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- Page 1 SER’S UIDE Version 1.0 November 2004...
- Page 2 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interf erence when the equipment is operated in a comm ercial environment.
- Page 3 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO- STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.
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Page 4: Important Safety Precautions
Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully when handling any piece of electronic component. 1. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. 2. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 3. Lay this equipment on a stable, flat surface before setting it up. 4. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 GETTING STARTED ... 1-1 1.1 How to Use this Guide ... 1-2 1.2 Conventions of this Guide ... 1-3 Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION ... 2-1 2.1 System Requirements ... 2-2 2.2 Product List... 2-3 Chapter 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ... 3-1 3.1 Card Installation ... -
Page 7: Chapter 1 Getting Started
GETTING STARTED This user’s guide is designed for a series of TV Tuner cards. Read this chapter first, and it will give you a clear instruction on how to use this guide. -
Page 8: How To Use This Guide
INTRODUCTION, for the specification of the TV Tuner card you pur- chased if you have any problem finding the proper function description for your card. Chapter 4, SOFTWARE INSTALLATION, describes how to install MSI TV Tuner card software for Windows XP or 2000, including the driver and useful utilities. -
Page 9: Conventions Of This Guide
1.2 Conventions of this Guide Read the conventions of this guide, and it will give you an idea about how this guide is designed and how this guide should be used. Th e pr od uc t Digital @nywhere name of the TV Tuner card The lay out of the TV Tuner... - Page 10 Chapter 1...
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Page 11: Chapter 2 Introduction
INTRODUCTION This chapter provides some brief specification and function of each card. For detailed description of all functions, you may need to refer to the other chapters. Note that the card you purchased may not cover all functions mentioned herein; therefore, it is recommended that you read the “Reference”... -
Page 12: System Requirements
Chapter 2 2.1 System Requirements To install the TV Tuner card, your system needs to meet the following Computer Expansion Slot Monitor Operating System CD-ROM Drive Antenna Speakers Hardisk Others § Graphic Card (Support Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or above) § Sound Card (SoundBlaster 16 Compatible Sound Card) §... -
Page 13: Product List
2.2 Product List TV@nywhere-Plus Conaxant 23883 R/M controller PCI Interface Samsung Tuner Philips TEA 5767 Introduction Layout RF_IN Connector RF_OUT Connector FM Radio Antenna Connector AV_IN/OUT Connector Remote Receiver Connector... - Page 14 Chapter 2 § Combo Digital@nywhere with FM Stereo Radio. § Watch FREE Digital Terrestrial TV and Listen FREE Digital Radio (not DAB) on PC. § User-Friendly and Powerful DTVR application § Enhanced 16:9 Wide-Format Display -Auto Channel Scan and Name Recognition -Multiple Channel Preview -TV Video always on the top of the monitor screen -On-Line Help...
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Page 15: Card Installation
Package Contents Unpack the package and inspect all the items carefully. If any item contained is damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer as soon as possible. Also, keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future. Your card package should contain the following items: Digitial@nywhere PCI Card... - Page 16 Chapter 2...
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Page 17: Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
HARDWARE INSTALLATION This chapter tells you how to install your card into your computer correctly and how to use the con- nectors on the card. Note that your card may not cover all functions mentioned in this chapter. Check on Chapter 2, INTRODUCTION, for the specification of the card you purchased if you have any problem in finding the proper function descrip- tion for your card. -
Page 18: Card Installation
Chapter 3 3.1 Card Installation To install the card into your computer, please follow the steps below: Follow the Windows to turn off your computer. M SI reminds you... Warning: Always remember to turn off your computer before installing or removing hardware to or from your computer. - Page 19 Install the computer cover. Connect all necessary cables. Hardware Installation Remote Receiver Cable Connect to another computer with Digital @nywhere, if available FM Radio Antenna AV_IN/OUT Connector Remote Receiver Cable...
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Page 21: Chapter 4 Software Installation
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to install software ® under W indows XP / 2000, including the drivers and useful utilities. -
Page 22: Digital @Nywhere Setup Utilities
Chapter 4 4.1 Digital @nywhere Setup Utilities The Digital @nywhere package comes with complete W indows software utilities. These utilities can be found from the CD-ROM in this package. Before installation, it is highly recommended that all background programs are disabled. - Page 23 5. The Digital @nywhere setup utilities will guide you to install all TV card drivers and utilities on your PC. Click “Next” to continue. 6. The utilities will help you install the TV card drivers automatically. Please click “Next” to install the drivers.
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Page 24: Digital @Nywhere Software Installation
Chapter 4 4.2 Digital @nywhere Software Installation The Digital @nywhere installation CD comes with complete Windows soft- ware utilities. These utilities can be found from the CD-ROM in the package. Before installation, it is highly recommended that all background programs are disabled. - Page 25 The Setup wizard will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below. You may type a new folder name, or select one from the existing folders list. After you click “Next”, the installshield wizard will start copying files to your destination folder.
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Page 26: Using Digital @Nywhere
Chapter 4 4.3 Using Digital @nywhere After you finish the installation of Digital @nywhere application, you can start to use the application to watch free-to-air digital terrestrial TV on your system. (Note that to have the best capability of your system, please install the Microsoft DirectX 9.0 before you use Digital @nywhere.)When you start to use the Digital @nywhere, you can select one of the functions as below. -
Page 27: Using Dtvr
4.4 Using DTVR DTVR is a powerful and easy-to-use digital TV application that provides the most feature-rich video/audio entertainment. With Digital @nywhere, you can access free-to-air digital terrestrial TV programs and radio (*). DTVR provides a convenient way to watch and record Digital TV on your PC and allows you to play the recorded TV program. -
Page 28: Main Panel Function
Chapter 4 3. In this step, it will show you the scan range and signal strength. The frequency range depends on your country or user defined setting. The signal strength will show you the terrestrial signal receiving status. If you have checked all of your settings, please click “Start”... - Page 29 Basic Tool Part There are seven different functions in the basic tool part, please see the following description. Channel Adjust Part You can do channel selecting by clicking number keys control panel or keyboard when video source is in DVB-T. Channel up : Go to previous enabled channel.
- Page 30 Chapter 4 Volume Adjust Part Increase Volumn Record, Playback ,TimeShifting Part 1. Record Function At Live mode, you can start recording current live video by clicking on control panel or choose “Capture” from the pop-up menu. Once you are in capturing, click menu to stop current recording.
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Page 31: Schedule Function
3. TimeShifting Function In Live mode, you can do time-shifting by clicking choose “Time Shifting” from the pop-up menu. Once you are in time- shifting mode, you need to record at least 10 seconds before starting playing. You can click up menu to watch the recorded file. - Page 32 Chapter 4 Schedule Recording Agent Setting When you input a record schedule, you will find that your record schedule have been added to the Schedule Recording Agent. Open Schedule Recording Agent Setting When you input a record schedule, you will find that your record schedule 1.
- Page 33 3. Log Software Instal lati on If your record schedule fails, the error message will show in Log description. You can check error messages here. - Output folder: You can change the different capture folder to save your record files. - Auto-execute at start up: Enabling this option makes schedule agent always execute at start up, other-...
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Page 34: Setup Utility For Digital @Nywhere
Chapter 4 4.4.4 Setup Utility for Digital @nywhere The setup utility will be different when using different video source. Different video source will show various interfaces. Channel Setup Function Capture Setup Function 4-14 - Add: Add a channel to your list. - Delect: Delete a channel from your exist list. - Page 35 Video Function Other Function - Enable VMR: If your VGA card supports VMR, please use it as the display mode. If your VGA card doesn’t support VMR, please disable this function. - Enable PIP playback: Enable the PIP ( Picture-In-Picture ) function while you are playback files.
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Page 36: Setup Utility For Composite And S-Video
Chapter 4 - Enable OSD: Enable OSD function. - Set OSD display color: Setting the font color for the OSD (On Screen Display) Pr eview - Preview time interval: Setting the interval time. The minimized value is 8 seconds. - Preview dimension: To select the Preview dimension as 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 or 5x5. - Page 37 Video Setup Function Color Brightness, contrast, hue and saturation adjustment. You can change each scroll bars to see the effect. Video System Although the TV tuner on your TV tuner capture card is fixed and you have to set up the TV system right after the first time you launch Digital @nywhere, you still have the chance to use this product to display the varies standards of video system.
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Page 38: Channel Preview
Chapter 4 4.4.6 Channel Preview You can do channel surfing by clicking on control panel or choose “Channel Preview” from the pop-up menu. While channel surfing, you can select any sub-window by 4 arrow keys (left, right, up, down) or click on the picture directly. -
Page 39: Pop-Up Menu
4.4.9 Pop-Up Menu Any time while running DTVR, you can put the cursor on the display window or control panel and right-click to see a pop-up text menu. This menu will also appear when you press the [F12] key on your keyboard. The commands on this right-click menu are the same as those on the DTVR control panel, along with some extra options added. -
Page 40: Remote Function
Chapter 4 4.4.10 Remote function POWER: Press this button to turn On / OFF Digital @nywhere. SOURCE: Select DVB-T, Composite and SVHS. SCAN: Scan all channels. EPG: Turn on electronic program guide. Numeric Keypad: Select the desired channel directly. MUTE: Press this button to mute the sound. ZOOM: Click this button full screen display video. -
Page 41: Fm Function
4.4.11 FM Function FM is a powerful application provides you listen and record FM radio. There are 50 memory channels can be assigned and you can use schedule record- ing to specific memory channel. The FM control panel is designed to look like controls on a electric appliance, you can click button on control panel to do the function you want. - Page 42 Chapter 4 Channel adjusting Enter the number key and Enter( that direct jump to the channel you input. Volume adjusting Record/Playback/Time-shifting: Time control bar While playback, it shows general elapsed time or time remaining, also jump to specific time in program by mouse click. Recording You can start recording current audio channel by click on control panel or choice “Capture”...
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Page 43: Mpeg Encoder
Software Instal lati on 4.5 MPEG Encoder 4.5.1 Interface Explanation The default page is composed of four parts: Header Buttons Add input files; Delete files; Edit options; Start and Stop transcoding. Batch Process Display W indow Displays file name, encoding status, screen size and play time of files to be transcoded. - Page 44 Chapter 4 Once the multimedia file is added to the Batch Process Display W indow, the Option Dialog Box appears. This begins the process of selecting the output format for the transcoder. Choose among four categories of formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2; Category tabs appear at the top of the window.
- Page 45 Software Instal lati on During Transcoding, the Status column changes to display the percent of progress accomplished. Also, once the transcoding process has begun, the (right arrow) Encoding button changes to a Stop button. If the Stop button is clicked-on during transcoding, the process will stop.
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Page 46: Video Editor
Chapter 4 4.6 Video Editor 4.6.1 Interface Explanation Video Editor’s screen has following areas. - Menu Area: file open, file/video clip delete, video property, change skin color, minimize, maximize, close and help - Display Area: play original video clips, play edited video clips (preview), display saving progress information - Video Clip Staging Area: Original Clips, Staging Clips - Frame Edit Area: mark frame range, sequence arrangement, merge... -
Page 47: Display Area
MPEG Properties Dialog 4.6.3 Display Area Original Video Display W indow - Displays videos in Original Clips. (Double Click or Drag and Drop) - Videos in Staging Clips cannot be displayed in this window. - In Title editing mode, Title can be edited in this window. -
Page 48: Original And Staging Clips
Chapter 4 4.6.4 Original and Staging Clips Original Clips - 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 drag and drop. -
Page 49: Frame Edit Mode
4.6.5 Frame Edit Mode 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 left preview... -
Page 50: Dvd Maker
Chapter 4 4.7 DVD Maker 4.7.1 Adding Files 1. Select format DVD: For DVD. VCD: For Video CD. SVCD: For Super VCD. DATA: For multi-media data CD. 2. This dialog box shows up when the is clicked. Video or photo files are displayed as thumb nails on the screen (like below) after being added. -
Page 51: Burning
4.7.2 Burning 1. The below window shows up. 2.This “Back” button allows users to go back to previous step. Users can go back to previous step and change selected files or selected format. 3. Select DVD/CD burner to use. 4. Eject DVD/CD drive. 5. -
Page 52: Faq
Chapter 4 4.8 FAQ Q1. How do I use the power-off schedule recording function? Before you use the power-off schedule recording function, please make sure your system can support hibernate function. Step 1. Enter to the “display properties” and choose the “screen saver”. Step 2. - Page 53 Software Instal lati on Q2. How to capture video clip as MPEG4 format? If you use other capture source such as composite or S-Video, you can record video clips as MPEG4. (When you select DVB-T as the capture source, you can’t capture video format as MPEG4.) Please follow the steps below to record files as MPEG4 format.
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