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1. Getting Started
1.1 Introduction
Get ready to be amazed with the Video Wonder DVB-T. This remarkable box is more
powerful than your TV. It allows you to access free to air digital terrestrial TV and
listen to free to air digital radio directly.
Never again do you need to worry about missing any favorite shows, you can record
the TV programs in MPEG-2 format by using the schedule recording function. You
can also capture images to make your own desktop wallpaper. The Video Wonder
DVB-T can replay the programs you recorded at any time; you can even watch video
from a DVD/VCD player, a VCR, or anything with composite /S-Video output and
Digital TV at the same time.
1.2 Features:
Watch Digital Terrestrial TV and listen to Digital Radio on your PC
Supports schedule recording
Watch digital terrestrial TV and play video programs from
DVD/VCD/VHS/camcorder at the same time
Portable antenna included (the receiving quality is subject to local DVB-T signal)
1.3 Package Contents
You should have the following items in the package.
Video Wonder DVB-T
AV Cable
Driver
Remote control
Portable antenna
User's Manual
English
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Page 1: Getting Started
1.1 Introduction Get ready to be amazed with the Video Wonder DVB-T. This remarkable box is more powerful than your TV. It allows you to access free to air digital terrestrial TV and listen to free to air digital radio directly. -
Page 2: System Requirement
• DirectX 9 or higher • CD-ROM or DVD drive • 20 MB available hard disk space for installation • Additional free space in your hard disk for recording and editing files • VGA monitor with DirectShow installed supporting 16-bit color • Sound card •... - Page 3 English Remote: Connects the sensor of your Video Wonder DVB-T Remote Control AV Cable: Connects the AV Cable to the 7-pin connector of the Video Wonder DVB-T Composite Video: Used for connecting external devices like a VCR, camera, or camcorder.
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Page 4: Installation Of Hardware And Drivers
1. Full Screen: Switch between Full Screen and previous size 2. Power: Turns on/off the Genius DTV Program 3. Numeric Keypad: Select the desired channel directly. In Scan Mode you can type in the frequency directly and confirm with “Enter”... - Page 5 Leave the AC power cable connected for the time being, so that your computer is still grounded. Touch the metal chassis at the rear of the PC to ground and to discharge static. Now unplug the cord from the AC power socket.
- Page 6 This will ensure that your body is completely discharged via your computer without damaging the TV card. Align the holder at the rear of the TV card in the expansion slot in such a way that the card’s connectors are directly in line with the slot’s socket.
- Page 7 “Found new Hardware Wizard” window. If you are not sure what version of Windows you have, just click the right mouse button on “my computer” folder and select “Properties” to see the version. If your ®...
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Page 8: Installation
English If you have not already done so, place the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Then select the “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” item and click “Next”. Now select “Search for the best driver in these locations.” item and click “Next”. -
Page 9: Scanning For Tv Channels
English 4.2. Scanning for TV Channels Before you can watch Digital TV, you have to scan for available channels in your area To access the Scan Button click in the Window title bar on Tools -> Scan Receiving Setup: Click on terrestrial scanning, so you can enter the minimum and maximum frequency area that can be scanned for channels. - Page 10 After the scan, click on “Ok” you should have a similar screen as follows 4.3. Receiving DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial) On the right side, you will find all scanned and saved channels, which you choose by double-clicking on it. Here you will find a drop down menu, where you can select which kind of transmission you want to see: You can choose between TV (Free) Channels, scrambled channels - TV (CA-Conditional Access)* or Radio.
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Page 11: Choosing Your Source
Your Video Wonder DVB-T Card is not only limited to receive Digital signals, you can also switch to a different analogue source. On the left side you will find a button with an arrow pointing to the left. By clicking this button, a sidebar will open to access different video sources. You can choose between: AV in;... - Page 12 5.1 DVB Mode 5.1.1. Directory Settings When you have DVB-T as the main source, you will see the Dialog box as shown on the left side and here you can specify the folder, which is used as the working directory.
- Page 13 English 5.2. Analog Mode (AV-In or S-Video) 5.2.1. Display Settings When you have selected AV-In or S-Video you will see the Dialog box as shown above. Output Size: Here you specify the display size of the analog source Data Format: The different output formats are specified Color: Customize the Color of the display characteristics like Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and Sharpness.
- Page 14 English MPEG: Here you can define whether you want to record Good, Better or Best Quality by predefined settings. When you choose “Customized”, you can also select the standards you want to record. You can choose between the following formats: •...
- Page 15 English System: Depending on the Mode you selected in the “General” - Settings you can select the Bitstream Mode here. Video: Select the Video Standard, the resolution and the Bitrate. When you click on “Advanced” another Window will open where you can select the Frame Rate, the Encoder level and whether the recording should be done Inverted, Deinterlaced and/or Off Line.
- Page 16 English 5.2.4 Schedule Recording This is where you will find a list of the programs you want to record in the future. Refer to section 8 for a description on how to use the Schedule Recording 5.2.5 DVB Setting You can set the bandwidth settings for different countries 6.
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Page 17: The Function Buttons
Click on this button to expand viewing screen and hide the channel list. Click on this button to change the screen back and make the channel list available again Click on this screen to switch to Full Screen, and the DVB-T TV Signal will be shown on the complete monitor. -
Page 18: The Timeshift Button
English In analog mode (S-Video or AV-In) you can record the signal in the format that you have specified before in section 5.2 In both modes, you will find the recorded files in the directory, where you have specified in section 5.2.1 and 5.2.2 8.2. - Page 19 Move the slider around to fast forward or rewind video. Click on the Skip to Beginning button to go to the beginning of the TimeShifted file, and click on Skip to End to move back to what is currently showing.
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