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Compro Videomate DVB-U2000   

Digital Terrestrial USB TV Box   

Start Up Guide 

 

Compro Technology, Inc. 

www.comprousa.com 

Summary of Contents for DVB-U2000 - START UP GUIDE

Page 1: ...Compro Videomate DVB U2000 Digital Terrestrial USB TV Box Start Up Guide Compro Technology Inc www comprousa com ...

Page 2: ...respective owners Compro makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability quality or fitness for any particular purpose The information in this document is subject to change without notice Compro reserves the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or entity of any such changes Compro Technolo...

Page 3: ...t This Guide 2 About VideoMate DVB U2000 2 VideoMate DVB U2000 Contents 3 VideoMate DVB U2000 Connectors 3 Installation 4 Remote Control Key Definition and Use 5 ComproDTV 6 Using ComproDTV 13 ComproDVD 18 Troubleshooting 21 ...

Page 4: ...ching digital TV 128 MB RAM Sound card Available USB port CD ROM drive for software installation Windows XP 2000 50 MB free disk space for basic software installation Recommended System Requirements 866MHz CPU for watching and recording digital TV 256 MB RAM Windows XP SP1 or above 3 GB DVD quality free disk space per hour of recorded video Note In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcast...

Page 5: ... computer USB port has sufficient power Make sure to use a different USB port other than the USB connector 2 USB connector Use the supplied USB cable to connect to a USB port on the computer 3 TV Tuner In Connect to a digital terrestrial TV antenna VideoMate DVB U2000 USB cable Software CD Start Up Guide Wireless Remote Control batteries included 2 3 1 USB power cable Antenna ...

Page 6: ...to restart computer Step 5 When Windows has booted plug in the USB power cable in DVB U2000 power port and an available USB port of computer Step 6 Then plug in the USB cable in VideoMate DVB U2000 USB port and an another available USB port of computer Step 7 After plugging in the USB cable Windows will start the Found New Hardware Wizard Follow the directions and click Next See image on the left ...

Page 7: ...row Up arrow MTS Select Audio Select language TV VIDEO N A Add to bookmark Left Arrow Replay Left arrow OK Open play list OK Right Arrow Advance Right arrow REC Record Snapshot EPG Open EPG Main manual Down Arrow Down or snapshot Down arrow SURF Channel surf Choose DVD angle ZOOM Zoom In Out Zoom In Out Backward Replay Rewind Play Pause Timeshifting Play Pause Forward Advance Forward SETUP N A Set...

Page 8: ...ing software ComproDTV gives you complete control of TV viewing by letting you watch record or timeshift live digital TV programming on your computer A multi channel preview mode supports channel surfing and tuning Key Features Watch and Record digital TV Scheduling Timeshifting Channel Surfing Snapshot Display Window ComproDTV User Interface The ComproDTV control panel resembles the controls on a...

Page 9: ...nel R Record Start stop recording TV to a file F1 Online Help System Open HTML help file V Channels list T Activate Timeshifting mode F Surfing Browse thumbnail images of available channels G Schedule Open window for scheduling recordings or reminders for program times P Still Capture Capture still images of current program S Options Open ComproDTV options window M Mute Press to mute or restore so...

Page 10: ...ntrol Increase or decrease sound intensity Configuration Use the ComproDTV options menus to control how ComproDTV looks and functions Click on the Options button to open the Options dialog box The Options dialog box is composed of tabbed pages each with its own group of feature specific settings Channel Options The Channel options page lets you customize and configure your digital TV channel list ...

Page 11: ...th the green icon However you can shorten the list of enabled channels to reduce channel browsing time Customize your list by enabling or disabling channels from the channel list by clicking on the green icon Disabled channels will not be shown when you use the channel Up and Down or channel surfing functions Rename the channel description You can rename the channel provider and services name in t...

Page 12: ...er to save the recording files here Snapshots Path Select the folder to save the snapshots here Pictures number Here you can choose the number of snapshots by press snapshot button once The number is from 1 to 10 Control Options This options tab lets you configure the timeshifting displays the OSD On Screen Display and the user interface languages ...

Page 13: ... Reserved Times Set the amount of programming that is stored or buffered during Timeshifting Timeshifting Path Choose the folder where the Timeshifting buffer file is stored Choose a folder in a disk partition with ample free disk space See the video format table for estimates of the amount of disk space needed Remote You can set favorite channels on the A B C D key of remote control Language Sele...

Page 14: ...hould be VideoMate DVB U2000 If you didn t see it you may not install the driver correctly See the troubleshooting chapter for more information Audio ComproDTV automatically detects the audio input devices available in your system Here you must select the appropriate audio input devices for your system Also the audio source should be WAVE ...

Page 15: ...ed Jump directly to the desired channel by using the number pad on your keyboard or remote control The Last Channel recall button jumps back to the previously selected TV channel If the On Screen Display function is enabled on the Display Options page channel information will appear briefly in the corner of the display window as you switch channels Channel Surfing While watching TV the channel sur...

Page 16: ...ideo and audio from your video source and save it to your hard disk To instantly start recording 1 Press the Record button ComproDTV starts recording the video source currently showing in the display window It will save it to a file on your disk 2 Press the Stop button to stop recording 3 When you stop recording ComproDTV automatically save the recorded video into the folder which is defined in th...

Page 17: ...o will show on the screen Scheduled Recording ComproDTV can be scheduled to record a TV program later or remind you of an upcoming program The schedule can be set for a one time or a recurring session You can repeatedly record any regularly scheduled programming Relax Never miss your favorite shows Press the icon to open the Schedule Recording dialog box ...

Page 18: ...eek to record the programs repeatedly You can press Weekday or Daily button to select multiple days Press Clear to uncheck the boxes Date Start Date Select the date you want to record the program or the start date for repeat scheduling Start time Select the starting time for recording Duration Amount of programming to be recorded Notes Check your computer system clock for accuracy Duration is not ...

Page 19: ...Shuttle to jump to a specific time in the program You may also press the Advance for skipping commercials skip and Replay for instant replay buttons on the control panel or remote control to navigate through the program Still Image Capture Click on the capture icon on the control panel or press the keyboard shortcut P to capture an image of the display window A screen capture will automatically sa...

Page 20: ...ness z Supports audio CD and MP3 playback z Title and chapter navigation through numerous and blazing fast methods z Navigation slider allows a direct and instantaneous link to any scene z Step frame feature incorporating both forward and backward directions z Proprietary dual subtitles capability z Closed captioning support z Language and subtitles selection z Auto Resume continues exactly where ...

Page 21: ...ize ComproDVD W Maximize or return to window mode Ctrl X Exit ComproDVD Ctrl M Mute Ctrl E Eject Insert CD or DVD n a Select media sources E Options M Menu G Snapshot R Title Chapter repeat F6 Move to bookmark F5 Add to bookmark Ctrl A About ComproDVD version Enter Play S Stop ...

Page 22: ...rd Step backward N Next chapter P Last chapter n a Shuttle search controls 2 to 32 times speed forward or backward Volume Control n a Show Hide keypad T Main menu n a All menus F4 AB repeat Set A Set B to repeat Cancel L Select Language U Select Caption ...

Page 23: ...ere uninstalling and reinstalling the VideoMate DVB U2000 drivers can help Use the Add Remove Programs Control Panel applet to uninstall the drivers Reinstalling the drivers should fix this problem Note VideoMate DVB U2000 takes power from the USB port Make sure to connect the USB power cable to a USB port other than the USB connector Sometimes plugging in another USB port may help Some motherboar...

Page 24: ...al 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 blank screen or the video will be scrambled Video OK No Audio If you can view the TV picture but you get no audio Check the Mute and Volume settings in the Windows Volume Control dialog Double click on the speaker icon in the system tr...

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