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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..............1 Video Conferencing on your PC ............. 1 Image and Video Capture............... 1 Chapter 2 Introducing the AVerTV Application......2 Launching the AVerTV application ............2 Introducing the User Interface ..............5 The Control Panel ................... 6 Resizing the TV Monitor Window............
Page 2 Chapter 4 Image Capture............. 22 Before Capturing................... 22 Capturing a TV/ Video Image ............... 22 Multiple Image Sequence Capture ............25 Chapter 5 Teletext (for PAL System) ..........26 Overview ....................26 Toolbar Buttons..................27 LED Lamp ..................... 28 Using Teletext ..................29 Chapter 6 Time Shift ...............
Page 3 Saving a Radio Frequency to a Channel..........50 Modifying or Adding FM Radio Channels ..........51 Changing the FM Radio Channel Order ..........51 Setting the Audio Mode ................ 52 Adding and Deleting Channel Groups ..........53 Tuning the FM Radio Frequencies ............53 Specifying the Tuning Increment ............
Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Convert your computer system into a real multimedia entertainment center with AVerMedia ® AVerTV series! Now you can watch television, video conference, and capture still images and video on your PC. If you purchased AVerTV Cardbus Plus with FM capability, you can also listen to FM radio.
Page 5: Chapter 2 Introducing The Avertv Application
Chapter 2 Introducing the AVerTV Application The AVerTV application allows you to watch TV or video, record still or motion video, and listen to FM radio on your PC while you work on your computer. Launching the AVerTV application Run the AVerTV application from the Programs menu. Quick TV Launcher...
Page 6 If you are running the application for the first time, a configuration dialog box will appear, prompting you to adjust settings for your AVerMedia ® AVerTV Cardbus Plus. The configuration dialog box first displays the...
Page 7 there is closed caption on the TV programs, you can enable saving of closed caption. Enable the OverScan feature if you would like to hide the borders of the TV/video images while watching the TV/video programs. For more details, refer to Using the OverScan Function in Chapter 3. When you click , the tab is displayed.
Page 8: Introducing The User Interface
available TV channels in your area. Select the Ant. option to search only for air channels, or select CATV to scan for cable channels. Then click the button to start searching and memorizing channels. Scan (Refer to the section titled Memorizing TV Channels for more details.) Introducing the User Interface TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video.
Page 9: The Control Panel
The Control Panel 16 Channel Preview Time Shift Show/Hide Video Snapshot Numeric Panel Play Source iEPG Switch Mute Enable/Disable Setup Audio Record Playback Channel Mode PIP window Up/Down Teletext/ Volume Radio Scheduler Control Closed Enable/Disable Channel Caption Repeat Play Open File Loop The table below describes what the button controls on the Control Panel are used for.
Page 10: Resizing The Tv Monitor Window
BUTTON FUNCTION BUTTON FUNCTION * Create channel groups. * Configure snapshot settings. * Customize recording settings for the TimeShift function. Teletext/Closed Launch Teletext Scheduler Launch the Scheduler Application or display application. Caption closed caption. Playback recorded video Toggle between displaying Enable/Disable Show/Hide while watching TV in a...
Page 11: Changing Skins
When in full screen mode, click or double-click anywhere on the screen to revert to the normal TV window size. To make the TV Monitor window float over the top of other program windows, right- click on the TV Monitor, choose Video and make sure Screen...
Page 12: Chapter 3 Tv
Chapter 3 TV Selecting Between TV Signals (air/cable) or Channel Groups Click the Setup button then click the Channel tab to choose whether to watch air TV ( ) or cable ( ). If you have Ant. CATV added one or more channel groups, you can also select a group. (Refer to the section titled Adding and Deleting Channel Groups for more details.) Adding and Deleting Channel Groups...
Page 13: Scanning And Memorizing All Tv Channels
channels from the list to select your own channel line up. Then, click to add your selection to the Channel column under the Selected Program section. To add more groups, click Add and repeat steps 3 to 5. To delete a channel group: Setup etup Click the...
Page 14: Manually Scanning Specific Tv Channels
The application has a default frequency table. When you click Scan, the application will use the frequencies in this table and search for active channels. Active channels will then be memorized and marked by the application. You can terminate the searching process anytime. Just click Stop. If you did not stop the scanning operation, a dialog box similar to the following figure will appear after the scanning ends.
Page 15 Setup Click the button and click the Channel tab. If you want to manually scan two or more consecutive channels, then enable the Save and Next Channel Scan check box. Select the channel which you want to rescan in the Channel List. Click to scan upward or to scan downward from the...
Page 16: Skipping Unwanted Channels
Skipping Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your channel list, do the following: Setup Click the button and click the Channel tab. etup In the S dialog box, Channel 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...
Page 17: Specifying A Channel Name Or Description
Specifying a Channel Name or Description To assign a channel name or specify a description: Setup Click the button and click the Channel tab. Name column, d Under the ouble-click the text box of the channel you want to assign a name or description. Type in the channel name or description, then press Enter.
Page 18: Locking And Unlocking A Tv Channel
Click OK to exit the dialog box. Locking and Unlocking a TV Channel You may lock out certain TV channels (e.g. adult channels) if you want to prevent others from watching them. To lock a TV channel: Setup Click the button and click the Channel tab.
Page 19 Choose Monthly to lock out the channel once a month, at a preset day. Choose Weekly to lock out the channel once a week, at a preset day and time. Choose Daily to lock out the channel everyday at a preset time.
Page 20: Adjusting Volume
Channel Lockout dialog box will appear: Select Unlock, then click OK. Notes: You can alphabetical and/or numeric digits as your password. important It is to remember your password. You won’t be able to unlock a channel or change the password without your current password.
Page 21: Using The Overscan Function
Using the OverScan Function Sometims the TV/video pictures may be seen distorted at the edges. You can enable the OverScan feature to hide the four borders of the TV/video frames. To hide the edges of the picture: ! Right-click on the TV Monitor and choose to have it checked.
Page 22: Selecting Between Tv And External Video
To preview the channels: 16 Channel Preview Click the button The screen will be gradually filled up with 16 TV channels, starting from the currently selected channel. Click a channel to view it only and freeze the other channels. To display a channel on the TV Monitor window, select any one of the 16 channels on-screen and double-click the left mouse button on that channel, or use the arrow , or...
Page 23: Fine Tuning Color And Display Quality
Fine tuning Color and Display Quality If the color or picture quality of the TV/video display needs to be adjusted, click the Setup button and click the Video tab. To adjust the color of the TV or video picture, adjust the Brightness , and sliders until you get an accurate color.
Page 24 To edit the TV frequencies: Setup Click the button and click the Channel tab. Use one of the following methods to edit or modify the TV channel frequency. to increase/decrease the frequency by Click 0.25MHz each time and then click the Save button. Drag the slider (in the Frequency Scan section) to where you want and then click the Save button.
Page 25: Chapter 4 Image Capture
Chapter 4 Image Capture While you watch live TV or video from your PC monitor, you can use the AVerTV application to capture images for your document, presentation or web page. Before Capturing Before you start capturing images, first set the destination folder for saving captured images.
Page 26 The selected image will be displayed as your wallpaper, the background of your desktop. To save the captured image: Select the thumbnail of the image then click the Save As button . The Save As dialog box will then appear. From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image.
Page 27 Choose the image size. In the Size section, select the Standard option and choose a desirable image size from the drop-down list. 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 Proportion option.
Page 28: Multiple Image Sequence Capture
Multiple Image Sequence Capture To capture a continuous sequence of images, do the following: Click the Setup button then click the Snapshot tab. In the Total Number of Pictures box, specify the number of images you want to capture. In the Time Interval (in seconds) box, specify the interval between captures.
Page 29: Chapter 5 Teletext (For Pal System)
Chapter 5 Teletext (for PAL System) Teletext makes TV viewing a unique experience. It views teletext broadcast from your television programs and 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 30: Toolbar Buttons
Title Bar This is located at the top of the window. It contains the current displayed page number or in hexadecimal page number of an active window. Menu Bar This contains the names of the available pull-down list option menus. To access any of the menu items, simply click on it or press the Alt button and the underlined character.
Page 31: Led Lamp
Previous Page (-) / Next Page (+) Displays the preceding or the succeeding teletext or in hexadecimal page number. History Back / History Forward Retrieves the previous page in the history list. Moves a page forward in the history list. The command is usable after one or more back steps in the history list.
Page 32: Using Teletext
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 33 Saving a Teletext Page Some teletext pages include a number of subpages. If the file has subpages, teletext will also save the existing subpages. 1. A teletext page can be saved using one of the following ways: ● To automatically save the file using the displayed teletext page as the filename and the default file format, choose Save from the File menu or press Ctrl+S.
Page 34 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 OK. Opening Another Teletext Window To open another teletext window, choose New Window from the File menu or press Ctrl+W.
Page 35: Chapter 6 Time Shift
Chapter 6 Time Shift The Time Shift function performs background recording of a TV program / live video, and lets you return and watch any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live TV program/video continues to be recorded and played back so you won’t miss any part of the show.
Page 36: Customizing Time Shift Settings
Customizing Time Shift Settings Before you start using the Time Shift function, first check its recording settings to see if they fit your needs. To check and customize settings: Click the Setup button then click the Time Shift tab. You will then see the following settings.
Page 37: Using The Time Shift Function
Click OK to apply the new settings, or click Cancel to use the original settings. Using the Time Shift Function To perform the background recording of the live TV program and then replay: Click the Time Shift button . You can now leave your computer and let the application record the TV program.
Page 38: 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 into your hard drive. Record programs or video in high-quality AVI, MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file format. You can also save the recordings in VCD, SVCD or DVD format for burning on discs.
Page 39: Recording Programs Or Video
Recording Programs or Video Select a TV channel that is showing the TV program that you want to record. Whereas to record video, click to switch to the Composite or S-Video source. Then follow the procedure below to record. First, determine the length of recording you want to make and the destination folder where to save the recording.
Page 40 (1) Click the Open File button , then select Open File List to display the Open File List window. All the recorded video files are listed at the bottom pane of the Open File List window. This is the default playlist of video files. (2) To delete files from the playlist, select them from the list in the bottom pane and click Delete, or click Delete All to delete all files in the playlist.
Page 41: Picture-In-Picture Display
(4) To start playback, simply click OK. The application will start playing each of the succeeding video files in the playlist. (To move to the previous or next audio file in the playlist, click the button.) 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 42 Record Storage Tab Recording Duration and File Size Specify the desired length of recording. Select Duration and enter the time length in number of hours and minutes. Otherwise, if you do not have any specific time length requirement, select the Unlimited option. The application will record the largest clip that your hard disk can accommodate.
Page 43 Destination Folder Under Saved Folder, click the Browse button to choose a folder in which to save the recorded video files. (Video files will be named with default file names.) Record Tab Video Format and Video Standard Under Format, select a video file format that you want to use for saving recorded programs or video.
Page 44 When you choose this format, the recorded video file will be saved in MPEG-1 format that is compliant with VCD standards. Standard VCD frame size and frame rate are 352 x 240 pixels at 29.97 fps for NTSC and 352 x 288 pixels at 25 fps for PAL. SVCD When you choose this format, the recorded video file will be saved in MPEG-2 format that is compliant with SVCD standards.
Page 45 To customize AVI setting, click the Setting button at the bottom of the Setup dialog box, and AVI’s Setup dialog box will appear. From the Video Standard drop-down list, selecting Auto Selection allows the application to automatically set the video standard for recorded video files based on the video system used by the current video source (selected in the Channel tab).
Page 46 The Image Size, Frame Rate, and Quality settings are enabled for selection depending on what video file format you have chosen for your video files. Image Size Choose preset dimensions for your captured video from the drop-down list. Frame Rate This sets the number of frames to capture per second.
Page 47 Video and Audio Bit Rate Set the desired video and audio capture bit rate. Higher rate produces better quality, but this will take up more space on your hard drive. If you plan to use the clip for the Web, the recommended settings are 300Kbps for video and 32Kbps for audio.
Page 48 can select different values for the GOP, listed below are types of GOP values and the frames they produce. Example: GOP = 15; Sub_GOP = 3 The GOP structure is I BBP BBP BBP BBP BB GOP = 5; Sub_GOP = 1 The GOP structure is I P P P P GOP = 1;...
Page 49: Chapter 8 Fm Radio
Chapter 8 FM Radio FM Radio Controls Click the button to listen to your favorite radio FM Radio station programs. Use the following button controls for selecting FM radio channels, adjusting volume, scanning FM channels, recording radio programs as WAV files, and more. Time Show/Hide Shift...
Page 50: How To Auto Scan Fm Radio Channels
How to Auto Scan FM Radio Channels If this is your first time to use FM radio, the FM Radio dialog box will appear, allowing you to perform auto scan immediately to search and memorize active FM radio stations in your area. To auto scan FM radio stations: Click the Auto Scan button.
Page 51: Manually Scanning Specific Fm Channels
Note: The application comes with a built-in FM frequency table for the country Russia. To use the Russian frequency table, simply select Russian from the Group drop-down list. Manually Scanning Specific FM Channels Instead of scanning all channels, you can choose to manually scan a channel or some channels only.
Page 52: Selecting A Channel
clicking on the number buttons on the Numeric Panel allows you to select radio frequencies. Selecting a Channel To select a channel: Click to open the Numeric Panel. There are a number of ways to select a channel: Click on the to select a channel.
Page 53: Skipping Unwanted Channels
frequency which is out of range, the AVerTV application will disregard this invalid frequency. application will then automatically tune the FM radio back to the previous frequency. Skipping Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your FM channel list, do the following: Setup Click the...
Page 54: Modifying Or Adding Fm Radio Channels
Note: You can also click the button and assign radio Setup frequencies to each channel in the FM Radio tab. For details, refer to Modifying or Adding FM Radio Chanels. Modifying or Adding FM Radio Channels You can manually add a new FM radio channel if the desired channel cannot be found through scanning operation, or modify any existing FM radio channel.
Page 55: Setting The Audio Mode
Click the Setup button , and then click the FM Radio tab. Select the channel which you want to move upward or downward. Click the UP or DOWN button at the right side until the selected channel reaches the location you desire. Setting the Audio Mode The application will automatically set each FM radio channel to Mono or Stereo based on the audio mode of the FM radio signals received.
Page 56: Adding And Deleting Channel Groups
Adding and Deleting Channel Groups Selecting a Channel Group allows you to switch between the channels of the selected group only when pressing the button. Channel Up/Down If you want to add or delete an FM channel group, do the following: To add a new channel group: Setup , and then click the FM Radio tab.
Page 57: Specifying The Tuning Increment
! Click the Tuning (+)/(-) buttons on the FM Control Panel. OR click the Setup button , click the FM Radio tab, and do one of the following: ! Click to increase/decrease the frequency and then click the button. Save ! Drag the slider (in the section) to where you Frequency Scan...
Page 58: Playing The Recorded Audio
Click the Record button Click the Stop button to end the recording. Playing the Recorded Audio To play back the recorded audio files: Click the Play button to play back. (1) To play the recorded audio files one after another, click the Open File button to display the Open File List window.
Page 59: Using The Fm Time Shift Function
(4) To start playback, simply click OK. The application will start playing from the first to the last audio file in the playlist. (To move to the previous or next audio file in the playlist, click the button.) Using the FM Time Shift Function You can use the Time Shift function to perform background recording of an FM radio program and even replay.
Page 60: Customizing Audio Recording Settings
drag the slider tab to the left until you hear the part of the show where you were listening earlier, then release the mouse button to replay from there. You can also click the Backward button to move backward in fixed intervals until you reach the part where you left off.
Page 61 If you intend to burn the recorded files to VCD or DVD, choose whether to slice the file size to fit the target disc capacity in the Split File Size list box. Click to choose a destination folder in which to save the recorded audio.
Page 62: Chapter 9 Scheduler
Chapter 9 Scheduler The Scheduler application allows you to create a list of preset schedules for watching and recording your favorite TV programs, and also for listening to and recording FM radio broadcast. You can set the day and time to turn on the TV or FM radio program and the length of recording.
Page 63: Adding And Deleting Schedules
Modify Select a preset schedule and click this button to make changes. Delete / Delete All Click this to delete selected / all schedules. Exit Click this to exit Scheduler. Adding and Deleting Schedules To create a new schedule: Click the Add button in the Scheduler dialog box. The following dialog box will then appear: From the Action drop-down list, select Active to watch a TV program or listen to an FM radio broadcast live.
Page 64 From the Source drop-down list, select TV, FM, or an external video source. In the Channel option, select the TV or FM radio channel where your favorite program is on. (If you chose an external video source, this option will be disabled.) Set the schedule to tune in live or to perform recording.
Page 65: Chapter 10 Hot Keys
Chapter 10 Hot Keys Hot Key Description Function UP/DOWN Channel or Press to go to the next ARROW Frequency Up/Down upper/lower TV channel, FM channel, or radio frequency. Ctrl + L Channel Loop Press to go to the previously accessed TV channel, or FM channel.
Page 66 Hot Key Description Function LEFT/ RIGHT Rewind/ Press to rewind or fast forward ARROW Fast Forward (for playback and Time Shift). Audio Mode Choose between the available (TV only) audio types. Show/Hide TV Toggles between showing and hiding the panel on the TV Monitor Panel monitor window.
Page 67: Chapter 11 Setting Up Your Pc For Video Conferencing
For information on network settings, please refer to the Windows manual. For details on video conferencing, please refer to the video conferencing software manual. How to Setup AVerTV for Video Conferencing ® In order to use the AVerMedia AVerTV Cardbus Plus for video conferencing, do the following: AVerMedia ®...
Page 68 - Go to the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. Check and verify if TCP/IP is listed under network components. - If TCP/IP is not listed, click the Add or Install button. Double- click Protocol. Click Microsoft, select TCP/IP and click OK. Properly set up the TCP/IP environment.

Avermedia AVerTV series User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Introducing the Avertv Application

Chapter 3 TV

Chapter 4 Image Capture

Chapter 5 Teletext (for PAL System)

Chapter 6 Time Shift

Chapter 7 DVR

Chapter 8 FM Radio

Chapter 9 Scheduler

Chapter 10 Hot Keys

Chapter 11 Setting up Your PC for Video Conferencing

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