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VideoMate Vista T500F

PCI Tuner Card

Start Up Guide

Compro Technology, Inc.

www.comprousa.com

Summary of Contents for T500F - STARTUP

Page 1: ...VideoMate Vista T500F PCI Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology Inc www comprousa com...

Page 2: ...means without the prior written consent of Compro Technology Inc Compro VideoMate Poladyne Play with Power and the Compro logo are trademarks of Compro Technology Inc Other names and marks are tradem...

Page 3: ...board sound chip z Graphics card or on board graphics chip support DirectX 9 0 z CD ROM driver for software installation z Windows XP SP2 z 50 MB free disk space for basic software installation RECOM...

Page 4: ...found in the troubleshooting chapter of this manual Digital TV broadcast is different than normal analog TV You will see no picture instead of noisy or blurred picture when the signal is too weak Mak...

Page 5: ...CD Option for S video patch cable not included in the package 4 9 pin connector for 3 in 1 converter cable Composite In Yellow Use a Composite video patch cable to connect to a video source such as a...

Page 6: ...pins on your computer case and trace the wires to the power switch connector on your mainboard The ATX power switch cable is normally a twisted pair cable with a two pin connector as shown above Note...

Page 7: ...ip Power Up Connections in steps 3 through 6 You can still use scheduled recording from Standby mode or powered on state 7 Note You may skip 7 9 if you select Use PCI Audio which can be found at Syste...

Page 8: ...computer at 3 55 Therefore you need to shut down the computer before 3 54 in order to let Power Up start the computer Power Up from Windows Shutdown mode i e ACPI S5 state requires z An ATX power sup...

Page 9: ...omproFM 2 or choose Custom to install selected item by item We also provide the DiecrtX 9 and Acrobat Reader 6 0 software on the installation CD you can browse the CD folder and install them by your n...

Page 10: ...oMate Vista T500F bundles the easy to use Microsoft certified remote control to controls the Media Center and also ComproDTV ComproFM software Some keys are special designed for Windows Vista Premium...

Page 11: ...or select Mono Stereo SAP Up arrow Up arrow 21 Replay Scan channel Down Left arrow 22 Down arrow or snapshot Down arrow Down arrow 23 Advance in Timeshifting Scan channel Up Right arrow 24 OK Playlis...

Page 12: ...ll the Power Up connectors to use Remote Power On function See Hardware Installation section above for more information There will be a two seconds delay before the PC powers on You have to install th...

Page 13: ...me as pressing the Cancel button You may also use your mouse to press the cancel button Press OK to immediately shutdown the computer When watching TV i e ComproDTV 4 is running Just press the CLEAR b...

Page 14: ...on please right click the mouse button and select the video source you want UI Control DTV Gadget has three modes including Live TV mode display playlist and display scheduled list The buttons from le...

Page 15: ...has three modes the undocked gadget only support live TV playback video mode and its size is bigger than docked one You can direct drag the gadget window to the other place out the sidebar and shows t...

Page 16: ...bit operation system only 2 ComproDTV Add In needs the channel table from ComproDTV 4 Please autoscan all the available digital and analog channels in ComproDTV 4 Then you can use the Vista Ggadget T...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...ve 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...

Page 19: ...op S Record R and Record Option Channel Up Page Up with Quick Channel list I Play P Pause U Volume Mute M Num Pad W Close CTRL X Docking D Full Screen Help H Minimize G Timeshift bar Rewind Left Arrow...

Page 20: ...ly set the method of scanning TV programs Select your choice here or use default channel table to do the scanning Autoscan The first time you start ComproDTV 4 Autoscan will automatically scan for ava...

Page 21: ...can do more changes on the channel s property by right click the mouse on the Description field of the channel you wish to edit Custom Settings for each channel You can customize each channel properti...

Page 22: ...recorded video file at the same time if available Or watch 1 live analog TV show and playback recorded video file at once You can press the Add Reduce Window button to open a slave window for that Ple...

Page 23: ...nd another channel of the second tuner Furthermore you can also have another window to playback recorded file which now allows you to watch total of 6 windows at the same time Note Running additional...

Page 24: ...ideo 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...

Page 25: ...ough 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...

Page 26: ...e check the help file of ComproFM or the manual in the installation CD Control Panel The following describe the ComproFM control panel functions and tips for using ComproFM The following figure gives...

Page 27: ...river Installation The most common cause of problems with the TV Tuner Card is incorrect installation of the TV capture and TV tuner drivers If you have problems watching recording or timeshifting liv...

Page 28: ...TV set can receive a good TV signal If the picture is not clear the digital terrestrial TV broadcast signal is about the same The difference is when the program data is not sufficient you may see a b...

Page 29: ...might help My PC cannot shut down In rare circumstances the VideoMate Vista T500F PCI card must be reset Unplugging the AC power cord from the PC case for 10 seconds will reset the card When you set u...

Page 30: ...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 pl...

Page 31: ...usual reason for this problem is conflict with some CODEC software such as Nimo K Lite and Stormcodec This kind of software forces applications to use their CODEC for play back Therefore the recorded...

Page 32: ...d information as possible Please write the details in order to determine the problem And also provide the product serial number 15 digits numbers on the PCI card Please use the form from below or emai...

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