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AVerTV Hybrid+FM Volar User’s Manual English
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DISCLAIMER All the screen shots in this documentation are only example images. The images may vary depending on the product and software version. Information presented in this documentation has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without notice. COPYRIGHT © 2006 by AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 1.1 Introduction ................................................................ 4 System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2 Introducing the AVerTV Application......................... 5 2.1 Launching the AVerTV 6.0 Application ........................................................................ 5 2.2 Running the AVerTV 6.0 application for the first time.......................
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3.9 Using the OverScan Function ....................................................................................... 25 3.10 16-Channel Preview...................................................................................................... 26 3.11 Changing the OSD Attributes ....................................................................................... 26 Chapter 4 FM Radio ................................................................... 28 4.1 FM Radio Controls ..................
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Chapter 9 9.1 Scheduler.................................................................. 47 Adding Schedules ......................................................................................................... 47 Chapter 10 Hot Keys................................................................... 49 Chapter 11 Customer Service....................................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction Now, with the AVerMedia ® AVerTV Hybrid+FM Volar, you can watch both analog and digital TV, listen to FM radio and enjoy other features on your PC. Turn your computer system into a real multimedia entertainment center. You’ll never miss your favorite ball games, soaps or game shows anymore because the TimeShift function performs background recording of a TV program this means you can return and watch from the part of the program where you left off.
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Chapter 2 Introducing the AVerTV Application The AVerTV 6.0 application allows you to watch digital and analog TV, listen to the radio, record programs, and capture still images while you work on your computer. 2.1 Launching the AVerTV 6.0 Application Run the AVerTV 6.0 application from the Programs menu. Quick TV Launcher To run the application, click Start , point to Programs , choose AVerTV 6.0, and then click AVerTV 6.0. Another way is to double-click the AVerTV 6.0 program icon ”on the desktop.
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2.2 Running the AVerTV 6.0 application for the first time If this is your first time running the application, the Setup dialog box will appear to prompt you to scan for channels. (For details, please refer to the section Scanning Channels). 1. Choose your favorable signal input (Digital TV, Analog TV or FM Radio) on the left pane of the Setup dialog box. Note: Before choosing the signal input, please make sure that your country/region is correct.
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Note: 1. This car only supports DVB-T Radio Broadcasts, not the Digital Audio Broadcast system 2. When scanning digital signals and if your country broadcasts logical channel data, the scanned channel will be allocated based on the assigned logical channel number.Introducing the User Interface 2.3 Introducing the User Interface The TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video.
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2.4 The Control Panel 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 1 18 17 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 32 The table below describes functions of the buttons on the Control Panel. BUTTON FUNCTION 1 Enable/Disable Repeat Play Continuously play back the files in the playlist. 2 Signal Strength Display signal strength. 3 Backward Move backwards in intervals. 4 Channel Loop Return to previously accessed channel.
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21 Change Video Source Switch between analog TV, digital TV, composite or S-Video. 22 Record Record the current program. 23 TimeShift Performs background recording of the live program. This function lets you view the recorded parts, while at the same time, recording is in progress. 24 Next File Play the next file in the playlist. 25 Previous File Play the previous file in the playlist. 26 Stop Stop the playback, recording, TimeShift, etc.
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2.6 Resizing the TV Monitor Window To enlarge or reduce the size of the TV Monitor window, click and drag the lower right edge of the window. Double-click the TV Monitor window to display it in full screen or click the Full Screen button on the Control Panel. When in full screen mode, just double-click anywhere on the screen to revert to the normal TV window size. 2.7 Always on Top To make the TV monitor window float over the top of other program windows, right-click on the TV monitor.
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To set the time to put the computer into Stand By or Hibernation, right click on the TV monitor, point to Sleep and choose an execution time. The time setting will be displayed on the TV monitor. For details, please see the description below. Time setting mode Description Sleep 30/60/90/120 Minute(s) Your computer will go into Stand By or Hibernate mode in 30/60/90/120 minutes. Now Your computer will go into Stand By or Hibernate mode in about 10 seconds.
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Chapter 3 TV In this chapter, we will introduce methods to scan programs, select a TV/Radio program, create a group and so on. 3.1 Analog TV 3.1.1 Scanning Channels If you haven’t done channel scanning when you first run the application, please follow the steps to complete this procedure. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AVerTV Hybrid+FM Volar icon on the left pane. Note: Make sure that your Country/Region is correct. a. First, choose AVerTV Hybrid+FM Volar. b.
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3.1.2 Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users) 1. Click Advance located at right-lower corner in the Programs Information section. Then the Advance Program Configuration dialog box will appear. 2. If you don’t want to miss any channels, click All Frequencies Scan.
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3. When a warning message appears, click Yes to continue the procedure or click No to abort this operation. 4. After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the left pane of the dialog box. 5. Click Apply to save the scanned channel. 3.1.3 Customize Video Recording Settings To customize the video recording settings, please do the following. 1. Click the Setup button left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV icon on the 2. Select the Record option. 3.
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6. In the Video tab, you can set the video format and audio format. 7. If you want to change the settings of your own file format, click Modify. Or click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created. 8. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort this operation, click Cancel.
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are intended for DVD-ROM playback on a computer or if you want broadcast quality videos. VCD 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. DVD When you choose this format, the recorded video file will be saved in MPEG-2 format that is compliant with DVD standards.
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3.1.5 Enhancing the Video Quality This function can reduce noise. Choose an appropriate option listed below. z Video Quality Enhancement Enable: Activate to improve the video quality. z Video Quality Enhancement Disable: Disable the video quality enhancement function. z Video Quality Enhancement Automatic: Automatically adjust video quality depending on the video screen size. 3.2 Digital TV 3.2.
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3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK. 4. Then click Program Scan to start the searching process. The application comes with a default frequency table therefore the application will use this table to search for active channels/programs. If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop. 5. You can check the scanning progress from the progress bar. After scanning, the active TV/Radio channels will be listed inside the box.
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3.2.2 Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users) 1. Click Advance located in the lower right corner of the Program Information section. Then the Advance Program Configuration dialog box will appear. 2. When there are channels missing from the channel memory, select All Frequencies or Single Frequency. 3. Once you select Single Frequency, you need to specify the correct Frequency, for example 533000 (KHz), and Bandwidth. 4. Then click Scan. 5.
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3.2.4 Using the EPG Function Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is a service that allows you to check the next succeeding program schedule and even the program schedules of the whole week. If the EPG service is provided in your region/country, simply click the EPG button window. to open the EPG First, select the desired program from the Program drop-down list and the EPG window will display the schedule for one week.
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3. Then you can adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation sliders until you get an accurate color. Click Save to create your own settings. Next time, you can simply click Setting Preference to get your preferred settings. 4. If you want to revert to default settings, please click Default. 3.2.
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4. Click Program Scan and click Yes to continue the scanning process. 5. Available channels will then be listed in the Program Information and now you can delete the unwanted programs by clearing the check box. 6. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Or you can click Cancel to revert to the original settings. OR, If you don’t want to scan programs every time you create a new channel group, you can use the Copy function. 1.
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Note: Pay TV (ex. Adult channel) is in red text. 3.5 Adjusting Volume On the Control Panel, click and drag your mouse over the Volume meter to increase or decrease the volume level. You can also press the + / – keys on the numeric keypad to adjust the volume. 3.6 Specifying a Channel Name or Description To assign a channel name or specify a description: 1. Click the Setup button TV icon on the left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV or Digital 2.
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3.7 Modifying a program list name Surely, you can change a program list name. To rename a program list, follow the steps described below: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV or Digital TV icon on the left pane. 2. Click Advance located in the lower right corner of the Program Information section. Then the Advance dialog box will appear. 3. Type the desired name in the Program List Name text box. 4. Press Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the dialog box.
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OR, If you just want to skip a certain channel, do the following: 1. First, select the unwanted channel in the Program Information section. 2. Clear the Enable check box so that you will not access that channel when you press Channel Up/Down buttons. 3. However, you can still see the channel in your program list. If you want to watch that channel again at some point, just select the Enable check box. 3.
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3.10 16-Channel Preview The 16-Channel Preview function can display 16 TV channels on-screen at the same time. You can see clearly which TV programs are currently showing on these channels. To preview the channels: 1. Click to open the Numeric Panel. 2. Click the 16-Channel Preview button. 3. The screen will be gradually filled up with 16 TV channels, starting from the currently selected channel. 4.
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Chapter 4 FM Radio 4.1 FM Radio Controls Click the FM Radio button to listen to your favorite radio station. Use the following button controls for selecting FM radio channels, adjusting volume, scanning FM channels, recording radio programs and more. To change back to live TV, click the Change Radio Source button. 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 1 15 14 13 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
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3. Click Scan. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized. 4. To terminate the scanning, click Stop. 5. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort the settings, click Cancel. 4.3 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 this procedure. To manually rescan specific FM radio channels: 1. Click the Setup button left pane. 2.
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4.5 Skipping Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your FM channel list, do the following: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon in the left pane. 2. In the Program 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 won’t be able to access and hear them through the Channel Up/Down button. 4.
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3. Now you can start to scan FM radio channels and manage the scanned FM data for this new channel group. For more information, refer to How to Auto Scan FM Radio Channels. 4. To add more channel groups, repeat steps 2 to 3. To delete a channel group: 1. Click the Setup button in the left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click on the FM Radio icon 2. From the drop-down list, select the name of the group that you want to remove. 3. Click Delete to remove the selected group. 4.
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Note: To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination folder in which to save the recorded audio, please refer to the section titled Recording Setting in Chapter 6.
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Chapter 5 TimeShift The TimeShift function performs background recording of a TV /Radio program, and lets you return and watch any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live TV /Radio 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. 5.
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5 Setup Allows you to: * Scan channels. * Set for Windows power option. *Configure snapshot settings. *Customize recording settings. *Customize the TimeShift function. 6 Forward Click to skip forward in intervals 7 TimeShift Click to perform background recording of the live program and play it back simultaneously. 8 Stop Click to terminate recording and return to the live program 9 Pause Click to temporarily freeze the playback. 5.
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3. You can also click the Backward button you reach the part where you left off. 4. To advance forward and skip some parts of the recording (for example TV commercials), drag the slider tab to the right. You can also click the Forward button to move forward in fixed intervals. 5. To temporarily pause the playback, click the Pause button button to resume. 6. To return to the real-time viewing or listening of the live program, click the Stop button to move backward in fixed intervals until .
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Chapter 6 PVR You can use your computer as a personal video recorder, and record your favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source into your hard drive. Besides, you can also divide the recording files in proper sizes to facilitate burning onto removable optical media, such as CD-R and DVD disks. 6.1 PVR Controls Use the following button controls for recording and video playback. 12 11 10 9 8 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 BUTTON FUNCTION 1 Backward Click to move backward in intervals.
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2. By default, the system sets the recording “Date” and “Time” as the file name format. To create your own file name format, please click Custom. 3. The Duration option allows you to specify a recording duration otherwise the system will record the largest clip that your hard drive can accommodate. 4. This application lets you to divide the recording files in parts for burning onto removable optical media, such as CD (650 MB) and DVD (4096 MB) discs.
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6.5 Picture-in-Picture Display With the picture-in-picture window feature, you will be able to play back recorded video files, and at the same time, watch live TV. To enable PIP function, right click the TV monitor, select PIP and choose desired position of the PIP window.
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Chapter 7 Image Capture While you watch digital TV or recorded video from your PC monitor, you can use the AVerTV 6.0 application to capture images for your document, presentation or web page. 7.1 Before Capturing Before you start capturing images, first set the destination folder for saving captured images. Click the Setup button , and select the Snapshot icon in the left pane. Then click to choose a folder where you want to save captured images. 7.
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2. From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image. 3. Choose the Color format. • • Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. Choose 8-bit to capture image in 256 colors. 4. Click Browse to scan for folders and select a destination location for saving the image. Then specify a file name for saving the captured image. 5. Choose the image size. • In the Size section, select the Standard option and choose a desirable image size from the drop-down list.
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6. Click OK to save the image. Click Cancel if you do not want to save the image. 7.3 Multiple Image Sequence Capture To capture a continuous sequence of images, do the following: 1. Click the Setup button left pane. . In the Setup dialog box, click the Snapshot icon in the 2. In the Number of Pictures box, specify the number of images you want to capture. 3. In the Interval Time box, specify the interval between captures.
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Chapter 8 Teletext / MHEG-5 Teletext or MHEG-5 (digital Teletext) makes TV viewing a unique experience. It views teletext broadcast from your television programs offering the most updated information on TV Schedules, News, Stock Market Prices, Concert & Theatre information and so on. Teletext/MHEG-5 information may not be available if there is no such service provided in your area. 8.
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4 1 2 5 3 BUTTON FUNCTION 1 Menu Bar This contains the names of the available drop-down list option menus. To access any of the menu items, simply click on it or hold down Alt and press the first character of each item. 2 Toolbar It includes buttons that gives quick access to perform certain frequently used functions from the Menu Bar. 3 Status Bar The status bar is located in the lower left corner of the window.
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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. TV Scale Changes the proportion of the Teletext window to 4 by 3. Always On Top Makes Teletext Window float over the top of other applications. Teletext File Switches between the Teletext file which is opened from the previously saved file and the most recent Teletext information. 8.2.
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3. You can then paste the contents of the teletext page in TXT or BMP format to a document you are working with. 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.
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Opening Another Teletext Window To open another teletext window, choose New Window from the File menu or press Ctrl+W. Closing the Active Teletext Window Choose Close Window from the File menu or press Ctrl+L to close the active teletext page window.
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Chapter 9 Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to create a list of preset schedules for watching and recording your favorite TV/Radio programs. You can set the day and time to record the TV/Radio program and specify the length of recording. To run this application, click the Schedule button Scheduler dialog box will appear. on the Control Panel.
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3. Type the desired name in the Schedule Name text box. 4. From the Function drop-down list, select Activate AVerTV to watch a TV program or listen to a radio broadcast. Otherwise, select Record to save a TV/Radio program for future viewing/listening. You can also select Silent Record which means the system will perform background recording instead of activating the TV/Radio program.
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Chapter 10 Hot Keys Hot Key Description Function UP/DOWN ARROW Channel or Frequency Up/Down Press to go to the next upper/lower TV/Radio channel. L Channel Loop Press to go to the previously accessed TV/Radio channel. NUMERIC KEYS Select Channel Use NUMERIC KEYS to directly enter the TV/Radio channel number. ESC Stop or, Change back to Normal View Stop (playback, recording, TimeShift, or 16-Channel Preview). Or change full screen back to normal view. F1 Help Open the Users Manual.
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Chapter 11 Customer Service The AVerTV application provides a convenient tool, which allows users to contact AVerMedia’s customer service department easily via e-mail. To contact the customer service: 1. Right-click on the TV monitor window. When a menu list pop-up, choose About (as shown at right). 2. When a information dialog box appear, select the office in your area from the drop-down list. 3. Click the OK button to exit the current dialog box. www.avermedia.