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AVerTV 6 User Manual English DISCLAIMER All the screen shots in this documentation are only e xample ima ges. The images may vary depe nding on the product and software v ersion. Information presented in this documentation has been carefully che cked for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies.
AVerTV 6 i Table of Contents Chapter 1 Device Introduction ......................................................... 1 Chapter 2 AVerTV 6 Introduction .................................................... 2 Chapter 3 Introducing the AVerTV 6 Application .
AVerTV 6 ii 4.2.2 Scanning Channels (F or Adva nced Users) ................................................................................ 32 4.2.3 Customize Video Re cor ding Settings .................................................................
AVerTV 6 iii Chapter 7 PVR ................................................................................. 57 7.1 PVR Controls ....................................................................................................................... 57 7.
AVerTV 6 1 Chapter 1 Device Introduction Thanks for purchasing AVerMedia’s product . The table below lists an overview of the product you purchased. From this table, y ou can quickly learn about your product features and know which chapter you need to read.
AVerTV 6 2 Chapter 2 AVerTV 6 Introduction Now, with this product , you can wat ch TV, listen to the radio, record your favorite programs and enjoy other features on your PC .
AVerTV 6 3 Chapter 3 Introducing the AVerTV 6 Application The AVerTV 6 application allows you to watch TV, listen to the radio, record program s, and capture still images whil e you work on your computer. 3.1 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application Run the AVerTV 6 application from the Programs menu.
AVerTV 6 4 3.2 Running the AVerTV 6 Application for the First Time If this is your first tim e running the application, the Setup dialog box wil l appear to prompt you to scan for channels. (For detail s, please refer to the section Scanning Channels ).
AVerTV 6 5 5. After scanning, the active TV channels will be listed inside the box. Cl ick Apply to save the scanned channels. 6. To exit the current dialog box, click OK . Note: After Media Center Edition scan, you may not be abl e to lock channels with AVerTV 6.
AVerTV 6 6 3.2.2 Scanning for Digital Programs 1. Select Digital TV (or Programs) on the left pane of the Setup dialog box. (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 2. Click New and the Program List dialog box wi ll appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK .
AVerTV 6 7 3.3 Introducing the User Interface The TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video. 1 Panel On / Off 8 Channel Up/Down 2 Playback Seek Slider 9 Resize Window 3 Play / Pause 10 Show / Hi.
AVerTV 6 8 3.4 The Control Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 16 15 14 13 12 10 (This picture is only for reference.) The table below describes functions of the but tons on the Control Panel. BUTTON FUNCTION 1 Signal Status / Enable or di sable Repeat Play TV/Radio mode: Display the current signal status.
AVerTV 6 9 19 Show/ Hide Num eric Panel Toggle between displ aying or hiding the N umeric Panel. 20 Radio Source Switch to radio mode. ( AM/FM or Di gital Radio ) 21 Change Video Source Switch between avai lable video sources. 22 Record Record th e current program.
AVerTV 6 10 3.5 Remote Control (Optional) After installing drivers and appli cations, you can use remote control t o turn on/off the programs, select channels, adjust volume and so on. (The remote control can only be used on AVerM edia AVerTV 6 application.
AVerTV 6 11 3.5.1 Remote Control Buttons (Model RM-FP/RM-KH/RM-K4) Button Description 1. Power Turn on/off t he application 2. Numeric Buttons - Select a TV channel. - Under the 16-Channel preview m ode, use ↑↓← → to highl ight the intended channel.
AVerTV 6 12 15. TELETEXT View Teletext/MHEG-5/ Closed Caption information. 1 6 . TIMESHIFT /PAUSE - Freeze the playback. - Switch from real-time TV o r Radio to TimeShif t mode. 17. (Rewind) - Rewind the playback. - Jump to the Teletext page of the corresponding color according to this butto n.
AVerTV 6 13 3.5.2 Remote Control Buttons (Model RM-JX) Button Description 1. POWER Turn on/off the application 2. SOURCE Switch between available signal sources. 3. Numeric Buttons - Sele ct a TV channel. - Under the 16-Channel preview m ode, use ↑↓← → to highl ight the intended channel.
AVerTV 6 14 20. EPG Launch the Electronic Program Guide. 21. MUTE Turn on/off the sound. 22. CH ▲ / ▼ Go up or down to the next active channel. 23.
AVerTV 6 15 3.5.3 Remote Control Buttons (Model RM-KS) Button Description 1. SOURCE Switch between available signal sources. 2. FULL SCREEN Display TV in full screen. 3. ● (Record) Switch to PVR m ode and record the current program or vi deo into your hard drive.
AVerTV 6 16 3.5.4 Remote Control Buttons (Model RM-KV) Button Description (1) Turn on/off the application. (2) Turn off/on the soun d. (3) Use numeric buttons to select a cha nnel. (4) Display TV in full screen. (5) Change between a vailable audio modes.
AVerTV 6 17 (9) Jump to the teletext page of the corresponding color according to this button. (10) View Teletext / Close Caption information. (11) View EPG information. (This function is only available for dig ital TV) (12) Record the current program.
AVerTV 6 18 3.6 Changing TV Monitor Resolution To switch the resolu tion of the TV mon itor, simply right click on t he TV monitor. When a pop-up menu appears, poi nt to Video and choose an appropriate resol ution (320x240, 640x480, 720x480, 720x576).
AVerTV 6 19 3.10 Setting Windows ® Power Options This option allows you to put your computer in Stand By / Hibernate m ode, power off, exit the application or log off from the com puter while you are away from the computer. Note: Stand By: Stand By i s a state in which your m onitor and hard disks turn off, so that y our computer uses less power.
AVerTV 6 20 Time setting mode Description Now Your computer will go into th e selected mode in about 10 seconds. Sleep 30/60/90/120 Minute(s) Your computer will go into the selected mode in 30/60/90/120 m inutes. Cancel Your computer will ret urn to original settings.
AVerTV 6 21 3.12 Minimize the Application To minimize AVerTV 6 application to t he system tray (notifi cation area), click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Personalise icon on the left pane. Then Select the Minimize to Tray check box.
AVerTV 6 22 Chapter 4 TV In this chapt er, we will introd uce method s to scan programs, select a TV/Radio program, create a group and so on. 4.1 Analog TV 4.1.1 Scanning Channels If you haven’t done channel scanning when y ou first run the application, please follow the steps to co mplete this p rocedure.
AVerTV 6 23 4. Then Click Program Scan to start the searching process. The application comes with a default frequency t able therefore the application will use this table to search for active channe ls/p rograms. If you wan t to terminat e the searching process, just click Stop.
AVerTV 6 24 2. If you don’t want to miss any channels, cli ck All Frequencies Scan . 3. When a warning message appears, click Yes to continue the procedure or click No to abort this operation. 4. After scanning, new active channels/programs will be mem orized and listed in the left pane of the dialog box.
AVerTV 6 25 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 5. Click New and the Format dialog box ap pears. In the Format dialog box , select the file format you w ant and enter the desired name in t he text box. Then click Next . (This pict ure is onl y for reference.
AVerTV 6 26 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 7. Click Finish to save the settings. To abo rt this operation, click Cancel . 8. If you want to chan ge the setti ngs of your own file format, c lick Modify or you can click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created earlier.
AVerTV 6 27 times more efficient than MPEG-2. This format can be ap plied to a wide variety of application s or network s and systems like HD-DVD, Digital TV, Broadcast and Streaming applications. iPod A video format b ase on H.264 st andard but h as smaller vid eo bit rate.
AVerTV 6 28 5. In the Video tab, you can choose the desired co dec, such as XviD MPEG-4 co dec, and click OK to confir m your selection. (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 6. If you want to chan ge the setti ngs of your own file format, c lick Modify.
AVerTV 6 29 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 3. Then you can adjust th e Brightness , Contrast , Hue , Saturation and Sharpness sliders u ntil you get an accurate color. Click Save to crea te your ow n settings. Next time, yo u can simply click Preference Setting to get your pr eferred setting s.
AVerTV 6 30 4.2 Digital TV 4.2.1 Scanning Channels If you haven’t done channel scanning when y ou first run the application, please follow the steps to co mplete this p rocedure. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select an available Avermedia device in the left pane.
AVerTV 6 31 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK .
AVerTV 6 32 Note: All progr ams automat ically classify into two categ ories (Digita l TV and Digital Radio). Select Digit al TV to display TV progra ms; select Digital Radio to display radio programs. 4.2.2 Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users) 1. Click Advance located in the lower right corner of th e Program Information section.
AVerTV 6 33 4.2.3 Customize Video Recording Settings To customize the video recording setti ngs, please do the following. 1. Click the Setu p button and in the Setup dialog box, c lick the Digit al TV icon on the left pane. 2. Select th e Record F ormat optio n.
AVerTV 6 34 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 6. Click Finish to save the settings. To abo rt this operation, click Cancel . 7. If you want to chan ge the setti ngs of your own file format, c lick Modify or you can click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created earlier.
AVerTV 6 35 (This picture is only for reference.) 5. Click New and the Format dialog box ap pears. Then sel ect the file for mat you want and enter the desired na me in the text bo x. 6. In the Video dialog, you can also select the Video Size or Sample Rate .
AVerTV 6 36 Note: To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination fol der in which to save the recorded audio, please refer to the section titled Recordi ng Settings in Chapter 7.
AVerTV 6 37 4.2.4 Using the EPG Function Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is a service th at allows you to ch eck the next succeeding program schedule and even the program schedules of the whole week. If the EPG service is provided in your region/ country, simply click the EPG button to open the EPG window.
AVerTV 6 38 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 3. Then you can adjust th e Brightness , Contrast , Hue and Saturation slider s until you get an acc urate color. Click Save to crea te your ow n settings. Next time, yo u can simply click Setting Preference to get your preferred settings.
AVerTV 6 39 4.3 Adding and Deleting Channel Groups Selecting a Channel Group allows you to switch between t he channels of the selected group only when pressing the Channel Up/Down button. If you want to add or delete a channel group, do the following: To add a new channel group: 1.
AVerTV 6 40 4.4 Selecting a TV/ Digital Radio Channel There are three ways of switch i ng between TV/Radio channels: ◆ Cl ick the Channel Up/Down buttons ( on the TV monitor window or on the Control Panel) repeatedly unt il reaching your desired channel.
AVerTV 6 41 4.5 Adding and Deleting Program Grouping List Click the Pro gram List button . If you click on the display m ode button located on the bottom right corner of the program panel, the program panel will be switched from Program List to Program Grouping List .
AVerTV 6 42 4.6 Adjusting Volume On the Control Panel, click and drag your mouse over t he Vo lume meter to increase or decrease the volu me level. You can also press the + / – keys on the numeric keypad to adjust the volume. 4.7 Specifying a Channel Name or Description To assign a channel name or specify a description: 1.
AVerTV 6 43 4.9 Removing Unwanted Channels If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your channel list, do the following: 1. Click the Setup button an d in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV or Programs icon on the le ft pane. 2. Click Advance located in the lower right c orner of the Program In formation section.
AVerTV 6 44 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) You can see the difference from the pictures below: Before using OverScan function After using OverScan function 4.11 16-Channel Preview The 16-Channel Preview functi on can display 16 TV channels on-screen at the same time.
AVerTV 6 45 4. Select a cha nnel and press the nu meric button “ 5” on the remote co ntrol to view it only and freeze the other cha nnels. If you want to continue to display other channels just p ress C letter on the keyboard.
AVerTV 6 46 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 4. Click Apply to save settings or clic k Cancel to abort wit hout settings. 4.13 Changing Signal Source There are two ways to change signal source: ․ To switch between TV, radio or external video signals, click the Radio Source butt on or Video Source button on the cont rol panel.
AVerTV 6 47 4.14 Sound Controlling (Optional) Click the Setup button and in the Setu p dialog box, click Sound Mixer icon on the left pane. This function provi des a variety of sound e ffect s including “Dolby Surround”, “Incredi ble Mono” and “Incredible Stereo”.
AVerTV 6 48 Chapter 5 AM/FM Radio If the product you purchase with AM/FM function, then y ou can read this chapter to learn more knowledge about this. 5.
AVerTV 6 49 5.2 How to Auto Scan AM/FM Radio Channels If you are using AM/FM radio for the first tim e, perform an auto scan to search and memorize active AM/FM radio st ations in your area. To auto scan AM/FM radio stations: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Set up dialog box , click AM/FM Radi o icon on the left pane.
AVerTV 6 50 5.4 Selecting a Channel To select a channel: 1. Click to open the Numeric Panel . 2. There are a n umber of ways to select a cha nnel: ‧ Click on the Numeric buttons to select a channel. ‧ Click the Channel Up/Do w n button repeatedly until reaching your desired channel.
AVerTV 6 51 4. To modify more channels , repeat step 2 to 3 . 5. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. 5.8 Adding and Deleting Channel Groups Selecting a Channel Group allows you to swit ch between th e channels of th e selecte d group only when pr essing th e Channel Up/Down button.
AVerTV 6 52 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 3. Click New and the Format dialog box ap pears. In the Format dialog box , select the file format you w ant and enter the desired name in t he text box. Then click Next . (This pict ure is onl y for reference.
AVerTV 6 53 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 5. Click Finish to save the settings. To abo rt this operation, click Cancel . 6. If you want to chan ge the setti ngs of your own file format, c lick Modify or you can click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created earlier.
AVerTV 6 54 Chapter 6 TimeShift The TimeShift function performs background recor ding of a TV /Radio program, and lets you return and watch an y part of the record ed program. At the same time, the live TV /Radio program continues to be recorded and played back so you wo n’t miss any part of the show.
AVerTV 6 55 6.2 Customizing TimeShift Recording Settings Before you start usi ng the TimeShift function, first check i ts recording settings to see if they fit you r needs. To check and customize recording settings: 1. Click t he Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Stora ge icon on the left pane.
AVerTV 6 56 (This picture is only for reference.) 3. If you want to revert to default settings , please click Default . 4. Click Appl y to save the new setting s and click OK to exit the curre nt dialog box. Or, click Cancel to use t he original sett ings.
AVerTV 6 57 Chapter 7 PVR You can use your computer as a personal vi deo recorder, and record your favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source into y our hard drive. Besides, you can also divide the recording files in proper sizes to facilit ate burning onto removable opt ical media, such as CD-R and DVD disks.
AVerTV 6 58 7.2 Recording Settings Before recording, check if the settings meet your needs. 1. Click t he Setup button . In the Setup d ialog box, cli ck the Storage icon on the left pane. 2. By defa ult, the syst em sets the r ecording “ Date” and “T ime” as th e file name format.
AVerTV 6 59 media files w ill then be disp layed on the t op right pane. Select the f iles that yo u want, then click Insert , or click Insert All to add all media fil es in the fo lder to the playb ack list.
AVerTV 6 60 Chapter 8 Image Capture While you watc h TV or recorded video from your PC monitor, you can use the AVerTV 6 application to capture images for your document, presentation or web page. 8.1 Before Capturing Before you start captu ring images, first se t the destina tion folder for savin g captured images.
AVerTV 6 61 (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 2. From the File Format drop-do wn menu, selec t the format for saving the capt ured image. 3. Choos e the Color format. • Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. • Choose 8-bit to capture image in 256 colors.
AVerTV 6 62 from the Unit dro p-down list. You ca n speci fy any image size you want. The maximum capture size can be 1600 × 120 0. (This pict ure is onl y for reference. ) 6. Click OK to save the image. Click Cancel if you do not wa nt to save the i mage.
AVerTV 6 63 Chapter 9 Teletext / MHEG-5 T eletext or MHEG-5 (digital T eletext) makes TV viewing a unique experience. It views teletext broadcast from your t elevision programs of fering the most updated informati on on TV Schedules, News, S tock Market Prices, Concert & Theatre information and so on.
AVerTV 6 64 9.2 Teletext 9.2.1 Customize the Display Mode 1. Click the Setup button and in the setup dialog box, click the Telete xt icon in the left pane. 2. From the Display Mode drop-d own list, choose Other Window Display to o pen a new Teletext window or choose Main Window Displ ay to overlay the Teletext window on the TV monit or.
AVerTV 6 65 9.2.2 Overview Click the Teletext button on the control panel to open the Teletext application as shown below. For more information about Teletext, please see below in this chapter. 1 2 3 4 5 BUTTON FUNCTION 1 M enu Bar Thi s contains the names of the availabl e drop-down l ist option m enus.
AVerTV 6 66 9.2.3 Toolbar Buttons Lock Sub page Locks the current sub page. The upcom ing transmitted sub pages will be stored in the Teletext Cache fo r later use.
AVerTV 6 67 9.2.5 Using Teletext The following briefly describes how to use the Teletext feature. Teletext Page There are two page numbers displayed on the first line of each teletext page. The page number on the left is the page number that you have selected or keyed in.
AVerTV 6 68 3. Select the file format to use for saving the teletext page. Yo u can save the teletext pag e in : TXT Text file format BMP Windows bitmap file format TLT Teletext file format TLX Teletext file format 4. Enter a filename and click OK. Opening a Tel etext Page 1.
AVerTV 6 69 Chapter 10 Scheduler The Scheduler allows you to create a list of preset schedules for watching and recording your favorite TV/Radio programs. You can set the day and time to record the TV/Radi o program and specify the length of recording.
AVerTV 6 70 10.2 Adding Schedules To create a new schedule: 1. Click the Add button . 2. The following dialog box will then appear: (This picture is only for reference.) 3. Type the desir ed name in th e Schedu le Name text box. 4. From the Function d rop-down lis t, selec t Activate AVerTV to watc h a TV progra m or listen to a rad io broadcast.
AVerTV 6 71 7. Set the schedule to tune in live TV or to perform re cording. You ca n set the schedule on Once , Daily or Weekly . ‧ Choos e Once to perfor m schedule at a preset day and a preset ti me. ‧ Choos e Weekly to perform schedule every week, at a pres et day and time.
AVerTV 6 72 Chapter 11 Hot Keys Hot Key Description Function UP/DOWN ARR OW Channel or Freque ncy Up/Dow n Press to go to the next upper/lower TV/Radio channel. L Channel Loop Press to go to the previou sly accessed TV/Radio channel. NUMERIC KEYS Select Channel Use NUMERIC KEYS t o directly enter the TV/Radio channel number.
AVerTV 6 73 Chapter 12 Customer Service The AVerTV 6 application provides a convenien t tool, which allows users to contact AVerMedia’s customer service depar tment easily via the website. Please make sure that you have already connected to the Internet.
AVerTV 6 74 Chapter 13 Appendix 13.1 Video Gaming Plug-in (for Microsoft Vista MCE only) MCE “Video Gaming Plug In” support is for Vista MCE only. After installing the driver, you can acce ss it through the program library in Online Media . This function enables you to watch compos ite/S-Video signal source or play g ames in Vista MCE platform.
AVerTV 6 75 13.2 Video Quality Enhancement Plug-in (for Microsoft Vista MCE only) MCE “Video Quality Enhancement Plug-in” support is for Vista MCE only.
AVerTV 6 76 • • Increase Brightness and Hue values by 16. • • Increase Contrast and Saturation values by 8. • • Increase Sharpness value by 4. • • Increase Brightness and Hue values by 32. • • Increase Contrast and Saturation values by 16.
AVerTV 6 77 13.3 AVerIR Set Up (optio nal installation features) The remote control is compatible with Microsoft Vista Media Center Editio n. If you want to use the remote contr ol on Windows V ista Media Center, y ou ne ed to install the driver with AVerIR function an d set Windows Vista Media Center as the default TV ap plication.
AVerTV 6 78 3. Th en you need to install th e driver without AVerIR fun ction again to work AVerMedia device normall y. NOTE: If you reinstall the dri ver without AVerIR function without removing the .
AVerTV 6 79 13.3.3 Remote Control Button Mapping in Windows Vista Media Center Button Description （ for AVerTV ） Description ( for Wi ndows Media Center on Vista) (1) Turn on/off t he application. If the com puter is on, put t he computer in standby mode.
AVerTV 6 80 (11) View EPG in formation. (Thi s function is only available for dig ital TV) View EPG in formation. (Thi s function is only availabl e for digital TV) (12) Record the current pr ogram. Go to the Manual Record page. (13) Play the selected file or temporarily freeze the playback.
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