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- Page 1 VideoMate H900 PCI TV Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com...
- Page 2 Copyright © 2001-2006. 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. Compro, VideoMate, Poladyne, Play with Power, and the Compro logo are trademarks of Compro Technology, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents About This Guide ............2 About VideoMate PCI TV Tuner Card....... 2 VideoMate PCI TV Tuner Card Contents....3 Remote Control Key Definition and Use ....4 VideoMate PCI TV Tuner Card Connectors....6 Hardware Installation ..........7 Software Installation.......... -
Page 4: About This Guide
About This Guide This manual tells you how to install and use your VideoMate PCI TV Tuner Card. For more information on using applications, please see the User’s Guides in the programs, on the CDs, or at our website for the latest manuals http://www.comprousa.com/download. -
Page 5: Videomate Pci Tv Tuner Card Contents
Sound card or on-board sound chip Open PCI version 2.2 slot CD-ROM for software installation Windows XP SP2 or above 50 MB free space for software installation 600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video ... -
Page 6: Remote Control Key Definition And Use
Remote Control Key Definition and Use Please refer to the buttons and their corresponding function listed on the next page. - Page 7 ComproPVR 2 ComproFM 2 ComproDVD 2 Number keys Pre-set stations Number keys Mute sound Mute Mute sound Zoom In/Out Minimize/Maximize Zoom In/Out Start/Close ComproDVD 2 Start/Close ComproFM 2 Start/Close ComproPVR 2 Replay Rewind Rewind Pause or enable Play/Pause during Play/Pause during timeshifting playback playback...
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Page 8: Videomate Pci Tv Tuner Card Connectors
VideoMate PCI TV Tuner Card Connectors Item Function Description TV Tuner-In Connect to a TV antenna or TV cable feed. FM Tuner-In Connect to an FM antenna feed. Connect the IR receiver here. Audio-In (Blue) Use an audio patch cable to connect to an audio (4 in 1 source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. -
Page 9: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Warning Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate TV. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate TV tuner card and void your warranty. 1. Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord. 2. - Page 10 7. Verify that the power cord to your PC case is unplugged. 8. Insert VideoMate TV in an open PCI slot. Compro recommends installing the card in the third or fourth PCI slot from AGP away from the AGP slot.
- Page 11 TV signal and FM cable 11. Connect your TV signal to the upper and the supplied FM antenna to the lower connector. Adjust FM antenna for optimal reception. Note If the computer cannot be turned on, verify the position of the power patch cable on the mainboard.
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Page 12: Software Installation
Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate TV drivers, ComproPVR 2, ComproDVD 2, ComproFM 2, Ulead PhotoExplorer 8.5 SE) or choose Custom to select item by item. Compro recommends you choose Complete. Step 3. If you see the Windows Logo testing message, below, please press “Continue Anyway”... -
Page 13: Remote Wake Up
Remote Wake Up Compro has always focused on developing products with great features. Integration of hardware and software support, you can start your computer from the shut down state by pressing a button on the remote keypad. You don’t need to reach over to your computer anymore. You can also shut down the computer by remote control as well. -
Page 14: Comprofm 2
When watching TV, i.e. ComproPVR is running: Just press the SLEEP button on the lower-right corner of the remote keypad repeatedly, you will see the text on the screen turns to SLEEP OFF, SLEEP ON - 30 MINUTES, SLEEP ON - 1 HOUR, SLEEP ON - 2 HOURS, and SHUTDOWN. -
Page 15: Compropvr 2
ComproPVR 2 Introduction ComproPVR is a complete digital entertainment solution for your system. Watch and record TV programs on your PC, in full-screen mode or in a window. Timeshifting lets you watch TV, pause live TV, or review your favorite scenes without missing a minute of the program. -
Page 16: Channel Surfing
Icon HotKey Description Enable/Disable Always-on-Top function for TV window.(Orange circle on the upper-right corner of the TV window) Sleep function Note: Language select is only available while the program supports it. Watching After installation, just press the PVR/TV button on the remote or double click the ComproPVR icon on the desktop you will be able to watch TV. - Page 17 Right-Click Mouse Menu If using mouse to right-click on the TV screen, you can see a menu pop up. There are many useful options for your convenience. 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 on the screen.
- Page 18 Recording ComproPVR is a digital video recorder. ComproPVR can record full-motion video and audio from your video source and save it to your hard disk. ComproPVR supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 encoding, which saves disk space while providing high video quality. To instantly start recording: Press the Record button .
- Page 19 The buttons on the upper-left corner sub window are Mute, Windows Alignment, and Close respectively. Sub window can be resized by mouse dragging lower-left corner to any ratio. Note PIP or POP can’t let you watch two different channels at the same time due to one tuner can only tune to one frequency.
- Page 20 Record Recording Format VideoMate H900 can record video by software compression or hardware compression. You are welcome to choose the method you like in the Record tab in Settings of ComproPVR.. Scheduled Recording ComproPVR can be scheduled to record a TV program later or remind you of an upcoming program.
- Page 21 Straight-to-Disc Click on the icon on the control panel. You can see the straight-to-disc dialog as below. Format: Choose the recording format you like. Device: Choose the CD-R or DVD-R device here. Erase Disk: If the disc is re-writable and not empty, you need to erase it first. Start Burning: Press this button to start burning disc.
- Page 22 CD-R or DVD-R is necessary to use this feature and the recorded file will not be saved in the disk. ComproPVR will estimate your CD or DVD capacity automatically. It will stop recording when it comes full.. Straight-to-Disc uses software encoding so that this process consumes CPU usage a lot.
- Page 23 Note This manual only provides basic information for the ComproPVR 2. For more information on using applications, please see the User’s Guides in the programs, on the CDs, or at our website for the latest manuals.
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Page 24: Comprodvd 2
ComproDVD 2 Introduction Stability, simplicity, and superiority. ComproDVD epitomizes these traits to the maximum and gives users all they wish for in a DVD player. Note This section provides basic information for ComproDVD. For more details, please check the help file of ComproDVD or the manual in the installation CD. Control Panel The following describe the ComproDVD control panel functions, and tips for using ComproDVD. -
Page 25: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting OS requirement VideoMate H900 has to work on Windows XP / Windows 2000 with DirectX 9.0c or above OS. You are welcome to www.WindowsUpdate.com website for the Service Pack update of Microsoft. VideoMate H900 can also works on Microsoft XP Media Center 2005. Make sure your system is MCE ready (MCE needs specific graphics card etc.) and have installed driver correctly (see below.) Also, MCE has no decoder at default and you need to install decoder like NVDVD or WinDVD 6.0 by yourself. - Page 26 IRQ conflicts happen when other devices, e.g., network card or sound card, in your computer share the same IRQ with your TV tuner card. Using Device Manager detects IRQ conflicts. In Device Manager, choose "View -> Resource by type" and click on the "+" besides Interrupt request (IRQ). You should see the following.
- Page 27 What is 3D Y/C Separation? Television signals actually contain two signals, Luminance and Chrominance. By convention, Y represents Luminance and C represents Chrominance. The Y signal describes the brightness of the picture and C represents the color information. Black and white TV signals contain only the Y signal. When color TV was introduced many years ago, the Y and C signals were combined into a composite video signal.
- Page 28 Why won’t my PC start? Don’t panic. The most common reason for this is because you connected the ATX power switch cable to the wrong pins on the mainboard. Verify the position of the power patch cable on the mainboard. Check the mainboard documentation to verify the position of the connector for ATX power switch cable.
- Page 29 Up signal to the computer until ComproPVR starts. If your computer cannot start ComproPVR for some reason, the TV tuner card will try to wake up PC even you shut it down. Unplug the main power cord to reset VideoMate TV card.
- Page 30 Second, the external audio patch cable is color-coded. Connect the green plug to the green Audio-Out port on VideoMate PCI TV Tuner card and the blue plug to the “Line-In” port of your sound card and that you have selected the audio source to be “Line-In”...
- Page 31 After you install the CODEC software, you will see the MPEG-4 format appear in the field of recording quality. However, Compro does not guarantee compatibility or performance with third-party CODECs. Why does the remote control fail? The remote control sensor, which is plugged into the TV card, may be loose.
- 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.