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- Page 1 VideoMate S350 DVB-S PCI TV Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com...
- Page 2 Copyright © 2001-2009. 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 Table of Contents............ 1 About This Guide ............ 2 About VideoMate S350 DVB-S Tuner Card ... 2 VideoMate S350 PCI Card Contents ...... 3 Software Installation ..........8 Remote Wake Up............. 9 Remote Control Key Definition and Use ComproDTV ............ -
Page 4: About This Guide
About This Guide This manual tells you how to install and use your VideoMate S350 DVB-S PCI Tuner Card. More information is available on the User’s Guides in the programs or on the CD. About VideoMate S350 DVB-S Tuner Card VideoMate S350 lets you watch and record Satellite TV broadcast on your PC. -
Page 5: Videomate S350 Pci Card Contents
Graphics card or on-board graphics chip supports DirectX 9.0 Open PCI version 2.2 slot CD-ROM for software installation Windows XP SP2, Vista 32/64 bit Update the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from vendors. 50 MB free space for software installation 600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video ATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch cable from power on button. - Page 6 VideoMate S350 Connectors Item Function Description Loop Through Connect to Satellite input device for TV output Satellite TV -In Connect to a Satellite TV cable feed. Connect the IR receiver here. External Use an audio patch cable to connect to an audio Audio-In source, such as a VCR.
- Page 7 Hardware Installation Warning !! Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate S350. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate S350 TV tuner card and void your warranty. 1. Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord. 2.
- Page 8 7. Verify that the power cord to your PC case is unplugged. 8. Insert VideoMate S350 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 9 TV signal cable 11. Connect your Satellite TV dish signal to the TV connector. This completes hardware installation. Please read the following notes and proceed to install the software. Note If the computer cannot be turned on, verify the position of the power patch cable on the mainboard.
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Page 10: Software Installation
Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate TV drivers, ComproDTV 2, ComproDVD 2, Ulead PhotoExplorer 8.5 SE) or choose Custom to select item by item. Compro recommends you choosing Complete. Step 3. If you see the Windows Logo testing message as below, please press “Continue Anyway”... -
Page 11: Remote Wake Up
Remote Wake Up Introduction VideoMate S350 features the Remote Wake Up function for greater convenience. After install the TV card driver, put batteries in the remote control. Pressing one of the PVR/TV, FM, DVD/VCD buttons will start your computer. Note There will be a two second delay before the PC powers on. -
Page 12: Remote Control Key Definition And Use
Remote Control Key Definition and Use ComproDTV 2 ComproDVD 2 Number keys Number keys Mute sound Mute sound Zoom In/Out Zoom In/Out Start/Stop ComproDVD 2 Start/Stop ComproDTV 2 Replay Rewind Timeshifting Play/Pause Advance Forward Last channel Last chapter Stop Stop Tab function Next chapter Main manual... -
Page 13: Comprodtv
ComproDTV Introduction ComproDTV is a complete digital entertainment solution for your PC. 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 14: 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 ComproDTV button on the remote or double click the ComproDTV icon on the desktop you will be able to watch TV. - Page 15 Recording ComproDTV is a digital video recorder and save the digital TV program which is MPEG-II format to your hard disk. To instantly start recording: Press the Record button . ComproDTV starts recording the video source currently showing in the display window. It will save it to a file on your disk. Press the Stop button to stop recording.
- Page 16 Options You can press the Options button to open the Options dialog box. You can change detail settings of ComproDTV here. Digital TV Settings Easy Mode Easy Mode is for user who have connect the satellite signal directly to Satellite TV card without passing through DiSEqC switch.
- Page 17 Port S1, Port S2, Port S3, and Port S4 tab) Note Compro S350 supports up to 4 ports DiSEqC switch. Before using autoscan, you may need to confirm the LNB connection and settings are correctly setup. After channel scanning, ComproDTV will receive the correspondent channels of the satellite.
- Page 18 Pull-down list Select all satellite TV channels or specific satellite TV only Free to Air Only Free-to-Air channels Radio Only radio channels Scrambled Only scrambled channels Note After one of above selection made, only the selected list will be used by the channel up/down buttons on the control panel.
- Page 19 Channel Naming You can customize the channel names by double-click on the Description field of the channel you wish to rename. For digital TV channels, you can do more changes on the channel’s property by right-click the mouse on the Description field of the channel for edit. Set Mem+ During the Autoscan process, ComproDTV automatically detects and enables channels with a valid signal.
- Page 20 PIP/POP (Picture In/Out Picture) mode Usually, digital TV station broadcasts multiple programs on one frequency. Therefore, ComproDTV supports up to four windows watching additional TV program of same frequency on another window if available. You can press the Add Window button to open a sub window for that.
- Page 21 Note Running additional windows consumes more CPU usage. If CPU usage reaches 100%, then video lag will occur. Please reduce the number of windows. When main window changes the channel to another frequency, sub window(s) will move to available programs of another frequency. The sub window will show black if there is no additional program on this frequency.
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Page 22: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting OS requirement VideoMate S350 has to work on Windows XP / Vista or above OS. You are welcome to www.WindowsUpdate.com website for the Service Pack update of Microsoft. Driver Installation The most common cause of problems with the TV Tuner Card is incorrect installation of the TV capture and TV tuner drivers. - Page 23 For best performance, no device should share an IRQ with the VideoMate S350 PCI card card. If another device shares an IRQ with the TV tuner card, you should move the PCI TV Tuner card to another PCI slot. Pay attention to the IRQ numbers of networking, sound, and SCSI cards.
- Page 24 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.