AVerMedia Technologies tv box DVR User Manual
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1. When you power on the AVerMedia AVerTV Box for the first time it will automatically proceed to the Set Area of Setup Menu no 2 Since TV signals vary in different countries you need to select the appropriate signal Refer to the table below for country signals USA STD POLAND SL UKRAINE S S EUROPE POLAND 2 CUSATRO ITALY POA S TAIWAN AUSTRALIA CZECH CSAPAN RAIN a OO OL vr S SS a CO Each column in the table above corresponds to a different type of TV system Only one of these TV systems only one column will appear as your Set Area the first time you power on the AVerTV Box Make sure that you select the correct country signal from the menu To ensure that you can select and watch all active channels refer to the section Channel Presetting on how to automatically scan and memorize all active TV channels in your area Accessing TV Controls To access the various TV controls open up the menu displays or press on the remote control buttons The Remote Control The figure on the next page shows a clear layout of the remote control unit AVerMedia AVerTV Box AV PC To toggle between TV Video or PC display IV IVIDEO Switch between TV or Video NUMBER BUTTONS To select a TV channel 100 Press this button first for cable channels over 100 TELETEXT for Europe _ Press to view teletext SLEEP To automatically turn off AVerTV BOX after 5 10 20 30 60 90 or 120 minutes SURROUND P2. re ready to watch TV or play video games AVerTV Box is completely plug n play There is no software driver required What s in the Package Your AVerMedia AVerTV Box package contains the following items AVerMedia AVerTV Box with vertical stand a Y d 4 This User s Manual fn je TER Rese Power Adapter ex i as Audio Cable TON Ed 1E sm lt Remote Control AC iin Mon l with batteries VGA Cable Optional Accessories r IMac LJ iT l i doc Monitor Adapter Computer Adapter for MAC for MAC AVerMedia AVerTV Box The AVerMedia AVerTV Box Unit Touch Button Control Panel The Touch Button Panel found on the top side of the AVerTV Box provides quick access to commonly used functions SULLY POWER L F Turn the unit on off yee AV PC vi Press this button to toggle between Fa TV Video and PC display volume _ QD P Press the LEFT button to decrease EEA and RIGHT button to increase the as volume level CHANNEL V WA Press the LEFT button to go down O and RIGHT button to go up to the ae next TV channel line up id A N X aa AN P SOS fo NI Infrared Sensor When using the remote control aim it at the Infrared Sensor which is located at the front panel of the AVerTV Box INFRARED REMOTE SENSOR User s Manual Connection Ports The port connectors allow connection of your TV antenna P
3. e page 100 press the 100 button To go directly to the next upper or lower 100th page press the JUMP 100 PAGES button labeled as VOLUME buttons on the remote For example If you are currently on teletext page 350 you can quickly jump to the next upper 100th page which is page 400 Just press on the volume up button If you are on teletext page 350 you can quick jump to the next lower 100th page which is page 300 Press on the volume down button To select your desired teletext information use the FASTEXT LINK buttons In the last display line of the index page or any teletext page text appears in four colors Red Green Yellow and Blue Each color corresponds to a certain teletext information for example Sports The FASTEXT LINK buttons allow you to select your desired teletext information and quickly jump to its starting page For example If Red corresponds to News press the Red button to jump to the starting page of News If Green corresponds to Finance press the Green button to jump to the starting page of Finance If Yellow corresponds to Sports press the Yellow button to jump to the starting page of Sports If Blue corresponds to Travel press the Blue button to jump to the starting page of Travel User s Manual LIMITED WARRANTY AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES Inc warrants this product to be free of defects resulting from faulty manufacture or components under the following terms
4. trademark of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other products or corporate names mentioned in this documentation are for identification and explanation purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners COPYRIGHT 2001 by AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES Inc ENG 01 CONMCEIING NE ANICHAG rrari iara aN E ines A 5 Connecting Gi Andio Cable scociriicneieiei tete Eae ian 5 Connecting the External Amplified SPeaKer ccccccccecceeccneeceescaeeeaes 5 Connechns the Power AGADIER eressero ates etnies souavkes onsets 5 Connecting d VideO SOUrCE oara r aAA eA ee 6 CONMPOSIIC Vide Ozee a E O 6 ONA COE ET E E E A E menses 6 Analog Composite Video Y Pp PR cccccccccccneccneceneseeecencceescaeseaeseaes 6 Connecting to a Video Output DeVICE cccccccscccneccnecceeceeecneeceeecaeeeaes 6 Using the AVerMedia AVerTV BoX c ccsccessessesssessseesseesseeeseeeens 7 Using AVerMedia AVerTV Box for the First Time cccccceeeeees 7 ACCESSING TV CONITONS morsi riirn eds A N Seats 7 TheRemote Coni To leisin e a Ae AAE E EEE 7 Calling Upa Menut DISDIOY ronie o e ere A A 8 Fine TUMNE re
5. we will not pay for the following 1 Removal or installation charges 2 Shipping charges 3 Any incidental charges 17 AVerMedia AVerTV Box EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES THE MANUFACTURER S SOLE OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AT OUR OPTION THE MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE TO THE PURCHASER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE AND LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LIABILITY IN TORT RELATING TO THIS PRODUCT OR RESULTING FROM ITS USE OR POSSESSION LIMITATIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES There are no other oral or written warranties expressed or implied including but not limited to those of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Any implied warranties are limited in duration to one year from the date of purchase STATE LAW AND YOUR WARRANTY This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights granted under state law These rights vary from state to state CONTACT INFORMATION www aver com 18
6. AN from Menu 2 and select YES to start memorizing all the active TV channels As AVerTV Box performs the search it will display each channel number You can interrupt and cancel the searching process anytime by pressing the Left or Right buttons on the remote Now press the Channel Up Down or Number buttons on the remote control Check and verify that you can access all the TV channels available in your area e Scan All Frequency If there are channels missing after you perform autoscan use the scan all frequency function and repeat the searching process Scan all frequency will scan frequencies starting from xx 25 MHz increasing by 1 MHz at atime It will check and record all frequencies for active channels The new frequencies will replace the default frequency record 11 AVerMedia AVerTV Box To memorize channels using scan all frequency choose SCAN ALL FREQ from Menu 2 and select YES to start scanning the new frequencies SELECT AV ADJUST lt b As the AVerTV Box finds an active channel it will assign the frequency to a new channel You can interrupt and cancel the process anytime by pressing the Left or Right buttons on the remote Scan all frequency can also search for channels with xx 75 MHz or xx 50 MHz frequency but such channels will still be memorized as having xx 25 MHz frequency Use the CH FINE TUNE function to adjust a channel to its exact frequency and get a clear TV picture Refer to the sec
7. AVerMedia p AVvVeriiliv Box User s Manual ASren BridgingPC Mac amp Video FCC NOTICE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial industrial or business environment This equipment can generate use and radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user 1s encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CAUT
8. C VGA Mac monitor or LCD projector speakers video svideo or analog composite video source etc Left amp Right Audio2 9 ia Speaker Connection Video2 In Antenna Adapter VGA Out VGA In Analog Composite Video Input Speaker Connection to monitor from PC AVerMedia AVerT V Box Back Panel Left amp Right Audiol In Video 1 In Viner IN ci A m R S10 L I Video Out Audio Out AVerMedia AVerTV Box Front Panel AVerMedia AVerTV Box Installation and Setup Connecting the VGA Mac monitor or LCD Projector Connect the monitor cable or the VGA extension cable not supplied to the AVerTV Box VGA OUT port For MAC use a monitor adapter Optional to make the connection VGA Monitor Mac Monitor i oo VGA Cable not supplied LCD PROJECTOR Connecting the Computer You can use AVerTV Box with or without using the computer To switch to PC anytime or watch in PIP picture in picture connect the supplied VGA cable to the AVerTV Box VGA IN port and to your computer s VGA card the terminal where your monitor connects to the PC For MAC use a computer adapter optional A aee e 5 i i VGA IN Cable beg supplied ma H IBM Compatible PC E J _ Computer Adapter C LN 1 optional Macintosh User s Manual Connecting the Antenna Attach the antenna or cable TV to the ANT port of AVerTV Box z DE Ee w
9. ION ON MODIFICATIONS To comply with the limits for the Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules this device must be installed in computer equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be shielded and grounded Operation with non certified computers or non shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television reception Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CE NOTICE This is a Class B product DISCLAIMER No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to the contents of this documentation its quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Information presented in this documentation has been carefully checked for reliability however no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without notice In no event will AVerMedia be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages TRADEMARKS AVerMedia and AVerTV are registered trademarks of AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES Inc IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is a registered
10. Switching the Background Sound If you want to continue listening to the TV or video sound while you work with your PC choose PC BGM from Menu 1 and select ON to turn on the background sound The sound of the television channel will continue while you work on your PC You can press the AV PC button on the remote to toggle between the PC and the television To turn off the background sound select OFF Choosing the Video Source 10 If you selected to watch video from an external video device choose VIDEO SOURCE from Menu 1 and press the Left and Right buttons on the remote to select from Video 1 Video 2 S Video or Y Ps PR If you want to switch the TV source choose TV SOURCE from Menu 1 and press the Left and Right buttons on the remote to select between Air or Cable TV User s Manual Changing the Display Mode To change the display resolution 00 choose DISPLAY MODE from Menu 1 and press the Left and Right buttons on the remote to select from the list of standard resolutions which the AVerTV Box support in full screen Channel Presetting There are two types of Channel Preset functions for memorizing active TV channels e Autoscan If this is your first time to use the AVerTV Box first use autoscan to memorize all active TV channels in your area autoscan will use the frequencies in a default frequency table to search for active channels To memorize channels using gt autoscan choose AUTOSC
11. WARRANTY LENGTH Labor is warranted for 1 one year from the date of purchase Parts are warranted for 1 one year from the date of purchase Replacement products will be warranted for the remainder of the one year warranty period or 30 thirty days whichever is longer WHO IS PROTECTED This warranty is enforceable only by the first consumer purchaser WHAT IS AND IS NOT COVERED Except as specified below this warranty covers all defects resulting from faulty manufacturing of this product The following are not covered by the warranty 1 Any product on which the serial number has been defaced modified or removed 2 Damage deterioration or malfunction resulting from A Accident abuse misuse neglect fire water lightning or other acts of nature commercial or industrial use unauthorized product modification or failure to follow instructions included with the product B Misapplication of service by someone other than the manufacturer s representative C Any shipment damages Claims must be made with carrier D Any other cause which does not relate to a product defect 3 Cartons cases batteries cabinets tapes or accessories used with product 4 AVerMedia does not warrant that this product will meet your requirements it is your responsibility to determine the suitability of this product for your purpose WHAT WE WILL AND WILL NOT PAY FOR We will pay labor and material expenses for covered items However
12. all sorts of information including the latest news weather sports finance travel TV program listings and more Teletext Control Buttons The figure and descriptions in this section show how to use the teletext function using the remote control 3 i r NUMBER BUTTONS To select a teletext page 100 Return to the index page i e the very first teletext page TELETEXT Press to view or disable teletext M FASTEXT LINK RED Jump to the teletext page which the red color corresponds to FASTEXT LINK GREEN Jump to the teletext page which the green color corresponds to QUICK ACCESS amp POSITIONING CONTROL Use the Up and Down buttons to go to the next upper or lower teletext page B Ho BIG FASTEXT LINK BLUE Jump to the teletext page which the blue color corresponds to nm IS we Of FASTEXT LINK YELLOW Jump to the teletext page which the yellow color corresponds to Viewing Teletext To view teletext information press the TELETEXT button on the remote Press this button also if you wish to disable teletext 15 AVerMedia AVerTV Box Selecting a Teletext Page There are many ways of selecting a teletext page 16 To enter a teletext page number press on the NUMBER buttons 0 9 To view the next upper or lower teletext page press the up and down arrow buttons or the CHANNEL buttons on the remote To return to the index page i
13. d in each of the menu General Menu 1 Setup Menu 2 Picture Menu 3 PIP Menu 4 Reset Menu 5 CH Fine Tune PC BGM Video Source TV Source Display Mode Autoscan Scan All Freq CH Add Del Set Area Language Brightness Contrast Tint Color Sharpness PIP Border PIP Color Setup Picture User s Manual To adjust TV picture To activate deactivate background sound To watch video from the external source To switch to air or cable TV To change the display resolutions To search and memorize all active channel line up in your area Toscan frequency starting from xx 25 MHz and increasing by 1 MHz at a time To reprogram add or remove TV channel line up To select the country signal To change the OSD language To increase decrease the brightness level To increase decrease the contrast level To increase decrease the tint level To increase decrease the color level To increase decrease the sharpness level Turns the PIP border on off To change the color of the border There are eight 8 colors to choose from To restore the CH Add Del of Menu 2 to its original factory setting To restore the Picture Menu 3 to its original factory setting AVerMedia AVerTV Box Fine Tuning If TV reception is not clear choose CH FINE TUNE from Menu 1 and press the Left and Right buttons on the remote until the TV picture becomes clearer
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15. eee ee imac as Connecting an Audio Cable SRTR Plug the stereo end of the supplied audio cable CONNECTOR to your sound card LINE OUT port and nal o the other two RCA connectors to the AUDIO2 IN port of AVerTV Box NOTE This type of connection allows you to have audio at all times and to adjust ae 4 a JN the volume from the AVerTV Box For i AZo amp G 4 S es e gt audio pass through connection make via a Z sure the AVerTV Box is powered on or in standby mode Connecting the External Amplified Speaker Connect the speaker to the SURROUND port to have a 3D Surround Sound effect If you Tay isa have additional external amplified aaa ee speaker you may connect it the SPEAKER port of 7 AVerTV Box N ko s SPN BED i Pai FEN l S ot RED z e cio Ge amp a ce amp External Amplified Speaker NG T OM wn 7 e h om A a Connect the supplied power Wall a 8 adapter to the DC IN port of AVerTV Box i Adapter then plug it into a standard AC power outlet AVerMedia AVerTV Box Example Video Game e g Nintendo Connecting a Video Source were gene ome Bea Connect an audio cable to D kh To Video Out and Left Right Audio Out of Composite Video Source the left amp right audio out of the video device and to the AVerTV Box left amp right AUDIO1 IN ports Example S Video Connect an Oe bier ane s video cable not supplied i a ali
16. i to the s video out of the video device and to the AVerTV Box S Video Out of Video Source S VIDEO IN port If your video ano Composite Video Connect a video cable not supplied to the video out of the video device and to the AVerTV Box VIDEO IN port S Video Cable player supports s video use yen C this type of connection as T s video provides better oom amp S e oO wae Y 5 h oo aw D picture quality than j composite video I Example Analog Composite Video Y Pg Ppr Connect the analog composite video DVD Player cable not supplied to the Y P PrR out of m ee the video component source and to the AVerTV Box Y P PrR port If you are using the Video2 S Video or Analog composite video Y Ps PrR the audio must be connected to the AUDIO2 IN port Connecting to a Video Output Device You can output the video i e signal from your TV antenna or video source like the camcorder to a Example Television receiving device The receiving a A device can be a TV monitor VCR _ for Sing video capture card etc Simply p connect the receiving device to the Video amp Audio Cable To Video In and Left Right Audio In of Composite Video Source AVerTV Box VIDEO OUT port and left amp right AUDIO OUT ports NOTE The AVerTV Box provides composite video output only User s Manual Using the AVerMedia AVerTV Box Using AVerMedia AVerTV Box for the First Time
17. low lists the display resolutions which the AVerTV Box can support Computer Operating Dis play Maximum Vertical IBM PC 640 x 480 85 Hz 60 Hz 800 x 600 70 Hz 60 Hz Mac 640 x 480 75 Hz 60 Hz Note When your computer is in sleep or standby mode you will not be able to watch in PIP In order to continue to watch in PIP you must set the screen saver to animated graphics or text Or press the PIP button of the remote to watch in full screen Changing the Color of the PIP Border To change the color of the PIP border choose PIP COLOR from Menu 4 and press the Left and Right buttons on the remote to choose the desired color There are 8 eight colors to choose from To restore or clear all the preset channel choose SETUP from Menu 5 and select YES To restore the default picture setting in Menu 3 choose PICTURE from Menu 5 and select YES 14 User s Manual Using Teletext option For European countries the AVerTV Box provides the Teletext function which allows users to receive digital information from TV stations that broadcast such information Teletext data is widely used in Europe and is transmitted along with normal television programs The AVerTV Box can decode the teletext data and display the resulting information on your computer screen TV stations transmit teletext data in pages Each page takes only a few seconds to update so you will surely see the very latest information eletext pages contain
18. r then press last digit of the number you want In case you have accidentally entered the wrong number in the USER CH and CATV CH you need to exit and call up the menu display by pressing the MENU button Area Selection When the AVerTV Box is first connected the unit will automatically enter SET AREA mode and allow you to choose the appropriate country signal Refer to the section Using the AVerTV Box for the First Time for details If you need to enter this mode manually press the MENU button and select SET AREA from Menu 2 and press the Left and Right buttons on the remote to choose the area selection Selecting the OSD Language The AVerTV Box has English Chinese tradition and Japanese on screen display languages To select from the desired language choose LANGUAGE from Menu 2 and press the Left and Right buttons on the remote Customizing the Picture Setting If you want to adjust the quality of the TV or video picture go to MENU 3 Then use the Up or Down buttons to select the desired preference and use the Left or Right buttons to adjust To restore default setting refer to Restoring the Default Channel and Picture Setting 13 AVerMedia AVerTV Box Switching the PIP Border If you want to turn off the PIP Pear A border choose PIP BORDER from Menu 4 and select OFF In PIP mode the colored border will disappear SELECT AV ADS D To turn on the PIP border select ON The table be
19. ress this button to have a surround sound effect PICTURE IN PICTURE Allows you to watch TV or Video while you work on your PC The TV screen display always remain on top QUICK ACCESS amp POSITIONING CONTROL Use the Left and Right buttons to decrease and increase volume level Use the Up and Down buttons to go to the next or previous active channel In PIP mode use these buttons to move the frame around the screen Adjust the setting of the MENU functions g N POWER OS 6G 4 3 4 G D 7 AD O fo mil CZ p kokat etel e Cy can N pia PREVIEW S X 4 AVerMedia _ Turn the AVerTV BOX on off CHANNEL Go up or down to the next TV channel line up VOLUME Increase Decrease volume level CHANNEL RETURN Go to the previously selected channel DISPLAY Display information MTS for NTSC M of page 7 If channel offers muti language function press this function to toggle between languages MUTE To turn off on the sound PREVIEW Continuously display the next consecutive TV channels MENU To call up the menu display Teletext buttons only present in European model Calling Up a Menu Display Press the MENU button on the remote control to call up the menu displays Then use the Up or Down buttons to select the desired function and use the Left or Right buttons to adjust The table below lists the different functions you will fin
20. tion Fine Tuning for details If you want to restore the default frequency table execute the RESET function All the frequencies that were memorized using Scan All Frequency will then be erased from the channel memory FINE TUNE adjustments will also be restored to their default settings NOTE Scan All Frequency is a very time consuming process If the default frequency table already includes all active TV channels in your area then avoid using Scan All Frequency Channel Remapping If your broadcast area contains channels covering diverse numbers you can reprogram these channel numbers in AVerTV Box For example if your viewing area contains channels 7 13 21 and 28 you can reprogram these numbers in the AverTV Box channel record as channels 1 2 3 and 4 1 Select CH ADD DEL from Menu 2 then Press the left or right button to access this feature 2 Inthe selected USER CH enter in the new channel number you want to assign or the channel number you want to remove add in to the channel PUSER CH 070 line up CAV CH 070 3 Inthe CATV CH enter in the channel ADD number you want to remap or the DEL channel number you want to remove add 12 User s Manual 4 Select ADD to include or DEL to remove the channel number in the channel line up then press the left or right button Note Press the 100 button for channel number over 100 To switch to any channel number lower than 100 press the tenths digit numbe
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