COMPRO DVB-U2200 - START UP GUIDE User manual

Compro VideoMate DVB-U2200
Digital Terrestrial USB 2.0 TV Box
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

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About This Guide
This manual tells you how to install and use your VideoMate DVB-U2200
Digital Terrestrial USB TV Box.
VideoMate DVB-U2200 lets you watch and record digital terrestrial TV
broadcast on your computer or laptop. It can efficiently capture digital
terrestrial TV broadcast programs from your area. VideoMate DVB-U2200
features a TV tuner for digital TV broadcast, Digital Video Recording (DVR)
functions, scheduled recording at anytime, crystal video quality, and intelligent
TV viewing. Additionally, the Multi-function Remote Control gives you the
freedom of operating VideoMate DVB-U2200 without a keyboard.
Minimum System Requirements
•600 MHz CPU (for watching digital TV)
•128 MB RAM
•Sound card
•Available USB 2.0 port
•CD-ROM drive for software installation
•Windows XP SP1/ Windows 2000 SP4 or above
•50 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
•DVB-T Antenna.
Recommended System Requirements
•866MHz CPU (for watching and recording digital TV)
•2.4 GHz CPU for HDTV watching and recording.
•256 MB RAM
•Windows XP SP2 or above
•3 GB (DVD-quality) free disk space per hour of recorded video.
Note
In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcast, the antenna is crucial.
Digital terrestrial TV broadcast uses about the same wave as analog TV. It’s
recommended to have a fishbone-like antenna on the roof for receiving. More
detail is on the troubleshooting chapter in this manual.
VideoMate DVB-U2200 has to operate on USB 2.0 interface. Please check
your computer system to see if meets USB 2.0 requirement. More detail is on
the troubleshooting chapter in this manual.

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VideoMate DVB-U2200 Contents
VideoMate DVB-U2200 Connectors
Back Side of Box
Item Function Description
1 USB Power-In Connect to a USB port for additional power.
(Optional, see troubleshooting chapter for more
information.)
2 USB connector Use the supplied USB cable to connect to a USB
port on the computer.
3 TV Tuner-In Connect to a digital terrestrial TV antenna.
VideoMate DVB-U2200
USB cableSoftware CD
Start Up Guide Wireless Remote Control
(batteries included)
2 31
Antenna
(Optional)
USB power cable

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Installation
Start the computer. After plugging in the USB cable, Windows will start the
Found New Hardware Wizard. Please press Cancel.
Step 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD drive. If you have Autorun
enabled, the installer will start automatically. (If Autorun is not enabled,
double-click on “setup.exe” on the installation CD.)
Step 2. Choose Complete to install all necessary software (VideoMate
DVB-U2200 drivers, ComproDTV 2.5, ComproDVD 2, Ulead
PhotoExplore 8.5 SE).
Step 3. Follow the directions to install the drivers and software.
Step 4. If you see the Windows Logo testing message, you should ignore it
and press Continue Anyway to proceed. (See image on the
following.)
Step 5. After completing the installation, plug in the TV signal cable in the
VideoMate DVB-U2200 TV-In connector.
Step 6. Start ComproDTV 2.5 and scan channels as prompt.
Step 7. Enjoy the show.
Note
In order to decode DVB-T MPEG-2 file format, you have to install the Ulead
PhotoExplore 8.5 SE on the installation CD for decoding.

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Remote Control Key Definition and Use
Icon ComproDTV 2.5 ComproDVD 2
DVD Start/Stop ComproDVD 2
TV Start/Stop ComproDTV 2.5
Power Start/Stop ComproDTV 2.5
0-9 Number keys Number keys
CHAN Switch channels Not used
VOL Volume Volume
RECALL Previous channel Not used
MUTE Mute Mute
CC N/A Select language
Up Arrow Up arrow Up arrow
MTS Select language Select language
TV/VIDEO N/A Add to bookmark
Left Arrow Replay Left arrow
OK Open play list OK
Right Arrow Advance Right arrow
REC Record Snapshot
EPG N/A Main manual
Down Arrow Down or snapshot Down arrow
SURF Channel surf Choose DVD
angle
ZOOM Zoom In/Out Zoom In/Out
Backward Replay Rewind
Play/Pause Timeshifting Play/Pause
Forward Advance Forward
SETUP N/A Setup dialog box
Last Previous channel Last chapter
Stop Stop Stop
Next Next channel Next chapter
SLEEP Sleep function N/A

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ComproDTV 2.5
Introduction
ComproDTV is a complete digital entertainment solution for your PC. Watch
and record TV programs on your PC, in full-screen mode or in a window.
Timeshifting lets you watch TV, pause live TV, or review your favorite scenes
without missing a minute of the program. Integrated deinterlacing technology
assures the highest picture quality. All this, with the universal remote control.
Control Panel
The ComproDTV control panel resembles the controls on a VCR. Keep in mind
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 pages describe the ComproDTV control panel functions, and tips
for using ComproDTV. The following figure gives you the function of the button
with (Hot Key.)
Close
(CTRL+X)
Last Channel
(N)
Teletext
(C)
Schedule
(B)
Channel
Surf(F)
Language
Select (Q)
Timeshift
(T)
Channel Down
(Page down)
Snapshot
(Space)
Stop
(S)
Docking
(D)
Volume
(+, -)
Full Screen
(Z)
Mute
(M)
Record
(R) with
record
methods
Channel Up (Page
Up) with lists( I )
Help
(H)
Minimize
(G)
Timeshift bar
Play
(P)
Pause
(U)
Replay
(Right Arrow)
Advance
(Left Arrow)
Options
(O)
EPG
(E)
Source
(V)
Signal
Strength

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Icon HotKey Description
A
Enable/Disable Always-on-Top function for
TV window.(Oregon circle on the upper-right
corner of the TV window)
n/a L Sleep function
Note: Language select is only available while the program supports it.
Watching
After installation, just press the ComproDTV button on the remote or double
click the ComproDTV 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 and even
shutdown the computer with the full function remote control keypad.
Channel Surfing
While watching TV, the channel surfing feature displays a 4x4 grid of channel
images to give you an overview of available programming.

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Right-Click Mouse Menu
If using mouse to right-click on the TV screen, you can see a menu pop up.
There are many useful options for your convenience.
Zooming image
If you would like to see more details on a certain part of a video image, you can
press the mouse right button to drag a zone of the screen. You will see the
zoomed image.
Also you can press the mouse right button and move on the screen to shift the
zoomed area of the image. Just click the mouse left button to resume normal
mode.
Still Image Capture
Click on the capture icon on the control panel or hit the "Space Bar" of
the keyboard shortcut to capture an image of the display window. You can see
the screen capture dialog as below.

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EPG (Electronic Program Guide)
You can press the EPG button to open the EPG dialog box. EPG can
provides lots of information about the TV program when available. You can
easily add a program into a recording schedule with it.
Recording
ComproDTV is a digital video recorder and save the digital TV program which
is MPEG-II format to your hard disk.
To instantly start recording:
Press the Record button . ComproDTV starts recording the video source
currently showing in the display window. It will save it to a file on your disk.
Press the Stop button to stop recording. ComproDTV will save it

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automatically and show the file name on the screen.
You can also use the schedule recording by press Schedule button on
control panel of ComproDTV.
Note
The default folder of recorded file is on My Document, you can change to
another folder by entering the Options of ComproDTV.
Digital TV program is a fixed MPEG-II file format from TV station. ComproDTV
will directly save them into your hard disk and can’t transfer them to another
format.
Playback
Press the Play button to open the Play dialog box.
Timeshifting
Timeshifting temporarily saves the video to your hard disk for a specified
period of time so that you can pause, replay, or skip commercials during live
TV, without interrupting an ongoing recording session.
Press the Timeshifting button and the Time Monitoring bar will appear.
You may also press the Advance (for commercial skip) and Replay (for instant
replay) buttons on the control panel or remote control to navigate through the
program. When you return to your seat, you can resume viewing the program
from the point when you left.
Remote Shut Down
There are two situations for this operation.
When not watching TV, i.e. no ComproDTV running:
Just press the SLEEP button on the lower-right corner on the remote keypad,
you will see a dialog as shown below. Program will countdown 20 seconds to

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shutdown the computer. If you don’t want to shut down the computer, please
press the SLEEP button again, in other words, pressing the SLEEP 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 is running:
Just press the SLEEP button on the lower-right corner on the remote keypad
repeatedly, you will see the text on the screen turn to SLEEP OFF, SLEEP ON
- 30 MINUTES, SLEEP ON - 1 HOUR, SLEEP ON - 2 HOURS, and
SHUTDOWN. When the text shows SHUTDOWN, the program will countdown
20 seconds to shut down the computer. If you don’t want to shutdown the
computer, please press the SLEEP button again.
Options
You can press the Options button to open the Options dialog box. You
can change detail settings of ComproDTV here.
Autoscan
The first time you start ComproDTV, Autoscan will automatically scan for
available TV channels for both Cable signal and Antenna signals. You can
rescan the channels at any time by pressing the Autoscan button.
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 list according to your
preferences, as described below.

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Channel Naming
You can customize the channel names by double-click on the Description
field of the channel you wish to rename.
Yu can do more changes on the channel’s property by right-click the mouse on
the Description field of the channel you wish to edit.
Set Mem+
During the Autoscan process, ComproDTV automatically detects and enables
channels with a valid signal. By default, every available channel will be
enabled and marked with the green icon. However, you can shorten the
list of enabled channels to reduce channel-browsing time. Customize your list
by enabling or disabling channels from the channel list by clicking on the green
icon.
Disabled channels will not be shown when you use the channel Up and Down
or channel surfing functions.
More information is available on the User’s Guides in the programs or on the
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting steps
If you have problem installing or running VideoMate DVB-U2200, please check
the following by step:
1. OS issue: VideoMate DVB-U2200 has to work on USB 2.0 interface. Note
only Windows XP SP1 / Windows 2000 SP4 or above OS support USB 2.0.
You are welcome to www.WindowsUpdate.com website for the Service
Pack update of Microsoft.
2. USB 2.0 issue: you need to check your computer has USB 2.0 or not.
Usually you will see “USB 2.0 Root Hub” device in the "Sound, video and
game controllers" section of Windows Device Manager.
3. Driver issue: You should see " VideoMate DVB-U2200" drivers, in the
"Sound, video and game controllers" section of Windows Device Manager.
If these drivers are not there, uninstalling and reinstalling the VideoMate
DVB-U2200 drivers can help.

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4. Power Issue: VideoMate DVB-U2200 takes power from the USB port.
Make sure to connect the USB power cable to a USB port other than the
USB connector. Note: PCMCIA and USB hub won’t provide enough power
so that you have to use USB power patch cable (include) connecting to an
USB port on the computer in order to take power from it.
Sometimes plugging in another USB port may help. Some motherboards
and notebook’s USB ports do not meet the USB standard providing the
standard 5V 500mA power. In these cases, VideoMate DVB-U2200 will not
have enough power to work. Please contact computer vendor for the issue.
5. No Signal: In order to receive digital terrestrial TV broadcasts, an antenna
is crucial. Digital terrestrial TV broadcast uses about the same wave
frequencies as analog TV (UHF). It’s recommended to have a fishbone-like
antenna (see figure) on the roof for reception.
Make sure you position the antenna in the
direction of the TV broadcast base. Adjust
the position for the best reception.
Digital terrestrial TV determined by
government policy. The broadcast bases will
be increased in order to cover the entire
country. Please check the related
government website for more information
about the strength of digital terrestrial TV broadcast in your area.
You can check how good the signal is in your location by a simple test.
Please plug in the antenna into an analog TV set. Then check if this TV set
can receive a good TV signal. If the picture is not clear, the digital terrestrial
TV broadcast signal is about the same. The difference is when the program

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data is not sufficient, you may see a blank screen or the video will be
scrambled.
6. No Video: In order to decode DVB-T MPEG-2 file format, you have to
install the Ulead PhotoExplore 8.5 SE on the installation CD for decoding.
7. No Audio: Check the Mute and Volume settings in the Windows Volume
Control dialog. (Double-click on the speaker icon in the system tray.) Check
the Mute and Volume settings in the ComproDTV Volume Control dialog.
8. Can’t Remote: Verify that the icon (ComproRemoteDTV) is in the
system tray on the lower-right corner of the screen. If you don't have it on
the system tray, start the following program manually:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VideoMate\ComproRemoteDTV.exe
Then you should see the icon on the system tray. The IR icon should turn
brighter when you press buttons on the remote. If you see no response,
your IR drivers may not be not properly installed. Please remove
ComproDTV using "Add/Remove programs" in the Control Panel and
reinstall it.
9. Can’t record: ComproDTV needs to use components of Ulead
PhotoExplore 8.0 SE on the installation CD. If your computer doesn’t have
PhotoExplore, ComproDTV will fail to record. Please install Ulead
PhotoExplore 8.0 SE.
10.Playback lags: It’s possible that signal is not strong enough. Please verify
it as above step. While receiving HDTV programs, VideoMate DVB-U2200
needs full speed USB 2.0 bandwidth to transfer data. Please check if other
devices occupy the bandwidth, especially the hard disk usage.
11.Other issue: Please go to our website for the latest software update. Many
problems may be fixed on the newer software version. You are welcome to
visit our website at http://www.comprousa.com/support
Contacting Compro Technical Support
If above doesn’t help, please check support FAQs (Frequently Asked
Questions) on our web site http://www.comprousa.com/support
You are welcome to download the latest software from our website as well.
Most problems may be solved on the updates. When contacting Compro for
technical support, please use the Compro support request form and provide as
much of the requested information as possible. Please write the details in
order to determine the problem. And also provide the product serial number
(19 digits numbers) on the VideoMate DVB-U2200. Please use the form from
http://www.comprousa.com/support/form.htm.
We will get back to you as soon as possible.