Miglia Technology EvolutionTV инструкция обслуживания

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47

Идти на страницу of

Хорошее руководство по эксплуатации

Законодательство обязывает продавца передать покупателю, вместе с товаром, руководство по эксплуатации Miglia Technology EvolutionTV. Отсутствие инструкции либо неправильная информация, переданная потребителю, составляют основание для рекламации в связи с несоответствием устройства с договором. В законодательстве допускается предоставлении руководства в другой, чем бумажная форме, что, в последнее время, часто используется, предоставляя графическую или электронную форму инструкции Miglia Technology EvolutionTV или обучающее видео для пользователей. Условием остается четкая и понятная форма.

Что такое руководство?

Слово происходит от латинского "instructio", тоесть привести в порядок. Следовательно в инструкции Miglia Technology EvolutionTV можно найти описание этапов поведения. Цель инструкции заключается в облегчении запуска, использования оборудования либо выполнения определенной деятельности. Инструкция является набором информации о предмете/услуге, подсказкой.

К сожалению немного пользователей находит время для чтения инструкций Miglia Technology EvolutionTV, и хорошая инструкция позволяет не только узнать ряд дополнительных функций приобретенного устройства, но и позволяет избежать возникновения большинства поломок.

Из чего должно состоять идеальное руководство по эксплуатации?

Прежде всего в инструкции Miglia Technology EvolutionTV должна находится:
- информация относительно технических данных устройства Miglia Technology EvolutionTV
- название производителя и год производства оборудования Miglia Technology EvolutionTV
- правила обслуживания, настройки и ухода за оборудованием Miglia Technology EvolutionTV
- знаки безопасности и сертификаты, подтверждающие соответствие стандартам

Почему мы не читаем инструкций?

Как правило из-за нехватки времени и уверенности в отдельных функциональностях приобретенных устройств. К сожалению само подсоединение и запуск Miglia Technology EvolutionTV это слишком мало. Инструкция заключает ряд отдельных указаний, касающихся функциональности, принципов безопасности, способов ухода (даже то, какие средства стоит использовать), возможных поломок Miglia Technology EvolutionTV и способов решения проблем, возникающих во время использования. И наконец то, в инструкции можно найти адресные данные сайта Miglia Technology, в случае отсутствия эффективности предлагаемых решений. Сейчас очень большой популярностью пользуются инструкции в форме интересных анимаций или видео материалов, которое лучше, чем брошюра воспринимаются пользователем. Такой вид инструкции позволяет пользователю просмотреть весь фильм, не пропуская спецификацию и сложные технические описания Miglia Technology EvolutionTV, как это часто бывает в случае бумажной версии.

Почему стоит читать инструкции?

Прежде всего здесь мы найдем ответы касательно конструкции, возможностей устройства Miglia Technology EvolutionTV, использования отдельных аксессуаров и ряд информации, позволяющей вполне использовать все функции и упрощения.

После удачной покупки оборудования/устройства стоит посвятить несколько минут для ознакомления с каждой частью инструкции Miglia Technology EvolutionTV. Сейчас их старательно готовят или переводят, чтобы они были не только понятными для пользователя, но и чтобы выполняли свою основную информационно-поддерживающую функцию.

Содержание руководства

  • Страница 1

    Revision 2.4 (c) 2005, Miglia T echnology Ltd E v olutionTV U ser G uide ™[...]

  • Страница 2

    T able of contents Introduction and Overview of EvolutionTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Introduction and System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Overview of EvolutionTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Страница 3

    I ntroduction and Ov er view of E volutionTV EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 1[...]

  • Страница 4

    Introduction Thank you for choosing EvolutionTV™ from Miglia T echnology . EvolutionTV™ allows you to watch TV on your Mac and enables you to record your favourite programmes onto your hard drive using MPEG-2/4 and DivX compression. System requirements: • Mac with USB 2.0 connectivity • G4/800 MHz or higher processor • 256 MB of RAM • M[...]

  • Страница 5

    Overview of EvolutionTV™ Video inputs EvolutionTV™ features several video inputs: • TV input • Composite input • S-Video input • RCA Stereo audio input • TV/Antenna connection: This connector should be used for your analogue TV cable coming from an RF antenna or a cable box. • Composite input: Composite is a widely used standard for[...]

  • Страница 6

    H ar dwar e and Softwar e I nstallation EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 4[...]

  • Страница 7

    I. Hardware Installation 1. Connect the power supply to the “Power” socket located at the back of EvolutionTV . 2. Connect the USB 2.0 cable provided from a USB 2.0 port of your computer to EvolutionTV . II. Connecting your video source 1. Coaxial connection If you receive TV channels via a roof-mounted antenna, an analogue cable service or a p[...]

  • Страница 8

    2. Composite Connection Digital TV subscribers (T errestrial, Cable, Satellite) will interface their digital receiver set top box with EvolutionTV . Y ou can either make a connection via S-Video or Composite. If you wish to capture video footage from a Camcorder , VCR or DVD-Player , a connection via Composite or S-Video is recommended. The diagram[...]

  • Страница 9

    III. Software Installation 1. Insert the Installation CD that shipped with EvolutionTV™ card into your CD/DVD drive. 2. Before installing the version available on the CD, check for any available updates on the Miglia site. Double-click on the icon named ‘Check for software updates now!’ to access the website page. 3. Open the folder Evolution[...]

  • Страница 10

    6. The EvolutionTV folder will be located in the ‘Applications’ folder of the volume containing your system software. 7. If you have installed the Application Enhancer (for the iChat patch), the APE manager will appear in the System Preferences 8. The installation log is located in: <Username> / Library / Logs EvolutionTV™ User Guide Pa[...]

  • Страница 11

    S etting up E volutionTV for viewing and r ecor ding EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 9[...]

  • Страница 12

    Introduction This chapter will guide you through the initial setup of EvolutionTV . Before proceeding, make sure you have connected EvolutionTV to a USB 2.0 port of your Mac. Also ensure the power supply is connected at all times. Connect your TV antenna via a coaxial cable or your video source (digital TV receiver for example) via Composite/S-Vide[...]

  • Страница 13

    2. The Setup Assistant will ask you to choose the type of connection you are using. If you connect your card directly to an antenna or a cable TV outlet, choose the ‘TV T uner’ option. If you are subscribing to a premium or digital cable service or to digital satellite, use the S-Video connection, as this will ensure the best picture quality po[...]

  • Страница 14

    USA residents only If you have selected TV T uner as the input connection, the Setup Assistant will ask you to enter your ZIP code to download the relevant channel naming templates from TVGuide.com. This will prevent you from having to give names manually to the individual channels. 4. TV T uner Connection: Press the ‘Start Scan’ button to star[...]

  • Страница 15

    U sing the E v olutionTV M enus and Onscr een Remote EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 13[...]

  • Страница 16

    I. EvolutionTV Menus V arious functions are accessible via the menu bar: 1. The EvolutionTV Menu lets you access: About box: Displays about box with version number Setup Assistant: Launches the Setup Assistant Register: Open the Registration dialog Software Update: Checks online if a new version is available. This check is also performed automatica[...]

  • Страница 17

    4. The View Menu contains the video related commands. Scheduled Recordings: Open the scheduled recordings window . Enables timed recordings. Log Window: The log window contains a report for each finished or aborted scheduled recording. TV Window: Displays the live TV window TV Window Size: Contains 3 pre-defined sizes, quarter , half and full size.[...]

  • Страница 18

    5. The Window menu contains a shortcut to the full screen mode (Zoom) and enables you to switch between open windows. 6. The Help menu contains a link to the Miglia support web page and allows to open this manual. II. EvolutionTV Onscreen controller EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 16 The View Menu Video Input List V olume up/down Record Video Extend[...]

  • Страница 19

    1. Basic Remote Functions V olume level: Displays the volume level selected in the software Channel List: Shows a list of all stored/saved TV channels Channel Up/Down: Switches channels up and down Snapshot: Stores a snapshot of the picture currently displayed in the TV window Channel: Displays the channel number as per the TV tuner channel list Vi[...]

  • Страница 20

    Video Source Settings: This panels allows you to adjust the video source settings: Device: Enables you to select the desired video input device. This will most likely be EvolutionTV Format: Enables you to select the video standard. US, Canada and Japan residents should use ‘NTSC’, while most European users should select ‘P AL ’. French and [...]

  • Страница 21

    Window Settings: The Window pane enables you to activate three options: Always in front: The TV window will always be in front of all other applications. T ransparency: Enables you to adjust the level of transparency for the TV window . Clip edges: The option to clip the edges enables you to reduced the viewable area of the picture. This is helpful[...]

  • Страница 22

    U sing the E v olutionTV P r efer ences EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 20[...]

  • Страница 23

    I. EvolutionTV preferences overview 1. Select EvolutionTV > Preferences 1. The preferences are divided in four categories: Storage: This category allows you to set the general storage preferences Video Input: This menu allows you to set all video and audio preferences. Channel T emplates: This menu contains the pre-defined and user defined chann[...]

  • Страница 24

    EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 22 I. The Storage Sub-menu 1. The Storage tab contains three important options: Filename T emplates: Name templates used for your recorded video files 2. The Filename T emplate allows you to enter pre-defined values for the name of the file that will be stored onto your hard drive. <input>: This value will add t[...]

  • Страница 25

    II. The Video Input Menu The Video Input menu contains the most important controls you have over the video you will view or record to your hard drive. A. Adjusting the video settings 1. The image sub-menu allows you to control the brightness, lighting, saturation and hue of the recorded video. Adjustments can be made by moving the sliders or enteri[...]

  • Страница 26

    2. Video Compression will adjust the video codec and quality settings for the video you will record to your hard drive. EvolutionTV features a built-in hardware encoding chip with support for several formats: DVD-Compliant MPEG-2: This format enables you to record in full size MPEG-2 thus delivering a video file readable by all DVD players. Full si[...]

  • Страница 27

    5. The audio settings enable you to control the audio input of EvolutionTV . The Device list let’ s you select the desired input device, eg. EvolutionTV , the built-in audio or any other compatible USB or FireWire device. If you are capturing via the TV tuner , EvolutionTV and TV T uner are the correct settings. If you are capturing via S-Video o[...]

  • Страница 28

    8. The TV T uner Sub-menu The TV tuner sub-menu allows you to create and select channel layouts. It also enables you to scan and fine-tune channels manually , without the help of the Setup Assistant. It is possible to create a new channel setup without using the Setup Assistant . T o Do so, select‘Create from T emplate’ in the drop-down menu. T[...]

  • Страница 29

    III. The Plugins Menu EvolutionTV supports a Plugins architecture allowing a smooth integration with third-party applica- tions and devices. The current iCal plugin can however be adjusted to import or export recordings via the ‘Show Settings’ button. The ‘Export’ function is activated by default. Y ou may want to check this menu with every[...]

  • Страница 30

    AlchemyTV DVR™ User Guide Page 28[...]

  • Страница 31

    Scheduling a r ecor ding with E volutionTV EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 29[...]

  • Страница 32

    I. Schedule a recording with EvolutionTV 1. Click on View > Show scheduled recordings. 2. In the ‘Scheduled Recordings’ window , click ‘New Recording’ to create a new recording. EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 30 The Scheduled Recordings window displays the various recordings you have programmed[...]

  • Страница 33

    3. Select your desired channel and enter the name of the program you wish to record (the name itself does not affect the recording. Y ou can either use a Filename template or give a unique name to the recorded file. T ime, date and repetition can be entered on the right side of the window . Y ou can also select the level of picture clipping for the[...]

  • Страница 34

    4. Y our new recording will be added to the ‘Scheduled Recordings’ list (see 2.). 5. Scheduled recordings window list items: Status: Displays the status of the recording via icons. The recording is scheduled Recording is active and will be performed. Recording in progress EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 32 Program name Channel name Scheduled sta[...]

  • Страница 35

    II.. iCal synchronisation EvolutionTV can synchronise your recordings with iCal. Make sure that the iCal plugin is set to import or export recordings, depending on your preference. 1. Export: Once you have created a recording in EvolutionTV , it will appear as a separate calendar item in iCal. 2. Import: An iCal calendar item can be imported into E[...]

  • Страница 36

    Scheduling a r ecor ding with T itanTV EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 34[...]

  • Страница 37

    Introduction EvolutionTV 2.2 and higher support Decisionmark’ s T itanTV EPG (Electronic Program Guide) to browse, search and schedule recordings. Note that T itanTV is only functional in the United States at the time of this writing. I. Registering with T itanTV In order to access the T itanTV program listings, you will first have to register on[...]

  • Страница 38

    III. Scheduling a recording with T itanTV 1. Select ‘T itanTV TV Listings’ from the EvolutionTV menu. This will launch your browser and redirect you to the T itanTV login page 2. Enter your username and password you created during T itanTV’ s sign up process. 3. Y ou can now browse or search the local TV listings. 4. Each individual TV progra[...]

  • Страница 39

    E volutionTV Plug-ins EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 37[...]

  • Страница 40

    Introduction EvolutionTV supports an open plug-in architecture that enables software developers to create enhancement modules. The application ships with several built-in plug-ins. Further enhancements are provided by third party plug-ins that are usually free of charge and that can be downloaded from Miglia’ s website: http://www .miglia.com/Sup[...]

  • Страница 41

    III. Using Third Party Plug-ins 3.1 Plug-in Settings Plug-ins settings are available in Preferences > Video Input > Plug-ins > Show settings Note that some plug-ins do not have any settings. Explanation for the individual settings of a specific plug-in are usually included in the Read-me file included with a third party plug-in. 3.2 Using [...]

  • Страница 42

    III. Current Plug-ins 3.1 Built-in Plug-ins Interface Plug-in: EvolutionTV Setup Assistant: Provides the Setup Assistant functionality to EvolutionTV . Post-Processing Plug-ins: EvolutionTV Reveal in Finder: Shows a recorded file in the Finder . EvolutionTV Movie Player: Enables you to play a recorded movie from within EvolutionTV EvolutionTV Movie[...]

  • Страница 43

    AlchemyTV DVR™ User Guide Page 41 Playing back files cr eated by E volutionTV[...]

  • Страница 44

    Introduction EvolutionTV supports various capture formats, which can be played back by most if not all software video applications. However , you may need to install additional video codecs in order to play back some formats. A Video codec is an extenstion, which enables a software video player (like QuickT ime Player) to read a video file. I. Soft[...]

  • Страница 45

    AlchemyTV DVR™ User Guide Page 43 Frames/sec the movie was recorded at Frames/sec the movie is playing back at QuickT ime Player Show Movie Info Window[...]

  • Страница 46

    EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 44 License Agreement This license contract is part of the purchase contract. The conditions for the use of the Evolutiontv™-software are written down in the following license contract. With the use of the AlchemTV™-software you agree to the conditions of the license contract for the use of the EvolutionTV™-softw[...]

  • Страница 47

    EvolutionTV™ User Guide Page 45 5.3 Should the software be faulty , the original CD on which the software is memorized has to be properly packed and returned to the authorized trader . In every case the complaint about the software has to be made by including your name, address, telephone number and a description of the defect and the system conf[...]