AverMedia AVerTV User Manual [en, es, fr]

INTRODUCTION

English

This covers the installation guide for AVerMedia® AVerTV and AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio, which either include with A2, NICAM or SAP stereo standard. With

either product, you can watch TV, record your favorite program or video to your hard drive, watch a TV replay, capture images, play music CD, and video conference on your PC. If you purchased the AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio package, you can even listen to FM radio!

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• TV Tuner/Capture Card • Stereo Audio Cable

• Installation CD • Quick Installation Guide

• FM Radio Antenna (AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio only)

If you purchased the one with remote, your package will also include:

• Remote Control

• Infrared Sensor Cable

(Batteries included)

• Two-in-one Cable (8-pin Mini-Din S-video/Remote connector)

System Requirements

System requirements are described very clearly on the package box. Before installing the AVerMedia® AVerTV and AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio card and software, make sure your PC meets the listed requirements.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Step 1. Installing the Card to the PC

1. Remove the system unit cover.

2. Insert the tuner/capture card in an empty

PCI expansion slot on the motherboard.

3. Replace back the system unit cover.

Step 2. Making the Connections

The AVerMedia® AVerTV and AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio cards have the same connectors, except that AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio has an additional "FM" port. A “remote” port will be available, if you purchase the one with a remote function.

The figure on the next page shows clearly, which cable should be connected to each port.

To Video/S-Video Out and Left & Right Audio Out

Camcorder

FM Radio Antenna

(AVerMedia AVerTV Studio only)

Connecting to a Video Source

Video Cable

(not supplied)

S-Video Cable

(not supplied)

Audio Cable

(not supplied)

of Video Source

VCR

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V T

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T O M E R

TV Antenna/

Cable

Stereo Audio

Cable

Infrared Sensor Cable

(option)

Microphone

(Not Suppli ed)

External Amplified Speaker

If you have the one with 8-pin Mini-Din s-video/remote connector, see the diagram below for proper cable connection.

Infrared Sensor Cable

S-Video Cable

(not supplied)

Camcorder

To Video/S-Video Out and

Left & Right Audio Out

of Video Source

VCR

(option)

Two-in-one cable

Video Cable

(not supplied)

Audio Cable

(not supplied)

Connecting to a Video Source

FM Radio Antenna

(AVerMedia AVerTV Studio only)

TV Antenna

Stereo Audio

Cable

Microphone

(Not Supplied)

External Amplified

Speaker

INSTALLING THE DRIVER

After you have properly installed the card, turn on your computer. The system will automatically detect the newly installed device on the first time you reboot your computer. Simply follow the installation procedures and restart the computer when you’re instructed to do so.

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Installing WDM driver for Windows ME/XP

1. In Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box, choose Automatic search for a

better driver (Recommended). Click Next.

2. Select the one with <CD-ROM drive>:\DRIVER\WIN..\....then click OK.

3. Click Finish. The Audio, Tuner and Crossbar portion of the installation

will continue. The screens that you will encounter are exactly the same as the screens in video capture installation.

4. The AVerMedia TV Series dialog box will prompt you to key-in the product key

number. In the text box, type the product key then click OK.

Installing WDM driver For Windows 2000

1. The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear. Click Next.

2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended). Click

Next.

3. Select CD-ROM drives. Place the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

Click Next.

4. The wizard now detects the correct driver. Click Next.

5. Ignore the warning message. Click Yes to install the rest of the file.

6. Click Finish. The Audio, Tuner and Crossbar portion of the installation will

continue. The installation screens will be identical to the video capture installation program.

7. The AVerMedia TV Series dialog box will prompt you to key-in the product key

number. In the text box, type the product key then click OK.

Installing WDM driver For Windows 98SE(second edition)

You must have your Windows 98SE and the AVerMedia TV Series installation CD nearby.

1. The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear. Click Next.

2. Select Search for the best driver for your device

(Recommended). Click Next.

3. Select CD-ROM drive. Place the AVerMedia TV Series installation CD

into your CD-ROM drive. Click Next.

4. You’ll be prompted to insert the AVerMedia Bt878 WDM Driver Disk

click OK. In the next dialog box, at the Copy files from text box, type: <CD-ROM drive>:\Driver \Win98SE.

5. If the required files are in your windows directory, the following steps

are not needed.

When prompted, insert the MS Windows98SE installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

Click OK. In the next dialog box, type: <CD-ROM drive>:\Win98 then click OK.

6. Click Finish. The Audio, Tuner and Crossbar portion of the installation will

continue. The installation screens will be identical to the video capture installation program.

7. The AVerMedia TV Series dialog box will prompt you to key-in the product key

number. In the text box, type the product key then click OK.

Installing VxD driver For Windows 98/95

1. The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box will appear. Click Next.

2. Select Search for the best driver for your device

(Recommended). Click Next.

3. Select Specify a location then type: <CD-ROM drive>:\Driver

\Win98. Place the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive then click Next.

4. Click Finish. Windows 98 will then proceed to install the audio

capture driver. The screens that you will encounter are exactly the same as the screens in video capture installation.

5. The AVerMedia TV Series dialog box will prompt you to key-in the product key number. In the text box, type the product key then click OK.

For Windows NT 4.0

To install the drivers and utility software:

1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and type:

Your CD-ROM Drive:\NT40\Disk1\Setup.exe

2. A Welcome dialog box will first appear. Click Next.

3. The next dialog box shows a list of system requirements. If your PC does not meet any of listed requirements, stop the installation and properly upgrade your PC.

If your computer is already properly equipped, click Yes and continue with the

installation.

4. Th e Select Country dialog box will then appear. Choose the name of your country from this dialog box.

If the name of your country is not listed, choose any country which uses the same

TV system as yours. Based on your selection, the installation program will automatically set which TV system the card would receive.

5. The destination folder in which the utility software will be installed is displayed in the Choose Destination Location dialog box.

If you want to specify your own folder, click Browse and enter a pathname.

Click Next.

6. Next, specify the program folder in which to place the utility software.

Then, click Next.

7. At this point, setup is complete.

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If you want to open the Readme file and view the most up-to-date information on

AVerMedia TV Series, select View the README file. Otherwise, clear this option if do not want to view the Readme file.

If you want to automatically run the utility software after the installation, select

Launch the TV Series App.

Important! The software must be installed only AFTER the drivers are

completely installed. If the installation main screen appear, click Exit to resume the driver installation.

Installing the Utility Software

After the driver installation has been completed, install the utility software and bundled software. Press the "Eject" button of your CD-ROM drive and re-insert the Installation CD.

The Installation Main Screen will then appear:

Click on the name of each

software and follow the on-screen

instructions to complete each

installation.

Click Exit after you have finished

installing all the software.

Important:

While installing the AVerMedia Utility Software, you will encounter the Select Country dialog box. Choose the name of your country from this dialog box.

If the name of your country is not listed, choose any country, which uses the same TV system as yours. Based on your selection, the installation program will automatically set which TV system the card would receive.

You will also be prompted to install DirectX. Since the AVerMedia TV Series requires DirectDraw, you must install DirectX.

purchased the AVerTV Studio, you can even listen to FM radio with the remote. The remote control can also functions as a Remote Mouse.

TV Control Buttons

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DRAG.

7 8 9

DISPLAY LOOP

FREEZE MUTEAUTOSCAN

PAUS E PL AYRECORD STOP

VOLUME

- +

CHANNEL/PAGE

POWER

Run the Utility Software or exit from the utility

POWER

VIDEO

AUDIO

FULL

SCREEN

PREVIEW

CAPTURE

VIDEO

Switch to TV, Composite video, or S-Video

AUDIO

Choose Mono, Stereo or SAP

FULL SCREEN

Display TV or video in full screen

PREVIEW

16-channel Preview

LOO P

Go to the previously selected channel

MUTE

Tur n off the so un d

CAPTURE

Capture the on-screen image to a bitmap file

Play (Time Shift)

ress to continue watching and forward skip 10 sec. of the temporary recorded TV show

Stop (Time Shift)

Switch back to real time TV mode

VOLUME

Increase/Dec rease volume level

for WDM

* Select a TV channel

* In 16-channel preview,

use the to

highlight the channel

above, below, left and right

Memorize all active TV

channels in your area

Switch to VCR mode

and record th e current

program or video into

PAU SE (Tim e Sh if t)

Switch to Time Shift mode

and pause the live TV show

CHANNEL Up/Down

Go up or down to the

next active TV channel

Turn on the CD Player

CHANNEL

SELECTION

↑↓←→

DISPLAY

Display information

AUTOSCAN

FREEZE

Freeze/Unfreeze

RECORD

your hard drive

for WDM

TELETEX

View Teletext information

TV/FM CD TELETEXT

ENTER

Note: Due to system requirement, the time shift, I-record and saving the

video in MPEG2 format will not be featured using the VxD driver. We recommend you to install the WDM driver.

The Remote Control

The AVerMedia® AVerTV and AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio with remote package allows you to use infrared remote control to watch TV, record TV programs or video to your hard drive, watch a TV replay, play music CD, and capture still images. If you

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Français

INTRODUCTION

Le présent manuel couvre le guide d’ installation pour AVerMedia® AVerTV et AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio, qui sont au standard stéréo A2, NICAM ou SAP.

Avec ces produits, vous pourrez regarder la télévision, enregistrer vos programmes ou vos vidéo favoris sur votre disque dur, regarder un enregistrement télévisé, capturer des images, lire des CD musicaux, et participer à des conférences vidéo, le tout sur votre ordinateur. Si vous avez acheté AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio, vous pouvez même écouter la radio FM!

CONTENU DE L’EMBALLAGE

• Carte de Tuneur TV /Capture • Câble audio stéréo

• CD d’installation • Guide de mise en route rapide

• Antenne de radio FM (AVerMedia AVerTV Studio seulement)

Si vous avez acheté la version à distance,les éléments suivants sont aussi

inclus:

• Télécommande (Piles inclues)

• Câble du détecteur infra-rouge

• Câble deux-en-un

(Connecteur S-vidéo 8-pin Mini-Din)

Installation du matériel

Etape 1. Installer la carte dans le PC

1. Démontez le capot de l'unité système.

2. Insérez la carte de capture/tuner dans un emplacement PCI disponible sur la carte mère.

3. Remettez le capot de l'unité système en place.

Etape 2. Les connexions

Les cartes AVerMedia® AVerTV et AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio ont les mêmes connecteurs, excepté pour AVerMedia® AVerTV Studio qui possède un port FM additionnel. Un port “à distance”est disponible si vous avez acheté un modèle avec la fonction de contrôle à distance.

La figure se trouvant sur la page suivante, montre clairement quels câbles doivent être connectés à quels ports.

Antenne de radio FM

(AVerMedia AVerTV Studio seulement)

Connexion vers une source vidéo

Câble Viedo (Non fourni)

Câble S-Vidéo

(Non fourni)

Câble Audio

Vers sortie Vidéo/S-Vidéo et sorties audio

droite et gauche de la source vidéo

Camescope

(Non fourni)

Magnétoscope

Câble d'anntenne de Télévision

TV FM

VIDEO

OUT

Câble audio

stéréo

AUDIO S-VIDEO

REMOTE

Câble du détecteur

infra-rouge (En option)

Micro

(Non fourni)

Hauts-parleurs externes amplifiés

Télécommande

(En option)

Si vous possédez la carte comprenant un connecteur s-vidéo 8-pin Mini-Din, veuillez vous référer au diagramme ci-dessous pour la connexion du câble.

Télécommande (En option)

Câble du détecteur infra-rouge

(En option)

Câble S-Vidéo

(Non fourni)

Camescope

Magnétoscope

Connexion vers une source vidéo

Vers sortie Vidéo/ S-Vidéo et sorties a udio

droite et gauche de la source vidéo

Câble deux- en-un

Câble Audio (Non fourni)

Câble Viedo (Non fourni)

Antenne de radio FM

(AVerMedia AVerTV Studio seulement)

Câble d'anntenne de Télévision

(Non fourni)

Câble audio

stéréo

Hauts-parleurs externes amplifiés

Micro

INSTALLATION DU PILOTE

Après avoir correctement installé la carte, mettez votre ordinateur sous tension. Le système détecte alors automatiquement le nouveau périphérique lorsque votre ordinateur est amorcé. Suivez alors tout simplement les différentes étapes de l’installation, puis redémarrer votre ordinateur lorsqu’on vous le demandera.

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