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TV Walker QQ
User Manual
Animation Technologies Inc.
www.lifeview.com
Ver: 1.0
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Copyright and Trademark Notice ©2006 by Animation Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical without prior written permission of Animation Technologies Inc. Animation Technologies Inc. makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of
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Contents 1. Getting Started ................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Features ....................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Package Contents ........................................................................................ 1 1.4 System Requirements ..........................
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Getting Started 1. Getting Started 1.1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TV Walker QQ TV tuner and video capture USB stick. This product turns your desktop or laptop PC into a powerful multimedia system quickly and easily. Watch TV on your PC, record your favorite shows and take still image snapshots, all from a compact USB stick! 1.2 Features • Silicon analog TV tuner • Support for worldwide TV standards (mono sound) • Real-time recording from Analog TV • Watch TV i
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Getting Started 1.4 System Requirements To successfully use the TV Walker QQ solution, please ensure that your system meets the following requirements: ® • Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 2.0GHz or faster • 256 MB RAM or more • Microsoft Windows 2000(SP4)/XP(SP2) or higher • 100MB available hard disk space for full software installation, additional space required for recording or TimeShifting • CD-ROM or DVD drive • VGA chipset with full DirectX 9.0 support • DirectX 9.0c or higher inst
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Installation 2. Installation The following sections provide step-by-step instructions on installing and configuring the card, accessories and software. 2.1 DirectX Before installing your the TV Walker QQ, it is necessary to install DirectX 9.0c or higher. Insert the installation CD and an installation menu should load automatically. If the Autostart program does not appear automatically when you insert your LifeView Installation CD, start it manually by running the InstallC
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Installation 2.2 Connecting the TV Walker QQ Connect the RF dongle to the connection port on the TV Walker QQ. Connect your TV antenna to the RF dongle. Now plug the TV Walker QQ unit into an open USB 2.0 port on your PC. 4
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Installation 2.3 Driver Installation for Windows 2000 / Windows XP Windows 2000 / XP will automatically detect the TV Walker QQ and brings up the Found New Hardware Wizard window. If you have not already done so, place the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next. Now select Search for the best driver in these locations, make sure “Search removable media is checked, and click Next. Windows
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Installation 2.4 Installation of LifeView MVP Install the LifeView MVP software by clicking on LifeView MVP Setup. Just follow the prompts to install the software. 6
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The LifeView MVP 3. The LifeView MVP 3.1 MVP Interface Overview 1 2 3 4 9 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1. Source select buttons 11. Previous/Next Channel 2. Switch to Play Mode 12. Start Recording 3. Toggle fullscreen/windowed viewing 13. TimeShift Start/Pause, Play/Pause mode 4. Show/hide channel list 14. Stop Recording/TimeShift/Playback 5. Open Scan Settings 15. Skip to beginning/end 6. Open Settings 16. Mute on/off 7. [Reserved] 17. Volum
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The LifeView MVP 3.2 Scanning for channels When in TV mode, choosing Tool then Scan or clicking on the Scan button will open up the following screen. Here, click on the Scan button to automatically scan all channels for availability and remove any unavailable channels. You can also change your Country to set your TV Standard, or you can change your TV Standard directly by using the dropdown boxes. You can change the Input Type to designate whether you use an antenna(Air) or cable
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The LifeView MVP 3.3 Channel list On the right side of the interface is the channel list. Here you will see available channels for your currently selected source. Simply click on a channel to switch to it, or press the or arrow keys to switch channels. Note: If you have S-Video or composite video selected as your source, the channel list will not appear. 3.4 Volume controls At the bottom of the interface is the volume bar. Click on the bar to set the volume
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The LifeView MVP 3.5 Teletext Simply clicking the Tx button opens the Teletext window. Not all TV stations provide Teletext service. Everyday, however, competent editorial offices provide a selection of quickly and easily accessible information, which you can access for free, since it is constantly transferred along with the TV picture via the so-called vertical blanking interval of the picture signal. Surfing through the pages is conveniently easy thanks to the preloaded text ta
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The LifeView MVP 3.6 Remote Control 1. Source: [Reserved] 2. Full Screen: Switch between full screen and windowed viewing modes 3. Record/Stop: Starts and stops the recording of the current program. 4. Power: Turns on/off the MVP Program. 5. Rewind: Rewinds current TimeShift or recorded video. 6. TimeShift: Starts and pauses the TimeShifting of the current program. 7. Forward: Moves forward through TimeShift or recorded video. 8. Mute:
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The LifeView MVP 3.7 Keyboard Shortcuts Use the following Hot-Key table for reference to conveniently control TV functions using a keyboard. Keyboard Description F Full Screen Mode On / Off Ctrl-Alt-T Open / Close the MVP application Number keys 0-9 / Channel Number NumPad 0-9 BackSpace Recall Previous Channel M Mute on / off T Switch between TV / Radio reception A Switch to Second Audio Language Channel Up Channel Down Volume Up Volume Down Enter / Enter / Confirm N
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Recording and TimeShifting 4. Recording and TimeShifting 4.1 The Recording Button By clicking the record button, you can record video displayed in the main window. When recording video, then you will see your current video source and • REC above the play controls. You cannot change channels while recording. Recorded files will be saved to the working directory, which can be specified in Directory Settings. You can watch the movies you have recorded by entering Play Mode.
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Recording and TimeShifting 4.2 The TimeShift Button With the TimeShift function, you can pause live TV, leave, and come back and watch your program right where you left it. You can then also fast forward past commercials, or rewind to see a particular scene again. To begin TimeShifting, simply click the TimeShift button. The TimeShift button will then turn into a Pause/Play button, letting you pause the video. Clicking it again will begin playback right where you left it. When T
