VideoMate Vista E700 Dual DVB-T PCIe Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.
Table of Contents VideoMate Vista E700F PCIe Tuner Card ................................... 3 VideoMate Vista E700 Package Contents ................................... 5 VideoMate Vista E700 Connectors .............................................. 6 Hardware Installation ................................................................... 7 Software Installation................................................................... 10 Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E700 .........................
VideoMate Vista E700F PCIe Tuner Card VideoMate Vista E700 lets you watch and record two different digital TV broadcast signal on your PC with Microsoft certified Windows Media Center remote. VideoMate Vista E700 features two TV tuners for two digital TV broadcast signals, Remote Power On/Off, Power Up Scheduling, Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording at anytime, crystal video quality, intelligent TV viewing, and multi-function remote control.
z z 600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video ATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch cable from power on button. Note In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcast, you needs to have your own antenna which is crucial. Digital terrestrial TV broadcast uses about the same wave (UHF) as analog TV. It’s recommended to have a fishbone-like antenna on the roof for receiving. More details can be found in the troubleshooting chapter of this manual.
VideoMate Vista E700 Package Contents Vista E700 TV card Windows Media Center remote IR cable Power switch patch cable Batteries Installation CD Start Up Guide Ulead Software CD Low-Profile Bracket 5
VideoMate Vista E700 Connectors 3 4 1 2 Item 6 Function Description 1 IR Connect the IR receiver here. 2 DVB-T Connect to a digital TV antenna 3 To Case Power Switch Connect the ATX Power Switch cable of your computer case here. 4 To Mainboard Power Switch Connector Use the supplied power switch patch cable to connect to the ATX Power Switch pins on the mainboard.
Hardware Installation Warning Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card and void your warranty. 1. Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord. 2. Remove the computer case cover. Power Up Connections 3. Locate the ATX power switch pins on your computer case and trace the wires to the power switch connector on your mainboard.
5. Connect the black socket of Power Up patch cable to the power switch connector on the mainboard. 6. Connect the white socket of Power Up patch cable to the connector named “JS2” on the VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe Tuner card. Note Double check your work. If you plug the cables into the incorrect pins, your PC may not start or otherwise function improperly. Connect the white end of the Power Up patch cable to the TV tuner card and the black end to the mainboard.
Note For best performance, the VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card should not share its IRQ. For more information, please see the Troubleshooting section. If the computer cannot be turned on, verify the position of the power patch cable on the mainboard. Consult the mainboard documentation to determine the position of the ATX power switch connector.
Software Installation After installing the PCIe card and cables in your computer, you should restart it and follow these steps to install the software. Step 1. After restarting, Windows will detect your VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card and start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, prompting you to install the VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card drivers. Please press Cancel and go to the next step. Step 2. Insert the installation CD into your CD drive.
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E700 Compro VideoMate Vista E700 bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified remote control to controls the Windows Media Center and also ComproDTV, software. Some keys are special designed for Windows Vista Premium/Ultimate, it may not be used in Windows XP system.
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39 Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause 40 Change scale of screen Skip Forward 41 ----- ----- 42 Channel surf ----- 43 Sleep function Clear 44 ----- Zoom 45 Playlist Enter 46 C.C Language Red 47 ComproDVD Green 48 ComproDTV Yellow 49 ComproFM Blue 50 Setup Teletext on/off Remote Power On/Off Introduction Compro has always focused on developing products of great convenience. VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card features the Remote Power On/Off function for greater convenience.
Note You must correctly install the Power Up connectors to use Remote Power On/Off function. See Hardware Installation section above for more information. There will be a two second delay before the PC powers on. You have to install the TV card’s driver correctly before using this feature. This feature cannot logon your system. You may need to enter your user name and password. Remote Power Off There are two situations for this operation. When not watching TV, i.e.
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista The Compro gadget tool is designed to provide the more convenient TV experience in Windows Vista. It will be installed from the Compro installation CD, and you can delete and add it from gadget setup. UI Control DTV Gadget has three modes including Live TV mode, display playlist, and display scheduled list.
Scheduler list mode: This mode will display the top 5 of your current scheduled list, you can click any of the scheduled item and check the detail information of it. The last mode is schedule view which has two different parts. First, there is a table that has five rows; it means that schedule view will allow the first five schedules in the list. Second, if clicking the item, it will change to another part, which show in detail about the schedule you clicked. Clicking again will go back to first part.
Gadget Settings Settings of gadget have four parts included: z Capture device : to select capture devices .(when running gadget first time or having more than one device, this item is needed) z Quality setting : to select recording quality Normal: VCD format. Better: SVCD format. Best: DVD format. z Record folder: a directory to place recorded files. z Snapshot folder: a directory to place picture. ComproDTV Windows Media Center Add-In ComproDTV Add-In is practical feature for Windows Media Center.
HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote After you install the software, you can see the remote logo show in your system bar. You can choose the “Option” to enter the setup window. Setup: Step 1: Choose the type of your remote control. (There are many type of remote from Compro, please select the remote picture as you have). Step 2: Choose one IR function you want to change. Step3: Set the IR dialog you want and press OK button.
Step4: Repeat setp1 to 3 to run all the changes. You can also set a whole new program of your remote control in some particular software or window. Press “Add” button and enter the name you want. Repeat the step 1 to 4. Note If you have any Windows Media Center system in your PC, such as Windows MCE, Vista Premium, Vista Ultimate, this function can replace the windows remote control. HID can also combine the Compro software control in the MCE interface to make you more convenient.
ComproDTV 4 Control Panel The ComproDTV 4 control panel resembles the controls on a VCR. Please note that not all options are available at all times, and may be grayed out or inaccessible depending on your hardware setup and TV services available. The following figure gives you the function of the button with (Hot Key).
HotKey Source Language Selection (V) For Audio (Q) Description Enable/Disable Always-on-Top function A for TV window.(Oregon circle on the upper-right corner of the TV window) Screen Ratio Switch (tab) L Sleep function F7 Video Desktop F8 Open snapshot dialog box Note: Language select is only available while the program supports it.
disabled and marked with a blank. However, you can interrupt the scanning process by pressing the Stop button. After you are finished scanning for available channels, you may select OK to return to the display window, or customize the channel list according to your preferences, as described below. Channel Naming You can customize the channel names by double-click on the Description field of the channel you wish to rename.
Channel Surfing While watching TV, the channel surfing feature displays a 4x4 grid of channel images to give you an overview of available programming. Double click the channel screen can direct jump to the channel you want. PIP/POP mode Usually, digital TV station broadcasts multiple programs on one frequency. Therefore, ComproDTV 4 in Vista E700 TV card supports up to 1 main DVB-T channel windows, 3 sub channel windows, and playback recorded video file at the same time if available.
Choosing the “Digital Sub Window” will open a new window to view the digital sub channels in the same frequency of the main window. Choosing the “VideoMate xxx Video Capture” will open a new window to view digital or analog channel with the second tuner in other products, which you are able to tune to any channel you prefer. However, you are only allowed to have one channel from the second tuner.
Zooming image If you would like to see more details on a certain part of a video image, you can press the mouse right button to drag a zone of the screen. You will see the zoomed image. Also you can press the mouse right button and move on the screen to shift the zoomed area of the image. Just click the mouse left button to resume normal mode. Still Image Capture Click on the capture icon on the control panel or hit the "Space Bar" of the keyboard shortcut to capture an image of the display window.
You may also press the Advance (for commercial skip) and Replay (for instant replay) buttons on the control panel or remote control to navigate through the program. When you return to your seat, you can resume viewing the program from the point when you left. Straight-to-Disc Click on the top left corner of the icon on the control panel and select Straight-to-Disc. The Vista E700 TV card supports DVD formats direct recording in digital TV. You can see the straight-to-disc dialog as above.
Troubleshooting OS requirement VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card has to work on Windows XP SP2 or Vista. You are welcome to www.WindowsUpdate.com website for the Service Pack update of Microsoft. VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card can also works on Microsoft XP Media Center 2005. Make sure you have install driver correctly (see below) and DVD decoder like ComproDVD, NVDVD or WinDVD 6.0. For more information on MCE 2005, please check Microsoft website.
Error Code: 0x1000006 This error code generally indicates a driver installation problem. Please uninstall and reinstall the drivers. Follow the steps described above. If the problem persists, your problem could also be the result of an IRQ conflict. IRQ conflicts happen when other devices, e.g., network card or sound card, in your computer share the same IRQ with your TV tuner card. Use the Device Manager to detect IRQ conflicts.
No digital broadcast signal In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcasts, an antenna is crucial. Digital terrestrial TV broadcast uses about the same wave frequencies as analog TV (UHF). It’s recommended to have a fishbone-like antenna (see figure) on the roof for reception. Make sure you position the antenna in the direction of the TV broadcast base. Adjust the position for the best reception. Digital terrestrial TV’s determined by government policy.
My PC cannot shut down? In rare circumstances, the VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card must be reset. Unplugging the AC power cord from the PC case for 10 seconds will reset the card. When you set up for scheduled recording, VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card will issue the Power Up signal to the computer until ComproDTV 4 starts. If your computer cannot start ComproDTV 4 for some reason, the TV tuner card will try to wake up PC even while you shut it down. Unplug the main power cord to reset VideoMate TV card.
Can I playback recorded video in main window? Yes, you may deselect “Playback in PIP mode” in “Video/Audio” tab which can be found under “Options” of ComproDTV 4. You may also playback in sub window, then double click the screen to switch the content of the main and sub window. Why does the remote control fail? The remote control sensor, which is plugged into the TV card, may be loose. Please unplug it and plug it in again. You should also check the batteries of the remote control.
since an incompatible CODEC is being used for playback. Uninstalling the CODEC software will help. Also reinstalling DirectX usually solves the problem. (See our website for how to reinstall DirectX) How can I record as a different video format? Digital program is a fixed MPEG-II format file already. ComproDTV 4 can’t change it and will save it into hard disk directly.
