AVerMedia Technologies 2 User manual

AVerTV for Mac

User Manual

Version 2.0

2008-12-09

DISCLAIMER

All the screen shots in this documentation are only example images. The images may vary

depending on the product and software version. Information presented in this

documentation has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no responsibility is

assumed for inaccuracies. The information contained in this documentation is subject to

change without notice.

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may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into

any language in any form by any means without the written permission of AVerMedia

TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.

International Headquarter

Address No. 135, Jian-Yi Road Chung-Ho City, Taipei Hsien Taiwan

Website www.avermedia.com

Telephone 886-2-2226-3630

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents..................................................................................................................................i

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................1

System Requirements...................................................................................................................2

Running AVerTV for Mac for the First Time...............................................................................3

Introducing the User Interface .....................................................................................................5

Combined.............................................................................................................................5

Horizontal and Vertical ........................................................................................................6

On Screen Menu ..................................................................................................................................7

TV ........................................................................................................................................................9

Scanning Channels.......................................................................................................................9

Scanning Channels (for Advanced Users) .................................................................................12

All Frequencies Scan .........................................................................................................12

Manual Add Channel .........................................................................................................14

Watch TV ...................................................................................................................................16

Operate by Control panel...................................................................................................16

Operate by Control menu...................................................................................................16

Switching Channel by Keyboard .......................................................................................16

Channel Preview........................................................................................................................16

Setting the Channel Preview..............................................................................................17

TimeShift....................................................................................................................................17

Operate by Control panel...................................................................................................17

Operate by Control menu...................................................................................................18

TimeShift Setting...............................................................................................................18

Using the EPG Function ............................................................................................................20

Fine Tuning Color of the Display ..............................................................................................22

Using the OverScan function.....................................................................................................23

Adjusting Volume.......................................................................................................................24

Changing Audio Channels .........................................................................................................24

Change Signal Source................................................................................................................24

Changing the OSD Attributes ....................................................................................................24

Changing Display Aspect Ratio.................................................................................................25

TV Window Controlling ............................................................................................................26

Other Layout Controlling in Window Menu......................................................................26

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Window Size Setting..................................................................................................................27

Personal Video Recorder....................................................................................................................29

Record Storage Setting...............................................................................................................29

Recording Format settings.........................................................................................................31

Using the Recording Function ...................................................................................................31

Schedule Recording ...................................................................................................................32

Playing the Recorded Programs.................................................................................................35

Picture-in-Picture Display..........................................................................................................38

Image Capture....................................................................................................................................40

Capture a TV/Video Image ........................................................................................................40

Multiple Image Sequence Capture.............................................................................................40

Other Settings.....................................................................................................................................42

Setting Power Options ...............................................................................................................42

Application Information.............................................................................................................44

Customer Support ......................................................................................................................44

Closed Caption & Subtitle .........................................................................................................45

Use Apple Remote to control AVerTV.......................................................................................45

Hot keys .............................................................................................................................................46

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Introduction

Thanks for purchasing AVerTV for Mac!! This

powerful application allows you to watch TV,

listen to the radio, create slide shows, record

favorite programs and enjoy various features on

your Mac. With our easy-to-use remote control,

you will discover more fun from your Mac.

Turning your computer system into a media

center is just that simple!

This Chapter will introduce the essential

information of AVerTV for Mac to you. Please

do read this chapter carefully before using the

application.

Please be noted the functions and images may

vary depending on the product you purchased

and the area you’re living.

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System Requirements

System requirements are described in detail below. Before using AVerTV for Mac, make

sure your Mac meets all the requirements addressed below.

z Processor: Macintosh

®

computer with a Intel Core processor

For watching MPEG-2 HDTV: Macintosh

®

computer with a Intel Duo Core processor

z Operating System: Mac OS X v10.4 (or later)

z Memory: 512 MB of physical RAM or above

z Hard Disk: 300 MB of available hard-disk space

z Drives: CD-ROM drive (or connection to a local area network if installing over a

network)

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Running AVerTV for Mac for the First Time

Go to the folder where the AVerTV for Mac was installed and double-click on the AVerTV

icon, the AVerTV for Mac will be launched.

When you run the AVerTV for Mac for the first time, the “Media Box” will automatically

appear.

1

.

From the Country drop-down menu, select your country or region.

2

.

Select an available Service Type.

3

.

Click All Channels Scan to start searching channels.

4

.

If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop.

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5

.

After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the right

pane of the dialog box.

6

.

Close the “Media Box” window and the TV window will appear.

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Introducing the User Interface

There are 3 types of control panel: Horizontal, Vertical and Combined. You can click on

Select Control Panel from the Window menu to select.

Combined

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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1

.

Mute

2

.

Volume

3

.

Time Info

4

.

Snapshot

5

.

TimeShift

6

.

Record

7

.

Pause

8

.

Play

9

.

Stop

1

0

.

Channel Down

1

.

Channel Up

1

2

.

Resize Window

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Horizontal and Vertical

1

2

3

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1

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1

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Power

2

.

Open Playlist

3

.

Mute

4

.

Play Previous File

5

.

Channel Info

6

.

Play Next File

7

.

Current time

8

.

Snapshot

9

.

Volume

1

0

.

TimeShift

1

.

Record

1

2

.

Pause

1

3

.

Play

1

4

.

Stop

1

5

.

Channel Down

1

6

.

Channel Up

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On Screen Menu

AVerTV offers you an alternative operating method, press MENU button on the Apple

Remote to display the on screen menu. Use + and - buttons to move the selection and

button to enter the submenu, button to exit the submenu. Press button to execute

the selection or enter the submenu (if available).

Menu Description

Channel Enter the channel list to switch channels.

Audio Enter the Audio submenu to switch between available audio modes.

Control Enter the Control submenu to record, TimeShift, Snapshot the current

program or turn on the closed caption/subtitle/Teletext function.

EPG Enter the EPG submenu to display the selected program information.

Playback Enter the Playback submenu to play/stop an existing file or

enable/disable the PIP function.

Signal Source Enter the Signal Source submenu to switch between available signal

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sources.

Window Enter the Window submenu to adjust the image size to full screen, adjust

the image with keep aspect ratio, or enable the overscan function.

Quick AVerTV for Mac Close the AVerTV application.

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TV

Scanning Channels

If you haven’t done channel scanning when you first run the application, or want to rescan

the channels, follow the steps to complete this procedure.

1

.

Go to Program Manager.

2

.

From the Country drop-down menu, select your country or region.

3

.

Select an available Service Type.

4

.

Click All Channels Scan to start the searching process.

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5

.

If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop.

6

.

After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the left

pane of the dialog box.

7

.

Close the “Media Box” window and the TV window will appear.

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The application comes with a default frequency table; therefore, the application will

use this table to search for active channels/programs.

button contains more function:

Rename: To change the selected channel name.

Reset Channel Number: To change the selected channel number

Manual Add Channel: To add a channel by entering the channel frequency

and shorten the channel scan.

Enable Selected Channels: To activate the channels when switching

channels.

Disable Selected Channels: To skip the unwanted channels when switching

channels temporarily.

Remove Selected Channels: To delete the unwanted channels.

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Scanning Channels (for Advanced Users)

All Frequencies Scan

We recommend using the All Channel Scan function first. If there are channels missing

after you perform All Channels Scan, use All Frequencies Scan function and repeat the

searching process.

1

.

Go to Program Manager.

2

.

From the Country drop-down menu, select your country or region.

3

.

Select an available Service Type.

4

.

Click All Frequencies Scan to start the searching process.

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5

.

If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop.

6

.

After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the left

pane of the dialog box.

7

.

Close the “Media Box” window and the TV window will appear.

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If an alert about removing action shown on the screen, it means to execute the

scanning process will replace the existing program list. Click OK to continue or

click Cancel to stop the rescanning.

Manual Add Channel

If you already know a particular channel number for your local transmitter, use Manual Add

Channel function to add it by entering the channel numbers and shorten the channel scan.

1

.

Click in the Media Box.

2

.

Select Manual Add Channel.

3

.

Enter the channel frequency that you want to start scanning and press Scan.

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4

.

Click Add to save the scanned channel.

5

.

Click OK to exit the window.

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Watch TV

Use control panel or menu to control TV

watching.

Operate by Control panel

1

.

Use Channel Down and Channel

Up buttons to go to the next upper or

lower active channel.

Operate by Control menu

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Go to the next lower active channel.

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Go to the next upper active channel.

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Return to previously accessed channel.

Switching Channel by Keyboard

You may use the numeric keypad to switch

channels. After you type a number, the

correlated channel will be highlighted with a

light bar on the On Screen Menu. Press

Enter to confirm your selection.

Channel Preview

The Channel Preview function can display

4, 9 or 16 consecutive TV channels

on-screen at the same time. You can see

clearly which TV programs are currently

showing on these channels. To display a

channel on the TV Monitor window, select

any one of the channels on-screen and

double-click on that channel, you will then

be tuned in to that channel. Select a

channel and click your mouse to view it

only and freeze the other channels.

To start the Channel Preview function, point

to View>Open Channels Preview.

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