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Model # ATVUSB05
User’s Manual
VER. 1A
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING HARDWARE ......................................................................................................2 1.1 Package Contents .................................................................................................................................2 1.2 Minimum System Requirements..........................................................................................................2 1.3 Upgrading USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver ......
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CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING HARDWARE 1.1 Package Contents Unpack your Airlink101 TV box and make sure that all the items are intact. The following items should be included in your package: Airlink101 TV box Audio Cable Composite to S-Video Converter Cable Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide Installation CD Remote Control [requires two AAA batteries (not included)] 1.2 Minimum System Requirements Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz or above CPU 256 MB RAM 200 MB available hard disk space
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1.4 Hardware Installation After you have updated the USB 2.0 host controller driver to the latest version, you can install the Airlink101 TV box. Please refer to the diagram below as you follow the installation procedures. Note: Be sure to follow the steps carefully and plug in the USB 2.0 connector last. 1. Connect the coaxial cable for the TV antenna/cable to the TV port of the TV box. 2. Connect the S-Video cable from you video source to the S-Video port of the TV box. If you
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installation. Note: If the setup menu does not appear automatically, go to Start, Run, and type D:\autorun.exe (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) and click OK. 3. Click Next to install the driver for the Remote Control. 4. Click Next to install the driver for the TV box. 4
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5. Click Next to launch the TVSetup utility. 6. Click Country to configure the setting. 7. For U.S.A., select one of the following. 5
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8. Unplug the USB 2.0 connector from your computer, re-plug the connector, and click OK. 9. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer. Note: If you want to re-configure the TV system, you can run the “TVSetup” utility to change the setting. Click Start, Programs, Airlink101, ATVUSB05 Utilities, TVSetup to execute the program. CHAPTER 3 INTSTALLING PVR PLUS PVR PLUS is a set of utilities that allow you to watch TV on your computer,
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3. Click Next to begin installation. 4. Click Next to accept the default Destination Location or click Browse to choose a new location. 7
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5. Click Next to accept the default Program Folder. 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. 8
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CHAPTER 4 USING PVR PLUS Double-click the PVR Plus icon on your desktop to run PVR PLUS. After you started PVR PLUS, you can select the application you want to use. Click on each icon to start the application. • TVR: TVR turns your PC into a full-featured video recorder. (For detailed instructions, please refer to chapter 5). • MPEG Encoder: MPEG Encoder converts DV/AVI files into MPEG/DVD format. (For detailed instructions, please refer to chapter 6). • Video Editor: Vide
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CHAPTER 5 USING TVR TVR is a powerful and easy-to-use TV application that provides feature-rich video/audio entertainment. TVR allows you to watch and record TV or video on your computer and playback the recordings as well. 5.1 Setting TV system and scanning channels Note: The first time you start TVR, it will run the TV Frequency Table Setup Wizard. 1. For U.S.A., select Country and then select one of the following 2. Select the cable type and audio source for your TV and Record
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3. Click Start to auto-scan for all available channels. 4. Click Finish to complete the TV Frequency Table Setup Wizard. Note: 1. TVR depends on current country codes provided by Windows OS to give you a default value of each country. However, this may not work in some cases so you should check and select a valid option for your TV system; otherwise you will not be able to view all TV programs. 2. When you want to reconfigure your current TV frequency table, you can choose Reset
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5.2 Main Panel Functions The display window shows live TV or recorded videos. You can drag it anywhere on the screen or adjust its size by double-clicking it to switch to full-screen and double-clicking the screen again to return to its original size. The TVR has six major parts. 5.2.1 Information Window The Information Window displays the current status of the TVR, including video status, (Live, REC, Playback, Time Shifting) sound status, (Mono, Stereo, or SAP), recording time, re
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5.2.3 Channel Adjust Part You can select the channels by clicking the number keys , or on your computer’s keyboard when the video source is set to Antenna, Cable, or Memory. You can also select the channels with the remote control. Note: The remote control requires two AAA batteries (not included). Channel Up : Goes to previous channel Channel Down : Goes to next channel Note: You must first set the channels by auto-scanning for them as described in section 5.1 before you can switch th
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At Live mode, you can start recording the current broadcast by clicking on the capture button . Once you are capturing, click the stop button to stop recording. You can review your recorded files in the Play list after recording. 2. Playback You can playback the recorded files by clicking on the play button . A playback dialog box will appear, showing all the captured files and recently played files. Select the files you want to playback and click Add to add them to the Play list. You can
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3. Time Shifting Function The Time Shifting function allows you to record and playback videos at the same time. At Live mode, you can perform time shifting by clicking on the time-shifting button . Once you are in time-shifting mode, you need to wait at least 10 seconds before you can playback the recorded video by clicking on the play button . If you want to stop time-shifting, click the stop button . During time-shifting, you can switch between the current video and the recorded vi
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File name option: You can use the date/time as your capture file name or assign a name yourself. Time option Current time: Shows the current time. Starting time: Enter the date and time when you want to start recording. Duration: Enter the length that you want to record. Recording rule: Select the recording rule you want to use. The default is "Once only.” When you enter a record schedule, it will be added to the Open tab of the Scheduled Recording Agent. Insert: Insert a new record
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Setup: Output folder: Assign a destination folder to store your scheduled recorded files. Auto-execute at start up: Allows the Scheduled Recording Agent to start at Windows start up. Default is enabled. 5.4 Setup Utility Click on the Setup button to enter the Setup Utility. 5.4.1 TV Tuner The TV Tuner tab allows you to customize and configure your TV channels or edit your favorite memory channels. You can auto scan your cable or antenna signals for any available
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5.4.2 Preview The Preview tab allows you to customize and configure your preview settings. Standard: Follows the standard channel order Custom: Allows you to set the video source of each channel. Click on the numbers below and set your video source. Preview dimension: Select from 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5. Preview time interval: Set the time interval between each preview. 5.4.3 Capture Video capture device: Select your video capture device. Video input format: Select
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Audio Source: Select the audio input source. (Recommended using Line In) Audio format: Select the audio format. For DVD, be sure to select 48000 Hertz. Recording level: Adjust the audio recording level. 5.4.4 Video Color: Move the slide bar to adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation of the video. Click Default to reset the settings to factory default. Video System: Select the video system for your Composite and S-Video inputs. Always on Top: The preview window will
