Avermedia Driver and TV tuner User manual

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AVerMediaDriverandTVTunerSetupunder
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
InstallingDrivers.........................................................................................................................3
TVtunersetupinWindows7MediaCenter..............................................................................4
A.RunWindows7MediaCenter .......................................................................................4
B.RunSetupWizard...........................................................................................................4
C.TVTunerSetup ...............................................................................................................4
TVtunersetupinWindowsVistaMediaCenter........................................................................7
A.RunWindowsVistaMediaCenter.................................................................................7
B.RunSetupWizard...........................................................................................................7
C.TVTunerSetup ...............................................................................................................7
RemoteControl ........................................................................................................................10
UsingtheRemoteControl ................................................................................................10
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InstallingDrivers
PleaseInstalldriverfirstbeforeyouplugthedevice.
AfterturningonyourdesktopPC,insertyourinstallation
CDtotheCD‐ROM.
Whenthe“A ut oP lay ” dialogboxappears,selectRun
Autorun.exe.
Theinstallationmainscreenwillappear,andclickthe
Installdriveritem.
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Duringdriverinstallation,awindowwillappearindicating
theinstallationprocess.Whenthewindowdisappears,the
installationiscomplete.
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TVtunersetupinWindows7MediaCenter
A.RunWindows7MediaCenter
TolaunchtheWindows7MediaCenterapplication,clickthe
Startbuttononthebottomleftsideofyourdesktop,and
thengotoWindowsMediaCenterorPrograms,Windows
MediaCenter.
OrpressingthegreenStartbuttonontheMediaCenter
remotecontrol.
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B.RunSetupWizard
Forfirst‐timeWindows7MediaCenterusers,youmayneed
togothroughasetupprocess.
Ifyouareaskedtochooseoneofthesetupoptions,“Express
setup”isrecommendedforbasicusers,oryoucanchoose
theothersasyourpreference.
C.TVTunerSetup
SelectTasksÆSettingsÆTVÆTVsignalÆSetUpTV
signal,andthenselectYes.

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InRegionstep,makesureyourregioniscorrect.ClickYes,
usethisregiontoconfigureTVservicestoaccepttheoption.
ThenclickNext.
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UnderTVSetuppage,todownloadTVGuidelistings,please
enteryourzipcode.ThenclickNext.
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UnderTVSetuppage:
ClickIagreetoagreeTermsofServiceandbegintodownload
TVsetupdata.ThenclickNext.
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UnderInstallPlayReadypage:
ClickIagreetoagreeTermsofServiceandbegintodownload
TVsetupdata.ThenclickNext.
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Pleasefollowtheinstructionsonscreentocomplete
downloadingTVGuide.
UnderTVSetuppage,pleasereviewyourTVSignalDetection
Result.IfitiscorrectandthenclickNext.
Windows7MediaCenterwillscanforallchannels.Afterscan
complete,clickNexttofinishsetup.
ClickFinishtoexit.

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TVtunersetupinWindowsVistaMediaCenter
A.RunWindowsVistaMediaCenter
TolaunchtheWindowsMediaCenterapplication,clickthe
Startbuttononthebottomleftsideofyourdesktop,and
thengotoWindowsMediaCenterorPrograms,Windows
MediaCenter.
OrpressingthegreenStartbuttonontheMediaCenter
remotecontrol.
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B.RunSetupWizard
Forfirst‐timeWindowsMediaCenterusers,youmayneedto
gothroughasetupprocess.
Ifyouareaskedtochooseonofthesetupoptions,“Express
setup”isrecommendedforbasicusers,oryoucanchoose
theothersasyourpreference.
C.TVTunerSetup
WhenSetupWizardisdone,thenstarttosetuptheTVtuner.
SelecttoTasksthenselectSettings.

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ClickonTV,andthenclickSetupTVsignal.
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StarttoSetUpYourTVSignal.ClickNext.
InConfirmYourRegionstep,makesureyourregionis
correct.ClickYes,usethisregiontoconfigureTVservicesto
accepttheoption.ThenclickNext.
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IfyouchooseNointhepreviousstep,selectthecorrect
regioninSelectYourRegionpage.ClickNext.

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ThendownloadingTVsetupoptionsbegins.Whenitisdone,
selectNext.
Thenscanningchannelsbegins.SelectNexttocontinue.
When“YouAreDone!”pageappears,youhavefinishedthe
setup.
ClickFinishtoexit.
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RemoteControl
UsingtheRemoteControl
TheremotecontrolsupportswithmostofthefeaturesinMediaCenter.Nosoftwareorsetupisneeded.Touse,justpoint
theremotecontrolatthereceiverinthedevice,andpressthebutton.
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ButtonDescription
(forWindowsMediaCenteronVista/Windows7)
(1) 
X
(2) 
Ifthecomputerison,putthecomputerinstandbymode.
(3) 
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ForLiveTV,presstoenterManualRecordpage.
ForEPG,pressitoncetosavethecurrentshoworpressittwicetorecordTVseries.
(4) 
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Brieflystopplayingthemediafileandpressagaintoresume.
(5) 
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Stoprecordingorstopplayingcurrentmediafile.
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(6) 
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Presstorewind;ifpressedrepeatedly,itcyclesto3rewindspeedsfromslowestto
fastest.
(7) 
ForPlaylist,playtheselecteditem.

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(8) 
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Presstoforward;ifpressedrepeatedly,itcyclesto3fast‐forwardspeedsfrom
slowesttofastest.
(9) 
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For“LiveTV”,goback6seconds.
(10) For“RecordedTV”,skipahead30seconds.
(11) 
Gotothepreviousscreen.
(12) 
For“LiveTV”,presstoseeprograminfo.
For“RecordedTV”and“Guide,”pressformoreoptions.
(13) 
LaunchWindowsMediaCenterinfullscreen,orreturntothestartpageofMCE.
(14)
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Usethearrowbuttonstonavigateallon‐screenitems.UseOKtoconfirmthe
selection.
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VolumeUp/Down
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Turnon/offthesound.
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Channelup/down
Pageup/down
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Usenumericbuttonstoselectachannel.
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CLEAR
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ViewTeletextinformation.
(23)
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Open/Close“Guide”page.
(24) 
Presstoconfirmorentertheselecteditem.
(25) JumptotheTeletextpageofthecorrespondingcoloraccordingtothisbutton.
(26) JumptotheTeletextpageofthecorrespondingcoloraccordingtothisbutton.
(27) JumptotheTeletextpageofthecorrespondingcoloraccordingtothisbutton.
(28) JumptotheTeletextpageofthecorrespondingcoloraccordingtothisbutton.
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