VideoMate U2500F Hybrid D/A Stick VideoMate U2500F lets you watch/record digital TV broadcast or analog TV on your PC. VideoMate U2500F features a TV tuner for either digital TV broadcast or analog TV signals reception, Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording at anytime, crystal video quality, intelligent TV viewing, and video/audio capture.
VideoMate U2500F Contents VideoMate 3 in 1 video/audio FM antenna USB 2.0 cable U2500F input cable I type to F type Installation CD Start Up Guide converter Note In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcast, you have to have your own antenna which is crucial.
Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate U2500F drivers, ComproDTV, and ComproFM 2) or choose Custom to select item by item. Compro recommends you choose Complete. Step 3. Press Next to install ComproDTV, Step 4. After each program is successfully installed, press Finish to proceed.
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.
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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.
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) Volume Channel Up (Page Up)
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 Video Desktop TV / Timeshifting Open snapshot dialog box mode Note: Language select is only available while the program supports it.
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Autoscan The first time you start ComproDTV 4, Autoscan will automatically scan for available TV channels for TV signals. Please select your TV source from analog cable/antenna or from digital antenna. You can rescan the channels at any time by pressing the Autoscan button. Also, you can enable the advanced autoscan for more precision scan result.
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. Channel Surfing While watching TV, the channel surfing feature displays a 4x4 grid of channel images to give you an overview of available programming.
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picture shows the TV on the desktop. For the Video Desktop feature, you needs to enable the “Use Overlay Surface” feature in the setup dialog box of Option Video/Audio. 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.
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without worry about the record still ongoing. 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,...
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.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting steps If you have problem installing or running VideoMate U2500F, please check the following by step: OS issue: VideoMate U2500F has to work on USB 2.0 interface. Note only Windows XP SP2 or Vista support USB 2.0. You are welcome to www.WindowsUpdate.com website for the Service Pack update of Microsoft.
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Questions) on our web site http://www.comprousa.com/support You are welcome to download the latest software from our website as well. Most problems may be solved on the updates. When contacting Compro for technical support, please use the Compro support request form and provide as much of the requested information as possible.
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