Genius TVGo DVB-D01, Manual

Page 1: ...information on TV programs It also includes great features like schedule recording real time recording time shifting still image capture auto channel scan and channel preview 1 2 Features z Watch free to air digital TV and Analog TV z Listen to free to air digital terrestrial radio z Free mini terrestrial antenna included z Schedule recording and real time recording in MPEG 2 format z Supports tim...

Page 2: ...CD Quick Guide Remote Control Audio Cable Digital Terrestrial Antenna Note The included antenna is only suitable for areas with a strong DVB T signal If you have reception problems first try to move or reorient the antenna Otherwise you may need to use a stronger antenna for better reception NTSC PAL ...

Page 3: ... Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2 VGA card or chipset with full DirectX 9 0 support DirectX 9 0c or higher installed installer included on installation CD CD ROM or DVD drive 100 MB available hard disk space for installation additional free space on your hard disk for recording and editing files AC97 compatible sound card for audio Speakers for audio output Available USB 2 0 port TV antenna or T...

Page 4: ...supplied cable 2 TV In Connects to provided NTSC or PAL adaptor to connect to TV source DVB T or analog 3 S Video In Connects to S Video sources or composite video sources using provided adaptor 4 IR Sensor Onboard IR sensor for remote control 5 Extended IR Sensor port Connects to IR extension cable 6 Mini USB Connects TVGo DVB D01 to your PC ...

Page 5: ...ee diagram 2 3 Composite to S Video converter Connects TVGo DVB D01 to Composite Video format external devices such as a DVD player or a VCR devices that use S Video plug directly into TVGo DVB D01 See diagram 3 4 IR Extension cable Provides an external IR sensor to use with your remote control See diagram 4 5 Audio cable Transmits audio from external devices to TVGo DVB D01 no cable required for ...

Page 6: ...n CD and an installation menu should load automatically If the Autostart program does not appear automatically when you insert the Genius Installation CD start it manually by running the InstallCD exe file located on the Genius Installation CD or by clicking the Start button choosing Run and typing in D InstallCD exe if D is your CD ROM drive Click on DirectX and follow the prompts to install Dire...

Page 7: ...f TVGo DVB D01 and use the USB cable to connect it to the USB 2 0 port on your PC Note Use the primary USB connector to connect TVGo DVB D01 to your computer plug in the secondary USB connector only if your computer does not fully power the unit Primary USB connector Secondary USB connector ...

Page 8: ... Now select Search for the best driver in these locations make sure Search removable media is checked and click Next Windows will now find the drivers on the Installation CD and install them automatically After installing the driver Windows will inform you that it has done so successfully Click Finish Repeat this process to install the second driver then continue to the next step 3 4 Installation ...

Page 9: ...in 16 Mute on off 5 Switch to DVB TV 17 Volume bar 6 Open Scan settings 18 Show hide channel list 7 Switch to Play mode 19 Snapshot button 8 Teletext 20 Signal Strength Meter 9 Open EPG window 21 Toggle fullscreen windowed viewing mode 10 Rewind 22 Fast Forward 11 TimeShift Start Play Pause 23 Channel list 12 Record Start 23 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 18 20 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 10: ...nge this setting by running the Set Region application from the installation CD Services Information This shows information about the currently selected channel when available During a scan this will show information on the status of the scan Channel Scan There are two ways to scan for available channels Auto Scan and Transponder Scan 1 Auto Scan Select Auto Scan then select your country from the ...

Page 11: ...nges click OK To cancel your changes click Cancel 4 3 Scanning and editing channels Analog 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 Sta...

Page 12: ...t sources Switches to Analog TV reception Switches to an external device connected to the composite video input Switches to an external device connected to the S Video input Switches to Digital Terrestrial TV selected by default Brings up the Scan Settings dialog Enters Play Mode and lets you view snapshots you have taken and watch video you have captured Opens Teletext window when available Opens...

Page 13: ...he dropdown box and choosing Radio listen to digital free to air terrestrial radio 4 6 Volume controls At the bottom of the interface is the volume bar Click on the bar to set the volume to that level or press the I or J arrow keys on the remote control to decrease or increase the volume Click on the speaker icon to mute the audio 4 7 Signal Strength Meter The signal strength meter indicates how s...

Page 14: ...picture via the so called vertical blanking interval of the picture signal Surfing through the pages is conveniently easy thanks to the preloaded text tables Use the arrow buttons on the software interface the PC keyboard or the remote control to navigate from one page to another or enter a page number directly You can also click a page reference directly to call up its content practically with no...

Page 15: ...ter in the day and record them Click the EPG button to open the EPG window Click on Update to update the EPG information Date start time duration and program name will appear in the table Selecting an entry will show extended information about the program if available Clicking on Rec will schedule a recording of that program automatically using the EPG information you can use this to easily schedu...

Page 16: ...ick Browse go to the folder you want and click OK Capture Size Setting When checked this will split recorded files into parts at the size entered as the File split size This is useful if you want to save long recordings in more manageable files For example setting the file split size to 650 MB would make the files easy to burn to CDs Always on top You can also choose to always have the DTV window ...

Page 17: ...rrent source is TV AV in or S Video you will see the following options 5 2 1 Display Settings Output Size Here you can specify the display size of the analog source Data Format Here you can choose the data format to display video in Color Customize here the Color of the display characteristics like Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation and Sharpness Clicking on Default will put the settings back to t...

Page 18: ...settings When you choose Customized you can make a custom setting to record with You can choose between the following formats NTSC or PAL MPEG 1 NTSC or PAL VCD NTSC or PAL MPEG 2 NTSC or PAL SVCD NTSC or PAL DVD The Profiles button is also available when Customized is selected and it opens the following screen Here you can Create a new profile Modify an existing one Duplicate a profile and Remove...

Page 19: ...neral Here enter a name for the profile and a comment to help identify it Select MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 to use with the profile System Depending on the Mode selected in General select what Bitstream mode you want to use with the profile ...

Page 20: ... Sample Rate and how many Channels to use for recorded audio 1 mono 2 stereo Record SYSTEM By selecting SYSTEM in the Record Setting window you can access the codecs already installed in your system Depending on the codec you can access the properties of the codec and modify their settings by clicking on the Property button not available with all codecs You can download free codecs from the Intern...

Page 21: ...settings Select your country and TV standard to get proper reception in your area You can also select whether to receive Mono or Stereo for the currently selected channel and what Language you wish to receive for multi language broadcasts when available 6 Recording 6 1 The Recording Button By clicking the record button you can record video displayed in the main window When recording video then you...

Page 22: ...ight 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 You will see a green bar at the bottom of the screen with a slider that shows yo...

Page 23: ... of the screen Click One time if this is a one time only recording To make a weekly recording click on the days you want the program to record on Select the Source you want to record from then the Channel if you are recording from a TV source Select the Date if this is a one time recording Enter the Start Time and Duration of the program you want to record Finally enter a File Name for the recorde...

Page 24: ... 5 2 3 You can see the snapshots you have taken by entering Play Mode Chapter 6 5 6 5 Play Mode You can see the files you have already recorded by clicking on Play on the left side of the interface Here you can select the file you wish to view on the right and it will display in the main window If the file is an image it will be displayed If the file is a movie clip it will begin to play You can p...

Page 25: ... 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 Mutes the Audio 9 Numeric Keypad Selects the desired channel directly In Scan Mode you can type in the frequency directly and confirm with Enter 10 Recall Switches to the previously viewed channel 11 Enter Confirms a selection...

Page 26: ...2 Last connect both the primary and secondary connection to your computer Q I just started the DTV application and there are no channels available A You need to scan for available channels the first time you start the application Click on the Scan button select Auto Scan and your Location and click Scan to autoscan for channels See section 4 2 for more details Q The Source button on the remote con...