Compro VideoMate Vista E900F START UP GUIDE
VideoMate Vista E900F
Dual D/A HW2 PCIe Tuner Card
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com
Table of Contents
VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe Tuner Card ................................... 3
VideoMate Vista E900F Package Contents ................................. 4
VideoMate Vista E900F Connectors ............................................ 5
Hardware Installation.........................................................................6
Software Installation.....................................................................9
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E900F....................... 10
Remote Power On/Off................................................................ 12
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista ................................... 14
ComproDTV Windows Media Center Add-In .............................16
HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote .............................. 17
Open and close the ComproDTV 4 display panel ...................... 18
ComproDTV 4.2 .........................................................................19
ComproFM 2 ..............................................................................27
Troubleshooting .........................................................................28
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VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe Tuner Card
Compro VideoMate Vista E900F is a dual PCIe DVB-T and analog TV/FM
tuner card with the powerful real-time hardware MPEG-1/2/4 encoding engine.
You can hardware record high quality TV shows and hardware timeshift for
instant replay of live TV without heavy CPU loading as a high-end DVD
recorder. Vista E900F bundles the Microsoft certified Windows Media Center
remote to controls the Windows Media Center and ComproDTV 4. It turns your
computer into a home entertainment center by bringing you digital/analog TV
viewing, video/audio capturing, and high quality 480i to 576p component video
input and is certified for Windows Vista 32/64 bit.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your PC must meet or exceed the following system requirements to watch TV
on your PC.
z PIII 1.7 GHz or equivalent CPU for DVD-Quality recording or timeshifting
z 512 MB System Memory
z Sound card.
z Open PCI Express x1 slot.
z CD-ROM drive for software installation.
z Windows XP SP2 or Vista 32/64 bit
z 50 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card, your PC should
meet the following requirements.
z P4 2.6 GHz CPU (with SSE 2) for HDTV watching and recording
z P4 3.0 GHz (with SSE 2) for PIP mode with five windows.
z 1.0 GB System Memory
z Sound card
z Open PCI Express x1 slot.
z CD-ROM for software installation
z Windows XP SP2 or Vista 32/64 bit
z Update the latest VGA, motherboard, and soundcard drivers.
z 50 MB free space for software installation
z ATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch
cable from power on button.
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Note
A
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.
VideoMate Vista E900F Package Contents
Vista E900F
TV card
FM antenna
6 in 1 Audio/video
cable
Low-Profile
4
Bracket
Windows Media
Center remote
FM converter
cable
AUX-Out
udio cable
Start Up Guide
Batteries
I-type to F-type
converter
IR cable
Installation CD
Power switch
patch cable
Ulead Software
CD
Note: The VideoMate Vista E900F
TV card using PCI audio as default.
The AUX-Out cable only apply when
you XP system encounter some
audio problem.
VideoMate Vista E900F Connectors
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2
3
4
5
Item Function Description
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1 TV Tuner-In (1) Analog TV or digital TV cable/antenna input
2 TV Tuner-In (2) Analog TV or digital TV cable/antenna input
3 FM Tuner-In Connect to an FM antenna feed.
4
9-pin
connector
for (6 in 1
converter
cable)
5 IR Connect the IR receiver here.
6 AUX-Out audio
7 To C as e P ow e r
8 To Mainboard Power
Audio-In
(Blue)
S-Video-In
(Black)
Composite-In
(Yellow)
Component Video
Input (Green)
Component Video
Input (Red)
Component Video
Input (Blue)
(for XP system)
Switch
Switch Connector
Use an audio patch cable to connect to an audio source,
such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. (Option for audio patch
cable, not included in the package )
Use an S-Video patch cable to connect to a video source,
such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. (Option for S-video patch
cable, not included in the package )
Use a Composite video patch cable to connect to a video
source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. (Option for
composite video patch cable, not included in the package )
Connect to the video device with component video output
(Component video cable not included in the package)
Connect to the video device with component video output
(Component video cable not included in the package)
Connect to the video device with component video output
(Component video cable not included in the package)
Connect to the AUX-In or CD-In connector of mainboard
Connect the ATX Power Switch cable of your computer
case here.
Use the supplied power switch patch cable to connect to
the ATX Power Switch pins on the mainboard.
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Hardware Installation
Warning
Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista
E900F PCIe card. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate
Vista E900F 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 E900F 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 E900F PCIe
Tuner card.
Note
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 E900F 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 E900F 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 E900F 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:
z An ATX power supply in your PC.
z Motherboard support for PCI Express x1 in order to
have 3.3V standby power.
z ATX 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 E900F 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 E900F
PCIe card and start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, prompting
you to install the VideoMate Vista E900F 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.) Compro
recommends you choose Complete to install all necessary software
(VideoMate Vista E900F drivers, ComproDTV 4, and ComproFM 2) or
choose Custom to install selected item by item. (We also provide the
DirectX 9 and Acrobat Reader 6.0 software on the installation CD, you
can explorer the CD folder and install them by your need.
Step 3. If you see the Windows Logo testing message, below, please press
“Continue Anyway” to proceed.
Press Next to install ComproDTV 4, Windows Media Format 9 Series Runtime.
Step 4. After each program is
successfully installed,
press Finish to proceed.
Step 5. When installation
completes, press Finish to
restart computer.
Step 6. When computer is
restarted, please start up
ComproDTV 4. Select
“VideoMate SAA716X
AvStream Video
Capture” for Video Device. Also choose your country for the country
selection and then press OK.
Step 7. It will ask you if you want to scan channels. Please select OK to start
scanning. After channel scan is finished, please press OK and you are
ready to enjoy.
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Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E900F
Compro VideoMate Vista E900F bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified
remote control to controls the Windows Media Center and also ComproDTV,
ComproFM software. Some keys are special designed for Windows Vista
Premium/Ultimate, it may not be used in Windows XP system.
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