COMPRO U500 - START UP GUIDE User manual

VideoMate U500
Digital Terrestrial USB 2.0 TV Stick
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

Table of Contents
About This Guide ................................................................................. 1
VideoMate U500 Contents ................................................................... 2
Installation ............................................................................................ 3
Remote Control Key Definition and Use ............................................ 4
ComproDTV 2.5 .................................................................................... 5
Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 13
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About This Guide
This manual tells you how to install and use your VideoMate U500 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 U500 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 U500 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
z1.0 GHz Pentium III or equivalent CPU (for watching digital TV)
z128 MB RAM
zSound card or on-board sound chip
zAvailable USB 2.0 port
zCD-ROM drive for software installation
zWindows XP SP2 or above
z50 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
z2.4 GHz CPU for HDTV watching, recording and PIP/POP function.
z512 MB RAM
zSound card or on-board sound chip
zAvailable USB 2.0 port
zCD-ROM drive for software installation
zWindows XP SP2 or above
z3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour for 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 U500 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 U500 Contents
VideoMate U500
USB stick
Remote control
(Battery included)
USB extension cable
Digital terrestrial
TV antenna
Software CDStart Up Guide

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Installation
Start the computer. Make sure VideoMate U500 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 U500 drivers,
ComproDTV, ComproDVD, Ulead PhotoExplorer 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 PhotoExplorer
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

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Remote Control Key Definition and Use
Icon ComproDTV 2
ComproDVD 2
ZOOM Zoom In/Out Zoom In/Out
MUTE On/Off Mute On/Off Mute
DVD On/Off
ComproDVD 2
On/Off
ComproDVD 2
TV On/Off
ComproDTV
On/Off
ComproDTV
0-9 Number keys Number keys
CHAN Switch channels
Not used
VOL Volume Volume
REC Record Not used
TV/VIDEO Not used Not used
Backward Replay Replay
Play/Pause Pause or
timeshifting
Play/Pause
Stop Stop Stop
Forward Advance Advance
CC Not used Subtitle
RECALL Previous channel
Menu
SURF Channel surf Angle
MTS Audio select Language
Snapshot Snapshot Snapshot
SLEEP Sleep function Not used
A, B Not used Not used

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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 de-interlacing 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)
EPG
(E)
Source
(V)
Channel
Surf(F)
Reduce Window (F2) /
Add Window (F3)
Timeshift
(T)
Channel Down
(Page down)
Snapshot
(Space)
Stop
(S)
Docking
(D)
Volume
(+, -)
Full Screen
(Z)
Language
Select (Q)
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)
Schedule
(B)
Signal
Strengt
Mute
(M)
Windows
Alignment (F5) /
All Windows (F6)
Teletext
(
T
)
Closed
Caption (C)

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Icon HotKey Description
A
Enable/Disable Always-on-Top function for
TV window.(Orange Spot 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.
Video on Desktop
While watching TV, you may
right-click on the TV screen and
select video on desktop or
press the hotkey (F7) to activate
Video on Desktop mode. This
mode makes the video source
as your desktop screen. It is
similar with full screen but the
desktop icons and taskbar will
remain on top. The following
picture shows the TV on the
desktop.

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

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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 turns 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 shutdown the computer. If you don’t want to shutdown the
computer, please press the SLEEP button again.
PIP/POP (Picture In/Out Picture) mode
Usually, digital TV station broadcasts multiple programs on one frequency.
Therefore, ComproDTV supports up to four windows watching additional TV
program of same frequency on another window if available. You can press the
Add Window button to open a slave window for that. Please see the
following illustration.
Main window has all features while slave window has limited functions only.
Double-click on the slave window can switch the TV program to the main
window. Alignment Window button will put slave window(s) into main
window which is convenient for you to watch multiple programs on full screen
mode.
The buttons on the upper-left corner slave window are
Channel Up, Channel Down, Mute, Windows Alignment, and Close
respectively. Slave window can be resized by mouse dragging lower-left corner
to any ratio.