Avermedia AVerTV 6 User Manual
Avermedia AVerTV 6 User Manual

Avermedia AVerTV 6 User Manual

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AVerTV 6
User Manual
English
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All the screen shots in this documentation are only example images. The images may vary depending on the product and software version.
Information presented in this documentation has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies.
The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without notice.
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AP-6.0.12
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  • Page 1 © 2008 by AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introducing the AVerTV Application ............2 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application........................ 2 Running the AVerTV 6 application for the first time ..................2 The Control Panel ............................... 4 Always on Top..............................6 Minimize the Application ........................... 6 Changing the OSD Attributes ..........................
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introducing The Avertv Application

    AVerQuick To run the application, click Start, point to Programs, choose AVerMedia, AVerTV 6, and then click AVerTV 6. Another way is to double-click the AVerTV 6 program icon “ ”on the desktop. Or, you can double-click the AVerQuick launcher located at the lower right corner of the screen.
  • Page 4 (This picture is onl y for reference.) 2. Select FM or AM radio signal. 3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK.
  • Page 5: The Control Panel

    4. Click Scan. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized. (This picture is only for reference) 5. To terminate the scanning, click Stop. 6. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort the setting, click Cancel.
  • Page 6 BUTTON FUNCTION Signal Status / Radio mode: Right click on the info area of the control panel to switch signal sources. Repeat Play Status Playback mode: Right click on the info area of the control panel and enable the Repeat function. The system will continuously playback the files in the playlist.
  • Page 7: Always On Top

    1.4 Always on Top To make the Control Panel float over the top of other program windows, click the Always on Top button on the Control Panel. 1.5 Minimize the Application To minimize AVerTV application to the system tray (notification area), click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Personalise icon on the left pane.
  • Page 8 (This picture is only for reference.) Note: By default, the system is set to choose “Automatic” from the drop down list. When choosing Automatic, the AVerTV application can detect your operation system and determine what kind of video renderer is best for you. For example, if your operation system is Windows Vista, AVerTV application will select “Video Mixing Renderer”...
  • Page 9: Chapter 2 How To Scan Am/Fm Radio Channels

    To auto scan AM/FM radio stations: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select an available AVerMedia device in the left pane. Then select AM/FM Radio. Note: Before choosing the signal input, please make sure that your country/region is correct.
  • Page 10: Manually Scanning Specific Fm Channels

    4. Click Scan. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized. 5. To terminate the scanning, click Stop. 6. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort the setting, click Cancel. 2.1 Manually Scanning Specific FM Channels Instead of scanning all channels, you can choose to manually scan one or a few channels only.
  • Page 11: Skipping Unwanted Channels

    2.4 Skipping Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your FM channel list, do the following: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio icon on the left pane. 2. In the Program column, click the unwanted channel. The check mark will be removed, indicating that the channel will be excluded from your channel list and that you won’t be able to access and hear them through the Channel Up/Down button.
  • Page 12: Customizing Audio Recording Settings

    To add a new program list: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio icon on the left pane. 2. Select FM or AM radio signal. 3. Click New and the Program List dialog box appears. Type in a program name and click OK.
  • Page 13 (This picture is only for reference) 4. Enter the desired format name or description in the Format Name text box. 5. Click Next. In the Video dialog box, select the desired audio format. 6. Click Finish. 7. If you want to change the setting of your own file format, click Modify or you can click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created earlier.
  • Page 14: Viewing Rds Information (Optional)

    A common audio file format for Windows computers. It was created by Microsoft and has become a standard PC audio file format. MPEG4-H.264 Videos compressed using MPEG-4 standard which is two or three times more efficient than MPEG-2. This format can be applied to a wide variety of applications or networks and systems like HD-DVD, Digital TV, Broadcast and Streaming applications.
  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Timeshift

    Chapter 3 TimeShift The TimeShift function performs background recording of a Radio program, and lets you return and listen any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live Radio program continues to be recorded and played back so you won’t miss any part of the show. You can also advance forward to skip commercials or rewind to replay scenes one more time.
  • Page 16: Using The Timeshift Function

    (This picture is only for reference) By default, TimeShift performs recording of the TV program by creating a temporary video file and deletes this file once you click the Stop button. If you want to save the video file, select the Keep TimeShift Files check box. In the Record section, you can determine your filename format, recording time, file size and destination folder.
  • Page 17 To temporarily pause the playback, click the Pause button . Click Pause button again to resume. To return to real-time viewing of the live program, click the Stop button . This switches off the TimeShift function and returns you to live program.
  • Page 18: Chapter 4 Radio Recorder

    Chapter 4 Radio Recorder The AVerTV 6 turns the PC into a recorder to preserve your favorite radio shows. You can also divide the recording files in proper sizes to facilitate burning onto removable optical media, such as CD-R and DVD discs.
  • Page 19: Recording Settings

    4.2 Recording Settings Before recording, check if the settings meet your needs. Click the Setup button . In the Setup dialog box, click the Storage icon on the left pane. By default, the system is set the recording “Date” and “Time” and “Signal” and “Program”...
  • Page 20 (3) To delete files from the Playback List, select them from the list in the bottom right pane and click Delete, or click Delete all to delete all files in the playback list. (This picture is only for reference)
  • Page 21: Chapter 5 Scheduler

    Chapter 5 Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to create a list of preset schedules for listening and recording your favorite Radio programs. You can set the day and time to record the Radio program and specify the length of recording. To run this application, click the Schedule button on the Control Panel.
  • Page 22 2. The following dialog box will then appear: (This picture is only for reference) 3. Type the desired name in the Schedule Name text box. 4. From the Function drop-down list, select Activate AVerTV to listen to a radio broadcast. Otherwise, select Record to save a Radio program for future listening.
  • Page 23 Note: If you choose Watch TV from the drop-down list, after completing the Silent Record task, the icon will appear on the task bar (the lower right corner of the screen). Just double-click this icon, you can immediately listen to the radio. 6.
  • Page 24: Chapter 6 Hot Keys

    Chapter 6 Hot Keys The following is the default definition: Hot Key Description Function UP/DOWN ARROW Channel or Frequency Press to go to the next upper/lower Radio Up/Down channel. Channel Loop Press to go to the previously accessed Radio channel. NUMERIC KEYS Select Channel Use NUMERIC KEYS to directly enter...
  • Page 25: Chapter 7 Customer Service

    Chapter 7 Customer Service The AVerTV 6 application provides a convenient tool, which allows users to contact AVerMedia’s customer service department easily via the website. Please make sure that you have already connected to the Internet. To contact the customer service: Right click on the right pane of the control panel and a pop-up menu appears.

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