Table of Contents
VA2000 Series
VA1000 Series
User's Guide
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1- KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................- 1 -
1.1 KEY FEATURES ............................................................................................................................- 1 -
CHAPTER 2- AOPEN VA2000 / VA1000 SERIES SETTING.............................................- 3 -
2.1 VA2000 / VA1000 SERIES LAYOUT VIEW..................................................................................- 3 -
2.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................- 3 -
2.3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................- 4 -
2.4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...........................................................................................................- 4 -
CHAPTER 3- DRIVER INSTALLATION (WINDOWS 98 SE/2000/ ME) ............................- 7 -
3.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 98SE/2000/XP..............................................................- 7 -
3.2 DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS ME ..................................................................................- 9 -
3.2 COMPONENT CHECK-OUT ..........................................................................................................- 10 -
CHAPTER 4- OPENREMOTE.................................................................................................- 11 -
4.1 INSTALL OPENREMOTE ..............................................................................................................- 11 -
4.2 GETTING STARTED .....................................................................................................................- 11 -
4.3 HOW TO USE OPEN REMOTE .....................................................................................................- 12 -
CHAPTER 5- AOPEN DRIVER LIVE UP DATE...................................................................- 14 -
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Chapter 1 – Key Features
Chapter 1- Key Features
Welcome to the world of AOpen Video Station VA2000 / VA1000 Series. With this
multimedia product, you can use it as a convenient tool for multiple purposes including
video conferencing, video editing, class presentation, or even entertainment. The
jumperless design and PnP (Plug & Play) implementation simplify the tedious installation
process.
1.1 Key Features
? Receive TV broadcasts: 125 channel cable/antenna-ready TV tuner
? External inputs for video capture: AV and S-video inputs for external video resources
like cameras and VCRs.
? Wireless remote control included: Channels up/down, Volume up/down.
? Full motion video capture
? Still frame video capture
? External interface: 75 ohm IEC coaxial input (cable TV), composite (RCA) input,
S-Video (SVHS) input, audio input, and line audio output
WDM Capture Driver Support
? Windows 98SE
? Windows ME
? Windows 2000
? Windows XP
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Model Comparison table
Composite
Chapter 1 – Key Features
Model name Capture
Chipset
NEC 3D
Y/C
Remote
Control
Stereo
S-Video
Input
Sep
VA2000 MAX-SNT6 Conexant
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CX23416
VA2000 MAX-NT6 Conexant
No Yes Yes Yes Yes
CX23416
VA1000 MAX-NT1 Conexant
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CX23881
VA1000
SAA7133 No Yes Yes Yes Yes
POWER-NT3
VA1000 MAX SAA7130 No Yes Yes Yes Yes
VA1000 Lite2 SAA7130 No Yes - Yes Yes
Input
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Chapter 2- AOpen VA1000 DELUXE Setting
Chapter 2- AOpen VA2000 / VA1000 Series Setting
2.1 VA2000 / VA1000 Series Layout View
VA2000 Series
VA1000 Series
2.2 Package Contents
? Video Stat ion VA2000 / VA1000 Series Card
? Remote Control and Receiver Cable
? CD of VA2000 / VA1000 Series Drivers
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Chapter 2- AOpen VA1000 DELUXE Setting
2.3 System Requirements
? IBM PC or compatible
? Pentium III 600MHz CPU or better processor
? Minimum 128 MB memory
? One free PCI slot and IRQ
? VGA and with DirectDraw driver supporting 15 bit color or higher
? Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/M e/XP
? TV antenna or cable from CATV
? Sound card
? Speakers for audio output
? CD-ROM drive
2.4 Hardware Installation
Caution:
Static electricity can se verely damage electronic parts, Take these precautions:
? Before touching any electronic part, drain the static electricity from your body. You can
do this by touching the internal metal frame of your computer while it's unplugged.
? Don't remove a card from the anti-static container until you are ready to install it. When
you remove a card from your computer, place it back in its container.
? Don't let your clothes touch any electronic parts.
? When handling a card, hold it by its edges, and avoid touching its circuitry.
2.4.1 Please follow the steps shown below to install the card into your
computer:
1. Turn off all your computer power and any peripherals.
2. Select an available PCI slot and remove the slot cover, screw, etc.
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Chapter 2- AOpen VA1000 DELUXE Setting
3. Put the Video Station VA2000 / VA1000 SERIES card firmly into the PCI slot until it
snaps in place and secure the card by replacing the screw you remove from step 2.
4. Plug the TV cable into the antenna adapter input of Video Station VA2000 / VA1000
SERIES.
2.4.2 For TV watch on your PC
? Connect the TV antenna or cable with the antenna input.
? Connection between the “Speak out” or “Line out” connector of your sound card and
the speaker.
? Connector of remote control sensor cable.
2.4.3 For External video sources such as VCR, VCD/DVD player, or
camcorder
? Connector of the AV cable / S-Video for Video equipments.
? Connection between the audio output of card and the “Line in” of your sound card.
? Connection between the “Speak out” or “Line out” connector of your sound card and
the speaker.
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VA2000 Series
VA1000 Series
Chapter 2- AOpen VA1000 DELUXE Setting
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Chapter 3- Driver Installation
Chapter 3- Driver Installation
(Windows 98 SE/2000/ME)
Prior to installation, it is highly recommended that all application programs should be
disabled such as anti-virus software and system monitoring applications.
3.1 Driver Installation for Windows 98SE/2000/XP
Once your system is done booting, Windows will detect new hardware and started with the
“Add New Hardware Wizard”. Please Click “Cancel” to continue. All you have to do now is
follow the steps described below one by one to finish the installation.
For the driver installation steps of VA2000 / VA1000 Series driver
1. Start Windows and insert the AOpen Installation CD disc into the CD-ROM drive.
2. The AOpen Installation Wizard will appear, please select “Driver” to continue.
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3. Please Click “Install”, now start installing the driver.
Chapter 3- Driver Installation
4. Then the on-going dialog box shows that the Window has success installing the drivers
for VA2000 / VA1000 SERIES. Click “OK” to end up driver installation.
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Chapter 3- Driver Installation
5. For Windows98 SE, must to restart your system. Please Click “Yes” to restart your
computer.
(Windows98SE)
3.2 Driver Installation for Windows Me
Once your system is done booting, Windows will detect new hardware and started with the
“Add New Hardware Wizard”.
1. Please select “Specify the lo cation of the driver (Advanced)” and Click “Next” to
continue.
2. Please Deselect “Removable Mdeia” and “Specify a location” and Click “Next” to
continue.
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Chapter 3- Driver Installation
3. Click “Finish” to continue.
4. Please keep going install driver. The step the same as Section 3.1? Step 1
3.2 Component Check-out
Go to | Start | Setting | Control Panel | System | and double click System icon.
Go to Device Manager to check out if the driver has been installed.
? VA2000 Series
You can found “AOpen VA2000 Video Encoder” component in “Sound, video and game
controllers”
? VA1000 Series
Capture chipset is Philips SAA713x:
You can found “AOpen VA1000” and “AOpen WDM TV Tuner” component in
“Sound, video and game controllers”
Capture chipset is Conexant CX 23881:
You can found “AOpen VA1000 Capture”, “AOpen VA1000 Crossbar” and “AOpen
VA1000 TV Tuner” component in “Sound, video and game controllers”
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Chapter 4 - OpenRemote
Chapter 4- OpenRemote
Introduction
Welcome to use AOpen OpenRemote. With this tool, you can easy for use remote controller
to remote your application. You can define any button of remote controller to mapping
keyboard button for any application. You are able to en joy a convenient remote function.
4.1 Install OpenRemote
1. Start Windows and insert the AOpen Installation CD disc into CD-ROM drive.
2. Please click the OpenRemote to run the program.
4.2 Getting Started
When you finished install OpenRemote, A tray icon will show in right-down corner.
Receive a remote controller button
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4.3 How to use Open Remote
1. Press Function UP/DOWN button
of remote controller to select an
item what you want to remote. Or
click Open Remote tray icon and
click UP/DOWN/ITEM icon to
select an item what you want to
remote.
2. Select an item and Press OK
button of remote controller. And
press remote controller button to
remote your AP.
D. How to use Remote Utility
You can use Open Remote Utility to
setting any remote controller button to
mapping any AP.
Run Open Remote Utility.
[Start-->Programs-->Open
Remote-->Utility] .
? Up/Down: Move up/down
remote item.
? Add: Added a remote item.
? Delete: Delete a remote item.
? Modify: Modify selected
remote item (Shown on as
following.)
? Exit: Exit Remote Utility
Chapter 4 - OpenRemote
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Chapter 4 - OpenRemote
? Label: Description you
want be remote AP.
? File Name: Specify an AP
path for you want to be
remote. Press Power
button of remote
controller will launch this
AP.
? Remote Button: Define
remote controller to
mapping any key for your
specify an AP.
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Chapter 5 - AOpen Driver Live Update
Chapter 5- AOpen Driver Live Update
Live Update wizard is AOpen driver instant service. It can support:
? Auto detects TV tuner driver version.
? Auto link to AOpen driver FTP web service.
? Auto check AOpen web driver information.
? Auto downloads newer driver from AOpen web.
1. Start Windows and insert the AOpen Installation CD disc into CD-ROM drive.
2. Please click the AOpen Driver Live Update to run the program.
3. If your driver same with the latest version AOpen currently provide, then Live Update
wills info you.
4. If Live Update found any new driver exist. It will show information about your driver
versions. And click OK to continue.
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Chapter 5 - AOpen Driver Live Update
5. Please select an FTP server to download it.
6. During download process, the Live Update banner will share information about new
AOpen products with you. You may click the banner to get more information.
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