Manual

PlayTV Box 4 Combo USB 2.0 TV Box

User’s Manual

TV to VGA Converter

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................... 1 1.1 Features ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Specification ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 System Requirement............................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Package Checklist................................................................................................................ 3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation.................................................................4 2.1 Front Panel........................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Back Panel ........................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 3 Operating Instruction ................................................................6 3.1 Functions of Control Panel ................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Functions of Remote Control................................................................................................ 7 3.3 How to Operate this Machine............................................................................................... 8 Chapter 4 Menu Setting ..............................................................................9 4.1 Picture .................................................................................................................................. 9 4.2 Source .................................................................................................................................. 9 4.3 Resolution ............................................................................................................................ 9 4.4 Sleep Setting ...................................................................................................................... 10 4.5 Load Default ....................................................................................................................... 10 4.6 Screen Set.......................................................................................................................... 10 4.7 Channel Edit....................................................................................................................... 10 4.8 Language ............................................................................................................................11 4.9 OSD Mode...........................................................................................................................11 4.10 Screen Position .................................................................................................................11 4.11 TV Source..........................................................................................................................11 4.12 Area Setting...................................................................................................................... 12 4.13 Favorite Channel .............................................................................................................. 12 4.14 Auto Scan ......................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 5 Software installation (Windows XP).......................................13 Chapter 6 WinDVR 3..................................................................................19 6.1 Features .............................................................................................................................19 6.2 Control Panel......................................................................................................................20 6.3 Right-Click Menu ................................................................................................................23 Chapter 7 Channel Preview ......................................................................25 Chapter 8 Trouble Shooting .....................................................................26

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Chapter 1 Introduction With the conventional TV Box, you could only use your PC monitor to watch the TV program without

recording functions. Thing’s nicely changed! With the new generation of TV Box, PlayTV Box 4, you

could watch and/or record the TV program. Through VGA output, you could watch TV on your PC

monitor at a sky-high resolution of 1280*1024 in 24-bit color without turning on you PC. Through

USB 2.0 interface, you could record your TV programs and other video sources to your PC in the

format of MPEG1, MPEG2.

1.1 Features TV BOX Mode 1. 3D Progressive Scan (De-interlacing): With a motion adaptive de-interlacing unit, PlayTV Box 4

easily converts the conventional TV signals, which come interlaced (scanned every other lines), into progressive ones (scanned every line). You’ll find that the line flickering is reduced a lot. Our de-interlacing process, basically inserting new lines between the two input lines, detects motion based on user programmable thresholds. It turns out that the aliasing problem is greatly reduced.

2.High Technology: PlayTV Box 4 adopts a variety of new technologies including gamma correction, non-linear scaling, luminance/color transient improvement, and sharpness enhancement. It is true for the fact that you’ll happily enjoy the sharp, clear, saturated 3D video.

3.Channel Auto-tuning: When you search the TV channels, the PlayTV Box 4 will auto-tune the air or cable TV channels. You won’t miss a single channel on your channel list.

4.Multi-input Connections: The PlayTV Box 4 offers a TV RF input, a S-Video input, a composite video input, a VGA input & a VGA output and an audio pass-through. Not only could you use your PC monitor to watch the TV program but also to watch the video of your DVD player, VCR and Game Console with or without your PC switched on.

5.16:9 Aspect Ratio: PlayTV Box 4 supports 16:9 wide-screen mode. 6.Sleep Setting: You could set the time and PlayTV Box 4 will be switched off accordingly. USB TV Capture Mode Hardware: 1. Full-Screen Video Resolution Input:

With USB 2.0, it offers a full-screen video resolution up to 720*480 30 fps for NTSC and 720*576 25 fps for PAL.

2.WDM Compatible: It conforms to WDM standard and works with all AP software compatible with this standard.

3.Full TV Channels: With the built-in TV tuner, it allows you to watch TV on your laptop or desktop computer. Moreover, you could enjoy full TV channels.

4.Hi-speed USB 2.0 Supported: With the USB interface, you are able to hot-swap the device. USB 2.0 with the bits rate up to 480Mbps will even bring your video resolution up to the DVD quality.

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5.Multi-Input Connections:

It supports a S-Video input, a Composite Video input, a stereo audio line in and a TV RF input. More than just watching TV, you could record the full motion video or still frame image from different devices such as the TV, DV Camcorder, VCR or DVD player.

6.IR Remote Control: With the IR remote control, you control almost all the functions such as the channel selection remotely at your fingertips.

7.Stereo and Bilingual Sound (MTS or NICAM) – Optional: It offers the MTS for NTSC and NICAM for PAL.. With the MTS or NICAM, you could enjoy the stereo (Mono or Stereo) and bilingual (Sap or Main) sound.

1.2 Specification

TV Input RF Jack VGA Input 9-pin Mini-Din Jack (pass through)

Composite Video RCA Jack Video Input S-Video 4-pin Mini-Din Jack Audio (R) RCA Jack Audio (L) RCA Jack Audio Input 3.5 mm Stereo Jack (PC Audio Line Out)

Audio Output 3.5 mm Stereo Jack (Speaker) VGA Output D-Sub 15-pin Jack Video Output Composite Video RCA Jack USB Output USB 2.0 port Remote Built-in IR Receiver LED Indicator Power On/Off Indication Power Requirement DC-In Jack; 5VDC 2A Adapter

Without stand - 187mm(L)*125mm(W)*26mm(H) Dimension With stand - 193mm(L)*125mm(W)*50mm(H) 640x480 @ 60Hz/75Hz 800x600 @ 60Hz/75Hz/85Hz 1024x768 @ 60Hz/75Hz/85Hz VGA Output Mode

1280x1024 @ 60Hz

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1.3 System Requirement TV BOX Mode 1..Air or Cable Antenna 2. VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGA Compatible LCD or CRT Monitor 3. Speaker with 3.5mm Stereo Connector 4. Power Outlet USB TV Capture Mode (Video Preview and Capture)

1. USB: PC with USB 2.0 port.

2. CPU:

●Full D1 MPEG 2 P4 2.4GHz or above

●DVD:720 × 480 MPEG 2 P4 2.0GHz or above

●VCD:352 × 288 MPEG 1 P3 1.5GHz or above

3. RAM: 128MB (256MB preferred)

4.Hard Disk: 5400RPM or above ( 7200RPM preferred )

5.Sound Card

6.VGA Card: AGP interface 800 x 600 above.

7.CD-ROM: 8x speed or above for driver and AP installation

8.Operating system: Windows XP

1.4 Package Checklist Before operating this machine, please check and identify the supplied items shown below. If finding

any shortage or damage, please contact the dealer as soon as possible

1. PlayTV Box 4 unit with stand

2. VGA Extension Cable

3. 3.5mm Stereo Cable

4. USB A-B Cable

5. IR Remote Control with Batteries

6. Power Adapter

7. User’s Manual

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter will help you locate all connection ports and complete the cable connections. Please

check the following to get a clear picture of all connection ports on the front and the back panels.

2.1 Front Panel

S-Video Input

S-Video in Video in L-Audio-R

Composite Video Input

Input of Audio Right/Left Channel

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2.2 Back Panel

Connection Ports (from right to left) Functions

TUNER IN Input of Air/Cable TV Signals

Video-Out Output of Video Signals

USB Port USB 2.0 Connector link to PC

Line-In Audio Input connected to PC’s Line-Out

Speaker Audio Output connected to Speaker

VGA-IN VGA Input connected to PC’s VGA-Out

Monitor VGA Output connected to Monitor

+5V DC DC Power Input (inner +, outer -, 5V)

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Chapter 3 Operating Instruction There are 2 colors of LED light for working status

RED LED: TV BOX Mode

GREEN LED: WinDVR is working in Windows XP

3.1 Functions of Control Panel

TV BOX: Menu setting before using this machine, Before using this machine, please make sure that you have got into the MENU and completed the following menu settings. ● Area Setting (See the detail on Page 12) ● TV source (See the detail on Page 11) ● Auto Scan (See the detail on Page 12) USB TV Capture: Run TV channel scan in setup of WinDVR.

Channel: Press Ch+ to go up and Ch- to go down to the next TV Channel

Volume: Press Vol+ to increase and Vol- to decrease the volume level

Vol- Vol+ Ch- Ch+

USB TV Capture : Capture

ENTER TV BOX : Enter

MENU TV BOX : Menu USB TV Capture : Pause

PC/TV SwitchPC/TV

USB TV Capture :Turn On/Off WinDVR3TV BOX: PC/TV Switch

POWER

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3.2 Functions of Remote Control

● Power: <TV Box>PC/TV Switch <USB TV Capture> Turn On/Off WinDVR3

● RES/CH Surf: <TV Box>Select the Resolution and the Corresponding Refresh Rate <USB TV Capture> Channel Preview

● Number Keys: Numbers for Channel Selection ● ENTER: Confirm the Channel Selection ● CH RTN: Return to Previous Channel ● PC/TV: Switch between TV Box Mode and USB TV Capture Mode.

In TV Box Mode, use the “PC/TV” button to switch to PC mode, and the RED LED will light off after the driver loading is completed, use the “POWER” button to start the WinDVR3, and the GREEN LED will light on.

● MENU/SNAP: <TV Box> Menu Setting <USB TV Capture> Still Image Capture

● CH▲▼: Channel Up/Down <TV Box> Menu Up/Down

● VOL : Volume Up / Down <TV Box>Menu Leftward / Rightward

● ENTER/ZOOM: <TV Box> Confirm the Menu setting <USB TV Capture> Full Screen Display

● SOURCE: Switch between TV and External Video Sources ● MUTE: Sound Off/On

● 16:9/ Time Shift: <TV Box>Switch Between 16:9 and 4:3 <USB TV Capture> Enable/Disable Time Shift Function

● SLEEP/ REC: <TV Box> Sleep Mode(10min→30min→60min→90min→off)

<USB TV Capture> Record Video/Audio ● SCAN/Play/Pause:

<TV Box> Scan TV Channels <USB TV Capture>Play or Pause Video

● OSD/ F.F: <TV Box>Display OSD Information <USB TV Capture>Fast Forward Video Playing

● M+/-／ REW: <TV Box>Add/Delete Favorite Channels <USB TV Capture>Rewind Video Playing

● MEM/ STOP: <TV Box>Call Up Favorite Channel <USB TV Capture>Stop Video Playing

● AUDIO : (Optional) Bilingual Stereo Sound

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3.3 How to Operate this Machine 1. Power Switch Press the [POWER] button of the control panel or the remote control to power up the TV Box Under the USB TV Capture Mode, press the [Power] button to turn ON/OFF WinDVR

2. Switch between TV Box Mode and USB TV Capture Mode

Press the [PC/TV] button to switch between TV Box Mode and USB TV Capture Mode TV Box Mode: You could watch TV or External video sources without switching on your PC USB TV Capture Mode: You could record TV or External video sources on to your PC

3. Video Source Selection Press the [SOURCE] button of the remote control to select the video sources among TV, Composite Video, and S-Video. The sequence of the source switch: TV (CATV/AIR) Composite Video S-Video TV (CATV/AIR)

4. Channel Scan Press the [SCAN] button of the remote control to scan the TV channels

5.Channel Switch and Volume Control Press the [Ch+] or [Ch-] button of the control panel or the [CH▲] or [CH▼] button of the remote control to switch the TV channels up or down. Press the number keys and the [ENTER] button of the remote control to select the specific channel. Press the [Vol+] or [Vol-] button of the control panel or the [VOL>] OR [VOL<] button of the remote control to adjust the volume

6.Resolution Selection Press the [RESOLUTION] button of the remote control to switch between the different resolutions and the corresponding refresh rates. The sequence of the resolution switch: 640X480(60Hz) → 640X480(75Hz) → 800x600(60Hz) → 800x600 (75Hz) → 800x600(85Hz) →

1024x768(60Hz)→1024x768 (75Hz)→1024x768 (85Hz)→1280x1024(60Hz)→640x480(60Hz). Note: The normal LCD monitors don’t support 85Hz refresh rate. If you switch to 85Hz but cannot get the video image on your LCD monitor, please press the [RESOLUTION] button once again and switch the refresh rate to the range covered by the monitor. Then, you can get the video image shown on your LCD monitor

7.Bilingual Sound (Optional Function for the Advanced Version) Press the [Audio] button of the remote control to switch the audio modes. The sequence of the audio mode switch: Mono SAP Stereo Mono SAP may not be offered by every TV program so that you may not be able to watch the bilingual program all the time. Moreover, the SAP output offered by different channels may be different as well. You may find the fact that the volume of some channels under SAP mode is too much or too little. It is the normal state. You can adjust the volume via the control panel or the remote control

8. 16:9 Mode Press the [16:9] button of the remote control to switch the aspect ratio to 16:9. Press again to switch back to 4:3

9. Sleep Mode Press the [SLEEP] button of the remote control to select the sleep time. You can switch the sleep time between 10 to 90 minutes. When the sleep time comes up, the machine will be auto powered down. To terminate the sleep mode, keep pressing the [SLEEP] button until “OFF” shows up on the screen

10. Favorite Channel This machine allows you to add up to 10 favorite channels. Press the [M+/-] button of the remote control to add/delete the favorite channels. You can switch between those selected channels without memorizing those channel numbers. Press the [MEM] button of the remote control to switch between your favorite channels. The sequence of the favorite channel switch is decided by the sequence in which you selected the favorite channels.

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Chapter 4 Menu Setting Press the [MENU] button of the control panel or the remote control to get into the menu in which you can do all the possible settings. Press the [VOL] button of the control panel or the remote control to select the setting item, and press the [ENTER] button of the control panel or the remote control to confirm your selection. Press the [CH] button of the control panel or remote control to select the sub-item, and press the [ENTER] button to confirm your selection. If the sub-item needs adjusting the values, press the [VOL] button to do so. After completing any item setting, press the [MENU] button to return to the previous level. 4.1 Picture: Get into the menu and use the [VOL] button to select the item of “Picture”. Press the [ENTER] button to confirm this selection. Press the [CH] button to select the sub-item such as brightness, contrast, tint or saturation. Press again the [ENTER] button to confirm this selection. Press the [VOL] button to adjust the values.

4.2 Source : Press the [CH] button to select the video source among TV, Composite Video, and S-Video. Press again the [ENTER] button to confirm this selection.

4.3 Resolution: Press [CH+] or [CH-] of remote control to select “Resolution” item. This function allows you to adjust the resolution and frequency of the picture on your screen. There are four resolution modes in the resolution select box.

. Source 1. TV 2. Composite3. S-Video

Resolution:1. 640*480 2. 800*600 3. 1024*768 4. 1280*1024

Picture 1. Bright 2. Contrast 3. Tint 4. Saturation

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4.4 Sleep Setting: Get into the menu and use the [VOL] button to select the item of “Sleep Setting” . Press the [ENTER] button to confirm this selection. Press the [VOL] button to select the sleep time between 10 to 90 minutes.

4.5 Load Default:

Press the [CH+] or [CH-] button to decide whether to load the

default values.

4.6 Screen Set: Press the [CH+] or [CH-] button to switch between “1. 4 : 3”

and “2. 16:9” 4.7 Channel Edit: Get into the “Channel Edit” and use the [Enter] button to make the selection. Then “1. Current CH” will show you the number of channel you’re watching. Use the [CH] button to select the“2. Expect CH-” and Key-in the channel number which you expect to exchange. Use the [CH] button to select the ”3. Switch” and press [Enter] to confirm this selection.

Load Default 1. YES 2. NO

Screen Set 1. 4 : 3 2. 16 : 9

Sleep Setting

Off

Channel Edit 1. Current CH- 2. Expect CH- 3. Switch 4. Del Current CH

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4.8 Language: Use the [CH+] or [CH-] button to select from different languages. Then press [Enter] to confirm your selection

4.9 OSD Mode: Use the [CH+] or [CH-] button to select from different OSD Style display. Then press [Enter] to confirm your selection.

4.10 Screen position: Use the [CH+] or [CH-] button to select the sub-item such as “H-position” or “V-position”. Press [Vol+] or [Vol-] to move the OSD.

4.11 TV Source: Use the [CH+] or [CH-] button to select between air or cable TV source. Then press [Enter] to confirm your selection.

Language 1. ENGLISH 2. 中文

OSD Mode 1. Mode 1 2. Mode 2 3. Mode 3

TV Source 1. Air 2. CATV

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4.12 Area Setting: Use the [CH+] or [CH-] button to choose the appropriate country signal: then press [Enter] button to confirm the selection. <Message display depends on NTSC or PAL version>

4.13 Favorite Channel: On the channel you’d like to set into your favorite channel list, press the [Menu] button to get into the menu setting. Use the [Vol] button to select the item of “Favorite CH”. Press [Enter] to confirm your selection. Then “1. User CH-” will show you the number of the channel you are watching. Use the [CH+] or [CH-] button to select “2. Add/Del” and press the [Enter] button. You’ll find “Add OK” shown on the screen and you have managed to add this channel into your favorite channel list. If you want to delete the channel(s) on your favorite channel list, repeat the steps above. 4.14 Auto Scan: Use the [CH+] or [CH-] buttons to select between channel scan, frequency scan and finetune; then press [Enter] button to make the selection. 1. Channel Scan: It scans the built-in TV Channel table for the selected country to get channels. It will take less time but might lose some channels. 2. Frequency Scan : It scans every single frequency to get channels. It will take some more time but won’t lose any channel. 3. Finetune It scans the built-in TV channel table for the selected country, and finetunes for every single channel to get channels.

1. USA 2. Canada 3. Taiwan 4. Japan 5. Korea

Favorite CH 1. User CH- 2. Add / Del

Auto Scan 1. Channel scan 2. Freq scan 3. Finetune

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Chapter 5 Windows XP Installation

★★★Please install the driver and application from the CD before connecting the PlayTV Box 4

Insert the PlayTV Box 4 Driver CD to CD_Rom, it will install automatically. (1) Press Next (2) Select folder where setup will install files then press Next

(3) Waiting for installing (4) Press Next button.

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(5) Press Yes button (6) Key-in “Name”, ”Company ”, “Serial ”, then press Next

button. (You can find the serial on the CD envelope) (7) Click Browse Select folder (where setup will

install files then press Next (8) Press Next

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(9) Waiting for installing (10) Press Next (11) Press Next (12) Waiting for installing

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(13) Choose “Continue Anyway” (14) Press Next（This procedure will be skip and go to step

17 dirctly if the OS system is under WIN XP SP2）

(15) Choose “I agree” then Press Next (16) Waiting for installing

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(17) Press Finish (18) Press Finish (19) Select Yes and Press OK then restart your computer

automatically (20) Connect PlayTV Box 4 device and UBS device will be

found

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(21) PlayTV Box 4 device has installed complete and you

can use it now.

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Chapter 6 WinDVR 3 WinDVR 3 can set your computer to automatically record all of your favorite TV shows so that you can watch them whenever you want. It can also let your PC function as a digital video recorder/ personal video recorder, so as to watch TV, record it - all that the same time! You don't even have to look attentively at your computer; WinDVR 3 can wake up your computer when it's time to record a show and then shut down all by itself when finished. During the driver installation, the WinDVR 3 will also be installed automatically. Open the WinDVR 3

software utility, please double click the InterVideo WinDVR3 short cut picture on the desktop of your PC. Or select Start/Programs/Inter Video WinDVR 3/InterVideo WinDRV 3 item on the desktop bar to open the WinDVR3 software Utility.

6.1 Features ■ TV Viewing Functions - TV Control - Initialization Wizard - Viewing Aspect Ratio - VPS And Channel List - Video Color Control - Mute Unlocked Channels - TV Standards - Channel Surfing - Non-Overlay Support On VGA ■ Recording Functions - MPEG 1 & 2 Support - MPEG 1 & 2 At Different Resolution. - Recording Level Control - VCD And DVD Compatible File Output - Advanced De-interlacing And Noise Reduction

■ Advanced Functions - Parental Control - Screen Capture - Video Desktop - Time-Shifting - Pan And Zoom - Sleep Timer - Task Manager - More Than 4 Gigs! - Personalized Channel Map

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6.2 Control Panel

For more information, please refer to help “?” on the control panel, this chapter is just only for

a sketch of the WinDVR 3.

WinDVR 3 control panel provides easy access to all of the most commonly used functions in the

program. The WinDVR 3 control panel is designed to look like 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.

Main Control Panel Area: Channel Up – Cycle up to next available channel.

Channel Down – Cycle down to next available channel.

Last Channel – Return to last selected channel.

Record - Start recording TV and encode it into MPEG-2 format.

Play - Begin playback of recorded program.

Stop - Stop current action (e.g. recording, playback, Timeshifting, etc.)

Pause - Suspend current action (e.g. playback, live TV, recording, etc.) Still Capture - Capture still images of current program.

Mute - Mute or restore sound WinDVR - Link to the WinDVR web site.

Zoom and Pan - Let you zoom in on the screen and then pan around it.

Vlume Control - Increase or decrease volume intensity. Rewind and Fast forward - Move backward and forward through the current

program. Not active in TV mode.

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Previous and Next chapter - If you are playing a DVD with chapter breaks you can

use these buttons to navigate through them. Not active in TV mode. Program - The larger button opens the full program list dialog box, which contains all of the video files you've made with WinDVR, while the smaller button, located

between the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons, opens the recently opened files list containing the 10 most recently used program file names.

Panel Button - The first (right-pointing) arrow opens the Panel menu, from which you can select either DV Panel, TV Panel or general Panel, depending on your mode of operation. The

second (left-pointing) arrow collapses the secondary panel.

Display Screen Area: The display area of the Control Panel provides the status of the ongoing process and selected configuration. The appearance may vary according to the current task, e.g. TV/video feed or program playback.

In order: Help, Minimize, Maximize, and Exit WinDVR.

Display the current process, e.g. either TV/video feed or recording mode.

Display the selected video input source. Display the selected video capture/TV tuner card.

Display currently selected TV channel. Display current time.

Playback/Record

Display the current process, e.g. program (playback) or record

Display the elapsed time.

Display channel inforamtion.

TV/Video Feed

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Sub-Control Panel Area: The secondary panels of the main Control Panel provide additional options specific to the device and/or mode you are currently in. You can click the Panel Button to open the Panel Menu, from which you may select one of three panels: TV and General.

EPG (Electronic Program Guide) – Open the online channel listings. Teletext – For Europe only Surfing – Let you browse thumbnail images of available channel Schedule – Open window for scheduling recordings, or reminders for program times. Close Caption – Display overplayed text captions, When available. Setup – Open WinDVR setup window.

Video Source – Cycle through the available video sources, e.g. TVS-video, and

Composite.

Audio Mode – Cycle through the available audio modes, e.g. Stereo, Mono, SAP.

Video Window – Lets you select the default video window: Normal, Always on and Video Desktop.

Aspect Ratio – Lets you select the default aspect ratio for the video window. On Screen Display (OSD) – Activates the on screen display of command functions.

Setup – Open WinDVR setup window.

TV Panel

General Panel

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6.3 Right-Click Menu At any time while running WinDVR 3, you can place the cursor on the Display window and right-click your mouse to display a pop-up text menu as below. This menu also appears when you press the “B” key on your keyboard. The commands on this right-click menu are the same as those on the WinDVR 3 control panel, along with some extra options added.

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Record – Start recording TV and encoding it into MPEG-2 format. Play – Begin playback of recorded program.Pause – Suspend current action (e.g. playback, live TV, recording, etc.) Stop –Stop current action (e.g. recording, playback, Timeshifting, etc.) Timeshifting – Pause live TV. Go to Live – When Timeshifting, returns to current time in program. Instant Replay – Replay a preset amount of time. Skip Commercial – Skip ahead a preset amount of time. Still Capture – Capture still images of current program. Channel – Open the Channel submenu: Channel Up – Cycle up to next available Channel. Channel Down – Cycle down to next Channel. Last channel – Return to last selected channel. Surfing – Let you browse thumbnail imagesof available channels. EPG – Open online channel listings. Schedule – Open window for scheduling recordings or reminder for program times.Video Source – Open the Video Source Submenu. Composite - An external source such as a DVD player or a VCR. TV – A television tuner. S-Video – An external source such as a DVD player or a VCR. TV Audio – Open the TV Audio submenu:Mono – Single audio channel piped throughall speakers.

Stereo – Dual audio channels sent to their corresponding left and right speakers. SAP – Second Audio Program, often used for bilingual programs. Panel – Display or Hide the WinDVR control panel. Aspect Ratio – Open the Aspect submenu: Free – Let you stretch the screen to any size dimension. 4 x 3 –Size the video display to 320 x 420 pixels. 16 x 9 – Size the video display to standard film dimensions. Also known as wide screen. Screen Size – Open the Screen Size Submenu: 320 x 240 – Size the program’s display window to this pixel dimension. 640 x 480 – Size the program’s display window to this pixel dimension. Zoom and Pan – Let you zoom in on the video and then pan around it. OSD – Activate and deactivate the On-Screen Display. Video Desktop – Activate and deactivate the Video Desktop feature. Volume – Open the Volume submenu: Volume Up – Increase the program’s volume. Volume Down – Decrease the program’s volume. Mute – Mute or restores sound. Setup – Open WinDVR properties window. About – Show version and copyright information. Exit – Exit WinDVR.

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Chapter 7 Channel Preview

The PlayTV Box 4’s multi-channels preview function can display 16 TV channel on screen at the same

time. You can see clearly which TV programs are currently showing on these channels.

Preview:

a) Please press the Preview button on your remote control.

b) Then, the screen will show you multi-channels. (the default is 16 TV channels)

c) Press the Preview button again to restore former screen.

Playing the 15th Channel

Press PreviewButton

Press PreviewButton again

Display 16 TV Continue Plating

The 15th channel

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Zoom In:

a) Press the Preview button on your remote control to display 16 TV Channels.

b) Select which channel you need via Left-Click your mouse once.

c) Then, the channel vision you select will play.

d) Left-Click your mouse again to Zoom In the channel vision to normal size and play the channel.

e) You can also press the Full button on your remote control to switch full screen and normal size

display.

Chapter 8 Trouble Shooting Problem 1: TV or video pictures are mix.

Solution: Make sure that all cables are connected well or adjust your TV antenna for better receptions.

Problem 2: Intermittent or no remote controller function.

Solution:

a) Make sure nothing is blocking the clear path between the remote controller unit and the remote control

sensor/receiver on the PlayTV Box 4.

b) Aim the remote controller directly at the remote control sensor/receiver.

c) Make sure the batteries in the remote controller are loaded or installed correctly.

Problem 3: Why I cannot see the video?

Solution:

a) Unplug and plug again.

b) Please re-install the USB Video/Audio driver.

c) Make sure that all cables are connected properly.

Problem 4: Under WinXP, Why the system shows “High Speed device plug into Full speed USB port....”

Solution:

a) Please make sure your system support USB 2.0 Hardware port.

b) Please sure that your system has installed Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Driver.

Problem 5: Why I only see 320x240 video resolution in USB 2.0 port?

Solution:

a) Make sure that your system has USB 2.0 Host driver installed.

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b) Make sure that your video resolution application setting is correct.

c) Unplug and Plug again.

d) Try to re-install the USB Video/Audio driver.

Problem 6: Using the tuner of PAL system under Intervideo WinDVR3, You may have the following

question:

When you preview the video in PAL system format, the Resolution of the AP software should be 640*576.

After you install and execute WinDVR3 first time, the upper and lower image will be partially cut off to fit.

The resolution of 640*480, although you change the system format and country setting into PAL system

and European countries.

Solution:

a) If you don’t want to reinstall Windows OS, you could go to CONTROL PANEL to change the country

setting. Under CONTROL PANEL, please enter “Regional and language Options“ (Win XP), press “OK”

and then install WinDVR3.

b) Please install the Windows OS corresponding to your located country and then install WinDVR3.

ATTENTION :

Under Win XP, When the system shows one of the following problems.

( 1 ) High-Speed Device connected to a low speed port, and can use USB 1.1 port only.

( 2 ) The video display shows green or black color.

( 3 ) When got the broken video display.

Please process as follows:

(a)unplug PlayTV Box 4 (b)Restar your system (c) Plug PlayTV Box 4 again.