AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress manual

AVerTV 6.3 User Manual English DISCLAIMER All the screen shots in this documentation are only e xample ima ges. The images may vary depe nding on the product and software v ersion. Information presented in this documentation has been carefully che cked for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. The information containe[...]

i Table of Contents Chapter 1 Device Intr oduction ...................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 AVerTV 6 In troduction .................................................................................. 2 Chapter 3 Introducing the AVer TV Appli cation .............................................[...]

ii 4.1.4 Analog EPG Import .................................................................................................................................. 34 4.1.5 Fine Tuning Color of the Display ............................................................................................... .............. 37 4.1.6 Enhancing the Video Quality ..[...]

iii 5.10 Adding and Deleti ng Program Lists .............................................................................................. ................... 67 5.11 Creating Chan nel G roups........................................................................................................ .......................... 67 5.12 Customize Audio Re[...]

1 Chapter 1 Device Introduction Thanks for purchasing AVerMe dia’s product. The table below li sts an overview of the product you purchased. From this tabl e, you can quickly learn about your produ ct features and know whi ch chapter you need to read. Please do read this table before using AVerTV 6 appl ication. Product Name AVerTV Hybrid NanoExp[...]

2 Chapter 2 AVerTV 6 Introduction Now, with this product , you can watch TV, listen to the radio, record your favorite programs and enjoy other features on your PC. Tur n your computer syst em into a real multimedia entertai nment center. You’ll never miss your favorite ball games, soap s or game shows anym ore because the TimeShift function perf[...]

3 Chapter 3 Introducing the AVerTV Application The AVerTV 6 application allows you to watch TV o r video, and record still or motion video on your PC while you work on y our computer. 3.1 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application Run the AVerT V 6 application from the Programs menu. To run the application, click Start , point to Programs , choose AVerMedi[...]

4 3.2 Running the AVerTV 6 application for the first time If this is your first time running th e application, the Setup dialog box will appear to prompt you to scan for chann els. (For detail s, please refer to th e section Scannin g Channels ). Note: Using the application in Russi a, scanning for channels m ay be skipped. When the Setup dialog bo[...]

5 3. Click New and the Pro gram List dialog box will appear. Ty pe in the desirable n ame and click OK . 4. Click Program Scan to search for available channels/programs in your area. (This picture is only for reference) 5. After scanning, th e active T V channel s will be listed insid e the box. C lick Apply to save the scanned channels. Note: Digi[...]

6 3.3 Introducing the User Interface The TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video. 1 Panel On / Off 8 Channel Up/Down 2 Playback Seek Slider 9 Resize Window 3 Play / Pause 10 Show / Hide Video Frame 4 Stop 11 Minimize 5 TimeShift 12 Full Screen 6 Record 13 Exit 7 Volume The Control Panel provides button controls for sele cting channels, adju[...]

7 3.4 The Control Panel The table below d escribes the fun ctions of the buttons on the Control P anel. BUTTON FUNCTION 1 Channel Loop Return to pr eviously accessed channel. 2 Multi-Channel Preview Display 4 ~ 64 consecu tive TV channels on the TV Mon itor window. (By default, 16 TV channels will be displayed.) 3 Channel Up/ Down Frequency T une U[...]

8 18 Next File Play the next file in the playlist. 19 TimeShift / Pause Performs b ackground recording of the live TV progr am. This function lets you view the recorded parts, while at the same time, recording is in progress. / Freeze the playba ck temporarily. 20 Stop Stop the playback, reco rding, TimeShift, etc. 21 Play / Pause Playback recorded[...]

9 3.5 Remote Control You can use remote control to turn on/off the pr ograms, select channels, adjust volume and so on. Note: To contro l two or more than two cards/devices with a remote contro l, it is recommen ded to enable the multiple infrared receiver function fi rst. To do this, right click AVerQuick icon at the lower right corner of the scre[...]

10 3.5.2 Remote Control Buttons (Model RM-KH) Button Description 1. POWER Turn on/off t he application. 2. NUMERIC BUTTONS - Select a TV channel. - Un der the Multi-Channel Preview mode, use ← ↑ → ↓ to highlight the intended channel. 3. CH RTN Go to the previously selected channel . 4. 16-CH PREV Preview 4 ~ 64 Channels. (By default, 16 cha[...]

11 1 6 . TIMESHIFT / P A U S E - Freeze the playback. - Switch from real-time TV or Radio to TimeShift mode. 17. (Rewind) - Rewind the p layback. - Ju mp to the Teletext page of the corresponding color according to this button. 18. ● (Record) Switch to PVR m ode and record the current program or video i nto your hard drive. 19. MUTE Turn on/off t[...]

12 3.5.3 Remote Control Buttons (Model RM-FR) Button Description 1.Power Turn on/off the application 2.Numeric Buttons - Select a TV channel. - Under the Multi-Channel Preview mode, u se ↑↓← → to high light the intended channel. 3.CH RTN Go to the previ ously selected channel. 4.16-CH PREV Preview 4 ~ 64 channels. (By de fault , 16 channels[...]

13 15. TIMESHIFT/PAUSE - Freeze the playback. - Switch from real-time TV or FM to Time Shift mod e. 16. (Rewind) - Rewind the playback. - Jump to the Teletext page of the corresponding color accord ing to this button. 17. ● (Record) Switch to PVR mode and record the current program or video into y our hard drive. 18. MUTE Turn on/off the sound. 1[...]

14 3.5.4 Remote Control Buttons (Model RM-JX) Button Description 1. POWER Turn on/off the application 2. SOURCE Switch between available signal sources. 3. Numeric Buttons - Select a TV channel. - Und er the Multi-Chann el Preview mode, use ↑↓← → to highlight the intended channel. 4. CH RTN Go to the previously selected channel. 5. 16-CH PR[...]

15 3.5.5 Remote Control Buttons (Model RM-KV) Button Description (1) Turn on/off the application. (2) Turn off/on the soun d. (3) Use numeric buttons to select a cha nnel. (4) Display TV in full screen. (5) Change between a vailable audio m odes. (6) Volume up / Volum e down. (7) Jump to the teletext page of the corr esponding color accordin g to t[...]

16 (12) Play the selected file or temporarily freeze t he playback. (13) - Go to the previo us item in the playlis t. - Set the time to bring your computer out of St and By or Hibernate mode. (14) Move backwar ds in intervals. (15) Skip forward in intervals. (16) - Go to the next item in the playlist. - Stand By / Hibernate mode, exi t the applicat[...]

17 Note : Stand By: Stand By is a state in which your m onitor and hard disks turn off, so that y our computer us es less powe r. Hibernate : Hibernation is a state in w hich your computer shuts down to save power but first saves everything in memory on your hard disk. Please do the following: 1. First, Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialo[...]

18 Sleep 30/60/90/120 Minute(s) Your computer will go into Stand By or Hib ernate mode in 30/60/90/120 minutes. Now Your comp uter will go into Stand By or Hibern ate mode in about 10 seconds. Cancel Your co mputer will re turn to original settings. 4. You can choose to k eep or disable y our setting when ex iting the AVerTV appli cation. (This pic[...]

19 2. To re-define a function for a certain button: ● Select a desired button and choose a new command from the right pane of the dialog box. Then click Assign . ● Fro m the right pane of the dialog box, drag t he desired command and drop it on the remote button which you want to change the definition. (This picture is only for reference.) 3. C[...]

20 3.11 Customize the Remote Control Source Button On the Remote Source Control pag e, you may customize the remote control “Source” button to switch on the selected item. 1. Click the Setup button an d in the Setup dialog box, select Input Setting in the left p ane. Then click on the Remote Remapping . 2. Select the signal source that you want[...]

21 To re-define the mouse: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select Input Setting in the left pan e. Then click on the Mouse icon on the left pane. 2. To re-define a function for a certain button, select Wheel Up , Wheel Down or One-Clic k and the desired item from the drop-down l ist. Then choose a new command from the right p[...]

22 (This picture is only for reference) 5. Click Default if you want to revert to the factory setting. 6. Click Apply to save settin gs or click Ca ncel to abort without settings. Note : It is recommended to use an unass ign ed key to use as your new keys. 3.14 Changing the OSD Attributes Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click th[...]

23 3. Then select OSD . In this page, you can choose the TV system from the drop-down list for different display information on the TV monit or. You can also adjust OSD color (Text, Edge, Background). (This picture is only for reference.) 4. Click Apply to save setting s or click Cancel to abort without settings. 3.15 Configurations Import and Expo[...]

24 3. Click Apply to save setting s or click Cancel to abort without settings. 3.16 Graphic Equalizing The graphic equ alizer function en ables users to have best audio quality of the chosen music s tyle. 1. Right click on the TV m onitor. When a pop-up me nu appears, select Individual Channel Setting . Or click Program List button on the control p[...]

25 (This picture is only for reference) 3. Select the TV system from the Video Standard dro p-down list. 4. Choose the preferred Audio System or Audio Mode from the drop-down l ist. (The items in the drop-down menu of A udio System and Audio Mode may di ffer based on the selected Video Standard.) 5. To apply the converted settings to all channels, [...]

26 3. In the Record area on the same page, you can sel ect the input source to use from the drop-down menu. Note : The input and output choices in the drop-down menu of the Playback and Record area may not be exactly the same in different PCs. Pl ease select the correct and corresponding input an d output individu ally to ensure better p layback an[...]

27 2. Under Windows Vista sy stem, if you choose Overlay Mi xer, the Aero Effect will be affected. Then if you select VMR again, y ou will be aske d to restart the app lication to re-en able Aero Effect. 3. Click Apply to save setting s or click Cancel to abort without settings. (This picture is only for reference.) To choose the MPEG-2 video decod[...]

28 Chapter 4 TV In this chapter, we will introduce methods to scan programs, select a TV/Radio program, create a group and so on. 4.1 Analog TV 4.1.1 Scanning Channels If you didn’t complete t he channel scann ing when you first ran the application, p lease follow these steps t o complete t his procedure. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setu[...]

29 The application comes with a default frequency table therefore the applicat ion will use this table to search for active chan nels/progr ams. I f you want to te rminate th e searchin g process, just click Stop. 5. You can check the scanning progress from th e progress bar. After scanning, the active TV/Radio channels will be l isted inside the b[...]

30 3. When a warning mes sage appear s, click Yes to continue the procedure or click No to abort this operation. 4. After scann ing, new active channels/prog rams will b e memorized and listed in the left pane of the dialog box. 5. Click Apply to s ave the scann ed channels. Note : Here you can modify the channel name, select the video and audio sy[...]

31 (This picture is only for reference.) 5. Click New and the Format dialog box appears. In the Format dialog box, select the file format you want and en ter the desi red name in the text box . Click Next . 6. In the Video dialog box, you can set the vide o format and audi o format. Click Finish . 7. If you want to ch ange the setting s of your own[...]

32 4. Click Add . If you choose th e WMA/WMV files, you will see the following Record Format dialog box. (This picture is only for reference.) 5. Here you can create your preferred video a nd audio config urations for video recording. Then, click Save Æ Finish . 6. If you choose the MPEG-1/MPEG-2 files, y ou will see the following Video dialog box[...]

33 (This picture is only for reference.) 7. Here you are able to set the video /audio format as y ou wish. Then click Finish . 8. Click Apply to sav e the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Note : To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination folder in which t o save the recorded audio, please refer to the sect [...]

34 AVI AVI is the mo st common video fil e format fo r playback o n the computer . It can be saved in unco mpressed form if you want high quality video, or compressed using any of the available codecs if you want to min imize the file size. WAV A common audio file format for Wi ndows co mputers. It was created by Microsoft and has become a standard[...]

35 (This picture is only for reference.) 4. Then double click on the space un der File Format to select the file format (.ndx or .avr) from the drop -down list. (This picture is only for reference.) 5. Then double click on the sp ace below File to choose the de signated file to ins ert.[...]

36 (This picture is only for reference.) 6. Click Impo rt button to complete EPG im port. 7. Then click Apply to save th e imported EP G. Not e : Each file r efers to the TV pro grams of one c hannel. Not e : After importi ng analog EPG fo r the first time, t he channels you’ve cho sen to import will be saved and listed i n the EPG Mappin g List.[...]

37 (This picture is only for reference.) 4. Click Apply to sav e the import ed EPG. Note : The Index file format (.idx) can be edited by users. For more information, please refer to Chapter 12: Appendix . Note : After you import the index file, you can still add m ore EPG files (*.ndx, *.pdt, *.a vr) in the EPG Mapping List. After clicking the Appl[...]

38 (This picture is only for reference.) 3. Then use , or the slider to adjust Brightness , Contrast , Hue , Saturation and Sharpness until you get an accurate color. 4. If you just want to adjust color of o ne specific chann el, select Configure the settings only for single channel and repeat step 3. To apply the converted settings to al l channel[...]

39 4.1.6 Enhancing the Video Quality This function can reduce noise. Choose an appropriate opt ion listed below. z Video Quality Enhancement Enable: Acti vate to improve the video qual ity. z Video Quality Enhancement Di sable: Disable the video quality enhancement functi on. z Video Quality Enhancement Automatic: Aut omati cally adjust video quali[...]

40 (This picture is only for reference.) 3. From the De-Interlace drop-down list , try all the options to compare which can give y ou the best quality. 4.2 Digital TV 4.2.1 Scanning Channels If you didn’t complete t he channel scann ing when you first ran the application, p lease follow these steps t o complete t his procedure. 1. Click the Setup[...]

41 4. Then Click Program Scan to start the scanning proc ess. The application comes with a default frequency table therefore the applicat ion will use this table to search for active chan nels/progr ams. I f you want to te rminate th e searchin g process, just click Stop. 5. You can check the scanning progress from th e progress bar. After scanning[...]

42 (This picture is only for reference.) 2. When there are channe ls missing from the channel me mory , select All Frequenc ies or Single Frequen cy . Note : All F requencies Scanning may take you a while. Please be patient. 3. Once you select Single Frequency , you need to specify the correct Frequency, for example 533000 (KHz), and Bandwidth . 4.[...]

43 (This picture is only for reference.) 4. Click Apply to sav e the setting and click OK to exit the curr ent dialog box. To abort this operation, click Cancel . The WMA/WMV files ar e allowed to be customi zed (For Advanced Use rs): 1. Follow the previou s steps, but choo se the WMA or WMV file for mat in step 3. 2. Click New . In t he Format dia[...]

44 (This picture is only for reference.) 5. Here you can create your preferred video a nd audio config urations for video recording. Then, click Save Æ Finish . 6. Click Apply to sav e the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Not e : To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination folder in which to save the record[...]

45 (This picture is only for reference.) Our EPG window also allows you to preset a sche dule fo r watching or recording programs. Just select your favorite pr ograms and click Record button or the Active TV Application button . And the system wil l execute your co mmand on schedule. If you want to down load the lat est progra m schedule, ple ase c[...]

46 1. Right click on the TV monitor. When a pop-up menu appears, select Individual Channel Set ting . Or c lick Program List button on the control panel and then click Individual Channel Setting button . 2. When a dialog box ap pears, select Display tab. (This picture is only for reference.) 3. Then use , or the slider to adjust Brightness , Contra[...]

47 4.3 Adding and Deleting Program Lists Selecting a program list allows you to switch bet ween the channels of the selected program list only when pres sing the Channel Up/Dow n button. If you want to add or delete a program list, do the following: To add a new program list: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click th e Analog [...]

48 4.4 Selecting a TV/Radio Channel There are three way s of switching bet ween TV/Radio chann els: ◆ Click the Channel U p/Down buttons ( on the TV monitor window or on the Control Panel) repeatedly until reaching yo ur desired channel. ◆ Click to open the Numeric Panel (as shown at right) . Then click on the Numeri c buttons to get your desir[...]

49 3. When a dialog box appears, click New bu tton . 4. Specify the desired na me in the text box. (This picture is only for reference.) 5. Hold down Sh ift or Ctrl key and click the channels fro m the list to select your o wn channe l line up, then click to add your selection to the d esired group. Or drag th e selected chan nels and drop the m to[...]

50 (This picture is only for reference.) 5. If you just want to adjust individual volume level, sel ect Configur e the settings o nly for single channel and repeat step 3 and 4 to increase or decrease volum e. 6. To apply the converted settin gs to all channels, click Apply All button . 7. Click Default button if you want to rev ert the factory set[...]

51 4.8 Modifying A Program List Name You can change a program lis t name easi ly. To rena me a program list, follow th e steps described below: 1. Click th e Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV or Digital TV icon on the left p ane. 2. Click Adva nce located at right-low er corner in the Program Information section. Then the Ad[...]

52 4.9 Removing Unwanted Channels If you want to ex clude unwan ted channels f rom your channe l list, do the following: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click th e Analog TV or Digital TV icon on the left pane. 2. Click Advance locat ed at the right-l ower corner in th e Program Informa tion section. Then the Advance Program [...]

53 2. Clear the En able check box so th at you will not access that channel when you press Channel Up/Do wn buttons. 3. However, you can stil l see the chan nel in your program li st. If you wan t to watch that channel agai n some day just select t he Enable check box. 4.10 Using the OverScan Function On some broadca st channels, yo u might see dis[...]

54 9. Clear Overcan check box if you wan t to disable overscan function. You can see the difference from the pictures below: Before using OverScan function After using OverScan function 4.11 Using Magic Video Effect (Preview Onl y) The magic video effect c an avoid disto rtion when r esizing an image to any aspect rat ios. For instance, wh en an im[...]

55 You can see the difference from the pictures below: Original Image Before using Magic Video Effect function After using Magic Video Effect function Note: The Magic Video Effect function can only be enabled in full-screen mode and when screen aspect ratio is unequal to source aspect ratio. 4.12 Multi-Channel Preview (This picture is only for refe[...]

56 The multi-channel previe w function can disp lay 4~64 TV channels on -screen at the same time. (By default, 16 TV ch annels will be display ed. ) You can see clearly which TV pro grams are currently sh owing on these ch annels. To select the chann els for previ ew: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select an available Averme[...]

57 To modify the multi-ch annel preview setting s: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select Multi-Channel Preivew on the left pane. 2. Here you can determine preveiw cell nu mb ers from the drop-down list (2x2~8x8). 3. You can also sp ecify the previ ew delay ti me (1~99 se c) in the text box. 4. Select the check box if y ou wa[...]

58 (This picture is only for reference.)[...]

59 4.13 Changing Signal Source There are two way s to change signal source: ․ To switch between TV and ra dio / external video signals, click th e Radio Source button or Video Source button on the control p anel. ․ Right click on the left pane of the control p anel and a pop-up menu appears. Choose th e desired signal source. (This picture is o[...]

60 1. Right click on the TV monitor. When a pop-up menu appears, select Individual Channel Set ting . Or c lick Program List button on the control panel and then click Individual Channel Setting button . 2. When a dialog box ap pears, select Color Adjustment tab. (This picture is only for reference.) 3. Choose the color function y ou need. Item Fun[...]

61 Chapter 5 FM Radio 5.1 FM Radio Controls Click the FM Radio button to listen to y our favorite radio station programs. Use the following button controls for selec ting FM radio channels, adju sting volume, scanning FM ch annels, record ing radio programs and more. To change back to live TV, click the Radio Source button . (This picture is only f[...]

62 5.2 How to Auto Scan FM Radio Channels If this is your first time to use FM radio, perfo rm auto scan to search an d memorize active FM radio stations in y our area. To auto scan FM radio stations: 1. Click the Setup button and in th e Setup dialog box, select an av ailable AVerMedia device in the left pane. Then select FM Radio . 2. Click New a[...]

63 2. Enter the channel frequ ency that you want to start scanning in the text box. 3. Select 0.01 MHz, 0.05MHz or 0 .1MHz as your tuning incremen t. 4. Click to scan upward or to scan downward fro m the select ed channel frequency . The scannin g will stop when the applicat ion finds the closest ACTI VE FM frequency . 5. Click the Modify button if[...]

64 3. Use and to adjust the system volum e or the device volume. (This picture is only for reference) 4. If you just want to adjust individual volume level, sel ect Configur e the settings o nly for single channel and rep eat step 3 to increase or d ecrease volume . 5. To apply the converted settin gs to all channels, click Apply All button . 6. Cl[...]

65 5.7 Adding a Radio Frequency If the desired channel cannot be found through scanning, fo llow the instructions below. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon o n the left pane. 2. Specify the correct frequency in the text box (as shown at right) and click Save . 5.8 Assigning a Radio Frequency If you already kn[...]

66 5.9 Modifying a Radio Name You can manually modify any exiting FM radio channel. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon on the left pane. 2. Double click on Name column of the exi sting FM channel whi ch you want to mod ify. 3. Enter the name or de scription you want in the provided text box and then press Ent[...]

67 5.10 Adding and Deleting Program Lists Selecting a progra m list allow s you to switch be tween the c hannels of the selected program list only when pressing the Channel Up/Down button. If you want to add or delete an FM channel group, do the following: To add a new program list: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Ra[...]

68 6. Click Sav e to sav e the settings or cl ick Cancel to abort without saving. If you w ant to delete the un wanted gro up, simply cli ck Delete 5.12 Customize Audio Recording Settings To customize audio reco rding settings: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select an available Avermedia device in the left pane, and choose F[...]

69 8. Click Apply to sav e the setting and click OK to exit the curr ent dialog box. To abort this operation, click Cancel . Not e : To determine the length of recording and to choo se a destination folder in whi ch to save the record ed audio, please refer to the section titled Record ing Settings in Chapter 7. Not e : Under Windows Vista, th e MP[...]

70 Chapter 6 TimeShift The TimeShift function performs background record ing of a TV/Radio program, and lets you return and watch any part of the record ed program. At th e same time, th e live TV/Radio program continues to be recorded and played back so you won’ t miss any pa rt of the show . You can also adv ance forw ard to skip comme rcials o[...]

71 (This picture is only for reference) 2. By default, TimeShift p erforms recording of the TV prog ram by creating a temporary video file and deletes this file once you click the Stop button. 3. In the Record section, you can determine your file n ame format, recordi ng time, file size and destination fold er. 4. Click Apply to sav e the new setti[...]

72 6.3 Using the TimeShift Function To pause the liv e program: 1. Click the TimeShift button on the Control Panel. The application will b egin to record the program. 2. When you want to rewind, use th e Playback Seek slider bar to move back to the part you want to watch or l isten again. Click and drag the slider ta b to the left until y ou see th[...]

73 Chapter 7 PVR You can use your computer as a dig ital video recorder, and record y our favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source to your hard drive. Yo u can also divide the recording files in proper sizes to facilitate burning onto remov able optical med ia, such as CD-R and DVD disc s. 7.1 PVR Controls Use the following but[...]

74 7.2 Recording Settings Before recording, check if the settings meet your need s. 1. Click the Setup button . In the Setup dialog box, click the Storage icon on the left pane. 2. By default, the sy stem is set the recording “Dat e” and “Time” as the file na me format. To create your own file name format, pleas e click Custom . 3. The Dura[...]

75 (2) To add more vid eo files to the pl ayback list, firs t navigate th e file on the left pane to find the folder that contains the d esired video files. When you have loca ted the folder, the media files will then b e displayed on the ri ght top pane. Select th e files that y ou want, then click Insert , or click Insert All to add all media fil[...]

76 3. In fast-forwarding playback mode, Play button will be sho wn as Pause . Click Pau se button to temporarily freeze the play back and click ag ain Play button to continue playback. 7.5 Picture-in-Picture Display With the picture-in-picture window feat ure, you will be able to play back recorded video files, and at the same time, watch live TV. [...]

77 Chapter 8 Image Capture While you watch TV or a recorded video on your PC m onitor, you can use the AVerTV 6 applic ation to capture images for your documents, presentations or web page s. 8.1 Before Capturing Before you start capturing images , first set the d estination folder for saving captured images. Click the Setup button , and select the[...]

78 (This picture is only for reference.) 2. From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image. 3. Choose the Colo r format. The options h ere depend on the file format you choose. • Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. • Choose 8-bit to capture image in 256 colors. 4. Click Browse to scan for folders [...]

79 • If you want to set your own image size, select Customize and enter the image Width and Height . If you want to maintain relative width and height, select the Keep Ratio option. Choose a measurement unit from the Unit drop-down list. You can specify any image size you want. The maxi mum capture size can be 1600 × 1200. 6. Click OK to save th[...]

80 (This picture is only for reference) 2. In the Number of Pictures box, specify the number o f images you want to captu re. 3. In the Interval Ti me box, specify the interv al between captures. For instance, if you specify 10 seconds, an image will be cap tured every 10 seconds. 4. On this page, you can choose th e file format and destin ation fo[...]

81 Chapter 9 Teletext (PAL/SECAM only) T eletext ma kes TV viewing a unique experien ce. It allow s you to view teletex t broadcasts from your television programs to get th e most updated information on TV Schedules, News, Stock Market Prices, Concert & Theatre inform a tion and so on. T eletext informatio n may not be available if there is n o[...]

82 9.2 Overview Click the Telete xt button on the control panel to open th e Teletext applicat ion as shown below. For more informati on about Teletext, pl ease see below in this chapter. 1 2 3 4 5 BUTTON FUNCTION 1 Menu Bar This contains the names of the available drop-down list option me nus. To access any of the menu items, simply click on it or[...]

83 9.3 Toolbar Buttons Lock Sub page Locks the curren t sub page. The up coming transmitted sub pages will b e stored in the Tel etext Cache for l ater use. Previous Sub page/ Next Sub page Switches to the n ext or the previou s sub page. Home (Ctrl+H ) Connects to the Teletext home pag e which alwa ys goes to page 100, but page 100 may not be the [...]

84 The newly sel ected page nu mber will appea r on the upper left co rner of the page. So metimes, this m ay take a while to retrie ve the ne wly selec ted Te letext page. There wil l be no c hanges on the page when th ere is no page data transmitted with the n umber you have selected. A Teletext page can be selected with one of the following meth[...]

85 4. Enter a filename and click OK. Opening a Teletext Page 1. Choose Open from the File menu or press Ctrl+O . 2. From the Open dialog box, select the file containing the teletext page you want and click Open . Opening Another Teletext Window To open another tele text window, choose New Wind ow from the File menu or pre ss Ctrl+W . Closing the Ac[...]

86 Chapter 10 Scheduler The Sched uler allows y ou to create a list of pres et sched ules for watching and recordin g your favorite TV/Radio program s. You can set the day and time to re cord the TV/R adio program and specify the length of recording. To run this application, click the Schedule button on the Control P anel. Then the Scheduler dialog[...]

87 (This picture is only for reference) 3. Type the desir ed name in the Schedule N ame text box. 4. From the Function d rop-down list, select Activate AV erTV to watch a TV prog ram or listen to a radio broadcast. Otherwise, select Record to save a TV/Rad io program for future viewing/listening. You can also select Silent Record which mean s the s[...]

88 Not e : If you choose Watch TV from the drop-down list, after completi ng the Silent Record task, the icon will appear on the task bar (the lower right corner of the screen). Just double-click this icon, y ou can immediately watch liv e TV or listen to the radio. 6. In the Program Settings section, select the desired device, video source, group [...]

89 Chapter 11 Customer Service The AVerTV application provides a convenient t ool, which allows users to ob tain product information and service easily via our web site. Please make sure th at you have already connected to the Internet. To do this: 1. Right-click on the TV monito r window. When a menu list pop-up, choose About (as shown at right). [...]

90 Chapter 12 Appendix 12.1 Hot Keys The following is the default def inition: Hot Key Description Function UP/DOWN ARROW Channel or Frequency Up/Down Press to go to the next upper/lower TV/Radio channel. Back / L Channel Loop Press to go to the previously accessed TV/Radio channel. NUMERIC KEYS Select Channel Use NUMERIC KEYS to directly enter the[...]

91 Page Down Next page Go to the succeeding Teletext page. Home Home page Go the Teletext home page. Note : To customize th e definitions of the Keyboard (Ho t Keys), please refer to the section Customize Definitions of the Keyb oard (Hot Keys) .[...]

92 12.2 Editing EPG Import Files 12.2.1 EPG File Mapping (Index File *.idx) The EPG inde x file (* .idx) are pro vided to enha nce user c onveniency of im porting EPG files (*avr a nd *.ndx ). Each EPG file (*avr or *. ndx) contains E PG data o nly for one chan nel. To save t ime of im porting EPG files one by one, you can tur n them i nto one file[...]

93 Country Value (location) Москва region Russia Санкт - Петербург Not e : The abbreviati on of country na me is based on ISO 3166 alpha- 3. Example: 1. First create a file named "MyEpg.idx". 2. Then edit the file as below. <aver_epg_m apping> <country name= " RUS " region= " Москва "[...]

94 12.2.2 Editing AVerMedia EPG File Format (*.avr) If you want to import the EPG files for those channels without EPG files provided , you can make it yourself. Once you create the AVerMedia EPG file, you are able to import it. To do this: Statement: <averepg > <ch name = "[channel name]"> <program> <title>[progra[...]

95 The standard for program type. Available types are shown as below: 0 Undefined Content 6 Music 1 Movie / Dram a 7 Arts 2 News 8 Social 3 Show 9 Education 4 Sports 10 Leisure type (Optional) 5 Youth 11 Special Parentrating (Optional) The programs can be watched or li stened above this age. You can fill 0 for all ages . Not e : The abbreviati on o[...]

96 <averepg > <ch name = "EPSN"> <program> <title>Trav el news</title> <description> Introduction all available travel lines. </desc ription> <s tart>200804151800</start> <end> 200804151930</end> <ty pe>2</type> <parentrating>12< /parentrating> </[...]

97 12.3 Video Gaming Plug-in (for Microsoft Vista MCE only) MCE “Video Gaming Plug In” support is for Vista MCE only. After installing the drive r, you can access it through the program library in Online Media . This function enables you to watch compos ite/S-Video signal source or play games in Vista MCE platform. (Playing games with MCE may c[...]

98 12.4 Video Quality Enhancement Plug-i n (for Microsoft Vista MCE only) MCE “Video Quality Enhancement Plug-in” support is for Vista MCE only. Afte r installing the driver, you can access it through the program library in Online Media . This function enables you to adju st the Brightness , Contrast , Hue , Saturation and Sharpness until the i[...]

99 5 5 . . Use the following buttons to adjust the value of the item. • • Decrease Brightness and Hue values by 32. • • Decrease Contrast and Saturation values by 16. • • Decrease Sharpness value by 8. • • Decrease Brightness and Hue values by 16. • • Decrease Contrast and Saturation values by 8. • • Decrease Sharpness value[...]