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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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.
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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.