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TView Silver User’s Guide

42 Troubleshooting

screen

convert the TView Silver signal into an antenna signal.

 

Colors are poor

quality or non-

existent

 

Adjust the color and contrast controls on your TV.

 

Adjust the brightness control of the TView Silver.

 

Use of an RF modulator may cause image quality

problems. If at all possible, avoid those devices that

convert the TView Silver signal into an antenna signal.

TV image overshoots

or fails to fill the

screen

 

Use the on-screen control to adjust size and

positioning.

 

Adjust the vertical and horizontal size controls on your

TV.

Red power LED does

not light

 

Check power connections.

 

Possible power supply or TView Silver failure.

TView Silver failure

 

Inspect the TView Silver unit for signs of damage (i.e.

broken pins, severed wires, etc.).

Returning a Damaged or Failed TView
Silver Unit

To return a TView Silver unit, follow these steps:

1.

 

Contact FOCUS Enhancements Technical Support at 1-508-

371-8500. A representative is available from 9:00 AM to 8:00PM

Eastern Standard Time (EST). Explain the nature of the problem

and any evidence of damage you may have found. The

customer representative will either assist you with the specific

problem or give you a Return Materials Authorization Number.

Содержание TView Silver

Страница 1: ...U S E R S G U I D E PC to TV Video Converter S View T TView Silver merging PCs TVs with quality e n h a n c e m e n t s...

Страница 2: ...television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures This unit was teste...

Страница 3: ...reserved Under the copyright laws the printed circuit board or the software programs provided may not be copied in whole or part without written consent of FOCUS Enhancements Inc except in the normal...

Страница 4: ...s for the TView Silver 5 Specifications 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 System Requirements 7 Pre Installation Procedures 8 Connecting the TView Silver to an IBM PC or Macintosh Computer 10 Connecting the T...

Страница 5: ...7 Overview 27 Using the Remote Control 33 Configuring Your PC or Laptop Video Output 34 Changing Screen Resolutions 34 TUNING YOUR TELEVISION 39 Using Your Television s Video Settings 39 TROUBLESHOOTI...

Страница 6: ...Silver hardware and the steps required to perform the instal lation Chapter 3 Installing the Software which describes the TView universal installer software the steps required to perform the installat...

Страница 7: ...nd be sure you understand how they relate to the installation procedures before proceeding Note Points out important or useful information Ordering Information To get information on the reseller neare...

Страница 8: ...ing features Screen position controls Easy plug and play installation for both Windows95 Windows 3 1 and MacOS platforms Compatibility with any size television monitor NTSC PAL with an RCA composite o...

Страница 9: ...on Mode Display the same image on your computer VGA or compatible monitor and television simultaneously Figure 1 1 Presentation Mode 2 Television Only Mode Use the television as your only display Figu...

Страница 10: ...onstrate a new software package using a large screen TV Project computer games onto a TV screen Cruise the internet on a television Conferencing via TV E Mail Collaborating with others on computer bas...

Страница 11: ...mposite or S Video inputs an RF Modulator is required Radio Shack 15 1283 Color Modes and Resolution Supports up to 16 777 216 colors 24 bit and up to 800 x 600 72 Hz NTSC Power Supply Maximum consump...

Страница 12: ...quirements Before installation the following are system requirements for the operation of the TView Silver IBM or compatible Personal or multimedia computer with a 486 or higher processor Microsoft Wi...

Страница 13: ...R or any video device that can display or record NTSC video Pre Installation Procedures Before installing the hardware you must unpack and inspect the equipment This section discusses the steps for un...

Страница 14: ...V DC 1000mA S Video cable Macintosh to VGA video adapters Composite video cable or SCART adapter cable UniViewer monitor cable Infrared remote control Electronic Marker software User s guide and Quick...

Страница 15: ...by using a particular key sequence on the keyboard for example FN F11 or through the BIOS setup program Refer to your laptop owners manual to determine how the external video connector is turned on 2...

Страница 16: ...dapter to the Macintosh Video Output port located at the rear of the computer the same port from which you removed the current monitor cable in step 2 Note Steps 5 and 6 facilitate the use of the TVie...

Страница 17: ...ecting the TView Silver to an IBM or Macintosh PC Figure 2 2 Connecting the TView Silver to an IBM or Macintosh Laptop Note Use A C power to power the laptop when using the TView Silver If you use bat...

Страница 18: ...ction type used by most televisions VCRs laserdisc players and certain LCD panels The connectors on a composite video cable have an RCA type plug The plug has a long metal pin projecting from its cent...

Страница 19: ...clarity and resolution It is recommended that if S Video connection is available it be used Figure 2 4 S Video Connectors To determine if your television or supports S Video look for a port at the re...

Страница 20: ...he following steps 1 Connect one end of the supplied composite video cable or S Video cable to the port at the rear of the TView Silver labeled either Comp Video or S Video 2 Connect the other end of...

Страница 21: ...ing an RF Modulator If you do not have a television with composite video or S Video you will need a special adapter called an RF Modulator This device converts the Composite Video signal from the TVie...

Страница 22: ...e following steps 1 Connect the RF Modulator to the coaxial input at the rear of the television 2 Connect one end of the composite video cable to the port labeled Comp Video at the rear of the TView S...

Страница 23: ...he rear of your VCR labeled Video Input or AUX IN AV IN or S VIDEO IN 3 Turn on the VCR 4 Turn on your television and tune it to channel 3 or 4 5 Turn the TView Silver unit on 6 Turn the computer on 7...

Страница 24: ...d FOCUS Enhancements Technical Support recommends using the Radio Shack RF Modulator Radio Shack part number 15 1283 To connect the TView Silver to your VCR using the RF Modulator perform the followin...

Страница 25: ...6 Turn on your television and tune it to channel 3 or 4 7 Turn on the TView Silver 8 Turn on your computer 9 Find a button on the front of the VCR called Line TV Video Video Input or something similar...

Страница 26: ...t s on the Disk s The disk s allow you to install three utilities TView Fonts The TView font files are installed in the Windows System subdirectory The TV fonts that are installed are easy to read fon...

Страница 27: ...e My Computer icon 3 Double click on the A drive Note In this case A represents the letter of your diskette drive Use whichever letter has been assigned to the floppy drive on your system 3 Double cli...

Страница 28: ...u are experiencing display problems on the TV when you are connected to TView Silver To run Win 2 TV 1 Double click on the Win 2 TV icon The Win 2 TV user panel opens Note Be sure that your video driv...

Страница 29: ...if your system fonts are small type fonts Using the TV Fonts in Windows 95 To select the TV fonts for your Windows 95 system perform the following steps 1 Left click on the START button 2 Select Sett...

Страница 30: ...start the system 3 To disable the TView fonts return to the TView control panel and click on the Off button Macintosh Installation What s on the Disk s The disk s installs the following software Scree...

Страница 31: ...lick on the Mac sea icon 4 Save the TView Mac folder on your desktop and open the Screen Squeeze folder 5 Double click on the Screen Squeeze installer 6 Select your current system disk from the list o...

Страница 32: ...erview If you look at the top of your TView Silver unit you will notice five buttons These buttons are used to perform various adjustments to the unit s video output Access to these functions is also...

Страница 33: ...arpness Zoom Pan Compress Position Brightness Color Home Figure 4 2 Screen Control Main Menu The Main Menu icons open the menus for the following functions Sharpness Control Zoom Control Pan Control O...

Страница 34: ...is correct press the Menu Select button 5 Press the Menu Select button to exit the Main Menu Zoom To zoom perform the following steps 1 Press the Menu Select button to open the Main Menu 2 Use the and...

Страница 35: ...he Menu Select button to enter the Pan Control mode 4 Use the and arrows to select the desired zoom mode There are 2 pan modes Vertical Pan moves the VGA window screen up and down Horizontal Pan moves...

Страница 36: ...he following steps 1 Press the Menu Select button to open the Main Menu 2 Use the and arrows to toggle to the Screen Position icon 3 Press the Menu Select button to enter the Screen Position mode 4 Us...

Страница 37: ...Select button 6 Press the Menu Select button to exit the Main Menu Color Bars To adjust the color perform the following steps 1 Press the Menu Select button to open the Main Menu 2 Use the and arrows...

Страница 38: ...control that can be used to adjust the screen controls See the figure below Refer to the previous pages for information about how to use the on screen menus Figure 4 3 TView Remote Control The buttons...

Страница 39: ...eas of the screen Freeze button Freezes the current image on the screen Reset Returns settings to the defaults Performs the same function as the Home button on the TView Silver Configuring Your PC or...

Страница 40: ...K If you chose Advanced Properties click apply 10 Click on Close to exit Change Display Type 11 Under Color Palette change to 256 Colors if available 12 Move the Desktop Area slider fully to the left...

Страница 41: ...o insert Microsoft Windows disk 2 6 VGA 7 Super VGA 640 x 480 256 colors 8 GD 5434 640 x 480 x 256 9 GD 5434 640 x 480 x 64K 10 Choose one of the drivers 11 Click on OK When asked which driver to use...

Страница 42: ...ears on the PowerBook screen Dual Monitor Mode The external monitor increases the size of the workspace allowing you to drag windows or applications from one monitor to another Note Newer PowerBooks s...

Страница 43: ...irroring Mode perform the following steps 1 Select Monitors and Sound from the control panel 2 In the resolution area of the Monitors and Sound window use the Show pull down menu 3 Select Simulscan 4...

Страница 44: ...nd some time adjusting the television s video settings The following are some suggestions for tuning the video output you see on the screen Note The items listed below are general tips for all televis...

Страница 45: ...il the picture is clear and has a minimal amount of color bleeding If the color is turned up too high the color will be over saturated Sharpness The Sharpness adjustment on your television adjusts the...

Страница 46: ...connection from the power supply Is the TView unit plugged in Is the red power LED ON Ensure that your television or VCR has been configured to accept auxiliary video input Ensure that the TView Silve...

Страница 47: ...ust the vertical and horizontal size controls on your TV Red power LED does not light Check power connections Possible power supply or TView Silver failure TView Silver failure Inspect the TView Silve...

Страница 48: ...al shipping package Send the package pre paid and insured via United Parcel Service UPS or US Mail to FOCUS Enhancements ATTN RMA Your RMA Number 142 North Road Sudbury MA 01776 FOCUS Enhancements wil...

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Страница 50: ...CUS Enhancements Inc cannot be liable for the return or care of any non FOCUS Enhancements Inc products nor accept responsibility for loss or damage of product in transit This warranty does not apply...

Страница 51: ...HER PROPERTY CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THIS PRODUCT DAMAGES BASED UPON INCONVENIENCE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT LOSS OF TIME COMMERCIAL USE INCIDENTAL AND OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR THE BREACH OF ANY EX...

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