COMPRO VideoMate M1F User guide

VideoMate M1F
PCI Tuner Card
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

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Table of Contents
About VideoMate M1F PCI TV Card ...............................5
VideoMate M1F Package Contents.................................6
VideoMate M1F Connectors............................................7
Windows Media Center Remote......................................8
Hardware Installation.....................................................10
Software Installation ......................................................11
Remote Power Off.........................................................12
ComproDTV Gadget Tool for Vista/Win 7.....................13
HID (Human Interface Device) for Remote ...................16
ComproDTV 4.5.............................................................18
ComproFM 2..................................................................26
Troubleshooting.............................................................27

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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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www.comprousa.com

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About VideoMate M1F PCI TV Card
Compro VideoMate M1F is a PCI analog TV/FM capture card, which brings
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 7/ Vista 32/64 bit
system.
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
Available PCI slot
Sound card or on-board sound chip
Graphics card or on-board graphics chip support DirectX 9.0
CD-ROM driver for software installation.
Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7 x86 / x64
50 MB free disk space for basic software installation
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate M1F PCI card, your PC should meet the
following requirements.
2.4 GHz for PIP mode
1.0 GB System Memory
Available PCI slot
Sound card or on-board sound chip
Graphics card or on-board graphics chip support DirectX 9.0
CD-ROM for software installation
Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7 x86 / x64
Update the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from
vendors.
600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video

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VideoMate M1F Package Contents
M1F
PCI TV card
IR Receiver
Installation CD
Start Up Guide
WMC Remote
FM Antenna
AUX-Out cable
Batteries

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VideoMate M1F Connectors
Item
Function
Description
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FM Tuner-In
Connect to an FM antenna feed.
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TV Tuner-In
Analog TV cable
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S-Video In
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 )
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Composite Video In
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 )
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Audio In
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 )
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IR
Connect the IR receiver here.
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To Sound Card
AUX-IN
Use an internal audio patch cable to connect to the
AUX-IN port of your sound card.

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Windows Media Center Remote
Compro VideoMate M1F 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 7/Vista, it
may not be used in Windows XP system.

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No.
DTV 4
FM 2
WMC
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Number Key
Preset Stations
Number Key
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Into sleep mode
Into sleep mode
Into sleep mode
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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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OK
Playlist
OK
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Advance in
Timeshifting
Scan channel(Up)
Right arrow
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Down arrow
or snapshot
Down arrow
Down arrow
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EPG (US only)
Open on-line help
Back
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WMC
WMC
WMC
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Zoom In/Out
Max/Min
More
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The last channel
The last channel
Skip rewind
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Record
Record
Record
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Stop/Live
Stop/Live
Stop/Live
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Change scale of
screen
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Skip Forward
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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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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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Videos (WMC)
Videos (WMC)
Videos (WMC)
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Radio (WMC)
Radio (WMC)
Radio (WMC)
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Music (WMC)
Music (WMC)
Music (WMC)
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Pictures (WMC)
Pictures (WMC)
Pictures (WMC)
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Recorded TV (WMC)
Recorded TV (WMC)
Recorded TV (WMC)
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WMC Guide
WMC Guide
WMC Guide
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Live TV (WMC)
Live TV (WMC)
Live TV (WMC)
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DVD Menu (WMC)
DVD Menu (WMC)
DVD Menu (WMC)
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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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Playlist
Playlist
Enter
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C.C Language
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Red
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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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Hardware Installation
Warning
Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate M1F PCI
card.Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate M1F PCI card
and void your warranty.
1. Shut down your computer and unplug main power cord.
2. Remove the computer case cover.
3. Plug one end of the internal audio patch cable to the green Audio-Out port
on the VideoMate M1F PCI Tuner card.
4. 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 4.5.
5. Insert VideoMate M1F PCI card in an open PCI slot.
This completes the hardware installation. Please proceed to install the
software.

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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 M1F PCI card
and start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, prompting you to install
the VideoMate M1F 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 M1F drivers, ComproDTV, 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, Windows Media Format 9 Series
Runtime
Step 4. When installation completes, press Finish to restart computer.
Step 5. When computer is restarted, please start up ComproDTV 4.5. The
installation Wizard will guide you through the setup process.

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Remote Power Off
Remote Power Off
There are two situations for this operation.
When not watching TV, i.e. no ComproDTV 4.5 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 4.5 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 Gadget Tool for Vista/Win 7
The Compro gadget tool is designed to provide the more convenient TV
experience in Windows Vista/7. It will be installed from the Compro installation
CD, and you can delete and add it from gadget setup.
Note
1. Gadget Tool is meant for Vista/Win 7 32 bit operation system only.
2. Vista Gadget Tool needs the channel table from ComproDTV 4.5. Please
autoscan all the available channels in ComproDTV 4.5. Then you can use
the Gadget 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.
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:
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.

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HID (Human Interface Device) for 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.
Step4: Repeat setp1 to 3 to run all the changes.

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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, this function can
replace the windows remote control. HID can also combine the Compro
software control in the WMC interface to make you more convenient.

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ComproDTV 4.5
Control Panel
The DTV 4.5 control panel provides button controls for TV channel selection,
video recording, image capture and more.
The table below describe the functions of the buttons of DTV4.5 control panel
Windows Control
Help (H)
Docking (D)
Minimize (G)
Maximize (Z)
Exit (CTRL+X)
Volume
Increase Volume (+)
Decrease Volume (-)
Mute (M)
TV Channel Control
Channel Up (Page Up)
Channel Down (Page Down)

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Channel Return (N)
Repeat Recorded Files
(CTRL+P)
Options / Video Recoder Function
Options (O)
Rewind (Left Arrow)
Stop (S)
Play (P)
Fast Forward (Right Arrow)
Pause (U)
Record (R)
Record Option (Ctrl+R)
Special Function
EPG (E)
Channel Surfing (F)
Closed Caption (C)
Snapshot (Space)
Timeshift (T)
Teletext (X)
Schedule (B)
Video Source (V)
Add Windows (F3)
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Note
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)
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Start ComproDTV 4.5 and watch TV
After installation, just press the remote or double click the ComproDTV 4.5 icon
on the desktop, you will be able to watch TV. Same as operating a normal TV
set. Watch TV programs on your PC, in full-screen mode or in a window.
Channel up and down. Close ComproDTV 4.5 and even shutdown the
computer with the full function remote control keypad.
Options
Press the Options button to open the Options dialog box. You can
change detail settings of ComproDTV 4.5 here.
TV Settings
This option gives you the way to manually select TV system and set the
method of scanning TV programs.
Choose ”Input Type”Check the ”Device List”Country /Region Autoscan
Autoscan
The first time you start ComproDTV 4.5, Autoscan will automatically scan for
available TV channels for TV signals. You can rescan the channels at any time
by pressing the Autoscan button. Also, you can enable the advanced
autoscan for more precision scan result.
When Autoscan is finished, detected channels are automatically enabled and
marked with the green check mark . Channels, where a valid signal could
not be detected, are disabled and marked with a blank. However, you can
interrupt the scanning process by pressing the Stop button.
After you are finished scanning for available channels, you may select OK to
return to the display window, or customize the channel orders according to
your preferences.