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Avermedia AVerTV 6 User Manual

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AVerTV 6
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AP-6.0.7
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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

    AVerTV 6 Introduction ............ 2 Chapter 3 Introducing the AVerTV 6 Application......3 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application .................. 3 Running the AVerTV 6 application for the first time............3 3.2.1 Scanning for Analog Programs....................3 3.2.2 Scanning for Digital Programs ....................4 Introducing the User Interface ....................
  • Page 3 AVerTV 6 4.2.4 Using the EPG Function ......................24 4.2.5 Fine Tuning Color and Display Quality ..................24 4.2.6 Enabling the Subtitle Function ....................25 Adding and Deleting Channel Groups................. 25 Selecting a TV/ Digital Radio Channel ................26 Adjusting Volume........................ 27 Specifying a Channel Name or Description ................
  • Page 4 AVerTV 6 Picture-in-Picture Display ....................43 Chapter 8 Image Capture ............... 44 Before Capturing ......................... 44 Capturing a TV/ Video Image ..................... 44 Multiple Image Sequence Capture..................46 Chapter 9 Teletext / MHEG-5............47 MHEG-5 Support (UK Digital Teletext Service) ..............47 Teletext ..........................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Device Introduction

    AVerTV 6 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

    TimeShift function performs background recording of a 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 6 Application

    AVerTV 6 Chapter 3 Introducing the AVerTV 6 Application The AVerTV 6 application allows you to watch TV, listen to the radio, record programs, and capture still images while you work on your computer. 3.1 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application Run the AVerTV 6 application from the Programs menu.

  • Page 8: Scanning For Digital Programs

    AVerTV 6 2. On this page, choose the TV option to search only for air channels or select CATV to scan for cable channels. (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

    AVerTV 6 2. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK. 3. Click Program Scan for searching for available channels/programs in your area. 4. After scanning, the active TV channels will be listed inside the box. Click Apply to save the scanned channels.

  • Page 10: The Control Panel

    AVerTV 6 Panel On / Off Channel Up/Down Playback Seek Slider Resize Window Play / Pause Show / Hide Video Frame Stop Minimize TimeShift Full Screen Record Exit Volume provides button controls for selecting channels, adjusting volume, Control Panel capturing images, and more. It has a panel display that shows the current channel number and channel name.
  • Page 11 AVerTV 6 BUTTON FUNCTION Signal Status / TV/Radio mode: Display the current signal status. Playback mode: Right click and enable the Repeat function. The Enable or disable Repeat system will continuously playback the files in the playlist. Play Signal Strength Display signal strength.

  • Page 12: Remote Control (Optional)

    After installing drivers and applications, you can use remote control to turn on/off the programs, select channels, adjust volume and so on. (The remote control can only be used on AVerMedia AVerTV 6 application.) 3.5.1 Remote Control Buttons (Model 1)

  • Page 13: Remote Control (Model 2)

    AVerTV 6 3.5.2 Remote Control (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.
  • Page 14 AVerTV 6 21. SNAPSHOT Capture the on-screen image to a bitmap file. 22. DISPLAY Display information. 23. Source Switch between available signal sources.

  • Page 15: Remote Control (Model 3)

    AVerTV 6 3.5.3 Remote Control (Model 3) 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.

  • Page 16: Changing Tv Monitor Resolution

    AVerTV 6 17. MUTE Turn on/off the sound. 18. EPG Launch the Electronic Program Guide. 19. CH ▲/▼ Go up or down to the next active channel. 20. DISPLAY Display information. 21. Source Switch between available signal sources. 3.6 Changing TV Monitor Resolution To switch the resolution of the TV monitor, simply right click on the TV monitor.

  • Page 17: Setting Windows ® Power Options

    AVerTV 6 ® 3.10 Setting Windows Power Options This option allows you to put your computer in Stand By / Hibernate mode, power off, exit the application or log off from the computer while you are away from the computer.

  • Page 18: Setting Time For Turning On The Application

    30/60/90/120 min(s) minutes. 3.12 Minimize the Application To minimize AVerTV 6 application to the system tray (notification area), click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Miscellaneous icon on the left pane. Then Select the Minimize to Tray check box. Otherwise clear the check box to minimize the...
  • Page 19 AVerTV 6 (This picture is onl y for reference.)

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Tv

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

  • Page 21: Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users)

    AVerTV 6 4. Then Click Program Scan to start the searching 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 22: Customize Video Recording Settings

    AVerTV 6 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 23 AVerTV 6 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. Then click Next. (This picture is onl y for reference.) In the Video dialog box, you can set the video format and audio format.

  • Page 24: Fine Tuning Color And Display Quality

    AVerTV 6 When you choose this format, the recorded video file will be saved in MPEG-2 format that is compliant with DVD standards. Standard DVD frame size and frame rate are 720 x 480 pixels at 29.97 fps for NTSC and 720 x 576 at 25 fps for PAL.

  • Page 25: Enhancing The Video Quality

    AVermedia device in the left pane. Note: Make sure that your Country/Region is correct. First, select an available AVermedia device in the left pane. b. From the Region/Country drop-down list, select your country or region. Click Apply to save the settings.
  • Page 26 AVerTV 6 (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. 4. Then click Program Scan to start the searching process. The application comes with a default frequency table therefore the application will use this table to search for active channels/programs.

  • Page 27: Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users)

    AVerTV 6 Note: All programs automatically classify into two categories (Digital TV and Digital Radio). Select Digital TV to display TV programs; select Digital Radio to display radio programs. 4.2.2 Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users) 1. Click Advance located in the lower right corner of the Program Information section.

  • Page 28: Using The Epg Function

    AVerTV 6 Information: File Format Description Videos compressed using MPEG-2 have extremely high quality pictures MPEG-2 and full CD-quality sound. Choose MPEG-2 format for video files that are intended for DVD-ROM playback on a computer or if you want broadcast quality videos.

  • Page 29: Enabling The Subtitle Function

    AVerTV 6 Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Select the Display option. (This picture is onl y for reference.) Then you can adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation sliders until you get an accurate color.

  • Page 30: Selecting A Tv/ Digital Radio Channel

    AVerTV 6 Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) or Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Click New and the Program List dialog box will then appear (as shown on the right).

  • Page 31: Adjusting Volume

    AVerTV 6 (This picture is only for reference.) Note: Locked channels (eg. Adult channel) are in red text. If you select the Filter button located on the bottom right corner of the program panel, the system will hide all the pay channels in the program list.(Filter function is only available for digital TV.)

  • Page 32: Modifying A Program List Name

    AVerTV 6 click OK to exit the dialog box. Or you can press Cancel to abort without saving. 4.7 Modifying a program list name Surely, you can change a program list name. To rename a program list, follow the steps described below:...

  • Page 33: Using The Overscan Function

    AVerTV 6 If you just want to skip a certain channel, do the following: First, select the unwanted channel in the Program Information section. Clear the Enable check box so that you will not access that channel when you press Channel Up/Down buttons.

  • Page 34: 16-Channel Preview

    AVerTV 6 Before using OverScan function After using OverScan function 4.10 16-Channel Preview 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.

  • Page 35: Changing Signal Source

    AVerTV 6 (This picture is onl y for reference.) 4.12 Changing Signal Source There are two ways to change signal source: ․ To switch between TV, radio or external video signals, click the Radio Source button or Video Source button on the control panel.
  • Page 36 AVerTV 6 (This picture is onl y for reference.)

  • Page 37: Chapter 5 Fm Radio (Optional)

    AVerTV 6 Chapter 5 FM Radio (Optional) If the product you purchase with FM function, then you can read this chapter to learn more knowledge about this. 5.1 FM Radio Controls Click the button to listen to your favorite radio station.

  • Page 38: Manually Scanning Specific Fm Channels

    AVerTV 6 Note: The system will assign a default name (FM-Radio) if you don’t create a new program list before scanning. 3. Click Scan. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized. 4. To terminate the scanning, click Stop.

  • Page 39: Skipping Unwanted Channels

    AVerTV 6 5.5 Skipping Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your FM channel list, do the following: Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon in the left pane. In the Program column, click the unwanted channel.

  • Page 40: Customizing Audio Recording Settings

    AVerTV 6 Click New and the Program List dialog box appears. Type in a group name and click Now you can start to scan FM radio channels and manage the scanned FM data for this new channel group. For more information, refer to How to Auto Scan FM Radio Channels.
  • Page 41 AVerTV 6 (This picture is onl y for reference.) In the Video dialog box, you can set the audio format. The setting options in the Video dialog box will vary according to the audio format you chose. (This picture is onl y for reference.) Click Finish to save the settings.

  • Page 42: Chapter 6 Timeshift

    AVerTV 6 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.

  • Page 43: Customizing Timeshift Settings

    AVerTV 6 6.2 Customizing TimeShift Settings Before you start using the TimeShift function, first check its recording settings to see if they fit your needs. To check and customize settings: Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Storage icon on the left pane.
  • Page 44 AVerTV 6 You can also click the Backward button to move backward in fixed intervals until you reach the part where you left off. To advance forward and skip some parts of the recording (for example TV commercials), drag the slider tab to the right. You can also click the Forward button to move forward in fixed intervals.

  • Page 45: Chapter 7 Pvr

    AVerTV 6 Chapter 7 PVR You can use your computer as a personal video recorder, and record your favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source into your hard drive. Besides, you can also divide the recording files in proper sizes to facilitate burning onto removable optical media, such as CD-R and DVD disks.

  • Page 46: Using The Recording Function

    AVerTV 6 By default, the system sets the recording “Date” and “Time” as the file name format. To create your own file name format, please click Custom. The Duration option allows you to specify a recording duration otherwise the system will record the largest clip that your hard drive can accommodate.

  • Page 47: Picture-In-Picture Display

    AVerTV 6 7.5 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. To enable PIP function, right click the TV monitor, select PIP and choose desired position of the PIP window.

  • Page 48: Chapter 8 Image Capture

    AVerTV 6 Chapter 8 Image Capture While you watch TV or recorded video from your PC monitor, you can use the AVerTV 6 application to capture images for your document, presentation or web page. 8.1 Before Capturing Before you start capturing images, first set the destination folder for saving captured images.
  • Page 49 AVerTV 6 From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image. Choose the Color format. Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. • Choose 8-bit to capture image in 256 colors. • Click Browse to scan for folders and select a destination location for saving the image.

  • Page 50: Multiple Image Sequence Capture

    AVerTV 6 Click OK to save the image. Click Cancel if you do not want to save the image. 8.3 Multiple Image Sequence Capture To capture a continuous sequence of images, do the following: Click the Setup button . In the Setup dialog box, click the Snapshot icon in the left pane.

  • Page 51: Chapter 9 Teletext / Mheg-5

    AVerTV 6 Chapter 9 Teletext / MHEG-5 Teletext or MHEG-5 (digital Teletext) makes TV viewing a unique experience. It views teletext broadcast from your television programs offering the most updated information on TV Schedules, News, Stock Market Prices, Concert & Theatre information and so on.

  • Page 52: Overview

    AVerTV 6 From the Display Mode drop-down list, choose Other Window Display to open a new Teletext window or choose Main Window Display to overlay the Teletext window on the TV monitor. Select the Transparent check box to make the Teletext window transparent.

  • Page 53: Toolbar Buttons

    AVerTV 6 BUTTON FUNCTION Menu Bar This contains the names of the available drop-down list option menus. To access any of the menu items, simply click on it or hold down Alt and press the first character of each item.

  • Page 54: 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 55 AVerTV 6 3. Select the file format to use for saving the teletext page. You can save the teletext page in : Text file format Windows bitmap file format Teletext file format Teletext file format 4. Enter a filename and click OK.

  • Page 56: Chapter 10 Scheduler

    AVerTV 6 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.
  • Page 57 AVerTV 6 (This picture is only for reference.) Type the desired name in the Schedule Name text box. 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 58 AVerTV 6 8. If you choose Activate AVerTV in step 4, click Insert to complete the settings. If you choose Record or Silent Record, you need to do the following. 9. Click the Advance icon. 10. In the Record Setting section, you can determine the file format, recording duration, file size, destination folder or audio mode.

  • Page 59: Chapter 11 Hot Keys

    AVerTV 6 Chapter 11 Hot Keys Hot Key Description Function UP/DOWN ARROW Channel or Frequency Press to go to the next upper/lower Up/Down TV/Radio channel. Channel Loop Press to go to the previously accessed TV/Radio channel. NUMERIC KEYS Select Channel Use NUMERIC KEYS to directly enter the TV/Radio channel number.

  • Page 60: Chapter 12 Customer Service

    AVerTV 6 Chapter 12 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 TV monitor window.

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