COMPRO U3 - START UP GUIDE User manual

VideoMate U3
Digital Terrestrial USB 2.0 TV Box
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

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Table of Contents
About This Guide ......................................................2
VideoMate U3 Contents............................................3
Installation.................................................................4
ComproDTV 2.5........................................................5
Troubleshooting ......................................................12

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About This Guide
This manual tells you how to install and use your VideoMate U3 Digital
Terrestrial USB 2.0 TV Tuner Box. For more information on using applications,
please see the User’s Guides in the programs, on the CDs, or at our website
for the latest manuals http://www.comprousa.com.
VideoMate U3 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 U3 features a TV tuner for
digital TV broadcast, Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled
recording at anytime, crystal video quality, and intelligent TV viewing.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
600 MHz Pentium III or equivalent CPU (for watching digital TV)
128 MB RAM
Sound card
Open 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.
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) 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 U3 has to operate on USB 2.0 interface. Please check your
computer system to see if meets USB 2.0 requirement.

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VideoMate U3 Contents
We suggest to connect VideoMate U3 with your laptop as the picture below.
VideoMate U3
USB extension cable
Software CDManual
TV connector Antenna

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Installation
Start the computer. Make sure VideoMate U3 is connected to your computer
and insert the installation CD into your CD drive.
Step 1. Windows will detect a new device and start the Add/Remove
Hardware Wizard. 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 U3 drivers,
ComproDTV, ComproDVD, Ulead PhotoExplore 8.5 SE) 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, ComproDVD, Ulead PhotoExplore
8.5 SE.
Step 5. After each program is successfully installed, press Finish to proceed.
Step 6. When installation completes, press Finish to restart computer.
Step 7. Connect TV signal.
Step 8. Open ComproDTV to enjoy the show.
Continue Anyway

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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.
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
(Left Arrow) Advance
(Right 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 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.
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.
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.

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Channel Surfing
While watching TV, the channel surfing feature displays a 4x4 grid of channel
images to give you an overview of available programming.
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.

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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
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.