User manual GENIUS DVBD01

[. . . ] TV In: Connects to provided NTSC or PAL adaptor to connect to TV source. (DVB-T or analog) S-Video In: Connects to S-Video sources, or composite video sources using provided adaptor. Mini USB: Connects TVGo DVB-D01 to your PC. 4 English Cables: 1 Mini USB cable: Connects TVGo DVB-D01 to your PC's USB2. 0 port (make sure that this is connected before you install or launch the application). * Plug in the primary USB connector to the computer; plug in the secondary USB connector only if your PC/Notebook does not fully power the TVGo DVB-D01. [. . . ] You can also click on the Audio Format of the channel to choose between MONO or STEREO sound (when available). 11 English 4. 4 Choosing your source Your TVGo DVB-D01 is not limited to digital TV reception ­ you can also view analog sources. On the left side of the interface, you will find buttons that let you access different sources. Switches to Analog TV reception Switches to an external device connected to the composite video input Switches to an external device connected to the S-Video input Switches to Digital Terrestrial TV (selected by default) Brings up the Scan Settings dialog Enters Play Mode, and lets you view snapshots you have taken and watch video you have captured Opens Teletext window (when available) Opens EPG window 12 English 4. 5 Channel list On the right side of the interface is the channel list. Here you will see available channels for DVB if you are in DVB mode, and TV channels if you are in TV mode. Simply click on a channel to switch to it, or press the or arrow keys on the remote control to switch channels. In DVB mode, you can select DVB Radio by clicking on the dropdown box and choosing Radio (listen to digital free-to-air terrestrial radio). 4. 6 Volume controls At the bottom of the interface is the volume bar. Click on the bar to set the volume to that level, or press the or arrow keys on the remote control to decrease or increase the volume. Click on the speaker icon to mute the audio. 4. 7 Signal Strength Meter The signal strength meter indicates how strong the signal is for the current channel. Green lights indicate good reception, yellow lights indicate fair reception, and red lights indicate poor reception. 13 English 4. 8 Teletext Simply clicking the Tx button opens the Teletext window. Everyday, however, competent editorial offices provide a selection of quickly and easily accessible information, which you can access for free, since it is constantly transferred along with the TV picture via the so-called vertical blanking interval of the picture signal. Surfing through the pages is conveniently easy thanks to the preloaded text tables. Use the arrow buttons (on the software interface, the PC keyboard or the remote control) to navigate from one page to another or enter a page number directly. You can also click a page reference directly to call up its content, practically with no delay. For further information about using Teletext, click on Help at the top right of your screen to read the Help file. 14 English 4. 9 EPG Digital TV stations often broadcast Electronic Program Guide, or EPG information. This information includes information about upcoming programs and their playing times, and can be used to see what shows will be playing later in the day and record them. Click the EPG button to open the EPG window: Click on Update to update the EPG information. Selecting an entry will show extended information about the program (if available). When you choose Customized, you can make a custom setting to record with. You can choose between the following formats: · · · · · NTSC or PAL MPEG-1 NTSC or PAL VCD NTSC or PAL MPEG-2 NTSC or PAL SVCD NTSC or PAL DVD The Profiles. . . button is also available when Customized is selected, and it opens the following screen: Here you can Create a new profile, Modify an existing one, Duplicate a profile, and Remove one or all of the existing profiles. 18 English Create Profile General: Here, enter a name for the profile, and a comment to help identify it. Select MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 to use with the profile. System: Depending on the Mode selected in "General", select what Bitstream mode you want to use with the profile. 19 English Video: Here, choose the VideoFormat, the output size, and the Bit Rate you wish to use. When you click on Advanced, another window will open where you can select the Frame Rate, the Encoder level and whether the recording should be Inverted, Deinterlaced and/or Off Line. Audio: Here you can choose the Bit Rate, Sample Rate, and how many Channels to use for recorded audio. (1=mono, 2=stereo) Record ­ SYSTEM By selecting SYSTEM in the Record Setting window, you can access the codecs already installed in your system. [. . . ] Q: A: I connected the USB cable to the unit and my computer, but my computer will not recognize the new hardware. First make sure that the USB 2. 0 port you are connecting to is active. Next, make sure you are using the primary connection on the USB cable (see Chapter 3. 2). Last, connect both the primary and secondary connection to your computer. [. . . ]