Genius TVGo DVB-T01, Manual

Page 1: ...nel You can watch TV video record and playback high quality digital video programs on your notebook or desktop PC With digital technology today TVGo DVB T01 lets you record digital TV programs to your computer watch TV record TV programs preview TV channels and use the Time Shift function without missing any programs These functions supported by TVGo DVB T01 make this a product you don t want to m...

Page 2: ...ory size Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP1 SP2 operating system Microsoft DirectX version should be 9 0c or later 100MB available hard disk space used by the driver and software 3GB disk space per hour needed for TV program recording 1 5 Recommended system requirements IBM or IBM compatible computer CPU MMXTM enhanced CPU above 2 4 GHz for watching SDTV TV program and recording above 3 ...

Page 3: ... Use USB cable to connect TV box and computer Step 1 USB connection I Connect the USB cable and the TVGo DVB T01 as shown below II Connect the other end of the USB cable to your notebook or PC as shown Step 2 Connect the antenna signal line I Connect the TV antenna signal line to the TVGo DVB T01 as shown below Notice When the hardware is connected you can start the software installation ...

Page 4: ...nstall the software 1 After the computer and TVGo DVB T01 are connected the following window appears Click on cancel to install the driver later 2 Please put into the software disc into your CD ROM drive The following window will pop up automatically If you do not see this window please manually run setup exe from the software disc ...

Page 5: ...ease choose the languages installed then continue installing according to the instruction 4 The installation procedure will copy the driver and application software to your PC or NB You can choose Cancel to stop the installation procedure ...

Page 6: ... choose the desired file folder to install and go to next step 6 Please choose Next to continue installing according to the instruction or Back to return to the last step and choose the suitable file folder to install Or choose Cancel to stop the installation ...

Page 7: ...tallation is done click on Yes I want to restart my computer now Then click and select Finish to complete the installation procedure 9 The installation disc also contains Direct X 9 0c package In order to use TVGo DVB T01 you must install Direct X 9 0c or later version The InstallShield will enter the DirectX 9 0c installation procedure automatically ...

Page 8: ... with Numerical Keypad Icon Function description Close the TV player Full screen normal screen switch Minimize the TVGo DVB T01 player Show the information of the TVGo DVB T01 player Fast forward the playback movie Fast backward the playback movie Stop the playback movie Pause the playback movie Play the previous television channel Record the TV program Choose the movie file to play Switch the TV ...

Page 9: ...el Play the previous television channel Status display of intensity of the terrestrial TV signal Mute status display Stereo status display 3 2 Brief introduction of basic function Intensity index of free to air terrestrial TV signal This will show the status display of strength of your television channel signal automatically Clock The clock will show the time of your computer automatically Channel...

Page 10: ...ual you can click the icon on the control panel Be careful This function depends on whether the TV program offers bilingual Frame capture You can click the icon on the control panel to capture a picture from the video playback or a live TV program Electronic Program Guide If the TV program supports EPG Electronic Program Guide you can click the icon on the control panel Be careful It depends on wh...

Page 11: ...st backward the playback movie 3 4 Functions supported by mouse Click the right button of the mouse you will see the following menu pop up Function Function description Channel up TV channel up Channel down TV channel down Channel return Play the previous TV channel Play Choose the movie file to play Stop Stop the playback movie Pause Pause the playback movie Forward Fast forward the playback movi...

Page 12: ...ure picture ALT C Time shift ALT T Full screen ALT X Normal screen ALT X Increase volume level ALT V Decrease volume level ALT L Mute ALT M Up channel ALT U Down channel ALT D Channel selection XX X 1234567890 Previous channel ALT J On line help F1 Chapter 4 System Configuration You can use some of the same settings when watching and recording TV The sections in this chapter are based on the prior...

Page 13: ...Notice 1 The digital TV has a characteristic called cliff effect If the receiving free to air terrestrial signal is bad you will not see the video image at all This is unlike analog TV for analog TV you can still watch TV in unclear video image If the signal in your area is bad you need to have an external outdoor antenna Please see the details on how to fix this issue from Q A in chapter 6 2 The ...

Page 14: ... Step three Please click and select the Auto Scan Step four After the channel scanning is finished you can click and select OK to save and exit or select Save As to store the new channel table and exit Be careful If you are unable to scan any TV channels using your nation or area please choose option item 6 7 8 under Bandwidth field and do the auto scan again ...

Page 15: ...hree Please fill in the desired frequency you want to scan under Min Freq field Step four Please fill in desired frequency you want to scan under Max Freq field Step five Please click and select Auto Scan to begin the channel scanning Step six After the channel scanning is finished you can click and select OK to save and exit or select Save As to store the new channel table and exit ...

Page 16: ... three Please fill in initial frequency you want to scan under Min Freq field Step four Please fill in ending frequency you want to scan under Max Freq field Step five Please click and select Auto Scan to begin the channel scanning Step six After the channel scanning is finished you can click and select OK to save and exit or select Save As to store the new channel table and exit ...

Page 17: ...an adjust the luminance of the image according to your taste Hue You can adjust the tone of the image to your liking Contrast You can adjust the contrast of the image Saturation You can adjust the degree of saturation of the image Default You can click this button to restore the default value stored on the system for Brightness Hue Contrast and Saturation If the settings of video information are c...

Page 18: ... shift you allow You can choose from 30 minutes to 60 minutes this field is restricted by the hard disk space on your system Time shift If you need to leave temporarily for some reason when watching a TV program you can use this function to store the program at this moment and playback when you return Capture Path Please choose the data file path for the frame capture ...

Page 19: ...ibernate State Select this and the system will go into hibernation after the schedule recording No Action Click this and the application will stay alive after the schedule recording Recording Setting Channel You can type in the TV channel name for the schedule recording you want Be careful You cannot record the TV programs in different channels at the same time Mute Duration Recording Select this ...

Page 20: ... careful You must type in a time which is ahead more than one minute from the present time Recording Period You can type in the recording length here Once Select this if you want to establish a video recording reservation just this time Weekly Click on this to establish the video recording reservation the same time every week ...

Page 21: ...k this button to save the newly added or modified job After you click Add button you can set a new schedule recording job Once all the data is filled in correctly you can click the Save button The following window will pop up to show you the status of these jobs Job title Displays the name of the schedule recording job Channel Displays the TV channel to be recorded in this schedule recording job S...

Page 22: ...k Cancel button to give up all the changes you made and exit Be careful TVGo DVB T01 supports the wake up system from hibernation when the schedule recording time is up The system can start recording the TV program according to the recording time you set If you want to enable this function please make sure the following items are done ...

Page 23: ...eck the box of Prompt for password when the computer resumes from standby under the Advanced section from Power Options Properties 2 Please check the Enable hibernation box under the Hibernate section from Power Options Properties ...

Page 24: ...l TVGo DVB T01 1 Please put the software disc of TVGo DVB T01 into your CD ROM drive You will see one window carried out automatically after putting in the disc If you do not see this window please find setup exe from driver 2 Click Uninstall R the InstallShield will uninstall TVGo DVB T01 from your system ...

Page 25: ...e select and click the button Yes Y 4 After the uninstallation is done please select Yes I want to restart my computer now or No I will restart my computer later Then click Finish to complete the uninstallation procedure ...

Page 26: ... is correct e Remove and insert the USB cable that connects TVGo DVB T01 and computer again The duration between the pullout and plug in of TVGo DVB T01 should be at least 5 seconds f Please try to use another USB port 3 Windows is unable to install the driver of TVGo DVB T01 a While installing the driver please confirm TVGo DVB T01 installation disc is put correctly in your disc drive b While you...

Page 27: ... hear any sound a Make sure the hardware and driver of the sound card is correct on your computer b Please check the volume is not mute 8 Why can t I start the application a Your system needs to have the sound card and driver installed Please note Whether you want to have sound or not your sound card and driver must be installed correctly b Please check the TV station signal quality and intensity ...

Page 28: ...check the web site accordingly 14 Why the free to air terrestrial TV signal bad How to solve it a There are a lot of reasons for this issue For example there is no broadcasting station in your residence area there is a building or mountain that blocks the signal etc Check the web site of Digital Information Industry of the Economic department first You can watch the information of the free to air ...