User manual GENIUS VIDEOWONDER CARDBUS DUAL

[. . . ] If you use a home TV antenna for both digital and analog TV reception, you may need to use a signal splitter to connect to the VideoWonder CardBus Dual. Installation The following sections provide step-by-step instructions on installing and configuring the card, accessories and software. 3. 1 Software installation First, make sure that Windows® XP (Service Pack 1) or Windows® 2000 (Service pack 4) is installed in your system. If you are not sure what version of Windows you have, just click the right button of your mouse on "my computer" folder and select "Properties" to see the version. [. . . ] You can also change your Country to set your TV Standard, or you can change your TV Standard directly by using the dropdown boxes. You can also change the Input Type to designate whether you use an home antenna (Air) or cable TV (Cable). You can also edit your channel list by using the checkboxes next to the channel name - unchecked channels will be hidden from the channel list. (You will still be able to switch to the channel by typing in the channel number) Click on the name of the channel to edit the name that will appear in your channel list. You can also click on the Audio Format of the channel to choose between MONO or STEREO sound (when 9 R English available). 4. 4 Choosing your source VideoWonder CardBus Dual is not limited to digital TV reception ­ you can also view analog sources at the same time. On the left side of the main interface, you will find buttons that let you access different sources. Switches to Analog TV reception Switches to an external device connected to the composite video input Switches to an external device connected to the S-Video input Switches to Digital Terrestrial TV (selected by default) Turns on and off PIP (Picture in Picture) Mode, which lets you watch both digital TV and an analog source at the same time Turns on and off Twin Mode, which lets you watch digital TV and an analog source side by side Brings up the Scan Settings dialog Enters Play Mode, and lets you view snapshots you have taken and watch video you have captured Swaps video between the main window and second window (in PIP mode) Teletex 4. 5 Channel list On the right side of the interface is the channel list. Here you will see available channels for Digital TV if you are in DVB mode, and analogue TV channels if you are in analogue TV mode. Simply click on a channel to switch to it, or press the or arrow keys on keyboard to switch channels. In DVB mode, you can select DVB Radio by clicking on the dropdown box and choosing Radio to listen to free-to-air radio. 10 R English 4. 6 Volume controls At the bottom of the interface is the volume bar. Click on the bar to set the volume to that level, or press the or arrow keys on keyboard to decrease or increase the volume. Click on the speaker icon to mute the audio. 5. Setting To access the Setting window, on the menu bar, click on Tools -> Setting. Depending on your current source, there will be different settings available to you. 5. 1 DVB Settings When you have DVB as your source, you will see the following options: 11 R English 5. 1. 1 Directory Settings Here you can change the directory used for saved files. Either type in the path, or click "Browse", go to the folder you want, and click OK. You can also choose to always have the DTV window on top of other applications by checking "Always on top". 5. 1. 2 Schedule Recording Here you find programs scheduled to be recorded. Please refer to Chapter 7. 3 for a description how to use Scheduled Recording. 12 R English 5. 1. 3 DVB Setting Some countries use a different bandwidth setting for scanning their frequencies. In general, most countries have a bandwidth of 6 MHz (for Taiwan), 7MHz (for Australia), and 7/ 8 MHz (for European countries). Here, you can choose the setting that matches your country. In case you are in a country that uses 6 MHz Bandwidth, like Taiwan, for example, select the entry with 6M. After this, you will need to restart your computer. 5. 1. 4 TV Setting Here you can adjust some analog TV settings. Select your country and TV standard to get proper reception in your area. [. . . ] recording. Click "One time" if To make a weekly recording, click on the days you Select the Source you want to record from, then the Select the Date if this is a one time Channel if you are recording from a TV source. Enter the Start Time and Duration of the program you want to record. Finally, enter a File Name for the recorded file ­ if this is a weekly recording, a number will be added to this name for each recording. (Example: FileName01. mpg, FileName02. mpg, etc. ) Click on the Add button to finish scheduling the recording. 7. 4 Snapshot You can take still image snapshots of video and save them to your hard drive. To take a snapshot, click on the "Snapshot" button, and the current video image will be saved to your hard drive in the working directory specified in Directory Settings. (Chapter 5. 1. 1 and Chapter 5. 2. 3) You can see the snapshots you have taken by entering Play Mode. [. . . ]