AVerTV 6 User Manual English DISCLAIMER All the screen shots in this documentation are only example images. The images may vary depending on the product and software version. Information presented in this documentation has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without notice. COPYRIGHT © 2007 by AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. All rights reserved.
AVerTV Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Device Introduction......................................................... 1 AVerTV 6 Introduction .................................................... 2 Introducing the AVerTV 6 Application........................... 3 3.1 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application ........................................................................... 3 3.2 Running the AVerTV 6 application for the first time.....................................................
AVerTV 4.4 Selecting a TV/ Digital Radio Channel ........................................................................ 23 4.5 Adjusting Volume......................................................................................................... 24 4.6 Specifying a Channel Name or Description ................................................................. 24 4.7 Modifying a program list name .................................................................................... 25 4.
AVerTV Chapter 9 Scheduler....................................................................... 44 9.1 Schedule Management.................................................................................................. 44 9.2 Adding Schedules ......................................................................................................... 44 Chapter 10 Hot Keys........................................................................ 47 Chapter 11 Customer Service............................
AVerTV 6 Chapter 1 Device Introduction Thanks for purchasing AVerMedia’s product. The table below lists an overview of the product you purchased. From this table, you can quickly learn about your product features and know which chapter you need to read. Please do read this table before using AVerTV 6 application. Product Name AVerTVHD MCE A180 Model No.
AVerTV 6 Chapter 2 AVerTV 6 Introduction Now, with this product, you can watch TV, listen to the radio, record your favorite programs and enjoy other features on your PC. Turn your computer system into a real multimedia entertainment center. You’ll never miss your favorite ball games, soaps or game shows anymore because the TimeShift function performs background recording of a TV program. This means you can return and watch from the part of the program where you left off.
AVerTV 6 Chapter 3 Introducing the AVerTV 6 Application The AVerTV 6 application allows you to watch TV, listen to the radio, record programs, and capture still images while you work on your computer. 3.1 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application Run the AVerTV 6 application from the Programs menu. AverQuick To run the application, click Start , point to Programs , choose AVerMedia, AVerTV 6, and then click AVerTV 6. Another way is to double-click the AVerTV 6 program icon “ ”on the desktop.
AVerTV 6 3.2.1 Scanning for Digital Programs 1. Select Digital TV(or Program) on the left pane of the Setup dialog box. 2. Then you need to select the TV option to search only for air channels, or select CATV to scan for cable channels. 3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK. 4. Click Program Scan for searching for available channels/programs in your area. 5. After scanning, the active TV channels will be listed inside the box.
AVerTV 6 3.3 Introducing the User Interface The TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Panel On / Off Playback Seek Slider Play / Pause Stop TimeShift Record Volume 8 9 10 11 12 13 Channel Up/Down Resize Window Show / Hide Video Frame Minimize Full Screen Exit The Control Panel provides button controls for selecting channels, adjusting volume, capturing images, and more. It has a panel display that shows the current channel number and channel name.
AVerTV 6 The table below describes functions of the buttons on the Control Panel. BUTTON FUNCTION Signal Status / TV/Radio mode: Display the current signal status. Enable or disable Repeat Play Playback mode: Right click and enable the Repeat function. The system will continuously playback the files in the playlist. 2 Signal Strength Display signal strength. 3 Backward Move backwards in intervals. 4 Channel Loop Return to previously accessed channel.
AVerTV 6 28 Volume Control Drag your mouse up/down to increase/decrease the volume level. 29 Help View User’s Manual. 30 Numeric Buttons Playback Seek Select channels/programs. Drag the slider tab to move to any part of the recorded TV program. 31 3.5 Remote Control (Optional) After installing drivers and applications, you can use remote control to turn on/off the programs, select channels, adjust volume and so on. (The remote control can only be used on AVerMedia AVerTV 6 application.) 3.5.
AVerTV 6 3.5.2 Remote Control (Model 2) Button Description 1. Power 2. Numeric Buttons Turn on/off the application - Select a TV channel. - Under the 16-Channel preview mode, use↑↓← → to highlight the intended channel. Go to the previously selected channel. 16-Channel Preview. Volume up/down. Display TV in full screen. Switch between available audio modes. Play the last recorded or played file. - End the Playback or recording. - End the TimeShift mode and return to real-time TV or Radio mode.
AVerTV 6 18. ● (Record) 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. MUTE CH ▲/▼ SNAPSHOT DISPLAY Source Switch to DVR mode and record the current program or video into your hard drive. Turn on/off the sound. Go up or down to the next active channel. Capture the on-screen image to a bitmap file. Display information. Switch between available signal sources. 3.5.3 Remote Control Buttons (Model 3) Button Description 1. Power 2. Numeric Buttons Turn on/off the application - Select a TV channel.
AVerTV 6 13. (Next File) 14. TELETEXT 15. TIMESHIFT 16. ● (Record) 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. MUTE EPG CH ▲/▼ DISPLAY Source - Go to the next file in the playlist. - Jump to the Teletext page of the corresponding color according to this button. View Teletext/MHEG-5/ Closed Caption information. - Freeze the playback. - Switch from real-time TV or Radio to TimeShift mode. Switch to DVR mode and record the current program or video into your hard drive. Turn on/off the sound. Launch the Electronic Program Guide.
AVerTV 6 3.9 Always on Top To make the TV monitor window float over the top of other program windows, right-click on the TV monitor. In the pop-up menu, point to Video and choose Always on Top. OR, Click the Always on Top button on the Control Panel. 3.10 Setting Windows® Power Options This option allows you to put your computer in Stand By / Hibernate mode, power off, exit the application or log off from the computer while you are away from the computer.
AVerTV 6 ◆ Or you can right click on the TV monitor, point to Sleep and select the desired mode. Then right click on the TV monitor again, point to Sleep and choose an execution time. The time setting will be displayed on the TV monitor. For details, please see the description below. Time setting mode Now Description Your computer will go into the selected mode in about 10 seconds. Sleep 30/60/90/120 Minute(s) Your computer will go into the selected mode in 30/60/90/120 minutes.
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AVerTV 6 Chapter 4 TV In this chapter, we will introduce methods to scan programs, select a TV/Radio program, create a group and so on. 4.1 Digital TV 4.1.1 Scanning Channels If you haven’t done channel scanning when you first run the application, please follow the steps to complete this procedure. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select an available AVerMedia device in the left pane. Note: Make sure that your Country/Region is correct. a.
AVerTV 6 5. Then click Program Scan to start the searching process. The application comes with a default frequency table therefore the application will use this table to search for active channels/programs. If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop. 6. You can check the scanning progress from the progress bar. After scanning, the active TV/Radio channels will be listed inside the box. Click Apply to save the scanned channels. (This picture is onl y for reference.
AVerTV 6 Note: All Frequencies Scanning may take you a while. Please be patient. 4.1.3 Customize Video Recording Settings To customize the video recording settings, please do the following. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Digital TV(or Program) icon on the left pane. 2. Select the Record Format option. 3. Select recording type. By default, the application is set to record both audio and video in MPEG Ⅱ format. Or you can choose Audio Only for sound recording.
AVerTV 6 4.1.4 Using the EPG Function Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is a service that allows you to check the next succeeding program schedule and even the program schedules of the whole week. If the EPG service is provided in your region/country, simply click the EPG button window. to open the EPG First, select the desired program from the Program drop-down list and the EPG window will display the schedule for one week.
AVerTV 6 (This picture is onl y for reference.) 3. Then you can adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation sliders until you get an accurate color. Click Save to create your own settings. Next time, you can simply click Setting Preference to get your preferred settings. 4. If you want to revert to default settings, please click Default. 4.1.
AVerTV 6 2. Then you can adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and Sharpness sliders until you get an accurate color. Click Save to create your own setting. Next time, you can simply click Setting Preference to get your preferred setting. 3. If you want to revert to default setting, please click Default. 4.2.2 Customize Video Recording Settings 1. Click the Setup button the left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click Auxiliary Input icon on 2. Select the Recorded Format option. 3.
AVerTV 6 5. In the Video tab, you can set the video format and audio format. 6. Click Finish to save the settings. To abort this operation, click Cancel. --To record external video source in MPEG-4 format-1. If you want to record external video source in MPEG-4 format, you need to download codec from the website first. We recommend downloading the DivX codec from www.divx.com or XviD codec from www.xvid.org. Then install the codec. 2.
AVerTV 6 (This picture is onl y for reference.) 4. When you click New and the Format dialog box appears. In the Format tab, select AVI and enter the desired name in the text box. 5. In the Video tab, you can choose the desired codec, such as XviD MPEG-4 codec, and click OK to confirm your selection.
AVerTV 6 6. If you want to change the settings of your own file format, click Modify. Or click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created. 7. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort this operation, click Cancel. Note: 1. To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination folder in which to save the recorded audio, please refer to the section titled Recording Setting in Chapter 6. 2. The codecs are not developed by AVerMedia.
AVerTV 6 6. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Or you can click Cancel to revert to the original settings. OR, If you don’t want to scan programs every time you create a new channel group, you can use the Copy function. 1. From the program drop-down list, select the group that you want to duplicate. 2. Click Copy and the Program List dialog box will appear. 3. Type in desired name and click OK. 4.
AVerTV 6 4.5 Adjusting Volume On the Control Panel, click and drag your mouse over the Volume meter to increase or decrease the volume level. You can also press the + / – keys on the numeric keypad to adjust the volume. 4.6 Specifying a Channel Name or Description To assign a channel name or specify a description: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV(or Program) or Digital TV(or Program) icon on the left pane. 2.
AVerTV 6 4.7 Modifying a program list name Surely, you can change a program list name. To rename a program list, follow the steps described below: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV(or Program) or Digital TV(or Program) icon on the left pane. 2. Click Advance located in the lower right corner of the Program Information section. Then the Advance dialog box will appear. 3. Type the desired name in the Program List Name text box. 4.
AVerTV 6 4.9 Using the OverScan Function On some broadcast channels, you might see distorted lines or black spaces on the top, sides, or bottom of the screen. These video artifacts device from the source signal, and can be masked using the OverScan feature. To hide the edges of the picture: z Right-click on the TV Monitor and choose OverScan to have it enable it. OR, z Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV(or Program) or Digital TV(or Program) icon on the left pane.
AVerTV 6 The 16-Channel Preview function can display 16 TV channels on-screen at the same time. You can see clearly which TV programs are currently showing on these channels. To preview the channels: 1. Click to open the Numeric Panel. 2. Click the 16-Channel Preview button. 3. The screen will be gradually filled up with 16 TV channels, starting from the currently selected channel. 4.
AVerTV 6 (This picture is onl y for reference.) 4.12 Changing Signal Source There are two ways to change signal source: ˙ To switch between TV, radio or external video signals, click the Radio Source button or Video Source button on the control panel. ˙ Right click on the left pane of the control panel and a pop-up menu appears. Choose the desired signal source. 4.13 Sound Controlling (Optional) Click the Setup button left pane.
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AVerTV 6 Chapter 5 TimeShift The TimeShift function performs background recording of a TV /Radio program, and lets you return and watch any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live TV /Radio program continues to be recorded and played back so you won’t miss any part of the show. You can also advance forward to skip commercials or rewind to replay scenes one more time. 5.
AVerTV 6 5.2 Customizing TimeShift Settings Before you start using the TimeShift function, first check its recording settings to see if they fit your needs. To check and customize settings: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Storage icon on the left pane. You will then see the following settings. (This picture is only for reference.) 2.
AVerTV 6 4. To advance forward and skip some parts of the recording (for example TV commercials), drag the slider tab to the right. You can also click the Forward button to move forward in fixed intervals. 5. To temporarily pause the playback, click the Pause button button again to resume. 6. To return to the real-time viewing or listening of the live program, click the Stop button . Click the Pause . This switches off the TimeShift function and returns you to live program.
AVerTV 6 Chapter 6 PVR You can use your computer as a personal video recorder, and record your favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source into your hard drive. Besides, you can also divide the recording files in proper sizes to facilitate burning onto removable optical media, such as CD-R and DVD disks. 6.1 PVR Controls Use the following button controls for recording and video playback. 11 10 9 8 7 1 3 2 4 5 6 (This picture is onl y for reference.
AVerTV 6 2. By default, the system sets the recording “Date” and “Time” as the file name format. To create your own file name format, please click Custom. 3. The Duration option allows you to specify a recording duration otherwise the system will record the largest clip that your hard drive can accommodate. 4. This application lets you to divide the recording files in parts for burning onto removable optical media, such as CD (650 MB) and DVD (4096 MB) discs.
AVerTV 6 6.5 Picture-in-Picture Display With the picture-in-picture window feature, you will be able to play back recorded video files, and at the same time, watch live TV. To enable PIP function, right click the TV monitor, select PIP and choose desired position of the PIP window.
AVerTV 6 Chapter 7 Image Capture While you watch TV or recorded video from your PC monitor, you can use the AVerTV 6 application to capture images for your document, presentation or web page. 7.1 Before Capturing Before you start capturing images, first set the destination folder for saving captured images. Click the Setup button , and select the Snapshot icon in the left pane. Then click to choose a folder where you want to save captured images. 7.
AVerTV 6 2. From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image. 3. Choose the Color format. The options of the Color Bit-Depth drop list will vary according to the file format you chose. • • Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. Choose 8-bit to capture image in 256 colors. 4. Click Browse to scan for folders and select a destination location for saving the image. Then specify a file name for saving the captured image. 5. Choose the image size.
AVerTV 6 6. Click OK to save the image. Click Cancel if you do not want to save the image. 7.3 Multiple Image Sequence Capture To capture a continuous sequence of images, do the following: 1. Click the Setup button left pane. . In the Setup dialog box, click the Snapshot icon in the (This picture is only for reference.) 2. In the Number of Pictures box, specify the number of images you want to capture. 3. In the Interval Time box, specify the interval between captures.
AVerTV 6 Chapter 8 Teletext / MHEG-5 Teletext or MHEG-5 (digital Teletext) makes TV viewing a unique experience. It views teletext broadcast from your television programs offering the most updated information on TV Schedules, News, Stock Market Prices, Concert & Theatre information and so on. Teletext/MHEG-5 information may not be available if there is no such service provided in your area. 8.
AVerTV 6 3. Select the Transparent check box to make the Teletext window transparent. (This picture is onl y for reference.) 8.2.2 Overview Click the Teletext button on the control panel to open the Teletext application as shown below. For more information about Teletext, please see below in this chapter. 4 1 2 5 3 BUTTON FUNCTION 1 Menu Bar This contains the names of the available drop-down list option menus.
AVerTV 6 used functions from the Menu Bar. 3 Status Bar The status bar is located in the lower left corner of the window. It contains a short text message or explanation of the currently selected menu command. 4 Title Bar This is located at the top of the window. It contains the current displayed page number or in hexadecimal page number of an active window. 5 Teletext Browser Teletext information is displayed in this area.
AVerTV 6 8.2.4 LED Lamp Different LED color indicates different states. Left LED Lamp: Gray -- The system does not receive the teletext broadcast data. Green -- The system is receiving the teletext broadcast data. Right LED Lamp: Green -- The cache in Teletext application is running less than 90% usage. Yellow -- The cache in Teletext application is running over 90% usage. Red -- The cache in Teletext application is running out. 8.2.
AVerTV 6 3. Select the file format to use for saving the teletext page. You can save the teletext page in : TXT BMP TLT TLX Text file format Windows bitmap file format Teletext file format Teletext file format 4. Enter a filename and click OK. Opening a Teletext Page 1. Choose Open from the File menu or press Ctrl+O. 2. From the Open dialog box, select the file containing the teletext page you want and click OK.
AVerTV 6 Chapter 9 Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to create a list of preset schedules for watching and recording your favorite TV/Radio programs. You can set the day and time to record the TV/Radio program and specify the length of recording. To run this application, click the Schedule button Scheduler dialog box will appear. on the Control Panel.
AVerTV 6 3. Type the desired name in the Schedule Name text box. 4. From the Function drop-down list, select Activate AVerTV to watch a TV program or listen to a radio broadcast. Otherwise, select Record to save a TV/Radio program for future viewing/listening. You can also select Silent Record which means the system will perform background recording instead of activating the TV/Radio program.
AVerTV 6 10. In the Record Setting section, you can determine the file format, recording duration, file size, destination folder or audio mode. 11. Click Insert to save the new schedule or click Cancel to abort the saving.
AVerTV 6 Chapter 10 Hot Keys Hot Key Description Function UP/DOWN ARROW Channel or Frequency Up/Down Press to go to the next upper/lower TV/Radio channel. L Channel Loop Press to go to the previously accessed TV/Radio channel. NUMERIC KEYS Select Channel Use NUMERIC KEYS to directly enter the TV/Radio channel number. ESC Stop or, Change back to Normal View Stop (playback, recording, TimeShift, or 16-Channel Preview). Or change full screen back to normal view.
AVerTV 6 Chapter 11 Customer Service The AVerTV 6 application provides a convenient tool, which allows users to contact AVerMedia’s customer service department easily via the website. Please make sure that you have already connected to the Internet. To contact the customer service: 1. Right-click on the TV monitor window. When a menu list pop-up, choose About (as shown at right). 2. When a information dialog box appear, select the office in your area from the drop-down list. 3.
