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== About this manual ==
 
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This manual attempts to describe MythTV fully without using too many technical terms. The focus of the User Manual is primarily to explain how to use a working MythTV installation to record and view programs and how to tune, tweak and configure it. The process of building and updating it is (and should be) covered in other places on the wiki.
 
 
 
Like the program itself, this manual is being produced by the community — the people who create and use the system — so its tone and depth of detail may vary in spots. It is my hope to be able to even out those hills and valleys a bit in the editing process without offending the people. I've also tried, before releasing this section for general consumption, and with the help of [[JDonavan]], to get some framework in place to serve as an example for later writers. A certain amount of structural coherence is a wonderful thing, and hopefully, folks will feel that my approach is comprehensible rather than compost.  :-)
 
 
 
 
 
==Notes about editing this manual ==
 
The User Manual should, by policy, always reflect the system's '''current production release'''. MythTV 0.21 was released on 8 Mar 2008. When possible, differences regarding the immediately previous release should be noted in parentheses, or with numbered section headers if the changes are large enough. We want to stay as current as possible, but we don't want to leave large numbers of users behind. As we expand this manual, some of the more technical bits in that explanation will likely turn into hotlinks.
 
 
 
And so, on with the fun... :-)
 
  
==Contents==
 
  
'''Introduction'''
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===Chapters===
*[[User Manual:Introduction|Introduction]]
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'''1 - Introduction'''
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*[[User Manual:About | About this manual]]
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*[[User Manual:Introduction|About MythTV]]
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*[[User Manual:Setting Up|hardware primer]] &mdash; More about HTPC hardware
  
'''Downloading and Installing MythTV'''
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'''2 - Installing MythTV'''
*[[User Manual:Setting Up|Setting Up]] &mdash; connecting it to the outside world
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*[[User Manual:Initial Installation|Installing MythTV from source]] &mdash; installing MythTV and dependencies
*[[User Manual:Initial Installation|Initial Installation]] &mdash; installing and setting up the software
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*[[Packages|Installing MythTV from packages]] &mdash; A list of 3rd party binary packagers and distributions.
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*[[:Category:Distribution_Specific_Install_Guides|Distribution Specific Install Guides]] &mdash; A collection of alternate install guides.
  
'''Configuring MythTV '''
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'''3 - Configuring MythTV '''
*[[User Manual:MythTV structure | MythTV structure]]  
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*[[User Manual:Detailed configuration Backend|Backend configuration in general]] &mdash; Setting up and configuring the backend
*[[User Manual:Detailed configuration Backend|Backend configuration]] &mdash; More about the backend options
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*[[User Manual:MythTV structure | Backend configuration of capture devices]] - about the structure of MythTV
*[[User Manual:Detailed configuration Frontend|Detailed configuration Frontend]] &mdash; detailed walkthrough of the MythTV Frontend options  
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*[[User Manual:Detailed configuration Frontend|Frontend Configuration]] &mdash; detailed walkthrough of the MythTV Frontend options
 
*[[User Manual:Plugins and Addons | Plugins and Addons]] &mdash; extend your MythBox with plugins and add-ons
 
*[[User Manual:Plugins and Addons | Plugins and Addons]] &mdash; extend your MythBox with plugins and add-ons
  
'''Setting up your capture device'''
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'''4 - Capture devices'''
*[[User Manual:Setting up capture devices| Setting up capture devices]]  
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*[[User Manual:DVB| About DVB]]
* [[User Manual:Setting up DVB-S (satellite) | Setting up DVB-S (satellite)]]
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* [[DVB-S | Setting up DVB-S (satellite)]]
 
* [[User Manual:Setting up DVB-C (cable) | Setting up DVB-C (cable)]]
 
* [[User Manual:Setting up DVB-C (cable) | Setting up DVB-C (cable)]]
 
* [[User Manual:Setting up DVB-T (terrestrial) | Setting up DVB-T (terrestrial)]]
 
* [[User Manual:Setting up DVB-T (terrestrial) | Setting up DVB-T (terrestrial)]]
 
* [[User Manual:Setting up ATSC | Setting up ATSC]]
 
* [[User Manual:Setting up ATSC | Setting up ATSC]]
 
* [[User Manual:Setting up IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) | Setting up IPTV (Internet Protocol Television)]]
 
* [[User Manual:Setting up IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) | Setting up IPTV (Internet Protocol Television)]]
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* [[User_Manual:Setting_up_HTTP_Live_Streaming_Recorder | Setting up HTTP Live Streaming recording]]
  
'''Using MythTV'''
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'''5 - Using MythTV'''
 
*[[User Manual:Daily Use|Daily Use]] &mdash; day-to-day actual operation
 
*[[User Manual:Daily Use|Daily Use]] &mdash; day-to-day actual operation
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**[[User Manual:Watch TV|Watch TV]]
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**[[User Manual:Watch Recordings|Watch Recordings]]
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**[[User Manual:Manage Recordings|Manage Recordings]]
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**[[User Manual:Information Center|Information Centre]]
 
*[[User Manual:Diagnosing Problems|Diagnosing Problems]] &mdash; what to do if it breaks
 
*[[User Manual:Diagnosing Problems|Diagnosing Problems]] &mdash; what to do if it breaks
 
*[[User Manual:Regression Testing|Regression Testing]] &mdash; making sure it still works correctly after any changes
 
*[[User Manual:Regression Testing|Regression Testing]] &mdash; making sure it still works correctly after any changes
 
*[[User Manual:Periodic Maintenance|Periodic Maintenance]] &mdash; keeping your MythBox running properly
 
*[[User Manual:Periodic Maintenance|Periodic Maintenance]] &mdash; keeping your MythBox running properly
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'''6 - Advanced'''
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*[[User Manual:JudderFree | How to achieve judder free perfectly synced playback]]
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*[[User Manual:Appendix | Appendix]] &mdash; More topics, common tasks and troubleshooting
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*[[User Manual: Capture device utilities | Capture device utilities]]
 
*[[User Manual:Technical Details|Technical Details]] &mdash; what's going on under the hood
 
*[[User Manual:Technical Details|Technical Details]] &mdash; what's going on under the hood
  
'''More'''
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'''7 - More'''
 
*[[User Manual:Editing the user manual | About editing this user manual]]  notes about working on the user manual
 
*[[User Manual:Editing the user manual | About editing this user manual]]  notes about working on the user manual
*[[User Manual:Appendix | Appendix]] &mdash; More topics, common tasks and troubleshooting
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*[[User Manual:Todo | What still needs to be done in this manual]]
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[[Category:Knowledge Base]]
 
[[Category:Knowledge Base]]
 
[[Category:HOWTO]]
 
[[Category:HOWTO]]
 
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Revision as of 05:47, 12 August 2012

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Chapters


1 - Introduction

2 - Installing MythTV

3 - Configuring MythTV

4 - Capture devices

5 - Using MythTV

6 - Advanced

7 - More