Compro Technology VideoMate Vista E800F User guide

VideoMate Vista E800F
Hybrid D/A HW2 PCIe Tuner Card
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

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Table of Contents
VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe Tuner Card.................................... 3
VideoMate Vista E800F Package Contents.................................. 5
VideoMate Vista E800F Connectors............................................. 6
Hardware Installation..................................................................... 7
Software Installation ....................................................................10
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E800F........................11
Remote Power On/Off .................................................................13
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista....................................15
ComproDTV Windows Media Center Add-In..............................17
HID(HumanInterfaceDevice)forComproRemote............................... 18
Open and close the ComproDTV 4 display panel ......................19
ComproDTV 4.2...........................................................................20
ComproFM 2................................................................................27
Troubleshooting...........................................................................28
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VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe Tuner Card
Compro VideoMate Vista E800F is a hybrid PCIe DVB-T and analog TV/FM
tuner card with the powerful real-time hardware MPEG-2 encoding engine. You
can hardware record DVD / MPEG-2 TV shows and hardware timeshift for
instant replay of live TV without heavy CPU loading as a high-end DVD
recorder. Vista E800F bundles the Microsoft certified Windows Media Center
remote to controls the Windows Media Center and ComproDTV 4. It turns your
computer into a home entertainment center by bringing you digital/analog TV
viewing, video/audio capturing, and high quality 480i/576i component video
input and is certified for Windows Vista 32/64 bit.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your PC must meet or exceed the following system requirements to watch TV
on your PC.
1.7 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU for DVD-Quality recording or
timeshifting
512 MB System Memory
Sound card.
Open PCI Express x1 slot.
CD-ROM drive for software installation.
Windows XP SP2 or Vista x86/x64
50 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe card, your PC should
meet the following requirements.
2.6 GHz CPU (with SSE 2) for HDTV watching and recording
3.0 GHz (with SSE 2) for PIP mode with five windows.
1.0 GB System Memory
Sound card
Open PCI Express x1 slot.
CD-ROM for software installation
Windows XP SP2 or Vista x86/x64
Update the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from
vendors.

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50 MB free space for software installation
ATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch
cable from power on button.
Note
In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcast, you needs to have your
own antenna which is crucial. Digital terrestrial TV broadcast uses about the
same wave (UHF) as analog TV. It’s recommended to have a fishbone-like
antenna on the roof for receiving. More details can be found in the
troubleshooting chapter of this manual.
Digital TV broadcast is different than normal analog TV. You will see no
picture instead of noisy or blurred picture when the signal is too weak. Make
sure you have a good antenna and strong digital TV signal in your location.
Or you will have no TV picture at all.

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VideoMate Vista E800F Package Contents
Vista E800F
TV card
IR cable
Installation CD
Start Up Guide
Windows Media
Center remote
Power switch
patch cable
FM antenna
Low-Profile
Bracket
Ulead Software
CD
Batteries
I-type to F-type
converter
6 in 1 Audio/video
cable

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VideoMate Vista E800F Connectors
Item
Function
Description
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TV Tuner-In
Analog TV or digital TV cable/antenna input
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FM Tuner-In
Connect to an FM antenna feed.
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IR
Connect the IR receiver here.
4
9-pin
connector
for (6 in 1
converter
cable)
Audio-In
(Blue)
Use an audio patch cable to connect to an audio source,
such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. (Option for audio patch
cable, not included in the package )
S-Video-In
(Black)
Use an S-Video patch cable to connect to a video source,
such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. (Option for S-video patch
cable, not included in the package )
Composite-In
(Yellow)
Use a Composite video patch cable to connect to a video
source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD. (Option for
composite video patch cable, not included in the package )
Component Video
Input (Green)
Connect to the video device with component video output
(Component video cable not included in the package)
Component Video
Input (Red)
Connect to the video device with component video output
(Component video cable not included in the package)
Component Video
Input (Blue)
Connect to the video device with component video output
(Component video cable not included in the package)
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To Case Power
Switch
Connect the ATX Power Switch cable of your computer
case here.
6
To Mainboard Power
Switch Connector
Use the supplied power switch patch cable to connect to
the ATX Power Switch pins on the mainboard.
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3
2
4
5
3
6
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Hardware Installation
Warning
Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista
E800F PCIe card.Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate
Vista E800F PCIe card and void your warranty.
1. Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord.
2. Remove the computer case cover.
Power Up Connections
3. Locate the ATX power switch pins on your computer case and trace the
wires to the power switch connector on your mainboard. The ATX power
switch cable is normally a twisted pair cable with a two-pin connector as
shown above.
Note
On the mainboard, the ATX power switch pins are usually labeled “POWER
SW” or similar. It is vital to remember the position of these pins for a later step
in the installation process.
4. Unplug the ATX power switch cable from the
mainboard and connect it to the white
connector named “JS1” on the VideoMate
Vista E800F PCIe card, as shown on the
right.

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5. Connect the black socket of Power
Up patch cable to the power switch
connector on the mainboard.
6. Connect the white socket of Power Up
patch cable to the connector named “JS2”
on the VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe
Tuner card.
Note
Double check your work. If you plug the cables into the incorrect pins, your
PC may not start or otherwise function improperly.
Connect the white end of the Power Up patch cable to the TV tuner card and
the black end to the mainboard.
Power Up Scheduling is not required for using VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe
card. If you don’t want to use Power Up Scheduling from the Windows Shut
down state, you can skip the power switch circuit connections, in other words,
you can skip Power Up Connections in steps 3 through 6. You can still use
scheduled recording from Standby mode or powered on state.
7. Insert VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe card in an open PCIe slot.
This completes the hardware installation. Please read the following notes and
proceed to install the software.

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Note
For best performance, the VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe card should not share
its IRQ. For more information, please see the Troubleshooting section.
If the computer cannot be turned on, verify the position of the power patch
cable on the mainboard. Consult the mainboard documentation to determine
the position of the ATX power switch connector.
Power Up will start your computer 5 minutes in advance of the scheduled
recording time, for example, if you have set ComproDTV 4 to record a program
at 4 o’clock, it will start your computer at 3:55. Therefore, you need to shut
down the computer before 3:54 in order to let Power Up start the computer.
Power Up from Windows Shutdown mode, i.e., ACPI S5
state, requires:
An ATX power supply in your PC.
Motherboard support for PCI Express x1 in order to
have 3.3V standby power.
ATX powers switch cable, which is a pair of twisted
wires with a two-wire connector, as shown to the
right.
If you don't have the above items, you can still use Power-Up Scheduling with
Windows Stand by mode, i.e., ACPI S3 state, if your system supports it.
You can use VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe card without using Power Up
Scheduling. If you don’t want to use Power Up Scheduling from the Windows
Shut down state, you can skip the power switch circuit connections.
The ATX power switch cable is not polarized. You can plug it in either direction.

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Software Installation
After installing the PCIe card and cables in your computer, you should restart it
and follow these steps to install the software.
Step 1. After restarting, Windows will detect your VideoMate Vista E800F
PCIe card and start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, prompting
you to install the VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe card drivers. Please
press Cancel and go to the next step.
Step 2. Insert the installation CD into your CD drive. If you have Autorun
enabled, the installer will start automatically. (If Autorun is disabled,
double-click on “setup.exe” on the installation CD.) Compro
recommends you choose Complete to install all necessary software
(VideoMate Vista E800F drivers, ComproDTV 4, and ComproFM 2) or
choose Custom to install selected item by item. (We also provide the
DirectX 9 and Acrobat Reader 6.0 software on the installation CD, you
can explorer the CD folder and install them by your need.
Step 3. If you see the Windows Logo testing message, below, please press
“Continue Anyway” to proceed.
Press Next to install ComproDTV 4,
Windows Media Format 9 Series
Runtime.
Step 4. After each program is
successfully installed, press
Finish to proceed.
Step 5. When installation completes,
press Finish to restart
computer.
Step 6. When computer is restarted,
please start up ComproDTV
4. Select “VideoMate CX2388x AVS Video Capture” for Video
Device. Also choose your country for the country selection and then
press OK.
Step 7. It will ask you if you want to scan channels. Please select OK to start
scanning. After channel scan is finished, please press OK and you are
ready to enjoy.

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Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E800F
Compro VideoMate Vista E800F bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified
remote control to controls the Windows Media Center and also ComproDTV,
ComproFM software. Some keys are special designed for Windows Vista
Premium/Ultimate, it may not be used in Windows XP system.

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No.
ComproDTV 4
ComproFM 2
Windows Media
Center (MCE)
0-9
Number Key
Preset stations
Number Key
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Power On/Off
Power On/Off
Power On/Off
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Videos (MCE)
Videos (MCE)
Videos (MCE)
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Radio (MCE)
Radio (MCE)
Radio (MCE)
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Music (MCE)
Music (MCE)
Music (MCE)
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Pictures (MCE)
Pictures (MCE)
Pictures (MCE)
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Recorded TV (MCE)
Recorded TV (MCE)
Recorded TV (MCE)
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MCE Guide
MCE Guide
MCE Guide
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Live TV (MCE)
Live TV (MCE)
Live TV (MCE)
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DVD Menu (MCE)
DVD Menu (MCE)
DVD Menu (MCE)
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DVD Sub (MCE)
DVD Sub (MCE)
DVD Sub (MCE)
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Up arrow or select
Mono/Stereo/SAP
Up arrow
Up arrow
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Replay
or switch TV format
Scan channel(Down)
Left arrow
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Down arrow
or snapshot
Down arrow
Down arrow
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Advance in
Timeshifting
Scan channel(Up)
Right arrow
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OK
Playlist
OK
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EPG (US only)
Open on-line help
Back
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Media Center
Media Center
Media Center
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Zoom In/Out
Max/Min
More
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Volume up
Volume up
Volume up
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Volume down
Volume down
Volume down
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Mute
Mute
Mute
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Channel up
Channel up
Channel up
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Channel down
Channel down
Channel down
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Record
Record
Record
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Stop/Live
Stop/Live
Stop/Live
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Replay/Rewind
Rewind
Rewind
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Timeshift Play/Pause
Play/Pause
Play/Pause
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Advance/Fast forward
Fast forward
Fast forward
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The last channel
The last channel
Skip rewind

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Remote Power On/Off
Introduction
Compro has always focused on developing products of great convenience.
VideoMate Vista E800F PCIe card features the Remote Power On/Off function
for greater convenience. This section explains the details.
Integration of hardware and software support, you can start your computer
from the shut down state by pressing a button on the remote keypad. You don’t
need to reach over to your computer anymore. You can also shut down the
computer by remote control as well. No more mouse click on the screen. This
feature converts your PC into a convenient home entertainment video
appliance.
Using Remote Power On/Off
Make sure you follow the instructions of the installation guide. You will be able
to use Remote Power On/Off immediately.
Remote Power On
Please put batteries in the remote control. Pressing the power button which
is on the top of remote control, it will start your computer. If the computer
does not start up, you may have to install the TV card’s driver correctly and set
a schedule first in order to use this feature.
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Timeshift Play/Pause
Play/Pause
Play/Pause
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Change scale of screen
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Skip Forward
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Enter frequency
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Channel surf
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Sleep function
Sleep function
Clear
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-----
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Zoom
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Playlist
Playlist
Enter
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C.C Language
-----
Red
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ComproDVD
ComproDVD
Green
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ComproDTV
ComproDTV
Yellow
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ComproFM
ComproFM
Blue
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Setup
Setup
Teletext on/off

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Note
You must correctly install the Power Up connectors to use Remote Power
On/Off function. See Hardware Installation section above for more information.
There will be a two second delay before the PC powers on.
You have to install the TV card’s driver correctly before using this feature.
This feature cannot logon your system. You may need to enter your user name
and password.
Remote Power Off
There are two situations for this operation.
When not watching TV, i.e. no ComproDTV 4 running:
Just press the “CLEAR” button on the lower-left corner on the remote keypad;
you will see a dialog as shown below. Program will countdown 20 seconds to
shutdown the computer. If you don’t want to shut down the computer, please
press the CLEAR button again, in other words, pressing the CLEAR key a
second time is the same as pressing the “Cancel” button. You may also use
your mouse to press the cancel button. Press OK to immediately shutdown the
computer.
When watching TV, i.e. ComproDTV 4 is running:
Just press the CLEAR button on the lower-left corner on the remote keypad
repeatedly, you will see the text on the screen turns to SLEEP OFF, SLEEP
ON - 30 MINUTES, SLEEP ON - 1 HOUR, SLEEP ON - 2 HOURS, and
SHUTDOWN. When the text shows SHUTDOWN, it will countdown 20
seconds to shutdown your computer. If you don’t want to shutdown the
computer, please press the CLEAR button again.
Note
Make sure you save all open files before using remote shutdown function.

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ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista
The Compro gadget tool is designed to provide the more convenient TV
experience in Windows Vista. It will be installed from the Compro installation
CD, and you can delete and add it from gadget setup.
Note
1. Vista Gadget is meant for Vista 32 bit operation system only.
2. Vista Gadget Tool needs the channel table from ComproDTV 4. Please
autoscan all the available digital and analog channels in ComproDTV 4.
Then you can use the Vista Ggadget Tool.
3. If there is no picture when you click the live TV button, please right-click the
mouse button and select the video source you want.
UI Control
DTV Gadget has three modes including Live TV mode, display playlist, and
display scheduled list.
The buttons from left to right sides are:
Channel down in live TV mode
Start/Stop Live TV, Play/pause from playlist
Channel Up in live TV mode
Start/stop record live TV
Mute
Playlist mode: It just displays first eight files in the list you recorded, if there
are more than eight files in folder, the ninth file or rest of files will not be display.
The figure in below shows the playlist style:
5 files and 3 empty items in list
Press the button to load device
and start to play live TV
This button can change modes between
Live TV, display playlist and schedule list

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If clicking any files, the gadget will change to play mode from playlist mode,
then playing the file you clicked.
Scheduler list mode: This mode will display the top 5 of your current
scheduled list, you can click any of the scheduled item and check the detail
information of it.
The last mode is schedule view which has two different parts. First, there is a
table that has five rows; it means that schedule view will allow the first five
schedules in the list. Second, if clicking the item, it will change to another part,
which show in detail about the schedule you clicked. Clicking again will go
back to first part. The process showed as below:
Dock and Undock Gadget Window:
Only docked gadget has three modes, the undocked gadget only support live
TV/playback video mode, and its size is bigger than docked one. You can
direct drag the gadget window to the other place out the sidebar and shows the
bigger undock window to watch TV or playback recorded video files.
Because undocked gadget lacks playlist, if you wants to play a file in undocked
mode, you can drop a file into the window of gadget to play a file .(in docked
mode, you can also play a file by dropping a file into gadget) The control of
button in undocked mode is the same as docked mode.
Pop Menu
Click the right mouse button on the gadget window; it
will open the pop menu for selection. You can return
to last channel, autoscan available channels, select
channel to watch from channel list, select video
source, adjust audio volume, or snapshot TV screen.
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Gadget Settings
Settings of gadget have four parts included:
Capture device : to select capture devices.
(when running gadget first time or having more
than one device, this item is needed)
Quality setting : to select recording quality
Normal, Better, Best Quality
Record folder: a directory to place recorded files.
Snapshot folder: a directory to place picture.
ComproDTV Windows Media Center Add-In
ComproDTV Add-In is practical feature for Windows Media Center. It provides
you the most user-friendly environment. After install Compro software at Vista,
just click the Windows Media Center icon program library DTV Add-In,
and you can enjoy Live TV at Windows Media Center.
Note
1. ComproDTV Add-In is meant for Vista 32 bit operation system only.
2. ComproDTV Add-In needs the channel table from ComproDTV 4. Please
autoscan all the available digital and analog channels in ComproDTV 4.
Then you can use the Vista Ggadget Tool.
3. Please do the DTV Add-In Setup first in the Program Library of Media
Center
While this environment provide you some useful function shown as below,
when the function is working on, the text will turn blue to red while your mouse
cross over it:
Full Screen button:
To enable the full screen mode of live the TV
window.
Channel Scanning button:
To channel scan all the available channels.
Record button:
To record the TV show to your hardware drive.
Timeshifting button:
At Compro software will not forced to execute but let you control this function
by yourself.
Snapshot button:
It provides you the more instinct interface. As soon as you snap one shot, and
it will be shown directly on the left of DTV Add-In for preview.

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HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote
After you install the software,
you can see the remote logo
show in your system bar.
You can choose the “Option” to
enter the setup window.
Setup:
Step 1: Choose the type of your remote control. (There are many type of
remote from Compro, please select the remote picture as you have).
Step 2: Choose one IR function you want to change.
Step3: Set the IR dialog you want and press OK button.

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Step4: Repeat setp1 to 3 to run all the changes.
You can also set a whole new program of your remote control in some
particular software or window.
Press “Add” button and enter the name you want. Repeat the step 1 to 4.
Note
If you have any Windows Media Center system in your PC, such as Windows
MCE, Vista Premium, Vista Ultimate, this function can replace the windows
remote control. HID can also combine the Compro software control in the MCE
interface to make you more convenient.
Open and close the ComproDTV 4 display panel
You can open and close the ComproDTV 4 display window by click the down
arrow on the right of ComproDTV panel.
Open and close display panel

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ComproDTV 4.2
Control Panel
The ComproDTV 4.2 control panel resembles the controls on a VCR. Please
note that not all options are available at all times, and may be grayed out or
inaccessible depending on your hardware setup and TV services available.
The following figure gives you the function of the button with (Hot key)
Channel Down
(Page down)
Stop
(S)
Record (R) and
Record Option
Channel Up (Page Up)
with Quick Channel list (I)
(I)
Play (P) /
Pause (U)
Volume
(- , +)
Mute (M)
Num
Pad (W)
Close
(CTRL+X)
Docking
(D)
(D)
Full
Screen
(Z)
Help
(H)
Minimize
(G)
Timeshift bar
Rewind
(Left Arrow)
Fast Forward
(Right Arrow)
Digital TV
Signal
Strength
Volume
(- , +)
Mute
(M)
Option (O)
Channel Surf
(F)
Timeshift
(T)
Snapshot
(Space)
Schedule
(B)
Video
Source (V)
Left/Right
Audio Switch(J)
(Q)
Reduce Window
(F2)
Close All
Windows (F6)
Add Window
(F3)
Windows
Alignment (F5)
EPG
(E)
Closed Caption
(C)
Teletext
(X)
No function
Last Channel
(N)
Repeat Playback
Recorded Files
Number
Pad (W)