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1500 MCE
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AVerMedia Technologies 1500 MCE User Manual

UltraTV 1500 MCE
User’s Manual
-English-
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Introducing the UltraTV Application..............................................................................2
Chapter 3 TV.....................................................................................................................................10
Chapter 4 Image Capture.................................................................................................................19
Chapter 5 Teletext (for PAL System)..............................................................................................22
Toolbar Buttons......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 6 Time Shift ........................................................................................................................27
Chapter 7 DVR ................................................................................................................................. 30
Chapter 8 FM Radio.........................................................................................................................38
Chapter 9 Scheduler.........................................................................................................................48
Adding Schedules ................................................................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 10 Hot Keys .......................................................................................................................52
Chapter 11 Customer Service .........................................................................................................54
Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
Convert your computer system into a real multimedia entertainment center with AVerMedia® UltraTV series! Now you can watch television, video conference,
and capture still images and video on your PC. If you purchased UltraTV 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® UltraTV comes with a scheduler wherein you can configure
to show or record your preset TV programs or FM radio broadcasts whenever they are aired.
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Introducing the UltraTV Application
Chapter 2 Introducing the UltraTV Application
The UltraTV 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 UltraTV Application
Run the UltraTV application from the Programs menu.
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To run the application, click Start, select Programs, choose UltraTV, and then click UltraTV. Another way is to double-click the UltraTV program icon on the desktop. Or, double-click the 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 Video tab where you are prompted to choose a video capture device driver.
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Quick TV Launcher
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UltraTV card.
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Introducing the UltraTV Application
The video capture driver of UltraTV tuner card 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 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.
Enable the OverScan feature if you would like to hide the borders of the TV/video images while watching the TV/video programs. For more details, refer to Using the OverScan Function in Chapter 3.
When you click Next, the Audio tab is displayed.
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Introducing the UltraTV Application
If you purchase the product with DirectSound support, then you don’t
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have to make any setting on the Audio tab
When you click Next, the Channel tab is displayed. If this is your first time to use the UltraTV 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. After scanning, click Finish to exit the current tab. (Refer to
the section titled Memorizing TV Channels for more details.)
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Introducing the UltraTV Application
Introducing the User Interface
The TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video.
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Quit
Resize Window
Sho w/H ide
Panel
Volume (+)/(-)
Channel Up/Down
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.
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
Snapshot
iEPG
Play
Time Shift
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Introducing the UltraTV Application
16 Channel
Preview
Video
Source
Show/Hide
Numeric Panel
FM
Radio
Switch
Audio Mode
Channel Up/Down
Channel
Loop
Setup
Teletext/
Closed
Caption
Enable/Disable
Playback
PIP Window
Enable/Disable
Repeat Play
Display
Signal
Strength
Mute
Volume Control
Record
Scheduler
Open File
The table below describes what the button controls on the Control Panel are used for.
BUTTON FUNCTION BUTTON FUNCTION
iEPG Link to an interactive
content guide on a Web site (such as
Video Source Change to view TV or
video from a Composite or S-Video source.
TitanTV.com in the U.S.)
Setup Allows you to:
* Change the look of the
Open File Create a playlist of
video files to playback.
user interface.
* Fine tune TV display
and audio settings.
* Tune into air/cable
TV.
* Autoscan channels.
* Lock/unlock channel.
* Create channel groups.
* Configure snapshot
settings.
* Customize recording
settings.
* Select Time Shift video
Quality.
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Introducing the UltraTV Application
BUTTON FUNCTION BUTTON FUNCTION
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Teletext/Closed Caption
Launch Teletext Application or display
Scheduler Launch the Scheduler
application.
closed caption.
Enable/Disable Playback PIP Window
Playback recorded video while watching TV in a picture-in-picture
Show/Hide Numeric Panel
Toggle between displaying or hiding the
Numeric Panel. window. (Create a playlist first by clicking the Open File button.)
Enable/Disable Repeat Play
Continuously play back the files in the playlist.
Switch Audio Mode
Choose between the
available types of audio.
Mute Turn off the sound. FM Radio Switch to listening to
FM radio.
Volume Control Drag your mouse
up/down to increase/decrease the
16 Channel Preview
Display 16 consecutive
TV channels on the TV
Monitor window. volume level.
Record Record the current TV
show.
Channel Loop Return to previously
accessed channel.
Time Shift Performs background
recording of the live TV
Channel Up/Down
Go to the next upper or
lower active channel. program. This function lets you view the recorded parts, while at the same time, recording is in progress.
Snapshot Capture a single image or
a sequence of images.
Play Play back recorded
video files.
Setting for Power Option
While you will be away from the computer, you can set the time to turn off the computer or put your computer in Standby or Hibernate mode.
Standby：
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Standby is a state in which your monitor and hard disks turn off, so that your computer uses less power.
Hibernate：
Hibernation is a state in which your computer shuts down to save power but first saves everything in memory on your hard disk.
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To complete the setting:
! Right-click on the TV monitor, point to
Sleep, and choose the power option and an optimal execution time.
To abort the setting:
! Right-click on the TV monitor, point to Sleep, and choose Cancel Setting.
Description
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Cancel Setting
Stand by Now!/30/60/90/120 min
Hibernate mode 30/60/90/120 min
Enter Power off mode after 30/60/90/120 min
Disable the Sleep function.
Your computer will go into Standby mode in Now!/30/60/90/120 minutes.
Your computer will go into Hibernate mode in 30/60/90/120 minutes.
Your computer will be turned off in 30/60/90/120 minutes.
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.
When in full screen mode, 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, right-click on the TV Monitor, choose Video Screen and make sure Always on Top is checked.
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Introducing the UltraTV Application
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 Setup dialog box, click the Skin tab.
3. From the Skin drop-down list, select the design you prefer, then click OK.
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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 (Ant.) or cable (CATV). If you have 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.)
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TV
Adding and Deleting Channel Groups
Selecting a Channel Group allows you to switch between the channels of the selected group only when pressing the Channel Up/Down button. 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.
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.
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.
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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 Channel tab of the Setup dialog box, all scanned and memorized 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 the section titled Skipping Unwanted Channels for more detailed information to exclude selected channels.)
TV
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.
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. The following message will appear:
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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.
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TV
9. If you change your mind and want to revert to the default frequency table, click All Frequency Scan again and choose Restore.
Excluding 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
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 column, click the
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,
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! 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 channels is not clear. You can either click the Auto Tune button or manually adjust the Fine Tune slider to get a clear TV picture.
Specifying a Channel Name or Description
To assign a channel name or specify a description:
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TV
1. Click the Setup button
2. Under the Name column, double-click the text box of the channel you want to assign a name or description.
3. Type in the channel name or description, then press Enter.
and click the Channel tab.
Changing the TV Channel Order
You may change the sequence of TV channels in the channel list as you prefer.
1. Click the Setup button and click the Channel tab.
2. Click on the channel which you want to move upward or downward.
3. Click the UP or DOWN button at the right side until the selected channel moves to the desired location.
4. Click OK to exit the dialog box.
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Chapter 3
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:
5. Click the Setup button and click the Channel tab.
6. Under the Lock column, double-click the “UnLock” item of a TV channel that you want to be locked.
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7. The Channel Lockout dialog box will then appear.
8. 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.
9. 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).
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