Frequently Asked Questions

HomeMighty 1C/2C DVD

1. Can HomeMighty 1C/2C support PAL TVs?
   
   
2. Does the LAST function work with all CDs?
3. How many discs can HomeMighty memorize their last played location?
4. How to memorize a location?
5. How to resume play at the last location?
6. Why is there a blinking "LAST" indicator on the LCD? What does it mean?
7. How do I know if a location had been previously memorized for a CD?
   
   
8. What are the DVD function set of HomeMighty?

HomeMighty 2C Internet (Discontinued Product)

1. How is HomeMighty different from WebTV?
2. Can HomeMighty connect to America On Line?
3. How do I know whether HomeMighty would connect to my ISP?
4. How about proxy support?
5. Does HomeMighty support SSL and SET for secure transactions and payments?
6. Is support for Java or Javascript planned?
7. Is it possible to update the software over the net?
8. Is parental control supported?
9. Does HomeMighty handle frames?
10. What languages and character set encodings are supported?
11. What E-Mail protocols are supported?
12. How to read Usenet newsgroup with HomeMighty?
13. What graphic resolution is rendered on TV?
14. What about writing and publishing pages for HomeMighty?
15. What about unsupported HTML tags?
16. Does the HomeMighty currently support for RealAudio, RealVideo, MPEG, Shockwave, and other plugins?

Can HomeMighty 1C/2C support PAL TVs?

Yes, each HomeMighty supports outputs to both PAL and NTSC televisions. The output format is user-switchable from the front panel. Please follow the instructions in the manual.

The LAST function

Does the LAST function work with all CDs?

Yes, the LAST function works with all DVD, VCD, and Audio CD.

How many discs can HomeMighty memorize their last played location?

HomeMighty can memorize the last played location on 50 different DVDs or 1 VCD and 1 Audio CD. When the maximum memory is exceeded, the oldest memory will be erased or overwritten.

How to memorize a location?

Regardless of the CD type (DVD/VCD/A-CD), after a CD has been playing for more than one minute, and then the STOP button is pressed, the stopped location will be automatically memorized. During the first minute of playing any CD, HomeMighty is preparing its memory for storage, so if the player is stopped during this first minute, the last played location will not be memorized.

How to resume play at the last location?

To use the LAST button, (1) a location must already be memorized for this CD and that (2) the player must be in a stopped state. If the above two conditions are met, HomeMighty will resume play at the memorized location when the LAST button is pressed.

Why is there a blinking "LAST" indicator on the LCD? What does it mean?

The LAST indicator will blink during play if there was a location memorized for this CD. While it is blinking, it is erasing and preparing the memory for the next storage. The blinking will last about one minute. During this time, if HomeMighty is stopped while playing, the stopped location will not be memorized, because the memory is not yet ready.

How do I know if a location had been previously memorized for a CD?

If there is a location previously memorized for a CD, when that CD is inserted and the player is in a stopped state, a stationery LAST indicator will appear on the top left corner of the LCD. HomeMighty can resume play at the last memorized location if the LAST button on the panel or the remote control is pushed.

What are the DVD function set of HomeMighty?

Skip Chapter, Fast Forward/Reverse During play, it is possible to skip to the next chapter and do a smooth fast forward/reverse. In a DVD, the contents are divided in titles and the titles in chapters. When the (forward/reverse) SKIP button is pressed (remote, deck) once, the play skips to the next chapter. If the button is pressed continuously, it becomes quick play/reverse. When the button is released, normal play resumes. Still Image, Frame by Frame Press PAUSE on the remote or deck. Press STEP on the remote and the video is advanced one frame at a time (forward/reverse) Speed (+,-) The video speed will change each time the button is pressed on the remote. Speed (+) Pause, 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, 30x Speed (-) Pause 1/8x, 1/2x, 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, 30x The video speed can be controlled at the above accelerations by using the SHUTTLE RING. The JOG SHUTTLE dial can control the video frame by frame. The two speed control dials appear as one on the front of the deck. NOTE: When a still image is displayed for 5 minutes on the screen, a screen saver can be set to automatically appear. Resume Viewing The HomeMighty Player can memorize 50 discs and resume play where a disc was stopped. Press STOP on the remote or deck. Take out disc. Turn off power. Press LAST on the remote or deck and play will resume at the point where the play was stopped. Disc Menu Some discs contain a menu image . Selection includes: item, title language or vocal language. Press DISC MENU on the remote or deck. Use arrow keys on the remote or desk to make selection. Some discs allow for selection by typing in the number from the key pad on the remote. Title Menu Press TITLE button on the remote or deck for title image. Use arrow keys on the remote or desk to high light selection. Press ENTER button to play selection. Title/Chapter Search Press DISPLAY on the remote and the mode indicator will be displayed. In stop mode, use arrow keys on the remote or deck to highlight selection. Type in the number from the remote number pad. Press ENTER button on the remote or deck to play. Press CLEAR button to erase. Note: Pressing DISPLAY button two or three times continuously will show remaining time or the disc information. Time Search Press DISPLAY button on remote. Choose time designation position using the arrow keys on the remote or deck. Use number pad on the remote to enter time. Play will begin on the frame corresponding to the time designated. Repeat Play Press SET UP button on remote. Select "Repeat" using the arrow keys on the remote or deck. Select "disc, title, chapter" using the arrow keys. Press ENTER or PLAY button. Press CLEAR to terminate repeat. During normal play, press A-B button on the remote to repeat designated section in real time. Press A-B again to cancel repeating the designated selection. Random Playback The HomeMighty can play titles in a different sequence and will stop when all are played once. (Good for DVD MTV sytle discs) Press SET-UP button on remote. Select "Random" using the arrow keys on the remote or deck. Press ENTER button on the remote or deck. Press CLEAR or STOP button on the remote to end. Programmed Playback Press SET-UP button on remote. Select "Program" using arrow keys on the remote or deck. Select "Title and Chapter" using arrow keys. Selection will be registered in the program list. Select "Playback" using arrow keys. Press ENTER button To Cancel Program Press SET-UP button on remote. Select "Program" using arrow keys on the remote or deck. Select "All Clear" using arrow keys Press ENTER button. Zoom Press ZOOM button on remote. Once for 2X, twice for 4X, three times returns to normal picture. Scroll around screen (in real time) using the arrow keys on the remote or deck. Use the number key pad to position the zoom window in one to nine positions on the screen. Angle When discs have different camera angles of the same scene, the ANGLE button on the remote is pressed to view them. Subtitle When discs have different subtitles recorded on them, the SUBTITLE button on the remote is pressed to view a menu screen. Language Press AUDIO button on the remote to select particular language recorded on the disc. Karaoke The karaoke function will be "ON" when a microphone is plugged into one of the mike jacks. Press KAROKE button on the remote to select 1-6 modes. Vocals on CDs will be muted. Information Press DISPLAY button on remote. The information below will change each time the button is pressed: Played time of the tile Remaining time of the title Played time of the track Remaining time of the track Title time Total remaining time Disc information Display window "OFF" Widescreen/Pan and Scan Press the SET UP button on the remote. Select "Viewer Style" using the arrow keys on the remote or deck Select "Aspect" using the arrow keys Select "Letterbox or Pan & Scan" using the arrow keys Press ENTER button. Parental Control Press the SET UP button on remote. Select "Player Set Up" using the arrow keys on the remote or deck. Select "Parental" using the arrow keys. Select "Parental Level" using the arrow keys Press the ENTER button.

How is HomeMighty different from WebTV?

HomeMighty is based on an open architecture design and it does not require any proprietary software on the server or any proprietary protocol. To connect to the Internet, HomeMighty needs a TCP/IP and PPP connection over a regular telephone line and a dial-up account. The PAP and CHAP protocols are then used for authentication. Most ISPs provide this kind of standard connection as well as routers with dial-up capabilities used in corporate environment.

Can HomeMighty connect to America On Line?

No. AOL uses a proprietary and not public point-to-point protocol instead of the standard PPP.

How do I know whether HomeMighty would connect to my ISP?

First of all you have to make sure that your ISP uses PAP or CHAP for automatic authentication. Some providers still have manual login procedures that may require the use of scripts. At the moment there is no support for scripting in the dialer but a service mode allows you to initiate a manual login session and then switch to PPP.

How about proxy support?

HomeMighty does not require any proxy support but it can take advantage of a proxy HTTP server if available.

Does HomeMighty support SSL and SET for secure transactions and payments?

At the moment, HomeMighty does not support SSL. We are working on a software upgrade that incorporates among other things support for SSL and SET. The software upgrade incorporating the SSL will be available in August 1998.  The set-top box hardware incorporates a ISO compatible smartcard reader. The new software will be able to make use of the existing smarcard reader for secure electronic financial transactions.

Is support for Java or Javascript planned?

The new software upgrade available in August will incorporate Javascript. On the other hand, Java sacrifices performance for portability, and in the current form it requires large memory. Full support for Java is not planned in the current version of HomeMighty.

Is it possible to update the software over the net?

Software upgrades are downloadable over the net whenever they become available. Localized versions of the software with support for specific Asian or European languages are also available from download.

Is parental control supported?

Not in the browser itself but only through the use of a proxy server and filters installed on the server.

Does HomeMighty handle frames?

Yes. The HomeMighty browser version 1.3 fully supports frames.

What languages and character set encodings are supported?

ISO-Latin1 in all the configuration and a choice of: traditional Chinese (BIG5), simplified Chinese (GB), Japanese (JIS, S-JIS, EUC) and Korean ( KS-C-5601). Also, extended ASCII encoding is used for messages, dialogs and input methods, allowing easy localization for Western European languages of both the browser and the email. Versions for Italian, French and Spanish are available as well.

What E-Mail protocols are supported?

SMTP to send email. POP3 and IMAP4 to receive email. Up to four email accounts information can be stored in the configuration. HomeMighty provides a native front-end for accessing E-Mail.

How to read Usenet newsgroup with HomeMighty?

Unlike E-Mail there is no native front-end for reading and accessing the Usenet newsgroup. An HTML service must be used for this. A comprehensive HTML interface to Usenet is provided by DejaNews at the URL http://www.dejanews.com/

What graphic resolution is rendered on TV?

HomeMighty is generating pages at the TV line resolution, and scaling 640 pixels of horizontal resolution into the TV resolution. If a page is more that 640 pixels, then horizontal scrolling is enabled. Generating pages and text at the TV line resolution, means that artifacts on the text caused from scaling are eliminated. This is why, Easy Rider has a better and crisper image on TV than a PC with a TV card.

What about writing and publishing pages for HomeMighty?

Since the HomeMighty browser is based on standard HTML, there is no need to learn any special tag to publish content specifically for HomeMighty. HomeMighty will render any HTML page in the best possible way, giving the constrains of a TV display. Even if WebTV is trying to push non-standard tags for creating pages for TV audience, we do not believe there is such a need. However, some of the HTML design guidelines indicated by WebTV, apply to displaying content on a TV and adopting them will result in overall better pages for TV output on HomeMighty. Keep in mind that HomeMighty has a better horizontal resolution and it supports horizontal and vertical scrolling of pages in case thay do not fit in a single screen.

What about unsupported HTML tags?

HomeMighty will ignore non-standard or unsupported tags.

Does the HomeMighty currently support for RealAudio, RealVideo, MPEG, Shockwave, and other plugins?

A generic interface for plug-ins is not exposed. Forthcoming software upgrades may incorporate plugins depending on the customer demand.