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- Page 1 Instant TV: English Watch and Record TV Shows on CD or DVD User’s Guide: First Edition North America Support Hours: M-F : 8 am - 5 pm, PST Email : support@adstech.com website : www.adstech.com Tech...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
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. -
Page 4: System Requirements
Introduction Package Contents: • Instant TV USB 2.0 TV Tuner device • Instant TV Remote Control • Battery for Remote Control • 6 ft. USB cable • 6 ft. A/V cable - Yellow, Red and White RCA to Yellow RCA/3.5mm Mini Stereo cable •... - Page 5 I N S T A L L AT I O N G U I D E NOTE: INSERT the CD and install the Drivers before plugging the Instant TV Device in your computer!
- Page 6 Instant TV lets you capture video in VCD, SVCD or DVD video formats you can easily and quickly archive your TV shows to disk. Instant TV captures video in the correct format so you don’t have to waste time converting the video before you burn to disk. And if you use CD-RW or DVD+RW/DVD-RW disks you can record direct to disk.
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Page 7: Installing Instant Tv
S-Video sources. Generally S-Video provides improved video quality over RCA (composite) video sources. TV Tuner - The Instant TV includes a Cable Ready TV tuner. Connect your cable TV source to Instant TV to tune up to 125 channels of Cable television. - Page 8 Video and Audio drivers the New Hardware Wizard will confirm that it has finished installing the software – Click Finish. 5.) Connect a Cable TV source to the TV tuner or use the Audio/Video cables to connect to a video source such as a VCR.
- Page 9 Installing the Video@Home2 software 1.) Insert the USB Instant TV CD into your CD-Rom Drive 2.) Click the Video@Home 2 button on the launch screen. 3.) Follow the steps for Video@Home Installation. 4.) A Video@Home 2 icon will be placed on your computer desktop. 5.) Start the Video@Home 2 application by double clicking this icon.
- Page 10 • Vol + Pressing the Vol+ button will increase the audio monitoring level • Vol - Pressing the Vol – button will decrease the audio monitoring level • Record - Press the Record button to begin video recording. • Play/Pause - Use the Play/Pause button to start playback or Pause video in the Time-Shift mode or when playing back previously recorded video.
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Page 11: Video@Home Instructions
Schedule Recordings with TitanTV.com (Internet Connection Required) You can use TitanTV.com to schedule automatic recording of TV shows on your computer. TitanTV is an Internet based TV scheduling website. They provide local TV and Cable listings for North America. To access TitanTV you will need to be connected to the Internet. - Page 12 English edition for Ulead Video@Home 2, June 2003. © 2002-2003 Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc.
- Page 13 Welcome to Ulead Video@Home Ulead Video@Home empowers your Instant TV with easy-to-use interface and functions. This enables you to instantly view or record TV programs and other video sources (such as VCR, camcorder, and even TV game console) through S-Video and Composite jacks. During recording, the Instant TV saves the video as video files (video format varies depending on the Instant TV you purchased) on the hard drive.
- Page 14 Introducing the Workspace OSD (On Screen Display) shows various information such as the command you just applied, the currently selected channel, and the audio language. OSD is displayed on the upper right corner, and disappears automatically in a few seconds later. 1.
- Page 15 1. Source toggles between different video and audio sources. 2. Media Library lets you easily manage captured video and image files. 3. Start moves to the very beginning of a video. 4. Play selects a playlist, and then starts playback. 5.
- Page 16 1. Backward Jumper 2. Time-Shift playable area 3. Current Channel 4. Elapsed Time 5. Time-Shift recording area 6. Forward Jumper 7. Playback status 8. Current Input Source 1. Backward Jumper rewinds back to a certain point when time-shifting or a playlist is active. 2.
- Page 17 12. Remaining hard drive space shows the current HDD space for video recording in the hh:mm:ss format. 13. Mute Status switches between volume on and volume off. 14. MTS Status shows the current MTS mode. 15. Program mode shows the current program status between. 16.
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Page 18: Customize Settings
Customize Settings Settings for Ulead Video@Home are provided here in several categories for you to choose from. Preferences General When first time using Ulead Video@Home, it is recommended to select Display confirmation message after capturing. So, it is easy to know which folder stores captured video or image files. - Page 19 Record You can specify a video file format for recording by choosing an existing preset, or create your own or by adding a new preset. Selecting Use Disc-Direct* lets you record video directly onto a disc instead of writing to the hard drive. Select Use Preview mode if you want to use the video format available from your Instant TV.
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Page 20: Scheduled Recording
Skin You can select your preferred Control Panel. Scheduled recording Scheduled recording lets you create a list of all the TV programs you want to record before they start broadcasting. This mechanism provides hassle-free convenience just as you would work with a conventional VCR. - Page 21 TV program list shows all the scheduled recording programs. Click Add, Edit, or Delete for adjustment as needed. By default, Record is selected. This means that recording is enabled. Selecting Time-Shift means that time-shift recording is enabled.
- Page 22 Scheduled recording with EPG Ulead Video@Home can automatically create a scheduled recording task when you have access to an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) file. Before doing so, right-click the Ulead Video@Home Scheduling wizard icon (located on the Windows task bar) and select File Associations to check if the EPG file you will be using is associated with Ulead Video@Home.
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Page 23: Tv Channel Manager
Video Color Manager This determines the video color for both viewing and recording. • Brightness sets your perceived video quality of light level. • Contrast sets the difference level between the lightest and the darkest colors. • Hue sets the difference level of the predominant color compared with other ones. - Page 24 After you setup the TV channels in TV Channel Manager, you can now watch TV. Click Source to make sure that the currently selected input source is TV Tuner and the playback audio input is correctly selected. To watch TV: •...
- Page 25 2. The DV source is ready. An example is shown below. 3. On the Control Panel, the Numeric Pad changed to the DV playback control. Use these or the ones on your DV camcorder for navigation. Watching video from the playlist You can watch video files saved on the hard drive using the Ulead Video@Home playlist.
- Page 26 To create a playlist: 1. Click Playlist. 2. Click Create Playlist to add video files by using the left pane to locate the folder(s) containing the file(s) you want to play. 3. Select the file(s) from the upper pane and click Add or Add All to insert selected files to the playlist.
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Page 27: Standard Recording
5. The playlist starts playing. Click Play to resume; Playlist to select another playlist; and Stop to return to the previously selected input source. Recording video to the hard drive Ulead Video@Home provides three modes for you to record TV programs or videos. -
Page 28: Timeshift Recording
3. When recording is in progress, click Pause to stop recording temporarily or click Stop to cease recording. 4. Enter the video file name and click OK to save the video. (Clicking Discard does not create any video file.) A video file and a playlist file (*.uvh) will be created. -
Page 29: Media Library
1. Backward Jumper 2. Green Time-Shift status bar 3. The cursor changes to a hand shape when you move the mouse over the Time-Shift status bar. This indicates that you can click any point on the status bar to view the recorded content. - Page 30 Burn video files to disc With Ulead Video@Home, you can directly burn video files to a disc. Note: Burning still image files is not available in the program. To burn video files to disc: 1. Select the video files you want to burn in the Media Library, and then click Burn.
- Page 31 3. Click Write. 4. After the burning progress is complete, you can continue to burn other files or click Cancel to exit. Disc-Direct In addition to recording to the hard drive, Ulead Video@Home lets you directly record the TV program or video you’re currently watching to a disc. To perform Disc-Direct: 1.
- Page 32 Shortcuts Source Media Library Backward Jumper Start Play Pause Stop Record Time-Shift Snapshot Playlist Volume Down Settings Channel Down HDD/Disc Mute On/Off Channel Up Last Viewed Channel About Forward Jumper Volume Up Help Minimize/Restore Control Panel Resize Screen Exit Ctrl+C Ctrl+G Ctrl+Alt+B Ctrl+S...
- Page 33 Index Audio language 13 Burn 30 CATV 13 Control Panel 14 Disc-Direct 31 Disc-Direct with a DV camcorder 31 DV camcorder 24 Electronic Program Guide 22 FAT32 27 File associations 22 FireWire 24 Help 15 IEEE-1394 24 Installing 13 Line-in 13 Local TV settings 13 Media Library 28, 29 NTFS 27...
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Page 34: Trouble Shooting
Trouble Shooting Common things to check: 1.) Be sure you are connecting directly to a USB 2.0 port on your PC. 2.) Be sure you are using Windows XP (Home or Professional) – Service Pack 1 is required and Service Pack 2 is highly recommended. -
Page 35: Help Resources
H EL P RESOU RCES : Video@Home Help – Press “F1” on your keyboard at any time. Video@Home User Manual – on CD Video@Home Guide – Turn this on by clicking on “G” (global properties) and selecting preferences. ADS Web Site: Support Online: We are constantly adding more information to the On-Line Help sec- tion of our web site. -
Page 36: Service And Warranty
Return/Replacement: If you need to return your ADS Technologies product you should return the product directly to the dealer or store where you purchased the product. Each individual computer store or dealer sets product returns policies for their customers. ADS Technologies, Inc. cannot be responsible for the actions or policies set by our dealers. -
Page 37: Fcc Information
ADS Technologies, Inc. product or inability to use the product, even if the dealer or ADS Technologies, Inc. has been advised of such lia- bility or other claims. This includes damage to property and, to the extent permitted by law, damages for personal injury. -
Page 38: Technical Support
If you have any problems or questions on this product, please call : Technical Support 562.926.4338 North America Support Hours: M-F : 8 am - 5 pm, PST Email : support@adstech.com website : www.adstech.com European Technical Support: +353.61.702042 North America Office 12627 Hidden Creek Way Cerritos, CA 90703 Phone: (562) 926-1928...
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