(This picture is onl y for reference.)
3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK.
4. Click Program Scan for searching for available channels/programs in your area. 5. After scanning, the active TV channels will be listed inside the box. Click Apply to save the scanned channels. 6. To exit the current dialog box, click OK.
3.2.2 Scanning for Digital Programs
1. Select Digital TV (or Programs) on the left pane of the Setup dialog box.
2. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK.
3. Click Program Scan for searching for available channels/programs in your area. 4. After scanning, the active TV channels will be listed inside the box. Click Apply to save the scanned channels. 5. To exit the current dialog box, click OK. Note: When scanning digital signals and if your country broadcasts logical channel data, the scanned channel will be allocated based on the assigned logical channel number.
3.3 Introducing the User Interface
The TV monitor allows you to watch live TV or video.
Panel On / Off Playback Seek Slider Play / Pause Stop TimeShift Record Volume
Channel Up/Down Resize Window Show / Hide Video Frame Minimize Full Screen Exit
The Control Panel provides button controls for selecting channels, adjusting volume, capturing images, and more. It has a panel display that shows the current channel number and channel name. To display or hide the Control Panel , click the button corner of the TV Monitor. located in the lower left

3.4 The Control Panel

(This picture is only for reference.)
The table below describes functions of the buttons on the Control Panel.
BUTTON 1 Signal Status / Enable or disable Repeat Play 8 Signal Strength Backward Channel Loop 16-Channel Preview Channel Up/ Down Mute Setup FUNCTION TV/Radio mode: Display the current signal status. Playback mode: Right click and enable the Repeat function. The system will continuously playback the files in the playlist. Display signal strength. Move backwards in intervals. Return to previously accessed channel. Display 16 consecutive TV channels on the TV Monitor window. Go to the next upper or lower active channel. Turn off the sound. Allows you to: * Scan channels. * Set the Windows power options. * Configure snapshot settings. * Customize recording settings. * Customize the TimeShift function. View Teletext/MHEG-5/Closed Caption information View EPG information. Capture a single image or a sequence of images. Skip forward in intervals. Make the TV monitor float over the top of other program windows. Show TV/Video programs in full screen. Display the program list. Switch between available audio modes. Display Schedule dialog box. Create a playlist of video files to playback. Toggle between displaying or hiding the Numeric Panel. Switch to radio mode. (FM or Digital Radio) Switch between available video sources. Record the current program. Performs background recording of the live program. This function lets you view the recorded parts, while at the same time, recording is in progress. / Freeze the TimeShift temporarily. Play the next file in the playlist. Play the previous file in the playlist. Stop the playback, recording, TimeShift, etc. Play back recorded video files. / Freeze the playback temporarily. Drag your mouse up/down to increase/decrease the volume level. 7

4.1.3 Customize Video Recording Settings
To customize the video recording settings, please do the following.
1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Select the Record Format option. Determine the video file format you wish to use for saving the recorded video file. You can use the default format or select New to create your own file format.
5. Click New and the Format dialog box appears. In the Format dialog box, select the file format you want and enter the desired name in the text box. Then click Next.
In the Video dialog box, you can set the video format and audio format. The setting options in the Video dialog box will vary according to the video format you chose.
Click Finish to save the settings. To abort this operation, click Cancel. If you want to change the settings of your own file format, click Modify or you can click Delete to remove the unwanted file format that you created earlier.
Information: File Format MPEG-2 Description Videos compressed using MPEG-2 have extremely high quality pictures and full CD-quality sound. Choose MPEG-2 format for video files that are intended for DVD-ROM playback on a computer or if you want broadcast quality videos.
DVD When you choose this format, the recorded video file will be saved in MPEG-2 format that is compliant with DVD standards. Standard DVD frame size and frame rate are 720 x 480 pixels at 29.97 fps for NTSC and 720 x 576 at 25 fps for PAL. Windows Media Audio. An audio compression format, which can offer higher quality than MP3 at the same bit rate. A common audio file format for Windows computers. It was created by Microsoft and has become a standard PC audio file format. WMV is a video format encoded with Microsoft ISO MPEG-4 video codec and Windows Media Audio codec. It can be used to provide

WMA WAV WMV

downloadable or streaming video.

MPEG4-H.264

Videos compressed using MPEG-4 standard which is two or three times more efficient than MPEG-2. This format can be applied to a wide variety of applications or networks and systems like HD-DVD, Digital TV, Broadcast and Streaming applications.
A video format base on H.264 standard but has smaller video bit rate. Its an iPod -compatible format.
4.1.4 Fine Tuning Color and Display Quality
If the color or picture quality of the TV display needs to be adjusted, please do the following.
1. 2. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Select the Display option.

Then you can adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and Sharpness sliders until you get an accurate color. Click Save to create your own settings. Next time, you can simply click Preference Setting to get your preferred settings.
If you want to revert to default settings, please click Factory Setting.
4.1.5 Enhancing the Video Quality
This function can reduce noise. Choose an appropriate option listed below. Video Quality Enhancement Enable: Activate to improve the video quality. Video Quality Enhancement Disable: Disable the video quality enhancement function. Video Quality Enhancement Automatic: Automatically adjust video quality depending on the video screen size.

4.2 Digital TV

4.2.1 Scanning Channels
2. Then select Digital TV (or Programs).
4. Then click Program Scan to start the searching process. The application comes with a default frequency table therefore the application will use this table to search for active channels/programs. If you want to terminate the searching process, just click Stop. 5. You can check the scanning progress from the progress bar. After scanning, the active TV/Radio channels will be listed inside the box. Click Apply to save the scanned channels.
Note: All programs automatically classify into two categories (Digital TV and Digital Radio). Select Digital TV to display TV programs; select Digital Radio to display radio programs.
4.2.2 Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users)
1. Click Advance located in the lower right corner of the Program Information section. Then the Advance Program Configuration dialog box will appear. 2. When there are channels missing from the channel memory, you need to specify the correct Channel. 3. Then click Scan. 4. After scanning, new active channels/programs will be memorized and listed in the left pane of the dialog box. 5. Click Apply to save the scanned channels.
Note: All Frequencies Scanning may take you a while. Please be patient.
4.2.3 Customize Video Recording Settings
1. 2. 3. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Select the Record Format option. Select recording type.

Information: File Format MPEG-2 Description Videos compressed using MPEG-2 have extremely high quality pictures and full CD-quality sound. Choose MPEG-2 format for video files that are intended for DVD-ROM playback on a computer or if you want broadcast quality videos. Compress audio in MPEG-2 standard.

Audio Only

Note: To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination folder in which to save the recorded audio, please refer to the section titled Recording Settings in Chapter 6.
4.2.4 Using the EPG Function
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is a service that allows you to check the next succeeding program schedule and even the program schedules of the whole week. If the EPG service is provided in your region/country, simply click the EPG button window. to open the EPG
First, select the desired program from the Program drop-down list and the EPG window will display the schedule for one week. You can also see the related information such as program name, time, and description about the program on the right pane of the window. In addition, when switching channels, the TV screen can show the current and succeeding program information.
Description 1 The current program
2 The program will be recorded on the preset time.
Our EPG window also allows you to preset a schedule for watching or recording programs. Just select your favorite programs and click Record button TV Application button or the Active. And the system will execute your command on schedule.
If you want to download the latest program schedule, please click the Update button Click to sort the EPG list by time or by channel
4.2.5 Fine Tuning Color and Display Quality
If the color or picture quality of the TV display needs to be adjusted, please do the following. 24
1. 2. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Select the Display option.
Then you can adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation sliders until you get an accurate color. Click Save to create your own settings. Next time, you can simply click Setting Preference to get your preferred settings.
If you want to revert to default settings, please click Default.
4.2.6 Enabling the Subtitle Function
If your local broadcasters provide a subtitle service, you can view them by doing the followings: Right click the TV screen, point to Subtitle and choose the desired language. To hide the subtitles, please right click the TV screen, point to Subtitle and choose Close.

4.3 Adding and Deleting Channel Groups
Selecting a Channel Group allows you to switch between the channels of the selected group only when pressing the Channel Up/Down button. If you want to add or delete a channel group, do the following: To add a new channel group: 25
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) or Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Click New and the Program List dialog box will then appear (as shown on the right). Type in a group name and click OK. Click Program Scan and click Yes to continue the scanning process. Available channels will then be listed in the Program Information and now you can delete the unwanted programs by clearing the check box.

2. 3. 4. 5.

6. OR,
Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Or you can click Cancel to revert to the original settings.
If you dont want to scan programs every time you create a new channel group, you can use the Copy function. 1. 2. 3. 4. From the program drop-down list, select the group that you want to duplicate. Click Copy and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in desired name and click OK. Finally, just like the steps described above, clear the check mark next to the unwanted channels.
To delete a channel group:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) or Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. that you want to remove.
2. From the program drop-down list, select the name of the group 3. Click Delete to remove the selected group.
4.4 Selecting a TV/ Digital Radio Channel
There are three ways of switching between TV/Radio channels: Click the Channel Up/Down buttons ( on the TV monitor window or
on the Control Panel) repeatedly until reaching your desired channel. to open the Numeric Panel (as shown on the right). Click Then click on the Numeric buttons to get your desired channel number.
Click the Program List button. When the Program Panel appears, first choose the desired group from the drop-down list and then double-click on the desired channel.
Note: Locked channels (eg. Adult channel) are in red text. If you select the Filter button located on the bottom right corner of the program panel, the system will hide all the pay channels in the program list.(Filter function is only available for digital TV.)

4.5 Adjusting Volume

On the Control Panel, click and drag your mouse over the Volume meter to increase or decrease the volume level. You can also press the + / keys on the numeric keypad to adjust the volume.
4.6 Specifying a Channel Name or Description
To assign a channel name or specify a description:
1. 2. 3. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) or Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Under the Name column, d ouble-click the text box of the channel you want to assign a name or description. Type in the channel name or description, then press Enter.

1. 2. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) or Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Click Advance located in the lower right corner in the Program Information section. Then the Advance Program Configuration dialog box will appear. In the dialog box, select the channel/program you want to assign a name or description. In the Name text box, type in the desired name or description. Press Apply to save the settings and
click OK to exit the dialog box. Or you can press Cancel to abort without saving.
4.7 Modifying a program list name
Surely, you can change a program list name. To rename a program list, follow the steps described below: 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) or Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Click Advance located in the lower right corner of the Program Information section. Then the Advance dialog box will appear. Type the desired name in the Program List Name text box.
Press Apply to save the setting and click OK to exit the dialog box. Or press Cancel to abort the saving.
4.8 Removing Unwanted Channels
If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your channel list, do the following:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click Analog TV (or Programs) or Digital TV (or Programs) icon on the left pane. Click Advance located in the lower right corner of the Program Information section. Then the Advance dialog box will appear. In the Program Information section, select the unwanted channel and then click Delete. This channel will be removed and that means you wont be able to access these programs anymore.
OR, If you just want to skip a certain channel, do the following: 1. 2. 3. First, select the unwanted channel in the Program Information section. Clear the Enable check box so that you will not access that channel when you press Channel Up/Down buttons. However, you can still see the channel in your program list. If you want to watch that channel again at some point, just select the Enable check box.

4.12 Changing Signal Source
There are two ways to change signal source: To switch between TV, radio or external video signals, click the Radio Source button or Video Source button on the control panel.
Right click on the left pane of the control panel and a pop-up menu appears. Choose the desired signal source.
4.13 Sound Controlling (Optional)
Click the Setup button left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click Audio Mixer icon on the
This function provides a variety of sound effects including Dolby Surround, Incredible Mono and Incredible Stereo. You can also drag the slider to control the Stereo, Bass and Treble level. Please be noted this function is only available for analog signals, eg. Analog TV, FM and so on. 31
Chapter 5 FM Radio (Optional)
If the product you purchase with FM function, then you can read this chapter to learn more knowledge about this.

5.1 FM Radio Controls

Click the FM Radio button to listen to your favorite radio station. Use the following button controls for selecting FM radio channels, adjusting volume, scanning FM channels, recording radio programs and more. To change back to live TV, click the Video Source button.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Signal Status/ Enable or Disable Repeat Play Signal Strength Backward Channel Loop 16-Channel Preview Channel Up/Down Mute Setup Forward Radio Source Program List Audio Mode Schedule
14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.
Play List Show/Hide Numeric Panel Video Source Record TimeShift / Pause Next File Previous File Stop Play / Pause Volume Control Help Numeric Buttons Playback Seek
5.2 How to Auto Scan FM Radio Channels
If you are using FM radio for the first time, perform an auto scan to search and memorize active FM radio stations in your area. To auto scan FM radio stations: 1. Click the Setup button left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon on the
2. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK. 33
Note: The system will assign a default name (FM-Radio) if you dont create a new program list before scanning.
3. Click Scan. All active channels will be automatically scanned and memorized. 4. To terminate the scanning, click Stop. 5. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. To abort the settings, click Cancel.
5.3 Manually Scanning Specific FM Channels
Instead of scanning all channels, you can choose to manually scan one or a few channels only. To do this, follow this procedure. To manually rescan specific FM radio channels:
1. 2. Click the Setup button left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon on the
Enter the channel frequency that you want to start scanning in the text box.

3. 4. 5. 6.

Select 0.01 MHz, 0.05MHz or 0.1MHz as your tuning increment. to scan upward or to scan downward from the selected channel frequency. Click The scanning will stop when the application finds the closest ACTIVE FM frequency. Or click or to increase/decrease the frequency to search your preferred channel.

Click the Modify button if youd like to keep the newly scanned frequency.

5.4 Selecting a Channel

To select a channel:
1. 2. Click to open the Numeric Panel.
There are a number of ways to select a channel:
Click on the Numeric buttons to select a channel. Click the Channel Up/Down button repeatedly until reaching your desired channel. OR, Use the numeric keys on your keyboard to select a channel. 34
5.5 Skipping Unwanted Channels
If you want to exclude undesirable channels from your FM channel list, do the following:
1. 2. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon in the left pane. In the Program column, click the unwanted channel. The check mark will be removed, indicating that the channel will be excluded from your channel list and that you wont be able to access and hear them through the Channel Up/Down button.
5.6 Adding a Radio Frequency
If the desired channel cannot be found through scanning, follow the instructions below. 1. 2. Click the Setup button left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon in the
Specify the correct frequency in the text box (as shown below) and click Save.
5.7 Modifying a Channel Name
You can manually modify any existing FM radio channel. 1. 2. 3. Click the Setup button the left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click on the FM Radio icon in
Double click on the Name column of the existing FM channel which you want to modify. Enter the name or description you want in the provided text box and then press Enter.
To modify more channels, repeat step 2 to 3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box.
5.8 Adding and Deleting Channel Groups
Selecting a Channel Group allows you to switch between the channels of the selected group only when pressing the Channel Up/Down button. If you want to add or delete an FM channel group, do the following:
To add a new channel group:
1. Click the Setup button left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click FM Radio icon in the
2. 3. Click New and the Program List dialog box appears. Type in a group name and click OK. Now you can start to scan FM radio channels and manage the scanned FM data for this new channel group. For more information, refer to How to Auto Scan FM Radio Channels. To add more channel groups, repeat steps 2 to 3.
1. 2. 3. Click the Setup button in the left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click on the FM Radio icon
From the drop-down list, select the name of the group that you want to remove. Click Delete to remove the selected group.

5.9 Customizing Audio Recording Settings
To customize audio recording settings: 1. 2. Click the Setup button the left pane. and in the Setup dialog box, click on the FM Radio icon in
Then select Record Format. You can use the default format or select New to create your own file format.
Click New and the Format dialog box appears. In the Format dialog box, select the file format you want and enter the desired name in the text box. Then click Next.
In the Video dialog box, you can set the audio format. The setting options in the Video dialog box will vary according to the audio format you chose.
Note: To determine the length of recording and to choose a destination folder in which to save the recorded audio, please refer to the section titled Recording Setting in Chapter 7.

Chapter 6 TimeShift

The TimeShift function performs background recording of a TV /Radio program, and lets you return and watch any part of the recorded program. At the same time, the live TV /Radio program continues to be recorded and played back so you wont miss any part of the show. You can also advance forward to skip commercials or rewind to replay scenes one more time.

6.1 TimeShift Controls

Use the following button controls in the Control Panel to start recording a live program, play back the program from where you left off, advance forward, rewind, and more.
BUTTON 5 Backward Playback Seek Volume Mute Setup
FUNCTION Click to move backward in intervals Drag the slider tab to move to any part of the recorded program. Drag your mouse up/down to increase/decrease the volume level. Turn off the sound. Allows you to: * Scan channels. * Set for Windows power option. *Configure snapshot settings. *Customize recording settings. *Customize the TimeShift function. Click to skip forward in intervals Click to perform background recording of the live program and play it back simultaneously. / Click to temporarily freeze the playback. Click to terminate recording and return to the live program.
Forward TimeShift / Pause
6.2 Customizing TimeShift Settings
Before you start using the TimeShift function, first check its recording settings to see if they fit your needs. To check and customize settings:

By default, you will be able to play back recorded video files on the main window, and at the same time, watch live TV in the PIP window. If you want to switch the video. playback to the PIP window and the live TV to the main window, press the button to fix the size of the PIP window and the distance You can also press the button between the main window and the PIP window. To exit the PIP window, press.

Chapter 8 Image Capture

While you watch TV or recorded video from your PC monitor, you can use the AVerTV 6 application to capture images for your document, presentation or web page.

8.1 Before Capturing

Before you start capturing images, first set the destination folder for saving captured images. Click the Setup button , and select the Snapshot icon in the left pane. Then click to choose a folder where you want to save captured images.
8.2 Capturing a TV/ Video Image
To capture a still image, click the Snapshot button on the Control Panel. The Album will then appear, displaying thumbnails of the captured image.
BUTTON 1 Wallpaper 2 Save as 3 Remove 4 Remove All
To capture another image, click the Snapshot button on the Control Panel again. New thumbnails will be added to the Album as you capture more images. By double-clicking on the thumbnails, you can view images in a full-screen window with default image viewer. To display the captured image as your desktop wallpaper :
1. 2. Select the thumbnail of the desired image and then click the Wallpaper button. The selected image will be displayed as your wallpaper, the background of your desktop.
To save the captured image:
1. Select the thumbnail of the image and then click the Save As button As dialog box will then appear. The Save
From the File Format drop-down menu, select the format for saving the captured image. Choose the Color format.
Choose 24-bit to capture image in 16M colors. Choose 8-bit to capture image in 256 colors.
Click Browse to scan for folders and select a destination location for saving the image. Then specify a file name for saving the captured image.

Choose the image size.

In the Size section, select the Standard option and choose a desirable image size from the drop-down list.

If you want to set your own image size, select Customize and enter the image Width and Height. If you want to maintain relative width and height, select the Keep Proportion option. Choose a measurement unit from the Unit drop-down list. You can specify any image size you want. The maximum capture size can be 16001200.
6. Click OK to save the image. Click Cancel if you do not want to save the image.
8.3 Multiple Image Sequence Capture
To capture a continuous sequence of images, do the following:
1. Click the Setup button left pane. In the Setup dialog box, click the Snapshot icon in the
In the Number of Pictures box, specify the number of images you want to capture. In the Interval Time box, specify the interval between captures. For instance, if you specify 10 seconds, an image will be captured every 10 seconds. On this page, you can choose the file format, destination folder, file name format and image resolution in advance. Click Apply to save the new settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Or Click Cancel if you do not want to change the settings. Click the Snapshot button on the Control Panel to start capturing.
Chapter 9 Teletext / MHEG-5
Teletext or MHEG-5 (digital Teletext) makes TV viewing a unique experience. It views teletext broadcast from your television programs offering the most updated information on TV Schedules, News, Stock Market Prices, Concert & Theatre information and so on. Teletext/MHEG-5 information may not be available if there is no such service provided in your area.
9.1 MHEG-5 Support (UK Digital Teletext Service)
Click Teletext button on the control panel and then the MHEG-5 Window will appear. To activate the service, simply press the R key or red button once this window opens.
The table below is a list of keyboard shortcuts that you may find useful while using MHEG-5. Press R G Y B 0~9 / T ESC Enter Correspond to Red Green Yellow Blue numeric keys / arrow keys TEXT Cannel Select
Note: MHEG-5 Support will only function in the UK.

9.2 Teletext

9.2.1 Customize the Display Mode
1. Click the Setup button the left pane. and in the setup dialog box, click the Teletext icon in

F5 F6 F8 +/- (on your numeric keypad) LEFT/ RIGHT ARROW A D M Ctrl + N Ctrl + P Ctrl + R P Ctrl + S Ctrl + T
Full Screen Display (OSD) information 16-Channel Preview Volume Rewind/ Fast Forward Audio Mode Show/Hide the Control Panel Mute Play Next File Play Previous File Record Play / Pause Snapshot TimeShift
Show TV/Video in full screen. Display information on the TV monitor. Press to perform 16-Channel Preview function. Press to increase or decrease the volume level. Press to rewind or fast forward (for playback and TimeShift). Choose between available languages. Toggles between showing and hiding the control panel. Turn off/on the sound. Play the next file in the playlist. Play the previous file in the playlist. Start recording. Play/Pause (for playback, recording, and TimeShift). Capture an image (or a continuous sequence of images). Enable the TimeShift function.

Chapter 12

Customer Service
The AVerTV 6 application provides a convenient tool, which allows users to contact AVerMedias customer service department easily via the website. Please make sure that you have already connected to the Internet. To contact the customer service:
1. 2. Right-click on the TV monitor window. When a menu list pop-up, choose About (as shown at right). When a information dialog box appear, select the office in your area from the drop-down list.
to connect to AVerMedias website. Then click Click dialog box.

to exit the current

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