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Table of Contents
About This Guide ................................................................................. 4
VideoMate U80 Package Contents...................................................... 5
Installation ............................................................................................ 5
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista............................................ 6
Open and close the ComproDTV 4 display panel.............................. 8
ComproDTV 4 ....................................................................................... 9
Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 14
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About This Guide
VideoMate U80 lets you watch and record digital terrestrial TV broadcast on
your computer or laptop. It can efficiently capture digital terrestrial TV
broadcast programs from your area. VideoMate U80 features a TV tuner for
digital TV broadcast, Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled
recording at anytime, crystal video quality, and intelligent TV viewing.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your PC must meet or exceed the following system requirements to watch TV
on your PC.
z PIII 1.7 GHz CPU for TV viewing
z 512 MB RAM
z Available USB 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 only)
z Sound card or on-board sound chip
z Graphics Card or on-board graphics supports DirectX 9.0
z CD-ROM for software installation.
z Windows XP SP2 or above installed.
z 150 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate U80, your PC should meet the following
requirements.
z 2.6 GHz CPU with SSE 2 support for DVD recording and timeshifting
z 3.0 GHz CPU with SSE 2 support for HDTV/TS viewing/recording and PIP
z Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz or above for H.264 viewing/recording
z 1GB RAM
z Sound card or on-board sound chip
z Available USB 2.0 ports
z CD-ROM for software installation
z Graphics Card or on-board graphics supports DirectX 9.0
z Windows Vista x86/x64
z Update the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from
vendors.
z 150 MB free space for software installation
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VideoMate U80 Package Contents
VideoMate U80
DVB-T stick
USB 2.0 cable
Software CD
Start Up Guide
Installation
Start the computer. Make sure VideoMate U80 is connected to your computer
and insert the installation CD into your CD drive.
Step 1. After restarting, Windows will detect a new device and start the
Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, please press Cancel and go to the
next step.
Step 2. Insert the installation CD into your CD drive. If you have Autorun
enabled, the installer will start automatically. (If Autorun is disabled,
double-click on “setup.exe” on the installation CD.) You can choose
Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate U80 drivers,
and ComproDTV) or choose Custom to select item by item. Compro
recommends you choose Complete.
Step 3. Press Next to install ComproDTV,
Step 4. After each program is successfully installed, press Finish to proceed.
Step 5. When installation completes, press Finish to restart computer.
Step 6. Connect the digital or analog TV signal and open ComproDTV to
enjoy the show.
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