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A V E R M E D I A
AVerKey300
w/ Remote
User's Manual
Bridging PC/MAC & Video
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FCC NOTICE FCC ID: J4EK0A3 This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial, industrial or business environment. This equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Ho
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Product Highlights...........................................................................................1 What’s in the Package .....................................................................................2 Features and Specifications .............................................................................3 System Requirements ......................................................................................5 Chapter 2 Hardwa
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Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AVerKey300. We are certain you will find this product a useful video presentation tool that is highly suitable for your business and multimedia applications. To get you started, this chapter briefly describes what the AVerKey300 has to offer. At the end of the chapter, you will find the system requirements needed in order to use this product. Product Highlights The AVerKey300 is an external PC/MAC/NEC-to-TV scan converter. It can conv
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AVerMedia AVerKey300 User’s Manual Even without the remote, you will still be able to operate the AVerKey300. It has a built-in Touch Button Control Panel which gives you access to many key functions. What’s in the Package Your AVerKey300 package includes the following : This User’s Manual AVerKey300 Scan Converter and Computer Remote Control (batteries included) Extension Cable (VGA Cable) AC Power Adapter Unit S-Video Cable AV Cable Optional Accessorie
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Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Specifications The AVerKey300 provides the following features and specifications : Features • Plug and Play, no software drivers required. • Compatible with all PCs, MACs, NEC 98 family PCs, and Laptops. • Wireless remote control access to all functions. • Touch-button control panel. • Supports resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 (PC and MAC) with 16.7 million colors. • Up to 7 levels of flicker-filter selection for sharpness control. • Simultaneous disp
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AVerMedia AVerKey300 User’s Manual * New AVerMedia Pointer-Zoom You can point to a key area in your presentation using AVerMedia Pointer and then enlarge that area. • Zoom sharpness control. • Screen freeze/unfreeze. Screen freeze allows you to pause the video output and make last-minute changes to your presentations. • Full-screen underscan/overscan. Full-screen underscan/overscan ensures your screen images won’t be “chopped off” on the borders of the screen. (Note: Images will n
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Chapter 1 Introduction System Requirements To use the AVerKey300, you will need : • IBM PC or compatibles; • Any Macintosh that support up to 1600 x 1200 display mode; (MAC systems without the monitor output require a Power-R or Apple adapter); or • Any NEC computer from the NEC 98 Series NOTE: AVerKey300 should in theory support any computer and display systems with a vertical display frequency range of 56Hz to 120Hz and a horizontal display frequency of 24KHz to 108KHz. Howev
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Setup This chapter will show you how to install the AVerKey300 to an IBM compatible PC, Macintosh computer and NEC PC. Connecting AVerKey300 to the Computer and Monitor The ports on the back panel of the AVerKey300 are for connecting the converter to the system unit and graphics display monitor. The figure and descriptions below specify what device should go into each port. (Text describing each port are printed at the bottom side of the converter.)
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Setup supplied Computer Extension Cable. (A Computer Adapter should be used to connect.) VGA OUT : The computer monitor should be connected to this port. (A Monitor Adapter is needed to connect the Macintosh or NEC monitor.) Connecting an IBM PC and VGA Monitor To connect the AVerKey300 with an IBM PC or compatible and a VGA monitor, follow the setup diagram and step-by-step procedure below. 1. Connect the AVerKey300 to the PC. Plug one end of
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AVerMedia AVerKey300 User’s Manual 3. Plug the supplied AC Power Adapter into the AVerKey300 “POWER” port. Connecting a Macintosh (or NEC) Computer and Display Monitor To connect the AVerKey300 with a Macintosh or NEC computer and a display monitor, follow the setup diagram and procedure below. 1. Use the supplied Computer Extension Cable and the Computer Adapter to connect AVerKey300 to the Macintosh or NEC computer. (The Computer Adapter is provided as an option.) • Plug one end o
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Setup • Attach the Computer Adapter to the other end of the Computer Extension Cable. • Connect the Computer Extension Cable with the attached Computer Adapter to the monitor port on the back panel of your Macintosh or NEC computer. 2. Connect your Macintosh or NEC monitor to the AVerKey300. • Disconnect the monitor from the computer. • Then, attach the Monitor Adapter to the monitor cable. (The Monitor Adapter is provided as an option.) • Connect t
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AVerMedia AVerKey300 User’s Manual Connecting the TV To display the computer screen on TV (or any video monitor), you will need to connect the TV to one of the ports at the AVerKey300 side panel. If the TV set uses the composite video standard, connect the TV to the AVerKey300 “VIDEO” port using the supplied AV Cable. If the TV set uses the S-video standard, connect the TV to the AVerKey300 “S-VHS” port using the supplied S-Video Cable. 10
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Chapter 3 Using the AVerKey300 This chapter will show you how to use the Remote Control Unit and Touch Button Control Panel of the AVerKey300. At the end of this chapter, you will find details on using the special highlighting and zoom functions of the AVerKey300. Using the Remote Control To use the remote control, first insert the batteries (2 size “AA” batteries are provided) into the battery compartment at the back of the remote. The Infrared Sensor is located at the front panel of t
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AVerMedia AVerKey300 User’s Manual POWER : Switches the AVerKey300 on/off. RESET : Restores the AVerKey300 to original factory settings. AREA ZOOM : Provides quick selection of the screen area to magnify. The Area Zoom function divides the computer image on the TV into 9 parts and allows you to select the desired part to zoom. Refer to the section, Different Types of Zoom, for more details. ZOOM : Press this button to zoom in or out of the computer image on TV. FREEZE : Pres
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Chapter 3 Using the AVerKey300 OVERSCAN : Toggles between Underscan and Overscan. Overscan displays the computer image on TV to the fullest. The image will be chopped off at the borders when displayed this way. When you switch to Underscan, the computer image will be completely displayed on TV. Note: Images will not be chopped off for resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 in underscan mode. SHARPNESS : This button is a cyclic switch which, when pressed successively, alternates with
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AVerMedia AVerKey300 User’s Manual When you switch to POS mode, pressing the Positioning & Movement Control buttons will allow you to change the position of the computer image on the TV. You can move the image left, right, up, or down. COLOR : This button is a cyclic switch which, when pressed successively, alternates with 8 types of colors. This button allows you to change the color of the Pointer and the frame surrounding the area highlighted by AVerMedia Spot. Refer to the se
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Chapter 3 Using the AVerKey300 Touch Button Panel The figure and descriptions below show you how to use the Touch Button Panel on the hardware case. POWER : Switches the AVerKey300 on/off. OVERSCAN : Toggles between Underscan and Overscan. (Refer to the section, Using the Remote Control, for more details on this function.) ZOOM : Press this button to zoom in or out of the computer image on TV. Positioning & : Use these buttons to : Movement Control * Move around the computer imag
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AVerMedia AVerKey300 User’s Manual The LED Panel Aside from the touch button panel, you will also find an LED Panel on the AVerKey300 hardware case. The figure and descriptions below show what each LED indicator in this panel represents. FREEZE : This LED shows whether FREEZE or UNFREEZE is in operation. (FREEZE is a red LED in the NTSC version and a green LED in the PAL version.) If this LED is on, it means that the user has paused, that is, frozen the screen. ON : This (green
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Chapter 3 Using the AVerKey300 Special Highlighting Functions The AVerKey300 provides 3 special functions for highlighting key points in any presentation : AVerMedia Spot, AVerMedia Pointer and AVerMedia Spylight. You can use these functions by pressing the corresponding buttons on the remote control. AVerMedia Spot To highlight a certain area in your presentation, press the SPOT button on the remote. A colored frame will appear around the highlighted area and the rest of the image wi
