Web-a-Photo Albums/Pictures by using your Remote Control Arrows and the Select button.

2. Remote Control Hot Keys:

· Info – Shows a help screen with navigation tips.

· Record – Use this button to share the selected Web-a-Photo Album with your friends via email. Select the Share Selected Album button to send an email invitation to friends to view your album.

· Play – If you press this button while browsing albums, it will open a Slide Show for the current album. If you press this button while browsing pictures, it will open a Slide Show of the current album starting from that particular picture.

· Arrow Up – Next Line of Albums/Pictures.

· Arrow Down – Previous Line of Albums/Pictures.

· Channel Up – Next Block of Albums/Pictures.

· Channel Down – Previous Block of Albums/Pictures.

· 1 – First Album/Picture.

· 9 – Last Album/Picture.

When you have selected a particular picture (with the Select button), you have also the following Remote Control Hot Keys available:

· Number 2 – Shows a larger view of the picture.

· Number 3 – Shows a smaller view of the picture.

· Number 4 – Presents you with an option to send the current picture to a particular email address. Select the Share Selected Picture button to send this picture to a particular email address.

· Number 5 – The current picture is added to your Photo Prints order. More details on this service can be specified at http://web-a-photo.com (Photo Prints section).

· Number 6 – The current picture will be used when you order a specific Photo Gift on the Web-a-Photo website. More details on this service can be specified at http://web-a-photo.com/gifts.exe (Photo Gifts section).

· THUMBSUP – Use this Remote Control button to display a particular picture by entering its sequence number. With the Arrow Left and Arrow Right buttons you can change the number of the picture to be displayed. With the Number Keys you can request an exact picture number. The Reverse button will delete the last number from the text field. Press THUMBSUP again to display the chosen picture.

· Enter (or Number 8) - Shows the filename of the picture, its upload date, and a comment (if available).

· Replay (or Number 7) - Rotates the picture by 90 degrees.

III. SLIDE SHOW SCREEN

Navigation: Once you have started a Slide Show with the Play Remote Control button, you will see the Slide Show Screen. There you can access Slide Show Options (Shuffle, Repeat and Change Time) using the Select Remote Control button.

Remote Control Hot Keys:

· Select – Shows slide show options.

· Clear – Returns to slide show.

· Arrow Right – Shows/hides the status bar.

· Pause – Stops the slide show.

· Play – Resumes a paused slide show.

· Info - Shows a help screen with navigation tips.

· Enter (or Number 8) - Shows the filename of the picture, its upload date, and a comment (only when the slide show is paused).

· Replay (or Number 7) - Rotates the picture by 90 degrees (only when the slide show is paused).

· Forward >> – Shows next picture immediately.

· Reverse << – Shows the previous picture.

· Channel Up – Fast Forwards the slide show by 10% (i.e. if you are at the first picture and the whole album has 100 pictures, the 10^th picture will be displayed).

· Channel Down – Rewinds the slide show by 10%.

· THUMBSUP (only when the slide show is paused) – Use this Remote Control button to display a particular picture by entering its sequence number. With the Arrow Left and Arrow Right buttons you can change the number of the picture to be displayed. With the Number Keys you can request an exact picture number. The Reverse button will delete the last number from the text field. Press THUMBSUP again to display the chosen picture.

· THUMBSUP (only when the slide show is not paused) – Speeds up the slide show.

· THUMBSDOWN (only when the slide show is not paused) – Slows down the slide show.

· Number 1 – Shows the first picture from the album.

· Number 2 – Shows a larger view of the picture (only when the slide show is paused).

· Number 3 – Shows a smaller view of the picture (only when the slide show is paused).

· Number 4 – Presents you with an option to send the current picture to a particular email address. Select the Share Selected Picture button to send this picture to a particular email address.

· Number 5 – The current picture is added to your Photo Prints order. More details on this service can be specified at http://web-a-photo.com “Photo Prints section” (only when the slide show is paused).

· Number 9 – Shows the last picture from the album.

Note: The speed of the Slide Show might be slower as indicated the first time you view an album with your TiVo desktop application.

V. REQUIREMENTS:

Current version of JRE. Available at http://java.sun.com/j2se.
TiVo Box attached to the Network (LAN).
Own one of the following:

TiVo Series2 DVR.
Toshiba DVD Player.

TiVo Service Subscription.
Use TiVo service update 7.2-X or higher. Your box will automatically receive this release through a scheduled rollout process.
Have Windows XP, Linux or Mac OS X.
Run JDK 1.5.0 or higher.