VideoMate Vista E700
Dual DVB-T PCIe Tuner Card
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com
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VideoMate Vista E700F PCIe Tuner Card ................................... |
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VideoMate Vista E700 Package Contents ................................... |
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VideoMate Vista E700 Connectors .............................................. |
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Hardware Installation ................................................................... |
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Software Installation................................................................... |
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Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E700......................... |
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Remote Power On/Off................................................................ |
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ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista ................................... |
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ComproDTV Windows Media Center Add-In ............................. |
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HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote .............................. |
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Open and close the ComproDTV 4 control panel ...................... |
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ComproDTV 4 ............................................................................ |
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Troubleshooting ......................................................................... |
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VideoMate Vista E700F PCIe Tuner Card
VideoMate Vista E700 lets you watch and record two different digital TV broadcast signal on your PC with Microsoft certified Windows Media Center remote. VideoMate Vista E700 features two TV tuners for two digital TV broadcast signals, Remote Power On/Off, Power Up Scheduling, Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording at anytime, crystal video quality, intelligent TV viewing, and multi-function remote control.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your PC must meet or exceed the following system requirements to watch TV on your PC.
z1.7 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU for DVD-Quality recording or timeshifting
z512 MB System Memory
zSound card.
zOpen PCI Express x1 slot.
zCD-ROM drive for software installation.
zWindows XP SP2 or Vista x86/x64
z50 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card, your PC should meet the following requirements.
z2.6 GHz CPU (with SSE 2) for HDTV watching and recording
z3.0 GHz (with SSE 2) for PIP mode with 6 windows.
z1.0 GB System Memory
zSound card
zOpen PCI Express x1 slot.
zCD-ROM for software installation
zWindows XP SP2 or Vista x86/x64
zUpdate the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from vendors.
z50 MB free space for software installation
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z600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video
zATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch cable from power on button.
Note
In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcast, you needs to have your own antenna which is crucial. Digital terrestrial TV broadcast uses about the same wave (UHF) as analog TV. It’s recommended to have a fishbone-like antenna on the roof for receiving. More details can be found in the troubleshooting chapter of this manual.
Digital TV broadcast is different than normal analog TV. You will see no picture instead of noisy or blurred picture when the signal is too weak. Make sure you have a good antenna and strong digital TV signal in your location. Or you will have no TV picture at all.
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VideoMate Vista E700 Package Contents
Vista E700 |
Windows Media |
Batteries |
Start Up Guide |
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TV card |
Center remote |
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IR cable |
Power switch |
Installation CD |
Ulead Software |
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patch cable |
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Low-Profile
Bracket
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VideoMate Vista E700 Connectors
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Connect the IR receiver here. |
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DVB-T |
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Connect to a digital TV antenna |
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Connect the ATX Power Switch cable of your |
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Switch |
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To Mainboard |
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Use the supplied power switch patch cable to |
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Power Switch |
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Hardware Installation
Warning
Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card and void your warranty.
1.Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord.
2.Remove the computer case cover.
Power Up Connections
3.Locate the ATX power switch pins on your computer case and trace the wires to the power switch connector on your mainboard. The ATX power switch cable is normally a twisted pair cable with a two-pin connector as shown above.
Note
On the mainboard, the ATX power switch pins are usually labeled “POWER SW” or similar. It is vital to remember the position of these pins for a later step in the installation process.
4.Unplug the ATX power switch cable from the mainboard and connect it to the white connector named “JS1” on the VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card, as shown on the right.
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5.Connect the black socket of Power Up patch cable to the power switch connector on the mainboard.
6.Connect the white socket of Power Up patch cable to the connector named “JS2” on the VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe Tuner card.
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Double check your work. If you plug the cables into the incorrect pins, your PC may not start or otherwise function improperly.
Connect the white end of the Power Up patch cable to the TV tuner card and the black end to the mainboard.
Power Up Scheduling is not required for using VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card. If you don’t want to use Power Up Scheduling from the Windows Shut down state, you can skip the power switch circuit connections, in other words, you can skip Power Up Connections in steps 3 through 6. You can still use scheduled recording from Standby mode or powered on state.
7. Insert VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card in an open PCIe slot.
This completes the hardware installation. Please read the following notes and proceed to install the software.
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Note
For best performance, the VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card should not share its IRQ. For more information, please see the Troubleshooting section.
If the computer cannot be turned on, verify the position of the power patch cable on the mainboard. Consult the mainboard documentation to determine the position of the ATX power switch connector.
Power Up will start your computer 5 minutes in advance of the scheduled recording time, for example, if you have set ComproDTV 4 to record a program at 4 o’clock, it will start your computer at 3:55. Therefore, you need to shut down the computer before 3:54 in order to let Power Up start the computer.
Power Up from Windows Shutdown mode, i.e., ACPI S5 state, requires:
zAn ATX power supply in your PC.
zMotherboard support for PCI Express x1 in order to have 3.3V standby power.
zATX powers switch cable, which is a pair of twisted wires with a two-wire connector, as shown to the right.
If you don't have the above items, you can still use Power-Up Scheduling with Windows Stand by mode, i.e., ACPI S3 state, if your system supports it.
You can use VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card without using Power Up Scheduling. If you don’t want to use Power Up Scheduling from the Windows Shut down state, you can skip the power switch circuit connections.
The ATX power switch cable is not polarized. You can plug it in either direction.
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Software Installation
After installing the PCIe card and cables in your computer, you should restart it and follow these steps to install the software.
Step 1. After restarting, Windows will detect your VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card and start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, prompting you to install the VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card drivers. 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 Vista E700 drivers, ComproDTV 4 and ComproHID) or choose Custom to select item by item. Compro recommends you choose Complete.
Step 3. If you see the Windows Logo testing message, below, please press “Continue Anyway” to proceed.
Continue Anyway
Step 4. Press Next to install ComproDTV 4
Step 5. After each program is successfully installed, press Finish to proceed.
Step 6. When installation completes, press Finish to restart computer.
Step 7. When computer is restarted, please start up ComproDTV 4. Select “Compro VideoMate E700 DVB-T Video Capture” for Video Device.
Also choose your country for the country selection and then press OK.
Step 8. It will ask you if you want to scan channels. Please select OK to start scanning. After channel scan is finished, please press OK.
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