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AVerTV for Mac
User Manual
Version 2.0
2008-12-09
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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 © 2008 by AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................................i Introduction..........................................................................................................................................1 System Requirements...................................................................................................................2 Running A
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual Window Size Setting..................................................................................................................27 Personal Video Recorder....................................................................................................................29 Record Storage Setting...............................................................................................................29 Recording Format settings ...........................
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual Introduction Thanks for purchasing AVerTV for Mac!! This powerful application allows you to watch TV, listen to the radio, create slide shows, record favorite programs and enjoy various features on your Mac. With our easy-to-use remote control, you will discover more fun from your Mac. Turning your computer system into a media center is just that simple! This Chapter will introduce the essential information of AVerTV for Mac to you. Please do read this
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual System Requirements System requirements are described in detail below. Before using AVerTV for Mac, make sure your Mac meets all the requirements addressed below. ® Processor: Macintosh computer with a Intel Core processor ® For watching MPEG-2 HDTV: Macintosh computer with a Intel Duo Core processor Operating System: Mac OS X v10.4 (or later) Memory: 512 MB of physical RAM or above Hard Disk: 300 MB of available hard-disk space Drives: CD-ROM drive (or
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual Running AVerTV for Mac for the First Time Go to the folder where the AVerTV for Mac was installed and double-click on the AVerTV icon, the AVerTV for Mac will be launched. When you run the AVerTV for Mac for the first time, the “Media Box” will automatically appear. 1. From the Country drop-down menu, select your country or region. 1. 2. Select an available Service Type. 2. 3. Click All Channels Scan to start searching channels. 3. 4. If you want to ter
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual 5. After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the right 5. pane of the dialog box. 6. Close the “Media Box” window and the TV window will appear. 6. 4
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual Introducing the User Interface There are 3 types of control panel: Horizontal, Vertical and Combined. You can click on Select Control Panel from the Window menu to select. Combined 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Mute 7. Pause 1. 7. 2. Volume 8. Play 2. 8. 3. Time Info 9. Stop 3. 9. 4. Snapshot 10. Channel Down 4. 10. 5. TimeShift 11. Channel Up 5. 11. 6. Record 12. Resize Window 6. 12. 5
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual Horizontal and Vertical 4 5 6 1 4 5 6 7 8 2 7 3 9 1 2 8 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1. Power 9. Volume 1. 9. 2. Open Playlist 10. TimeShift 2. 10. 3. Mute 11. Record 3. 11. 4. Play Previous File 12. Pause 4. 12. 5. Channel Info 13. Play 5. 13. 6. Play Next File 14. Stop 6. 14. 7. Current time 15. Channel Down 7. 15. 8. Snapshot 16. Channel Up 8. 16. 6
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual On Screen Menu AVerTV offers you an alternative operating method, press MENU button on the Apple Remote to display the on screen menu. Use + and - buttons to move the selection and button to enter the submenu, button to exit the submenu. Press button to execute the selection or enter the submenu (if available). Menu Description Channel Enter the channel list to switch channels. Audio Enter the Audio submenu to switch between available audio modes. Contr
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual sources. Window Enter the Window submenu to adjust the image size to full screen, adjust the image with keep aspect ratio, or enable the overscan function. Quick AVerTV for Mac Close the AVerTV application. 8
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual TV Scanning Channels If you haven’t done channel scanning when you first run the application, or want to rescan the channels, follow the steps to complete this procedure. 1. Go to Program Manager. 1. 2. From the Country drop-down menu, select your country or region. 2. 3. Select an available Service Type. 3. 4. Click All Channels Scan to start the searching process. 4. 9
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual 5. If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop. 5. 6. After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the left 6. pane of the dialog box. 7. Close the “Media Box” window and the TV window will appear. 7. 10
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual The application comes with a default frequency table; therefore, the application will use this table to search for active channels/programs. button contains more function: Rename: To change the selected channel name. Reset Channel Number: To change the selected channel number Manual Add Channel: To add a channel by entering the channel frequency and shorten the channel scan. Enable Selected Channels: To activate the channels when switching channels. Dis
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual Scanning Channels (for Advanced Users) All Frequencies Scan We recommend using the All Channel Scan function first. If there are channels missing after you perform All Channels Scan, use All Frequencies Scan function and repeat the searching process. 1. Go to Program Manager. 1. 2. From the Country drop-down menu, select your country or region. 2. 3. Select an available Service Type. 3. 4. Click All Frequencies Scan to start the searching process. 4.
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual 5. If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop. 5. 6. After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the left 6. pane of the dialog box. 7. Close the “Media Box” window and the TV window will appear. 7. 13
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual If an alert about removing action shown on the screen, it means to execute the scanning process will replace the existing program list. Click OK to continue or click Cancel to stop the rescanning. Manual Add Channel If you already know a particular channel number for your local transmitter, use Manual Add Channel function to add it by entering the channel numbers and shorten the channel scan. 1. Click in the Media Box. 1. 2. Select Manual Add Channel. 2.
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual 4. Click Add to save the scanned channel. 4. 5. Click OK to exit the window. 5. 15
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AVerTV for Mac User’s Manual Watch TV Use control panel or menu to control TV watching. Operate by Control panel 1. Use Channel Down and Channel 1. Up buttons to go to the next upper or lower active channel. Operate by Control menu Channel Preview The Channel Preview function can display 4, 9 or 16 consecutive TV channels on-screen at the same time. You can see clearly which TV programs are currently showing on these channels. To display a channel on the TV Monitor window,
