Compro VideoMate VISTA T220, VideoMate VISTA T100 START UP GUIDE
VideoMate Vista T220/T100
PCI DVB-T Tuner Card
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com
Table of Contents
VideoMate Vista T220/T100 PCI Tuner Card ..............................3
VideoMate Vista T220 Package Contents ...................................5
VideoMate Vista T100 Package Contents ...................................5
VideoMate Vista T220 Connectors ..............................................6
VideoMate Vista T100 Connectors ..............................................7
Hardware Installation ...................................................................8
Software Installation................................................................... 11
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista T220 .........................12
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista T100 .........................14
Remote Power On/Off (Only for Vista T220).............................. 16
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista ................................... 18
HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote .............................. 21
Open and close the ComproDTV 4 display panel ...................... 22
ComproDTV 4 ............................................................................ 23
Troubleshooting .........................................................................29
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VideoMate Vista T220/T100 PCI Tuner Card
VideoMate Vista T220/T100 lets you watch and record free-to-air digital TV
broadcast on your PC. VideoMate T220/T100 provides 1080i HDTV and SDTV
digital TV reception, timeshifting, still frame capture, channel sirfing, customize
channel order and channel properties, advanced Picture In Picture/Picture Out
Picture, Video Desktop features to enrich your TV experience. Accompany the
Microsoft certified remote control to controls Windows Media Center and
ComproDTV software.
Additionally, VideoMate Vista T220/T100 PCI series also provides a video
capture function so that you can transfer videos from video devices, such as
video cameras, to your PC.
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 2.2 or above slot.
z CD-ROM drive for software installation.
z Windows XP SP2 or Vista x86/x64
z 150 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate DVB-T TV 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 2.2 or above slot.
z CD-ROM for software installation
z Windows XP SP2 or Vista x86/x64
z Update the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from
vendors.
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z 150 MB free space for software installation
z ATX 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 T220 Package Contents
Vista T220
TV card
Start Up Guide
Windows Media
Center remote
4 in 1 Audio/video
patch cable
Batteries
IR cable
Installation CD
Power switch
patch cable
VideoMate Vista T100 Package Contents
Vista T100
TV card
IR cable
Windows Media
Installation CDStart Up Guide
Center remote
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VideoMate Vista T220 Connectors
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2
3
Item Function Description
1 TV Tuner-In Connect to a TV antenna or TV cable feed.
2 IR Connect the IR receiver here.
3
(1 to 4
converter
cable)
4 To Case Power
5 To Mainboard
Audio-In (Blue) Use an audio patch cable to connect to an audio
source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD.
External
Audio-Out
(Green)
S-Video-In
(Black)
Composite-In
(Yellow)
Switch
Power Switch
Connector
Use the supplied audio patch cable to connect to
the Line-In port of your sound card.
Use an S-Video patch cable to connect to a
video source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD.
Use a Composite video patch cable to connect to
a video source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD.
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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VideoMate Vista T100 Connectors
1
2
3
Item Function Description
1 TV Tuner-In Connect to a TV antenna or TV cable feed.
2 IR Connect the IR receiver here.
3 S-Video-In
(Black)
Use an S-Video patch cable to connect to a
video source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD.
(S-video cable not included in this package)
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Hardware Installation
Warning
Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista
T220/T100 PCI card. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate
Vista T220/T100 PCI card and void your warranty.
1. Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord.
2. Remove the computer case cover.
Power Up Connections
(Step 3-6 only suitable for Vista T220
for power up setup)
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 T220 PCI 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 T220 PCI 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 T220 PCI
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 T220/T100 PCI card in an open PCI 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 T220 PCI 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 T220 PCI 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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