CD-ROM for software installation. Windows XP SP3 or above installed. RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To use all the features of VideoMate U680F, your PC should meet the following requirements. 2.6 GHz CPU with SSE 2 support for DVD recording and timeshifting ...
TV picture at all. Note The VideoMate U680F TV stick built-in Compro logo style LED light to indicate the TV stick is working. While the TV signal is weak, the LED will flash and the LED will off if no signal.
Software Installation Start the computer. Make sure VideoMate U680F is connected to your computer and insert the installation CD into your CD drive. Step 1. After restarting, Windows will detect a new device and start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, please press Cancel and go to the next step.
Windows Media Center Remote for U680F Compro VideoMate U680F bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified remote control to controls the Windows Media Center and also ComproDTV, ComproFM software. Some keys are special designed for Windows 7/Vista Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate, it may not be used in Windows XP...
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ComproDTV 4 ComproFM 2 Number Key Preset stations Number Key Into sleep mode Into sleep mode Into sleep mode Videos (WMC) Videos (WMC) Videos (WMC) Radio (WMC) Radio (WMC) Radio (WMC) Music (WMC) Music (WMC) Music (WMC) Pictures (WMC) Pictures (WMC) Pictures (WMC) Recorded TV Recorded TV (WMC)
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Playlist Playlist Enter 40 Change scale of screen ----- Skip Forward ----- Enter frequency ----- Channel surf ----- ----- C.C Language ----- ComproDVD ComproDVD Green ComproDTV ComproDTV Yellow ComproFM ComproFM Blue Setup Setup Teletext on/off Remote Power Off There are two situations for this operation. When not watching TV, i.e.
ComproDTV Gadget Tool for Vista/Win 7 The Compro gadget tool is designed to provide the more convenient TV experience in Windows Vista/7. It will be installed from the Compro installation CD, and you can delete and add it from gadget setup. Note 1.
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If clicking any files, the gadget will change to play mode from playlist mode, then playing the file you clicked. Scheduler list mode: This mode will display the top 5 of your current scheduled list, you can click any of the scheduled item and check the detail information of it.
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Gadget Settings Settings of gadget have four parts included: Capture device: to select capture devices. (when running gadget first time or having more than one device, this item is needed) Quality setting : to select recording quality Normal, Better, Best Quality ...
ComproDTV 4.5 Control Panel The DTV 4.5 control panel provides button controls for TV channel selection, video recording, image capture and more. The table below describe the functions of the buttons of DTV 4.5 control panel Windows Control Docking (D) Help (H) Minimize (G) Maximize (Z)
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Channel Return (N) Repeat Recorded Files (CTRL+P) Options / Video Recoder Function Rewind (Left Arrow) Options (O) Play (P) Stop (S) Pause (U) Fast Forward (Right Arrow) Record Option (Ctrl+R) Record (R) Special Function EPG (E) Channel Surfing (F) Closed Caption (C) Snapshot (Space) Timeshift (T) Teletext (X)
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Options Press the Options button to open the Options dialog box. You can change detail settings of ComproDTV 4.5 here. TV Settings This option gives you the way to manually select TV system and set the method of scanning TV programs. Choose ”...
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Listen to DAB/DAB+ digital audio broadcasting After you scan all the available DAB/DAB+ channels in the setup, you can listen to the digital audio channels by click the video source button Channel Naming You can customize the channel names by double-click on the CH Name field of the channel you wish to rename.
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Using my favorite channel list Options ChannelArrange List...
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Channel Surfing While watching TV, the channel surfing feature gives you an overview of available programs. Double click the channel screen can direct jump to the channel you want. PIP/POP mode You can watch 1 main live digital TV and 3 sub digital TV channel, and also playback recorded video file at the same time.
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Video 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 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.
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Recording ComproDTV 4.5 supports H.264/ MPEG-2/TS formats recording in digital TV. To instantly start recording: Press the Record button .ComproDTV 4.5 starts recording the video source currently showing in the display window. It will save it to a file on your disk.
ComproFM 2 Introduction ComproFM lets you enjoy FM radio programs on your PC. Listen to music or other programs while you work or browse the Internet. Note The hardware needs to have FM tuner in order to use ComproFM. This section provides basic information for ComproFM. For more details, please check the help file of ComproFM or the manual in the installation CD.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting steps If you have problem installing or running VideoMate U680F, please check the following by step: USB 2.0 issue: you need to check your computer has USB 2.0 or not. Usually you will see “USB 2.0 Root Hub” device in the "Sound, video and game controllers"...
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Why does the remote control fail? Verify that the IR icon (ComproRemote) is in the system tray on the lower-right corner of the screen. If you don't have ComproRemote on the system tray, start the following program: C:\Program Files\ Common Files\VideoMate\ComproRemoteDTV.exe Then you should see the icon on the system tray.
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