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- Page 1 VideoMate Vista E900F Dual D/A HW2 PCIe Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ComproDTV 4.2 ................. 19 ComproFM 2 ................27 Troubleshooting ................. 28 Copyright © 2001-2008. Compro Technology, Inc. No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Compro Technology, Inc. -
Page 3: Videomate Vista E900F Pcie Tuner Card
VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe Tuner Card Compro VideoMate Vista E900F is a dual PCIe DVB-T and analog TV/FM tuner card with the powerful real-time hardware MPEG-1/2/4 encoding engine. You can hardware record high quality TV shows and hardware timeshift for instant replay of live TV without heavy CPU loading as a high-end DVD recorder. -
Page 4: Videomate Vista E900F Package Contents
Note In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcast, you needs to have your own antenna which is crucial. Digital terrestrial TV broadcast uses about the same wave (UHF) as analog TV. It’s recommended to have a fishbone-like antenna on the roof for receiving. More details can be found in the troubleshooting chapter of this manual. -
Page 5: Videomate Vista E900F Connectors
VideoMate Vista E900F Connectors Item Function Description TV Tuner-In (1) Analog TV or digital TV cable/antenna input TV Tuner-In (2) Analog TV or digital TV cable/antenna input FM Tuner-In Connect to an FM antenna feed. Audio-In Use an audio patch cable to connect to an audio source, (Blue) such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. -
Page 6: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Warning Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card and void your warranty. 1. Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord. 2. - Page 7 5. Connect the black socket of Power Up patch cable to the power switch connector on the mainboard. 6. Connect the white socket of Power Up patch cable to the connector named “JS2” on the VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe Tuner card. Note Double check your work.
- Page 8 Note For best performance, the VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card should not share its IRQ. For more information, please see the Troubleshooting section. If the computer cannot be turned on, verify the position of the power patch cable on the mainboard. Consult the mainboard documentation to determine the position of the ATX power switch connector.
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Page 9: Software Installation
Step 2. Insert the installation CD into your CD drive. If you have Autorun enabled, the installer will start automatically. (If Autorun is disabled, double-click on “setup.exe” on the installation CD.) Compro recommends you choose Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate Vista E900F drivers, ComproDTV 4, and ComproFM 2) or choose Custom to install selected item by item. -
Page 10: Windows Media Center Remote For Vista E900F
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E900F Compro VideoMate Vista E900F bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified remote control to controls the Windows Media Center and also ComproDTV, ComproFM software. Some keys are special designed for Windows Vista Premium/Ultimate, it may not be used in Windows XP system. - Page 11 Windows Media ComproDTV 4 ComproFM 2 Center (MCE) Number Key Preset stations Number Key Power On/Sleep mode Power On/Sleep mode Into Sleep mode Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE) Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE) Music (MCE) Music (MCE) Music (MCE) Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE)
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Page 12: Remote Power On/Off
Teletext on/off Remote Power On/Off Introduction Compro has always focused on developing products of great convenience. VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card features the Remote Power On/Off function for greater convenience. This section explains the details. Integration of hardware and software support, you can start your computer from the shut down state by pressing a button on the remote keypad. - Page 13 Note You must correctly install the Power Up connectors to use Remote Power On function. See Hardware Installation section above for more information. There will be a two second delay before the PC powers on. You have to install the TV card’s driver correctly before using this feature. This feature cannot logon your system.
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Page 14: Comprodtv Vista Gadget Tool For Vista
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista The Compro gadget tool is designed to provide the more convenient TV experience in Windows Vista. It will be installed from the Compro installation CD, and you can delete and add it from gadget setup. - Page 15 If clicking any files, the gadget will change to play mode from playlist mode, then playing the file you clicked. Scheduler list mode: This mode will display the top 5 of your current scheduled list, you can click any of the scheduled item and check the detail information of it.
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Page 16: Comprodtv Windows Media Center Add-In
Record button To record the TV show to your hardware drive. Timeshifting button At Compro software will not forced to execute but let you control this function by yourself. Snapshot button It provides you the more instinct interface. As soon as you snap one shot, and... -
Page 17: Hid (Human Interface Device) For Compro Remote
Setup: Step 1: Choose the type of your remote control. (There are many type of remote from Compro, please select the remote picture as you have). Step 2: Choose one IR function you want to change. Step3: Set the IR dialog you want and press OK button. -
Page 18: Open And Close The Comprodtv 4 Display Panel
If you have any Windows Media Center system in your PC, such as Windows MCE, Vista Premium, Vista Ultimate, this function can replace the windows remote control. HID can also combine the Compro software control in the MCE interface to make you more convenient. -
Page 19: Comprodtv 4.2
ComproDTV 4.2 Control Panel The ComproDTV 4.2 control panel resembles the controls on a VCR. Please note that not all options are available at all times, and may be grayed out or inaccessible depending on your hardware setup and TV services available. The following figure gives you the function of the button with (Hot key) Volume Channel Up (Page Up) - Page 20 HotKey Description Video Source Enable/Disable Always-on-Top function for Audio mode Switch (V) TV window.(Oregon circle on the upper-right corner of the TV window) Sleep function TV / Timeshifting Video Desktop mode Open snapshot dialog box Note: Language select is only available while the program supports it.
- Page 21 When Autoscan is finished, detected channels are automatically enabled and marked with the green check mark . Channels, where a valid signal could not be detected, are disabled and marked with a blank. However, you can interrupt the scanning process by pressing the Stop button. After you are finished scanning for available channels, you may select OK to return to the display window, or customize the channel orders according to your preferences.
- Page 22 place. When you reinstall the ComproDTV 4 or your system, you can import the previous channel list and save your time for resetting it. Using my favorite channel list You can click to select using my favorite channel list from option window. And exit the list by yourselves to makes channel switch more convenient.
- Page 23 ComproDTV 4 also supports 2 or above Compro products connect and watch it at the same time. If you have more than one Compro analog or digital TV cards and USB TV box, you can use it to watch the live TV from different devices.
- Page 24 Choosing the “Digital Sub Window” will open a new window to view the digital sub channels in the same frequency of the main window. Choosing the “VideoMate xxx Video Capture” will open a new window to view digital or analog channel with the second tuner in other products, which you are able to tune to any channel you prefer.
- Page 25 The right-click menu also provides SmartZoom feature to auto-fit or customize video screen for different type monitors, the Aspect Ratio setting provides 4:3, 16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1 and customize for different resolutions. Also, you can Zoom In/Out the video display screen to standard or 1/2X, 2X, 4X size. Zooming image If you would like to see more details on a certain part of a video image, you can press the mouse right button to drag a zone of the screen.
- Page 26 Press the Stop button to stop recording. ComproDTV 4 will save it automatically and show the file name on the screen. You can also use the schedule recording by press Schedule button control panel of ComproDTV 4. Timeshifting Timeshifting temporarily saves the video to your hard disk for a specified period of time so that you can pause, replay, or skip commercials during live TV, without interrupting an ongoing recording session.
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Page 27: Comprofm 2
ComproFM 2 Introduction ComproFM lets you enjoy FM radio programs on your PC. Listen to music or other programs while you work or browse the Internet. Note The hardware needs to have FM tuner in order to use ComproFM. This section provides basic information for ComproFM. For more details, please check the help file of ComproFM or the manual in the installation CD. -
Page 28: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting OS requirement VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card has to work on Windows XP SP2 or Vista. You are welcome to www.WindowsUpdate.com website for the Service Pack update of Microsoft. VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card can also works on Microsoft XP Media Center 2005. - Page 29 No digital broadcast signal In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcasts, an antenna is crucial. Digital terrestrial TV broadcast uses about the same wave frequencies as analog TV (UHF). It’s recommended to have a fishbone-like antenna (see figure) on the roof for reception.
- Page 30 My PC cannot shut down? In rare circumstances, the VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card must be reset. Unplugging the AC power cord from the PC case for 10 seconds will reset the card. When you set up for scheduled recording, VideoMate Vista E900F PCIe card will issue the Power Up signal to the computer until ComproDTV 4 starts.
- Page 31 Video/Audio unsync or audio not normal If the audio and video are in not sync, please check the “Preview TV by Hardware Encoding” which improves the sync between audio and video. In addition, it also removes the audio popping and cracking noise which is sometimes audible during your viewing.
- Page 32 You can download the latest update from our website. Many issues should be solved on the newer version. When contacting Compro for technical support, please use the Compro support request form and provide as much of the requested information as possible. Please write the details in order to determine the problem.