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- Page 2 Presto! PVR Analog Digital TV – DVB-T Digital TV – ATSC User’s Guide 507100-02-01-W-E-052507-09...
- Page 3 Copyright © 2005-2007, Emtec Technology Corp. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this document may be copied or reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from Emtec Technology Corp. (Emtec) Emtec has no warranties to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1 Introducing Presto! PVR System Requirements...1 Features...2 Chapter 2 Using Your Presto! PVR Installing Presto! PVR...3 Receiving a Channel...5 Receiving S-Video and Composite Signals...8 Receiving FM Radio...8 Choosing a Channel to Watch...9 Channel List...10 Channel Surfing Window...11 Teletext (available for DVB-T or PAL Analog TV)...11 Recording a Program...12 Scheduling Your Program Recording...13 Adjusting the Schedule Settings...15... - Page 5 Settings...33 Device...34 Device...35 Audio...36 Channel...36 Video...39 Record...40 Recording...42 Time Shifting...43 Schedule...44 Advanced...46 Skin...47 Live Update...48 Channel Surfing...49 History...50 Taskbar Commands...51 Shortcut Keys ...52 Chapter 4 Appendix Frequently Asked Questions...53 Troubleshooting...54 Glossary...57...
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Introducing Presto! Pvr
Introducing Presto! PVR Chapter 1 Presto! PVR is a video recorder for your computer. It takes television signals and records them onto your hard drive. You have all the convenience of a VCR (recording, playback, fast forwarding, rewinding, pausing) without having to rewind any tape. Here are the requirements and features of the program. -
Page 8: Features
Chapter 1 Introducing Presto! PVR Features Record programs to a hard disk or DVD. (This feature is available only when your program supports Direct Disc Recording (DDR).) Schedule your recordings for the future. Use the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) function to get the program guide for current TV listings and add them to your recording schedule with the click of a button. -
Page 9: Chapter 2 Using Your Presto! Pvr
Using Your Presto! PVR Chapter 2 This program has everything a personal video recorder needs—preview, full screen view, snapshot, channel selection, channel surfing, recording, programmed recording, time shifting, settings, help, and a link to our website. Here are explanations of how to perform the most common tasks. - Page 10 Before you begin, make sure that the antenna or Cable is connected to the Presto! PVR device. Insert the Presto! PVR disc into your computer disc drive and follow the installation instructions. After the installation, the Wizard will open to let you choose what type of signal you will be using. The image above is for reference only.
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Page 11: Receiving A Channel
Chapter 2 Using Your Presto! PVR Click the desktop icon to start using your Presto! PVR program. Receiving a Channel... - Page 12 To receive a channel through your network, please connect the antenna to the Presto! PVR device and make the proper settings. 1. Click to open the Settings dialog box, and then click the Device tab. 2. Choose a device from the Device list. The options will be different depending on the type of TV signal selected.
- Page 13 Chapter 2 Using Your Presto! PVR Digital TV - DVB-T Digital TV - ATSC...
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Page 14: Receiving S-Video And Composite Signals
4. Click OK to close the Settings dialog box and watch some TV. Receiving S-Video and Composite Signals 1. Click and choose S-Video or Composite from the source type. 2. PVR will pick up video and audio signals. These two features may not be available on all devices. Please refer to the user guide for your device. -
Page 15: Choosing A Channel To Watch
When scanning is finished, you can choose a station and change its name. You can also select a frequency and click the Add Channel button to add the corresponding station directly to the list of stations, or remove selected channels by clicking the Delete button. Other options include importing and exporting lists of stations. -
Page 16: Channel List
After you have installed Presto! PVR and scanned for channels, you can click and select a channel from the channel list to watch. Click to switch between channels, and Channel List Channel Surfing Window Teletext (available for DVB-T or PAL Analog TV) Channel List Chapter 2 Using Your Presto! PVR to go to the last channel viewed. -
Page 17: Channel Surfing Window
This is a quick way to select a channel. There are three buttons at the top of the window. Each shows different channels based on the settings you made on the Channel tab of the Settings dialog box. Here are some details for the channel list. -
Page 18: Recording A Program
Teletext is a quick and easily accessible service that gives you useful information for free. As long as a signal is present at the tuner and the channels are already scanned and stored, you will see the Teletext information offered by the corresponding TV station. This service varies for different areas. -
Page 19: Scheduling Your Program Recording
When you find a good show, click change to . The recorded program will be saved in the working folder. You can click to pause recording. If you click watching, recording will stop and the preview screen will return to the live program. - Page 20 The message about encrypted programs will not appear when the input source is analog TV. Click Add… to schedule additional recording, or click Modify to change the schedule for selected recordings. Click Delete to cancel a selected recording, or Delete All to cancel all scheduled recordings.
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Page 21: Adjusting The Schedule Settings
Using EPG (Electronic Program Guide) Adjusting the Schedule Settings If you click Add… or Modify from the Schedule tab, the Schedule Settings dialog box will open. There are three sections to pay attention to —Task, Time, and Quality. Task Time Quality Quality is only available when selecting the analog device. -
Page 22: Time
Task Name: Give a name to the recording session or use the default. Channel: Choose from the available channels for the one you want. Time Type: You can choose to record the selected channel One Time, Daily, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday to Friday, Monday to Saturday, or Saturday to Sunday. -
Page 23: Time Shifting
Chapter 2 Using Your Presto! PVR Use the Channel box to choose an available channel. Select the program that you want to record, and then click Add to Schedule. The program will be added to the schedule. Click Refresh to make sure that the schedule is up-to-date. -
Page 24: Adjusting The Volume
Time Shifting means that you can pause a program while watching the big game, click the pause button, and then go get another bag of chips without missing any of the action. When you come back and click the play button, you will resume watching from the point at which you paused. - Page 25 Chapter 2 Using Your Presto! PVR Click to capture the screen at that moment. The snapshots will be saved in the working folder. You can change the file format to save the snapshots on the Advanced tab of the Settings dialog box.
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Page 26: Chapter 3 Menus And Settings
Menus and Settings Chapter 3 For all that it does, Presto! PVR is very easy to use. There are only a few menus and settings that you need to worry about. Here they are in their entirety. Main Screen Program Viewer Screen Menu Settings Channel Surfing... - Page 27 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Digital TV – ATSC...
- Page 28 Across the top of the presentation area will be listed the program status (Time shifting, Recording, Playing, Forward, Backward, and the program name) as well as the signal quality. (1) The program status will only appear when playing, recording, or time shifting. (2) The signal quality will only be shown when the source is Digital TV.
- Page 29 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Click the Emtec logo to connect to our website. Also available is the help file, the settings button, and a button for selecting the input source.
- Page 30 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings...
- Page 31 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings These are special feature buttons. EPG (for Digital TV), Teletext (for DVB-T and PAL Analog TV), and Closed Captions (for ATSC and NTSC Analog TV) / Subtitles (for DVB-T). EPG is available for Digital TV only. The program control buttons are used for recording programs and watching the programs that have already been recorded.
- Page 32 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings These buttons are for choosing a channel to watch on TV. Either by going up or down a channel, going back to the previously viewed channel, or choosing from the channel list.
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Page 33: Program Viewer
Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Program Viewer There are four buttons in the upper-right corner of the program viewer. Here is a quick tour of how to use them. Exit : Clicking this button closes the program. Minimize : Clicking this button sends the program viewer to the taskbar. Full Screen : Clicking this button maximizes the program viewer to full screen. - Page 34 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Aspect Ratio - DVB-T Aspect Ratio - ATSC...
- Page 35 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Size - DVB-T Size - ATSC...
- Page 36 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Sound - DVB-T Sound - ATSC...
- Page 37 Aspect Ratio: Click to select the width to height ratio for your Presto! PVR screen. You can choose Original Ratio ( 4:3 ), Free Ratio or 16:9. Choosing Free Ratio will allow you to distort your TV picture by dragging the lower-right corner of the screen.
- Page 38 Size: Click to change the size of the display window or restore it to the original size. If you are receiving a Digital TV signal, you have the additional option of choosing to watch in the Original Size – 720x540 (4:3).
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Page 39: Settings
Sound: If the program has multiple sound tracks, you can switch them here. Analog TV offers Stereo, Mono, or SAP audio, while Digital TV has a list of the available soundtracks. AC3: AC3 audio is only available for Digital TV. Access to this feature requires additional codecs. -
Page 40: Device
Click to see the Settings dialog box to help you personalize you Presto! PVR program. Device Channel Video Record Schedule Advanced Skin Live Update Device On the Device tab, you can select how you control the Presto! PVR device. Device Audio Chapter 3 Menus and Settings... -
Page 41: Device
Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Analog TV Digital TV Device... -
Page 42: Audio
Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Available Presto! PVR devices are listed here. Other settings on this tab will be disabled unless you select a device. Audio For Analog TV only, you can choose an audio device and source. Channel... - Page 43 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings On the Channel tab, you can set up the scan parameters to more efficiently scan for available television channels. Digital TV- DVB-T...
- Page 44 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Digital TV - ATSC Analog TV Country: Select the country you are in to have the television reception properly formatted. Minimum Frequency/Minimum Channel, Maximum Frequency/Maximum Channel: For Digital TV only, these settings can be changed to restrict the range that Scan will use to search for available channels.
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Page 45: Video
Add or Update Channels: For Digital TV only, select the frequency range you want and then click Scan. This feature saves time by allowing you to rescan for channels to add or update without having to run through the whole frequency spectrum. Smart Scanning: For Digital TV - DVB-T, enabling this option can widen the scanning range to get improved results. -
Page 46: Record
Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Record... - Page 47 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings This tab will let you adjust your recording preferences. Record to the Hard Disk You are allowed to choose Saved type and Quality only when your input source is Analog. If your PVR doesn’t support DDR, the Destination option will not be available.
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Page 48: Recording
The Quality option for Time Shifting is available only when the input source is analog TV. It is not available for DVB-T or ATSC. Record to DVD RW The Quality option is available when your PVR supports DDR and your input source type is Analog. For more information see: Recording Time Shifting... -
Page 49: Time Shifting
You can choose a disc drive under Destination and a Folder for saving your recorded files and snapshots. Then use the slider to adjust the Auto cut file size. The video will be automatically cut into separate files when the limit is reached. If your disk file system is FAT32, the maximum size of each file will be 4 GB. -
Page 50: Schedule
Chapter 3 Menus and Settings For computers with limited speed and power, lower the quality for time-shifting live TV programs to avoid CPU overload. Please note that while the Quality option is available when the input source is analog TV. It is not available when the source is digital TV. - Page 51 Chapter 3 Menus and Settings The schedule will display the programs that have been selected for recording at a later date. For more information, see Scheduling Your Program Recording. Digital TV – DVB-T...
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Page 52: Advanced
For Digital TV – ATSC, *If you have chosen an encrypted program, it will not be recorded will appear at the bottom. This message won’t appear when the input source is analog TV. Advanced Under Snapshot, select a file format for saving the images. In the Channel Surfing section, you can select the display mode for channel surfing. -
Page 53: Skin
Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Other options include: Always on Top. During Recording/Time Shifting, if there is already a scheduled setting, the scheduled recording will take priority: When this option is selected, scheduled recording is given the highest priority, which means the system will begin scheduled recording regardless of whether other recording or time shifting is in process. -
Page 54: Live Update
Chapter 3 Menus and Settings In this tab, you can change the skin. Choose a different skin from the Select list and see how it looks in the Preview window. Click OK to accept. Live Update In this tab, you can check for product updates and news under Live Update. -
Page 55: Channel Surfing
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Page 56: History
Chapter 3 Menus and Settings Right-click the program viewer and select Channel Surfing from the screen menu to tile the channels in thumbnails. You can play a channel by double-clicking the thumbnail. To quit this function, click Esc and back to live program. -
Page 57: Taskbar Commands
Click to see the programs you have recorded, with the most recent listed first. The first frame of the selected recording will be shown in the preview area. Click Browse… to look through the recorded programs. Click Play to watch the selected program. Click Delete to erase a selected program from the hard disk. -
Page 58: Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys Shortcut keys are a quick way to manipulate the program. See the Readme.txt file for details. Click the Start button, point to Programs, Emtec, and then Presto! PVR. Locate the folder that contains the Readme file and open it. -
Page 59: Chapter 4 Appendix
Appendix Chapter 4 Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting Glossary Frequently Asked Questions Sometimes we get questions about our product. Here are the questions that we get asked the most. Hopefully this information will be useful to you. How can I optimize the PVR performance? ... -
Page 60: Troubleshooting
c. PVR requires either Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2. d. PVR requires DirectX 9.0c or later. Can I record subtitles from DTV channels? Dynamic subtitles are subtitles that can be disabled and enabled. The current version of Presto! PVR doesn't support recording dynamic subtitles. - Page 61 Presto! PVR does not respond after being started, or it displays stuttering or corrupted video. If you encounter one of these problems and are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, please visit the Microsoft website at this link, http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx? displaylang=en&FamilyID=14caaf6d-198c-4197-82ad-28251f9c 50a5, and download the latest patch.
- Page 62 We suggest that you install the built-in Windows driver for USB 2.0 PCI cards. If you need to contact the Emtec support center, either by phone or by e-mail, here are the details that you should pass a. Operating system, language, and service pack.
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Page 63: Glossary
Annexe Glossary Here are terms used in the manual for Presto! PVR. AC'97 – (Short for Audio Codec '97) This is an audio encoding system for computer files. Analog TV – This is the traditional old-style television signal. Kind of like radio waves. - Page 64 Annexe SAP – Second Audio Program. Usually used to present the material in a different language. Smart Scanning – A more efficient way to scan for channels and frequencies. Teletext – A free program to give information about broadcasts and schedules.
- Page 65 3. Emtec will be held responsible only for the inherent problem of the device itself, but not for data loss, modification of the device or other indirect loss resulting from mal-operation of software, maintenance or other accidents.
- Page 66 In this case, contact Emtec customer service center for technical support and help from Emtec professional service team. However, Emtec takes no liability for any damage resulting from battery liquid leakage.
- Page 67 However, mal-operation, malfunction or external strong electromagnetic interference may lead to data loss. So, it is advisable for users to make a copy of all useful data in time. Emtec will be responsible only for the inherent problem of the device, not for data loss or other indirect loss arising from maloperation, maintenance or other accidents.