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InVideo TV Tuner
User’s Guide
Rev. 1.0 12/98

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the installation manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•This unit was tested with shielded cable. Therefore, for continued
compliance, use the shielded cables provided with the unit.
•Re-orient or relocate the unit or receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the computer/converter and television.
•Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
You may find the following booklet helpful:
How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems (stock number 004-
000-000345-4)
To order the booklet, write to:
The U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington D.C. 20402

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COPYRIGHT
This document and the software described in it are copyrighted under
United States Copyright Laws. No part of this document or software may
be copied without prior written consent from FOCUS Enhancements, Inc.
except in the normal use of the software as described in this docu-
mentation. All printed circuits, their physical implementation on printed
circuit boards and associated software are copyrighted with all rights
reserved. Under the copyright laws, the printed circuit board, or the
software programs provided may not be copied in whole or part, without
written consent of FOCUS Enhancements, Inc., except in the normal use
of the software programs to make a backup copy. This exception does not
allow copies to be made for others, whether sold or not, but all of the
material may be sold, given, or loaned to another person. Under the law,
copying includes translating into another language or format.
Microsoft Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Microsoft are
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other products named are
trademarks of their respective manufacturers.
©1998 FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Table of Contents
COPYRIGHT 1
INTRODUCTION 6
FEATURES 6
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 7
VGA COMPATIBILITY 7
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 9
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 11
INSTALLING THE DRIVER SOFTWARE ON YOUR HARD
DISK.11
INSTALLING THE INVIDEO TV TUNER APPLICATION ON
WINDOWS 95/98 12
TV TUNER APPLICATION SOFTWARE 13
REMOTE CONTROL APPLICATION 15
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 16
ADVANCED MENUS 16
KEYBOARD COMMAND ON WINDOWS 95/98 25

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FM RADIO FUNCTION 26
FM CONTROLS 27
PRESET MEMORY FUNCTION 27
WEBTV FOR WINDOWS & WAVE TOP SOFTWARE 28
WEBTV FOR WINDOWS 98 28
WAVE TOP SOFTWARE 28

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Notation Conventions
This user’s guide uses the following conventions to specify certain types
of information.
Warns you about potential problems and hazards during the
installation or use of the product. Read these warnings
carefully, and be sure you understand how they relate to the
installation procedures before proceeding.
Note: Points out important or useful information.
Ordering Information
To get information on the reseller nearest to you or to order replacement
parts, contact one of the following:
Worldwide Headquarters
142 North Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
978-371-2000
800-538-6000 (U.S. Only)
FOCUS Enhancements, B.V.
Schipholweg 110
Kantorenhuis
2316 XD Leiden NL
31-71-524-1841

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European Support:
UK 0800-963-964
Germany 0130-82-21-50
France 0800-90-61-06
Netherlands 020-581-37-34
Sweden 020-79-57-18
Other European Support [phone]
On-line:
http://www.FOCUSinfo.com
e-mail: [email protected]

Chapter 1
Introduction
Congratulations
Features
Television Function
•Multi-Standard Support NTSC/PAL B/G,D/K,I & SECAM L
•125 channels of UHF/VHF and CATV
•Composite video input and S-VHS video input
•Stereo audio output
•Auto-scanning channel setup
•On Screen Display function.
•Closed-Caption Support.(For U.S.A. only)
•Full motion Video captures up to 640x480
•TV window sizeable up to full screen
•High Quality YUV 4:2:2 video Digitizer
•PCI 2.1 compliance with Plug & Play compatibility.
•Windows 95 or Windows 98 plug and play support
•Full PAL resolution up to 768x576
•Teletext data decoding support
Video Capture and Edit:
•Simultaneous preview and capture to AVI files.
•Full motion (30 FPS) AVI file capture
•High-quality 5-tap vertical filtering optimal for use in H.324-based
Video-Conferencing.

System Requirements
Main system requirements
•Microsoft Windows 95 / 98
•IBM PC compatible, Pentium processor or higher.
•PCI 2.1 compatible system and one free 32-bit PCI slot.
•Graphics card with the following :
•Linear Frame Buffer
•Hardware Cursor
•Direct Draw driver 5.0 provider.
•25 MB frees hard drive space (for video capture).
•At least 8MB system memory.
•Sound card for volume control, video capture and video conference
functions.
VGA Compatibility
•S3 Trio 32/Trio 64V+/Trio 64V/DX
•S3 Virge/Virge/DX/VX
•Cirrus Logic 5446
•ATI VT Card GT Series and Mach 64
•Tsengs Lab ET6000.

Detail of the InVideo TV Tuner card
1. TV/FM Tuner
2. FM radio antenna input terminal.
3. TV antenna input terminal.
4. Stereo audio output jack
5. Compositevideo input
6. S-Video input
7. Video Decoder processor and PCI Bus Master

Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
NOTE:Make sure the power is off ,and the power cord removed from your
PC before installing or removing any equipment
1. Remove the CPU case cover
2. Remove the metal expansion slot cover from the desired PCI slot and save
the bracket-retaining screw.
3. To install the TV Card in the PCI slot, hold the card with the mounting bracket
facing the rear of the computer. Position the Edge Connectors above the
PCI slot connector. Firmly but carefully insert the TV Card using a gentle
rocking motion to make sure that the card is seated firmly and is level front-
to-back.
4. Use the bracket retaining screw from the slot cover to hold the newly-
installed card in place
5. Replace the CPU case cover
6. Plug FM Antenna into the connector on the rear of the card. (refer to the
diagram above for the location of the FM connector)
7. Plug TV / Cable connection into the connector on the rear of the card. (refer

8. Connect the audio output from headphone jack to the line-in of the sound
card using included audio cable.
9. If you want to display external video (Such as V8, VHS, and S-Video) ,analog
camera (for video conference) please connect the SVHS device to 4 pins
mini-din connector or connect RCA composite video to RCA jack of your TV
tuner Card
10. Re-attach power connections to your PC.
11. Re-Start your computer to install the driver software and application software

Chapter 3
Software Installation
NOTE: It is highly recommended you make a backup copy of the software
diskette and make sure that Microsoft Windows is properly installed
on your computer before the installation.
Installing the Driver Software on your hard disk.
After starting your computer, the Win95/98, Install wizard will locate the
new hardware and start the software install process.
1. Insert the installer CD into the CD ROM drive. When the Update Device
Driver Wizard appears, click next.
Note: If the Device Driver Wizard does not locate the installer disk, click on
the "Back" button and try again.
2. After a few seconds you may be asked to insert the disk labeled "InVideo TV
Tuner" If so, type in the drive letter for your CD ROM drive
3. Click on OK. Your computer will start to install the drivers to run your InVideo
TV Tuner.

Installing the InVideo TV Tuner application on
Windows 95/98
1. Insert installation CD in your PCs’CD ROM Drive.
2. Move cursor to bottom left of screen to bring up start Button.
3. Click the Start and choose "RUN ..." from the pop-up menu
4. Browse and find product specified D:\InVideo\SETUP.EXE
5. Follow the instructions that display on your screen
6. Press " Next" button the setup will be complete. The TV Tuner software has
now been loaded onto your computer in the InVIdeo directory
Note: Teletext application program installation is the same as the Install
process for the InVideo TV application software

Chapter 4
TV Tuner Application
Software
TV Tuner Application Window

Table : TV Application Controls
Click to exit the TV application.
Click to minimize the control panel.
Click to select the video source (TV/CATV, Video, S-
VHS,)
Click to capture video
Click to mute audio ( LCD display will show
Double-Click to enable audio
Click to change the video windows size ;Full screen
ON/OFF.
Click to increase or decrease the Volume .
Click to Channel up or Channel down .
Click to display the Remote control Application

Remote Control Application
Remote Control Window
Remote Control Application Controls
Click to exit the Remote control.
…, For direct channel selection, wait 1 seconds for
channel change.
(ex. To select channel 09, click then )
Click to return previous channel.

Click to mute audio and will show ;
Double-Click to enable audio
Click to play captured AVI file, default AVI file
is selected
Clicking the Menu Bar,displaying File, Config,
Options,
Capture and Help Menu
Selections
Advanced Functions
Advanced Menus
Clicking the Menu Button at the bottomof the Remote Control will bring
up a Pop-Up Menu displaying Remote Control Advanced Menus:
•File
•Config
•Options
•Capture
•Help Menu
You can choose advanced control options from these Pop-up Menu items.
Advanced Menu Window

Clicking this button will close the Remote Control Application .
File
Selecting File will bring up the File Menu displaying the following:
By Clicking on Load Capture File item, you can
load a capture file and auto play it.
In the Set Capture File Dialog, you can set capture
File name and mount any directories to your
computer with mount button
Allows you to set capture file size.
Selecting will exit the TV Tuner Application

The Audio adjust buttonallows you to select
sound system and Audio mode and adjust
Treble, Bass and Volume
The Picture Adjust button allows you to
adjust Brightness, contrast, saturation and
hue.
The TV system button allows you to Setup
TV band (Broadcast or CATV), TV system
(NTSC M, NTSC Japan, PAL-I, B/G,D/K,
M, N,SECAM-L, B/G,D/K) and FM radio
function. (enable/disable)
Selecting channel set will bring up the scan
channel Dialog Box