COMPRO U900 - START UP GUIDE User manual

VideoMate U900
USB 2.0 TV Tuner Box
Start Up Guide
Compro Technology, Inc.
www.comprousa.com

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Table of Contents
About This Guide ...................................................... 2
VideoMate U900 Contents........................................ 3
VideoMate U900 Connectors.................................... 4
Installation................................................................. 5
Remote Control Key Definition and Use ................... 6
ComproPVR 2........................................................... 7
Troubleshooting ...................................................... 11

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About This Guide
This manual tells you how to install and use your VideoMate U900 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/download.
VideoMate U900 lets you watch and record TV on your PC. VideoMate U900 is
a universal tuner box features a TV tuner for all TV system, support: Digital
Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording at anytime, crystal
video quality, intelligent TV viewing, and Multi-function Remote Control.
Additionally, VideoMate U900 supports PAL system’s stereo audio feature (for
NTSC is mono sound only).
VideoMate U900 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
Your system must meet the following requirements to watch TV.
z800 MHz Pentium III or equivalent CPU
z128 MB RAM
zSound card or on-broad sound chip
zOpen USB 2.0 port
zCD-ROM drive for software installation
zVGA card or on-board VGA supports DirectX 9.0
zWindows XP SP1, Windows 2000 SP4 or above
z50 MB free disk space for basic software installation.
z600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use all the features of VideoMate U900, including recording at DVD quality,
your system should meet the following requirements.
z2.4 GHz CPU
z256 MB RAM
zSound card
zOpen USB 2.0 ports
zWindows XP SP2 or above

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VideoMate U900 Contents
Note
Do not connect USB cable and USB power cable on the same USB port.
VideoMate U900 takes power from the USB port. Please connect an addition
external USB power cable to another USB port for sufficient power supply.
VideoMate
U900
USB powered
Y cable
USB cable
I-type and F-type
converter for
NTSC
Software CDsManual
IR Remote Control
(battery included)
Composite-In
converter
Stereo converter
S-Video-In
converter
MCX to I-type
converter for
PAL/SECAM

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VideoMate U900 Connectors
Back Side of Box
Front Side of Box
Icon Function Description
TV TV Tuner-In Connect to a TV antenna or TV cable feed.
POWER USB Power-In Connect USB powered Y cable to a USB port for
additional power. (You can use a DC 5V 500mA
adapter instead if USB port doesn’t provide
enough power. The adapter is not included.)
USB USB connector Use the supplied USB cable to connect to an
USB port on the computer.
Icon Function Description
VIDEO
(Black)
S-Video-In or
Composite-In
Use the S-Video/Composite patch cable to
connect to a video source, such as a VCR,
DVD or VCD.
AUDIO
(Blue)
Stereo Audio-In Use a stereo audio patch cable to connect to
an audio source, such as a VCR, DVD or
VCD.

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Installation
Start the computer. Make sure VideoMate U900 is connected to your computer
and insert the installation CD into your CD drive.
Step 1. After restarting, 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 U900 drivers,
ComproPVR, 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 ComproPVR, 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 and open ComproPVR to enjoy the show.
Continue Anyway

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Remote Control Key Definition and Use
Please refer to the buttons and their corresponding function listed on the
opposite page.
Icon ComproPVR 2 ComproDVD 2
ZOOM Zoom In/Out
DVD Start/Stop ComproDVD 2
TV Start/Stop ComproPVR 2
0-9 Number keys Number keys
CHAN Switch channels Not used
VOL Volume Volume
REC Record Snapshot
TV/VIDEO TV/ S-Video/
Composite
Add to
bookmark
Backward Replay Rewind
Play/Pause Pause or enable
timeshifting
Play/Pause
during playback
Stop Stop Stop
Forward Advance Forward
CC Closed caption Select language
RECALL Previous channel Not used
SURF Channel surf Choose DVD
angle
MTS Mono/Stereo/SAP Select language
Snapshot Snapshot Not used
SLEEP Sleep function AB repeat
A, B Not used Not used

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ComproPVR 2
Introduction
ComproPVR 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 ComproPVR 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 describe the ComproPVR control panel functions, and tips for
using ComproPVR. The following figure gives you the function of the button
with (Hot Key.)
Snapshot
(Space)
Close
(CTRL+X)
Last Channel
(N)
Not
Used
Schedule
(B)
Channel
Surf(F)
Language
Select (Q)
Timeshift
(T)
Channel Down
(Page down)
Stop
(S)
Docking
(D)
Volume
(+, -)
Full Screen
(Z)
Mute
(M)
Record
(R)
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)
Lists
( I )

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Icon Hot Key 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 and hardware
supports it.
Watching
After installation, just press the PVR/TV button on the remote or double click
the ComproPVR 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 ComproPVR 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.
Recording
ComproPVR is a digital video recorder. ComproPVR can record full-motion
video and audio from your video source and save it to your hard disk.
ComproPVR supports MPEG-1/2/4 encoding.
To instantly start recording:
1. Press the Record button . ComproPVR starts recording the video
source currently showing in the display window. It will save it to a file on
your disk. While recording, you can click the Record button again to setup
recording time as 30, 60, 90, 120 minutes for more convenient.
2. Press the Stop button to stop recording.
To playback the recorded file, please press the Play button.