Model # ATVUSB05 User’s Manual
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING HARDWARE...................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Package Contents ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Minimum System Requirements.......................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Upgrading USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver ......................
CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING HARDWARE 1.1 Package Contents Unpack your Vision+ TV box and make sure that all the items are intact. The following items should be included in your package: l Vision+ TV box l Audio Cable l Composite to S-Video Converter Cable l Power Adapter l Quick Installation Guide l Installation CD l Remote Control [requires two AAA batteries (not included)] 1.2 Minimum System Requirements l Intel Pentium 4 2.
2. Click OK to begin the update process. 3. Select Yes, I want to reboot my computer right now and click OK. 4. After the computer reboots, the Found New Hardware Wizard will guide you to install the updated USB driver. Click Next to continue.
. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next. (For Windows XP, select Install software automatically and click Next). 6. Uncheck all the boxes under Optional search locations and c lick Next. 7. Windows will find the driver file automatically. Click Next.
8. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. 9. Leave your computer powered on and proceed to the next section, Hardware Installation. 1.4 Hardware Installation After you have updated the USB 2.0 host controller driver to the latest version, you can install the Vision+ TV box. Please refer to the diagram below as you follow the installation procedures. Note: Be sure to follow the steps carefully and plug in the USB 2.0 connector last. 1.
connect the other end to the Line In port of your sound card. 5. Connect one end of the power adapter to the Power Adapter port of the TV box and connect the other end to an electrical outlet. 6. Connect the USB 2.0 connector from the TV box to an USB 2.0 port on your computer. CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING VISION+ TV BOX DRIVER Before installation, it is highly recommended that all background applications such as antivirus software and system monitoring programs be disabled first. 1. When you plug in the USB 2.
4. Click Next to install the driver for the TV box. 5. Click Next to launch the TVSetup utility. 6. Click TV System to configure the setting.
7. For U.S.A., select NTSC as your TV System and click OK. 8. Unplug the USB 2.0 connector from your computer, re-plug the connector, and click OK. 9. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer. Note: If you want to re-configure the TV system, you can run the “TVSetup” utility to change the setting. Click Start, Programs, Airlink+, TV2800, TVSetup to execute the program.
CHAPTER 3 INTSTALLING PVR PLUS PVR PLUS is a set of utilities that allow you to watch TV on your computer, edit video clips, burn DVDs, and more. Before installation, it is highly recommended that all background applications such as antivirus software and system monitoring programs be d isabled first. 1. Insert the provided Installation CD. 2. Select PVR PLUS at the setup menu. If the setup menu does not appear automatically, go to Start, Run, and type D:\ksetup.
4. Click Next to accept the default Destination Location or click Browse to choose a new location. 5. Click Next to accept the default Program Folder. 6. Click Finish to complete the installation.
CHAPTER 4 USING PVR PLUS Double-click the PVR Plus icon on your desktop to run PVR PLUS. After you started PVR PLUS, you can select the application you want to use. Click on each icon to start the application. • TVR: TVR turns your PC into a full-featured vid eo recorder. (For detailed instructions, please refer to chapter 5). • MPEG Encoder: MPEG Encoder converts DV/AVI files into MPEG/DVD format. (For detailed instructions, please refer to chapter 6).
CHAPTER 5 USING TVR TVR is a powerful and easy-to-use TV application that provides feature-rich video/audio entertainment. TVR allows you to watch and record TV or video on your computer and playback the recordings as well. 5.1 Setting TV system and scanning channels Note: The first time you start TVR, it will run the TV Frequency Table Setup Wizard . 1. For U.S.A., select TV System, NTSC, and click Next. 2. Select the cable type and audio source for your TV and Recording sound and click Next.
3. Click Start to auto -scan for all available channels. 4. Click Finish to complete the TV Frequency Table Setup Wizard . Note: 1. TVR depends on current country codes provided by Windows OS to give you a default value of each country. However, this may not work in some cases so you should check and select a valid option for your TV system; otherwise you will not be able to view all TV programs. 2.
5.2 Main Panel Functions The display window shows live TV or recorded videos. You can drag it anywhere on the screen or adjust its size by double-clicking it to switch to full-screen and double -clicking the screen again to return to its original size. The TVR has six major parts. 5.2.
5.2.3 Channel Adjust Part You can select the channels by clicking the number keys , or on your computer’s keyboard when the video source is set to Antenna, Cable, or Memory. You can also select the channels with the remote control. Note: The remote control requires two AAA batteries (not included). Channel Up : Goes to previous channel Channel Down : Goes to next channel Note: You must first set the channels by auto -scanning for them as described in section 5.1 before you can switch the channels.
At Live mode, you can start recording the current broadcast by clicking on the capture button . Once you are capturing, click the stop button to stop recording. You can review your recorded files in the Play list after recording. 2. Playback You can playback the recorded files by clicking on the play button . A playback dialog box will appear, showing all the captured files and recently played files. Select the files you want to playback and click Add to add them to the Play list.
3. Time Shifting Function The Time Shifting function allows you to record and playback videos at the same time. At Live mode, you can perform time shifting by clicking on the time-shifting button . Once you are in time-shifting mode, you need to wait at least 10 seconds before you can playback the recorded video by clicking on the play button click the stop button . If you want to stop time-shifting, .
File name option: You can use the date/time as your capture file name or assign a name yourself. Time option Current time: Shows the current time. Starting time: Enter the date and time when you want to start recording. Duration: Enter the length that you want to record. Recording rule: Select the recording rule you want to use. The default is "Once only.” When you enter a record schedule, it will be added to the Open tab of the Scheduled Recording Agent. Insert: Insert a new record schedule.
Setup: Output folder: Assign a destination folder to store your scheduled recorded files. Auto -execute at start up: Allows the Scheduled Recording Agent to start at Windows start up. Default is enabled. 5.4 Setup Utility Click on the Setup button to enter the Setup Utility. 5.4.1 TV Tuner The TV Tuner tab allows you to customize and configure your TV channels or edit your favorite memory channels.
5.4.2 Preview The Preview tab allows you to customize and configure your preview settings. Standard : Follows the standard channel order Custom: Allows you to set the video source of each channel. Click on the numbers below and set your video source. Preview dimension: Select from 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5. Preview time interval: Set the time interval between each preview. 5.4.3 Capture Video capture device: Select your video capture device.
Audio Source: Select the audio input source. (Recommended using Line In) Audio format: Select the audio format. For DVD, be sure to select 48000 Hertz. Recording level: Adjust the audio recording level. 5.4.4 Video Color: Move the slide bar to adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation of the video. Click Default to reset the settings to factory default. Video System: Select the video system for your Composite and S -Video inputs.
5.5 Channel Preview You can preview all the channels by clicking on the Channel Preview button . While previewing, you can select each channel sub-window with the 4 arrow keys (left, right, up, down), or directly clicking on it with the mouse. When you want to finish previewing, you can double -click on the sub-window you want to watch. 5.6 Snapshot You can take a snapshot (still image capture) of the current image in the display window by clicking on the Snapshot button .
CHAPTER 6 USING MPEG ENCODER The Mpeg Encoder lets you convert DV/AVI files into MPEG/DVD format. 6.1 Interface Explanation Below is the interface window for the Mpeg Encoder: The interface window is composed of four parts: Header Buttons (Upper Right) Add files, dele te files, Edit options, Start and Stop encoding, Help files. Batch Process Display Window (Upper Left) Displays the file name, encoding status, screen size, audio format, and play time of the files to be encoded.
To add a multimedia file to be encoded, click on the + or Add button. This will open the Browse dialog box. Browse to the desired directory/file and click Open. Once the multimedia file is added to the Batch Process Display Window, the Option Selection Dialog Box appears. Select to encode the file as Mpeg 1 or Mpeg 2. For more information, refer to the Translation Option Dialog Section 6.3.
6.3 Translation Option Dialog When a media file is added to the Batch Process Display Window, the Option Dialog Box will appear. Choose one of the formats and click on OK to continue. The MPEG-1 menu includes 7 profiles to choose from. Each profile displays the video bit rate of that format. The Following list explains each profile: Auto (match Calculates the most appropriate bit rate according to the screen size of the source) translating file Internet low band 256Kbps, QCIF(160*120), 23.
The MPEG-2 menu includes 7 profiles to choose from. Industry standard MPEG 2 DVD and SVCD profiles are included. Variable bit rate override can be manually selected. The Following list explains each profile: HP@H14 80Mbps, 1440*1152 (High Profile at High-1440) HP@ML 20Mbps, 720*576 MP@HL 80Mbps, 1920*1152 (Main Profile at Main Level) MP@H14 60Mbps, 1440*1152 MP@ML (DVD) Encode MPEG files suitable for creating DVD.
Once the output video format and options are specified and the OK button is clicked, the file will appear in the Batch Process Display Window. The Batch Process Display Window shows the status of the media file in the Status column. 1. Waiting: the media file is queued and ready for encoding. Click on the encoding button to begin encoding. 2. Exclusion: the media file will not be encoded. 3. Done: the media file is successfully encoded.
CHAPTER 7 USING VIDEO EDITOR The Video Editor lets you edit and merge your videos and save them as new video files. The Video Editor's interface contains the following areas: • • • • • • • Menu Area: add/delete files, minimize/maximize window, exit, and help files. Display Area: play original video clips (left screen), play edited video clips (right screen), display saving progress information. Video Clip Staging Area: Original Clips (top), Staging Clips (bottom).
7.1 Menu Area Button Descriptions Click the +/Add button to open a file • Supports MPEG 1 & 2 files (Video and Audio), AVI (DV-AVI). • Select a file and click Open. Click the -/Delete button to delete the file icon in the Original Clips area. Note : If you check the Delete File check box, the actual file will be deleted.
7.2 Display Area Original Video Display Window (Left screen) • Displays original video. (Double-click or drag-and-drop the original video into this display window). • Videos in Staging Clips cannot be displayed in this window. • In Title editing mode, Title can be edited in this window. • In Audio editing mode, it displays registered audio files. • In Special Effect mode, it displays all available filters. • Displays the progress information when final video is created.
Original Clips (Top) • This is the area where video clips that need to be edited are added and managed. • Video clips can be dragged and dropped into the Original Clips area. • The sequence of video clips added can also be rearranged easily by dragging and dropping. 1.1 How to add video clips • Use the button in the menu area to browse and select video clips to add to the Original Clips area. • Drag and Drop the vid eo files into the Original Clips area. 1.
7.4 Frame Edit Mode 1. Frame Range Selection for Editing • • • • Specify frame range To add an entire video clip , drag the clip from the Original Clips area and drop it in the Staging Clips area. To add portions of a video clip, drag the clip from the Original Clips area and drop it in the Original Video display window. Then using the Mark-in/Mark-out button, cut the portion of the video clip to be edited and then click on the cut button transfer the clip to the Staging Clips area.
CHAPTER 8 USING DVD MAKER The DVD Maker allows you to burn your videos into several video formats including DVD, VCD, SVCD, and DATA. Note: The videos need to comply with proper specifications in order for the DVD Maker to burn them successfully. Please refer to section 8.3 Video Specifications for more details. 8.1 Adding Files : 1. Select the format you want to create: DVD: For DVD. VCD: For Video CD. SVCD: For Super VCD. DATA: For multimedia data CD. 2. Click the add button .
4. Click Next to accept the default background image for your DVD Title page, or click Background to choose an image. Click Background again after you have selected your background image and click Next. 8.2 Burning If you wish to go back and modify your selections, click the back button . 1. Select the DVD/CD burner to use. 2. : Click the Option button to edit the options.
- Path: You can specify DVD Maker's temporary directory. 3. After selecting the DVD/CD burner and configuring the settings in the Option dialog box, click the next button to start burning the DVD or CD. 8.3 Video Specifications In order for the DVD Maker to successfully burn the videos, the video files must meet the video specifications of the desired video format. • Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) Specs: - NTSC: Size: MPEG2 720 X 480 pixels Video bit rate: Up to 9.8 Mbit/sec Frame rate: 29.
Audio: 224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2 - MPEG1 352 X 288 PAL Size: MPEG1 352 X 288 pixels Video bit rate: 1150 kbit/sec Frame rate: 25.00 frames/sec Audio: 224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2 • Super VCD (SVCD) Specs: - NTSC Size: MPEG2 480 X 480 pixels Video bit rate: max 2524 kbit/sec MPEG-2 (if the audio is in 224 kbit/sec), audio + video bit rate max bit rate is 2748 kbit/sec. Frame rate: 25.
CHAPTER 9 FAQ Q1: How do I update my “USB 2.0 host controller driver” ? A1: Please use our USB 2.0 update utility to update your USB 2.0 host controller driver. Put the provided Instllation CD into the CD-ROM drive, and the utility will automatically detect y our USB 2.0 driver version. If your driver is the latest version, the following warning message will not appear. If your driver is not the latest version, you would see the following warning message.
Q2: How do I use the snapshot button on the Vision+ TV box? The snapahot button on the Vision+ TV box only works with programs that support the TWAIN function. Some examples are Microsoft Word, ACDSee, and Photpshop. The example below uses ACDSee v3.1. 1. Open the ACDSee software. 2. Click on the “Acquire” button. The Acquire setup window will appear 3. Under the TWAIN source option, select “USB 2800 Video”. Configure your output settings and click OK. 4. You will see the Still Image Capture window.
Appendix A Product Specifications Key Features: • Watch TV on PC • Video Resolution: NTSC - 30fps @ 720 x 480 PAL - 30fps @ 720 x 576 • Capture TV and videos in Mpeg 1, Mpeg 2, and Mpeg 4 format • SAP support Nicam, A2, MTS-EIAJ & MTS-BTSC • Time-shifting function allows you to record & playback videos at the same time • Capture still images in BMP and JPEG formats • Full function remote control • Picture-in-Picture playback Specifications: • Supports USB 1.1 & 2.
Appendix B Technical Support E-mail: support@airlinkplus.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlinkplus.
