Go to page of
A good user manual
The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the AVerMedia service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the AVerMedia DarkCrystal HD Capture Station item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
Table of contents for the manual
-
Page 1
Ar cSoft MediaCon v er ter User Manual English 201003[...]
-
Page 2
2 Table of Contents T able of Content s .............................................................................................................. ............................... 2 1. Index ....................................................................................................................... ....................................[...]
-
Page 3
3 1. Index Welcome to ArcSoft MediaConverter, a powerful and easy-to-use application designed to help you convert photos, audio, or video files to a variet y of formats, including the ones suitable f or playback on PMP, PV P, or ot her portable media players. Click any of the l inks below or cho ose a category from the le ft-hand side of the Help w[...]
-
Page 4
4 1.1 System Requirements Windows: • Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Window 7 • Direc tX 9c or above • Windows Media Player 9 • Penti um 4 3.0GHz processor or higher (or equi valent AM D processor) • 512 MB RAM • 1GB free space or higher for storing temporary files Required third-party soft ware: • RealPlayer10, QuickTime7 or higher to process [...]
-
Page 5
5 Go to www.arcsoft.com to learn more about our company and products. Help Launches this Online He lp. About Launches the splash scr een which contains soft ware version and copyright inform ation. Options Set up Thread Count, CPU Priority and Search Mode setti ngs. Thread Count Select a Thread Count due to the computer cores when co nvert with H.2[...]
-
Page 6
6 the report dialog box is closed and all the converted files are removed from the list, the conver sion of the downloaded file will begin. Automatically delete the file(s ) from the list after they ha ve been successfully converted. Automatically deletes the fi les from the list af ter they have been su ccessfully converted.[...]
-
Page 7
7 2. Converting Files This section guides you step-by-step to co nvert files: Step1: Select Media Step2: Select Parameter Profile Step3: Convert 2.1 Step1: Select Media 2.1.1 Add Media (only the files y ou captured) Add File - Click to bring up Windows Explorer, then select the file you want to convert. Click Open to import files to the program.[...]
-
Page 8
8 2.1.2 Manage Files (only the files you captured) Preview Highlight a media file and click on the play button in the Prev iew pane (located on the lower left-hand side of the m ain pr ogram screen) to preview media. Maximize - Click t o enlarge the preview window. Restore - Reduce the preview window to have it fit to th e preview window. Sort You [...]
-
Page 9
9 2.2 Step2: Select Parameter Profile This feature is located on the upper left-hand side of the main screen. Click on the down arrow to select a parameter profile. Th is program includes default parameters for bundled devices. Select a device from the Select Manu facturer and Select Device Model box if yo u want to convert files directly to the de[...]
-
Page 10
10 2.3 Step3: Convert This is the last st ep to convert your files. Convert To Local Disk - Check this option to have the converted file s saved to a folder on the hard drive. Local Directory - Select a destination folder to sav e converted files. Click on the folder icon to select a directory from your hard drive. • If "Local Disk" is [...]
-
Page 11
11 2.4 Select Device Select Manufacturer - A list of device manufacturers is prov ided in the Select Manufacturer field. Click the down arrow on the right to view the full list of manufacturers. Select Device Model - Select a specific device in th e Select Device Model field when converting media. The conversion paramete r will automatically change[...]
-
Page 12
12 format only) Resolution - Select a video resolution for conversion. If the selected resolution is larger th an the original one, the size of the converted video wi ll not c hange. Video Enc oding - Select a codec to convert video. (support ArcSoft H.264 Enco der) Audio Encoding - Select a codec to convert audio from the video file. (support A rc[...]