AVerMedia TV Duo Hybrid PCIe manual

A V er MediaCent er User Manual[...]

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T able of Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduc tion ......................................................................... 1 1.1 Device Intr oduction ........................................................................................................ 2 1.2 System Requirements ..........................................................................[...]

　 Playing a Recorded Ra dio Program ........................................................................................ 27 　 Setting the Audio Mode (Only A vailable for FM Radio) ........................................................ 27 2.3 V ideo ...........................................................................................[...]

　 Hot Keys ....................................................................................................................... .......... 56 　 Glossary .................................................................................................................................. 57[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Thanks for purchasing A V er MediaCenter . This powerful application allows you to watch TV , listen to the radio, create slide shows, record favorite programs and enjoy other features on your PC. W ith our easy-to-use remote control, you can enhance your PC experience. T urn your computer system into a real m ultimedia enter[...]

Introduction 2 1.1 Device Introduction Thanks for purchasing A V erMedia’ s product. Please be noted that the functions or the remote contr ol mentioned in this manual m ay vary depending on the pr oduct you pur chase and the ar ea you live. Product Name A V erTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E Model No. A177 TV System ; Digital TV ( ; DVB-T ☐ AT S C ☐ DVB-[...]

Introduction 3 1.4 Overview of A V er MediaCenter After running the software, the main screen of A V er MediaCenter appears , which includes “TV”, “Radio”, “V ideo”, “Music”, “Pictures” and “Settings”. This section briefly introduces main menu, sub menus and setting items. For more details, please refer to Chapter 2. ¾ The [...]

Introduction 4 ¾ The Main Control Buttons Description Go back the m ain menu Go back one le vel Open user ma nual Minimize the application Restore the previous size Exit the application Description / Switch from real-tim e TV or Radio to T imeShift mode. / Freeze the playback temporarily . Stop the playback, recording, T i meShift, etc. Play the s[...]

Introduction 5 ¾ Navigation T ree ; Note : The item s may vary depending on the prod uct you use and the area you live.[...]

Introduction 6 1.5 Remote Control The remote control supports all the feat ures of A V er Media Center . T o use, just poi nt the remote control at the receiver , and press button. ¾ Overview of the Remote Control Button Description (1) T u rn on/off the application. (2) Set the time to put your computer into Standby/Hibe rnate mode, exit the appl[...]

Introduction 7 ¾ Overview of the Remo te Control (continued) Button Description (18) Switch to different aspect ratios (4:3, 16:9 , Full Screen, Keep Aspect Ratio). (19) Switch to live TV source in full screen. (20) PIP Mode: Tu rn on/off the PIP-sizing function. When enabled, y ou can enlar ge or shrink the selected screen usi n g the arrow butto[...]

Introduction 8 1.6 Running A V er MediaCenter for the First T ime When you run the A V er MediaCenter for the first time, a set up wizard will automati cally appear and take you through all the necessary settings step by step. 1 1 . . When a dial og box ap pears, click Ye s . 2 2 . . Choose the pri mary device or tuner for watching TV or list ening[...]

Introduction 9 7 7 . . After finishing all settings, select Finish . 8 8 . . If you want to re-configure all the settings again, go the main page and select “ Select ” Î “ General ” Î “ Run W izard Again .”[...]

Chapter 2 Getting Started This Chapter will start w ith the basic usage of A V er MediaCenter , including scanning programs, playing music, recording a TV/ Radio program, and so on. Before using the application, it is necessary to understand all the ba sic operations in this chapter . TV ............................................................ [...]

Getting Started 11 2.1 TV Under the TV main menu, you can enjo y watching TV , re cord your favorite prog ram and so on. ¾ Scanning TV Channels If you didn’t run the setting up wizard, a dialog box will appear to prompt you to scan for channels when selecting the main menu “ TV ”. 1 1 . . When the Pr ogram Inform ation dialog box appears, se[...]

Getting Started 12 ¾ W atching Live TV Y ou can e njoy analog TV , digital TV or both of them depending on what your product is. 1 1 . . After scanni ng, go to the TV page an d you can see a preview TV window in the right-hand section of th e screen. 2 2 . . T o switch the preview m ode to the full-screen mode, select Live . 3 3 . . If you want to[...]

Getting Started 13 ¾ Adjusting V olume T o increase or decrease volume when watching TV , press on the remote contro l or click on the control pa nel. T o disable the sound of the program, press on the remote control or click o n the control pa nel. Press the same butt on again to t urn on the sound. ¾ S pecifying a Channel Name or Description T [...]

Getting Started 14 ¾ Fine T uning Color and Quality of the Display If the color and quality of a p articular channel needs to be adjusted, please do th e following. 1 1 . . Select “Settings” Î “ TV ” Î “ Configure Analog TV ” or “ Configur e Digital TV ” Î “ Manage Programs ” 2 2 . . Select the desired channel. 3 3 . . Selec[...]

Getting Started 15 ¾ Deleting a Channel If you want to exclude un desirable cha nnels from your channel list, do t he following: 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ TV ” Î “ Configur e Analog TV ” or “Configur e Digital TV” Î “ Manage Programs ”. 2 2 . . Select the unwanted channel. 3 3 . . Choose . This channel will be removed [...]

Getting Started 16 ¾ Editing the Channel Group T able T o add or remove channels from the channel group, do the following: 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ TV ” Î “ Configur e Analog TV ” or “Configur e Digital TV” Î “ Manage Pr ograms ” Î “ Grou p Setting ”. 2 2 . . The default and the first ch annel group* Note are lis[...]

Getting Started 17 ¾ Managing the Channel Group s Channel grou ps are used to or ganize and group cha nnels that suit your needs. T o manage y our channel gro ups, do the following: 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ TV ” Î “ Configur e Analog TV ” or “Configur e Digital TV” Î “ Manage Pr ograms ” Î “ Grou p Setting ” Î ?[...]

Getting Started 18 4 4 . . Y ou can use to remove a channel group or us e to move the channel group to the desired locatio n. 5 5 . . The first channel group will be shown in the Group Se tting table.[...]

Getting Started 19 ¾ Using OverScan Function On some broadcast cha nnels, you might see distorted lines or black s paces on the top, sides, or bottom of the screen. T hese video arti facts derive from the source signal , and can be m asked using the OverScan feature. 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ TV ” Î “ Configur e Analog TV ” or [...]

Getting Started 20 ¾ Capturing Images While you watch T V or recorded vi deo from y our PC monit or , you can use the a pplication to capture images for your do cument, presentation or web page. 1 1 . . Select “ TV ”. 2 2 . . Press on t he remote control or select on the control panel to capture a still image. T o capture another image, press [...]

Getting Started 21 ¾ V iewing T eletext Information (A vaila ble for P AL / SECAM or DVB-T System) T eletext makes TV vie w ing a uni que experience. It allows y ou to view tel etext broadcast s from y our television programs t o get the most updated info rmation on TV Sched ules, News, S tock Market Prices, Co ncert & Theatre inform ation and[...]

Getting Started 22 5 5 . . Select the desired program . 6 6 . . T o record the program for future viewin g, use Scheduling . 7 7 . . T o tun e into the program for some time in the future, use Act ivate Live TV . 8 8 . . Use t o go back the EPG page. 9 9 . . Select Searc h Program t o have the adva nce searching function. 1 1 0 0 . . On the next pa[...]

Getting Started 23 2.2 Radio If the product you purchase with radio fu nction, then y ou can read this c hapter to lear n more knowle dge about this. ¾ Scanning FM Radio Frequencies (Only available for FM Radio) If this is your first time runn ing the application, a dialog box will appear to prompt you to scan for ch annels when selecting the main[...]

Getting Started 24 ¾ Listening to the Radio Y ou ca n enjoy li stening to t he FM Radi o, digital radio or bot h of them depending on what pro duct you purchase. 1 1 . . After scanni ng, go to the Radio page and you can see all available chann els listed in the right-ha nd section of the screen. 2 2 . . Select the channel you want. 3 3 . . Select [...]

Getting Started 25 ¾ Selecting a Radio Channel There are th ree ways of swit ching betwee n radio cha nnels: 1 1 . . Use the num eric keys on the r emote control to get your desi red channel. 2 2 . . Press the Channel Up/Down buttons ( on the rem ote control or on the Contr ol Panel) repeatedly until reaching your desired channel. 3 3 . . Enter th[...]

Getting Started 26 4 4 . . If you just want to ski p a particular channel, do the following: 5 5 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ Radio ” Î “ Manage FM Radio Programs ”. 6 6 . . Choose the unwanted channe l and clear the check box. ¾ Changing the Radio Channel Order Y ou m ay change the seque nce of channels as you pre fer . 1 1 . . Selec[...]

Getting Started 27 ¾ Play ing a Recorded Radio Program 1 1 . . Select “ Radio ” Î “ Recorded Files ”. 2 2 . . All the recorded files are listed here. 3 3 . . Y ou can view those files by date, title or status. 4 4 . . Choose the desired file . 5 5 . . Select Play . 6 6 . . T o temporarily pause the playback, select . T o stop the playback[...]

Getting Started 28 2.3 Video W ith this function, yo u can view recorded prog rams or other vide o files. ¾ Playing V ideo Files 1 1 . . Select “ Vi d e o ”. 2 2 . . Y ou ma y see some recorded video files are listed on the right hand section of the screen. Or you can select More V ideos to choose other folders. 3 3 . . Select the file you wan[...]

Getting Started 29 2.4 Music Y ou can create your m usic library and enjo y music with our A V er MediaCenter . ¾ Adding Music to y our Playlist Add your favorite music to A V er MediaCenter music playlist and then y ou can playback music from the playlist next time. 1 1 . . Select “ Music ” Î “ Add Music ” and the n select the desired fo[...]

Getting Started 30 ¾ Play ing Music T o playback music: 1 1 . . Select “ Music ”. 2 2 . . Enable Sequential to play tracks in order or Random to shuffle the order . 3 3 . . T o continue playing all the tracks, select Loop check box. 4 4 . . Use to determine the order of the tracks in your playlist. 5 5 . . Then select t o start to listen to th[...]

Getting Started 31 2.5 Pictures In this section, we introduce methods to vi ew your pict ures and play a sl ide show . ¾ V iewing the Captured Images 1 1 . . Select “ Pictur es ”. 2 2 . . The captured t humbnails ar e displayed i n the right-ha nd section. 3 3 . . By clicking on the thum bnails, you can view images in a full-screen window . 4 [...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Operations Beyond basic usage, what else you can do with A V er MediaCenter? In this chapter , we take you to the next level and explain the advanced features of this application. TV ............................................................ 33 Radio ....................................................... 39 V ideo ............[...]

Advanced Operations 33 3.1 TV ¾ Using Schedule Recording Y ou m ay need to record a p rogram for s ome time in the future, first go to the TV page, select Schedule Recording and then select New Schedule . 1 1 . . Choose the appropriate devic e. For instance, if you want to record dig ital TV program, you should choose t he device that can receive [...]

Advanced Operations 34 5 5 . . Next, determ in e the signal s ource and channel. 6 6 . . In the Ta s k P e r i o d , you can set the schedule once or on a daily/w eekly basis. 7 7 . . Determine the file format and recording duration. 8 8 . . This application lets you to divide the recording files into parts for bu rning onto removable opt ical medi[...]

Advanced Operations 35 ¾ Using T imeShift The T imeShift function per forms backgr ound recordin g of a pro gram, and lets y ou return to a ny part of t he recorded pro gram. At the sam e time, the li ve program cont inues to be recorded a nd played back so you won’ t miss any part of the show . Y ou can also advance forwar d to skip commercials[...]

Advanced Operations 36 ¾ Multi-Channel Display (Only A va ilable for Multi-Card/Dual T uner Series Users) When you install two or more TV tuner cards or devices in the co mputer , this function allo ws you to watch many channels at the same time. 1 1 . . Select “ TV ”. 2 2 . . On this page, press on the remote control or use on the control pa [...]

Advanced Operations 37 (PBP Mode) 7 7 . . Under PIP mode, to c hange size of t he PIP screen, first press on the remote control. Then use to shrink the image or use to enlar ge the image. T o exit the PIP-sizing m ode, press again. ¾ Multi-Program Display (Only A vailable for Digit al TV) In the digital terrestrial field, a single channel (frequ e[...]

Advanced Operations 38 4 4 . . T o display all available TV si gnals simultaneously , select Live . 5 5 . . Select repeatedly to switch between Full screen m ode, PIP mode and PBP mode (as sh own on the rig ht). 6 6 . . T o switch and listen to the sound of another TV sig nal, simply use the a rrow button Å Æ to select the PIP/PBP screen. (Full S[...]

Advanced Operations 39 3.2 Radio ¾ Using Schedule Recording Y ou m ay need to record a p rogram for s ome time in the future, first go to the Ra dio page, select Schedule Recording and then select New Schedule . 1 1 . . Choose the appropriate devic e. For instance, if you want to record dig ital radio prog ram, you sho uld choose the device that c[...]

Advanced Operations 40 5 5 . . Next, determ in e the signal s ource and channel. 6 6 . . In the Ta s k P e r i o d , you can set the schedule once or on a daily/w eekly basis. 7 7 . . Determine the file format and recording duration. 8 8 . . This application l ets you to divide the recording files into parts for burning onto removable opti cal medi[...]

Advanced Operations 41 ¾ Using T imeShift Y ou can use the T imeShift function t o perform background rec ording of a radi o program and even re play . T o start the T imeShift Fu nction: 1 1 . . Select “ Radio ”. 2 2 . . Choose the de sired channel t o go to the ne xt page. 3 3 . . On this pa ge, you can select Radio T imeShift , press on the[...]

Advanced Operations 42 3.3 Video ¾ Picture-in-Picture(PIP) / Pictu re-by-Picture(PBP) Display W ith the PIP/PBP feature, you a re able to playback recorded video files, and at the same time, watch live TV . 1 1 . . Select “ Vi d e o ”. 2 2 . . On this page, choose the desired file. Or select More V ideos to find other video files. 3 3 . . When[...]

Chapter 4 More Settings Before scanning channels, recording programs, or capturing images, check the settings page to see if they meet your needs. W ith our explanation in this chapter , you can easily customize all the settings of A V er MediaCenter . General Settings ..................................... 44 TV Settings ...........................[...]

More Settings 44 4.1 General Settings Here you can s elect the destinat ion folder for saving recorded files, determine recording time and file size, assign the number of image you want to capture, settin g the W indows power options, etc. ¾ Configure S torage 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ General ” Î “ Configure St o r a g e ” 2 2[...]

More Settings 45 ¾ Configure Snap shot 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ General ” Î “ Configur e Snapshot ”. 2 2 . . In the Number of Pictures box, a ssign the number of i mages that y ou want to ca pture. 3 3 . . In the Interval Ti m e box, specify the interval between captures. For instance, if you specify 10 seconds, an image will [...]

More Settings 46 ¾ V ideo Device (Only A vailable for Mu lti-Card / Dual T uner Series Users) If you install two or more devices in your computer, for example A V erTV GO 007 Plus (M15C) and A V erTV Hybrid+FM C ardbus (E506R ), you need to determ ine which devi ce you want t o use for watchi ng TV , listening to the radio a nd other multimedia f [...]

More Settings 47 ¾ More Options This page all ows you to set t he power mode. Then you can put y our computer i n Stan d By , Hibernate or other modes while you are away from the computer . 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ General ” Î “ More Options ”. 2 2 . . Y ou can sel ect the UI la nguage you wa nt from the Language drop-down lis[...]

More Settings 48 4.2 TV Settings All TV setting tips are includ ed within this section. ¾ Configure Analog TV / Configure Digital TV Î Configure TV Signal 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ TV ” Î “ Configur e Analog TV ” or “ Configur e Digital TV ” Î “ Configur e TV Signal ”. 2 2 . . If you c hoose “Conf igure Analo g TV?[...]

More Settings 49 ¾ Configure Analog TV / Configure Digital TV Î Configure Recording 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ TV ” Î “ Configur e Analog TV ” or “ Configur e Digital TV ” Î “ Configure Recording ”. 2 2 . . Choose the default file format from the Record Format drop-down list. 3 3 . . If you choose “Conf igure Analog [...]

More Settings 50 ¾ Configure Analog TV / Configure Digital TV Î Configure Color Adjustment 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ TV ” Î “ Configur e Analog TV ” or “ Configur e Digital TV ” Î “ Configure Color Adj ustment ”. 2 2 . . Then use to adjust the Brightness , Contrast , Hue , Saturation and Sharpness until the image colo[...]

More Settings 51 4.3 Radio Settings This section gives you more setting properties when you listening to the radio. ¾ Manage FM Radio Programs / Manage Digit al Radio Programs 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ Radio ” Î “ Manage FM Radio Progr ams ” or “ Manage Digital Radio Progra ms ”. 2 2 . . Select All Frequenc y Scan when t he[...]

More Settings 52 4.4 Video Settings 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ Vid e o ”. 2 2 . . Use the default folder for sa ving the recorded vide o file. 3 3 . . Or select to look for your desired folder . 4 4 . . On the next pa ge, you can use to go up one level t o find other folders or sel ect Change Disk t o choose ot her hard drives. 5 5 . [...]

More Settings 53 4.5 Picture Settings Before you start playing slide show , first check its settings to see if they fit your need s. 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ Pictur e ”. 2 2 . . From the Play Settings drop-down list, select Sequential to play a slide sh ow in order or select Random to shuffle the order . 3 3 . . T ype a value in the[...]

More Settings 54 4.6 About The A V erTV applicatio n provides a co nvenient to ol, which all ows users to ask questions via A V erMedi a’ s website easily . 1 1 . . Select “ Settings ” Î “ Ab out ”. 2 2 . . Make sure you have acce ssed to the Internet and then select T roubleshooting to connect to our website .. 3 3 . . On our web page, [...]

Appendix More tips and explana tions are included in this chapter . Hot Keys ....................................................... 56 Glossary ........................................................ 57[...]

Appendix 56 ¾ Hot Keys Hot Keys Description Up/Down/ Left/Right arrow Move up, down, left or right to select th e desired item. Ta b Move to next item . Numeric keys Use NUMERIC KEYS to directly en ter the TV/Radio chann el number . Space Confirm the selected tracks or folders when under the main menu - Music . Page Up/Down Channel Up / Chann el D[...]

Appendix 57 ¾ Glossary AV I A VI is the m o st comm on video fil e format for playback on the computer . It can be saved in uncompressed form if you want high quality video, or compressed using any of t he available codecs if you want to minimize the file size. Aspect Ratio Aspect ratio indicates the ratio of the width of an image to its hei ght. [...]

Appendix 58 disks turn off, so that your computer uses less power . SVCD When you choose this form at, the recorded video file will be saved in MPEG-2 format that is comp liant with SVCD standards. S tandard SVCD frame size and frame rate are 480 x 48 0 pixels at 29.97 fps fo r NTSC and 480 x 576 at 25 fps for P AL. VCD When you choose this form at[...]