Avermedia HomeFree Combo User manual

HomeFree Combo
HomeFree Combo is a LAN network Live-TV streaming device that works
with a (wireless) IP router and broadcasts live TV and video to two iPad or
Windows computer users simultaneously within the same home network.
The LAN-based TV-streaming technology provides user a location-free
PC-TV experience.
HomeFree Extends Your TV Signal and Video Everywhere at Home
Watching and recording analog cable TV, digital TV, satellite TV or any videos from set-top box on any computer within a home network
Just setup HomeFree Combo connected with a wireless router at a location in the house, users can watch, record, playback TV & videos on desktop/ laptop
without any TV antenna, TV cable, and AV device attached in any room at home.
HomeFree Combo can stream digital TV, analog TV, or video signals from a set-top box and allows two users to respectively watch different TV sources at the
same time on two iPad/ desktop/ laptop. With HomeFree Combo, it’s that simple to watch whatever you like!
Also, due to the spec of built-in IR Blaster & AV-in support, users with wireless LAN can use iPad/ laptop remotely controlling the DVD Player/ Recorder which
is in the living room while moving around in the house! AVerMedia HomeFree Combo gives users a whole new location-free TV-watching experience.
*HomeFree Combo can broadcast digital HDTV with full resolution video quality up to 1080p. iPad only supports SD video quality due to its technical
specifications. The viewing software, HomeFree Player, for iPad users will be available on Apple App store completing with analog TV and AV-in video signal
support in early February 2011.
Enjoy TV wirelessly with HomeFree Combo!
Support analog TV, digital TV & AV-in video devices
Simultaneously supports two users to watch digital TV, analog TV or videos from AV-in device on two respective iPad, PC or NB.
Built-in IR Blaster & IR Receiver, support IR learning
Remote control an AV-in device, such as a Set-top box, and watch Satellite TV/ DVDs/ TiVo on iPad, PC or NB.
Network video-streaming technology
Stream TV signal through a home network, without zero video quality loss for digital TV signal streaming.
No video compression, real-time broadcasting with original video quality, even Full HD resolution for digital HDTV.
Automatic device search & Easy installation
Automatically search HomeFree Combo while an iPad/ PC/ NB connected to the LAN.
Windows computer users simultaneously within the same home network.
The LAN-based TV-streaming technology provides user a location-free
PC-TV experience.
HomeFree Extends Your TV Signal and Video Everyw
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HomeFree Player is the paid viewing software on iPad and available for users to download on Apple App Store since the middle of Dec. 2010. HomeFree player
designed with an intuitive interface is easy for iPad fans to use
HomeFree Player supports:
Intuitive interface: Rapidly & simply change channels by tapping or dragging on the iPad screen
Support MPEG-2 SDTV
EPG: Full channel and TV program information with Electronic Program Guide
Sociability: Capture screenshot of TV being watched and share screenshots with friends on social networking sites.
e-Shop list: Allow users to purchase a HomeFree device online instantly if they have installed HomeFree Player on their iPads already.
HomeFree Player Brings Live TV to iPad!
working sites.
ree Player on their iPads already.
Capture screenshot of TV being watched and share
screenshots with friends on social networking sites.
Change channels by tapping or dragging
on the iPad screen Support MPEG-2 SDTV
"AVerMedia®" and "HomeFreeTM" are trademarks and logos of AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc.
©2011 by AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

HomeFree Combo Technical Specifications
Client Desktop/Laptop System & LAN Requirements
LAN Environment Requirements
(For streamed TV signal transmission)
Dimension
Weight
Built-in TV tuner
Supported digital TV standard
Supported analog TV standard
TV input/ output
AV input/ output
Network output
IR Blaster & IR Receiver
Hardware power switch
Power Supply
W 132mm X L 218mm X H 43mm
555g
One analog TV tuner + One HD digital TV tuner
DVB-T, support HDTV
NTSC, PAL, SECAM
One digital TV RF connector (IEC Type) + One cable connector (IEC Type)
AV-in & S-Video
RJ-45 connector (10/100 Mbps)
One set
Yes
DC 5V/2A
Operating System
CPU
Memory
Graphics card
Multimedia application
For real-time TV viewing, MPEG-2 Recording & TimeShifting:
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.7GHz
AMD Athlon™ XP 1700+
Intel® Pentium® Mobile 1.0GHz
Intel® Atom™ 1.6GHz
For H.264 HDTV Viewing:
Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.4GHz
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core 2.8GHz
Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.0 GHz or AMD equivalent CPU (Laptop)
Windows® 7/Vista™/XP (32/64-Bit)
512 MB RAM or above (1GB RAM recommended)
VGA card with support for DirectX 9.0c and HD DXVA. (With VGA card supporting HD DXVA,
the CPU requirement for H.264 HDTV viewing can be lowered to Intel® Pentium® 4 3.0GHz.)
AVerTV 6 HomeFree (Windows® 7/Vista™/XP) HomeFree Player (iPad supports Wi-Fi model)
Wire LAN：High-Speed (10/100 Base-T) Ethernet
Wireless LAN：802.11n with Multiple Input / Multiple Output* *MIMO: 2x2 or above
** HDTV will only function when the TV signal is in HDTV format.
** Support to watch digital & analog TV or digital TV & videos from AV-in devices simultaneously on two respective computers or iPad.
** The operating fluency depends on computer specifications while viewing / recording TV programs.
** Streaming quality and fluency depends on the stability of wireless LAN.
** iPad users need to purchase HomeFree Player on Apple App Store
(available in early Feb. 2011) to use together with HomeFree Combo.
** iPad only supports to SD video quality due to its technical specifications.
** iPad does not support recording function due to its technical specifications.
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Laptop iPad
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*Support two of these viewing devices simultaneously
*Support iPad as a viewing device with a paid app HomeFree Player in early February 2011
How does HomeFree Combo work?
Wireless Router
HomeFree Combo
IR Blaster & IR Receiver
Set-top box
Digital TV antenna
Analog TV cable
Composite cable &
S-Video cable
simultaneously on two respective computers or iPad.
cording TV programs.
"AVerMedia®" and "HomeFreeTM" are trademarks and logos of AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc.
©2011 by AVerMedia Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.