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- Page 1 ComproDTV User’s Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com...
- Page 2 Copyright © 2001-2006. Compro Technology, Inc. No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Compro Technology, Inc. Compro, VideoMate, Poladyne, Play with Power, and the Compro logo are trademarks of Compro Technology, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Still Image Capture .................12 EPG (Electronic Program Guide)............13 Recording ....................14 Playback ....................14 Timeshifting ....................14 ComproDTV Configuration ............15 Options ....................15 Channel Options ..................15 Video/Audio Options ................21 Recording Options (Only available on Analog TV) ........23 Timeshifting Options (Only available on Analog TV) .......26 User Interface ..................27... -
Page 4: Introduction
Integrated deinterlacing technology assures the highest picture quality. Note Not all features in this manual are available for all products. Please check the product package to confirm if this model supports such feature of ComproDTV. -
Page 5: Key Features
Key Features Watch and record digital or analog TV programs. View all available TV programming. Never miss a second with Timeshifting. Advanced PIP and POP features to watch TV and playback in the same time. Video Desktop to setup TV watching screen as wallpaper. Powerful and easy to use schedule recording functioning. -
Page 6: Installation
CD into your CD drive. You can also manually install it by inserting the installation CD. Open Explorer, double-click on “setup.exe” in the folder named ComproDTV. When you run ComproDTV for the first time, you will see the following. Please choose the right setting in order to run the program correctly. Video Device If you are using VideoMate DVB-T PCI Tuner card, the video device should be “VideoMate BDA Capture.”... - Page 7 When using DVB-T PCI Tuner card, you need to use the internal audio patch cable to connect to the “AUX-In” or “CD-In” port on your sound card and choose “AUX-In” or “CD-In” in ComproDTV. (For the detail installation of your DVB-T card, please refer to your product start up guide in the package.
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Page 8: Remote Control Key Definition And Use
Remote Control Key Definition and Use ComproDTV 2 Number keys Mute sound Zoom In/Out Start/Stop ComproDVD 2 Start/Stop ComproDTV 2 Replay Pause or enable timeshifting Advance Previous channel Stop Tab function Open setup dialog box Up arrow or select audio... -
Page 9: Card Type Remote Control
Card type Remote Control Icon ComproDTV 2 Start/Stop ComproDVD 2 Start/Stop ComproDTV 2 Power Start/Stop ComproDTV 2 Number keys CHAN Switch channels Volume RECALL Previous channel MUTE Mute Up Arrow Up arrow Select Audio TV/VIDEO Left Arrow Replay Open play list... -
Page 10: Using Comprodtv
Using ComproDTV Control Panel The ComproDTV control panel resembles the controls on a VCR. Keep in mind that not all options are available at all times, and may be grayed out or inaccessible depending on your hardware setup and TV services available. -
Page 11: Channel Surfing
After installation, just press the ComproDTV button on the remote or double click the ComproDTV icon on the desktop you will be able to watch TV. Same as operating a normal TV set. Watch TV programs on your PC, in full-screen mode or in a window. - Page 12 is convenient for you to watch multiple programs on full screen mode. The buttons on the upper-left corner sub window are Channel Up, Channel Down, Mute, Windows Alignment, and Close respectively. Sub window can be resized by mouse dragging lower-left corner to any ratio. Note Running additional windows consumes more CPU usage.
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Page 13: Video On Desktop
Video on Desktop While watching TV, you may right-click on the TV screen and select video on desktop or press the hotkey (F7) to activate Video on Desktop mode. This mode makes the video source as your desktop screen. It is similar with full screen but the desktop icons and taskbar will remain on top. -
Page 14: Still Image Capture
Still Image Capture Click on the capture icon on the control panel or hit the "Space Bar" of the keyboard shortcut to capture an image of the display window. You can see the screen capture dialog as below. -
Page 15: Epg (Electronic Program Guide)
EPG (Electronic Program Guide) You can press the EPG button to open the EPG dialog box. EPG provides lots of information about the TV program when available. You can easily add a program into a recording schedule with it. -
Page 16: Recording
Recording ComproDTV is a digital video recorder and save the digital TV program which is MPEG-II format to your hard disk. To instantly start recording: Press the Record button . ComproDTV starts recording the video source currently showing in the display window. It will save it to a file on your disk. While recording, you can press the button to setup recording time for 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes for more convenience if you need to leave to other place. -
Page 17: Comprodtv Configuration
ComproDTV Configuration The following tells you how to set up the details of ComproDTV. You are welcome to customize them in order to meet your needs. Options Press the Options button to open the Options dialog box. You can change detail settings of ComproDTV here. - Page 18 TV programs. Select your choice here or use default channel table to do the scanning. Autoscan The first time you start ComproDTV, Autoscan will automatically scan for available TV channels for both Cable signal and Antenna signals. You can rescan the channels at any time by pressing the Autoscan button.
- Page 19 Disabled channels will not be shown when you use the channel Up and Down or channel surfing functions. Set Lock (Parental Control) By default, ComproDTV lets you access all available channels. A Parental Control feature allows you to restrict the viewing of certain channels altogether or during limited times.
- Page 20 Fine Tuning (Only available on Analog TV) ComproDTV includes a fine-tuning feature. Select the channel you wish to fine tune and press the button labeled, "Fine Tune." You may then adjust the slider and then press the button labeled, "Exit."...
- Page 21 Custom channels ComproDTV can also set video properties (brightness, contrast, etc) for each channel. Just press the button on the custom column in Channel tab in Settings of ComproDTV. The dialog box will pop up as follow.
- Page 22 Combine both function as you need it can be very convenient. This manual only provides basic information for the ComproDTV 2. For more information on using applications, please see the User’s Guides in the...
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Page 23: Video/Audio Options
Country/Region (Only available on Analog TV) Use the pull-down menu to select the country you are in. This allows ComproDTV to use the correct set of frequencies for TV tuning. Video Format (Only available on Analog TV) Select the proper video format for your area from the drop-down menu. The options available depend on the standards supported by the TV tuner in your system. - Page 24 If you see this checkbox, this feature is available in your area. Sleep Mode You can set the timer to shut down the computer. If the check box “Close application and keep computer on” is checked, then it will close ComproDTV instead of shutting down the computer.
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Page 25: Recording Options (Only Available On Analog Tv)
Check that you have ample disk space to store recorded programs. Quality Here you can select the video and audio quality settings of recorded programs. ComproDTV includes useful quality presets, from VCD to DVD-quality. However, Custom settings may not be compatible with standard formats. Use it with caution... - Page 26 Advanced Settings Here you can select the details of video and audio quality settings of recorded programs. Format: Choose between MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video encoding formats. For example, select MPEG-1 if you want VCD format or select MPEG-2 if you want DVD format.
- Page 27 After installing the CODEC software, you will see the MPEG-4 format appear in the field of recording quality. Compro does not guarantee compatibility or performance with third-party CODECs. Performance You can choose the encoder performance here. The better you choose, the picture quality will be better.
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Page 28: Timeshifting Options (Only Available On Analog Tv)
Timeshifting Options (Only available on Analog TV) Buffered Time Set the amount of programming that is stored, or “buffered” during Timeshifting. It also shows the total recording time available. Do not set the Buffered Time to consume all free disk space. Path (Buffer file storage location) Choose the folder where the Timeshifting buffer file is stored. -
Page 29: User Interface
User Interface Path (Snapshot file storage location) Choose the folder where the snapshot pictures are stored. Choose a folder in a disk partition with ample free disk space. See the video format table for estimates of the amount of disk space needed. File Type (Snapshot file type) Choose the snapshot file type. - Page 30 The static strip is called the "green line." You won't see this line on normal televisions because they do not show you the entire picture. Standard TV sets trim the edges of the TV picture. ComproDTV, on the other hand, can show you the entire picture, including the "green line."...
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Page 31: System Devices Options
Please refer the product installation FAQ to check the device name for your product. Audio Device ComproDTV automatically detects the audio input devices available in your system. Here, you must select the appropriate audio input devices (your sound card) for your system. - Page 32 This information is crucial for us to determine your problem. Please make sure it’s included in Compro support request form and provide as much of the requested information as possible. Please write the details in order to determine the problem. And also provide the product serial number (19 digits numbers) on the PCI card by using the form from below.
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Page 33: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting OS requirement ComproDTV 2.5 has to work on Windows XP / Windows 2000 or above OS. It’s recommended to www.WindowsUpdate.com website for the Service Pack update of Microsoft. Driver Installation The most common cause of problems with the TV Tuner is incorrect installation of the TV capture and TV tuner drivers. -
Page 34: Audio Ok / No Video
Sometimes updating the sound card driver from vendor or TV card’s driver and application may help as well. No audio in the recorded file? Check the recording volume levels in the ComproDTV Recording tab in the Settings dialog. Also check the information on the above. The recorded file from VCR has no... -
Page 35: How Can I Record As A Different Video Format
Only Analog TV, Composite or S-Video input video can be software encode to your choice of video format. You can do that in the Record tab in Settings of ComproDTV. Why are images scrambled？... -
Page 36: Contacting Compro Technical Support
Note Make sure you include the information of hitting the button of "E-mail Info" in the Device Settings in Settings of ComproDTV in order to determine the problem. In order to solve the problem quickly, it is very important to provide as much...