Avermedia AVerTV 6 User manual

AVerTV 6
User Manual English
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introducing the AVerTV Application ...........................................................2
1.1 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application................................................................................................................2
1.2 Running the AVerTV 6 application for the first time.........................................................................................2
1.3 The Control Panel...............................................................................................................................................4
1.4 Always on Top....................................................................................................................................................6
1.5 Minimize the Application...................................................................................................................................6
1.6 Changing the OSD Attributes.............................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2 How to Scan AM/FM Radio Channels..........................................................8
2.1 Manually Scanning Specific FM Channels.........................................................................................................9
2.2 Selecting a Channel ............................................................................................................................................9
2.3 Adjusting Volume...............................................................................................................................................9
2.4 Skipping Unwanted Channels...........................................................................................................................10
2.5 Adding a Radio Frequency...............................................................................................................................10
2.6 Modifying a Radio Name .................................................................................................................................10
2.7 Adding and Deleting Program Lists .................................................................................................................10
2.8 Customizing Audio Recording Settings............................................................................................................11
2.9 Viewing RDS Information (Optional) ..............................................................................................................13
Chapter 3 TimeShift......................................................................................................14
3.1 TimeShift Controls ...........................................................................................................................................14
3.2 Customizing TimeShift Settings.......................................................................................................................14
3.3 Using the TimeShift Function...........................................................................................................................15
Chapter 4 Radio Recorder...........................................................................................17
4.1 Recording Controls...........................................................................................................................................17
4.2 Recording Settings............................................................................................................................................18
4.3 Using the Recording Function..........................................................................................................................18
4.4 Playing the Recorded Programs........................................................................................................................18
Chapter 5 Scheduler.....................................................................................................20
5.1 Adding Schedules.............................................................................................................................................20
Chapter 6 Hot Keys ......................................................................................................23
Chapter 7 Customer Service .......................................................................................24

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Chapter 1 Introducing the AVerTV Application
1.1 Launching the AVerTV 6 Application
Run the AVerTV 6 application from the Programs menu.
To run the application, click Start, point to Programs,choose AVerMedia, AVerTV 6,and
then click AVerTV 6. Another way is to double-click the AVerTV 6 program icon “ ”on
the desktop. Or, you can double-click the AVerQuick launcher located at the lower right
corner of the screen.
Note: AVerQuick allows to set the desired default application, which means you can
choose either AVerTV 6 or AVer MediaCenter as the default application when
double clicking AVerQuick icon . To do this, right click AVerQuick, choose
“Setting”, and select the preferred application in the “Application” tab.
1.2 Running the AVerTV 6 application for the first time
If this is your first time running the application, the Setup dialog box will appear to prompt
you to scan for channels.
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio icon on the
left pane.
Note: Before choosing the signal input, please make sure that your country/region is correct.
a.First, select an available AVerMedia device in the left pane.
b.From the Region/Country drop-down list, select your country or region.
c.Click Apply to save the settings.
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2. Select FM or AM radio signal.
3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and
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4. Click Scan. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized.
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5. To terminate the scanning, click Stop.
6. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort the
setting, click Cancel.
1.3 The Control Panel
Use the following button controls for selecting AM/FM radio channels, adjusting volume, scanning FM
channels, recording radio programs and more.
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The table below describes the functions of the buttons on the Control Panel.

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BUTTON FUNCTION
1.
Signal Status /
Repeat Play Status
Radio mode: Right click on the info area of the control panel to
switch signal sources.
Playback mode: Right click on the info area of the control panel
and enable the Repeat function. The system will continuously
playback the files in the playlist.
2.
Signal Strength Display signal strength.
3.
Backward Move backward in intervals.
4.
Channel Loop Return to previously accessed channel.
5.
Channel Up/ Down Move up/down the channel list
6.
Mute Turn off the sound.
7.
Setup Allows you to:
*Autoscan channels.
*Create channel groups.
*Customize record settings.
*Customize the TimeShift function.
8.
RDS Viewing RDS Information. (It may vary depends on your device
and your living area.)
9.
Forward Skip forward in intervals.
10. Always on Top Make the control panel float over the top of other program
windows.
11. Program List Display the program list and adjust color, volume and so on.
12. Audio Mode Switch between available audio modes.
13. Scheduler Display Scheduler dialog box.
14. Play List Create a playlist of video files to playback.
15. Show/ Hide Numeric Panel Toggle between displaying or hiding the Numeric Panel.
16. Radio Source Switch between available radio sources.
17. Record Record the current program.
18. TimeShift / Pause Performs background recording of the live program. This
function lets you listen to the recorded parts, while at the same
time, recording is in progress. / Freeze the playback temporarily.
19. Next File Play the next file in the playlist.
20. Previous File Play the previous file in the playlist.
21. Stop Stop the playback, recording, TimeShift, etc.
22. Play / Pause Playback recorded files. / Freeze the playback temporarily.
23. Volume Control Increase/decrease the volume level.
24. Help View User’s Manual.
25. Numeric Buttons Select channels/programs.

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1.4 Always on Top
To make the Control Panel float over the top of other program windows, click the Always on
Top button on the Control Panel.
1.5 Minimize the Application
To minimize AVerTV application to the system tray (notification 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. Or clear the check box to simply minimize the application
to a taskbar button.
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1.6 Changing the OSD Attributes
Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Personalise icon on the left
pane. On this page, you can customize the curtain effect, LCD speed, appearance of the
control panel or select preferred video renderer.

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Note: By default, the system is set to choose “Automatic” from the drop down list. When choosing
Automatic, the AVerTV application can detect your operation system and determine what kind of
video renderer is best for you. For example, if your operation system is Windows Vista, AVerTV
application will select “Video Mixing Renderer” automatically to enable the Windows Aero effect.
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Chapter 2 How to Scan AM/FM Radio
Channels
If this is your first time to use AM/FM radio, perform auto scan to search and memorize
active AM/FM radio stations in your area.
To auto scan AM/FM radio stations:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select an available AVerMedia
device in the left pane. Then select AM/FM Radio.
Note: Before choosing the signal input, please make sure that your country/region is correct.
a.First, select an available AVerMedia device in the left pane.
b.From the Region/Country drop-down list, select your country or region.
c.Click Apply to save the settings.
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2. Select FM or AM radio signal.
3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and
click OK.

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4. Click Scan. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized.
5. To terminate the scanning, click Stop.
6. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort the
setting, click Cancel.
2.1 Manually Scanning Specific FM Channels
Instead of scanning all channels, you can choose to manually scan one or a few channels only.
To do this, follow these procedures.
To manually rescan specific AM/FM radio channels:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio icon on
the left pane.
2. Enter the channel frequency that you want to start scanning in the text box.
3. Select 0.01 MHz, 0.05MHz or 0.1MHz as your tuning increment.
4. Click to scan upward or to scan downward from the selected channel frequency.
The scanning will stop when the application finds the closest ACTIVE AM/FM
frequency.
5. Or click or to increase/decrease the frequency to search your preferred
channel.
6. Click the Modify button if you’d like to keep the newly scanned frequency.
2.2 Selecting a Channel
To select a channel:
1. Click to open the Numeric Panel.
‧ Click on the Numeric buttons to select a channel.
‧ Click the Channel Up/Down button repeatedly until reaching your desired channel.
OR,
2. Use the numeric keys on your keyboard to select a channel.
2.3 Adjusting Volume
On the Control Panel, click and drag your mouse over the Volume meter to
increase or decrease the volume level. You can also press the +/ –keys on the
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2.4 Skipping Unwanted Channels
If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your FM channel list, do the following:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio icon on
the left pane.
2. In the Program column, click the unwanted channel. The check mark will be removed,
indicating that the channel will be excluded from your channel list and that you won’t
be able to access and hear them through the Channel Up/Down button.
2.5 Adding a Radio Frequency
If the desired channel cannot be found through scanning, follow the instructions below.
1. Click the Setup button and in the
Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio
icon on the left pane.
2. Specify the correct frequency in the text
box (as shown at right) and click Save.
2.6 Modifying a Radio Name
You can manually modify any exiting FM radio channel.
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon on the left
pane.
2. Double click on Name column of the existing FM channel which you want to modify.
3. Enter the name or description you want in the provided text box and then press Enter.
4. To modify more channels, repeat step 2 to 3.
5. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box.
2.7 Adding and Deleting Program Lists
Selecting a program list allows you to switch between the channels of the selected program
list only when pressing the Channel Up/Down button. If you want to add or delete an FM
channel group, do the following:

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To add a new program list:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio icon on
the left pane.
2. Select FM or AM radio signal.
3. Click New and the Program List dialog box appears. Type in a program name and
click OK.
4. Now you can start to scan AM/FM radio channels and manage the scanned AM/FM
data for this new program list. For more information, refer to How to Scan AM/FM
Radio Channels.
5. To add more program lists, repeat steps 2 to 3.
To delete a program list:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio icon on
the left pane.
2. From the drop-down list, select the name of the program list that you want to remove.
3. Click Delete to remove the selected program list.
2.8 Customizing Audio Recording Settings
To customize audio recording settings:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click AM/FM Radio icon on
the left pane.
2. Then select Record Format. You can choose default format as your audio file format.
Or, you can click New to create your own file format.
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3. In the Format dialog box, select the audio file format.

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4. Enter the desired format name or description in the Format Name text box.
5. Click Next. In the Video dialog box, select the desired audio format.
6. Click Finish.
7. If you want to change the setting of your own file format, click Modify or you can
click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created earlier.
8. Click Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort
this operation, click Cancel.
Information:
File Format Description
WMA Windows Media Audio. An audio compression format, which can offer
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WAV A common audio file format for Windows computers. It was created by
Microsoft and has become a standard PC audio file format.
MPEG4-H.264 Videos compressed using MPEG-4 standard which is two or three times
more efficient than MPEG-2. This format can be applied to a wide variety
of applications or networks and systems like HD-DVD, Digital TV,
Broadcast and Streaming applications.
iPod A video format base on H.264 standard but has smaller video bit rate. It’s
an iPod -compatible format.
Note: To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination folder in which
to save the recorded audio, please refer to the section titled Recording Setting in Chapter 4.
2.9 Viewing RDS Information (Optional)
RDS (Radio Data System) is an international standard for transmitting the digital data along
with FM Radio signal. An RDS-capable radio can display name of the station, program types,
local traffic information or commercials, etc. To view RDS information, press on the
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Chapter 3 TimeShift
The TimeShift function performs background recording of a Radio program, and lets you
return and listen any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live Radio program
continues to be recorded and played back so you won’t miss any part of the show. You can
also advance forward to skip commercials or rewind to replay scenes one more time.
3.1 TimeShift Controls
Use the following button controls in the Control Panel to start recording a live program, play
back the program from where you left off, advance forward, rewind, and more.
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BUTTON FUNCTION
1 Backward Click to move backward in intervals
2 Playback Seek Drag the slider tab to move to any part of the recorded program
3 Volume Drag your mouse up/down to increase/decrease the volume level.
4 Mute Turn off the sound.
5 Setup Allows you to:
*Autoscan channels.
*Create channel groups.
*Customize record settings.
*Customize the TimeShift function.
6 Forward Click to skip forward in intervals
7 TimeShift / Pause Click to perform background recording of the live program and play it back
simultaneously. / Click to temporarily freeze the playback.
8 Stop Click to terminate recording and return to the live program
3.2 Customizing TimeShift Settings
Before you start using the TimeShift function, first check its recording settings to see if they
fit your needs.
To check and customize settings:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Storage icon on the
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2. By default, TimeShift performs recording of the TV program by creating a temporary
video file and deletes this file once you click the Stop button. If you want to save the
video file, select the Keep TimeShift Files check box.
3. In the Record section, you can determine your filename format, recording time, file
size and destination folder.
4. Click Apply to save the new settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Or,
click Cancel to use the original settings.
3.3 Using the TimeShift Function
To pause the live program:
1. Click the TimeShift button on the Control Panel. The application will begin to
record the program.
2. When you want to rewind, use the Playback Seek slider bar to move back to the part
you want to watch or listen again. Click and drag the slider tab to the left until you
see the part of the show you wish to watch or listen, then release the mouse button.
3. You can also click the Backward button to move backward in fixed intervals until
you reach the part where you left off.
4. To advance forward and skip some parts of the recording (for example commercials),
drag the slider tab to the right. You can also click the Forward button to move
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5. To temporarily pause the playback, click the Pause button . Click Pause button
again to resume.
6. To return to real-time viewing of the live program, click the Stop button . This
switches off the TimeShift function and returns you to live program.

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Chapter 4 Radio Recorder
The AVerTV 6 turns the PC into a recorder to preserve your favorite radio shows. You can
also divide the recording files in proper sizes to facilitate burning onto removable optical
media, such as CD-R and DVD discs.
4.1 Recording Controls
Use the following button controls for recording and audio playback.
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BUTTON FUNCTION
1 Backward Click to move backwards in intervals
2 Playback Seek Drag the slider tab to move to any part of the recorded file.
3 Volume Drag your mouse up/down to increase/decrease the volume level.
4 Mute Turn off the sound.
5 Setup Allows you to:
*Autoscan channels.
*Create channel groups.
*Customize record settings.
*Customize the TimeShift function.
6 Forward Click to skip forward in intervals.
7 Play List Click to create a playlist of video files to play back.
8 Record Click to start recording.
9 Play Previous/Next File Click to go to the previous/next file in the playlist.
10 Stop Click to stop recording or playback.
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4.2 Recording Settings
Before recording, check if the settings meet your needs.
1. Click the Setup button . In the Setup dialog box, click the Storage icon on the left
pane.
2. By default, the system is set the recording “Date” and “Time” and “Signal” and
“Program” as the file name format. To create your own file name format, please click
Custom.
3. The Duration option allows you to specify a recording duration otherwise the system
will record the largest clip that your hard drive can accommodate.
4. This application lets you to divide the recording files into smaller parts for burning
onto removable optical media, such as CD-R (650 MB) and DVD (4096 MB) discs.
Enable the Split File Size option and select the appropriate video file size from the
drop-down list so that each video file will not exceed the limit. Or you can choose
Custom to assign the file size you want.
5. Determine the destination folder. Click to choose a folder you want.
6. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort
this operation, click Cancel.
7. To determine the file format, please refer to the section titled Customizing Audio
Recording Settings in chapter 2.
Note: To hide the sound of the radio program when recording, click the Mute button
on the Control Panel.
4.3 Using the Recording Function
To record a Radio program that you want, do the following:
1. Click the Record button on the Control Panel.
2. You can click the Stop button to terminate the recording and return to live TV program.
4.4 Playing the Recorded Programs
Each radio program that you recorded will be saved as a file in the assigned destination folder.
To play back the recorded files:
Click the Play button to play back.
OR,
(1) Click the Play List button , and you may see some recorded files are listed at the top
right pane of the Playback List window.
(2) To add more files to the playback list, first navigate the file on the left pane to find the
folder that contains the desired files. When you have located the folder, the media files
will then be displayed on the right top pane. Select the files that you want, then click
Insert, or click Insert All to add all media files in the folder to the playback list.

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(3) To delete files from the Playback List, select them from the list in the bottom right pane
and click Delete, or click Delete all to delete all files in the playback list.
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