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Avermedia AverTV series User Manual

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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............................................................ 7
Changing Skins....................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3 TV ..................................................................................... 9
Adding and Deleting Channel Groups .................................................... 9
Memorizing TV Channels ..................................................................... 10
Skipping Unwanted Channels............................................................... 12
Selecting a TV Channel ........................................................................ 12
Specifying a Channel Name or Description.......................................... 13
Changing the TV Channel Order .......................................................... 13
Locking and Unlocking a TV Channel................................................... 14
Adjusting Volume .................................................................................. 16
Using the OverScan Function............................................................... 17
16-Channel Preview.............................................................................. 17
Selecting Between TV and External Video........................................... 18
Setting the Video Format of External Video ......................................... 18
Modifying TV Channel Frequencies...................................................... 19
Fine tuning Color and Display Quality .................................................. 19

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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............. 21 Before Capturing................... 21 Capturing a TV/ Video Image ............... 21 Multiple Image Sequence Capture ............24 Chapter 5 Teletext (for PAL System) ..........25 Overview ....................25 Toolbar Buttons..................26 LED Lamp ..................... 27 Using Teletext ..................28 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 ..........52 Tuning the FM Radio Frequencies ............53 Specifying the Tuning Increment ............

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    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 card 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 ® AVerTV card. AVerMedia The configuration dialog box first displays the tab where you Video are prompted to choose a video capture device driver.
  • 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 Channel Scan button to start searching and memorizing channels. (Refer to the section titled Memorizing TV Channels for more details.) Introducing the User Interface 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 Play Numeric Panel Source iEPG Switch Mute Enable/Disable Setup Audio Record Display Playback Channel Mode Signal PIP Window Up/Down Teletext/ Volume Strength Scheduler Radio Control Closed Channel Enable/Disable Caption Open File Loop Repeat Play...

  • 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. Enable/Disable Playback recorded video Show/Hide Toggle between displaying while watching TV in a or hiding the Numeric Playback PIP...

  • 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 Screen and make sure...

  • 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: Memorizing Tv Channels

    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 6. To delete a channel group: Setup etup Click the button .
  • Page 14 You can terminate the searching process anytime. Just click Stop. Check and verify that you can access all the TV channels. (Refer to the section titled Selecting a TV Channel for more detailed information regarding channels access.) If there are channels missing from the channel memory, click All Frequency Scan and then repeat the auto-scan.

  • Page 15: 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 16: Specifying A Channel Name Or Description

    Specifying a Channel Name or Description To assign a channel name or specify a description: Setup and click the Channel tab. Click the button 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 17: 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 18 • 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 19: 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 20: Using The Overscan Function

    Using the OverScan Function Sometimes the TV/video pictures may be 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 OverScan to have it checked.

  • Page 21: 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 22: Modifying Tv Channel Frequencies

    From the Video Standard drop-down list, select the proper video format. Modifying TV Channel Frequencies It is not recommended to edit the frequencies of TV channels unless you are very familiar with local TV frequencies. To edit the TV frequencies: Setup Click the button...
  • Page 23 To adjust the color of the TV or video picture, adjust the Brightness sliders until you get an Contrast Saturation Sharpness accurate color. (If you change your mind and want to change back to the factory default settings, click Default If the TV/video picture appears unclear or you see lines on the picture, select one of the options under the drop-down list.

  • Page 24: 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 25 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 26 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 27: 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 28: 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 29: 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 30: 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 31: 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 32 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 33 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 34: Chapter 6 Time Shift

    Chapter 6 Time Shift The Time Shift function performs background recording of a TV program, and lets you return and watch any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live TV 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 35: 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 36: 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 pause 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 37: 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 38: 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 and the destination folder where to save the recording.
  • Page 39 To play back the recorded video files: • Click the Play button to play back. • (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.

  • Page 40: Picture-In-Picture Display

    want, then click Add, or click Add All to add all media files in the folder to the playlist. (4) To start playback, simply click OK. The application will start playing each of the files in the playlist. (To move to the previous or next file in the playlist, click the button.) Picture-in-Picture Display...
  • Page 41 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 42 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 43 • 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. •...
  • Page 44 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 45 Image Size, Frame Rate and Quality Settings 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.
  • Page 46 Customized Settings • 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 64Kbps for audio.
  • Page 47 pictures that are used as reference points in the GOP. P frames are encoded from the past frames (or picture) recording only the differences between the current frame and the reference frame. B frames are encoded relative to the I frame and P frame giving it the maximum amount of compression by only recording the differences between those frames.
  • Page 48 the more information it obtains and thus, the closer it comes to capturing something close to the original sound. 44.1 Khz is CD quality sound and is the default setting. • Mode You have four audio channel choices to choose from for MPEG 1/2: Stereo, Joint Stereo, Dual Channel, and Mono.

  • Page 49: Chapter 8 Fm Radio

    Chapter 8 FM Radio FM Radio Controls Click the FM Radio button to listen to your favorite radio station programs. Use the following button controls for selecting FM radio channels, adjusting volume, scanning FM channels, recording radio programs as MP3 or WAV files, and more. Show/Hide Numeric Panel Play...

  • 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, perform auto scan to search and memorize active FM radio stations in your area. To auto scan FM radio stations: If this is your first time to switch to FM radio, the FM Radio dialog box will automatically appear.

  • Page 51: Manually Scanning Specific Fm Channels

    Manually Scanning Specific FM Channels Instead of scanning all channels, you can choose to manually scan one or a few channels only. To do this, follow these procedures. To manually rescan specific FM radio channels: Setup Click the button and click the FM Radio tab. To manually scan two or more consecutive channels, you can enable the Save and Next Channel Scan check box.

  • Page 52: Selecting A Channel

    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. Numeric buttons • Channel Up/Down button until you reach your Click the desired channel.

  • Page 53: Skipping Unwanted Channels

    Skipping Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your FM channel list, do the following: Setup and click the FM Radio tab. Click the button 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...

  • Page 54: Modifying Or Adding Fm Radio Channels

    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. Click the Setup button , and then click the FM Radio tab. Double click on the Frequency and/or Name column of the existing or blank FM channel which you want to modify or add.

  • Page 55: Setting The Audio Mode

    Click the UP or DOWN button at the right side until the selected channel reaches the desired location. 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. You can change the audio mode of a stereo FM radio signal to Mono or vice versa.

  • Page 56: Tuning The Fm Radio Frequencies

    To add a new channel group: Setup Click the button , and then click the FM Radio tab. Click the Add Button. The New Group Name dialog box will appear. Type the group name you want and then click OK. Now you can start to scan FM radio channels and manage the scanned FM data for this new channel group.

  • Page 57: Specifying The Tuning Increment

    Drag the slider (in the section) to the location Frequency Scan you want and then click the button. Save Specifying the Tuning Increment You can choose to tune the FM frequency by 0.1, 0.05 or 0.01MHz. Click the Setup button , and then click the FM Radio tab.

  • Page 58: Playing The Recorded Audio

    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. All the recorded audio files are listed at the bottom pane of 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 each file in the playlist. (To move to the previous or next 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

    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 FM commercials), drag the slider tab to the right. You can also click the Forward button to move forward in fixed intervals.
  • Page 61 Click to choose a destination folder in which to save the recorded audio. Next, click the Record tab. Determine the audio file format to use for saving the recorded audio files. Choose either MP3 or WAV file format. Choose the desired recording Quality from the drop-down list. If you select the Customized option, click the Setting button to choose advanced settings for recording audio.

  • Page 62: Chapter 9 Scheduler

    Chapter 9 Scheduler application allows you to create a list of preset Scheduler 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 Schedules

    Delete / Delete All Click this to delete selected / all schedules. Exit Click this to exit Scheduler. Adding 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 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. You can set the schedule on a Daily or Weekly basis, or on a specified Date &...

  • 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. 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 Monitor Panel hiding the panel on the TV 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 card for video conferencing, do the following: ® Make...
  • 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.

  • Page 69: Chapter 12 Customer Service

    Chapter 12 Customer Service The AVerTV utility provides a convenient tool, which allows users to contact AVerMedia’s customer service department easily via the e-mail for any troubleshooting requests. To contact the customer service for troubleshooting: Click the Setup button and click the System Information tab.

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