User manual COMPRO VIDOMATE TV PCI TUNER CARD START UP GUIDE

[. . . ] Compro Videomate TV PCI Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any 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. COMPRO makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability, quality, or fitness for any particular purpose. [. . . ] Erase Disk: If the disc is re-writable and not empty, you need to erase it first. Stop: Press the button on the control panel to stop burning. Cancel: Press this button to exit the dialog. Note Straight-to-Disc is only available with certain models. Please check the side of the product box to confirm if this model supports this feature. You need to install the bundled Ulead DVD MovieFactory software in order to have this feature. If you don't have Ulead DVD MovieFactory in the package, then this model doesn't support it. CD-R or DVD-R is necessary to use this feature and the recorded file will not be saved in the disk. Choosing better performance in the recording option will result in a better video quality. 18 Timeshifting Timeshifting lets you pause, replay, or skip commercials during live TV, without interrupting an ongoing recording session. Timeshifting gives you absolute control over how you watch television, like never before. For example, you watch your favorite sporting event, pause the live action and help yourself to an ice-cold beverage from the fridge. Press the Timeshifting (See below. ) button and the Time Monitoring bar will appear. The Time Monitoring bar informs you of how much of the timeshifting buffer is in use You can also use your mouse to drag the Time Control Shuttle to jump to a specific time in the program. You may also press the Advance (for commercial skip) and Replay (for instant replay) buttons on the control panel or remote control to navigate through the program. Timeshifting temporarily saves the video to your hard disk for a specified period of time. When you return to your seat, you can resume viewing the program from the point when you left. Closed Caption (NTSC only) / Teletext (PAL only) Press the Closed Caption/Teletext button to enable or disable closed captioning/Teletext. Closed Caption/Teletext features depend on your local TV broadcasters. Options You can press the Options button to open the Options dialog box. The first time you start ComproPVR, Autoscan will automatically scan for available TV channels for both Cable signal and Antenna signals. You can rescan the channels at any time by pressing the Autoscan button. 19 1. ComproPVR will automatically scan all available channels for content. The number of scanned channels varies according to whether you use antenna or cable TV input and your country settings. When Autoscan is finished, detected channels are automatically enabled . Channels, where a valid and marked with the green check mark signal could not be detected, are disabled and marked with a blank. 2. 3. After you are finished scanning for available channels, you may select OK to return to the display window, or customize the channel list according to your preferences. Set Mem+ During the Autoscan process, ComproPVR automatically detects and enables channels with a valid signal. By default, every available channel will be enabled and marked with the green icon. [. . . ] In general, you can download MPEG-4 CODEC from the following web sites. http://www. divx. com/ After you install the CODEC software, you will see the MPEG-4 format appear in the field of recording quality. However, Compro does not guarantee compatibility or performance with third-party CODECs. Why does the remote control fail? The remote control sensor, which is plugged into the TV card, may be loose. Verify that the IR icon (ComproRemote) is in the system tray on the lower-right corner of the screen. [. . . ]