COMPRO VISTA E700 - START UP GUIDE User manual

VideoMate Vista E700
Dual DVB-T PCIe Tuner Card
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

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Table of Contents
VideoMate Vista E700F PCIe Tuner Card ................................... 3
VideoMate Vista E700 Package Contents ...................................5
VideoMate Vista E700 Connectors ..............................................6
Hardware Installation ................................................................... 7
Software Installation................................................................... 10
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E700......................... 11
Remote Power On/Off................................................................13
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista ................................... 15
ComproDTV Windows Media Center Add-In .............................17
HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote .............................. 18
Open and close the ComproDTV 4 control panel ......................19
ComproDTV 4 ............................................................................ 20
Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 27
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VideoMate Vista E700F PCIe Tuner Card
VideoMate Vista E700 lets you watch and record two different digital TV
broadcast signal on your PC with Microsoft certified Windows Media Center
remote. VideoMate Vista E700 features two TV tuners for two digital TV
broadcast signals, Remote Power On/Off, Power Up Scheduling, Digital Video
Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording at anytime, crystal video
quality, intelligent TV viewing, and multi-function remote control.
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
zSound card.
zOpen PCI Express x1 slot.
zCD-ROM drive for software installation.
zWindows XP SP2 or Vista x86/x64
z50 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate Vista E700 PCIe card, your PC should
meet the following requirements.
z2.6 GHz CPU (with SSE 2) for HDTV watching and recording
z3.0 GHz (with SSE 2) for PIP mode with 6 windows.
z1.0 GB System Memory
zSound card
zOpen PCI Express x1 slot.
zCD-ROM for software installation
zWindows XP SP2 or Vista x86/x64
zUpdate the latest drivers of VGA, motherboard, and soundcard from
vendors.
z50 MB free space for software installation

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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.
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 E700 Package Contents
Vista E700
TV card
IR cable Installation CD
Start Up Guide
Windows Media
Center remote
Power switch
patch cable
Low-Profile
Bracket
Ulead Software
CD
Batteries

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VideoMate Vista E700 Connectors
Item Function Description
1 IR Connect the IR receiver here.
2 DVB-T Connect to a digital TV antenna
3 To Case Power
Switch
Connect the ATX Power Switch cable of your
computer case here.
4 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 4

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Hardware Installation
Warning
Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista
E700 PCIe card. Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate Vista
E700 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 E700 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 E700 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 E700 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 E700 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 E700 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:
zAn ATX power supply in your PC.
zMotherboard support for PCI Express x1 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 E700 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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Continue Anyway
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 E700 PCIe
card and start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, prompting you to
install the VideoMate Vista E700 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.) You can choose
Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate Vista E700
drivers, ComproDTV 4 and ComproHID) or choose Custom to select
item by item. Compro recommends you choose Complete.
Step 3. If you see the Windows Logo testing message, below, please press
“Continue Anyway” to proceed.
Step 4. Press Next to install ComproDTV 4
Step 5. After each program is successfully installed, press Finish to proceed.
Step 6. When installation completes, press Finish to restart computer.
Step 7. When computer is restarted, please start up ComproDTV 4. Select
“Compro VideoMate E700 DVB-T Video Capture” for Video Device.
Also choose your country for the country selection and then press OK.
Step 8. It will ask you if you want to scan channels. Please select OK to start
scanning. After channel scan is finished, please press OK.

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Windows Media Center Remote for Vista E700
Compro VideoMate Vista E700 bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified
remote control to controls the Windows Media Center and also ComproDTV,
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 Windows Media
Center (MCE)
0-9 Number Key Number Key
10 Power On/Off Power On/Off
11 Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE)
12 Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE)
13 Music (MCE) Music (MCE)
14 Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE)
15 Recorded TV (MCE) Recorded TV (MCE)
16 MCE Guide MCE Guide
17 Live TV (MCE) Live TV (MCE)
18 DVD Menu (MCE) DVD Menu (MCE)
19 DVD Sub (MCE) DVD Sub (MCE)
20 Up arrow or select
Mono/Stereo/SAP Up arrow
21 Replay
or switch TV format Left arrow
22 Down arrow
or snapshot Down arrow
23 Advance in
Timeshifting Right arrow
24 OK OK
25 EPG (US only) Back
26 Media Center Media Center
27 Zoom In/Out More
28 Volume up Volume up
29 Volume down Volume down
30 Mute Mute
31 Channel up Channel up
32 Channel down Channel down
33 Record Record
34 Stop/Live Stop/Live
35 Replay/Rewind Rewind
36 Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause
37 Advance/Fast forward Fast forward
38 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 E700 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.
39 Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause
40 Change scale of screen Skip Forward
41 ----- -----
42 Channel surf -----
43 Sleep function Clear
44 ----- Zoom
45 Playlist Enter
46 C.C Language Red
47 ComproDVD Green
48 ComproDTV Yellow
49 ComproFM Blue
50 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.
UI Control
DTV Gadget has three modes including Live TV mode, display playlist, and
display scheduled list.
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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 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 Media Center icon →program library →DTV Add-In, and you can
enjoy Live TV at Windows 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 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 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.
Panel Lock
+
Wait for one second

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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)
Telete 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)