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EXTERNA L T V TUNE R BOX[...]
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FCC NOTICE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial, industri al or business environment. This equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency ener[...]
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Contents Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 What’s in the Package ...................................................................... 1 The AVerMedia AVerTV Box Unit ................................................... 2 The Touch Button Control Panel .................[...]
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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AVerMedi a® AVerTV Box3! With the AVerMedia AVerTV Box3, you can turn your VGA monitor or LCD projector into a TV with or without even having to tu rn on your computer. Just plug it into your monitor or LCD projector and you’r e ready to watch TV or play video gam e s. AVerTV Box3 is completely plu[...]
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User’s Ma nual 2 The AVerMedia AVerTV Box3 Unit Touch Button Control Panel The Touch Button Panel found on the top side of the AVerTV Box3 provides quick access to commonly used functions. POWER Turn the unit on /off SO U R C E Pr ess thi s button to togg le between TV / V i deo a nd PC dis p lay VOLUME Pr ess the button to a n d R I G H T bu[...]
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User’s Ma nual 3 Connection Ports The port connectors allow connection of your TV antenna, PC, VGA monito r or LCD projector, speakers, video, or s-video source etc. S- Vide o A udio In from PC ’s sound card TV Ant enna Po w e r Adapter VGA Out to monit or Le ft & Ri g ht A ud io 2 I n VGA In f rom PC Video2 I n Sp eak er C o nn ect i on AV[...]
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User’s Ma nual 4 Installation and Setup The figure below shows the proper cable connections for installing AVerMedia ® AVerTV Box3. A N T S P E A K E R P C A U D I O I N S - V I D E O I N L V G A O U T R A U D I O 2 I N V I DE O 2 I N V G A I N D C I N TV An ten na ( 7 5 ) Ω Wa l l Ou t let Powe r Ad apter Au di o Ca bl e (s uppl ie d) Ex ter [...]
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User’s Ma nual 5 Connecting the VGA moni tor or LCD Projector Connect the monitor cable to the AVerTV Box3 VG A OUT port. VG A C a b le ( not s up pli ed) Ma c Mo n it or MAC M oni tor A dapt er (o pti o nal ) V GA M o ni t o r LC D P ROJ EC TO R Connecting the Computer You can use AVerTV Box3 with or without turning the computer on. To switch to[...]
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User’s Ma nual 6 TV Antenna (75 ) Ω Audio Cable (supplied) Sound Car d OUT Connecting the Antenna Attach the antenna or cable TV to the ANT port of the AVerTV Box3. Connecting an Audio Cable Plug one end of the supplied audio cable to your sound card LINE OUT (SPEAKER) port and the other end to the PC AUDIO IN port of t h e A V e r T V B o x 3 [...]
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User’s Ma nual 7 Connecting a Video Source Composite Video : Connect the video cable (not supplied) to the video out of the video device and to the AVerTV Box3 VIDEO 1 IN or VIDEO2 IN port. Connect the audio cable to the left & right audio out of the video device and to the AVerTV Box3 left & right AUDIO1 IN or AUDIO2 IN ports. S-Video : [...]
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User’s Ma nual 8 Using the AVerMedia AVerTV Box3 Using AVerMedia ® AVerTV Box3 for the First Time When you power on the AVerMedia ® AVerTV Box3 for the first time, it will automatically proceed to the SET AREA . Since TV signals vary in different countries, you need to select the appropriate sig nal. Refer to the table below for country sig[...]
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User’s Ma nual 9 POWE R T ur n the A V erTV BOX on/off CH+/ - *Go to the ne xt or previ ous TV channel line up *Use thes e butt ons to make the sele ct ion in the men u or pi ct ur e se tt in g * In adju sting t he OS D position , use these buttons to move the menu di splay up and down o f th e sc reen VOL +/- * To incr eas e an d decr ease volum[...]
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User’s Ma nual 10 Main Menu On Screen Display Usage TV SOURCE Use the CH+ or CH- buttons to select between air or cable TV source, then press Vol+ button to make the selection. CH FINETUNE If the TV reception is not clear, choose CH FINETUNE then press Vol+ and Vol- buttons until the TV picture becomes clear. CH SCAN Use the CH+ or CH- buttons to[...]
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User’s Ma nual 11 Main Menu On Screen Display Usage CLOCK Use this function to set the clock time and to program the AVerTV Box3 to turn on automatically. The clock and alarm format settings are in “hours : minutes”. Simply use the number buttons on the remote to key in the actual time and the time to automatically turn on the AVerTV Box3. If[...]
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User’s Ma nual 12 Main Menu On Screen Display Usage FAVORITE CH This function allows you to add, remove and reprogram or reassign the TV channels with the channel numbers that are easier to remember. In the selected USER CH , enter in the new channel number you want to assign or the channel number you want to remove/add in to the channel line up.[...]
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User’s Ma nual 13 中文 영어 Main Menu On Screen Display Usage OSD POSITION Use the CH+ , CH- , Vol+ , and Vol- buttons to move the frame on where you want to set the position of the MENU, then press MENU . RESOLUTION Use the CH+ or CH- buttons to choose from 640 x 480, 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 display resolution then press Vol+ . LANGUAGE NTSC[...]
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User’s Ma nual 14 Using Teletext (option) For European countries, the AVerTV Box3 provides the Telete xt function which allows users to receive digital information from TV stations that broadcast such information. Teletext data is widely used in Europe and is transmitted along w ith normal television programs. The AVerTV Box3 can decode the telet[...]
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User’s Ma nual 15 Selecting a Teletext Page There are many ways of selecting a teletext page : • To enter a te letext page n umber, pr ess on th e NU MBER buttons 0 ~ 9 . • To view the next upper or lower teletext page, press the CH+ and CH- buttons on th e remote. • To return to the index pa ge (i.e., p age 100), press the 100 b utton. •[...]
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User’s Ma nual 16 LIMITED WARRANTY AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects res ulting from faulty manufacture or components under the follow ing terms: WARRANTY LENGTH Labor is warranted for (1) one year from the da te of purch ase. Parts are warranted for (1) one y ear from the da te of purchase. Replacement prod[...]