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User's Guide Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
Video Conferencing on your PC
Image and Video Capture
Video E-mail
Chapter 2
Setting Up your PC for Video Conferencing
Overview
How to Setup AVerMedia AVerTV USB for Video Conferencing
Chapter 3
TV
The AVerTV USB Application
Watching TV
TV Control Panel
Resizing the TV Screen
Selecting Between TV Signals (air/cable) or Channel Group
Changing the Display Style
Changing the Display Panel
Adding and Deleting Channel Group
To add new channel group
To delete channel group
Renaming the Channel Group
Adjusting the Volume
Memorizing TV Channels
Skipping Unwanted Channels
Selecting a TV Channel
Assigning a Channel Description
Remapping TV Channels
Locking and Unlocking a TV Channel
To lock a TV channel
To unlock a TV channel
Selecting Between Video Input
16-Channel Preview
To preview the channels
To exit from the 16-channel preview screen
Setting the Video Format of External Video
Adjusting the Color

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  • Page 1 Image and Video Capture Video E-mail Chapter 2 Setting Up your PC for Video Conferencing Overview How to Setup AVerMedia AVerTV USB for Video Conferencing Chapter 3 The AVerTV USB Application Watching TV TV Control Panel Resizing the TV Screen...
  • Page 2 Setup the Video Buffer Trouble Check Chapter 4 Image Capture Overview Capturing a TV / Video Image To display the captured image on your desktop To save the captured image Multiple Image Sequence Capture Chapter 5 Scheduler Adding and Deleting Schedules To create a new schedule To delete the schedule from the list Altering the Schedules...

  • Page 3: Video Conferencing On Your Pc

    Introduction Convert your computer system into a real multimedia entertainment center with AVerMedia AVerTV USB! Now you can watch television, play music CD, video conference, and capture still images and video on your PC. Surely, you’ll never miss your favorite ball games, soaps or game shows anymore.

  • Page 4: Setting Up Your Pc For Video Conferencing

    3. Connect a pair of external speakers to your sound card. 4. Connect a 28.8Kbps or faster modem to your PC. Connect a camcorder or desktop camera to the AVerMedia AVerTV USB “VIDEO” or “S-VIDEO” port depending on the type of input.
  • Page 5 7. For Internet video conferencing: - If you still do not have access to the Internet, sign up for an Internet account from your local service provider. - Go to the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. Check and verify if TCP/IP is listed under network components .
  • Page 6 CDs on your PC while you work on your computer. Watching TV To watch TV or video on your computer monitor, run AVerMedia AVerTV USB from the program menu. To run the application, Click “Start”, select “Programs”. From the program menu choose “AVerTV USB”, then click “AVerTV...
  • Page 7 A TV Monitor will then appear on your screen. If you run the application for the first time, an Auto Scan dialog box will appear. This will search memorize the channel line up in your area. You can choose not to scan or scan both air and cable or either of (Refer to the section titled, the two.

  • Page 8: Tv Control Panel

    TV Control Panel Resize TV Screen Freeze/ Unfreeze Help Audio Configuration Full Screen Power off 16-Channel Preview Video Configuration Panel Display Information Channel Loop Minimize Panel Channel Up/Down Number Pad Mute Always on Top Source Volume Mode Player Mode Snapshot S-Video −...
  • Page 9 BUTTON BUTTON FUNCTION FUNCTION BUTTON BUTTON FUNCTION FUNCTION Panel Display Power off Displays current mode Close the application. and other useful information. Switch to VCR. TV Mode VCR Mode Switch to TV. CD Player Full Screen Switch to CD. Show TV/video in full screen.
  • Page 10 Changing the Display Style The AVerTV USB application can display TV or video in different styles: TV Monitor and No Frame TV Monitor • TV or video can be displayed in a TV Monitor. (This is the default.) No Frame •...
  • Page 11 Adding and Deleting Channel Group If you want to add or delete channel group, do the following: To add new channel group: Click the Video Configuration button. In the Channel Setup dialog box, click the Insert button. The Channel Group dialog box will then appear: Select TV Source between Air or Cable .

  • Page 12: Adjusting The Volume

    Renaming the Channel Group To rename channel group: 1. Click the Video Configuration button. 2. In the Channel Group drop-down list, select the name of the group you want to rename (e.g. Choice). 3. Click Rename button. The Channel Group dialog box will then appear: 4.

  • Page 13: Memorizing Tv Channels

    All Channel Scan in the Channel Setup dialog box and then repeat the auto-scan. The following message will appear: to start all channel auto-scan. The AVerTV USB Click application will then scan frequencies starting from 54 MHz to over 800 MHz, increasing by 1 MHz at a time. The application will check these frequencies for active channels, memorizing those that are.

  • Page 14: Skipping Unwanted Channels

    Wait for the application to finish the all channel scan process or in the All Channel Scan dialog box, click Stop to terminate the searching process. AVerTV USB When auto-scan stops the application will return to the first memorized channel.
  • Page 15 Assigning a Channel Description If you want to assign or give a channel name, do the following: 1. Click the Video Configuration button. 2. In the Channel Setup dialog box, Channel Name column, d ouble-click the text box of the channel you want to assign a name.

  • Page 16: Locking And Unlocking A Tv Channel

    4. The remapped TV channel with its newly assigned channel number will appear in the ReMapping dialog box. (See figure at the right). Click OK to confirm your selection. 5. If you wish to change back to the original TV channel numbers, click Reset in the ReMapping dialog box.
  • Page 17 Choose the lock Type, that is, how often you would like to lock out the TV channel. There are four types to choose from: • Choose Always if you want to lock out the TV channel all the time. • Choose Monthly to lock out the channel once a month, at a preset day.
  • Page 18 If you want to set back to unlock, in the lock column, double-click the channel you want to set unlock. Channel locked dialog box will appear: Select Unlock, then click OK. Note: • You can use letters and numbers in your password. •...

  • Page 19: Channel Preview

    16-Channel Preview The AVerMedia AVerTV USB application’s 16-channel preview function can display 16 TV channels on-screen at the same time. You can see clearly which TV programs are currently showing on these channels. To preview the channels: Click the 16-Channel Preview button.

  • Page 20: Setting The Video Format Of External Video

    Setting the Video Format of External Video To set the video format used by the external video source, do the following: Click the Video Configuration button. etup dialog box, click the Video In the Channel S Standard Setup button. The Video Standard Setup dialog box will then appear: If you have a composite video source, click the Ext.
  • Page 21 Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue sliders to come up with your desired color. If you change your mind and want to change back to the factory default settings, click Default. Click OK to accept the new settings, or click Cancel to revert back to the original settings.

  • Page 22: Trouble Check

    640 x 480 Mode: To demand the better video quality, the 640 × 480 mode is recommended. In this mode, when you enlarge your TV screen size from 640 × 480 to maximum of 1600 × 1200 the visible video quality will display in better quality.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Image Capture

    Chapter 4 Image Capture Overview While you watch live TV or video from your PC monitor, you can AVerMedia AVerTV USB use the application to capture images for your document, presentation or web page. Capturing a TV/ Video Image To capture image, click Snapshot button. The...
  • Page 24 3. Choose the File type. Choose the image file type. From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image. 4. Choose the Color format. • Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. • Choose 8-bit to capture image in 256 colors.
  • Page 25 6. Choose the image size. • In the Size section, select the Standard option choose desirable image size from the drop- down list. • If you want to set your own image size, select Customize and enter the image Width and Height. If you want to maintain relative width height, select...

  • Page 26: Multiple Image Sequence Capture

    Multiple Image Sequence Capture To capture multiple images, do the following: 1. Click the Video Configuration button. In the Channel Setup , click the Image Sequence Capture button. The Image Sequence Capture dialog box will then appear: In the Number of Pictures drop-down list, select or type in the number of images you want to capture in the text box provided.
  • Page 27 You can preset the day and time to turn on the TV program and the length of the program. To run this application, click Scheduler from the AVerMedia AVerTV USB program menu or right-click the Quick TV launcher located at the lower right corner of the screen then in the list menu select Scheduler.

  • Page 28: Adding And Deleting Schedules

    Adding and Deleting Schedules: If you want to add or delete a schedule, do the following: To create a new schedule: Click the Add button in the Schedule dialog box. The Edit Area dialog box will then appear: Select Active to watch a TV program in real time. Select Record to record a TV program for later viewing.
  • Page 29 12. Click OK to include the new schedule to the list. Click Cancel if you do not want enters a new schedule or to exit Edit Area. To delete the schedule from the list: Select an item from the schedule listing you want to delete.
  • Page 30 Chapter 6 Hotkeys Chapter 6 Hotkeys The AVerMedia AVerTV USB application provides hotkeys for quick TV viewing. Hotkey Hotkey Description Description Function Function UP/DOWN UP/DOWN Channel Up/Down Channel Up/Down Press ↑ ↑ to go to the next ARROW ARROW upper TV channel.

  • Page 31: Chapter 7 Playing Cds

    Chapter 7 Playing CDs Click the CD button to switch to the Music CD Control Panel and play your favorite music CDs. The Music CD Control Panel The Music CD Control Panel provides button controls for playing music CD, selecting audio track, adjusting volume and more.
  • Page 32 Chapter 8 VCR Click the VCR button to change to the VCR Control Panel. You can record your favorite TV program or video to your hard disk and save it as an AVI (audio/video interleaved) file. The VCR Control Panel The VCR Control Panel provides button controls for recording and playback AVI format, adjusting volume and more.

  • Page 33: Capture Setup

    TV/video in RGB-24 Bit color without compressing the video data. To play the compressed clip file in another computer, make sure NOTE: AVerTV USB that the application is installed in the system. Video Size Choose preset dimensions for your captured video by selecting from the Video Size drop down menu.

  • Page 34: Audio Capture

    Save your file by typing a designated file name, then choosing the drive and directory in which you have to save the file. Click Save to use the new file name and return to the Capture dialog box. Note: To auto generate using the current time as the file name , make sure the Enable Auto Allocate File Name check box is selected.
  • Page 35 Playback Captured Video To view the captured file, simply click on the Playback Captured Video button. The video clip will open in your default media player software. (For instance, if ® you have Xing Player as your default media player software, the captured clip ®...

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