Planet Technology DTR-100D manual

USB 2.0 Digital TV Receiver (DVB-T) DTR-100D User’s Manual[...]

Copyright Copyright © 2008 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprodu ced, transm itted, transcribed, stor ed in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, m agnetic, optical, chemical, m anual or otherwise, without t[...]

and of the computer manufacture must therefor e be allowed at a ll tim es to ensure the safe use of the equipment. Revision User’s Manual for DTR-100D Model: DTR-100D Rev: 1.0 (April 2008) Part No. 2081-K10030-000 3[...]

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Feature ............................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Package Contents ............................................................[...]

3.2.5 Setup ...................................................................................................... 69 3.2.5.1 General ......................................................................................... 70 3.2.5.2 TV ................................................................................................ 74 3.2.5.3 Vide[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Planet DTR-100D is DVB-T Digital TV recei ver that offers a complete and cost effective solution for Digital TV broadcasting. Planet DTR-100D connects Digital TV w ith your com puter/notebook, DTR-100D not only allows you to watch Free-To-Air digita l terrestrial televisi on channels with no subscription to pay but also can r[...]

 Supports Time-Shifting(Require s P4 2.0GHz or higher CPU)  Supports EPG (Where available)  Supports Teletext (Where available)  Supports Snap Shot in JPEG format  Supports Multi-Channel preview  Supports channel auto scan  Supports portable receiver  Supports Subtitle  Multiple language (English, Germ an, Fren ch, Italia[...]

Remote Controller Button Definition Button Description Power Turn on or off digital TV receiver. CH(+,-) Click + or - button to adjust the channel. VOL(+,-) Click + or - button to adjust the volume of sound. Full Screen To switch into full scree n mode. Recall Click the “Recall” to go back the last channel you just selected. Subtitle This only [...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter offers information about instal ling your router. If you are not familiar with the hardware or software parameters pr esented here, please consult your service provider for the values needed. 2.1 System Requirement  Pentium 4 compatible processor 1.2GHz or higher (2.0GHz recomm ended)  Minimum 256M[...]

3. Install Device Driver & Utility (1) After installing the DTR-100D into your co mputer or notebook, the system will find a new hardware device as the below figure “Found New Hardware W izard” will appear. Please click “Cancel” to exit the Wizard. (2) Please insert the supplied CD into your CD drive, and then install the utility and dr[...]

Microsoft DirectX 9 , and ArcSoft TotalMedia . The installation procedure: Windows Media Player 9 Î Microsoft DirectX 9 Î TotalMedia Î DTR-100D’s Driver. Parameter Description 2.2.1 Windows Media Player 9 2.2.2 Microsoft DirectX 9 Before installing DTR-100D’s driver, it is necessary to install Windows Media Player 9 and DirectX 9, or higher [...]

Windows Media Player 9 and Di rectX 9, or higher version, you can skip this part of installation. Step 1 Î Click “ Windows Media Player 9 ” button from setup program of the installation CD. Step 2 Î Select the language version whic h you want to install and click “ OK ” to continue. Step 3 Î Click “ I Accept ” to continue the next st[...]

Step 4 Î Please wait for a few seconds for Installing. Step 5 Î Click “ Next ” to continue. 13[...]

Step 6 Î Select your Privacy Options in this step and click “ Next ” to continue. Step 7 Î Configure your desktop and Windows Me dia Player 9 Series default settings, and then click “ Finish ” to exit the wizard. 14[...]

2.2.2 Install Microsoft DirectX 9 Before installing DTR-100D’s driver, it is ne cessary to install Windows Media Player 9 and DirectX 9, or higher versio n for your Operating System. If your system already has Windows Media Player 9 and DirectX 9, or hi gher version, you can skip this part of installation. Step 1 Î Click “ Microsoft DirectX 9 [...]

Step3 Î Click “ Next ” to continue installation. Step 4 Î Waiting for the operating system finish es installing DirectX 9 com ponents. 16[...]

Step 5 Î After operating system completes DirectX9 installation, and click “ Finish ” to restart your system. 17[...]

Step 6 Î Once the computer is rebooted, your system will find the DTR-100D hardware device which are not installed yet. When the below Wizard window is shown, please click “ Cancel ” to continue. 2.2.3 Install ArcSoft TotalMedia Software To execute TotalMedia application, your system must have Media Player 9 and DirectX 9 or higher version. If[...]

Step 2 Î Select the languages for this installa tion from the choices below, and then click “ OK ” to next step. Step 3 Î The Welcome wizard will appear, and click “ Next ” to continue. 19[...]

Step 4 Î Please read the following license agreement carefully. To install ArcSoft TotalMedia, you mu st accept this agreement and click “ Yes ”. Step 5 Î To install to this folder, click “ Next ”, or to install a different folder, click “ Browser ” and select another folder 20[...]

Step 6 Î Select Program Folder and click “ Next ” to continue. Step 7 Î Please wait for while for setup procedure. 21[...]

Step 8 Î The installShield Wizard has succes sfully insta lled ArcSoft TotalMedia, click “ Finish ” to exit the Wizard. Step 9 Î There will be one TotalMedia icon sh own on Desktop after the installation: 2.2.4 Install DTR-100D’s driver Your Operating System MUST has DirectX9 or higher version before you install the driver. If your system i[...]

Step 2 Î The InstallShield wizard will appear, and click “ Next ” to continue. Step 3 Î Click “ Install ” to begin installation. 23[...]

Step 4 Î Please wait for while during device driver is installing. Step 5 Î Before using the device, it is recommen d that restarting the computer for device complete the setting. Choose “ Yes, I want to res tart my computer now ” and click “ Finish ” to restart computer. 24[...]

Step 6 Î To check if the driver is properly installed: For Windows 2000 Click Start Î Settings Î Control Panel Î System Î “ Hardw are ” tab Î choose “ Device Manager ” For Windows XP Click Start Settings Î Control Panel Î System Î “ Hardw are ” tab Î choose “ Device Manager ”. 25[...]

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Chapter 3 User Interface ArcSoft TotalMedia is an all-in-on e multim ed ia application that allows y ou to access and work with digital photo, home video, recorded TV programs, and your digital music library directly from your TV or home computer. Note that some versions of TotalMedia ma y not contain all secti ons listed on the Help file which dep[...]

(3) From /Start/All Program/ArcSoft TotalMedia 3/TotalMed ia 3 . 3.2 Main Monitor After launch your TotalMedia Monitor, it is divided into the main sections as TV , Picture , Music , Video , and Setup . You will see the screen as below: 28[...]

Parameter Description 3.2.1 TV This section allows you view and edit the settings for TV Recording. 3.2.2 Picture This section allows you view photos stored within any folder on your computer. 3.2.3 Music Allow you to listen, record, and transfer music files. 3.2.4 Video This section allows you to play vi deo files stored on your computer. 3.2.5 Se[...]

z Floating Toolbar This floating toolbar appears for a few seconds whenever you move the m ouse: (1) Home button : The “ Home button ” takes you to the program’s Startup screen. The “ Arrow ” takes you to the previous screen. (2) The Toolbar at the bottom of the screen: It features the standard audi o/video playback controls (Play/Pause, [...]

3.2.1 TV When you watch TV for the first time, the application will prompt you to configure the TV channels. After the configurati on is complete, you can use your Remote Controller to change channels, or use the channel control (+/- button) in the floating toolbar at the botto m of the screen. You may pause and rewind TV (while you ’re watching)[...]

Step 2 Î Select your region and click “ Next ” to continue. 32[...]

Step 3 Î Click “ Start ” button to scan the available TV channels. Step 4 Î Please wait for few minutes for channel scanning. 33[...]

Step 5 Î After scanning is completed , the messa ge will show the number of available channels was found. Click “ OK ” to exit this screen. Step 6 Î Click “ Finish ” button to continue. 34[...]

Step 7 Î After TV channel confi guration is completed, you can start watching your TV. 3.2.1.2 Channel Preview After you save all scanned TV channels, you can use hot key “ Shift + Ctrl + S ” to preview all channels. 35[...]

Step 1 Î Select “ TV ” in the Startup Screen. Step 2 Î After enter the TV s ection, press hot key “ Shift + Ctrl + S ” on keyboard. 36[...]

Step 3 Î You will see the all channels in the preview screens as below. If you want to see the particular channel on the preview scre ens, simply click the screen to view it. 3.2.1.3 Full Screen Display the Video over the entire program display area – Typ ically the en tire screen. You can click the “ Full Screen ” Button to switch into full[...]

" Note You should check the “ Time-Shift ” option in TV Settings to display the time bar. 3.2.1.4 Favorite Channel List Press “ Ctrl+D ” to display the Favorite Channel Li st and select a channel to watch. 38[...]

z To remove a channel, click on its corresponding “ Delete ” icon (trash cam ) z To rearrange your list, press the UP/DOWN arrow buttons on the right of each channel. z Click on the UP/DOWN arrow buttons on the left to browse the channel list. 3.2.1.5 EPG This section lets you view the channel program lists. If you are using a digital devi ce, [...]

" Note This option is only available if you are using an EPG service. The Internet EPG may not be available in all countries and the EPG on some digital services may bit be supported. 40[...]

3.2.1.6 Channel This section lets you view the channel list and select a specific channel. The available channels are listed here. Th ere is a preview window in the bottom left corner of the screen. To watch a channel, cl ick o n it, and it will appear in the preview window. You can click the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Scr[...]

3.2.1.7 Recorded TV This section displays you r recorded TV shows. When you playback recorded TV, you can fast forward or reverse using either the controls on your Remote Controller, or on the floating toolbar. You can click the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Screen mode. Press “ Esc ” to exit Full Screen. z From the View [...]

Rename a video file name Trim a Video 3.2.1.8 Scheduling This section lets you program the applic ation to record TV shows, then the application will monitor the schedu le and record the schedu led program s automatically on the correct day and time. 43[...]

(1) Add: Let you enter in a new program for recording: z Enter the name of the program (Click “ A_ ” to access a virtua l keyboard), then select a channel, record fr equency (once, daily, or week ly), and set the start/stop recording times. z The “ Frequency ” option enables you to filte r shows by how often they are recorded (once, daily, [...]

(2) Modify: Let you edit the recording deta ils of the selected item. (3) History: Display a history of your recorded TV shows. 45[...]

(4) Deleting a scheduled recording: To delete a scheduled item, highlight the item , then choose and click the “ Delete ” icon that appears to its rig ht. (5) Scheduling conflicts: If conflicting recording sessi ons are scheduled, you will be presented with a summary of the conflic ts and asked to update the schedule. 3.2.1.9 TV Settings Here y[...]

Step 1 Î Reset TV Signal will clear all your pr evious configurati on data. If you want to reset the TV Signal, click “ Yes ” to continue. Step 2 Î Select your region and click “ Next ” to continue. 47[...]

Step 3 Î Click “ Start ” to scan for available channels. This process may take several minutes. Step 4 Î After TV Channel rescanning is comp leted, the m essage will show the numbers of channels are found. Click “ OK ” to continue. 48[...]

Step 5 Î Click “ Next ” to continue. Step 6 Î Click “ Finish ” to exit. 49[...]

Set up 2 tuners. After setting up one tuner, if there is another tuner in your PC, you can repeat the steps for the second tuner. Choose the option you want from the vari ous pull-down lists. The program also provides “ Previous ” and “Next” buttons to switch between setup pages. (2) Edit Channels: View and edit channels for recording from [...]

(3) TV Settings: This section lets you view and edit the TV settings. z Choose the device you want to use. z Choose Close Caption/Subtitle and Tim e Shifting from the list. z Setting the Time Shifting feature to “ On ” enable you pausing live TV and watch recorded TV before the recording is complete. This feature req u ires a h igh performance [...]

(4) Import Channel List: This section lets you import th e channel list that you saved before. z Go to the folder that contains the ch annel list file you wa nt to import (for example: My Favorite.chl). Click on the “ Up One Level ” button to go up one directory level. z Check the channel list file ( .chl ) you want to import. z When you are re[...]

(5) Export Channel List: This section lets you export the current channel list. z Browse your computer and go to the folder that you want to save the channel list file. z To rename a channel lis t f ile, click on the “ A_ ” icon to bring up a virtual keyboard or type in your file name directly. z When you are ready, click “ Export ” 53[...]

3.2.2 Picture This area lets you view photos stored within any folder on your computer. z At the top of the screen, the currently viewed folder is lis ted. Click the “ Up One Level ” button to go up one directory level. z Selecting a photo from this screen will st art a slide show of the photos in the current location, starting with one you sel[...]

(1) Rotate: Rotate the photo 90 degrees countercl ockwise or clockwise by clicking the corresponding icon. (2) Zoom In/Out & Pan: Use this tool to zoom in and out on your photo. When zoomed in, you can move to hidden areas of the photo by switching to the pan tool. (3) Auto Enhance: Selecting this option presents you with three automatically en[...]

 When you finished, click “ Done ”. (5) Crop: You can crop your photo to any one of a variety of set propo rtions that are ideal for perfect prin ting.  Choose the proportion to which you want your photo cropped (8x6, 7x5, 4x6…etc)  Using the “ +” and “ - “buttons, resize the crop box to your prefer.  Choose “ Move ”, [...]

(7) Delete: Choose this option to delete the current photo. (8) Exit: It takes you back to the previous screen.  Print This feature enables you to print multip le pho tos across a number of pages. (1) Go to the folder that contains the photos you want to print. (2) Select the photos you want to print by clicking on the photos one by one or using[...]

(3) Choose “ Next ”. (4) Choose a “ Photo Print Size ” and select the “ Paper Siz e ” you are using. A preview of your choice will appear to the right. (5) Enter the number of “ Copies ” you want of each printed page. (6) Click “ Print ”. 58[...]

 Slide Show Settings Here you can set the transition effects, timing and backgroun d music for your slide show: z From the “ Interval ” section, set the display time for the slides. z Click the “ Fit to Soundtrac k” option to override the sl ide interval setting and have the slide show is timed to match the duratio n of your music soundt[...]

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3.2.3.1 My Playlists Here you can play, organize, and create new audio playlists. Playlists are compatible with Windows Media Player 9 and stored in the “ My DocumentsMy Music My Playlists ” directory. If you m odify a playlist usin g Media Player, the changes will be reflected in TotalMedia the next time you start the program (pressing “[...]

(1) Create Playlist: Here you are able to make a custom playlist from the music on your computer: z Go to any folder to find the music you want to add to your new playlist. z Check each song that you want to add, and then click “ Next ”. 62[...]

z Arrange your songs by highligh ting then and using the “ Up” & “Down “buttons. z Remove a song by choosing the “ Delete ” button (It looks like a trash can). z Once your playlist is set, click “ Save ”. (2) Refresh: Updates playlist if they ’ve been m odified with Windows Media Player. (3) Cancel: Take your back to the main [...]

z To remove a song by click the “ Delete ” button (trash can icon). z To add more songs to your playlist, click “ Add music ” navigate to the fold er containing the songs you want to add, and select the songs then click “ Next ”. z Once your playlist is set, click “ Save ”. 64[...]

3.2.3.2 Ripping Music CDs It’s easy to rip (convert) your audio CDs into audio file s you can play back on your computer. Step 1 Î Select the tracks you’d like to rip. 65[...]

Step 2 Î Select “ Rip ”. The audio files will be ripped into the di rectory specified in your settings. Click “ Settings ” to view and change this directory: z The Rip CD Settings page enables you too choose a file format for ripped files (WMA), the quality setting, and the direct ory used for saving the ripped files. z The “ Get CD Info[...]

3.2.4 Video This area enables you play video files st ored on your computer and capture video. 67[...]

3.2.4.1 Playing Movies – Previewing, Renaming, and Deleting z To preview, rename or edit a video fi le, begin by selecting the video. If the file is not in the current direc tory, use the navigation control at the top of the screen to go to the folder containing the file. z To rename the video file, click “ A_ ” icon. z To delete the file, cl[...]

3.2.5 Setup This area lets you configure the basic settings for each module of the program: 69[...]

3.2.5.1 General This screen enables you to view and edit basic program settings: (1)Printer: Choose your default printer. 70[...]

(2)Frame Storage: Here you can set the save location and file type for captured screenshots. (3)Video Recording Storage: Select the location on your computer where all of your recorded TV programs will b e saved. You can als o set the quality ( HQ : Î High Quality; SP : Standard Play; LP : Long Play; EP : Extended Play). 71[...]

(4) Display Settings: Modify the settings for how the program displays on different type of hardware. z Hardware Acceleratio n should be set to On for mo st system that meet the system requirements, but in the case of a low performance video card, turning Hardware Acceleration Off can improve perform ance. z The Aspect Ratio of the mon itor or tele[...]

(5) About TotalMedia : Get inform ation about TotalMedia and access to ols for registering your product and searchin g for program updates and patches. 73[...]

3.2.5.2 TV Here you can view and edit default settings for recording from TV.  Reset TV Signal: This section lets you view and edit the settings for TV signal.  Edit Channels: View and edit channels for recording from TV  TV Settings: This section lets you view and edit TV settings.  Import Channel List: This section lets you im port th[...]

3.2.5.3 Video Modify settings for capturing video: This device does NOT support Video Capture function, please skip Video setting. If you click “ Video ” on the Settings section, the window below will be shown: Click “ OK ” button to close the window and you will enter into “ Capture Settings ” window below. Due to this device does not [...]

simply click “ Cancel ” to leave the window. 3.2.5.4 Pictures Here you can set the transition effects, timing and backgroun d music for your slide show: 76[...]

z From the “ Interval ” section, set the display time for the slides. z Click the “ Fit to Soundtrac k” option to override the sl ide interval setting and have the slide show is timed to match the duratio n of your music soundtrack. z From the “ Transition s” section, choose the effect that you would like to see as one slide changes to [...]

z Choose " Rip to CD Settings " to change the file format for ripped tracks (WMA). z Choose the quality setting, and set th e destination for your ripped music. z The “ Get CD Information for the Internet ” op tion will automatically se arch from the Internet for CDDB information (title, artist, album nam e, etc.) for the songs contai[...]

EC Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: *T ype of Product : USB 2.0 Digital TV Receiver (DVB-T) *Model Number : DTR-100D * Produced by: Manufacturer‘s Name : Planet T echnology Corp. Manufacturer‘s Address : 11F , No. 96, Min Chuan Road, Hsin T ien Ta i p e i , Ta i w a n , R . O . C . is herewith confirmed to comply with the [...]