AVerMedia AVERTV User Manual
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................... 1
Video Conferencing on your PC ............................................................. 1
Image and Video Capture....................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Introducing the AVerTV Application............................ 2
Launching the AVerTV application ......................................................... 2
Introducing the User Interface ................................................................ 5
The Control Panel................................................................................... 6
Resizing the TV Monitor Window............................................................ 7
Changing Skins....................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3 TV ..................................................................................... 9
Selecting Between TV Signals (air/cable) or Channel Groups............... 9
Adding and Deleting Channel Groups .................................................... 9
Memorizing TV Channels ..................................................................... 10
Skipping Unwanted Channels............................................................... 12
Selecting a TV Channel ........................................................................ 12
Specifying a Channel Name or Description.......................................... 13
Locking and Unlocking a TV Channel................................................... 13
Adjusting Volume.................................................................................. 16
16-Channel Preview.............................................................................. 16
Selecting Between TV and External Video........................................... 17
Setting the Video Format of External Video ......................................... 17
Fine tuning Color and Display Quality .................................................. 18
Chapter 4 Image Capture............................................................. 19
Before Capturing................................................................................... 19
Capturing a TV/ Video Image ............................................................... 19
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Multiple Image Sequence Capture ....................................................... 22
Chapter 5 Teletext (for PAL System) ............................................. 23
Overview ............................................................................................... 23
Toolbar Buttons..................................................................................... 24
LED Lamp ............................................................................................. 25
Using Teletext ....................................................................................... 26
Chapter 6 Time Shift ....................................................................... 29
Time Shift Controls ............................................................................... 29
Customizing Time Shift Settings........................................................... 30
Using the Time Shift Function............................................................... 31
Chapter 7 DVR ................................................................................ 32
DVR Controls ........................................................................................ 32
Recording programs or video ............................................................... 33
Playing the recorded programs or video............................................... 33
Picture-in-Picture Display ..................................................................... 34
Setup..................................................................................................... 35
Chapter 8 FM Radio ....................................................................... 43
FM Radio Controls................................................................................ 43
How to Auto Scan FM Radio Channels ................................................ 44
Channel Versus Frequency Selection .................................................. 45
Selecting a Channel.............................................................................. 45
Selecting a Radio Frequency................................................................ 45
Saving a Radio Frequency to a Channel.............................................. 46
Recording FM Radio Broadcast............................................................ 47
Playing the Recorded Audio ................................................................. 47
Customizing Audio Recording Settings ................................................ 48
Chapter 9 Scheduler...................................................................... 50
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Adding and Deleting Schedules............................................................ 51
Chapter 10 Hot Keys ...................................................................... 53
Chapter 11 Setting Up your PC for Video Conferencing............ 55
Overview ............................................................................................... 55
How to Setup AVerTV for Video Conferencing..................................... 55
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Convert your computer system into a real multimedia entertainment
center with AVerMedia
television, video conference, and capture still images and video on
your PC. If you purchased AVerTV card with FM capability, you can
also listen to FM radio.
Surely, you’ll never miss your favorite ball games, soaps or game
shows anymore. Because AVerMedia
wherein you can configure to show or record your preset TV programs
or FM radio broadcasts whenever they are aired.
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AVerTV series! Now you can watch
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AVerTV comes with a scheduler
Video Conferencing on your PC
Along with your own desktop camera, microphone, modem and the
video conferencing software, AVerMedia
video conferencing. The quality of seeing and talking to long distance
friends is now sharp, clear and at a fraction of the cost.
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AVerTV also lets you do
Image and Video Capture
You can also capture still images and full motion video. Record
television programs or other clips in a snap.
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Chapter 2 Introducing the
AVerTV Application
The AVerTV application allows you to watch TV or video, record still
or motion video, and listen to FM radio on your PC while you work on
your computer.
Launching the AVerTV application
Run the AVerTV application from the Programs menu.
Quick TV Launcher
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To run the application, click
and then click
AVerTV. Another way is to double-click the AVerTV
program icon on the desktop. Or, double-click the
Start, select Programs, choose AVerTV,
Quick TV launcher
located at the lower right corner of the screen.
If you are running the application for the first time, a configuration
dialog box will appear, prompting you to adjust settings for your
AVerMedia
The configuration dialog box first displays the
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AVerTV card.
Video tab where you
are prompted to choose a video capture device driver.
Your AVerTV card’s video capture driver is already selected by default.
If you have other TV tuner or capture devices installed in your system,
you can switch to another driver by selecting it from the drop-down list.
To adjust TV display settings such as brightness and contrast, drag the
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slider bars until you get the best display results. If there is closed
caption on the TV programs, you can enable saving of closed caption.
When you click Next, the Audio tab is displayed.
Choose the audio output for your tuner card, depending on the cable
connection you have between your tuner card and sound card.
When you click
Next, the Channel tab is displayed. If this is your first
time to use the AVerTV application, you need to search for all
available TV channels in your area. Select the Ant. option to search
only for air channels, or select CATV to scan for cable channels. Then
click the Channel Scan button to start searching and memorizing
channels. (Refer to the section titled Memorizing TV Channels for
more details.)
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Introducing the User Interface
The TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video.
Sho w/H ide
Panel
Volume
(+)/(-)
The
Control Panel provides button controls for selecting channels,
changing between TV and external video source, capturing images, and
more. It has a panel display that shows the current active video source
(e.g. TV, Composite or S-Video), channel number, and other indicators.
Quit
Resize Window
Chann el
Up/Down
To display the
Control Panel, click the button located at the lower left
corner of the TV Monitor.
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The Control Panel
iEPG
Snapshot
Play
Time Shift
Video
Source
16 C ha nn el
Preview
Show/Hide
Num eric Panel
FM
Radio
Switch
Audio
Mode
Chan nel
Up/Down
Chann el
Loop
Setup
Teletext /
Closed
Caption
Enable/Disable
Playback
(in PIP window)
Enable/Disable
Repeat Play
Mute
Volume
Control
Record
Scheduler
Ope n Fil e
The table below describes what the button controls on the Control
Panel are used for.
BUTTON FUNCTION BUTTON FUNCTION
iEPG
Setup
Link to an interactive
content guide on a Web
site (such as
TitanTV.com in the
U.S.)
Allows you to:
* Change the look of the
user interface.
* Fine tune TV display
and audio settings.
* Tune into air/cable
TV.
* Autoscan channels.
* Lock/unlock channel.
Video Source
Open File
Change to view TV or video
from a Composite or SVideo source.
Create a playlist of video
files to playback.
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BUTTON FUNCTION BUTTON FUNCTION
Teletext/Closed
Caption
Enable/Disable
Playback (in PIP
window)
Enable/Disable
Repeat Play
Mute
Volume Control
Record
Time Shift
Snapshot
* Create channel groups.
* Configure snapshot
settings.
* Customize recording
settings for the
TimeShift function.
Launch Teletext
Application or display
closed caption.
Playback recorded video
while watching TV in a
picture-in-picture
window. (Create a
playlist first by clicking
the Open File button.)
Continuously play back
the files in the playlist.
Turn off the sound.
Drag your mouse
up/down to
increase/decrease the
volume level.
Record the current TV
show.
Performs background
recording of the live TV
program. This function
lets you view the
recorded parts, while at
the same time, recording
is in progress.
Capture a single image
or a sequence of images.
Scheduler
Show/Hide
Numeric Panel
Switch Audio Mode
FM Radio
16 Channel
Preview
Channel Loop
Channel Up/Down
Play
Launch the Scheduler
application.
Toggle between displaying
or hiding the Numeric
Panel.
Choose between the
available types of audio.
Switch to listening to FM
radio.
Display 16 consecutive TV
channels on the TV Monitor
window.
Return to previously
accessed channel.
Go to the next upper or
lower active channel.
Play back recorded video
files.
Resizing the TV Monitor Window
To enlarge or reduce the size of the TV Monitor window, click and
drag the lower right edge of the window.
Double-click the TV Monitor window to display it in full screen.
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When in full screen mode, click
or double-click anywhere on the
screen to revert to the normal TV window size.
To make the TV Monitor window float over
the top of other program windows, rightclick on the TV Monitor, choose Video
Screen and make sure
Always on Top is
checked.
Changing Skins
If you want to change the look and appearance of the TV Monitor and
Control Panel, do the following:
1. Click the Setup button .
2. In the S
3. From the Skin drop-down list, select the design you prefer, then
click OK.
etup dialog box, click the Skin tab.
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Chapter 3 TV
Selecting Between TV Signals (air/cable) or
Channel Groups
Click the Setup button then click the Channel tab to choose
whether to watch air TV (
added one or more channel groups, you can also select a group.
(Refer to the section titled Adding and Deleting Channel Groups
for more details.)
Adding and Deleting Channel Groups
If you want to add or delete a channel group, do the following:
To add a new channel group:
1. Click the Setup button . In the Setup dialog box, click the
Group tab.
2. Select the Enable Group
option. The New Group
Name dialog box will then
appear.
Ant.) or cable (CATV). If you have
3. Type in a group name and
click OK.
4. Choose between Ant. (for
air) or CATV (for cable).
5. Available channels will then
be listed in the Channel
column under the Original
Program section.
Shift+click or Ctrl+click
channels from the list to
select your own channel line up.
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Then, click to add your selection to the Channel column under
the Selected Program section.
6. To add more groups, click Add and repeat steps 3 to 6.
To delete a channel group:
1. Click the Setup button . In the Setup dialog box, click the
Group tab.
2. From the Group Name drop-down
list, select the name of the group
you want to remove.
3. Click Delete to remove the
selected group.
Memorizing TV Channels
Auto-scan will search and memorize all available channels in your area.
In the
channels are check marked. If you haven’t done channel scanning when
you first started using the application, simply follow the auto-scan
procedure below. (Refer to section titled Skipping Unwanted Channels
for more detailed information to exclude selected channels.)
Channel tab of the Setup dialog box, all scanned and memorized
To auto-scan TV channels:
1. Click the Setup button and click the Channel tab.
2. In the Video Source drop-down list, make sure the TV option is
selected. Then select Ant. to search for air channels or select
CATV to scan for cable channels.
3. From the Country drop-down list, choose your region.
4.
Click Channel Scan to start the searching process.
The application has a default frequency table. When you click
Channel Scan, the application will use the frequencies in this
table and search for active channels. Active channels will then be
memorized by the application.
5. You can terminate the searching process anytime. Just click Stop.
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6.
Check and verify that you can access all the TV channels. (Refer to
the section titled Selecting a TV Channel for more detailed
information regarding channels access.)
7. If there are channels missing from the channel memory, click All
Frequency Scan and then repeat the auto-scan. The following
message will appear:
8. Click Yes to start all frequency auto-scan. The application will
then scan frequencies starting from 54 MHz to over 800 MHz,
increasing by 1 MHz at a time. The application will check these
frequencies for active channels, memorizing those that are.
Wait for the application to finish the all channel scan process or in
the All Frequency Scan dialog box, click Stop to terminate the
searching process.
When auto-scan stops the application will return to the previously
selected channel.
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Skipping Unwanted Channels
If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your channel list, do
the following:
1. Click the Setup button and click the Channel tab.
2. In the S
column, click the unwanted
channel. The check mark will be
removed, indicating that the
channel will be excluded from
your channel list and that you
won’t be able to access and watch
them through the Channel Up/Down button.
etup dialog box, Channel
Selecting a TV Channel
There are three ways of switching between TV channels:
• Click the Channel Up/Down buttons
repeatedly until you reach your desired channel.
• Click to open the Numeric Panel (as
shown to the right). Then click on the Numeric
buttons to get your desired channel number.
OR,
• Click the Setup button and click the Channel tab.
Under the Channel list, simply click on the desired channel.
You will need to perform fine-tuning only if the reception of the
selected channel is not clear. Adjust the Fine Tune slider to get a
clear TV picture.
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Specifying a Channel Name or Description
To assign a channel name or specify a description:
1. Click the Setup button and click the Channel tab.
2. Under the
you want to assign a name or description.
3. Type in the channel name or description, then press Enter.
Name column, double-click the text box of the channel
Locking and Unlocking a TV Channel
You may lock out certain TV channels (e.g. adult channels) if you want
to prevent others from watching them.
To lock a TV channel:
1. Click the Setup button and click the Channel tab.
2. Under the Lock column, double-click the “UnLock” item of a TV
channel that you want to be locked.
3. The Channel Lockout dialog box will then appear.
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4. Choose the lock Type, that is, how often you would like to lock
out the TV channel. There are four types to choose from:
• Choose Always if you want to lock out the TV channel
all the time.
• Choose Monthly to lock out the channel once a month,
at a preset day.
• Choose Weekly to lock out the channel once a week, at
a preset day and time.
• Choose Daily to lock out the channel everyday at a
preset time.
5. If you selected Monthly, Weekly or Daily, you will need to set
the Time Table:
• Set the Day of the month or week for when to lock out
the channel (only if you selected Monthly or Weekly).
• Choose the time to lock out the channel by adjusting the
Hour and Minute settings appropriately.
• Set the Length of time (in units of minutes), that is,
how long the TV channel will be locked out.
6. Type a Password to use for unlocking the TV channel in the
future.
7. Type the same password again to confirm.
8. Click OK to accept the new settings, or click Cancel to revert
back to the original settings.
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To unlock a TV channel:
1. Click the Setup button and click the Channel tab.
2. From the channel list, click the locked channel.
The
Password Confirmed dialog box will then
appear. (See figure at the right.) In the Confirm
text box, type in the password for accessing the
channel and click
3. To unlock that channel, under the Lock column, double-click the
“Lock” item.
4. The Channel Lockout dialog box will appear:
OK.
5. Select Unlock, then click OK.
Notes:
• You can use alphabetical and/or numeric digits as your password.
• It is important to remember your password. You won’t be able to
unlock a channel or change the password without your current
password. If you forget your password, you must reinstall the
application.
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