LifeView TV Walker Lite User Manual

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TV Walker Lite
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Animation Technologies Inc.
www.lifeview.com.tw
Ver: 1.5

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  • Page 1 TV Walker Lite User Manual Animation Technologies Inc. www.lifeview.com.tw Ver: 1.5...
  • Page 2 Updates to this documentation can be obtained from our website: www.lifeview.com.tw. ® Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand names used in this document are registered trademarks of their respective companies.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Software installation ................. 6 Ulead Toolbox..................7 Launching TV Walker................8 How to update the driver ................9 3. The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface......11 Moving and resizing ................11 Choosing your video source..............12 Channel and volume buttons ..............12 Info panel ....................
  • Page 5: Tv Walker Overview

    TV Walker Overview 1. TV Walker Overview Lite Thank you for purchasing the TV Walker USB 2.0 all-in-one system. This product turns your PC into a powerful desktop multimedia system. Your TV Walker provides a high-quality video-viewing experience, enabling you to watch cable TV, broadcast TV, or video from external sources, right on your computer monitor.
  • Page 6: System Requirements

    TV Walker Overview System Requirements To use LifeView TV Walker, you will need to make sure that your PC meets the following requirements: Pentium® 4 2GHz processor, or faster (see the following specifications) Minimum of 256MB RAM (512MB RAM is recommended) Windows®...
  • Page 7: Package Contents

    TV Walker Overview Package contents Your LifeView TV Walker package should contain all the items listed below. Please inspect the package to make sure that all items are present and no damage was sustained during shipping. TV Walker Lite NTSC converter and PAL converter...
  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Getting Started 2. Getting Started The TV Walker unit Audio In: Connects external audio to unit using supplied cable. TV In: Connects to provided NTSC or PAL adaptor to connect to TV source. S-Video In: Connects to S-Video sources, or to composite video sources using provided adaptor.
  • Page 9 Getting Started Cables: Mini USB cable: Connects TV Walker to your PC's USB2.0 port (make sure that this is connected before you install or launch the application). * Plug in the primary USB connector to the computer; plug in the secondary USB connector only if your PC/Notebook does not fully power the TV Walker.
  • Page 10: Software Installation

    Now click on DRIVER SETUP to install the TV Walker Lite driver. Follow the installation instructions step by step to install the driver. When the TV Walker driver has finished installing, you will need to reboot your computer.
  • Page 11: Ulead Toolbox

    New Hardware Wizard“ opens on your screen, choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device“ (recommended) and click “Next”. Now click on LifeView TVR to install the TV Walker software. Just follow the prompts to install the software. Ulead Toolbox...
  • Page 12: Launching Tv Walker

    Getting Started Launching TV Walker Click on the TVR icon on your desktop to launch the TV Walker. When you launch the TVR software for the first time, a dialog box will appear that will ask you to choose the country in which you are using your TV Walker.
  • Page 13: How To Update The Driver

    Getting Started How to update the driver If you want to update the driver to a newer version, you will need to uninstall the TV Walker driver before reinstalling: Remove the USB cable from TV Walker. Using File Manager, browse the contents of the software CD and open the DRIVER folder.
  • Page 14 Getting Started When this screen appears, double-click “remove.bat” to remove the driver. This screen will appear and the old driver will automatically be removed When the old driver is uninstalled, reconnect the USB cable and install the driver again.
  • Page 15: The Lifeview Tv Walker Lite Interface

    The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface 3. The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface The heart of TV Walker Lite is the TV Walker Lite software interface. Moving and resizing You can adjust the size of the TV screen by clicking and dragging on its edges with your mouse.
  • Page 16: Choosing Your Video Source

    The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface Choosing your video source The buttons on the bottom of the interface allow you to choose your source. Use this to receive your TV signal through a broadcast antenna. Air TV: Use this to receive your TV signal via cable.
  • Page 17: Settings Button

    Later, you will be able to access your favorite channels by clicking the right edge of the TV Walker Lite interface - a list of your favorite channels will appear, and you can click on a channel to choose it. You can also right-click on any channel listed in your...
  • Page 18 The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface Fine Tuning The Fine Tuning feature allows you to fine-tune your channel frequencies. Slide the Fine Tuning button to the left or right to make minor adjustments to the frequencies. To save your changes, click Save this Frequency, or you can click Default to go back to the default setting.
  • Page 19 The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface Working directory This allows you to choose the location on your PC where movies and pictures are saved. To change the location, click on Browse and select the folder you want to save your files in.
  • Page 20 The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface 3.5.4 Misc Page tab This box allows you to make additional settings for recording and taking snapshots. TimeShift recording When you check this box, files that you record in TimeShift mode will not be saved after you turn off TimeShift.
  • Page 21 The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface 3.5.5 Full Scan tab This box lets you do a full scan for channels, as well as input frequencies to create channels. If you wish to use this option, check the Use Full Scan Channel List checkbox.
  • Page 22: Additional Settings

    Designated schedule This allows you to program TV Walker Lite to record a single show. 3.6.2 AutoScan button Clicking AutoScan allows you to quickly scan, one at a time, the TV channels that are currently available.
  • Page 23 The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface 3.6.4 Snapshot button When you click on Snapshot, TV Walker Lite will take a picture of the current frame appearing on your monitor, and the snapshot will be saved in your Gallery. See section 3.9 for an explanation of the Gallery.
  • Page 24: How To Record A Program

    The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface How to record a program The top row of buttons on your TV Walker Lite TVR interface allows you to record a program while watching it, and lets you control the TimeShifting feature. 3.7.1 Record button By clicking this button, you can record a program while watching it.
  • Page 25: Timeshifting

    The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface TimeShifting The TimeShift Function allows you to pause, fast forward, or rewind a program while you are watching it. To start a TimeShift recording, click on the red Start/Stop TimeShift button. When in TimeShift mode, the Time Slider will appear in the horizontal bar above the TimeShift button.
  • Page 26: The Gallery

    The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface The Gallery The gallery is a shortcut to the location on your hard drive where video files and snapshots are stored. You can choose your hard drive location as explained in Record Settings/Video Format. (see section 3.5.3) You can open the gallery by clicking on the button located at the bottom right corner of the LifeView TVR.
  • Page 27 The LifeView TV Walker Lite Interface Right-clicking a file gives you a dropdown menu with the following options: Opens the file Edit: Opens your computer’s default e-mail program to e-mail the selected file E-Mail: Lets you name and save the file to a selected folder...
  • Page 28: Remote Control And Keyboard Shortcut Summary

    4. Remote Control and Keyboard Shortcut Summary The TV Walker Lite comes with a fully functional remote control. Make sure you aim at either the IR sensor on the unit or the IR sensor on the extension cable. (see section 2.1)
  • Page 29 Remote Control and Keyboard Shortcut Summary The following table shows shortcuts that you can use to control the TV Walker Lite with your keyboard. Function Keyboard Shortcut Turn the LifeView TVR program off Ctrl-Alt-F4 Choose channel Numerals Go up one channel...
  • Page 30: Contact Us

    Contact Us 5. Contact Us If you have attempted to resolve any problems you have with your TV Walker Lite and still require assistance, please contact us by e-mail at: support@lifeview.com.tw. Driver updates are available on the ”Download“ page of our website at...

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