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==[[Settings_&amp;_Preferences&hellip;|Settings &amp; Preferences&hellip;]]==
 
==[[Settings_&amp;_Preferences&hellip;|Settings &amp; Preferences&hellip;]]==
:Provides pop-up window with 14 tabs for the user to customize Media Center Master to user preferences.
 
  
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Provides pop-up window with 14 tabs for the user to customize Media Center Master to user preferences.
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==[[T.V._series_title_detection_override…|T.V. series title detection override…]]==
 
==[[T.V._series_title_detection_override…|T.V. series title detection override…]]==
:Provides pop-up window...
 
  
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*'''This option is disabled (grayed out) by default in the Free License Version.'''
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==[[Manage_fetchers_and_plugins&hellip;|Manage fetchers and plugins&hellip;]]==
 
==[[Manage_fetchers_and_plugins&hellip;|Manage fetchers and plugins&hellip;]]==
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==[[Set_scan_folders&hellip;|Set scan folders&hellip;]]==
 
==[[Set_scan_folders&hellip;|Set scan folders&hellip;]]==
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==Use auto-scan==
 
==Use auto-scan==
:When enabled Media Center Master will scan and update media folders with new and/or missing meta-data.
 
:Relies upon the time frame setting applied in Application>Settings &amp; Preferences>General>auto-scan folders every
 
  
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==Use episode-level auto-scan for T.V shows (can be slow)==
 
==Use episode-level auto-scan for T.V shows (can be slow)==
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==Log all output to a file&hellip;==
 
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===Log to file===
 
===Log to file===
 
  
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Enabling the "Log to file" option will allow Media Center Master to create a text file named "Activity log for (date).log, and store it in Media Center Master's hidden user folder.  Media Center Master will create a new log file at the beginning of each day around 12:00 a.m.
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===Open logs===
 
===Open logs===
  
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Selecting the "Open logs" option will open a Windows Explorer window to the Media Center Master's hidden folder location where the Activity log text files are stored.
  
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==Use auto-update==
 
==Use auto-update==
  
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==Errors==
 
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===Ask to report (default)===
 
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 19 October 2011


The current version of Media Center Master is 2.14. Version 1.32 has been used for many the examples in the wiki, so beware that some of the options may be expanded or look different than various screen shots.

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Settings & Preferences…

Provides pop-up window with 14 tabs for the user to customize Media Center Master to user preferences.

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T.V. series title detection override…

  • This option is disabled (grayed out) by default in the Free License Version.


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Manage fetchers and plugins…

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Set scan folders…

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Use auto-scan

When enabled Media Center Master will scan and update media folders with new and/or missing meta-data.

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Use episode-level auto-scan for T.V shows (can be slow)

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Log all output to a file…

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Log to file

Enabling the "Log to file" option will allow Media Center Master to create a text file named "Activity log for (date).log, and store it in Media Center Master's hidden user folder. Media Center Master will create a new log file at the beginning of each day around 12:00 a.m.

The "Log File" is a text file containing the complete list of all processing done by Media Center Master that is shown in the "Log Viewing Pane" (area #4 in screen capture shown below).

101.mcm.gui.6.sections.png

Should a user need assistance with a problem and post a topic in the forum, portions of the "Log" relating to the issue can be selected from the "Log Viewing Pane (shown above)," or from the "Log File" (shown below) and used by the responding party to assist the user in resolving the problem.

Back to top

Open logs

Selecting the "Open logs" option will open a Windows Explorer window to the Media Center Master's hidden folder location where the Activity log text files are stored.

133.win.folder.act.log.loc.png

This location can, also, be found by navigating through:

Windows XP at C:\Documents and Setting\username\Application Data\Peter Souza IV\Media Center Master (shown in above example)

Windows 7 and Vista at C:\User\username\%AppData%\Roaming\Peter Souza IV\Media Center Master

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Use auto-update

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Errors

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Ask to report (default)

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Always report (silently/in the background)

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Never report

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Exit

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