User manual COMPRO COMPRODTV

[. . . ] ComproDTV User's Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www. comprousa. com Copyright © 2001-2006. No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Compro Technology, Inc. Compro, VideoMate, Poladyne, Play with Power, and the Compro logo are trademarks of Compro Technology, Inc. [. . . ] Sharpness: Adjusts the sharpness of the image. Press the Default button to reset the sliders to their original positions. Mono/Stereo/SAP You can select Mono, Stereo or SAP in this dialog box. Stereo and SAP sound may not be available in your area or for all programs in your area. For Digital TV, you can choose the language or audio track here when available. Use Overlay Surface ComproDTV uses overlay for rendering video as default. Uncheck this box results in using VMR 9 feature (include in DirectX 9. 0) which has more advanced features for rendering video. However, not all graphics card supports this feature. If your graphics cad doesn't support VMR, you may see black screen or very high CPU usage while using VMR for display. Set SAP as Dual Audio Mode Checkbox (Only available on Analog TV) In some country, you can check this box to record two languages into left and right sound tracks at the same time. If you see this checkbox, this feature is available in your area. Sleep Mode You can set the timer to shut down the computer. If the check box "Close application and keep computer on" is checked, then it will close ComproDTV instead of shutting down the computer. 22 Recording Options (Only available on Analog TV) Path (Recorded Programs Folder) Click on the button to set the folder where recorded programs are stored. Check that you have ample disk space to store recorded programs. Quality Here you can select the video and audio quality settings of recorded programs. ComproDTV includes useful quality presets, from VCD to DVD-quality. However, Custom settings may not be compatible with standard formats. Use it with caution You can also use custom settings by following these steps. 23 Advanced Settings Here you can select the details of video and audio quality settings of recorded programs. Format: Choose between MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video encoding formats. For example, select MPEG-1 if you want VCD format or select MPEG-2 if you want DVD format. Dimension: Select the recording resolution you like. Video Bit Rate: Video bit rate is expressed in kilobits per second. The higher the bit rate, the more processing power and disk space are required to record and playback video programs. [. . . ] You can do that in the Record tab in Settings of ComproDTV. Why are images scrambled Please update the video and sound card drivers from vendors' web sites. Make sure the driver for motherboard chipset is also up to date. The default drivers supplied with the Windows operating system are usually too old to operate correctly. If you still have problems, please install the latest ComproDTV and driver from our website. Why does the remote control fail? Not all products support remote function. [. . . ]