COMPRO H900F - STARTUP User manual

VideoMate Vista H900F
PCI TV Tuner Card
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

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Table of Contents
VideoMate Vista H900F PCI Tuner Card ..............................................1
VideoMate Vista H900F Package Contents ..........................................2
VideoMate Vista H900F Connectors .....................................................3
Hardware Installation ............................................................................4
Software Installation..............................................................................7
Remote Wake Up ..................................................................................8
Windows Media Center Remote for Vista H900F................................10
ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista.............................................13
ComproDTV Windows Media Center Add-In.......................................15
HID(HumanInterface Device)forComproRemote..........................................16
Open and close the ComproDTV 4 control panel................................17
ComproDTV 4 .....................................................................................18
ComproFM 2 .......................................................................................25
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................26
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VideoMate Vista H900F PCI Tuner Card
VideoMate Vista H900F lets you watch and record TV (including hardware and
software compression) on your PC with Microsoft certified Windows Media
Center remote control. It features an analog TV tuner, 3D Y/C Separation for
NTSC signal, FM Tuner, Remote Wake Up, and Power Up Scheduling. You
can do Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording at
anytime, watching crystal video quality, intelligent TV viewing, and
Multi-function Remote Control. Additionally, VideoMate Vista H900F also
provides a video capture function so that you can transfer videos from video
devices, such as video cameras, to your PC.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
zPIII 1.7 GHz or above CPU for DVD-Quality recording or timeshifting
z512 MB System Memory
zSound card or on-board sound chip
zGraphics card or on-board graphics chip support DirectX9.0
zOpen PCI 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
zP4 2.4 GHz or above for PIP/POP
z1.0 GB System Memory
zSound card or on-board sound chip
zGraphics card or on-board graphics chip support DirectX9.0
zOpen PCI 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
zATX power supply and a computer case with a separate power switch
cable from power on button.

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VideoMate Vista H900F Package Contents
Vista H900F
PCI TV card
FM antenna
External Audio
patch cable
Installation CD
Start Up Guide
1 to 4 converter
cable
IR cable
Windows Media
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Batteries F-type to I-type
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Power switch
patch cable
Low-Profile
Bracket
Ulead Software
CD

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VideoMate Vista H900F Connectors
Item Function Description
1 TV Tuner-In Connect to a TV antenna or TV cable feed.
2 FM Tuner-In Connect to an FM antenna feed.
3 IR Connect the IR receiver here.
Audio-In (Blue) Use an audio patch cable to connect to an audio
source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD.
External
Audio-Out
(Green)
Use the supplied audio patch cable to connect to
the Line-In port of your sound card.
S-Video-In
(Black)
Use an S-Video patch cable to connect to a
video source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD.
4
(1 to 4
converter
cable)
Composite-In
(Yellow)
Use a Composite video patch cable to connect to
a video source, such as a VCR, DVD or VCD.
5 To Case Power
Switch
Connect the ATX Power Switch cable of your
computer case here.
6 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
5 6
2
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Hardware Installation
Warning
Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate TV card.
Failure to do so may cause damage to your VideoMate TV tuner 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
connector JS1 on the VideoMate PCI TV
Tuner Card, as shown on the right.

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5. Connect the black socket of Power Up
power patch cable to the power switch
connector on the mainboard.
6. Connect the white socket of Power Up
patch cable to the connector JS2 on the
VideoMate PCI TV 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 a required for using VideoMate TV. 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. Verify that the power cord to your PC case is unplugged.
8. Insert VideoMate TV in an open PCI slot. Compro recommends installing
the card in the third or fourth PCI slot from AGP away from the AGP slot.
9. Before closing your PC case, plug in main power cord of the PC case. You
should see a green LED light on the PCI TV tuner card. If you don't see the
green light, please read the notes on the following page.
10.Replace the computer cover.

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TV signal and FM cable
11.Connect your TV signal to the upper and the supplied FM antenna to the
lower connector. Adjust FM antenna for optimal reception.
Note
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. Also, double check that the
AC power cable is properly connected to your PC.
Power Up will start your computer 5 minutes in advance of the scheduled
recording time, for example, if you have set ComproDTV 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.
zMainboard support for PCI version 2.2 in order to
have 3.3V standby power.
zAn ATX power switch cable, which is a pair of twisted
wires with a two-wire connector, as shown to the
right.
If the don't have the above items, you can still use Power-Up Scheduling with
Windows Stand by mode, i.e., ACPI S1/S3 state, if your system supports it.
If your ATX power switch cable in your PC case cannot reach to the power up
socket of TV Tuner card, you cannot use the Power Up function with system
shutdown mode. Please try to move the card to another PCI socket.
You can use VideoMate TV 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, in other words, you can skip
Power Up Connections in steps 3 through 6. You can still use scheduled
recording from Standby mode or leave your PC powered on.
The ATX power switch cable is not polarized. You can plug it in either
direction.

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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 TV card and start
the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, prompting you to install the
VideoMate TV 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 H900/H900F
Driver, ComproDTV 4, ComproFM 2) 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.
Press Next to install ComproDTV 4, ComproFM 2
When installation completes, press Finish to restart computer.
Step 4. Open ComproDTV to enjoy the show.

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Remote Wake Up
Introduction
VideoMate Vista H900F features the Remote Wake Up function for more
convenience.
Compro has always focused on developing products with great features.
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 clicks on the screen. This
feature converts your PC into a convenient home entertainment video
appliance.
Using Remote Wake Up
After install the TV card driver, put batteries in the remote control. Pressing
the power button on the top of remote control, it will start your computer.
Note
You must correctly install the driver and Power Up connectors in order to use
Remote Wake Up function.
There will be a two second delay before the PC powers on.
This feature cannot logon your system. You may need to enter your user name
and password.

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Remote Shut Down
There are two situations for the operation.
When not watching TV, i.e. no ComproDTV 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 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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Windows Media Center Remote for Vista H900F
Compro VideoMate Vista H900F 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 Vista
Premium/Ultimate, it may not be used in Windows XP system.

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No. ComproDTV 4 ComproFM 2 Windows Media
Center (MCE)
0-9 Number Key Preset stations Number Key
10 Power On/Off Power On/Off Power On/Off
11 Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE) Videos (MCE)
12 Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE) Radio (MCE)
13 Music (MCE) Music (MCE) Music (MCE)
14 Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE) Pictures (MCE)
15 Recorded TV (MCE) Recorded TV (MCE) Recorded TV (MCE)
16 MCE Guide MCE Guide MCE Guide
17 Live TV (MCE) Live TV (MCE) Live TV (MCE)
18 DVD Menu (MCE) DVD Menu (MCE) DVD Menu (MCE)
19 DVD Sub (MCE) DVD Sub (MCE) DVD Sub (MCE)
20 Up arrow or select
Mono/Stereo/SAP Up arrow Up arrow
21 Replay
or switch TV format Scan channel(Down) Left arrow
22 Down arrow
or snapshot Down arrow Down arrow
23 Advance in
Timeshifting Scan channel(Up) Right arrow
24 OK Playlist OK
25 EPG (US only) Open on-line help Back
26 Start Media Center Start Media Center Start Media Center
27 Zoom In/Out Max/Min More
28 Volume up Volume up Volume up
29 Volume down Volume down Volume down
30 Mute Mute Mute
31 Channel up Channel up Channel up
32 Channel down Channel down Channel down
33 Record Record Record
34 Stop/Live Stop/Live Stop/Live
35 Replay/Rewind Rewind Rewind
36 Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause Play/Pause
37 Advance/Fast forward Fast forward Fast forward
38 The last channel The last channel Skip rewind

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39 Timeshift Play/Pause Play/Pause Play/Pause
40 Change scale of screen ----- Skip Forward
41 ----- Enter frequency -----
42 Channel surf ----- -----
43 Sleep function Sleep function Clear
44 ----- ----- Zoom
45 Playlist Playlist Enter
46 C.C Language ----- Red
47 ComproDVD ComproDVD Green
48 ComproDTV ComproDTV Yellow
49 ComproFM ComproFM Blue
50 Setup Setup Teletext on/off

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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.
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
Better
Best
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
Windows Media Center 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.
Wait for one second
Panel Lock
+

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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)
Tele tex 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)