User manual ADS TECH USBAV-704 USB INSTANT TV

Instant TV: English Watch and Record TV Shows on CD or DVD User's Guide: First Edition Instant TV ADS Tech North America Support Hours: M-F : 8 am - 5 pm, PST Email : support@adstech.com website : www.adstech.com Tech Table of Contents Introduction. Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Instant TV. Video@Home Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Video@Home Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Help Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Service and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 © 2004 ADS Technologies. All Rights Reserved First Edition: January, 2004 Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines, Inc. ADS is a registered trademark of ADS Technologies Inc. ADS Technologies (ADS) makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The information furnished within this written document is for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice. ADS Technologies assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear herein. ADS makes no commitment to update or to keep current information contained within this document. (rtt) 3 Introduction Package Contents: · · · · · Instant TV USB 2.0 TV Tuner device Instant TV Remote Control Battery for Remote Control 6 ft. USB cable 6 ft. A/V cable - Yellow, Red and White RCA to Yellow RCA/3.5mm Mini Stereo cable · Instant TV CD containing: · Instant TV audio and video drivers · Video@Home 2 TV watching and recording application · Windows Media Encoder · User's Guide System Requirements: · Intel Pentium IV 2 GHz or faster · Windows XP (home or professional) · 256 MB of RAM · Available USB 2.0 port · Microsoft USB 2.0 drivers · 30 MB of free hard disk space for software installation · CD-ROM drive for software installation · Sound card · AGP 2X Graphics card running at 800 x 600 or higher resolution · Internet Connection to access www.TitanTv.com · 4 GB of hard drive space for approximately 2 hours of TV record time Features: · USB 2.0 connection to the PC · Capture audio and video via the USB 2.0 port · Pause live TV in Time-Shift mode · Use remote to jump to last viewed channel · Time-Shift Recording - Rewind, pause or fast forward live TV · Scheduled recording with Electronic Program Guide (www.TitanTv.com) · Full screen TV viewing on PC monitor · Record video from any analog video source · Direct to Disk capture - Capture TV shows directly to re-writable disks (CD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RW disks) · Edit and update re-writable disks - Add shows to a disk, add chapters and menus · Integration with full DVD Authoring software applications * DVD burner for burning DVD disks * CD burner for burning VCD and SVCD disks 4 I N S T A L L AT I O N GUIDE NOTE: INSERT the CD and install the Drivers before plugging the Instant TV Device in your computer! 5 Instant TV lets you capture video in VCD, SVCD or DVD video formats you can easily and quickly archive your TV shows to disk. Instant TV captures video in the correct format so you don't have to waste time converting the video before you burn to disk. And if you use CD-RW or DVD+RW/DVD-RW disks you can record direct to disk. Now you can easily create your library of TV shows on disk that you can playback on the home DVD player. T h e I nstant T V Hardware: The Instant TV has the following connections: · USB Port (USB 2.0 ONLY) · Audio In (to record audio from external audio/video sources) · Audio Out (pass-through audio from external sources) · RCA (composite) Video In · S-Video (Y/C) Video In · Cable TV connector (F-Connector for NTSC, IEC for PAL) USB Port - The USB Connection for this product is for USB 2.0 connections only. USB 2.0 is required because the video is coming from the Instant TV device as un-compressed RAW (YUV) video. Your PC and the Video@Home software will do the work to convert the video stream into VCD, SVCD or DVD video files. Audio In - The audio in 3.5mm stereo jack is used to capture audio from your video sources. Use the A/V cable included to connect your other video sources such as VCR's, Camcorders, DVD players, etc. to the Instant TV for recording video from these sources to your computer hard drive. Audio Out - This is audio pass-through from your external video sources such as VCR's or DVD players. The Instant TV device is a capture only device. There is no audio or video export on this model. 6 RCA Video In - Use the supplied A/V cable to connect other video sources to this video input jack. S-Video In - If you have video sources with an S-Video output, you can connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) to Instant TV to capture from S-Video sources. Generally S-Video provides improved video quality over RCA (composite) video sources. TV Tuner - The Instant TV includes a Cable Ready TV tuner. Connect your cable TV source to Instant TV to tune up to 125 channels of Cable television. Installing your Instant TV Follow these easy steps to install the Instant TV hardware and software and you'll be watching and recording TV on your Windows XP PC in minutes. I m p o r tant Note Before you Star t: The Installation of the Instant TV hardware and device drivers is quick and simple. Please follow the instructions to install the drivers first, before connecting the Instant TV hardware to your PC. The Driver Install step will check for a Microsoft USB Update. This patch has already been distributed by Microsoft's Windows Update. If your updates are current, you probably already have this update. If this patch is not present on your system, we will install the patch during this installation step. Once the patch is installed you will be required to re-boot your PC. Once you have installed the drivers and the Microsoft update, then you can connect the Instant TV device to your USB 2.0 port, Instant TV will be recognized and the drivers will load. 7 Please follow the steps as outlined below: Install Drivers 1.) Insert the Instant TV CD into your Windows XP CD-ROM drive. 2.) Double Click the Drivers button on the Launch screen. 3.) During the Driver install process an update from Microsoft for your Windows XP system will also be installed (Fig. 1), if it is not already present on your Fig. 1 system. 4.) If this Microsoft patch is installed, you will be asked to re-boot your PC. If the patch is already present on your system, this step is bypassed and the install process goes very quickly. Connect Instant TV to your PC 1.) Once your PC has restarted use the USB 2.0 cable supplied and connect the cable between a USB 2.0 port on your PC and the USB connection on the Instant TV. 2.) Windows will recognize the device and load the drivers associated with the Instant TV device. When the "New Hardware Wizard" appears on your Fig. 2 screen, Select "Install software Automatically" as shown in Fig. 2. There will be a video device driver and an audio device driver loaded, so you will go through this process twice. 3.) The drivers for Instant TV are Windows XP compatible but at the time of this printing, the device drivers have not yet been submitted to Microsoft for a digital signature. When you see the dialog box in Fig. 3, click "Continue Anyway" and the driver will install properly. Once the video device driver is loaded, you will go through this same process a second time to install the USB Audio driver. Fig. 3 4.) At the end of the installation process for both the Video and Audio drivers the New Hardware Wizard will confirm that it has finished installing the software ­ Click Finish. 5.) Connect a Cable TV source to the TV tuner or use the Audio/Video cables to connect to a video source such as a VCR. 6.) If you had any problems during hardware installation or you want to verify that the Instant TV is present and recognized by Windows, go to the trouble shooting steps for instructions on how to check Windows Hardware Device Manager. Your Hardware is Now Installed 8 Installing the Video@Home2 software 1.) Insert the USB Instant TV CD into your CD-Rom Drive 2.) Click the Video@Home 2 button on the launch screen. 3.) Follow the steps for Video@Home Installation. 4.) A Video@Home 2 icon will be placed on your computer desktop. 5.) Start the Video@Home 2 application by double clicking this icon. 6.) The complete guide to Video@home 2 can be found later in this User Guide. The USB Instant TV Remote Control Use the Remote Control just like you would any TV Remote control. This remote can open and Close the Video@Home application, change TV channels, raise and lower audio volume and even allow one button TV or video recording. Instant TV Remote Control Buttons Overview · Power - You can press the POWER button to open or close the Video@Home 2 application any time, as long as the Video@Home TV Scheduling icon is present in the icon tray on your Windows desktop. Input - The Input button allows you to switch from TV to RCA or S-Video inputs on the Instant TV device. Mute - Pressing the Mute button will mute the TV audio. Pressing a second time will un-mute the audio. T/S Time Shift Mode - Pressing the T/S button will put you into the Time-Shift mode in Video@Home. When you are in the Time-Shift mode you can pause, rewind and fast forward through TV shows. The Time-Shift mode creates a TV recording buffer that allows you use the Time-Shift features. Live - Use the LIVE button when in the Time-Shift mode to instantly go to the current Live broadcast. To exit Time-Shift mode, press the Stop button. · · · · 9 · · · · Vol + Pressing the Vol+ button will increase the audio monitoring level Vol - Pressing the Vol ­ button will decrease the audio monitoring level Record - Press the Record button to begin video recording. Play/Pause - Use the Play/Pause button to start playback or Pause video in the Time-Shift mode or when playing back previously recorded video. CH + Press the CH+ to change the TV Channel by incrementing up the channel list. CH - Press the CH- button to change the TV Channel by decrementing down the channel list. Rewind - Use the Rewind button to step through several rewind speeds in the Time-Shift mode or when watching pre-recorded video. Fast Forward - Use the Fast Forward button to step through several Fast Forward speed in Time-Shift mode or when watching pre-recorded video. STOP - Use the Stop Button to Stop video playback, Stop Recording or to Exit the Time-Shift mode. · · · · · · 0 ­ 9 buttons - Use the number buttons to change TV channels. You need to enter at least 2 digits to change a TV channel so tuning to channel 4 you would press 0 + 4, and for channel 39, you would press 3 + 9. · Jump - The Jump button will toggle between your current TV channel and the previously tuned channel. Use the Jump button to bounce between your two favorite TV stations. 10 Schedule Recordings with TitanTV.com (Internet Connection Required) You can use TitanTV.com to schedule automatic recording of TV shows on your computer. TitanTV is an Internet based TV scheduling website. They provide local TV and Cable listings for North America. To access TitanTV you will need to be connected to the Internet. Titan TV is a FREE service. You will never pay a subscription fee to automatically schedule your TV recordings. 1. Right Click the Video@Home2 Scheduling icon located in the task bar. 2. Click "Titan TV EPG Service" 3. Once the TitanTV website is loaded, Sign up as a NEW USER, it's FREE 4. Follow the Registration form instructions. 5. When you are asked "PVR/Tuner Type" ­ select Video@Home 2 6. Under Digital Tuner, leave these boxes un-checked. 7. On the Next screen you'll select your Cable Provider and SAVE your setup. 8. Click View Programming Grid to see the Electronic Program Guide showing programs in your area. 9. Click on any of the programs with the Red Dot to select this show for Automatic recording. Just click on the Red Dot and the Video@Home 2 Programming Guide will launch to confirm your recording choice. If you get a confirmation box from TitanTV, be sure to click "enable Single Click Recording". 10. Once a scheduled recording has been programmed, Video@Home will present the Scheduled Recordings box for confirmation. The sheduled recording will take place automatically as long as your PC is turned on and the Video@Home TV Scheduling Icon is displayed in your icon tray. 11 English edition for Ulead Video@Home 2, June 2003. © 2002-2003 Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement, which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks All rights reserved. Ulead, Ulead Systems logo, are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. Intel, Pentium and MMX are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Intel Corporation. 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Thanks to Ulead Video@Home, a variety of interesting viewing and recording tasks are available at your fingertips. Installing and running The following procedures show you how to perform the required installation as well as operate the Instant TV and Ulead Video@Home. To install the Instant TV and Ulead Video@Home: 1. Connect at least one video source such as the CATV cable to the TV input of the Instant TV. 2. Connect the Instant TV via its connection cable to the compatible jack on your computer. 3. Insert the program CD into the CD/DVD drive. 4. Follow the screen instructions until the installation of the required driver and Ulead Video@Home is complete. To run Ulead Video@Home: 1. Ensure that at least one video source is connected to the Instant TV; the connection cable is properly connected; and the Instant TV is switched on. 2. Double-click the Ulead Video@Home icon on your desktop, or select Ulead Video@Home from the Windows Start: Programs group. 3. Once Ulead Video@Home is opened, a Preview Window appears on the screen. Use the Control Panel to view or record videos as needed. Notes: · When Ulead Video@Home first time connects to TV, you must select your local TV settings and click Auto Scan. So, Ulead Video@Home can store all TV channels available in your local area. · If you cannot hear the TV sound, check if your audio output and input are connected properly. For example, for a Instant TV using the Line-in jack of your sound card as audio input, you must make sure the Line In option is not set to mute in Windows Volume Control. Also, click Source: Playback Audio Input to check if it is correctly selected. · Ulead Video@Home automatically connects to the currently active video source. You can switch to other video source as needed. 13 Introducing the Workspace Preview Window OSD (On Screen Display) shows various information such as the command you just applied, the currently selected channel, and the audio language. OSD is displayed on the upper right corner, and disappears automatically in a few seconds later. Source Media Library Start Play Pause Time-Shift status bar and cursor (green: playable) (red: recording in progress) 7. Stop 8. End 9. Record 10. Time-Shift 11. Snapshot 12. Playlist 13. Video Format 14. Settings 15. HDD/Disc 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 16. Mute On/Off 17. Channel Down 18. Channel Up 19. Last Viewed Channel 20. Numeric Pad 21. Playback speed notch 22. About 23. Current Playback speed notch 24. Current Volume Level 25. Volume Up 26. Volume Down 27. Help 28. Minimize/Restore Control Panel 29. Resize Screen 30. Exit 14 Source toggles between different video and audio sources. Media Library lets you easily manage captured video and image files. Start moves to the very beginning of a video. Play selects a playlist, and then starts playback. Pause temporarily stops playback or (time-shift) recording. Time-Shift status bar and cursor are for navigation use available only during Time-Shift recording. 7. Stop ceases playback or Time-Shift recording. 8. End moves to the very end of a video. 9. Record starts recording. 10. Time-Shift starts time-shift recording. 11. Snapshot captures the currently displayed screen to a still image. 12. Playlist opens, creates, or edits a playlist. 13. Video Format toggles between different video formats for previewing and recording. 14. Settings gives you various options to setup Ulead Video@Home. 15. HDD/Disc toggles Press down the button to enable the Disc-Direct mode. Press it again to return to normal. 16. Mute On/Off switches between volume on and volume off. 17. Channel Down switches to the previous TV channel. 18. Channel Up switches to the next TV channel. 19. Last Viewed Channel toggles between the currently selected TV channel and the previous one. 20. Numeric Pad enters the TV channel number to switch to that channel. 21. Playback speed notch Clicks a notch to increase or decrease playback speed. 22. About displays software-related information such as version and copyright information. 23. Current Playback speed notch indicates the playback speed at the present time, and you can click to drag the playback shuttle control. 24. Current Volume Level displays the present volume level. 25. Volume Up turns up the volume. 26. Volume Down turns down the volume. 27. Help opens Ulead Video@Home online Help. 28. Minimize/Restore Control Panel shrinks the Control Panel to the Windows taskbar or shows the panel. 29. Resize Screen changes the size of the Preview Window. 30. Exit closes Ulead Video@Home. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 15 1. Backward Jumper 2. Time-Shift playable area 3. Current Channel 4. Elapsed Time 5. Time-Shift recording area 6. Forward Jumper 7. Playback status 8. Current Input Source 9. Current output/Time-Shift/playlist and video format 10. Current Time 11. Remaining hard drive space (for recording reference only; in hh:mm:ss) 12. Remote Control Status 13. Mute Status 14. MTS Status 15. Program Mode 16. Current playback speed 1. Backward Jumper rewinds back to a certain point when time-shifting or a playlist is active. 2. Time-shift playable area shows the video length recorded by TimeShift. You can click anywhere in this area to preview during timeshift recording. 3. Current Channel shows the currently selected TV channel number. 4. Elapsed Time shows the time length that you have recorded or the time passed for a playlist. 5. Time-Shift recording area shows the video length being recorded by Time-Shift. 6. Forward Jumper moves ahead to a certain point when timeshifting or a playlist is active. 7. Playback status indicates the current playback mode. 8. Current Input Source indicates the source in use. 9. Current output/Time-Shift/playlist and video format The first part shows the output mode in use, and the second part (in bracket) shows the video quality in use. 10. Current Time shows the present time in the hh:mm:ss format. 11. Remote Control Status shows the current mode of the remote control that came with your Instant TV. For example, a lock indicates that the remote control is not connected to the program. 16 12. Remaining hard drive space shows the current HDD space for video recording in the hh:mm:ss format. 13. Mute Status switches between volume on and volume off. 14. MTS Status shows the current MTS mode. 15. Program mode shows the current program status between. 16. Current playback speed indicates the playback speed at the present time. In addition, a quick menu (as depicted below) is available when you right-click either the Preview Window or the Control Panel. Right-Click Menu A Ulead Video@Home Scheduling wizard is also available in the icons area of the Windows task bar. This special icon provides quick access to: · open the Ulead Video@Home program. · start Ulead Video@Home earlier in time to activate scheduled recording. · customize TV program file types associated with Ulead Video@Home. 17 Customize Settings Settings for Ulead Video@Home are provided here in several categories for you to choose from. Preferences General When first time using Ulead Video@Home, it is recommended to select Display confirmation message after capturing. So, it is easy to know which folder stores captured video or image files. 18 Record You can specify a video file format for recording by choosing an existing preset, or create your own or by adding a new preset. Selecting Use Disc-Direct* lets you record video directly onto a disc instead of writing to the hard drive. Select Use Preview mode if you want to use the video format available from your Instant TV. Time-Shift This determines the video file format for Time-Shift recording. You can also add your own presets. Also, Time-Shift recycle buffer sets the video recording cache length. Select this option only when you want to use the cache as the recorded video file, because it only records the video previous shown (as compared to the current playback point) at a fixed amount of time you specify. 19 Skin You can select your preferred Control Panel. Scheduled recording Scheduled recording lets you create a list of all the TV programs you want to record before they start broadcasting. This mechanism provides hassle-free convenience just as you would work with a conventional VCR. To perform scheduled recording: 1. Click Settings and select Scheduled Recording. 2. Click Add. 3. Enter the program name as you wish and select the channel the on which the TV program you want to record is aired. 4. Set the recording mode for video quality. 5. Select how often you want to record this program in Recording Frequency. 6. Set up the time and date when the program is aired in Start date, Start time, and End time. 7. Click OK. 8. If you want to record another program, repeat steps 1 to 7. Notes: · You must leave your PC and Instant TV on, so scheduled recording can be active even if you're out. · Before scheduled recording starts, if you want to temporarily close Ulead Video@Home, you must right-click the Ulead Video@Home Scheduling wizard icon (located on the Windows task bar) and set the time for Ulead Video@Home to automatically open before recording starts. · While scheduled recording is active, you cannot switch to another TV channel in Ulead Video@Home. · The minimum recording time is 30 seconds; maximum 12 hours for MPEG. 20 TV program list shows all the scheduled recording programs. Click Add, Edit, or Delete for adjustment as needed. By default, Record is selected. This means that recording is enabled. Selecting Time-Shift means that time-shift recording is enabled. 21 Scheduled recording with EPG Ulead Video@Home can automatically create a scheduled recording task when you have access to an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) file. Before doing so, right-click the Ulead Video@Home Scheduling wizard icon (located on the Windows task bar) and select File Associations to check if the EPG file you will be using is associated with Ulead Video@Home. Note: Available EPG file type may vary depending on the country and service provider. To perform scheduled recording with EPG: 1. On the EPG Web site, point to the TV program you want to record and click the corresponding record icon. (Step 1 may vary depending on the EPG service you're using.) 2. The Scheduling Record dialog box appears. The program is shown in the list. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add more programs to record as needed. 3. Click OK. 22 Video Color Manager This determines the video color for both viewing and recording. · Brightness sets your perceived video quality of light level. · Contrast sets the difference level between the lightest and the darkest colors. · Hue sets the difference level of the predominant color compared with other ones. · Saturation sets the intensity level of colors. TV Channel Manager · Country/Region determines the area where the TV signal comes from. · TV system/tuner determine the type of TV signal format. · Auto Scan detects all available TV channels automatically. · Channel Name You can enter your preferred name for each channel. 23 Watching TV After you setup the TV channels in TV Channel Manager, you can now watch TV. Click Source to make sure that the currently selected input source is TV Tuner and the playback audio input is correctly selected. To watch TV: · Use the remote control that comes with your Instant TV. · Click the TV channel number on the numeric pad. (To switch to a channel number 100 or above, click "100" and the last two digits. For example, click "100," "0," "2" to switch to Channel 102; to switch to a channel number below 10, click "0" and the channel number. For example, click "0" and "2" to switch to Channel 2.) · Click Channel Up/Down. · Click Last Viewed Channel to toggle between the current channel and the previous one you selected. · Click the Time-Shift status bar, or use the navigation controls during time-shift recording. Notes: · MTS (Multi-channel Television Sound) in the right-click menu toggles between Stereo, Mono, and different audio languages such as the SAP (Secondary Audio Program) broadcast on the same channel. · Closed Caption and Teletext in the right-click menu show built-in subtitles. Watching video from VCR and other analog sources You can watch video from analog video sources like VCR and camcorder by using the S-Video or Composite jack. Click Source on the Control Panel to make sure the currently selected input source is S-Video or Composite Video. Then directly use the playback controls on the currently selected video source. Watching video from DV camcorder With a FireWire (IEEE-1394) cable connecting your DV camcorder to your PC, you can watch DV from within Ulead Video@Home. To watch DV: 1. Switch your DV camcorder to the VCR/VTR mode, and then click Yes when you see the following message. 24 2. The DV source is ready. An example is shown below. 3. On the Control Panel, the Numeric Pad changed to the DV playback control. Use these or the ones on your DV camcorder for navigation. Watching video from the playlist You can watch video files saved on the hard drive using the Ulead Video@Home playlist. The playlist also stores the information on the video files you captured using Ulead Video@Home. To watch video from the playlist: 1. Click Playlist. 2. Select a *.uvh (playlist) file, and then click Open. 3. The playlist starts playing. Click Play to resume; Playlist to select another playlist; and Stop to return to the previously selected input source. 25 To create a playlist: 1. Click Playlist. 2. Click Create Playlist to add video files by using the left pane to locate the folder(s) containing the file(s) you want to play. 3. Select the file(s) from the upper pane and click Add or Add All to insert selected files to the playlist. When you're done, click OK. 4. Enter the playlist name, and then click Save. 26 5. The playlist starts playing. Click Play to resume; Playlist to select another playlist; and Stop to return to the previously selected input source. Recording video to the hard drive Ulead Video@Home provides three modes for you to record TV programs or videos. Each mode comes with Seamless Recording technology, so video capturing is always seamlessly no matter if your hard drive is in the FAT32 or NTFS format. Note: If you're using an FAT32 drive for video capturing, the maximum file size of each captured video file is 4 GB. Fortunately, Ulead Video@Home automatically continues recording by creating a new video file without causing any interruption. That is, when you use the Ulead Video@Home playlist to play back these video files later, playback is continuous and you won't feel that actually more than one video file is playing. Standard recording This is the normal recording command, making you record video instantly while you're watching it. To perform standard recording: 1. To record a TV program, simply click Record. If from other video sources, start playback a few seconds ahead of the video starting point and then click Record. This ensures that you will not miss the video starting point. (You can also right-click Record and select a time duration for quick recording.) 2. Recording starts. An audio VU meter also appears for you to adjust recording or playback volume as needed. 27 3. When recording is in progress, click Pause to stop recording temporarily or click Stop to cease recording. 4. Enter the video file name and click OK to save the video. (Clicking Discard does not create any video file.) A video file and a playlist file (*.uvh) will be created. An associated thumbnail is also created in the Video folder of the Media Library. Note: Step 4 is available only when you select Display confirmation message after capturing in Preferences. Time-Shift recording Time-shift recording breaks the limit of conventional linear recording by recording the video contents you have watched to the hard drive. Thus, whenever you are recording or simply watching TV/video, you can freely replay or jump around the recorded video contents while recording is still in progress! To perform Time-Shift recording: 1. While you're watching TV/video, click Time-Shift. 2. Time-Shift recording starts. (To ensure that the hard drive has enough video content buffer, actual recording may take a few seconds to start.) Now, to perform time-shift playback, click any point on the green Time-Shift status bar to jump to a particular point. You can also click any playback speed notch or the Backward/Forward Jumper for faster navigation. 3. Click Stop to cease time-shift recording. 4. Enter the video file name as needed and click OK to save the video. (Clicking Discard does not create any video file.) A video file and a playlist file (*.uvh) will be created. An associated thumbnail is also created in the Time-Shift folder of the Media Library. Notes: · Step 4 is available only when you select Display confirmation message after capturing in Preferences. · Time-Shift recording is not available when AVI is selected as the video format. 28 1. Backward Jumper 2. Green Time-Shift status bar 3. The cursor changes to a hand shape when you move the mouse over the Time-Shift status bar. This indicates that you can click any point on the status bar to view the recorded content. 4. The red Time-Shift status bar indicates the current recording buffer. 5. Forward Jumper 6. Playback speed notch Capturing a still image While the TV or video is playing on Ulead Video@Home, simply click Snapshot to capture any scene you like. The image will be stored in the Clipboard or as a BMP image file in the Snapshot folder you specified in Preferences. The image can also be seen in the Snapshot folder of the Media Library. Media Library Media Library lets you easily manage captured video and image files with a variety of functions. The left pane has three folders to store captured files using standard recording, time-shift, and snapshot respectively. Available files are shown in thumbnails. A right-click menu is also available. You can select multiple files at a time. 1. Change Display Mode 2. Import Video File 3. Import Image File 4. Copy 5. Paste 6. Delete 7. Play 8. Burn Notes: · The burning function is available for video files only. · Depending on the Ulead Video@Home version you purchase, a video editing button may be available in the Media Library. 29 Burn video files to disc With Ulead Video@Home, you can directly burn video files to a disc. Note: Burning still image files is not available in the program. To burn video files to disc: 1. Select the video files you want to burn in the Media Library, and then click Burn. Alternatively, select Burn Files to disc in the right-click menu and click Files to burn to select video files. 2. Check all the information to see if it is correct. To modify settings for disc burning, click Edit. 30 3. Click Write. 4. After the burning progress is complete, you can continue to burn other files or click Cancel to exit. Disc-Direct In addition to recording to the hard drive, Ulead Video@Home lets you directly record the TV program or video you're currently watching to a disc. To perform Disc-Direct: 1. Click Video Format and select VCD, SVCD, or DVD. 2. In the right-click menu, select Disc-Direct to start recording. 3. Click Stop to cease recording. To return to the normal hard drive recording mode, click HDD/Disc. To perform Disc-Direct with a DV camcorder: 1. Start playing DV tape in Ulead Video@Home. 2. Click Settings: Preferences. 3. On the Record tab, select Use Disc-Direct and Perform "One Click to Disc" for DV. 4. Select where you want to start recording and other options as needed. Then click OK. 5. In the right-click menu, select Disc-Direct. Ulead Video@Home will scan the whole DV tape first, and then starts recording. 6. Click Stop to cease recording. To return to the normal hard drive recording mode, click HDD/Disc. 31 Shortcuts Source Media Library Backward Jumper Start Play Pause Stop End Record Time-Shift Snapshot Playlist Volume Down Settings Channel Down HDD/Disc Mute On/Off Channel Up Last Viewed Channel About Forward Jumper Volume Up Help Minimize/Restore Control Panel Resize Screen Exit Ctrl+C Ctrl+G Ctrl+Alt+B Ctrl+S Ctrl+Enter Space Esc Ctrl+E Ctrl+R Ctrl+T Ctrl+I Ctrl+P F5 Down arrow key Ctrl+J Ctrl+M Up arrow key Left arrow key Ctrl+Alt+A Ctrl+Alt+F + F1 Ctrl+N Ctrl+W Ctrl+X 32 Index A Audio language 13 B Burn 30 C CATV 13 Control Panel 14 D Disc-Direct 31 Disc-Direct with a DV camcorder 31 DV camcorder 24 E Electronic Program Guide 22 F FAT32 27 File associations 22 FireWire 24 H Help 15 I IEEE-1394 24 Installing 13 L Line-in 13 Local TV settings 13 M Media Library 28, 29 N NTFS 27 O On Screen Display 14 P Playlist 25 Preferences 18 R Recording time 20 Recording video 27 Resize Screen 15 Right-click menu 17 S Scheduled recording 20 Scheduling wizard 17 Shortcuts 32 Skin 20 Snapshot 15, 29 Source 24 T Time-Shift 15, 16, 19, 28 TV Channel Manager 26, 24 TV sound 13 V VCR 24 Video Color Manager 23 33 Trouble Shooting Common things to check: 1.) Be sure you are connecting directly to a USB 2.0 port on your PC. 2.) Be sure you are using Windows XP (Home or Professional) ­ Service Pack 1 is required and Service Pack 2 is highly recommended. 3.) You Must install the Microsoft Update during the Driver installation. If you skipped this part of the installation process, please re-install the driver and complete the Microsoft update. Your video performance will be enhanced with this update. Confirming Hardware Installation You may want to confirm that the hardware has been properly recognized and installed on your system. You can check the Device Manager to confirm proper installation. 1.) Click Start 2.) Click Control Panel 3.) When Control Panel loads click the System icon. If you don't see the System icon, click "Performance and Maintenance, and then click "System" 4.) The System Properties dialog box will appear. 5.) Click the Hardware Tab, then Click the Device Manager button. If you check in the Imaging devices you will see a device called ADS Instant TV device under Imaging devices and you will see a USB Audio device listed under Sound, Video and Game Controllers. This confirms your hardware and drivers are properly installed. 34 H EL P RESOURCES: Video@Home Help ­ Press "F1" on your keyboard at any time. Video@Home User Manual ­ on CD Video@Home Guide ­ Turn this on by clicking on "G" (global properties) and selecting preferences. ADS Web Site: www.adstech.com Support Online: We are constantly adding more information to the On-Line Help section of our web site. Click the "Support" button on the home page and select your product. Here you find support F.A.Q.'s with questions and answers to common issues, downloads, patches, manuals, and other resource material to help you get the most out of your product. For Specific Video@Home software questions: Check the Ulead web site: www.ulead.com E-mail Ulead for help: http://www.ulead.com/tech/vh/vh.htm Call Ulead for help: 1-310-896-6391 For Instant TV Hardware questions: Check the ADS web site: www.adstech.com E-mail ADS for help: www.adstech.com - click e-mail link on support page Call ADS for help: 1-562-926-4338 Support Hours: M-F 8:00 AM ­ 5:00 PM PST 35 S e r v ice and Warrant y: Service: If you require assistance with the installation, operation, or application of your ADS Technologies, Inc. product there are several options available to you as described in the technical support section of this manual. Your primary source for information and assistance is always your computer store or computer parts dealer. If your ADS product needs repair or replacement, contact your dealer for on-site repair service. The ADS Technologies technical support and customer service staff can aid in solving many problems. Our technical support department is available to repair any ADS Technologies product. You or your dealer must return products to our factory for repair or warranty replacement. Return/Replacement: If you need to return your ADS Technologies product you should return the product directly to the dealer or store where you purchased the product. Each individual computer store or dealer sets product returns policies for their customers. ADS Technologies, Inc. cannot be responsible for the actions or policies set by our dealers. If you desire to return the product for a refund, you must get the refund from the dealer or store you purchased the product from. If you purchased the product directly from ADS please see the "Terms and Conditions of Sale" on the reverse side of your sales invoice. Returns to ADS Technologies, Inc. are for repair or warranty replacement only. If you need to return product to ADS Technologies, Inc. for repair or replacement you must follow these steps: 1. Call our Technical Support department at (562) 926-4338 to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. 2. The RMA number is valid for 30 days. 3. Ship the product to the ADS factory with the RMA number marked on the inside and outside of the package. If there is no RMA number on the package or the RMA number has expired, the shipment will be refused. ADS will not be liable for lost or mis-shipped products. 4. Replacement product cannot be shipped to you until the defective product has been received by ADS. 5. Once the product is received at the factory it will be tested and then repaired or replaced. 6. Turn around time is approximately one week. A repaired or replacement product will be shipped back to you. 36 Warranty: This ADS Technologies, Inc. product comes with a One (1) year hardware warranty. ADS Technologies, Inc. (ADS) warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of One (1) year from the date of original purchase from ADS or an authorized ADS dealer. This warranty applies only to the original purchase of the product and is not transferable. This warranty does not cover any incompatibilities due to the user's computer, hardware, software or other related system configuration in which the product interfaces. Proof of purchase will be required before any warranty consideration by ADS occurs. This warranty does not cover any damage caused by negligence, non-authorized modifications, or parts installed without prior written permission from ADS. This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident, abuse, or misapplication, nor as a result of service to the product by anyone other than ADS. If your ADS product is not in working order, your only recourse is repair or warranty replacement, as described above. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will ADS Technologies, Inc. be liable for consequential damages, including but not limited to any lost savings, lost profits, or any other damages, caused by the use of any ADS Technologies, Inc. product or inability to use the product, even if the dealer or ADS Technologies, Inc. has been advised of such liability or other claims. This includes damage to property and, to the extent permitted by law, damages for personal injury. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. FCC Information: Federal communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: * Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna . * Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. * Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. * Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help. Notice: (1) The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. (2) Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used in order comply with the emission limits. 37 If you have any problems or questions on this product, please call : ADS Tech Technical Support 562.926.4338 North America Support Hours: M-F : 8 am - 5 pm, PST Email : support@adstech.com website : www.adstech.com Tech European Technical Support: +353.61.702042 North America Office 12627 Hidden Creek Way Cerritos, CA 90703 Phone: (562) 926-1928 Fax: (562) 926-0518 Support: (562) 926-4338 European Office Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon Co. Clare, Ireland Phone: +353.61.702042 Part #: 704-511 www.adstech.com Instant TV