ADS Technologies INSTANT TV DELUXE User Manual
Instant TV Deluxe
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Watch and Record TV shows on CD or DVD
Software User's Guide
• Beyond tv3.5 SE
• ArcSoft QuickDVD
• ArcSoft ShowBiz
Instant TV Deluxe
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Table of Contents
SnapStream Beyond TV 3.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SnapStream Beyond TV 3.5 Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using Beyond TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ArcSoft QuickDVD Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using ArcSoft QuickDVD2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Capturing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Beyond TV 3.5
Beyond TV does for your PC what no other software is capable of doing. We harness the full
potential of your computer and transform it into a true home entertainment powerhouse. Beyond
TV gives you the power to schedule recordings by selecting the shows you want to record through
Beyond TV’s electronic programming guide.
You can also pause, fast-forward and rewind not only your recordings, but also live television.
It’s no exaggeration to say that we’re totally convinced that Beyond TV will change the way you
watch television.
NOTE: In order to use Beyond TV, Microsoft’s DirectX 9.x must be installed with the Windows
operating system on your computer. Microsoft describes DirectX as “the core Windows technology
that drives high-speed multimedia and games on the PC.” Earlier versions of Windows such as
Windows 98 and Windows 2000, may not have DirectX installed at all. If you are using Windows
XP, you likely have an earlier version of DirectX installed.
Beyond TV Software Installation:
* Note: You must have Microsoft DirectX 9.x installed before installing SnapStream Beyond TV
To install DirectX 9.x, do the following:
1) Install DirectX 9.x from the ADS Instant TV Deluxe CD provided.
2) Follow the DirectX 9.x install instructions provided by Microsoft.
3) Then run the Install Beyond TV from the ADS Instant TV Deluxe CD provided.
For more information on DirectX, see the Microsoft DirectX Reference online at
http://www.microsoft.com/directx/
Step 1:
Place the Instant TV Deluxe CD into your CD-ROM drive and once the autorun screen comes up
click on “Install Beyond TV”.
Step 2:
Click on “Next” to continue with the installation.
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Step 3:
Click on “I Agree” for the installation to continue.
Step 4:
Please input the Product Key located on the paper jacket containing your CD in the blank elds.
The Product Key is an alphanumeric key (numbers and lowercase letters) consisting of six
sections that uniquely identies an installation of Beyond TV.
Here is an example of the Product Key format:
96832a94-19g1-57a8-nnbx-11v6067812s86-XXXXXXXX (Do not use this product key)
Step 5:
This screen allows you to select a location to where you want to install the software and click
“Next” to start the installation.
Step 6:
The software installation will start installing and when nished click “Finish” to the installation.
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Remote Control
Off Button
Mute
(Electronic Program Guide)
Channel up and down
Guide
Info
(channel description)
Record
Menu of Beyond TV
Scroll up
Scroll down
Exit
Live TV
Volume up and down
This button will allow you to turn Beyond TV ON/OFF
To mute/unmute the volume
0 - 9 number pad
To toggle between the channel you are on and the previous channel
Within Beyond TV this button will bring up the Electronic Program Guide that shows your tv listings
Within Beyond TV this button will bring you back to the menu page
Rewind/ Fast Forward your live TV shows
Rewind/ Fast Forward your live TV shows
Play/ Pause your live TV which is called “Time-shift”
Stop button will stop your live TV show
Takes you directly to live TV
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SnapStream Beyond TV 3.5 Setup Wizard:
*NOTE: Before running the Setup Wizard, please be sure that you are connected to the internet and have DirectX 9.0 or
greater installed.
The Setup Wizard is a utility that will help navigate the process of con guring Beyond TV with
your particular system.
While it is generally used during the initial con guration of Beyond TV, you can use it anytime you
want to change the con guration of Beyond TV. Launch the Setup Wizard from your Windows
Start Menu.
Step 1:
Once you have nished installing the software, the “Beyond TV Setup Wizard” will appear and
help you to con gure Beyond TV with your system’s hardware and software. Click “Next” to
continue.
To navigate up/ down in the Electronic Program Guide
Navigate through the Electronic Program Guide and skim back and forth through your tv shows
This will bring up the description of what you are watching
This will take you out of the screen and take you back to the menu page
This will take you to the Electronic Program Guide to setup recording
Changing channels up and down
Raising/ Lowering the volume control
Channel
Channel
Volume
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Step 2:
Select the country in which you are using Beyond TV. The Setup Wizard uses country selection
to determine the Frequency standard (PAL, NTSC, etc.) in that country. Beyond TV will use these
frequencies to tune available TV channels. Click “Next” to continue.
Step 3:
Choose the remote that you will be using with Beyond TV. Select “ADS Tech Remote Control” in
the pull down menu and click “Next”.
If you don’t plan on using any remote, selet “None” (I will use the keyboard/mouse).
SnapStream.Net Setup
Note: Please make sure that you are connected to the internet because it will start downloading the
90 day trial (E)lectronic (P)rogram (G)uide.
Step 4:
Because you are a rst time user, you will need to register the software to be able to download the
90 day trial (E)lectronic (P)rogram (G)uide. Once you have nished the registration click “Next”.
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Step 5:
The broadcast source is the means by which you receive television reception. Beyond TV uses
the source you select to determine the proper setup process to tune to the channels available for
watching and recording via your broadcast source.
* Select “Antenna” or “Standard Cable” option if you receive television reception through a coaxial
cable that you connect directly to the video input on your television. This coaxial cable will connect
directly to the Instant TV Deluxe.
* Select “External Cable Box” or” Satellite” option if you receive television reception on an external
set-top cable box or satellite receiver. You would then connect via RCA or S-Video from your Video
Source to the back of your Instant TV Deluxe.
Step 6:
The capture device you’re selecting in this portion of the Setup Wizard is the TV Tuner device
to which you’ve connected your broadcast source. The Setup Wizard may identify other video
capture devices, such as a web cam or an additional video capture card, which are installed in or
connected to your PC. If you see multiple capture devices in the pick-list, enusure that you select
Instant TV Deluxe and click “Next”.
Choose:
• Instant DVD for USB
or
• ADS PTV 305 Video Capture
Step 7:
By entering your zip code, Beyond TV will determine what local cable/satellite providers are
available to choose from.
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Step 8:
Select your local/satellite providers and click “Next”.
Step 9:
Please select a service tier based on your cable or satellite service (basic, extended basic,
premiere channels, etc.)
Step 10:
This step of the Setup Wizard allows you to test the options you’ve selected and conm that
Beyond TV 3.5 is working properly with your system. If your setup is working, the following will be
true:
- You can view live TV
- You can hear audio while viewing live TV
- You can change channels
If any of these are not working for you, use the “Back” button to return to specic sections of the
Setup Wizard to change your conguration to address the problem.
Once you veried that you have both, click “Next” to proceed.
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Step 11:
Select “Finish” and click “Next” to nalize your setup.
Step 12:
Beyond TV 3.5 is now congured for use with your system. Select the “Finish” button to launch the
Beyond TV Interface.
NOTE: Users can run the Setup Wizard any time after installing Beyond TV 3.5 by launching it from
the Windows Start Menu.
Start > Programs > SnapStream Media > Beyond TV 3 > Beyond TV Setup Wizard
NOTE: The Beyond TV server must be closed to use the Setup Wizard. Exit Beyond TV from the
Navigator Interface from the le menu by going to File > Exit.
Using Beyond TV:
ViewScape™ Overview - The Beyond TV ViewScape™ allows you to transform your PC into a
home theater.
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Watch Live TV
The Live TV function transforms your monitor into a television set. You can use a remote control,
keyboard, or mouse to navigate through the available channels. SnapStream.Net provides program
information for each channel as you surf through them.
Timeshifting
While you watch live television, you can pause, rewind and fast forward what you watch.
Keyboard commands:
Spacebar Toggle between Pause and Play
Rewind (press multiple times for higher speed rewind)
Fast Forward (press multiple times for higher speed
fast forward)
Mouse commands:
Pause
Drag the timeshift marker to the desired part
of broadcast
Remote Control commands:
Rewind (press multiple times for higher speed rewind)
Fast Forward (press multiple times for higher speed
fast forward)
Setup Recordings
Beyond TV gives you maximum exibility in creating and managing your favorite TV shows. The
Setup Recordings page is divided into six different sections – SnapStream.Net Program Guide,
Search By Title, Search By Keyword, Recording Settings and Priorities, Upcoming Recordings,
and Setup a Manual Recording.
Recorded Shows
Recorded Shows contains a library of your recordings and allows you to select how
long to keep a show before deletion.
Live TV Live television can be viewed and timeshift (pause/rewind/fast forward).
The SnapStream.Net Program Guide displays schedules and descriptions of what is
scheduled to air. From here, you can schedule recordings and view a list of all
upcoming episodes of each show within the program guide.
Setup Recordings
Setup recordings by browsing the program guide, searching by show title or keyword,
or scheduling a time and date manually. You can set priorities for certain shows and
resolve con icts when two shows are scheduled for recording at the same time.
Settings Settings lets you change most commonly used Playing, Recording, SnapStream.Net,
SmartSkip, and ShowSqueeze settings.
long to keep a show before deletion.
scheduled to air. From here, you can schedule recordings and view a list of all
upcoming episodes of each show within the program guide.
or scheduling a time and date manually. You can set priorities for certain shows and
resolve con icts when two shows are scheduled for recording at the same time.
SmartSkip, and ShowSqueeze settings.
SnapStream.Net
Program Guide
The SnapStream.Net Program Guide displays schedules and descriptions of what is
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SnapStream.Net Program Guide
Beyond TV’s integrated electronic programming guide (EPG) is available to U.S. and Canadian
users completely free during the 90 day trial period. It stores two weeks of program data. Channel
listings are available for all antenna, cable and satellite lineups. The program guide is automatically
updated from the SnapStream.Net servers on a daily basis.
Follow the steps below to record a show with the SnapStream.Net
Program Guide
1. From the Home page, select SnapStream.Net Program Guide.
2. Scroll through the Program Guide to the show you want to record
and select it.
3. Select a recording option.
Recording Options
View upcoming episodes Provides a listing of all future episodes. Select
individual episodes in the list to schedule a recording.
Record this episode Schedule to record only the episode for the date and
time you’ve selected. If the episode is currently
showing, recording begins immediately.
Record all episodes Schedule recording for all future episodes of the
chosen show.
Record all new episodes
Schedule recordings for all episodes that aren’t
repeats or re-runs.
Cancel
Do not record the selected show and return to the
Program Guide.
Recording icons with a slash on it indicates that this particular episode will not be
recorded. These icons appear when you manually choose to not record speci c
episodes in a series or if another recording with higher priority is scheduled to record
at the same time.
Search by Title or Keyword
With Search By Title, you can search for your favorite show by entering the show title.
With Search By Keyword, you can search for your favorite show by entering keywords. Beyond TV
will search titles, episode titles, episode descriptions, actors, and directors for your keywords.
Recording Settings and Priorities
The Recording Settings and Priorities function displays the shows you have selected to record and
allows you to adjust their priority in case of con icts.
Example:
If you select to always record Friends and always record NBA Basketball, you can assign
Friends a higher priority in the Recording Priorities. If there is ever a con ict, Friends will
always take priority and be recorded instead of NBA Basketball.
You can also view and edit details of shows to be recorded in Recording Settings and Priorities.
Details include the quality of the recording, the target folder to store the recording, whether the
show will be ShowSqueezed, and whether the show will have SmartSkip chapters generated.
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Set Beyond TV to Record Direct to Disc with Quick DVD
We have integrated QuickDVD with Beyond TV so that you can schedule a TV recording to be
recorded direct to DVD disc.
This is single session recording meaning that only a single programming event can be recorded
direct to disc. The advantage is that you can have a TV show recorded to DVD disc while you are
away, come home grab the recorded disc and play it in your home theatre.
When you run the Beyond TV Setup Wizard and select the “Instant DVD” or ADS PTV 305 Video
Capture – the Quick DVD application will also automatically be setup as a recording source.
Follow these steps to tell Beyond TV to launch Quick DVD:
1) Use the Program Guide to schedule a recording as normal
2) Press the Home key on the software or Menu key on the remote.
3) Select “Setup Recordings”
4) Then Select “Recording Settings and Priorities”
5) Now you will see a list of scheduled recordings. Click on the show that you wish to
record direct to disc and then click “View and Edit Details”
6) The rst setting is “Record From” – change this setting to display Quick DVD. If you are
capturing from a Cable TV source it will be listed as “Cable- Quick DVD”
7) Click the Home button at the top of the software or press the Menu key on the remote.
You have now set that your scheduled recording to be recorded directly to DVD disc.
Quick DVD – Direct to Disc
If you have set Beyond TV to use Quick DVD for disc recording, the Beyond TV will close down just
before the scheduled record time. The TV channel will be changed and Quick DVD is launched and
recording begins.
Quick DVD will record the TV show to your hard disc rst, then automatically burn the DVD disc.
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Managing TV Recordings
Upcoming Recordings
Upcoming Recordings displays all shows scheduled to be recorded. You can cancel recordings in
Upcoming Recordings.
Example:
If you select to record every episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, each individual episode will
be listed in Upcoming Recordings, along with the episode title and description.
Remote Recordings
A remote recording is a recording scheduled while you are away from your Beyond TV computer.
Remote recordings can be triggered through SnapStream.Net from Internet browsers, web-enabled
cell phones, and Pocket PCs
To remotely schedule a recording:
1. Connect to SnapStream.Net (WAP and web-enabled Pocket PC users should use
http://mobile.snapstream.net; PC Internet browser users should use www.snapstream.net)
2. Login using your SnapStream.Net username and password
3. Locate and choose the show you want to record in “Television Listings”, with the
“At a Glance” feature, or by doing a search.
4. Choose one of the remote recording options
5. Check to see if the job has been added by going to the “Remote Recordings” tab in
the SnapStream.Netn interface.
NOTE: Your SnapStream.Net account must rst be congured for remote recordings. You can do
this from your personal settings page in SnapStream.Net.
Beyond TV polls SnapStream.Net at least every 15 minutes for remote recordings. Once Beyond
TV has retrieved your remote recordings, they will be deleted from the “Pending Recordings” list on
SnapStream.Net and appear in your list of scheduled recordings in Beyond TV.
Adjusting Recording Quality
Beyond TV sets the quality level, by default, to an automatic setting most suitable for your
hardware. Higher quality recordings can be made by changing the quality setting.
To change the quality setting:
1. Go to the Settings section in the Beyond TV ViewScape.
2. Select Recording Settings.
3. Change Record Quality to a higher setting.
Other Recording Formats
By default, Beyond TV records all content in the MPEG-2 format, which then can be
ShowSqueezed into the Windows Media format. Optionally, users who have TV tuner cards without
hardware encoding can skip the process of ShowSqueezing MPEG-2
to Windows Media by recording directly to Windows Media.
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