ADS Technologies PTV-305 Software User's Manual
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- Page 1 Instant TV Deluxe English Watch and Record TV shows on CD or DVD Software User's Guide • Beyond tv3.5 SE • ArcSoft QuickDVD • ArcSoft ShowBiz website: www.adstech.com Support: www.adstech.com/support/support.asp...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
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. -
Page 4: Snapstream Beyond Tv 3.5
Beyond TV 3.5 Beyond TV does for your PC what no other software is capable of doing. We harness the full potential of your computer and transform it into a true home entertainment powerhouse. Beyond TV gives you the power to schedule recordings by selecting the shows you want to record through Beyond TV’s electronic programming guide. - Page 5 Step 3: Click on “I Agree” for the installation to continue. Step 4: Please input the Product Key located on the paper jacket containing your CD in the blank fields. The Product Key is an alphanumeric key (numbers and lowercase letters) consisting of six sections that uniquely identifies an installation of Beyond TV.
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Page 6: Remote Control
Remote Control (Electronic Program Guide) Channel up and down This button will allow you to turn Beyond TV ON/OFF To mute/unmute the volume 0 - 9 number pad To toggle between the channel you are on and the previous channel Within Beyond TV this button will bring up the Electronic Program Guide that shows your tv listings Within Beyond TV this button will bring you back to the menu page Rewind/ Fast Forward your live TV shows... -
Page 7: Snapstream Beyond Tv 3.5 Setup Wizard
To navigate up/ down in the Electronic Program Guide Navigate through the Electronic Program Guide and skim back and forth through your tv shows This will bring up the description of what you are watching This will take you out of the screen and take you back to the menu page This will take you to the Electronic Program Guide to setup recording Changing channels up and down Channel... - Page 8 Step 2: Select the country in which you are using Beyond TV. The Setup Wizard uses country selection to determine the Frequency standard (PAL, NTSC, etc.) in that country. Beyond TV will use these frequencies to tune available TV channels. Click “Next” to continue. Step 3: Choose the remote that you will be using with Beyond TV.
- Page 9 Step 5: The broadcast source is the means by which you receive television reception. Beyond TV uses the source you select to determine the proper setup process to tune to the channels available for watching and recording via your broadcast source. * Select “Antenna”...
- Page 10 Step 8: Select your local/satellite providers and click “Next”. Step 9: Please select a service tier based on your cable or satellite service (basic, extended basic, premiere channels, etc.) Step 10: This step of the Setup Wizard allows you to test the options you’ve selected and confim that Beyond TV 3.5 is working properly with your system.
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Page 11: Using Beyond Tv
Step 11: Select “Finish” and click “Next” to finalize your setup. Step 12: Beyond TV 3.5 is now configured for use with your system. Select the “Finish” button to launch the Beyond TV Interface. NOTE: Users can run the Setup Wizard any time after installing Beyond TV 3.5 by launching it from the Windows Start Menu. - Page 12 Recorded Shows Live TV Live TV SnapStream.Net Program Guide Setup Recordings Setup Recordings Settings Settings Watch Live TV The Live TV function transforms your monitor into a television set. You can use a remote control, keyboard, or mouse to navigate through the available channels. SnapStream.Net provides program information for each channel as you surf through them.
- Page 13 SnapStream.Net Program Guide Beyond TV’s integrated electronic programming guide (EPG) is available to U.S. and Canadian users completely free during the 90 day trial period. It stores two weeks of program data. Channel listings are available for all antenna, cable and satellite lineups. The program guide is automatically updated from the SnapStream.Net servers on a daily basis.
- Page 14 Set Beyond TV to Record Direct to Disc with Quick DVD We have integrated QuickDVD with Beyond TV so that you can schedule a TV recording to be recorded direct to DVD disc. This is single session recording meaning that only a single programming event can be recorded direct to disc.
- Page 15 Managing TV Recordings Upcoming Recordings Upcoming Recordings displays all shows scheduled to be recorded. You can cancel recordings in Upcoming Recordings. Example: If you select to record every episode of be listed in Upcoming Recordings, along with the episode title and description. Remote Recordings A remote recording is a recording scheduled while you are away from your Beyond TV computer.
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Page 16: Managing Recordings
To change the file format from MPEG-2 to Windows Media: 1. Go to the Settings section in the Beyond TV ViewScape. 2. Select Recording Settings 3. Change the Recording Format to Windows Media NOTE: When recording to Windows Media as the default file format you cannot timeshift. Watch Recordings Follow the steps below to watch recorded shows in the Beyond TV ViewScape. - Page 17 ShowSqueeze™ ShowSqueezing a show makes the recording take up less space on your hard drive, enabling you to store more recorded shows. On the Home page of the Beyond TV ViewScape, go into Settings, then ShowSqueeze Settings to enable automatic ShowSqueeze, select the fi le format of the recompressed fi le and adjust the quality of the squeezed show.
- Page 18 Keyboard Commands Global Keystroke Function Move Selection Up Move Selection Down Page Up Move One Page Up Page Down Move One Page Down Enter Choose Selection / View Details Exit current screen or Cancel Home Return to Home Screen Quiet Mode Alt + Enter Toggle Full Screen and Windowed Delete...
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Page 19: Troubleshooting Tips
Backspace Space(bar) + [plus] - [minus] Program Guide Keystroke Ctrl + f Ctrl + g Ctrl + h Ctrl + i Space(bar) Troubleshooting Tips No video in setup wizard 1. Ensure that you are using a supported capture device as listed on the “System Requirements”... - Page 20 display and 2 on the secondary display. 5. Try adjusting your refresh rate by clicking the “Advanced” button and going to the “Monitor” tab. 6. Run the setup wizard again. You should get video in the setup wizard’s “test” page. No audio in setup wizard 1.
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Page 21: Arcsoft Quickdvd Installation
2. Ensure that your computer is able to contact SnapStream.Net for Program Guide data downloads by configuring any routers or firewalls to allow Beyond TV use of port 443. Poor video quality Note: Many users compare the “Live TV” or recording quality to that of proprietary TV-viewing software provided with the capture device. - Page 22 Step 1: Insert the Instant TV Deluxe disc into your CD-ROM drive and wait till the autorun comes up and then click Install QuickDVD. Step 2: A window will come up to select the language you want to intall. Step 4: Click “Yes”...
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Page 23: Using Arcsoft Quickdvd2
Using ArcSoft QuickDVD2: There are 2 ways of using QuickDVD to burn your videos to DVD. We will walk you through the basics from adding video files, capturing from the Instant TV Deluxe, to authoring your DVDs and recoriding to DVD.: - My Videos - If you already have Captured videos save on your computer and want to create a DVD then select this option.. - Page 24 Step 4: This screen is where you can give your disc a Title, Add Date, change different background menu preferences. Once you have finished giving your disc a title and selecting the right background, click “Burn DVD”. Step 5: This screen shows you the progress of your disc to completion. Step 6: Your Disc is now finished and your burner will now pop out with your finished DVD disc.
- Page 25 Step 2: This screen is where you can give your disc a Title, Add Date, change different background menu preferences. Once you have finished giving your disc a title and selecting the right background, click “Next” Step 3: If you are uncertain how to connect your video device to your computer, on step 2 select the connection that you want to use under “Choose Video Input”...
- Page 26 Step 6: Your Disc is now finished and your burner will now pop out with your finished DVD disc. It will also ask you if you want to create another copy of your movie, if you don’t want to then click “No”...
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Page 27: Arcsoft Showbiz Dvd 2 Installation
ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2: Whether you’re experienced with DVD movie making or just looking for the perfect complement to your brand new digital camera, this easy-to-use program has everything you need to capture your home movies and create your own DVDs to share with friends or send to customers. Includes tools for editing your video footage, customizing DVD menus, and designing DVD photo slideshows! ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD 2 Installation:... -
Page 28: Using Arcsoft Showbiz Dvd 2
Step 5: Here is where you would select where you want to install ShowBiz, click “Next” to continue with the installation. Step 6: Click “Next” to start the installation. Step 7: You have now finished installing ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD 2 on your system, to finalize it click on the “Finish”... -
Page 29: Capturing Video
CAPTURING VIDEO The first thing you’ll probably want to do before you make your movie is transfer some video from your camera (or another video device) to your computer. We’ve made it easy. We’ll start from square one. 1. Connect your Instant TV Deluxe to the computer. 2. - Page 30 EDITING / ASSEMBLING VIDEO CLIPS The creative possibilities here are limitless, it’s a bit difficult to do a step-based walkthough. Instead, we’ll talk about the fundamentals of creating a custom video clip. The heart of the program lies in this section; here’s where you can get really creative by making truly unique and professional-looking videos.
- Page 31 ALBUMS In order to add content to the Storyboard/Timeline, you need to first create an album. Albums consist of shortcuts that link to files stored on your computer. If you can master this concept (and it isn’t that difficult, trust us), you’re way ahead of the game. Think of album content in the same light as shortcuts on your desktop or taskbar.
- Page 32 4. To add additional files at any other time, click the Add button. Once your album is ready, you can then add content to the Storyboard/Timeline. Remember, the album thumbnails only link to the actual files on your system. If you delete, rename, or move the actual files, you won’t be able to use the respective thumbnails in the album to add to your project.
- Page 33 When you’re finished adding content, your Storyboard may look something like this: Remember, the larger squares represent still images and/or video clips. The small, colorful squares in between represent transitions. SAVE YOUR WORK Now’s as good a time as any to save your project. Remember to save often! Nothing’s worse than when your computer crashes and you lose all of your hard work.
- Page 34 EDITING / TRIMMING VIDEO CLIPS When you click on a video clip on the Storyboard, you’ll see editing options similar to those available when editing photos. In addition to being able to modify the video color, you can also adjust the volume and playback speed. Sometimes the volume of a certain video clip will be too loud when played with the rest of the audio in your movie.
- Page 35 THE TIMELINE & ADVANCED EDITING You now know how to add still images, video clips, and transitions to the Storyboard. You know that when you compile your movie, everything on the Storyboard is smooshed together to create a single video. You know how to enhance your still images and trim video clips. Now, let’s find out how to add a soundtrack, special effects, and text to your movie.
- Page 36 ADDING TEXT EFFECTS Just like the pros, you can add scrolling text effects to your movies. In fact, you can choose from a variety of effects to add to your text. Click on the Text tab to get started. Start off by choosing the text style.
- Page 37 ADDING SPECIAL EFFECTS Click the Effects tab to see all of the fun and unusual effects. Effects are added to specific items on the Video track. You can modify the duration of the effect by clicking and dragging the edges. Note that effects are added to individual components of the video track.
- Page 38 CREATING A DVD The Create module of the program is where you actually put together your DVD (or VCD). It’s really simple. If you’ve created your own custom clips in the edit section, here’s where your work really pays off, because you can now add it as a chapter on your DVD. You can do all of the following: 1.
- Page 39 ADDING AN INTRODUCTION VIDEO Introduction videos play as soon as the disc is inserted into a DVD player. Once the video clip completes, the movie menu is shown. To add an introduction video to your disc, click and drag the desired video from the album area to the Introduction Video box.
- Page 40 Of course, you can also choose a photo (or video!) from your personal collection to use as the menu background. To do so, simply click “New Background” in the preview area. You can then browse your system for the file that you want to use. ANIMATED CHAPTER BUTTONS Instead of having static chapter buttons, they can actually run the videos that they represent.
- Page 41 UPDATING CHAPTER BUTTON FRAMES Each chapter button can have it’s own unique frame. First, go back to the Customize tab.Then, highlight the chapter button that you want to update, and then double-click the frame you want to use. BREAKING UP LONGER VIDEO CLIPS / CREATING SUBMENUS Longer video clips can be broken into separate chapters.
- Page 42 A “submenu” is created for the video file, with new chapters appearing for each chapter break you set. You can also create a submenu by clicking “Create Submenu” beneath the main preview area (make sure you’re under the “Media” tab). Submenus are useful if you have lots of different videos under a broad subject.
- Page 43 9. If you’d like to include a soundtrack, click “Select Files” and choose the audio tracks you’d like to add. 10. In the “Pacing” section, set the display time for the slides. If you’d like the program to time the slideshow according to the length of your soundtrack, choose “Fit slideshow to soundtrack.”...
- Page 44 BURNING YOUR MOVIE TO DISC When you’re all ready to go, click on “Write Disc.” You can preview your movie with the virtual remote control. It should work similarly to a standard DVD player remote control. Use it to navigate through your various menus and playback your movie.
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Page 45: Technical Support
TECHNICAL SUPPORT N. America ArcSoft, Inc. 46601 Fremont Blvd Fremont, CA 94538 Tel: 1.510.440.9901 Fax: 1.510.440.1270 Web: www.arcsoft.com China ArcSoft Beijing Co., Ltd. No. 6 South Capital Gym Road Beijing New Century Hotel Office Building #1060 Beijing 100044, China Tel: 8610-6849-1368 Fax: 8610-6849-1367 Email: tech@arcsoft.com.cn Latin America... -
Page 46: Service And Warranty
CES will ADS Technologies, Inc. be liable for consequential damages, including but not limited to any lost savings, lost profits, or any other dama-ges, 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. - Page 47 If you have any problems or questions on this product, please call: Technical Support - 562.926.4338 North America Support Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am - 5pm, PST Support: www.adstech.com/support/support.asp www.adstech.com European Technical Support: +353.61.702042 North America Support Hours Phone: 562-926-4338 M-F: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, PST www.adstech.com Support: www.adstech.com/support/support.asp Southern Europe Office...