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AVerTV 6.2
User Manual
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AP-6.2
200711

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  • Page 1 © 2007 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 Device Introduction ..................1 Chapter 2 AVerTV 6 Introduction ..................2 Chapter 3 Introducing the AVerTV Application ............3 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application........................ 3 Running the AVerTV 6 application for the first time ..................3 Introducing the User Interface ..........................5 The Control Panel ...............................
  • Page 3 4.2.6 Enabling Subtitle Function ........................32 Adding and Deleting Program Lists ......................... 33 Selecting a TV/Radio Channel.......................... 34 Creating Channel Groups..........................34 Adjusting Volume............................. 35 Specifying a Channel Name or Description...................... 36 Modifying a program list name......................... 37 Removing Unwanted Channels......................... 38 4.10 Using the OverScan Function ...........................
  • Page 4 Playing the Recorded Programs........................54 Picture-in-Picture Display..........................55 Chapter 8 Image Capture .....................56 Before Capturing .............................. 56 Capturing a TV/ Video Image........................... 56 Multiple Image Sequence Capture........................58 Chapter 9 Teletext (PAL/SECAM only)................60 Customize the Display Mode..........................60 Overview ................................61 Toolbar Buttons ..............................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Device Introduction

    Chapter 1 Device Introduction Thanks for purchasing AVerMedia’s product. The table below lists an overview of the product you purchased. From this table, you can quickly learn about your product features and know which chapter you need to read. Please do read this table before using AVerTV 6 application.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Avertv 6 Introduction

    TV program. This means you can return and watch from the part of the program where you left off. To enjoy high quality TV or radio programs, AVerMedia ® product is your best choice.

  • Page 7: Chapter 3 Introducing The Avertv Application

    Run the AVerTV 6 application from the Programs menu. AVerQuick Launcher 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 “...
  • Page 8 2. Then you need to select the TV option to search for air channels, or select CATV to scan for cable channels if your choice is “Analog TV” in step 1. (This picture is onl y for reference.) 3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK.

  • Page 9: Introducing The User Interface

    Note: Digital channels that are in red text indicate they are locked channels (eg. Adult channels). 6. To exit the current dialog box, click OK. 7. If you choose FM Radio or Digital TV in step 1, just repeat step 3-6 to complete the program scanning.

  • Page 10: The Control Panel

    The Control Panel (This picture is only for reference) The table below describes the functions of the buttons on the Control Panel. BUTTON FUNCTION Signal Status / TV/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.
  • Page 11 Full Screen Show TV/Video programs in full screen. Program List Display the program list and adjust color, volume and so on. Audio Mode Switch between available audio modes. Scheduler Display Scheduler dialog box. Play List Create a playlist of video files to playback. Show/ Hide Numeric Panel Toggle between displaying or hiding the Numeric Panel.

  • Page 12: Remote Control

    Remote Control You can use remote control to turn on/off the programs, select channels, adjust volume and so on. Please be noted that you have activated Quick TV. 3.5.1 Remote Control Buttons (Model 1) Button Description 1. Power Turn on/off the application 2.

  • Page 13: Remote Control Buttons (Model 2)

    3.5.2 Remote Control Buttons (Model 2) Button Description 1. POWER Turn on/off the application. 2. NUMERIC BUTTONS Select a TV channel. Under the 16-Channel Preview mode, use ← ↑ → ↓ to highlight the intended channel. 3. CH RTN Go to the previously selected channel. 4.
  • Page 14 Go to the previous file in the playlist. 14. WAKE UP Set the time to bring your computer out of Stand By or Hibernate mode. Jump to the Teletext page of the corresponding color according to this button. View Teletext (PAL/SECAM) / Closed Caption (NTSC) 15.

  • Page 15: Remote Control Buttons (Model 3)

    3.5.3 Remote Control Buttons (Model 3) Button Description 1.Power Turn on/off the application - Select a TV channel. 2.Numeric Buttons - Under the 16-channel preview mode, use↑↓← → to highlight the intended channel. 3.CH RTN Go to the previously selected channel. 4.16-CH PREV 16-channel preview.
  • Page 16 - Rewind the playback. (Rewind) - Jump to the Teletext page of the corresponding color according to this button. 17. ● (Record) Switch to DVR mode and record the current program or video into your hard drive. 18. MUTE Turn on/off the sound. 19.
  • Page 17 3.5.4 Remote Control (Model 4) Button Description 1. POWER Turn on/off the application 2. SOURCE Switch between available signal sources. 3. Numeric Buttons - Select a TV channel. - Under the 16-Channel preview mode, use↑↓← → to highlight the intended channel.

  • Page 18: Resizing The Tv Monitor Window

    22. CH ▲/▼ Go up or down to the next active channel. 23. SNAPSHOT Capture the on-screen image to a bitmap file. 24. DISPLAY Display information. Resizing the TV Monitor Window To enlarge or reduce the size of the TV Monitor window, click and drag the lower right corner of the window.
  • Page 19 (This picture is onl y for reference.) 3. Then press the Sleep button on the remote control repeatedly to set the execution time. Right-click on the TV monitor, point to Sleep and select the desired mode. Right-click on the TV monitor again, point to Sleep and choose an execution time. (This picture is onl y for reference.) The time setting will be displayed on the TV monitor.

  • Page 20: Minimize The Application

    Note: The system will detect if your VGA card supports DXVA. If yes, select the “Enable Hardware Acceleration If available” check box to activate the video acceleration of the VGA card. To watch HDTV, it is strongly recommended to execute this function. (This picture is onl y for reference.) Minimize the Application To minimize AVerTV application to the system tray (notification area), click the Setup...

  • Page 21: Customize The Remote Control Source Button

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) Click Apply to save the settings. Click Clear All to delete all definitions of the remote control or click Default to revert to the factory setting. drop- If your device uses external USB remote sensor, select RM_USB_FP from the Type Note: down list to re-define a function for a certain button.

  • Page 22: Changing The Osd Attributes

    Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click on the Remote Remapping → Remote Source Control icon on the left pane. Select the signal source that you want. Click the button at the right side until the selected signal reaches the DOWN location you desire.
  • Page 23 Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Personlise → OSD icon on the left pane. On this page, you can determine the OSD information, display duration and adjust OSD color. Then, click Apply to save the settings. (This picture is onl y for reference.)

  • Page 24: Chapter 4 Tv

    If you didn’t complete the channel scanning when you first ran the application, please follow these steps to complete this procedure. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select an available Avermedia device in the left pane. Note: Make sure that your Country/Region is correct.

  • Page 25: Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users)

    The application comes with a default frequency table therefore the application will use this table to search for active channels/programs. If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop. 5. You can check the scanning progress from the progress bar. After scanning, the active TV/Radio channels will be listed inside the box.

  • Page 26: Customize Video Record Settings

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) 3. When a warning message appears, click Yes to continue the procedure or click No to abort this operation. 4. After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the left pane of the dialog box.
  • Page 27 (This picture is onl y for reference.) 5. Click New and the Format dialog box appears. In the Format dialog box, select the file format you want and enter the desired name in the text box. Click Next. (This picture is onl y for reference.) 6.
  • Page 28 (This picture is onl y for reference.) 7. If you want to change the settings of your own file format, click Modify. Or click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created. 8. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort this operation, click Cancel.

  • Page 29: Fine Tuning Color Of The Display

    WMV stands for Window Media Video, which is defined by Microsoft. This file targets audiences with high speed Internet or LAN connections. An audio format compressed with a standard defined by Motion Picture Experts Group offers near-CD quality sound. 4.1.4 Fine Tuning Color of the Display If the color or picture quality of the TV display needs to be adjusted, please do the following.

  • Page 30: Enhancing The Video Quality

    4.1.5 Enhancing the Video Quality This function can reduce noise. Choose an appropriate option listed below. Video Quality Enhancement Enable: Activate to improve the video quality. Video Quality Enhancement Disable: Disable the video quality enhancement function. Video Quality Enhancement Automatic: Automatically adjust video quality depending on the video screen size.

  • Page 31: Digital Tv

    Note: Make sure that your Country/Region is correct. a. First, select an available AVerMedia device in the left pane. b. From the Region/Country drop-down list, select your country or region. c. Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 32: Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users)

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) 4. Then Click Program Scan to start the scanning process. The application comes with a default frequency table therefore the application will use this table to search for active channels/programs. If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop.

  • Page 33: Customize Video Record Settings

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) 2. When there are channels missing from the channel memory, select All Frequencies or Single Frequency. Note: All Frequencies Scanning may take you a while. Please be patient. 3. Once you select Single Frequency, you need to specify the correct Frequency, for example 533000 (KHz), and Bandwidth.

  • Page 34: Using The Epg Function

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) 4. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort this operation, click Cancel. Note: To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination folder in which to save the recorded audio, please refer to the section titled Record Settings in Chapter 6.

  • Page 35: Fine Tuning Color Of The Display

    If you want to download the latest program schedule, please click the Update button . Click sort the EPG list by time or by channel. Note: To use EPG function, please make sure that the EPG GMT settings is correct. on the control panel to see the Setup window.

  • Page 36: Enabling Subtitle Function

    3. Then use or the slider to adjust Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and Sharpness until you get an accurate color. 4. If you just want to adjust color of one specific channel, select Individual Channel Setting and repeat step 3. To apply the converted settings to all channels, click Apply All button 5.

  • Page 37: Adding And Deleting Program Lists

    Adding and Deleting Program Lists Selecting a program list allows you to switch between the channels of the selected program list only when pressing the Channel Up/Down button. If you want to add or delete a program list, do the following: To add a new program list: 1.

  • Page 38: Selecting A Tv/Radio Channel

    Selecting a TV/Radio Channel There are three ways of switching between TV/Radio channels: ◆Click the Channel Up/Down buttons ( on the TV monitor window or the Control Panel) repeatedly until reaching your desired channel. to open the Numeric Panel (as shown at right). Then click on ◆Click the Numeric buttons to get your desired channel number.

  • Page 39: Adjusting Volume

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) 3. When a dialog box appears, click New button 4. Specify the desired name in the text box. (This picture is onl y for reference.) Hold down Shift or Ctrl key and click the channels from the list to select your own channel line up, then click to add your selection to the desired group.

  • Page 40: Specifying A Channel Name Or Description

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) If you just want to adjust individual volume level, select Individual Channel Setting and repeat step 4 to increase or decrease volume. To apply the converted settings to all channels, click Apply All button Click Default button if you want to revert the factory settings.

  • Page 41: Modifying A Program List Name

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) Modifying a program list name You can change a program list name easily. To rename a program list, follow the steps described below: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV or Digital TV icon on the left pane.

  • Page 42: Removing Unwanted Channels

    Removing Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude unwanted channels from your channel list, do the following: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Analog TV or Digital TV icon on the left pane. 2.
  • Page 43 3. However, you can still see the channel in your program list. If you want to watch that channel again some day just select the Enable check box.

  • Page 44: Using The Overscan Function

    4.10 Using the OverScan Function On some broadcast channels, you might see distorted lines or black spaces on the top, sides, or bottom of the screen. These video artifacts derive from the source signal, and can be masked using the OverScan feature. To hide the edges of the picture: Right-click on the TV Monitor and choose OverScan to enable it.

  • Page 45: 16-Channel Preview

    4.11 16-Channel Preview (This picture is only for reference.) The 16-channel preview function can display 16 TV channels on-screen at the same time. You can see clearly which TV programs are currently showing on these channels. To preview the channels: Click to open the Numeric Panel.

  • Page 46: Sound Controlling (Optional)

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) 4.13 Sound Controlling (Optional) This function provides a variety of sound effects. 1. Right click on the TV monitor. When a pop-up menu appears, select Individual Channel Setting. Or click Program List button on the control panel and then click Individual Channel Setting button 2.

  • Page 47: Chapter 5 Fm Radio

    If this is your first time to use FM radio, perform auto scan to search and memorize active FM radio stations in your area. To auto scan 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 FM Radio.

  • Page 48: Manually Scanning Specific Fm Channels

    2. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK. For Russian users, clicking New to create a program list before scanning is a Note: prerequisite step. 3. Click Scan. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized. 4.

  • Page 49: Selecting A Channel

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) 3. Select 0.01 MHz, 0.05MHz or 0.1MHz as your tuning increment. 4. Click to scan upward or to scan downward from the selected channel frequency. The scanning will stop when the application finds the closest ACTIVE FM frequency. 5.

  • Page 50: Skipping Unwanted Channels

    4. If you just want to adjust individual volume level, select Individual Cnannel Setting and repeat step4 to increase or decrease volume. 5. To apply the converted settings to all channels, click Apply All button 6. Click Default button if you want to revert the factory settings. Skipping Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your FM channel list, do the following: 1.

  • Page 51: Adding And Deleting Program Lists

    4. To modify more channels, repeat step 2 to 3. 5. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Adding and Deleting Program Lists Selecting a program list allows you to switch between the channels of the selected program list only when pressing the Channel Up/Down button.

  • Page 52: Customizing Audio Recording Settings

    Hold down Shift or Ctrl key and click the channels from the list to select your own channel line up. Then, click to add your selection to the desired group. Or drag the selected channels and drop them to the desired group. Click Save to save the settings or click Cancel to abort without saving.

  • Page 53: Sound Controlling (Optional)

    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. 8. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort this operation, click Cancel.

  • Page 54: Chapter 6 Timeshift

    Chapter 6 TimeShift The TimeShift function performs background recording of a TV/Radio program, and lets you return and watch any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live TV/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 55 (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 56: Using The Timeshift Function

    Using the TimeShift Function To pause the live program: Click the TimeShift button on the Control Panel. The application will begin to record the program. When you want to rewind, use the Playback Seek slider bar to move back to the part you want to watch or listen again.

  • Page 57: Chapter 7 Dvr

    Chapter 7 DVR You can use your computer as a digital video recorder, and record your favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source to your hard drive. 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 58: Using The Recording Function

    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” as the file name format. To create your own file name format, please click Custom.

  • Page 59: Picture-In-Picture Display

    (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.) Picture-in-Picture Display With the picture-in-picture window feature, you will be able to play back recorded video files, and at the same time, watch live TV.

  • Page 60: Chapter 8 Image Capture

    Chapter 8 Image Capture While you watch TV or a recorded video on your PC monitor, you can use the AVerTV 6 application to capture images for your documents, presentations or web pages. Before Capturing Before you start capturing images, first set the destination folder for saving captured images. Click the Setup button , and select the Snapshot icon on the left pane.
  • Page 61 (This picture is onl y for reference.) From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image. Choose the Color format. The options here depend on the file format you choose. Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. •...

  • Page 62: Multiple Image Sequence Capture

    (This picture is onl y for reference.) If you want to set your own image size, select Customize and enter the image • Width and Height. If you want to maintain relative width and height, select the Keep Ratio option. Choose a measurement unit from the Unit drop-down list. You can specify any image size you want.
  • Page 63 (This picture is only for reference.) In the Number of Pictures box, specify the number of images you want to capture. In the Interval Time box, specify the interval between captures. For instance, if you specify 10 seconds, an image will be captured every 10 seconds. On this page, you can choose the file format and destination folder, file name format and image resolution in advance.

  • Page 64: Chapter 9 Teletext (Pal/Secam Only)

    Chapter 9 Teletext (PAL/SECAM only) Teletext makes TV viewing a unique experience. It allows you to view teletext broadcasts from your television programs to get the most updated information on TV Schedules, News, Stock Market Prices, Concert & Theatre information and so on. Teletext information may not be available if there is no such service provided in your region or country.

  • Page 65: Overview

    Overview Click the Teletext button on the control panel to open the Teletext application as shown below. For more information about Teletext, please see below in this chapter. BUTTON FUNCTION This contains the names of the available drop-down list option menus. To Menu Bar access any of the menu items, simply click on it or hold down Alt and press the first character of each item.

  • Page 66: Toolbar Buttons

    Toolbar Buttons Lock Sub page Locks the current sub page. The upcoming transmitted sub pages will be stored in the Teletext Cache for later use. Previous Sub page/ Next Sub page Switches to the next or the previous sub page. Home (Ctrl+H) Connects to the Teletext home page which always goes to page 100, but page 100 may not be the primary Teletext source.
  • Page 67 A Teletext page can be selected with one of the following methods: Key in the hexadecimal or Teletext page number using the numeric buttons of your keyboard or AVerMedia TV remote control. Press the + (positive) or – (negative) button to move to the succeeding or preceding Teletext page.
  • Page 68 4. Enter a filename and click OK. Opening a Teletext Page 1. Choose Open from the File menu or press Ctrl+O. 2. From the Open dialog box, select the file containing the teletext page you want and click Open. (This picture is onl y for reference.) Opening Another Teletext Window To open another teletext window, choose New Window from the File menu or press Ctrl+W.

  • Page 69: Chapter 10 Scheduler

    Chapter 10 Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to create a list of preset schedules for watching and recording your favorite TV/Radio programs. You can set the day and time to record the TV/Radio program and specify the length of recording. To run this application, click the Schedule button on the Control Panel.
  • Page 70 (This picture is only for reference.) 5. Type the desired name in the Schedule Name text box. 6. From the Function drop-down list, select Activate AVerTV to watch a TV program or listen to a radio broadcast. Otherwise, select Record to save a TV/Radio program for future viewing/listening.
  • Page 71 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 watch live TV or listen to the radio.

  • Page 72: Chapter 11 Hot Keys

    Chapter 11 Hot Keys You can use the default hot keys or create your own hot keys. To re-define the shortcut keys: 1. Click the Setup button . In the Setup dialog box, click the Keyboard icon on the left pane. 2.
  • Page 73 The following is the default definition: Hot Key Description Function Press to go to the next upper/lower UP/DOWN ARROW Channel or Frequency TV/Radio channel. Up/Down Press to go to the previously accessed Channel Loop TV/Radio channel. Use NUMERIC KEYS to directly enter NUMERIC KEYS Select Channel the TV/Radio channel number.

  • Page 74: Chapter 12 Customer Service

    Chapter 12 Customer Service The AVerTV application provides a convenient tool, which allows users to contact AVerMedia’s customer service department easily via our website. Please make sure that you have already connected to the Internet. To contact the customer service: 1.

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