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  • Page 1 Model # ATVPCI883 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING HARDWARE... 2 1.1 Package Contents ... 2 1.2 Minimum System Requirements... 2 1.3 Hardware Installation... 2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING VISION+ TV CARD DRIVER... 3 CHAPTER 3 INTSTALLING PVR-PLUS... 5 CHAPTER 4 USING PVR-PLUS... 7 CHAPTER 5 USING TVR ...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Installing Hardware

    CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING HARDWARE 1.1 Package Contents Unpack your Vision+ TV card and make sure that all the items are intact. The following items should be included in your package: l Vision+ TV Card l Audio Cable l A/V Converter Cable l Quick Installation Guide l Installation CD-ROM l Remote Control [requires two AAA batteries (not included)]...

  • Page 4: Chapter 2 Installing Vision+ Tv Card Driver

    1. Insert the TV card into an available PCI slot on your computer. 2. Connect the coaxial cable for the TV antenna/cable to the TV port of the TV card. 3. Connect one end of the A/V converter cable to the A/V port of the TV card, and connect the Composite (or S-Video input), and audio inputs to the corresponding output cables of your video/audio source.
  • Page 5 3. Click Next to install the driver for the Remote Control. 4. Click Next to install the driver for the TV card. 5. Click Next to launch the TVSetup utility. 6. Click TV System to configure the setting.

  • Page 6: Chapter 3 Intstalling Pvr-Plus

    CHAPTER 3 INTSTALLING PVR-PLUS PVR-PLUS is a set of utilities that allow you to watch TV on your computer, edit video clips, burn DVDs, and more. Before installation, it is highly recommended that all background applications such as antivirus software and system monitoring programs be disabled first. 1.
  • Page 7 3. Click Next to begin installation. 4. Click Next to accept the default Destination Location or click Browse to choose a new location. 5. Click Next to accept the default Program Folder. 6. Click Finish to complete the installation.

  • Page 8: Chapter 4 Using Pvr-Plus

    CHAPTER 4 USING PVR-PLUS Double-click the PVR Plus icon on your desktop to run PVR-PLUS. After you started PVR-PLUS, you can select the application you want to use . Click on each icon to start the application. Note: You can also view and edit pictures using PVR-Plus. For deta iled information about how to view/edit the pictures, click the ? button on the PVR -Plus console.

  • Page 9: Chapter 5 Using Tvr

    CHAPTER 5 USING TVR TVR is a powerful and easy-to-use TV application that provides feature-rich video/audio entertainment. TVR allows you to watch and record TV or video on your computer and playback the recordings as well. You can also listen to FM radio in the FM mode. 5.1 Setting TV system and scanning channels Note: The first time you start TVR, it will run the TV Frequency Table Setup Wizard .
  • Page 10 3. Click Start to auto -scan for all available channels . 4. Click Finish to complete the TV Frequency Table Setup Wizard . Note: 1. TVR depends on current country codes provided by Windows OS to give you a default value of each country.

  • Page 11: Main Panel Functions

    5.2 Main Panel Functions The display window shows live TV or recorded videos. You can drag it anywhere on the screen or adjust its size by double-clicking it to switch to full-screen and double -clicking the screen again to return to its original size. The TVR has six major parts. 5.2.1 Information Window The Information Window displays the current status of the TVR, including video status, (Live, REC, Playback, Time Shifting) sound status, (Mono, Stereo, or SAP), recording time,...
  • Page 12 5.2.3 Channel Adjust Part , or on your computer’s You can select the channels by clicking the number keys keyboard when the video source is set to Antenna, Cable , or Memory. You can also select the channels with the remote control. Note: The remote control requires two AAA batteries (not included).
  • Page 13 At Live mode, you can start recording the current broadcast by clicking on the capture button . Once you are capturing, click the stop button review your recorded files in the Play list after recording. 2. Playback You can playback the recorded files by clicking on the play button dialog box will appear, showing all the captured files and recently played files.

  • Page 14: Schedule Function

    3. Time Shifting Function The Time Shifting function allows you to record and playback videos at the same time. At Live mode, you can perform time shifting by clicking on the time-shifting button you are in time-shifting mode, you need to wait at least 10 seconds before you can playback the recorded video by clicking on the play button click the stop button video and the recorded video by selecting Real Screen from the popup menu of the display...
  • Page 15 File name option: You can use the date/time as your capture file name or assign a name yourself. Time option Current time: Shows the current time. Starting time: Enter the date and time when you want to start recording. Duration: Enter the length that you want to record. Recording rule: Select the recording rule you want to use.

  • Page 16: Setup Utility

    5.4 Setup Utility Click on the Setup button 5.4.1 TV Tuner The TV Tuner tab allows you to customize and configure your TV channels or edit your favorite memory channels. You can auto scan your cable or antenna signals for any available channels, or you can label and identify your favorite channels as well as include or exclude channels from the channel list.
  • Page 17 5.4.2 Preview 5.4.3 Capture a custom name defined by you. Enable time limit: Check this box to set a time limit for the video capture. Capture audio option: Select from “Capture audio”, “Capture audio only, No Video”, or “No audio”. Audio capture device: Select the audio capture device you want to use.
  • Page 18 Audio Source: Select the audio input source. (Recommended using Line In) Audio format: Select the audio format. For DVD, be sure to select 48000 Hertz. Recording level: Adjust the audio recording level. 5.4.4 Video 5.4.5 Other Color: Move the slide bar to adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation of the video.

  • Page 19: Channel Preview

    5.5 Channel Preview You can preview all the channels by clicking on the Channel Preview button 5.6 Snapshot You can take a snapshot (still image capture) of the current image in the display window by clicking on the Snapshot button appear.

  • Page 20: Fm Mode

    5.8 FM Mode The FM Mode allows you to listen and record FM radios. Click on FM in the Basic Tool part to switch to FM mode. There are 50 memory channels that can be assigned, and you can schedule recordings for specific memory channels.
  • Page 21 Channel adjustment: Enter the number key and click Enter ( ) or wait 1 second to directly jump to the channel you entered. : Go to last selected channel. Volume adjustment: : Increase volume : Decrease volume : Mute or restore sound Record/Pla yback/Time-shifting: Time control bar: While playback, it shows the general elapsed time or time remaining.

  • Page 22: Chapter 6 Using Mpeg Encoder

    Recording Start recording the current radio channel by clicking on the record button recording, click on the stop button recorded files in the playback list after recording. Playback Same as playback in the TV mode. Please refer to Chapter 5.2.6. CHAPTER 6 USING MPEG ENCODER The Mpeg Encoder lets you convert DV/AVI files into MPEG/DVD format.

  • Page 23: Streaming Video Translation

    6.2 Streaming Video Translation MPEG Encoder converts multimedia files into MPEG/DVD format. For multimedia files to be encoded using the MPEG Encoder, they must be able to be played with Windows Media Player. File formats that can be converted are: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, ASF, WMV, DivX, and DAT.

  • Page 24: Translation Option Dialog

    6.3 Translation Option Dialog When a media file is added to the Batch Process Displa y Window, the Option Dialog Box will appear. Choose one of the formats and click on OK to continue. The MPEG-1 menu includes 7 profiles to choose from. Each profile displays the video bit rate of that format.
  • Page 25 The MPEG-2 menu includes 7 profiles to choose from. Industry standard MPEG 2 DVD and SVCD profiles are included. Variable bit rate override can be manually selected. The Following list explains each profile: HP@H14 80Mbps, 1440*1152 (High Profile at High-1440) HP@ML 20Mbps, 720*576 MP@HL...
  • Page 26 Once the output video format and options are specified and the OK button is clicked, the file will appear in the Batch Process Display Window. The Batch Process Display Window shows the status of the media file in the Status column. 1.

  • Page 27: Chapter 7 Using Video Editor

    CHAPTER 7 USING VIDEO EDITOR The Video Editor lets you edit and merge your videos and save them as new v ideo files. The Video Editor's interface contains the following areas: Menu Area: add/delete files, minimize/maximize window, exit, and help files. Display Area: play original video clips (left screen), play edited video clips (right screen), display saving progress information.

  • Page 28: Menu Area

    7.1 Menu Area Button Descriptions Click the +/Add button to open a file Supports MPEG 1 & 2 files (Video and Audio), AVI (DV-AVI). Select a file and click Open. Click the -/Delete button to delete the file icon in the Original Clips area. Note : If you : Mpeg Properties Dialog check the Delete File check box, the actual file will be deleted.

  • Page 29: Display Area

    7.2 Display Area Original Video Display Window (Left screen) Displays original video. (Double-click or drag-and-drop the original video into this display window). Videos in Staging Clips cannot be displayed in this window. In Title editing mode, Title can be edited in this window. In Audio editing mode, it d isplays registered audio files.
  • Page 30 Original Clips (Top) This is the area where video clips that need to be edited are added and managed. Video clips can be dragged and dropped into the Original Clips area. The sequence of video clips added can also be rearranged easily by dragging and droppin g.

  • Page 31: Frame Edit Mode

    7.4 Frame Edit Mode 1. Frame Range Selection for Editing Specify frame range To add an entire video clip, drag the clip from the Original Clips area and drop it in the Staging Clips area. To add portions of a video clip, drag the clip from the Original Clips area and drop it in the Original Video display window.

  • Page 32: Chapter 8 Using Dvd Maker

    CHAPTER 8 USING DVD MAKER The DVD Maker allows you to burn your videos into several video formats including DVD, VCD, SVCD, and DATA. Note: The videos need to comply with proper specifications in order for the DVD Maker to burn them successfully.

  • Page 33: Burning

    8.2 Burning Check to ensure that the DVD/CD burner is functioning properly before actual burning. - Use Windows temporary directory: (Default) Uses Windows temporary directory as DVD Maker's temporary directory. 4. Click Next to accept the default background image for your DVD Title page, or click Background to choose an image.

  • Page 34: Video Specifications

    - Path: You can specify DVD Maker's temporary directory. 3. After selecting the DVD/CD burner and configuring the settings in the Option dialog box, click the next button 8.3 Video Specifications In order for the DVD Maker to successfully burn the videos, the video files must meet the video specifications of the desired video format.
  • Page 35 Audio : 224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2 - MPEG1 352 X 288 PAL Size: MPEG1 352 X 288 pixels Video bit rate: 1150 kbit/sec Frame rate: 25.00 frames/sec Audio : 224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2 Super VCD (SVCD) Specs: - NTSC Size: MPEG2 480 X 480 pixels Video bit rate: max 2524 kbit/sec MPEG-2 (if the audio is in 224 kbit/sec), audio + video bit rate max bit rate is 2748 kbit/sec.

  • Page 36: Appendix A

    Appendix A Product Specifications Key Features: Watch TV on PC Receive TV: 125 Channels Cable/Antenna Video Resolution: NTSC - 30fps @ 720 x 480 PAL - 30fps @ 720 x 576 Capture TV and vid eos in Mpeg 1, Mpeg 2, and Mpeg 4 format SAP support Nicam, A2, MTS-EIAJ &...

  • Page 37: Appendix B

    Appendix B Technical Support E-mail: support@airlinkplus.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlinkplus.com...

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