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USB TV TUNER + HDTV

RECEPTION

User Manual

Model # ATV-U700-HD

Summary of Contents for ATV-U700-HD

Page 1: ...1 USB TV TUNER HDTV RECEPTION User Manual Model ATV U700 HD ...

Page 2: ...his document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from the company Trademarks All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies Revision History Revision History Date V1 0 First Release May 2008 ...

Page 3: ...ication Utility Installation 9 3 1 Install Driver 11 3 2 Install Application Utility 14 3 3 Install Microsoft DirectX9 19 3 4 Install Windows Media Player 9 23 4 Launching ArcSoft TotalMedia Application 27 4 1 Launch TotalMedia Monitor 27 4 2 Enable TotalMedia Monitor icon on the Tray bar 28 4 3 Main Monitor 29 4 4 Floating Toolbar 29 4 5 TV 31 4 5 1 Search TV channels 31 4 5 2 Channel Preview 42 ...

Page 4: ... 2 Print 56 4 6 3 Slide Show Settings 57 4 7 Music 58 4 7 1 My Playlists 58 4 7 2 Ripping Music CDs 62 4 8 Video 63 4 8 1 Playing Movies Previewing Renaming and Deleting 63 4 8 2 Capturing Video 64 4 8 3 Capturing Settings 65 4 9 Setup 65 4 9 1 General 66 4 9 2 TV 69 4 9 3 Video 70 4 9 4 Pictures 71 4 9 5 Music 72 ...

Page 5: ...Schedule Recording this Application featured allows you not to miss out any favorite TV programs This product is made in ISO9001 approved factory and complies with FCC approval 1 1 System Requirements Pentium 4 compatible processor 2 0GHz or higher Minimum 256MB RAM or above 512MB recommended VGA card with minimum 32MB memory AC97 compatible sound card 1 GB free HD space CD ROM drive For software ...

Page 6: ...ctor A Type Digital TV Tuner 75 Ohm UHF VHF TV Antenna Receiving Frequency 57 803MHz Demodulator Bandwidth 8VSB 6MHz Analog TV Tuner NTSC Analog TV Channel CATV VHF UHF Operating Temperature 0 C 50 C Humidity 5 95 non condensing Storage Temperature 0 C 80 C Supported OS XP SP2 MCE Vista 32bit Regulations FCC 1 4 Package Contents ATSC USB2 0 Receiver Installation CD Remote Control Digital TV Antenn...

Page 7: ...tion Diagram Connect supplied ATSC antenna to the MCX connector on the backside of the ATSC Receiver with supplied Adapter MCX to F Jack Note 1 If you install the ATSC Receiver with Notebook please make sure the Power Saving function is turned OFF The Power Saving function will lower down the CPU performance and may effect the ATSC Receiver s operation 2 Be sure to connect the antenna to the ATSC ...

Page 8: ... remote control for your viewing convenience Switch channels without having to use your mouse or keyboard The combination of our software and its remote control will turn your Laptop into a real digital TV VCR set Figure 1 The Remote Control Function ...

Page 9: ...scribes how to install the Device Driver and Software Utilities 1 After installing the ATSC Receiver in your PC or Notebook the system will find a new hardware device and Windows of Found New Hardware Wizard will appear Please click Cancel to exit the Wizard For Windows Vista ...

Page 10: ...t device driver installation process Application Utility Click this option to install ArcSoft TotalMedia software Microsoft DirectX9 Click this option to install DirectX 9 utility Windows Media Player 9 Click this option to install Media Player 9 software Acrobat Reader Click this option to install Acrobat Reader User s Manual Click this option to read user s manual and specification ...

Page 11: ...tX9 or higher version before you install the driver If your system is not installed yet please refer to 3 2 Microsoft DirectX9 and begin the installation Step 1 Click Install Driver from the manual that appears to install the device driver Step 2 Click Next to next step ...

Page 12: ...12 Step 3 Click Install to begin the installation process Step 4 Please wait during the TV device application is configuring the software installation ...

Page 13: ...13 Step5 Click Install this driver software anyway to next setup This screen will appear twice Step6 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete the setup ...

Page 14: ...or Vista Right click Computer Select Properties Choose Device Manager For XP Right click My Computer Select Properties Choose Device Manager 3 2 Install Application Utility Attention To execute TotalMedia application your system must has Media Player 9 0 or ...

Page 15: ...ction and install Media Player 9 to your computer Step 1 Run the Installation CD and click Application Utility for ArcSoft TotalMedia software installation Step 2 Please select the language for this installation form the choices below and click OK to next step Step 3 The Welcome wizard below will appear Click Next to continue ...

Page 16: ...16 Step 4 Please read the following license agreement carefully To install TotalMedia you must accept this agreement and click Yes ...

Page 17: ...User Name and License Key The License Key should be shown on the sticker which is adhered to the installation CD cover After key in the information click Next to continue Step 6 Select folder where Setup will install files and then click Next ...

Page 18: ...18 Step 7 Select Program Folder and click Next to continue Step 8 Please wait for while for setup procedure ...

Page 19: ...19 Step 9 After Wizard has successfully installed TotalMedia click Finish to exit the Wizard Step 10 There will be 1 desktop icon shown after the installation 3 3 Install Microsoft DirectX9 ...

Page 20: ...irectX 9 or higher version you can skip this part of installation and go to 3 1 Install Driver for device driver installation Step 1 Click Microsoft DirectX9 to start installing DirectX9 Step 2 In Installing Microsoft DirectX window select I accept the agreement and then click Next to continue Step 3 Click Next to continue installation ...

Page 21: ...21 Step 4 Waiting for the operating system finishes installing DirectX 9 components Note If your system had already been installed DirectX9 or higher version before the ...

Page 22: ...Then please go to 3 2 Install Driver for device driver installation Step 5 After operating system completes DirectX9 installation the Restart Computer window below will appear Click Finish to restart your system Step 6 Once the computer is rebooted your system will find the DTV hardware device which ...

Page 23: ...ver 3 4 Install Windows Media Player 9 Before installing ArcSoft TotalMedia application program it is necessary to install Media Player 9 or higher for your Operating System If your system already has Media Player 9 you can skip this part of installation and go to 3 2 Application Utility for ArcSoft TotalMedia software installation Step 1 Click Windows Media Player 9 button from setup program of t...

Page 24: ...24 Step 3 Please wait for a few seconds for Installing Step 4 Click Next to continue ...

Page 25: ...25 Step 5 Select your Privacy Options in this step and click Next to continue Step 6 Configure your desktop and Windows Media Player 9 Series default settings and ...

Page 26: ...26 then click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 27: ...lMedia is divided into the main sections as TV Picture Music Video and Setup Note that some versions of TotalMedia may not contain all sections listed on the Help file which depending on the hardware configuration and the specific version of TotalMedia installed 4 1 Launch TotalMedia Monitor There are three methods to lunch your TotalMedia Monitor 1 Double click Desktop Icon TotalMedia 2 Double cl...

Page 28: ...28 4 2 Enable TotalMedia Monitor icon on the Tray bar 1 Go to Start ArcSoft TotalMedia 3 5 TMMonitor 2 The TotalMedia Monitor icon will be shown on Tray bar and then you can double click to use it ...

Page 29: ...our computer Setup This area lets you configure the basic settings for each module of the program You can simply go to each section and start your TotalMedia If you have any question about your TotalMedia s functions or settings you can click Help icon on the top right corner of TotalMedia screen Then you will search any question from this Help file 4 4 Floating Toolbar This floating toolbar appea...

Page 30: ...kip ahead too far 5 When watching movie disc User these buttons to skip to the next or previous chapter 6 When watching TV shows Click this button to select channel from the Favorite Channel list 7 When watching TV shows and video files Click this button to adjust aspect ratio 8 When watching TV shows MTS Click this button to choose an input audio source Mono Stereo 9 When watching TV shows and vi...

Page 31: ...n is complete you can use your remote control to change channels or use the channel control button in the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen You may pause and rewind TV while you re watching using both the remote control and the toolbar 4 5 1 Search TV channels Step1 Once you first enter TV section from ArcSoft Startup screen you will see the Setup TV Signal wizard as below Simply click ...

Page 32: ...32 Step2 You will enter Select Your Region section Choose your country at Current Region section and click Next button ...

Page 33: ...33 For Digital Tuner Step3 Select Video Device Auvitek Dongle Digital Tuner and click Next Button Step4 Choose TV Signal Antenna TV and click Next to continue ...

Page 34: ...34 Step5 Click Start to begin channel scanning process Step6 Please wait for few minutes for channel scanning ...

Page 35: ...35 Step7 After scanning is completed the message will show the number of available channels was found Click OK to exit this screen Step8 Click Next button to continue ...

Page 36: ...9 At Set up two tuners section you can set up the analog tuner for use with your digital tuner which depends on your Hardware device And then click Next to continue Step10 Click Finish to exit the setup wizard ...

Page 37: ...37 Step11 After TV channel configuration is completed you can start watching your Digital TV For Analog Tuner Step3 Select Video Device Auvitek Dongle Analog Capture and click Next to continue ...

Page 38: ...38 Step4 Select Audio Device Audio Pin Source and click Next to continue Step5 Choose your TV Signal Cable TV and click Next to continue ...

Page 39: ...39 Step6 And now you can scan for available channel click Start to begin the process Step7 Please wait during scanning for available channels ...

Page 40: ...40 Step8 After scanning is completed the message will show the number of available channels was found Click OK to exit this screen Step9 Click Next button to continue ...

Page 41: ...tep10 At Set up two tuners section you can set up the analog tuner for use with your tuner which depends on your Hardware device And then click Next to continue Step11 Click Finish to exit the setup wizard ...

Page 42: ...hannel configuration is completed you can start watching your TV 4 5 2 Channel Preview After you save all scanned TV channels you can use hot key Shift Ctrl S to preview all channels Step 1 Select TV in the Startup Screen ...

Page 43: ... the TV section press hot key Shift Ctrl S on keyboard Step 3 You will see the all channels in the preview screens as below If you want to see the particular channel on the preview screens simply click the screen to view it ...

Page 44: ...rea Typically the entire screen You can click the Full Screen Button to switch into full screen mode Press Esc or double click the mouse to go back to a normal window 4 5 4 Favorite Channel List Press Ctrl D to display the Favorite Channel List and select a channel to watch ...

Page 45: ...ight of each channel Click on the UP DOWN arrow buttons on the left to browse the channel list 4 5 5 EPG This section lets you view the channel program lists If you are using a digital device please select to access EPG or network to view the program lists While using analog device the program will take you to the network EPG directly ...

Page 46: ...iew window You can click the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Screen mode Press Esc to exit Full Screen Double click a channel will take you back to the TV main screen and the program will start showing Add to Favorite Highlight a channel on the list and click on the button to set it as a favorite channel A checkmark indicates favorite channel Delete From Favorite If you select...

Page 47: ... Screen you can choose either Detail or Thumbnail view Both views show you thumbnails of the available photos and folders Detail view includes file folder names and dates From the Sort section choose to arrange the photos according to name or date To trim a video click the Scissors icon to the right of the file To rename a video file click the A_ icon to access a virtual keyboard Click the Delete ...

Page 48: ...rams automatically on the correct day and time 1 Add Let you enter in a new program for recording Enter the name of the program Click A_ to access a virtual keyboard then select a channel record frequency once daily or weekly and set the start stop recording times The Frequency option enables you to filter shows by how often they are recorded once daily weekly ...

Page 49: ...49 2 Modify Let you edit the recording details of the selected item ...

Page 50: ...hlight the item then choose and click the Delete icon that appears to its right 5 Scheduling conflicts If conflicting recording sessions are scheduled you will be presented with a summary of the conflicts and asked to update the schedule 4 5 9 TV Settings Here you can view and edit default settings for recording from TV ...

Page 51: ...rce you want to use Choose the option you want from the various pull down lists The program also provides Previous and Next buttons to switch between setup pages 2 Edit Channels View and edit channels for recording from TV To add channels automatically simply click Start The program will scan through each channel and determine if there is an available signal Channels will appear in the channel lis...

Page 52: ...aption and Time Shifting from the list Setting the Time Shifting feature to On enable you pausing live TV and watch recorded TV before the recording is complete This feature requires a high performance PC 4 Import Channel List This section lets you import the channel list that you saved before Go to the folder that contains the channel list file you want to import for ...

Page 53: ...When you are ready click Import 5 Export Channel List This section lets you export the current channel list Browse your computer and go to the folder that you want to save the channel list file To rename a channel list file click on the A_ icon to bring up a virtual keyboard or type in your file name directly When you are ready click Export ...

Page 54: ... From the View section you can choose either Detail or Thumbnail view Both views show you thumbnails of the available photos and folders Detail view includes file folder names and dates From the Sort section choose to arrange the photos according to name or date 4 6 1 Edit The multitude of editing options is available each one being extremely easy to use Options include 1 Rotate Rotate the photo 9...

Page 55: ...mode position the crosshairs over the redeye area Press enter then click Fix it to get rid of the red Click Restore to start over When you finished click Done 5 Crop You can crop your photo to any one of a variety of set proportions that are ideal for perfect printing Choose the proportion to which you want your photo cropped 8x6 7x5 4x6 etc Using the and buttons resize the crop box to your prefer...

Page 56: ... Choose this option to delete the current photo 8 Exit It takes you back to the previous screen 4 6 2 Print This feature enables you to print multiple photos across a number of pages 1 Go to the folder that contains the photos you want to print 2 Select the photos you want to print by clicking on the photos one by one or using the ...

Page 57: ...ck Print 4 6 3 Slide Show Settings Here you can set the transition effects timing and background music for your slide show From the Interval section set the display time for the slides Click the Fit to Soundtrack option to override the slide interval setting and have the slide show is timed to match the duration of your music soundtrack From the Transitions section choose the effect that you would...

Page 58: ...the top of the page Click the Up One Level button to go up one folder level in the directory You can select any music file to play it Besides you can filter tracks by Music Genre and sort files by Name album artist or date 4 7 1 My Playlists Here you can play organize and create new audio playlists Playlists are compatible with Windows Media Player 9 and stored in the My Documents My Music My Play...

Page 59: ...Playlist Here you are able to make a custom playlist from the music on your computer Go to any folder to find the music you want to add to your new playlist Check each song that you want to add and then click Next ...

Page 60: ...er 3 Cancel Take your back to the main Music page 4 Edit Playlist Allows you to add remove rearrange songs within a playlist already created Check the Shuffle option to have the songs play in random order Select a playlist and open it Click on a song and play it and then you will see Edit playlist button as below To move a song up or down in the playlist highlight the song then go to the Move Up D...

Page 61: ...ong by click the Delete button trash can icon To add more songs to your playlist click Add music navigate to the folder containing the songs you want to add and select the songs then click Next Once your playlist is set click Save ...

Page 62: ...this directory The Rip CD Settings page enables you too choose a file format for ripped files WMA the quality setting and the directory used for saving the ripped files The Get CD Information from the Internet option will automatically search the Internet for CDDB information title artist album name etc for the songs contained on your CD If corresponding information is found it will be embedded in...

Page 63: ...63 4 8 Video This area enables you play video files stored on your computer and capture video 4 8 1 Playing Movies Previewing Renaming and Deleting ...

Page 64: ...es and other information User the Sort features to present your video files in order by file name file size and date 4 8 2 Capturing Video Capture video from your camcorder VCR or other supported device Follow the onscreen prompts to get your video ready for recording Before you begin to capture video you may wish to verify your capture settings Click Settings button to do so Enter a file name for...

Page 65: ...dard Closed Caption and Audio Device support according to your device Click Auto Detect Video Signal to let the program detect your video input S Video Composite etc automatically When you re ready click Save or click Cancel to exit without saving 4 9 Setup This area lets you configure the basic settings for each module of the program ...

Page 66: ...66 4 9 1 General This screen enables you to view and edit basic program settings 1 PRINTER Choose your default printer ...

Page 67: ...tion and file type for captured screenshots 3 VIDEO RECORDING STORAGE Select the location on your computer where all of your recorded TV programs will be saved You can also set the quality HQ High Quality SP Standard Play LP Long Play EP Extended Play ...

Page 68: ...ision may vary 4 3 or 16 9 Set it to match your hardware or select Auto to let the program choose the aspect ratio automatically When using a television as a display set Deinterlace to Off When using a computer monitor set it to On Choose between 3D or 2D for the interface Display Effect 2D means that there will only be a fade transition when switching between screens 3D mean there will be a zoom ...

Page 69: ...69 5 ABOUT TOTALMEDIA Get information about ArcSoft TotalMedia and searching for program updates and patches 4 9 2 TV Here you can view and edit default settings for recording from TV ...

Page 70: ... you view and edit TV settings Import Channel List This section lets you import the channel list that you saved before Export Channel List This section lets you export the current channel list 4 9 3 Video Modify settings for capturing video You can check Subtitle Closed Caption to enable this function Besides you can click Capture Settings to modify the capturing video ...

Page 71: ...71 For more details about Capture Settings please refer to 4 8 2 Capturing Video section 4 9 4 Pictures Here you can set the transition effects timing and background music for your slide show ...

Page 72: ...e as one slide changes to the next Check the Loop Slide show box to have your slide show automatically loop once it completes In the Music Soundtrack section choose On to play one or more songs during the slide show 4 9 5 Music Here you can view and modify your music settings Check the Shuffle option to have the songs play in random order Check the Repeat All option to have the music start over ag...

Page 73: ... for the Internet option will automatically search the Internet for CDDB information title artist album name etc for the songs contained on your CD If corresponding information is found it will be embedded into your ripped music To use this feature make sure your system is connected to the Internet ...

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