Toshiba USB DVB-T TV Tuner PX1211E-1TVD User Guide
Index About the DVB-T Dongle ......................................................................................... 3 System Requirements ............................................................................................. 3 Package Contents .................................................................................................. 3 Software Installation ................................................................................................ 4 Connecting the DVB-T Dongle ........
About the DVB-T Dongle The DVB-T dongle is a digital video broadcast receiver that plugs straight into the USB port of your computer and requires no additional power source, making it extremely portable. It can scan for and save all available digital TV stations and play any of these on your computer screen.
Software Installation Please install all necessary software BEFORE connecting your DVB-T dongle. - Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer. - The installation screen will appear. However, if it does not, click on Start>Run and type D:\setup.exe , where D refers to the letter assigned to your CD drive. - You will be asked to choose the setup language, as follows: Choose a language and then click OK. You will now be asked to accept the End User License Agreement.
After a few seconds, the following screen will appear. Click on Install to continue the installation. Once the software has finished being installed, you will be asked to restart the computer. Press Yes.
Connecting the DVB-T Dongle Remove the cap from the DVB-T dongle, locate a free USB port on your computer and plug in the dongle. Once the computer recognises the new hardware, the New Hardware wizard will begin. As the DVB-T is a Hi-Speed device, you may receive the following message if it is plugged into an older USB 1.1 port. The DVB-T will still work with USB 1.1. Simply click on the X in the top right-hand corner of this message.
Initial Setup Double-click on the Savvy TV icon, which appears on your desktop. The Savvy TV display panel and control panel will appear in the background and the following Setup screen will appear on top. Top window (all channels found by auto scan) Bottom window (all channels available to user) On the Left - Time Shift Buffer : Specify the maximum Time Shift allowed.
Description of Toolbars Minimise Set TV as wallpaper Full screen Manually resize window Display / choose channel Record Signal Strength Indicator Choose audio stream Subtitles Mode Minimise Exit Setup Schedule record Open file EPG Volume indicator Volume control Channel up/down 8 Time shift recording Mute Teletext Snapshot Reveal / hide extended toolbar
Watching Digital TV Launching the Savvy TV Software To start watching TV, simply double-click on the Savvy TV icon, which appears on your desktop. Please be patient, as the software may take a few seconds to appear. Changing Channel There are two ways to change channel. 1. Moving through the channels one at a time, by using the Channel up/down buttons (You can also use the up/down cursor keys on the computer keyboard). 2.
Viewing Modes Display as Wallpaper This option will set the TV screen as the computer wallpaper. In effect, it will be set as full screen and moved to the back. Any other windows or icons will be placed on top of the TV screen. Normal viewing mode can be restored from the Windows taskbar (see note below). Minimise Window This option will minimise the screen. It can be restored from the Windows taskbar (See note below). Full Screen This option will display the TV full screen, and remove the control panel.
Recording Live Recording To record what is currently being shown on the screen, simply press the record button. Pressing this button will instantly start recording the current program. To stop recording, press the stop button. Time Shift Recording Time Shift recording is very useful when you are watching a programme and may have to leave just for a moment, for example if the phone rings. To activate Time Shift recording, simply press the time shift button.
The recording/playback control panel differs slightly from the standard control panel, with the following buttons added: - Rewind - Pause - Play - Stop - Forward Wind - Slider bar, shows how far through the recording you are. During playback, you can also drag the slider with the mouse rather than using the rewind / forward wind buttons.
Scheduled Recording Press on the schedule record button in the extended toolbar. This will open the Schedule Record window, as follows: To schedule a recording, you will need to enter the following information: 1. The date Do this by clicking on a date in the top right-hand window, thus highlighting it by turning it blue. By default, today’s date will already be highlighted. 2. The start and end times of the recording These must be written in 24 hour format, e.g.
Below the channel list, you will see a representation of the disc space assigned to store recordings. The blue area shows what disk space has already been used, the yellow is which space has been allocated for scheduled recordings, and red shows available disk space. Note that the Savvy TV software will have to be running when it is time to start the scheduled recording. If you are watching another channel at the time the scheduled recording is due to start, the software will automatically change channel.
Watching a Recorded Programme Press the recorded files button (in the extended toolbar). Pressing this button will open up a browser window which will allow you to search for recorded mpg/mpeg files. Note that this method allows you to view both scheduled recordings and live recordings.
Teletext The Savvy TV software can also access Teletext. To do so, click on the Teletext button on the control panel.
There are several ways to navigate whilst in Teletext mode. The left/right arrow keys can be used to move through the teletext pages one at a time. If subpages are available, then the up/down cursor keys can be used to navigate through these. In the above picture, for example, the page is 100, and the subpage is 08. The page number display field can also be typed into directly. After the page number is typed, click on the Go to Page button in order to go to that page.
EPG (Electronic Program Guide) The Savvy TV software is EPG compatible. This means that you can get instant access to the list of programmes available to you. To access this feature, click on the EPG button on the control panel. This will open up the following screen: You will find a list of channels down the left-hand side. These can be scrolled through, using the up and down arrows above and below the list.
Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Reason Solution No picture Currently viewing radio station No picture will appear on radio channels No sound Mute mode is activated Click on the speaker icon beside the volume indicator to restore the sound Volume level is set too low Increase volume Poor signal Move the antenna for better reception Wrong country is chosen in Setup Choose the correct country in Setup Not using latest version of Direct X Download latest version of Direct X Computer hard
