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- Page 1 VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com...
- Page 2 Copyright © 2001-2007. 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
Remote Power On/Off........... 13 ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista ...... 15 ComproDTV MCE Add-in..........17 HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote....18 Open and close the ComproDTV 4 control panel ..19 ComproDTV 4 ............... 20 ComproFM 2 ..............27... -
Page 4: About Videomate Vista M3F / M5F Pci Tv Card
About VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F PCI TV Card Compro VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F is a PCI analog TV/FM capture card, which brings universal analog TV/FM broadcasts to your desktop PC. It turns your computer into a home entertainment center by bringing you analog TV viewing, FM listening, S-Video/Composite video input. -
Page 5: Videomate Vista M3F/M5F Package Contents
VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F Package Contents I-type to F-type Vista M3F/M5F MCE Remote Batteries TV Converter PCI TV card 3 in 1 video/audio IR Receiver FM Antenna Power Up cable input cable Start Up Guide AUX-Out cable Installation CD Ulead Software CD... -
Page 6: Videomate Vista M3F / M5F Connectors
VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F Connectors Item Function Description TV Tuner-In Analog TV cable FM Tuner-In Connect to an FM antenna feed. Connect the IR receiver here. Audio-In Use an audio patch cable to connect to an audio source, (Blue) such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. -
Page 7: Mce Remote For Vista M3F / M5F Tv Card
MCE Remote for Vista M3F / M5F TV Card Compro VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified remote control to controls the Media Center and also ComproDTV, ComproFM software. Some keys are special designed for Windows Vista... - Page 8 ComproDTV 4 ComproFM 2 Number Key Preset stations Number Key Into sleep mode Into 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) Recorded TV (MCE) Recorded TV (MCE)
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Page 9: Hardware Installation
Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause Play/Pause 40 Change scale of screen ----- Skip Forward ----- Enter frequency ----- Channel surf ----- ----- Sleep function Sleep function Clear ComproDTV ComproDTV Zoom Playlist Playlist Enter C.C Language ----- ComproDVD ComproDVD Green ComproDTV ComproDTV Yellow ComproFM ComproFM Blue... - Page 10 Note On the mainboard, the ATX power switch pins are usually labeled “POWER SW” or similar. It is vital to remember the position of these pins for a later step in the installation process. 4. Unplug the ATX power switch cable from the mainboard and connect it to the white connector named “JS1”...
- Page 11 7. Note: You may skip 7~9 if you select “Use PCI Audio” which can be found at “System Device” tab under Options of ComproDTV. 8. Plug one end of the internal audio patch cable to the green Audio-Out port on the VideoMate M3F/M5F PCI Tuner card. 9.
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Page 12: 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 M3F/M5F drivers, ComproDTV 4, and ComproFM 2) or choose Custom to install selected item by item. -
Page 13: Remote Power On/Off
(Vista M3F only support Remote power off) Introduction Compro has always focused on developing products of great convenience. VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI card provides the remote controlled power off (shutdown) and Vista M5F features the remote power on from system shutdown mode for greater convenience. - Page 14 Remote Power Off There are two situations for this operation. When not watching TV, i.e. no ComproDTV 4 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.
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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 Mce 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, shown as on the picture above. -
Page 18: 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 19: Open And Close The Comprodtv 4 Control Panel
If you have any MCE 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 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.
- Page 22 Channel Naming You can customize the channel names by double-click on the Description field of the channel you wish to rename. You can do more changes on the channel’s property by right-click the mouse on the Description field of the channel you wish to edit. Custom Settings for each channel You can customize each channel properties by click the icon in “Custom Settings”...
- 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 another channel of the second tuner. Furthermore, you can also have another window to playback recorded file which now allows you to watch total of 6 windows at the same time. You can press the Add/Reduce Window button to open a slave window for that.
- Page 25 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. You will see the zoomed image. Also you can press the mouse right button and move on the screen to shift the zoomed area of the image.
- Page 26 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 M3F/M5F 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 M3F/M5F PCI card can also works on Microsoft XP Media Center 2005. - Page 29 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 30 Other possible causes of this problem include: 1. If you have a multi-Boot system and ComproDTV 4 is not installed and running on the default OS. Solutions: Set the default OS properly or install ComproDTV 4 on the default OS. 2.
- Page 31 Can I playback recorded video in main window? Yes, you may deselect “Playback in PIP mode” in “Video/Audio” tab which can be found under “Options” of ComproDTV 4. You may also playback in sub window, then double click the screen to switch the content of the main and sub window.
- 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.