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- Page 1 VideoMate Vista H900F PCI TV Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ComproDTV 4 ..................18 ComproFM 2 ..................25 Troubleshooting ..................26 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 H900F Pci Tuner Card
VideoMate Vista H900F PCI Tuner Card VideoMate Vista H900F lets you watch and record TV (including hardware and software compression) on your PC with Microsoft certified Windows Media Center remote control. It features an analog TV tuner, 3D Y/C Separation for NTSC signal, FM Tuner, Remote Wake Up, and Power Up Scheduling. -
Page 4: Videomate Vista H900F Package Contents
VideoMate Vista H900F Package Contents F-type to I-type Vista H900F Windows Media Batteries converter PCI TV card Center remote Power switch FM antenna IR cable Start Up Guide patch cable External Audio 1 to 4 converter Ulead Software Installation CD patch cable cable Low-Profile... -
Page 5: Videomate Vista H900F Connectors
VideoMate Vista H900F 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 (1 to 4 source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. -
Page 6: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Warning Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate TV card. 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 7 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 8 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 9: Software Installation
Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate H900/H900F Driver, ComproDTV 4, ComproFM 2) 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” to proceed. -
Page 10: Remote Wake Up
VideoMate Vista H900F features the Remote Wake Up function for more convenience. 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. -
Page 11: Remote Shut Down
Remote Shut Down There are two situations for the operation. When not watching TV, i.e. no ComproDTV running: Just press the “CLEAR” button on the lower-left corner on the remote keypad; you will see a dialog as shown below. Program will countdown 20 seconds to shutdown the computer. -
Page 12: Windows Media Center Remote For Vista H900F
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista H900F Compro VideoMate Vista H900F 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 13 Windows Media ComproDTV 4 ComproFM 2 Center (MCE) Number Key Preset stations Number Key Power On/Off Power On/Off Power On/Off Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE) Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE) Music (MCE) Music (MCE) Music (MCE) Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE) Recorded TV (MCE)
- Page 14 Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause Play/Pause 40 Change scale of screen ----- Skip Forward ----- Enter frequency ----- Channel surf ----- ----- Sleep function Sleep function Clear ----- ----- Zoom Playlist Playlist Enter C.C Language ----- ComproDVD ComproDVD Green ComproDTV ComproDTV Yellow ComproFM ComproFM Blue...
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Page 15: 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 16 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. The last mode is schedule view which has two different parts. First, there is a table that has five rows;...
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Page 17: Comprodtv Windows Media Center Add-In
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 it will be shown directly on the left and bottom corner of DTV Add-In for preview. -
Page 18: Hid (Human Interface Device) For Compro Remote
(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 19: Open And Close The Comprodtv 4 Control 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 Windows Media Center interface to make you more convenient. -
Page 20: Comprodtv 4
ComproDTV 4 Control Panel The ComproDTV 4 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). - Page 21 HotKey Description Enable/Disable Always-on-Top function Source Language Selection for TV window.(Oregon circle on the For Audio (Q) upper-right corner of the TV window) Sleep function Screen Ratio Switch (tab) Video Desktop Open snapshot dialog box Note: Language select is only available while the program supports it.
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Page 22: Channel Surfing
After you are finished scanning for available channels, you may select OK to return to the display window, or customize the channel list according to your preferences, as described below. Channel Naming You can customize the channel names by double-click on the Description field of the channel you wish to rename. - 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 analog channel with the second tuner in other products, which you are able to tune to any channel you prefer. However, you are only allowed to have one channel from the second tuner. Therefore, you can view total of five channels with main window’s channel and three sub channels of the main window and another channel of the second tuner.
- Page 25 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 of the screen.
- Page 26 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. Press the Timeshifting button and the Time Monitoring bar will appear. You may also press the Advance (for commercial skip) and Replay (for instant replay) buttons on the control panel or remote control to navigate through the program.
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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 H900F PCI 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 H900F PCI card can also works on Microsoft XP Media Center 2005. - Page 29 PCI tuner card. If you don’t see the green light, your motherboard does not support the standby power. You can only use Power Up with motherboards that provide standby power. Third, Power Up will start your computer 5 minutes in advance of the schedule time.
- Page 30 Video OK / No Audio If you can view the TV picture but get no audio, you should check the following: Please check that the WAVE sound is not muted or volume too low in the Windows Volume Control dialog. (Double-click on the speaker icon in the system tray.) Also check the sound is not muted or volume too low in the Windows Volume Control dialog.
- Page 31 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.