LifeView TV Walker Lite User Manual

TV Walker Lite

User Manual

Animation Technologies Inc.

www.lifeview.com.tw

Ver: 1.5

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CE Statement: This equipment has been tested and complies with EN 55022, EN
55024, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4,
EN 61000-4-5, 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-11 standards.

Contents

1. TV Walker Overview .......................................................... 1

1.1 Features................................................................................................... 1

1.2 System Requirements.............................................................................. 2

1.3 Package contents ....................................................................................3

2. Getting Started ................................................................... 4

2.1 The TV Walker unit .................................................................................. 4

2.2 Software installation................................................................................. 6

2.3 Ulead Toolbox..........................................................................................7

2.4 Launching TV Walker............................................................................... 8

2.5 How to update the driver.......................................................................... 9

3. The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface............................. 11

3.1 Moving and resizing ............................................................................... 11

3.2 Choosing your video source................................................................... 12

3.3 Channel and volume buttons .................................................................12

3.4 Info panel ............................................................................................... 12

3.5 Settings button ....................................................................................... 13

3.6 Additional settings..................................................................................18

3.7 How to record a program .......................................................................20

3.8 TimeShifting ........................................................................................... 21

3.9 The Gallery ............................................................................................22

4. Remote Control and Keyboard Shortcut Summary.......... 24

5. Contact Us ....................................................................... 26

TV Walker Overview

1. TV Walker Overview

Thank you for purchasing the TV Walker

Lite

USB 2.0 all-in-one system. This product
turns your PC into a powerful desktop multimedia system. Your TV Walker provides a
high-quality video-viewing experience, enabling you to watch cable TV, broadcast TV,
or video from external sources, right on your computer monitor. The high-quality
viewing experience provided by TV Walker

Lite

will not only allow you to watch cable
and broadcast TV right on your computer monitor, but also provides real-time video
recording in MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 formats as well as providing other
exciting features.

1.1 Features

z Connects to your PC through a USB 2.0 interface
z Contains a Phillips 7135 chipset
z Supports TV systems including NTSC M/N/NJ, PAL BG/DK/I/M/N, and

SECAM LL DK/I

z Provides worldwide TV audio decoding, including NiCAM, A2, MTS, BTSC,

and EIAJ

z Real-time video recording to MPEG-1/2/4
z Records full motion video up to 720x480/30fps (NTSC) and 720x576/25fps

(PAL)

z Tunes in up to 125 cable or broadcast channels
z Enables input from external devices from either Composite Video or S-Video
z Pause, Rewind, and Fast Forward a live TV program through TimeShifting
z Scheduled Recording
z Captures still images from video
z Allows split-screen previewing of up to 25 channels through Multiple Channel

Preview

z Provides full-screen and resizable viewing modes
z Receives audio through the same USB cable that carries video; no need for

an additional audio cable (except when using external devices)

z Powered by the USB port; no need for an external power adapter
z Fully compatible with current versions of Windows: Windows® 2000 (SP4),

and Windows® XP (SP1)

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TV Walker Overview

1.2 System Requirements

To use LifeView TV Walker, you will need to make sure that your PC meets the
following requirements:

z Pentium® 4 2GHz processor, or faster (see the following specifications)
z Minimum of 256MB RAM (512MB RAM is recommended)
z Windows® 2000 (SP4) or Windows® XP (SP1)
z 100MB hard disk space available for installation, additional space required

for recording and TimeShifting

z CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
z VGA card with DirectX 8.1 support
z DirectX 9.0 installed
z Sound card for audio playback
z Available USB 2.0 port
z In addition, you will need cable TV or a TV antenna

* Please always refer to your PC’s manual.

Processor 320x240 640x480 720x480

MPEG 1 MPEG2 MPEG4 MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG

4

Preview

9 9 9

P3 800M

Record

Preview

9 9 9 9 9

9 9

P4 1.6G
PM 1.0G

Record

9 9 9

Preview

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

P4 2.4G
PM 1.3G

Record

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Preview

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

P4 3.0G
PM 1.6G

Record

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

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TV Walker Overview

1.3 Package contents

Your LifeView TV Walker package should contain all the items listed below. Please
inspect the package to make sure that all items are present and no damage was
sustained during shipping.

z TV Walker Lite
z NTSC converter and PAL converter
z Composite Video to S-Video converter
z Audio cable for use with external devices
z USB cable
z Remote control and IR extension cable
z Installation CD with driver and application software
z User guide
z Quick Installation Guide

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Getting Started

2. Getting Started

2.1 The TV Walker unit

1

6

5

4

3

2

1 Audio In: Connects external audio to unit using supplied cable.
2 TV In: Connects to provided NTSC or PAL adaptor to connect to TV source.
3 S-Video In: Connects to S-Video sources, or to composite video sources using

provided adaptor.

4 IR Sensor: Onboard IR sensor for remote control.
5 Extended IR Sensor port: Connects IR extension to TV Walker.
6 Mini USB: Connects the TV Walker to your PC.

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Getting Started

Cables:

1 Mini USB cable: Connects TV Walker to your PC's USB2.0 port (make sure that

this is connected before you install or launch the application).
* Plug in the primary USB connector to the computer; plug in the secondary USB
connector only if your PC/Notebook does not fully power the TV Walker. (See
diagram 1)

2 NTSC/PAL converters: Connects your TV cable or antenna to TV Walker (use

one of these two devices, depending on whether you have cable or broadcast TV).
(See diagram 2)

3 Composite to S-Video adaptor: Connects TV Walker to Composite

Video-format external devices, such as a DVD player or a VCR (devices that use
S-Video plug directly into TV Walker). (See diagram 3)

4 IR Extension cable: Provides an external IR sensor to use with your remote

control. (See diagram 4)

5 Audio cable: Transmits audio from external devices to TV Walker (no cable

required for audio from your TV cable or antenna). (See diagram 5)

Cable and connector diagrams:

Diagram 1 (Mini USB cable) Diagram 2 (NTSC and PAL converters)

Diagram 3

(Composite to S-Video adaptor)

Diagram 4 (IR extension)

Diagram 5 (Audio cable)

(Primary USB connector)

NTSC

PAL

(Secondary USB connector)

5