COMPRO M3F - STARTUP User manual

VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F
PCI Tuner Card
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

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Copyright © 2001-2007. Compro Technology, Inc. No part of this
document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means
without the prior written consent of Compro Technology, Inc.
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to change without notice. COMPRO reserves the right to make
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entity of any such changes.
Compro Technology, Inc.
Tel. +886 2 2918 0169, Fax +886 2 2915 2389
4/F, No.12, Alley 6, Lane 45, Pao Shin Road
Hsintein City, Taipei, Taiwan.
www.comprousa.com

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Table of Contents
About VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F PCI TV Card............ 4
VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F Package Contents ........................ 5
VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F Connectors ........................ 6
MCE Remote for Vista M3F / M5F TV Card.................... 7
Hardware Installation ...................................................... 9
Software Installation...................................................... 12
Remote Power On/Off................................................... 13
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista ...................... 15
ComproDTV MCE Add-in.............................................. 17
HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote................ 18
Open and close the ComproDTV 4 control panel ......... 19
ComproDTV 4 ............................................................... 20
ComproFM 2 ................................................................. 27
Troubleshooting ............................................................ 28

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About VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F PCI TV Card
Compro VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F is a PCI analog TV/FM capture card,
which brings universal analog TV/FM broadcasts to your desktop PC. It turns
your computer into a home entertainment center by bringing you analog TV
viewing, FM listening, S-Video/Composite video input. It also certified for
Windows Vista 32/64 bit system.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your PC must meet or exceed the following system requirements to watch TV
on your PC.
z1.7 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU for DVD-Quality recording or
timeshifting
z512 MB System Memory
zAvailable PCI slot.
zSound card or on-board sound chip
zGraphics card or on-board graphics chip support DirectX 9.0
zCD-ROM driver for software installation.
zWindows XP SP2, Vista x86/x64
z50 MB free disk space for basic software installation
zATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch
cable from power on button for power up feature in Vista M5F
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI card, your PC should
meet the following requirements.
z2.4 GHz for PIP mode
z1.0 GB System Memory
zAvailable PCI slot
zSound card or on-board sound chip
zGraphics card or on-board graphics chip support DirectX 9.0
zCD-ROM for software installation
zWindows Vista x86/x64
zUpdate the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from
vendors.
z50 MB free space for software installation
z600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video
zATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch
cable from power on button for power up feature in Vista M5F

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VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F Package Contents
Vista M3F/M5F
PCI TV card
IR Receiver
Installation CD Start Up Guide
MCE Remote I-type to F-type
TV Converter
FM Antenna 3 in 1 video/audio
input cable
Power Up cable
Ulead Software CD
AUX-Out cable
Batteries

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VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F Connectors
Item Function Description
1 TV Tuner-In Analog TV cable
2 FM Tuner-In Connect to an FM antenna feed.
3 IR Connect the IR receiver here.
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 )
4
9-pin
connector
for (3 in 1
converter
cable)
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 )
5 To Sound Card
AUX-IN
Use an internal audio patch cable to connect to the
AUX-IN port of your sound card.
6 To Ca s e Po w er
Switch
Connect the ATX Power Switch cable of your computer
case here.
7 To Mainboard Power
Switch Connector
Use the supplied power switch patch cable to connect to
the ATX Power Switch pins on the mainboard.
1
3
2
4
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MCE Remote for Vista M3F / M5F TV Card
Compro VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft
certified remote control to controls the 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 MCE
0-9 Number Key Preset stations Number Key
10 Into sleep mode Into sleep mode Into sleep mode
11 Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE)
12 Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE)
13 Music (MCE) Music (MCE) Music (MCE)
14 Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE)
15 Recorded TV (MCE) Recorded TV (MCE) Recorded TV (MCE)
16 MCE Guide MCE Guide MCE Guide
17 Live TV (MCE) Live TV (MCE) Live TV (MCE)
18 DVD Menu (MCE) DVD Menu (MCE) DVD Menu (MCE)
19 DVD Sub (MCE) DVD Sub (MCE) DVD Sub (MCE)
20 Up arrow or select
Mono/Stereo/SAP Up arrow Up arrow
21 Replay
or switch TV format Scan channel(Down) Left arrow
22 Down arrow
or snapshot Down arrow Down arrow
23 Advance in
Timeshifting Scan channel(Up) Right arrow
24 OK Playlist OK
25 EPG (US only) Open on-line help Back
26 Media Center Media Center Media Center
27 Zoom In/Out Max/Min More
28 Volume up Volume up Volume up
29 Volume down Volume down Volume down
30 Mute Mute Mute
31 Channel up Channel up Channel up
32 Channel down Channel down Channel down
33 Record Record Record
34 Stop/Live Stop/LIVE Stop/LIVE
35 Replay/Rewind Rewind Rewind
36 Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause Play/Pause
37 Advance/Fast forward Fast forward Fast forward
38 The last channel The last channel Skip rewind

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Hardware Installation
Warning
Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista
M3F/M5F PCI card. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate
Vista M3F/M5F PCI card and void your warranty.
1. Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord.
2. Remove the computer case cover.
Power Up Connections
(Step 3~6 only apply with VideoMate Vista
M5F TV card for power up feature)
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.
39 Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause Play/Pause
40 Change scale of screen ----- Skip Forward
41 ----- Enter frequency -----
42 Channel surf ----- -----
43 Sleep function Sleep function Clear
44 ComproDTV ComproDTV Zoom
45 Playlist Playlist Enter
46 C.C Language ----- Red
47 ComproDVD ComproDVD Green
48 ComproDTV ComproDTV Yellow
49 ComproFM ComproFM Blue
50 Setup Setup Teletext on/off

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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 M3F/M5F PCI
card, as shown on the right.
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 M3F/M5F PCI Tuner card.
Note
Double check your work. If you plug the cables into the incorrect pins, your PC
may not start or 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 M3F/M5F PCI
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.

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7. Note: You may skip 7~9 if you select “Use PCI Audio” which can be found
at “System Device” tab under Options of ComproDTV.
8. Plug one end of the internal audio patch cable to the green Audio-Out port
on the VideoMate M3F/M5F PCI Tuner card.
9. Plug the other end of the internal audio patch cable to the AUX-In socket
on your sound card or on the mainboard. The on-board sound usually has
AUX-In and CD-In connector. Make sure you connect to the right one.
Then you have to choose the audio source to be AUX or CD-In in the
System Device in Settings of ComproDTV 4.
10.Insert VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI card in an open PCI slot.
This completes the hardware installation. Please read the following notes and
proceed to install the software.
Note
For best performance, the VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI 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:
zAn ATX power supply in your PC.
zMotherboard support for PCI 2.2 or above in order to have 3.3V standby
power.
zATX 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 M3F/M5F PCI 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 PCI 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 M3F/M5F
PCI card and start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, prompting you
to install the VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI 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 M3F/M5F drivers, ComproDTV 4, and ComproFM 2)
or choose Custom to install selected item by item. (We also provide
the DiecrtX 9 and Acrobat Reader 6.0 software on the installation CD;
you can browse the CD folder and install them by your need.
Step 3. 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 TV 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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Remote Power On/Off
(Vista M3F only support Remote power off)
Introduction
Compro has always focused on developing products of great convenience.
VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI card provides the remote controlled power off
(shutdown) and Vista M5F features the remote power on from system
shutdown mode 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 yellow button of the
last line 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.
Note
You must correctly install the Power Up connectors to use Remote Power On
function. See Hardware Installation section above for more information.
There will be a two seconds 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.

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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 SLEEP 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.
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:
If clicking any files, the gadget will change to play mode from playlist mode,
then playing the file you clicked.
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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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.
Directly drag gadget windows out the sidebar and shows the bigger window

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Gadget Settings
Settings of gadget have four parts included:
zCapture device : to select capture
devices .(when running gadget first time or
having more than one device, this item is
needed)
zQuality setting : to select recording quality
Normal: VCD format.
Better: SVCD format.
Best: DVD format.
zRecord folder: a directory to place
recorded files.
zSnapshot folder: a directory to place
picture.
ComproDTV MCE Add-in
ComproDTV add-in is practical and convenient feature for MCE. It provides
you the most user-friendly environment. After install Compro software at Vista,
just click the Media Center icon →program library →DTVAddIn,
and you can enjoy Live TV at 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 and bottom corner of DTV Add-In, shown as
on the picture above.

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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 MCE 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 control panel
To open more options, please move your cursor to the top/bottom of the
Control Panel until you see your cursor become “+”. You may click the Lock
button to disable auto hide.
Wait for one second
Panel Lock
+

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ComproDTV 4
Control Panel
The ComproDTV 4 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)
Play (P) /
Pause (U)
Volume
(- , +)
Mute
(M)
Num
Pad (W)
Channel Surf
(F)
Timeshift
(T)
Snapshot
(Space)
Last Channel
(N)
Repeat
Playback
Source
(V)
Options
(O)
Schedule
(B)
Left/Right
Audio Switch
Reduce
Window (F2)
All Windows
(F6)
Add Window
(F3)
Windows
Alignment
EPG
(E)
Closed Caption
(C)
Tel e te x t
(X)
No function
Volume
(- , +)
Mute
(M)
Timeshift bar
Rewind
(Left Arrow)
Fast Forward
(Right Arrow)
Digital Signal
Strength
Num
Pad (W)
Close
(CTRL+X)
Docking
(D)
Full
Screen
Help
(H)
Minimize
(G)
Panel Lock
(Y)
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