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  • Page 1 UltraTV 1500 MCE User’s Manual -English-...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction...1 Chapter 2 Introducing the UltraTV Application...2 Launching the UltraTV Application... 2 Introducing the User Interface... 5 The Control Panel ... 6 Setting for Power Option ... 7 Resizing the TV Monitor Window... 8 Changing Skins... 9 Chapter 3 TV...10 Selecting Between TV Signals (air/cable) or Channel Groups ...
  • Page 3 Toolbar Buttons... 23 LED Lamp ... 24 Using Teletext ... 24 Chapter 6 Time Shift ...27 Time Shift Controls... 27 Customizing Time Shift Settings ... 27 Using the Time Shift Function ... 28 Chapter 7 DVR ...30 DVR Controls ... 30 Recording Programs or Video...
  • Page 4 Adding Schedules ... 49 Chapter 10 Hot Keys ...52 Chapter 11 Customer Service ...54...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Convert your computer system into a real multimedia entertainment center with AVerMedia UltraTV series! Now you can watch television, video conference, ® and capture still images and video on your PC. If you purchased UltraTV card with FM capability, you can also listen to FM radio.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Introducing The Ultratv Application

    Chapter 2 Introducing the UltraTV Application The UltraTV application allows you to watch TV or video, record still or motion video, and listen to FM radio on your PC while you work on your computer. Launching the UltraTV Application Run the UltraTV application from the Programs menu. To run the application, click Start, select Programs, choose UltraTV, and then click UltraTV.
  • Page 7 Chapter 2 Introducing the UltraTV Application The video capture driver of UltraTV tuner card is already selected by default. If you have other TV tuner or capture devices installed in your system, you can switch to another driver by selecting it from the drop-down list. To adjust TV display settings such as brightness and contrast, drag the slider bars until you get the best display results.
  • Page 8 If you purchase the product with DirectSound support, then you don’t have to make any setting on the Audio tab When you click Next, the Channel tab is displayed. If this is your first time to use the UltraTV application, you need to search for all available TV channels in your area.

  • Page 9: Introducing The User Interface

    Introducing the User Interface The TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video. Show/Hide Panel The Control Panel provides button controls for selecting channels, changing between TV and external video source, capturing images, and more. It has a panel display that shows the current active video source (e.g.

  • Page 10: The Control Panel

    The Control Panel Snapshot iEPG Enable/Disable Setup Playback PIP Window Teletext/ Closed Enable/Disable Caption Repeat Play The table below describes what the button controls on the Control Panel are used for. BUTTON FUNCTION iEPG Link to an interactive content guide on a Web site (such as TitanTV.com in the U.S.) Setup...

  • Page 11: Setting For Power Option

    BUTTON FUNCTION Teletext/Closed Launch Teletext Caption Application or display closed caption. Enable/Disable Playback recorded video Playback PIP while watching TV in a Window picture-in-picture window. (Create a playlist first by clicking the Open File button.) Enable/Disable Continuously play back Repeat Play the files in the playlist.

  • Page 12: Resizing The Tv Monitor Window

    To complete the setting: Right-click on the TV monitor, point to Sleep, and choose the power option and an optimal execution time. To abort the setting: Right-click on the TV monitor, point to Sleep, and choose Cancel Setting. Description Cancel Setting Disable the Sleep function.

  • Page 13: Changing Skins

    Changing Skins If you want to change the look and appearance of the TV Monitor and Control Panel, do the following: 1. Click the Setup button 2. In the Setup dialog box, click the Skin tab. 3. From the Skin drop-down list, select the design you prefer, then click OK. Introducing the UltraTV Application Chapter 2...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Tv

    Chapter 3 Selecting Between TV Signals (air/cable) or Channel Groups Click the Setup button then click the Channel tab to choose whether to watch air TV (Ant.) or cable (CATV). If you have added one or more channel groups, you can also select a group. (Refer to the section titled Adding and Deleting Channel Groups for more details.) Adding and Deleting Channel Groups Selecting a Channel Group allows you to switch between the channels of the selected...

  • Page 15: Memorizing Tv Channels

    To delete a channel group: 1. Click the Setup button 2. From the Group Name drop-down list, select the name of the group you want to remove. 3. Click Delete to remove the selected group. Memorizing TV Channels Auto-scan will search and memorize all available channels in your area. In the Channel tab of the Setup dialog box, all scanned and memorized channels are check marked.

  • Page 16: Excluding Unwanted Channels

    8. Click Yes to start all frequency auto-scan. The 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. Wait for the application to finish the all channel scan process or in the All Frequency Scan dialog box, click Stop to terminate the searching process.

  • Page 17: Specifying A Channel Name Or Description

    Click the Setup button Under the Channel list, simply click on the desired channel. You will need to perform fine-tuning only if the reception of the selected channels is not clear. You can either click the Auto Tune button or manually adjust the Fine Tune slider to get a clear TV picture.

  • Page 18: Locking And Unlocking A Tv Channel

    Locking and Unlocking a TV Channel You may lock out certain TV channels (e.g. adult channels) if you want to prevent others from watching them. To lock a TV channel: 5. Click the Setup button 6. Under the Lock column, double-click the “UnLock” item of a TV channel that you want to be locked.
  • Page 19 Choose the time to lock out the channel by adjusting the Hour and Minute settings appropriately. Set the Length of time (in units of minutes), that is, how long the TV channel will be locked out. 10. Type a Password to use for unlocking the TV channel in the future. 11.

  • Page 20: Adjusting Volume

    Adjusting Volume On the TV Control Panel, click and drag your mouse over the Volume meter to increase or decrease the volume level. You can also press the + and – keys to adjust the volume. Using the OverScan Function Sometimes the TV/video pictures may be distorted at the edges.

  • Page 21: Selecting Between Tv And External Video

    The 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: 18. Click the 16 Channel Preview button 19. The screen will be gradually filled up with 16 TV channels, starting from the currently selected channel.

  • Page 22: Modifying Tv Channel Frequencies

    Modifying TV Channel Frequencies It is not recommended to edit the frequencies of TV channels unless you are very familiar with local TV frequencies. To edit the TV frequencies: 25. Click the Setup button 26. In the Channel List section, drag the horizontal slider rightward to the end. 27.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Image Capture

    Chapter 4 Image Capture While you watch live TV or video from your PC monitor, you can use the UltraTV application to capture images for your document, presentation or web page. Before Capturing Before you start capturing images, first set the destination folder for saving captured images.
  • Page 24 32. From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image. 33. Choose the Color format. Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. Choose 8-bit to capture image in 256 colors. 34. Click Browse to scan for folders and select a destination location for saving the image.

  • Page 25: Multiple Image Sequence Capture

    36. Click OK to save the image. Click Cancel if you do not want to save the image. Multiple Image Sequence Capture To capture a continuous sequence of images, do the following: 37. Click the Setup button 38. In the Total Number of Pictures capture.

  • Page 26: Chapter 5 Teletext (For Pal System)

    Chapter 5 Teletext (for PAL System) Teletext makes TV viewing a unique experience. It views teletext broadcast from your television programs and get the most updated information on TV Schedules, News, Stock Market Prices, Concert & Theatre information and so on. Teletext information may not be available if there is no such service provided in your region or country.

  • Page 27: Toolbar Buttons

    Teletext Browser Teletext information is displayed in this area. The information would be the TV schedules, news, stock market reports, concert & theater information and so on. Status Bar Status bar is located at the lower left corner of the window. It contains a short text message or explanation of the currently selected menu command.

  • Page 28: Led Lamp

    LED Lamp Different LED color indicates different state. Left LED Lamp: Green -- The cache in Teletext application is running less than 90% usage. Yellow -- The cache in Teletext application is running over 90% usage. Red -- The cache in Teletext application is running out. Right LED Lamp: Gray -- The system does not receive the teletext broadcast data.
  • Page 29 3. You can then paste the contents of the teletext page in TXT or BMP format to a document you are working with. Saving a Teletext Page Some teletext pages include a number of subpages. If the file has subpages, teletext will also save the existing subpages.
  • Page 30 Opening Another Teletext Window To open another teletext window, choose New Window from the File menu or press Ctrl+W. Closing the Active Teletext Window Choose Close Window from the File menu or press Ctrl+L to close the active teletext page window. Teletext (for PAL System) -26- Chapter 5...

  • Page 31: Chapter 6 Time Shift

    Chapter 6 Time Shift The Time Shift function performs background recording of a TV program, and lets you return and watch any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live TV program continues to be recorded and played back so you won’t miss any part of the show.

  • Page 32: Using The Time Shift Function

    2. By default, Time Shift performs recording of the TV program by creating a temporary video file and deletes this file once you click the Stop button to switch off this function. If you want to save the video file, select the Save recorded file to disk option.
  • Page 33 3. You can also click the Backward button intervals until you reach the part where you left off. 4. To advance forward and skip some parts of the recording (for example TV commercials), drag the slider tab to the right. You can also click the Forward button to move forward in fixed intervals.

  • Page 34: Chapter 7 Dvr

    Chapter 7 You can use your computer as a digital video recorder, and record your favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source into your hard drive. Record programs or video in high-quality AVI, MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file format. You can also save the recordings in VCD, SVCD or DVD format for burning on discs.

  • Page 35: Playing The Recorded Programs Or Video

    2. Next, determine the video file format to use for saving the recorded video files. Click the Record tab, then choose MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, VCD, SVCD, or DVD format. (Refer to the section titled Setup for more details.) 3. Click the Record button video.

  • Page 36: Picture-In-Picture Display

    (3) To add more video files to the playlist, first navigate the Look in field on the top pane to find the folder that contains the desired video files. When you have located the folder, the media files will then be displayed on the top pane. Select the files that you want, then click Add, or click Add All to add all media files in the folder to the playlist.

  • Page 37: Setup

    Setup The Record Storage and Record tabs in the Setup dialog box provide settings for customizing capture duration, file size, video format, and more. Record Storage Tab " Recording Duration and File Size Specify the desired length of recording. Select Duration and enter the time length in number of hours and minutes.
  • Page 38 " Video Format and Video Standard Under Format, select a video file format that you want to use for saving recorded programs or video. These are the available video formats: MPEG-1 Choose MPEG-1 format for video files that are intended for CD-ROM playback on a computer or for Internet transmission.
  • Page 39 SVCD When you choose this format, the recorded video file will be saved in MPEG-2 format that is compliant with SVCD standards. Standard SVCD frame size and frame rate are 480 x 480 pixels at 29.97 fps for NTSC and 480 x 576 at 25 fps for PAL.
  • Page 40 " Image Size, Frame Rate and Quality Settings The Image Size, Frame Rate, and Quality settings are enabled for selection depending on what video file format you have chosen for your video files. ! Image Size Choose preset dimensions for your captured video from the drop-down list.
  • Page 41 ! Video and Audio Bit Rate Set the desired video and audio capture bit rate. Higher rate produces better quality, but this will take up more space on your hard drive. If you plan to use the clip for the Web, the recommended settings are 300Kbps for video and 64Kbps for audio.

  • Page 42: Chapter 8 Fm Radio

    Chapter 8 FM Radio FM Radio Controls Click the FM Radio button to listen to your favorite radio station programs. Use the following button controls for selecting FM radio channels, adjusting volume, scanning FM channels, recording radio programs and more. Enable/Disable Repeat Play Setup...

  • Page 43: Manually Scanning Specific Fm Channels

    2. Click the Auto Scan button. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized. Up to 99 preset channels can be memorized. 3. Click Finish. Manually Scanning Specific FM Channels Instead of scanning all channels, you can choose to manually scan one or a few channels only.

  • Page 44: Channel Versus Frequency Selection

    4. Click to scan upward or frequency. The scanning will stop when the application finds the closest ACTIVE FM frequency. 5. Click the Save button if you’d like to keep the newly scanned frequency. 6. If the Save and Next Channel Scan check box is enabled in Step 2, the application will automatically scan the next succeeding channel each time after the Save button is pressed.

  • Page 45: Skipping Unwanted Channels

    ! Click the Numeric buttons on the Numeric Panel. ! Click the Tuning (-)/(+) button the radio frequency. ! Use the numeric keys on your keyboard to enter a radio frequency. You can save the selected radio frequency to a channel. Refer to the section titled Saving a Radio Frequency to a Channel for details.

  • Page 46: Modifying Or Adding Fm Radio Channels

    Modifying or Adding FM Radio Channels You can manually add a new FM radio channel if the desired channel cannot be found through scanning operation, or modify any existing FM radio channel. 1. Click the Setup button 2. Double click on the Frequency and/or Name column of the existing or blank FM channel which you want to modify or add.

  • Page 47: Setting The Audio Mode

    Setting the Audio Mode The application will automatically set each FM radio channel to Mono or Stereo based on the audio mode of the FM radio signals received. You can change the audio mode of a stereo FM radio signal to Mono or vice versa. To change the audio mode: 1.

  • Page 48: Tuning The Fm Radio Frequencies

    2. From the Group Name drop-down list, select the name of the group you want to remove. 3. Click Delete to remove the selected group. Tuning the FM Radio Frequencies You can tune the FM radio for better signal reception if the reception is not clear. First, select or go to the channel which you want to tune.

  • Page 49: Playing The Recorded Audio

    To record an FM radio broadcast: 1. Specify audio recording settings. Refer to the section titled Customizing Audio Recording Settings for details. 2. Click the Record button 3. Click the Stop button Playing the Recorded Audio To play back the recorded audio files: Click the Play button To play the recorded audio files one after another, click the Open File button...

  • Page 50: Using The Fm Time Shift Function

    (4) To start playback, simply click OK. The application will start playing each file in the playlist. (To move to the previous or next file in the playlist, click button.) Using the FM Time Shift Function You can use the Time Shift function to perform background recording of an FM radio program and even replay.
  • Page 51 Chapter 8 FM Radio 3. Click to choose a destination folder in which to save the recorded audio. 4. Next, click the Record tab. 5. Click the Setting button at the bottom of the Setup dialog box. 6. In the Audio Setup dialog box, choose an Audio Encoder from the Encoder drop- down list.

  • Page 52: Chapter 9 Scheduler

    Chapter 9 Scheduler The Scheduler application allows you to create a list of preset schedules for watching, recording your favorite TV programs or performing Time Shift function. You can set the day and time to turn on the TV or FM radio program and the length of recording.
  • Page 53 Adding Schedules To create a new schedule: 1. Click the Add button in the Scheduler dialog box. 2. The following dialog box will then appear: 3. From the Action drop-down list, select Active to watch TV/listen to radio or select Record to save a program for future viewing. Otherwise, select Time Shift to start the Time Shift function.
  • Page 54 9. When you click Next, the Record Format dialog box then appears. Choose the file format and customized settings for recording and click Next. 10. In the Record Storage dialog box, specify the length of recording. If you intend to burn the recorded files to VCD or DVD, choose whether to slice the file size to fit the target disc capacity in the Split File Size list box.
  • Page 55 Chapter 9 Scheduler 12. Click Finish. -51-...
  • Page 56 Chapter 10 Hot Keys Hot Key Description UP/DOWN Channel or ARROW Frequency Up/Down Channel Loop NUMERIC Channel or KEYS Frequency Selection Stop or, Change back to Normal View Help Full Screen Display (OSD) information Volume LEFT/ Rewind/ RIGHT Fast Forward ARROW Audio Mode Show/Hide TV...
  • Page 57 Hot Key Description Play / Pause Snapshot Ctrl + T Time Shift Change Video Source Function Play/pause (for playback, recording and Time Shift). Capture an image (or a continuous sequence of images). Enable the Time Shift function. Change between TV and the external video source. -53- Chapter 10 Hot Keys...
  • Page 58 Chapter 11 Customer Service The UltraTV utility provides a convenient tool, which allows users to contact AVerMedia’s customer service department easily via the e-mail for any troubleshooting requests. To contact the customer service for troubleshooting: 1. Click the Setup button 2.

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