Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card FCC Requirement This device has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected. WARNING: This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio or television reception. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B compliant device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference-will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause 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 the receiving antenna Relocate the computer away from the receiver Move the computer away from the receiver Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the computer and the receiver are on different branch circuits Ensure that the card's mounting screws, attachment connector screws, and ground wires are tightly secured Ensure that slot covers are installed in all unused slots If necessary, consult your dealer, service representative, or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful: TVR PCI TV Tuner Card User's Manual How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems. This booklet is available from the Government Printing Office, Washington D.C, 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4 NOTE: You must use shielded interface cables with a ferrite bead in order to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B device CAUTION: CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER'S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT Page 1 Page 2 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Notice The information in this document is subject to change in order to improve reliability, design, or function without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of this company. In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or the inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. No part of this reference manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of this company. 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Feature .............................................................................. 2. System Requirements ............................................................. 3. Package contents ................................................................. 4. Hardware Spec..................................................................... 5 5 5 6 7 8 12 14 15 17 19 20 22 23 24 25 27 Trademark Acknowledgements All brand names and trademarks are the property of their owners. 5. Hardware installation ............................................................ 6. Driver and Software installation................................................ 7. Start the Software ................................................................. Limited Warranty 8. How to use TVR....................................................................... Our company warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of Shipping. During the warranty period, a product determined by us to be defective in form or function will be repaired or at our option, to be replaced at no charge. This warranty does not apply if we have damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, or as a result of service or modification other than the product. TV Settings ...................................................................... Video Settings................................................................... Record Settings ................................................................. Etc settings ...................................................................... FM control ...................................................................... This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied. In no event shall we be held liable for incidental or consequential damages, such as lost revenue or lost business opportunities arising from the purchase of a this product. Video Folder .................................................................... Help & Mouse right click button ........................................... 9. How to use Teletext ............................................................... 10. Remote Controller ............................................................... Page 3 Page 4 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card 1. Feature Fully PCI Rev 2.1 compliant Supports Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Full TV frequency range for CATV/VHF/UHF FM Radio (only for FM version) Combined S-Video & Composite video input Supports planner YUV data format Audio input from Video source Audio output to sound card or Speaker 4. Hardware Spec. The PCI-TV card combines the functions of TV tuner and Video capture. This card is easy installation and do not need any ribbon cable for connection. There are 2 kinds of PCI-TV for your option .One is with FM and 2. System Requirements Intel Pentium III 900MHz or higher and compatible computer A free PCI Bus SVGA support higher than 640x480 / Hi-color Sound Card support for audio mix functions Cable / VHF / UHF antenna Windows 98/ME/2000/XP DirectX Version 9.0 or higher another is without FM. That is, PCI-TV and PCI-TV w/FM. Hardware Connection: 3. Package Contents TV Tuner card CDROM Driver Cable: Audio cable Remote controller Remote receiver Battery User Manual FM cable (optional ) Page 5 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×2 ×1 ×1 Page 6 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card 5. Hardware installation 1. Turn off your computer first. Remove the case and insert this TV tuner / Capture card into a PCI slot. And put the PC case back. 6. Driver and Software installation Step 1 Turn on the computer, Windows will auto detect new hardware Insert the CD and press "Next". The installation will auto find the driver in the CD ** Make sure the card is well seated in the slot, and fasten it with screws. 2. 3. Plug in the TV Cable to the TV card. (See previous page) Plug the audio cable into the audio output port of this TV Tuner card. Connect to "Line-in" of sound card. 4. Plug in the Remote controller sensor. Put the receiver near your Monitor. Follow the instruction to finish driver installation. Step2 Caution: When you plug-in or remove the connector of the receiver, please make sure your computer is power Off. 5. After completing the above steps. Turn on the PC to start Driver and Software installation. Double click "My Computer", Please select your CD ROM device. Than the CD auto run picture will automatically prompt up. Page 7 Page 8 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Step 3 Step5 Choose Language There are 10 languages: Chinese S. Chinese T., Dutch, English, French, Germany, Italian, Korean, Japanese and Spanish Please choose 2 kinds of TV Card chipset (Philips 713x or Bt 878) or USB Box Installation. Note-> To know TV Card Chipset type please see the S/No. Sticker on the Color Box or on the back side of TV card. Click next to continue. There will install Media Player Codec, Honestech Application. Step 6 Step 4 (Example for Philips SAA7130 PCI TV card installation) Install Teletext Teletext is a program to Click "Install" to start Setup page as left picture (Step 4). receive Text Information form TV station. Please click "Yes" to install Teletext. Please Click "No", the program will not install Teletext program in your computer. Note: Some Countries do not support Teletext information. So the installed ## Conexant Bt878 PCI TV Card installation is the same! Page 9 program might receive nothing. (Read Page 25 for its operation) Page 10 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Step 7 Install DirectX 7. Start the Software Installation will create a Shortcut of TVR on the Desktop: Chooes "I agree" then press Next to countinue Install Double Click it to Start TVR Step 8 First Start please input the CD Key: Install Complete! Please click "Finish" to reboot your PC. ...CD key only need to input at the first time. Page 11 Page 12 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card TVR User interface: 8. How to use TVR Click here to switch TV =Antenna; Cable = Cable TV Input Source Choose input source for TV/Composite/S-VHS/ FM (optional) Channel Adjust Click the arrow up or down to select channel. Channel No. will show between the arrows. Schedule Recording Click this icon, will show a dialog box for setting schedule recording: Page 13 Page 14 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Description Add Edit Delete Delete All OK Cancel Set a new schedule for recording Rename a recorded video file. Delete the selected video file. Delete all video files from the list Confirm all setting and exit. Cancel all setting and exit Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Category Setting TV signal from Antenna or Cable (TV=antenna; CATV=Cable) Scan Mode Use Scroll to select: Channel Scan -> Scan by channel Table Frequency Scan -> Scan by each Frequency Country Set your country from the menu or simply set on "Auto Detect" Add/Delete Channels Click "Add->" to add a channel. Click "<-Del" to delete a channel. Click "Auto Scan" for channel scan. It will shows dialog box as below: Properties Settings Click this icon for detail settings: a) TV Settings Change Name Please click "Yes to All" to save all channels choose any channel and click to rename Fine Tune Sort by Adjust single Channel Sort by Channel No. or by Channel Name. Page 15 Page 16 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card b) Video Settings Video Setting Set Brightness, contrast, hue, saturation and sharpness. setting. Press "Default" for original Fine Adjustment Video Device Capture Setting Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Video Decoder Saturation; "Default" back to original setting. Use the Scroll to select different Video Capturing Device. Click "Video Source" for detail setting: Source Setting Set TV Format Mixer Device Select AC97 Audio for USB 2.0 TV/Capture * if you select other device, might cause sound crash. Preview: Disable for overlay mode. Page 17 Page 18 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card c) Record Settings d) Etc Dialog ... Channel surfing Profile Select different Recording Format --- Select MPEG1 and MPEG2 you can set bit-rate for different Video Quality. --- Select other format for fix bit-rate Set Surfing Time from 1~10 sec. in Multi-Channel-Preview. Number of surfing Windows: set Multi-Channel-Preview at 4 windows (2x2) ~ 25 windows (5x5) Working Directory Set saving path for recorded Video Time Shifting Recording De-interlace Filter Disk Device Info Select to save Video in HDD while activating Time-Shifting. Select to disable De-interlace Mode (Disable De-interlace will reduce Video Quality but will also reduce CPU Loading) Show your HDD total Size and available Size. This info is only for your reference for you to set the length of recording Video. Page 19 Page 20 Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Manual ­ TVR PCI TV Tuner Card Video playback control Channel Scan Click to start scanning channel. Rewind UI Settings Change different color of your control panel. Snapshot Make screen capture while playing back video. Multi-Channel Preview Click to open a window for channel preview. Please see Page18 for Setting Surfing time and channels. REC Time Shift Play Pause Stop Forward Rewind Click to record, click again to stop recording. Activate Time-Shifting, click again to continue. Playback recorded video. Pause while playing back. Stop playing back. Fast forward. Rewind FM Control (optional function) Audio Setting Click to select: Mono; Stereo; Main; Sap; Main+Sap. iEPG Click for internet Electronic Program Guide Click on me for FM Radio ** Tip! Arrow Up for increasing Frequency. Arrow Down for decreasing Frequency. Center shows the current Fr ...