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- Page 1 VideoMate Vista U750F USB 2.0 TV Tuner Box Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com...
- Page 2 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. 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
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista U750F ..5 Remote Shut Down........... 7 ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista ....8 HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote..11 Open and close the ComproDTV 4 display panel... 12 ComproDTV 4.2 ............13 ComproFM 2 ............ -
Page 4: About This Guide
About This Guide VideoMate Vista U750F lets you watch and record TV on your PC. VideoMate Vista U750F is a palm size analog TV tuner box features Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording, crystal video quality, and intelligent TV viewing with Microsoft certified Windows Media Center remote. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Your system must meet the following requirements to watch TV. -
Page 5: Videomate Vista U750F Package Contents
Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate Vista U750F drivers, ComproDTV 4, and ComproFM 2) or choose Custom to select item by item. Compro recommends you choose Complete. Step 3. After each program is successfully installed, press Finish to proceed. -
Page 6: Videomate U750F Tv Box Connectors
VideoMate U750F TV Box Connectors BOX Back View Name Function Description FM Connector FM signal input TV Connector TV signal input USB Connector To connect TV BOX and the PC with USB 2.0 cable BOX Side View Name Function Description POWER Power Connector USB bus power (reserved) -
Page 7: Windows Media Center Remote For Vista U750F
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista U750F Compro VideoMate Vista U750F bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified remote control to controls the Media Center and also ComproDTV, ComproFM software. Some keys special designed Windows Vista Premium/Ultimate, it may not be used in Windows XP system. - Page 8 Media Center ComproDTV 4 ComproFM 2 Number Input (0~9) Into Sleep Mode Into Sleep Mode Into Sleep Mode Media Center Media Center Media Center Mute Mute Mute Channel Up Channel Up Channel Up Channel Down Channel Down Channel Down Volume Up Volume Up Volume Up Volume Down...
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Page 9: 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 remote keypad, you will see a dialog as shown below. Program will countdown 20 seconds to shutdown the computer. If you don’t want to shut down the computer, please press the CLEAR P button again, in other words, pressing the CLEAR key a second time is the same as pressing the “Cancel”... -
Page 10: 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 11 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.
- Page 12 Gadget Settings Settings of gadget have four parts included: Capture device : to select capture devices. (when running gadget first time or having more than one device, this item is needed) Quality setting : to select recording quality Normal, Better, Best Quality Record folder: a directory to place recorded files.
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Page 13: 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 14: Open And Close The Comprodtv 4 Display 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 MCE interface to make you more convenient. -
Page 15: Comprodtv 4.2
ComproDTV 4.2 Control Panel The ComproDTV 4.2 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) - Page 16 HotKey Description Video Source Audio mode Enable/Disable Always-on-Top function for Switch (V) TV window. Sleep function TV / Timeshifting mode Video Desktop Open snapshot dialog box Start ComproDTV 4 and watch TV After installation, just press the yellow button of the last line on the remote or double click the ComproDTV 4 icon on the desktop, you will be able to watch TV.
- Page 17 marked with the green check mark . Channels, where a valid signal could not be detected, are disabled and marked with a blank. However, you can interrupt the scanning process by pressing the Stop button. After you are finished scanning for available channels, you may select OK to return to the display window, or customize the channel orders according to your preferences.
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Page 18: Channel Surfing
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 19 Choosing the “Digital Sub Window” will open a new window to view the digital sub channels in the same frequency of the main window. Choosing the “VideoMate xxx Video Capture” will open a new window to view digital or analog channel with the second tuner in other products, which you are able to tune to any channel you prefer.
- Page 20 The right-click menu also provides SmartZoom feature to auto-fit or customize video screen for different type monitors, the Aspect Ratio setting provides 4:3, 16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1 and customize for different resolutions. Also, you can Zoom In/Out the video display screen to standard or 1/2X, 2X, 4X size. 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 21 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 22: 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 23: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting If you have problem installing or running VideoMate Vista U750F, please check the following by step: 1. OS issue: VideoMate Vista U750F 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 update of Microsoft. - Page 24 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.