User manual COMPRO U880 START UP GUIDE

[. . . ] 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 U880 is a universal tuner box features a TV tuner for all TV system worldwide, support: Digital Video Recording (DVR) functions, scheduled recording, crystal video quality, and intelligent TV viewing. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Your system must meet the following requirements to watch TV. 800 MHz Pentium III or equivalent CPU 128 MB RAM Sound card Open USB 2. 0 port CD-ROM drive for software installation Windows XP SP1, Windows 2000 SP4 or above 50 MB free disk space for basic software installation. 600 MB (VCD-quality) to 3 GB (DVD-quality) per hour of recorded video. RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To use all the features of VideoMate U880, including recording at DVD quality, your system should meet the following requirements. 2. 4 GHz CPU 256 MB RAM Sound card Open USB 2. 0 ports Windows XP SP2 or above 2 VideoMate U880 Contents VideoMate U880 Manual Software CDs USB extension cable I-type to F-type for NTSC system MCX to I-type for PAL system Please using the connection above for NTTSC TV input VideoMate U880 Connectors Icon USB Function Description TV USB connector Use USB extension cable to connect VideoMate U880 (Don't connect device without USB extension cable in case of breaking USB connector) TV-In Connect to a TV antenna or TV cable feed. 3 Installation Start the computer. Make sure VideoMate U880 is connected to your computer and insert the installation CD into your CD drive. [. . . ] ComproPVR supports MPEG-1/2/4 encoding, which saves disk space while providing high video quality. ComproPVR starts recording the video source currently showing in the display window. Press the Stop button to stop recording. 2. To playback the recorded file, press the Play button and select the file you wish to view. Straight-to-Disc Click on the icon on the control panel. You can see the straight-to-disc dialog as below. 7 Format: Choose the recording format you like. Erase Disk: If the disc is re-writable and not empty, you need to erase it first. Stop: Press the button on the control panel to stop burning. Cancel: Press this button to exit the dialog. Note Straight-to-Disc is only available with certain models. Please check the side of the product box to confirm if this model supports this feature. You need to install the bundled Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3 SE software in order to have this feature. If you don't have Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3 SE in the package, then this model doesn't support it. CD-R or DVD-R is necessary to use this feature and the recorded file will not be saved in the disk. Choosing better performance in the recording option will result in a better video quality. Options You can press the Options button to open the Options dialog box. ComproPVR can let you set video properties (brightness, contrast, etc) for each channel. Just press the button on the custom column in Channel tab in Settings of ComproPVR. The dialog box will pop up as follow. 8 9 My Favorite Channels List ComproPVR includes a channels sorting and re-ordering feature. You can see the window below. Select the channel you wish to add to my favorite and press the proper arrow button. In addition, adjusting the channel order by using the proper arrow button. Note This manual only provides basic information for the ComproPVR 2. 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. 10 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting steps If you have problem installing or running VideoMate U880, please check the following by step: 1. Note only Windows XP SP1 / Windows 2000 SP4 or above OS support USB 2. 0. You are welcome to www. WindowsUpdate. com website for the Service Pack update of Microsoft. Usually you will see "USB 2. 0 Root Hub" device in the "Sound, video and game controllers" section of Windows Device Manager. Driver issue: You should see " VideoMate U880 " drivers, in the "Sound, video and game controllers" section of Windows Device Manager. [. . . ] In general, you can download MPEG-4 CODEC from the following web sites. http://www. divx. com After you install the CODEC software, you will see the MPEG-4 format appear in the field of recording quality. Note Compro does not guarantee compatibility or performance with third-party CODECs. Please try using Ulead MP3 Encoder for audio and DivX codec directly from www. divx. com 10. TV is not clear: Sometimes the signal could be reduced by the branching. [. . . ]