TOSHIBA USB Hybrid TV Tuner (Analog/DVB-T) User Guide
Introduction About the Hybrid Dongle ................................................. 1 Minimum System Requirements...................................... 1 Package Contents ........................................................... 1 Installation Software Installation ........................................................ 2 Hardware Installation ....................................................... 7 Setup Opening the software.......................................................
Mute ..............................................................................20 Choosing Audio Stream ................................................21 Subtitles ........................................................................21 Snapshot .......................................................................21 Viewing Modes ..............................................................21 Program Information .....................................................22 Picture In Picture (PIP)......
Introduction About the Hybrid Dongle The hybrid dongle is an analog/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 analog/digital TV stations and play any of these on your computer screen. Minimum System Requirements • • • • • • • • USB 2.0 port DirectX 9c Windows 2000/XP/MCE Pentium IV 2.
Installation Software Installation Please install all necessary software BEFORE connecting your hybrid 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. If you have Windows 2000 or Windows XP, then choose Install Savvy TV for Windows 2000/XP.
Installation After a few seconds, the following screen will appear. Click on Next to continue the installation. A warning will appear asking you NOT to plug the tuner in until installation is complete. Press Next.
Installation You will now be asked to accept the End User License Agreement. Be sure to check the I accept the terms in the license agreement box, then click on Next. The following screen will then appear. Press Next.
Installation The following screen will then appear. Press Install. The installation software will search for and update DirectX files as necessary.
Installation Once installation has finished, you will see the following screen. Press Finish. You will be asked to restart the computer for the new settings to take effect. Press Yes.
Installation Hardware Installation Remove the cap from the hybrid dongle. NOTE: Hold the dongle cap at the sides when removing it, as shown in the following image. Plug in the antenna.
Installation Locate a free USB 2.0 port on your computer and plug in the dongle. Once the computer recognises the new hardware, the New Hardware wizard will begin. NOTE: As the hybrid dongle is a Hi-Speed device, you may receive the following message if it is plugged into an older USB 1.1 port. If this is the case, then you must change to a USB 2.0 port.
Setup Opening the software Double-click on the Savvy TV icon, which appears on your desktop. The Savvy TV display panel and control panel will appear, as follows: settings The settings screen should also automatically appear the first time you open Savvy TV (see next page). However, if you wish to access it at any time after that, press the settings icon.
Setup Settings screen The Settings screen is divided into five sections, which can be accessed on the lefthand side. They are: Source, Channels, General, Advanced and Hotkeys. Source On the Source screen, you have the following options: • Primary Source - Choose which source you want to use, as follows: 0:[Digital]DVB-T BDA Digital Tuner - Digital signal 0:[Cable]Analog Capture - Analog signal through cable 0:[Antenna]Analog Capture - Analog signal through antenna 1:Video File(*.mpg; *.
Setup Channels • Device Select - Choose between Digital or Analog (This option is greyed out if only one option is available) • Region - Choose your country and press the magnifying glass to start autoscanning for available channels.
Setup General • • • UI Language - Choose the UI menu language • • Key Tone - Choose On to hear a tone every time you press a button, or Off for none. Skin - Choose the skin style that you most like Always on top - Select this option if you would like Savvy TV to always be on top of other windows (i.e. It will not be hidden by other windows) Sleep mode Automatic power on will automatically open the Savvy TV software in the specified number of minutes.
Setup Advanced • TimeShift Buffer - Choose the maximum TimeShift buffer in minutes (See “TimeShift Recording” on page 26 for more information about TimeShift recording). A larger buffer will take up more memory, but will allow you to TimeShift for a longer time. • TimeShift Drive - Choose which drive you wish to use to temporarily store TimeShift recordings. • • • Video Record Folder - Choose where you would like to save video recordings.
Setup Hotkeys The Hotkeys screen allows you to customise keyboard shortcuts for various options in the Savvy TV software. For example, if you want to open the Settings screen, you can simply press the F5 key (or you can change this to another key).
Setup • • • • • • Play/Pause (p) - Plays/pauses recorded file Stop (s) - Stops recording/recorded file Forward wind (f) - Forward winds recording/recorded file Rewind (r) - Rewinds recording/recorded file Minimise (m) - Minimises Savvy TV to the taskbar Exit (x) - Closes Savvy TV Also, at the bottom of the screen, you can choose from the following: - Reset defaults - Cancel - Accept changes 15
Description of Toolbars Main Display Screen 1 2 1. Minimise display 2.
Description of Toolbars Control Panel During TV viewing 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 3. Open video file 4. Snapshot 5. Subtitles 6. Teletext 7. EPG (Electronic Program Guide) 8. Settings 9. Volume 10. Signal 11. Channel down 12. Channel up 13. Record 14. Minimise 15. Close 16. Recall 17. Audio select 18. TimeShift 19. Mute/Unmute 20. Volume up 21.
Description of Toolbars 22. Channel information 23. Program information 24. Visual 25. Channel preview 26. Main/Child 27. Change screen mode 28. Change device During recording/playback 29 30 31 32 29. Stop 30. Play/Pause 31. Rewind 32. Forward wind NOTE: Not all options will be available in all modes.
Description of Toolbars Remote Control 41 33 42 34 43 44 45 35 36 37 38 46 39 47 40 33. Power 34. Arrow/OK keys (For use with Teletext)/Volume/Channel keys 35. TimeShift 36. Play/Pause 37. Rewind 38. Forward wind 39. Stop 40. Number keys 41. Teletext 42. Mute/Unmute 43. Change device 44. Record 45. Audio select 46. Change screen mode 47.
Using Savvy TV Basic operation This chapter assumes that you have already read and followed the instructions given in previous chapters regarding setting up the Savvy TV software. If you have not already followed these steps, please do so now. 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. NOTE: To close the Savvy TV software, click on the X in the top right-hand corner of the control panel.
Using Savvy TV Choosing Audio Stream On certain channels you may be offered more that one audio stream (for example, a second language may be offered). If this is the case, you can click on the audio select button to choose which stream you prefer. NOTE: This service is not available on all channels. NOTE: On digital TV, this option is called SAP (Secondary Audio Program). On Analog TV, it is called MTS (Mono, sTereo, Sap).
Using Savvy TV Full Screen Display This option will display the TV full screen, and remove the control panel. Click anywhere on the screen or press the space bar to return to normal viewing mode. NOTE: During Full Screen mode, the standard control panel will be hidden.
Using Savvy TV Swapping Main/Child Screens When using PIP or PBP, you can instantly swap the screens by pressing the main/child icon. Changing Screen Modes To instantly change between PIP, PBP and normal viewing, click on the change screen mode icon. Changing Current Device To change which input device is currently being used, click on the change device icon. Depending on which options are being used, this could be a case of choosing between analog or digital, for example.
Using Savvy TV EPG (Electronic Program Guide) Savvy TV is EPG compatible. This means that you can get instant access to the list of scheduled programs available to you. To access this feature, click on the open EPG icon. 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 to the left of the list.
Using Savvy TV Recording Important Note about Macrovision Protection It is not possible to record content with Macrovision protection. When trying to record programs with this protection, you will receive one of the following messages, and the recording will be stopped: • In Savvy TV, that a Macrovision violation has been encountered and that the program cannot be recorded.
Using Savvy TV NOTE: If you cannot find the program you wish to record, click on any program. You can then edit the schedule manually. NOTE: If EPG is unavailable for any reason, a list of channels will be displayed. Click on the channel you wish to record. You can then edit the schedule manually. The Schedule Record window will appear as shown below: The details should already be entered for the program you have selected. However, you can change any of these settings manually.
Using Savvy TV NOTE: After setting up a scheduled recording, the EPG screen will indicate if a program is scheduled to be recorded. Watching a Recorded Program Press the open video file icon. This 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, as well as other mpeg files on your computer. Teletext The Savvy TV software can also access Teletext.
Using Savvy TV • 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 arrow 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.
Troubleshooting Guide Problem Solver Problem No picture Possible Reason Currently viewing radio station Tuner is not plugged in No sound Mute mode is activated Cannot tune stations Picture performance is poor Cannot record Volume level is set too low Poor signal Wrong country is chosen in Settings Not using latest version of DirectX Computer hardware does not meet minimum requirements Too many programs are being used at the same time Poor signal Laptop computer is using battery power Program is Macro
Troubleshooting Guide Live TV at Fullscreen is jerky Live TV stops playing after pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del in some computer, Live TV at Fullscreen will be jerky after resume from StandBy/Hibernation While pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del, Savvy TV stops playing the TV program and switchesoff all source devices. 30 Close Savvy application and restart it Go to Settings -> source > select the sources again. See “Source” on page 10 for more information.
Compliance Information CE Working environment This product was designed to fulfill the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) requirements for “residential, commercial and light industry environments”. Please refer to the operator’s instructions of the product this option is being connected to for further advices regarding intended working environment. If there are advices unlisted, please refer to the following general advices. The following environments are not approved: • Industrial Environments (e.g.
Compliance Information WEEE Following information is only for EU-member states: The use of the symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product.
