MSI VOX II User manual

VOX II (V2.0)
User Manual

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WEEE Statement
English: To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist,
MSI must remind you that...Under the European Union ("EU") Directive on
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which
takes effect on August 13, 2005, products of "electrical and electronic
equipment" cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and
manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such
products at the end of their useful life. MSI will comply with the product take back
requirements at the end of life of MSI-branded products that are sold into the EU. You
can return these products to local collection points.
Deutsch: Hinweis von MSI zur Erhaltung und Schutz unserer UmweltGemäß der
Richtlinie 2002/96/EG über Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräte dürfen Elektro- und
Elektronik-Altgeräte nicht mehr als kommunale Abfälle entsorgt werden. MSI hat
europaweit verschiedene Sammel- und Recyclingunternehmen beauftragt, die in die
Europäische Union in Verkehr gebrachten Produkte, am Ende seines Lebenszyklus
zurückzunehmen. Bitte entsorgen Sie dieses Produkt zum gegebenen Zeitpunkt
ausschliesslich an einer lokalen Altgerätesammelstelle in Ihrer Nähe.
Français: En tant qu’écologiste et afin de protéger l’environnement, MSI tient à
rappeler ceci...Au sujet de la directive européenne (EU) relative aux déchets des
équipement électriques et électroniques, directive 2002/96/EC, prenant effet le 13
août 2005, que les produits électriques et électroniques ne peuvent être déposés
dans les décharges ou tout simplement mis à la poubelle. Les fabricants de ces
équipements seront obligés de récupérer certains produits en fin de vie. MSI prendra
en compte cette exigence relative au retour des produits en fin de vie au sein de la
communauté européenne. Par conséquent vous pouvez retourner localement ces
matériels dans les points de collecte.
Srpski: Da bi zaštitili prirodnu sredinu, i kao preduzee koje vodi rauna o okolini i
prirodnoj sredini, MSI mora da vas podesti da…Po Direktivi Evropske unije ("EU") o
odbaenoj ekektronskoj i elektrinoj opremi, Direktiva 2002/96/EC, koja stupa na
snagu od 13. Avgusta 2005, proizvodi koji spadaju pod "elektronsku i elektrinu
opremu" ne mogu više biti odbaeni kao obian otpad i proizvoai ove opreme bie
prinueni da uzmu natrag ove proizvode na kraju njihovog uobiajenog veka trajanja.
MSI e poštovati zahtev o preuzimanju ovakvih proizvoda kojima je istekao vek

trajanja, koji imaju MSI oznaku i koji su prodati u EU. Ove proizvode možete vratiti na
lokalnim mestima za prikupljanje.
Polski: Aby chroni nasze rodowisko naturalne oraz jako firma dbajca o ekologi,
MSI przypomina, e...Zgodnie z Dyrektyw Unii Europejskiej ("UE") dotyczc
odpadów produktów elektrycznych i elektronicznych (Dyrektywa 2002/96/EC), która
wchodzi w ycie 13 sierpnia 2005, tzw. “produkty oraz wyposaenie elektryczne i
elektroniczne " nie mog by traktowane jako mieci komunalne, tak wic producenci
tych produktów bd zobowizani do odbierania ich w momencie gdy produkt jest
wycofywany z uycia. MSI wypeni wymagania UE, przyjmujc produkty
(sprzedawane na terenie Unii Europejskiej) wycofywane z uycia. Produkty MSI
bdzie mona zwraca w wyznaczonych punktach zbiorczych.
Türkçe: Çevreci özelliiyle bilinen MSI dünyada çevreyi korumak için hatrlatr:Avrupa
Birlii (AB) Kararnamesi Elektrik ve Elektronik Malzeme At, 2002/96/EC
Kararnamesi altnda 13 Austos 2005 tarihinden itibaren geçerli olmak üzere, elektrikli
ve elektronik malzemeler dier atklar gibi çöpe atlamayacak ve bu elektonik
cihazlarn üreticileri, cihazlarn kullanm süreleri bittikten sonra ürünleri geri toplamakla
yükümlü olacaktr. Avrupa Birlii’ne satlan MSI markal ürünlerin kullanm süreleri
bittiinde MSI ürünlerin geri alnmas istei ile ibirlii içerisinde olacaktr. Ürünlerinizi
yerel toplama noktalarna brakabilirsiniz.
esky: Záleží nám na ochran životního prostedí - spolenost MSI
upozoruje...Podle smrnice Evropské unie ("EU") o likvidaci elektrických a
elektronických výrobk 2002/96/EC platné od 13. srpna 2005 je zakázáno likvidovat
"elektrické a elektronické výrobky" v bžném komunálním odpadu a výrobci
elektronických výrobk, na které se tato smrnice vztahuje, budou povinni odebírat
takové výrobky zpt po skonení jejich životnosti. Spolenost MSI splní požadavky na
odebírání výrobk znaky MSI, prodávaných v zemích EU, po skonení jejich
životnosti. Tyto výrobky mžete odevzdat v místních sbrnách.
Magyar: Annak érdekében, hogy környezetünket megvédjük, illetve
környezetvédként fellépve az MSI emlékezteti Önt, hogy ...Az Európai Unió („EU")
2005. augusztus 13-án hatályba lép, az elektromos és elektronikus berendezések
hulladékairól szóló 2002/96/EK irányelve szerint az elektromos és elektronikus
berendezések többé nem kezelhetek lakossági hulladékként, és az ilyen elektronikus
berendezések gyártói kötelessé válnak az ilyen termékek visszavételére azok
hasznos élettartama végén. Az MSI betartja a termékvisszavétellel kapcsolatos
követelményeket az MSI márkanév alatt az EU-n belül értékesített termékek
esetében, azok élettartamának végén. Az ilyen termékeket a legközelebbi
gyjthelyre viheti.
Italiano: Per proteggere l’ambiente, MSI, da sempre amica della natura, ti ricorda
che….In base alla Direttiva dell’Unione Europea (EU) sullo Smaltimento dei Materiali
Elettrici ed Elettronici, Direttiva 2002/96/EC in vigore dal 13 Agosto 2005, prodotti
appartenenti alla categoria dei Materiali Elettrici ed Elettronici non possono più essere
eliminati come rifiuti municipali: i produttori di detti materiali saranno obbligati a ritirare
ogni prodotto alla fine del suo ciclo di vita. MSI si adeguerà a tale Direttiva ritirando tutti
i prodotti marchiati MSI che sono stati venduti all’interno dell’Unione Europea alla fine
del loro ciclo di vita. È possibile portare i prodotti nel più vicino punto di raccolta.

:  MSI     
 ,   , ....   
   ()   
     
 ( WEEE 2002/96/EC),    13 
2005 , ,     
,      , 
    
       . MSI 
    ,    MSI 
 EC,      .   
     .
Español: MSI como empresa comprometida con la protección del medio ambiente,
recomienda: Bajo la directiva 2002/96/EC de la Unión Europea en materia de
desechos y/o equipos electrónicos, con fecha de rigor desde el 13 de agosto de 2005,
los productos clasificados como "eléctricos y equipos electrónicos" no pueden ser
depositados en los contenedores habituales de su municipio, los fabricantes de
equipos electrónicos, están obligados a hacerse cargo de dichos productos al termino
de su período de vida. MSI estará comprometido con los términos de recogida de sus
productos vendidos en la Unión Europea al final de su periodo de vida. Usted debe
depositar estos productos en el punto limpio establecido por el ayuntamiento de su
localidad o entregar a una empresa autorizada para la recogida de estos residuos.
Nederlands: Om het milieu te beschermen, wil MSI u eraan herinneren dat….De
richtlijn van de Europese Unie (EU) met betrekking tot Vervuiling van Electrische en
Electronische producten (2002/96/EC), die op 13 Augustus 2005 in zal gaan kunnen
niet meer beschouwd worden als vervuiling. Fabrikanten van dit soort producten
worden verplicht om producten retour te nemen aan het eind van hun levenscyclus.
MSI zal overeenkomstig de richtlijn handelen voor de producten die de merknaam MSI
dragen en verkocht zijn in de EU. Deze goederen kunnen geretourneerd worden op
lokale inzamelingspunten

TotalMedia Interface Overview
3.2 Main Menu
3.3 Total Media Setting
3.4 Total Media Interface Instruction
3.5 Picture Management
3.6 Video Management
3.7 Setting
4. Remote Control
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Remote Control Overview
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Connecting the VOX II V2.0 3
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2.6 Installation of MAGIX Goya Base
2.7 Setup Media Center (Vista Premium Users) 5
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2.5 MCE Encode Installation

1. Getting Started
1.1 Introduction
Thank you for choosing the VOX II (V2.0) TV tuner and video capture USB
device. This product turns your desktop or laptop PC into a powerful multimedia
system quickly and easily. Watch TV on your PC, record your favorite shows and
take still images snapshot are all from a compact USB device
1.2 Features
Silicon Analog TV tuner
Support universal analog TV standard
Real-time recording from Analog TV
TimeShifting function
Schedule Recording
Still images capturing
Teletext support ( only available in regions providing Teletext service)
No power adapter necessary
Windows VISTA certified
1.3 Package Contents
When removing the contents of the package, please make sure all items are no
damages. The following items should be included in the package:
MSI VOX II (V2.0)
RF PAL/NTSC Converter
Remote Control
USB Extension Cable
Software Package CD (MAGIX Goya Base software included)
Goya Base is XP, MCE 2005 and Vista compatible.
Some functions are unavailable;
please upgrade to MAGIX Goya Multimedia for more functions
Quick Installation Guide
User Manual
1.4 System Requirements
To successfully use the VOX II (V2.0) solution, please ensure that your system
meets the following requirements:
Pentium 4 2.4GHz or higher recommended
256 MB RAM of system memory (512 MB is recommended)
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 / VISTA
1GB free HD space
CD-ROM drive
VGA card with full DirectX 9.0 support
DirectX9.0 or higher installed
Available USB 2.0 port
TV antenna or cable for analog TV
Getting Start
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2. Installation
The following sections provide step by step instructions on installing and
configuring the device, accessories and software
2.1 Direct X 9.0
If you are a Windows XP user, before installing your VOX II (V2.0),
please install DirectX 9.0. Insert the installation CD and the Autorun
page will be loaded automatically.
If the Autorun program does not appear automatically when you
insert your installation CD, please start it manually by running the
Autorun.exe file located on the CD or by clicking the start button,
choosing Run…, and typing in D:\Autorun.exe
(if D: is your CD ROM drive)
Click on DirectX9.0 and follow the prompts to install DirectX. After
the installation is completed, shut down the computer first.
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2.2 Connecting the VOX II (V2.0)
Connect your VOX II (V2.0) to USB port and connect your TV
antenna or Cable to your VOX II (V2.0)
2.3 Driver Installation
Please click “Driver Installation” to install VOX II (V2.0) driver.
Please follow the prompt to install driver.
2.4 Installation of TV application
Install the TV application by clicking on Arcsoft TotalMedia. Just
follow the prompts to install the software.
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Installation

2.6 Installation of MAGIX Goya Base
.
Click on MAGIX Goya Base to install the software. Just follow the prompts to
complete installation
Installation
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2.5 MCE Encode Installation
.
To run VOX II (V2.0) on MCE, Please install MCE Encoder in advance.
Just follow the prompts to complete installation

Installation
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2.7 Setup Media Center (Vista Premium Users)
1. Click on the Media Center icon
from the Start Menu or the QuickStart bar.
2. From the welcome screen, select
Custom setup
and click OK.
3. Click Next and follow the onscreen
instructions to set up Media Cente
r.
4. When you reach the Optional
Setup screen, select Configure tuner,
TV signal, and Guide
and click
Next.
5. If you are in the currently displayed
region, select Yes, use this region to
configure TV services
and click
Next.
Otherwise, click No, I want to select a
different region
, click Next
, and choose
your region from the list that appears then
click Next.
6. Here, select your TV signal
source. Select
Antenna and click
Next.

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7. Here, choose Analog antenna and
click Next
.
8. Click Start Scan and let the
channel scan finish, then click
Next
after
it finishes.
9. Here, select Yes if you want to use
Media Center’s Guide feature, or
No
if not.
Click
Next.
10. This completes setup of your TV
card with Media Center. You can
continue to set up the rest of the options,
or you can select
I am finished and
Next to finish setup.
.
Note : In order to use the VOX II (V2.0) to watch and record TV on MCE , a MCE
certified video encoder is required. Please install the MCE Encoder from
Installation CD.

RECORD
23. Close Caption
24. Change Source
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3.Total Media
3.1 Total Media Interface Overview
1. Full Screen
2. EPG
3. Channels
4. Recorded TV
5. Schedule
6. Capture Frame
7.
8.
Settings
9. Playback
10. Stop
11. Backward
12. Forward
13. Skip to beginning
14. Skip to end
15. Volume Bar
16. Volume Down
17. Volume Up
18. Channel Down
19. Channel Up
20. My Favorite
21. Aspect Ratio
22. MTS
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Total Media
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3.2 Main Menu
Total Media is a Media Center Like software. You can not only watch Digital TV but a
Picture and Video Management tool. The below software instruction will guide you to
learn the magic of Total Media 3.
3.3 Total Media setting
Before you start to watch Totalmedia, you haveto follow instruction to scan down all
available channels in your region.
3.3.1
On the TV Signal Setting, please
select your country and click “Next”
3.3.2
Click “Start” to scan Total Media
channels. All scanned channels
will be shown on channel list.
When scan is completed,
click “Next” to the next step.
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Total Media
3.3.3
Please choose“Audio Pin Source”
and Click “Next” to the next
Step

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3.3.5
Please click “Finish” to finish the
Total Media channel scanning.
3.4 Total Media Interface Instruction
3.4.1 Full Screen
Click “ Full Screen” to enlarge TV
on full monitor
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Total Media
3.3.4
Choose your TV source.
Click “Cable”for Cable TV
Click “Antenna” for Antenna TV

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3.4.3 Recorded TV
All recorded TV will be saved on your
hard drive, and you can directly watch
all recorded TV from “Recorded TV”
option. You can also run “Video
Setting” from this page. (Please refer
to 3.6 for “Video Setting” Information)
3.4.4 Schedule
When click “Schedule”, the schedule
recording list will be shown. You can
choose “Add” to set new recording
schedule.
3.4.4.1 Add
You can set a new Total Media
channel, frequency and time table for
schedule recording.
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Total Media
3.4.2 Channel Information
When click “Channels” , All
Total Media Channels will be on
Channel list

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3.4.6 Setting
On “setting” option, you can Reset
TV Signal / Edit Channel / TV
settings / Import or Export
Channel list.
3.4.7 Recording Bar
On Recording Bar, you can record
TV program / Play recorded
programs / Adjust volume /
Change Channel / Show favorite
list / Adjust aspect ratio / adjust
MTS setting
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Total Media
3.4.4.2 Capture Frame
When “Capture Frame” is clicked, the
frame will be captured and on the left
up of screen, a “Frame Captured”
mark will be shown.
3.4.5 Settings
Press “Settings”button to set up
the TotalMedia parameters

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3.5 Picture Management
3.5.1
Please select your picture folder.
Click “Play” to play slide show. For
slide show setting,
3.5.2
On Slide Show Setting, you can
adjust the “interval” / “Transition”
and add Music Soundtrack
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Total Media

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3.6 Video Management
3.6.1 Video Information
To preview, rename or edit a video file, begin
by selecting the video. If the file is not in the
current directory, use the navigation control at
the top of the screen to go to the folder
containing the file.
3.6.2 Capture
If capture device is connected, you
can capture video clips from your DV /
Camcorder / VCR
3.6.3 Video Setting
Please refer to 3.7.5 for Video Setting
information
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Total Media

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3.7 Setting
3.7.1 General Setting
From General Setting, you can set
up the “Printer” / “Frame Storage”
and “Video Recording Storage”
location / Display setting on
hardware acceleration and 3D
effect.
On “About Total Media”,you can
see the TM version.
For online registration and version
update, you can upgrade the TM
to latest version by one button
clicking.
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