COMPRO M505 - STARTUP, Manual

Page 1: ...Compro Videomate TV PCI Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology Inc www comprousa com ...

Page 2: ...spective owners COMPRO makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability quality or fitness for any particular purpose The information in this document is subject to change without notice COMPRO reserves the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or entity of any such changes Compro Technology...

Page 3: ...Tuner Card 2 VideoMate TV PCI Tuner Card Contents 3 Remote Control Key Definition and Use 4 VideoMate TV PCI Tuner Card Connectors 6 Hardware Installation 7 Software Installation 11 Remote Wake Up 12 ComproPVR 2 14 ComproDVD 2 21 ComproFM 2 22 Troubleshooting 23 ...

Page 4: ...tal video quality intelligent TV viewing and Multi function Remote Control Additionally VideoMate TV also provides a Video capture function so that you can transfer videos from video devices such as video cameras to your PC MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Your PC must meet or exceed the following system requirements to watch TV on your PC 400 MHz Pentium II or equivalent CPU 128 MB RAM Sound card Open...

Page 5: ...power supply A computer case with a separate power switch cable from power on button VideoMate TV PCI Tuner Card Contents VideoMate TV PCI Tuner card FM Antenna FM version only External Audio patch cable IR Receiver Software CDs Manuals Wireless Remote Control batteries included Internal Audio patch cable Internal audio version only Power Up Cable Power switch patch cable ...

Page 6: ...4 Remote Control Key Definition and Use Please refer to the buttons and their corresponding function listed on the opposite page ...

Page 7: ...er 21 EPG US only Open on line help Main manual 22 Open setup dialog box Open properties setup dialog box Open properties setup dialog box 23 Up arrow or select Mono Stereo SAP Up arrow Up arrow 24 Replay or switch TV format Scan down Left arrow 25 Down arrow or snapshot Down arrow Down arrow 26 Advance Scan up Right arrow 27 Volume control Volume control Volume control 28 Open play list Open play...

Page 8: ...d 6 S Video In Use an S Video patch cable to connect to a video source such as a VCR DVD or VCD 7 Composite In Use a Composite video patch cable to connect to a video source such as a VCR DVD or VCD 8 To Sound Card AUX IN Use an internal audio patch cable to connect to the AUX IN port of your sound card Internal audio version only 9 To Case Power Switch Connect the ATX Power Switch cable of your c...

Page 9: ...n your computer case and trace the wires to the power switch connector on your mainboard The ATX power switch cable is normally a twisted pair cable with a two pin connector as shown above Note On the mainboard the ATX power switch pins are usually labeled POWER SW or similar It is vital to remember the position of these pins for a later step in the installation process 4 Unplug the ATX power swit...

Page 10: ...ing VideoMate TV If you don t want to use Power Up Scheduling from the Windows Shut down state you can skip the power switch circuit connections in other words you can skip Power Up Connections in steps 3 through 6 You can still use scheduled recording from Standby mode or powered on state Sound card connection TV sound output is from the green Audio Out port on VideoMate TV PCI Tuner card You hav...

Page 11: ...to be CD In in the System Device in Settings of ComproPVR Installation 10 Verify that the power cord to your PC case is unplugged 11 Insert VideoMate TV Gold in an open PCI slot Compro recommends installing the card in the third or fourth PCI slot from AGP away from the AGP slot 12 Before closing your PC case plug in main power cord of the PC case You should see a green LED light on the PCI TV tun...

Page 12: ...ate if your system supports it If your ATX power switch cable in your PC case cannot reach the TV Tuner card Power Up socket you cannot use the Power Up function with system shutdown mode You can try moving the card to another PCI socket You can use VideoMate TV without using Power Up Scheduling If you don t want to use Power Up Scheduling from the Windows Shut down state you can skip the power sw...

Page 13: ...llation CD You can choose Complete to install all necessary software VideoMate TV drivers ComproPVR 2 ComproDVD 2 ComproFM 2 Ulead PhotoExplore 8 SE or choose Custom to select item by item Compro recommends you choose Complete ComproFM 2 is not available for all models Step 3 If you see the Windows Logo testing message below please press Continue Anyway to proceed Step 4 Press Next to install Comp...

Page 14: ...t down the computer by remote control as well No more mouse clicks on the screen This feature converts your PC into a convenient home entertainment video appliance Using Remote Wake Up After install the TV card driver put batteries in the remote control Pressing one of the PVR TV FM DVD VCD buttons will start your computer Note You must correctly install the Power Up connectors to use Remote Wake ...

Page 15: ... Press OK to immediately shutdown the computer When watching TV i e ComproPVR is running Just press the SLEEP button on the lower right corner on the remote keypad repeatedly you will see the text on the screen turns to SLEEP OFF SLEEP ON 30 MINUTES SLEEP ON 1 HOUR SLEEP ON 2 HOURS and SHUTDOWN When the text shows SHUTDOWN the program will countdown 20 seconds to shutdown the computer If you don t...

Page 16: ...s on a VCR Keep in mind that not all options are available at all times and may be grayed out or inaccessible depending on your hardware setup and TV services available The following describe the ComproPVR control panel functions and tips for using ComproPVR The following figure gives you the function of the button with Hot Key Snapshot Space Close CTRL X Last Channel N Teletext C Schedule B Chann...

Page 17: ...the PVR TV button on the remote or double click the ComproPVR icon on the desktop you will be able to watch TV Same as operating a normal TV set Watch TV programs on your PC in full screen mode or in a window Channel up and down Close ComproPVR and even shutdown the computer with the full function remote control keypad Channel Surfing While watching TV the channel surfing feature displays a 4x4 gr...

Page 18: ...press the mouse right button to drag a zone of the screen You will see the zoomed image Also you can press the mouse right button and move on the screen to shift the zoomed area of the image Just click the mouse left button to resume normal mode Still Image Capture Click on the capture icon on the control panel or hit the Space Bar of the keyboard shortcut to capture an image of the display window...

Page 19: ...like This is useful to skip recording the commercials 3 Press the Stop button to stop recording 4 When you stop recording ComproPVR prompts you to name the file containing the recorded video Enter the name and press OK To playback the recorded file press the Play button and select the file you wish to view Scheduled Recording ComproPVR can be scheduled to record a TV program later or remind you of...

Page 20: ...side of the product box to confirm if this model supports this feature This feature is only available on Windows XP and 2000 You need to install the bundled Ulead DVD MovieFactory software in order to have this feature If you don t have Ulead DVD MovieFactory in the package then this model doesn t support it CD R or DVD R is necessary to use this feature and the recorded file will not be saved in ...

Page 21: ...d Replay for instant replay buttons on the control panel or remote control to navigate through the program Timeshifting temporarily saves the video to your hard disk for a specified period of time When you return to your seat you can resume viewing the program from the point when you left Closed Caption NTSC only Teletext PAL only Press the Closed Caption Teletext button to enable or disable close...

Page 22: ...window or customize the channel list according to your preferences Set Mem During the Autoscan process ComproPVR automatically detects and enables channels with a valid signal By default every available channel will be enabled and marked with the green icon However you can shorten the list of enabled channels to reduce channel browsing time Customize your list by enabling or disabling channels fro...

Page 23: ...manual in the installation CD Control Panel The following describe the ComproDVD control panel functions and tips for using ComproDVD The following figure gives you the function of the button with Hot Key Go to Bookmark F5 Close CTRL X Options E Add Bookmark F6 Repeat R Shuttle search Controls Stop S Volume Full Screen W Mute M Help H Minimize CTRL N Progress bar Play Enter Pause Space Step backwa...

Page 24: ...check the help file of ComproFM or the manual in the installation CD Control Panel The following describe the ComproFM control panel functions and tips for using ComproFM The following figure gives you the function of the button with Hot Key Options S Close CTRL W Last Channel N Backward Å Schedule Record B Frequency K Channel Down Page down Volume Minimize Z Mute M Record R Channel Up Page Up Alw...

Page 25: ...check the status of the drivers with Device Manager You should see both VideoMate TV Capture and VideoMate TV Tuner drivers in the Sound video and game controllers section of Windows Device Manager If these drivers are not there uninstalling and reinstalling the VideoMate TV drivers can help Use the Add Remove Programs Control Panel applet to uninstall the drivers Reinstalling the drivers should f...

Page 26: ...om your PC and insert TV card on the third or fourth slot from AGP only if available Then uninstall and reinstall the TV card driver This usually solves the problem If the problem persists you should move the PCI TV Tuner card to another PCI slot After you are able to successfully use ComproPVR install the other PCI devices one at a time Restart your system and test ComproPVR after installing each...

Page 27: ...o switch the red jumper JX8 to 2 3 right and this disables the remote wake up function My system cannot Power Up What should I do First you need hardware that supports Power Up such as VideoMate TV Gold Gold Plus or Ultra Second make sure you connect the Power Up circuit correctly Please refer the hardware installation section for more information Third make sure you see a green LED light on the V...

Page 28: ...ms preventing Windows from starting normally Solution Remove the VideoMate TV card and troubleshoot PC start up Remember to correctly reconnect the power switch cables 3 The ComproPVR Scheduler shortcut is missing from the Programs Startup folder Reinstalling ComproPVR can help Audio OK No Video The main reason for this problem usually is the result of an IRQ conflict Please see Driver Installatio...

Page 29: ...rd audio source in the System Device in ComproPVR Settings If you are using an external audio patch cable verify that it is connected between the Audio Out of TV tuner card and Line In of your sound card and that you selected the audio source to be Line In If using the internal audio patch cable check that it is connected between the internal Audio Out of the TV tuner card and AUX In of your sound...

Page 30: ...ng If you would like to record video in MPEG 4 format you must supply your own MPEG 4 CODEC Furthermore the CODEC must be installed before using ComproPVR 2 In general you can download MPEG 4 CODEC from the following web sites http www divx com After you install the CODEC software you will see the MPEG 4 format appear in the field of recording quality However Compro does not guarantee compatibilit...

Page 31: ...PVR and driver from our website Some software such as MSN Messenger ICQ Yahoo Messenger and Norton LiveUpdate can interfere with the Tuner card Try shutting down those programs Make sure the PCI TV card is using an independent IRQ Try moving the card to another PCI slot Check your motherboard BIOS settings as follows Assign IRQ to VGA ENABLE PCI Master 0 Write DISABLE IRQ activate by Level PCI Pee...

Page 32: ...ues should be solved on the newer version When contacting Compro for technical support please use the Compro support request form and provide as much of the requested information as possible Please write the details in order to determine the problem And also provide the product serial number 19 digits numbers on the PCI card Please use the form from http comprousa com support form htm or directly ...