AVerTV 6

User Manual

English

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

3.1 3.2

3.2.1 3.2.2
Device Introduction.. 1 AVerTV 6 Introduction.. 2 Introducing the AVerTV 6 Application.. 3
Launching the AVerTV 6 Application.... 3 Running the AVerTV 6 application for the first time.. 3
Scanning for Analog Programs.... 3 Scanning for Digital Programs.... 4

3.3 3.4 3.5

3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3
Introducing the User Interface.... 5 The Control Panel.... 6 Remote Control (Optional).... 8
Remote Control Buttons (Model 1)... 8 Remote Control (Model 2).... 9 Remote Control (Model 3).... 11

3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9

Changing TV Monitor Resolution.... 12 Resizing the TV Monitor Window... 12 Changing Display Aspect Ratio... 12 Always on Top.... 12
3.10 Setting Windows Power Options.... 13 3.11 Setting time for turning on the Application... 14 3.12 Minimize the Application.... 14

Chapter 4

4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.5

TV... 16

Analog TV..... 16
Scanning Channels.... 16 Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users)... 17 Customize Video Recording Settings... 18 Fine Tuning Color and Display Quality... 20 Enhancing the Video Quality.... 21

4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3

Digital TV.... 21
Scanning Channels.... 21 Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users)... 23 Customize Video Recording Settings... 23
4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6 Using the EPG Function... 24 Fine Tuning Color and Display Quality... 24 Enabling the Subtitle Function... 25
4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
Adding and Deleting Channel Groups... 25 Selecting a TV/ Digital Radio Channel... 26 Adjusting Volume.... 27 Specifying a Channel Name or Description.. 27 Modifying a program list name... 28 Removing Unwanted Channels... 28 Using the OverScan Function.... 29
4.10 16-Channel Preview.... 30 4.11 Changing the OSD Attributes.... 30 4.12 Changing Signal Source.... 31 4.13 Sound Controlling (Optional).... 31

Chapter 5

5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9

FM Radio (Optional).. 33

FM Radio Controls.... 33 How to Auto Scan FM Radio Channels... 33 Manually Scanning Specific FM Channels... 34 Selecting a Channel.... 34 Skipping Unwanted Channels.... 35 Adding a Radio Frequency... 35 Modifying a Channel Name.... 35 Adding and Deleting Channel Groups... 35 Customizing Audio Recording Settings... 36

Chapter 6

6.1 6.2 6.3

TimeShift.. 38

TimeShift Controls.... 38 Customizing TimeShift Settings... 39 Using the TimeShift Function... 39

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

3.9 Always on Top

To make the TV monitor window float over the top of other program windows, right-click on the TV monitor. In the pop-up menu, point to Video and choose Always on Top. OR, Click the Always on Top button on the Control Panel.
3.10 Setting Windows Power Options
This option allows you to put your computer in Stand By / Hibernate mode, power off, exit the application or log off from the computer while you are away from the computer. Note: Stand By: Stand By is a state in which your monitor and hard disks turn off, so that your computer uses less power. Hibernate: Hibernation is a state in which your computer shuts down to save power but first saves everything in the memory on your hard disk. Please do the following: 1. First, Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click on the Miscellaneous icon on the left pane. 2. By default, the system is set to enable the Stand By/Hibernation option. What you have to do is to choose the desired power-saving settings. If your computer has problem with being out of Stand By or Hibernate mode, please clear the Stand By/Hibernate option.
There are two ways to set the time to put the computer into Stand By or Hibernation.
If the product you purchase with a remote control, you can press the Sleep button
repeatedly on the remote control.
Or you can right click on the TV monitor, point to Sleep and select the desired
mode. Then right click on the TV monitor again, point to Sleep and choose an execution time. The time setting will be displayed on the TV monitor. For details, please see the description below.

Time setting mode Now

Description Your computer will go into the selected mode in about 10 seconds. Sleep 30/60/90/120 Minute(s) Your computer will go into the selected mode in 30/60/90/120 minutes. Cancel Your computer will return to original settings.
3.11 Setting time for turning on the Application
If your product with a remote control, this function allows you to turn on the application at a preset time. 1. Press the Wake Up button (the green one) on the remote control. 2. A dialog box will be displayed on the center of the screen. 3. Set the time you want by pressing the Wake Up button continuously. (For more information, please refer to the table below.) Then the application will be turned on automatically at the time you want. Description Disable the Wake Up function. The application will be turned on in 30/60/90/120 minutes.
Cancel Wake Up Wake Up after 30/60/90/120 min(s)
3.12 Minimize the Application

To minimize AVerTV 6 application to the system tray (notification area), click the Setup and in the Setup dialog box, click Miscellaneous icon on the left pane. Then button Select the Minimize to Tray check box. Otherwise clear the check box to minimize the application to a taskbar button.

Chapter 4 TV

In this chapter, we will introduce methods to scan programs, select a TV/Radio program, create a group and so on.

4.1 Analog TV

4.1.1 Scanning Channels
If you havent done channel scanning when you first run the application, please follow the steps to complete this procedure. 1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, select an available AVermedia device in the left pane. Note: Make sure that your Country/Region is correct. a. First, select an available AVermedia device in the left pane.
b. From the Region/Country drop-down list, select your country or region. c. Click Apply to save the settings.
2. Then select Analog TV (or Programs). On this page, choose the TV option to search only for air channels or select CATV to scan for cable channels.
3. Click New and the Program List dialog box will appear. Type in the desirable name and click OK
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.
4.1.2 Scanning Channels (For Advanced Users)
1. Click Advance located at right-lower corner in the Programs Information section. Then the Advance Program Configuration dialog box will appear.
2. If you dont want to miss any channels, click All Frequencies Scan.
3. When a warning message appears, click Yes to continue the procedure or click No to abort this operation. 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 channel.
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

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.
4.9 Using the OverScan Function
On some broadcast channels, you might see distorted lines or black spaces on the top, sides, or bottom of the screen. These video artifacts device from the source signal, and can be masked using the OverScan feature. To hide the edges of the picture: Right-click on the TV Monitor and choose OverScan to have it enable it. OR, 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. Enable Overscan and specify an appropriate number (0~20) to get better quality.
You can see the difference from the pictures below:
Before using OverScan function After using OverScan function

4.10 16-Channel Preview

The 16-Channel Preview function can display 16 TV channels on-screen at the same time. You can see clearly which TV programs are currently showing on these channels. To preview the channels:
1. 2. 3. 4. Click to open the Numeric Panel.
Click the 16-Channel Preview button. The screen will be gradually filled up with 16 TV channels, starting from the currently selected channel. Select a channel and press the numeric button 5 on the remote control to view it only and freeze the other channels. If you want to continue to display other channels just press C letter on the keyboard. To display a channel on the TV Monitor window, select any one of the 16 channels on-screen and double-click on that channel, or use the arrow ,, , button of your keyboard and then press Enter. You will then be tuned in to that channel. Or, click the right mouse button or press ESC to return to the originally selected TV channel.
4.11 Changing the OSD Attributes
Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click on the Personalise icon on the left pane. In this page, you can customize menu effect (Fade In/Fade Out), adjust OSD color (Text, Edge, Background), set the speed of marquee (LCD Speed), or change the appearance of the TV monitor and the control panel (Skins). 30

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:
1. Click the Setup button and in the Setup dialog box, click the Storage icon on the left pane. You will then see the following settings.
By default, TimeShift performs recording of the TV program by creating a temporary video file and deletes this file once you click the Stop button. If you want to save the video file, select the Keep TimeShift Files check box. In the Record section, you can determine your file name format, recording time, file size and destination folder. Click Apply to save the new settings and click OK to exit the current dialog box. Or, click Cancel to use the original settings.
6.3 Using the TimeShift Function
To pause the live program:
1. 2. Click the TimeShift button record the program. on the Control Panel. The application will begin to
When you want to rewind, use the Playback Seek slider bar to move back to the part you want to watch or listen to again. Click and drag the slider tab to the left until you see the part of the show you wish to watch or listen to, then release the mouse button.
3. 4. You can also click the Backward button you reach the part where you left off. to move backward in fixed intervals until
To advance forward and skip some parts of the recording (for example TV commercials), drag the slider tab to the right. You can also click the Forward button to move forward in fixed intervals. To temporarily pause the playback, click the Pause button button again to resume. Click the Pause

To return to the real-time viewing or listening of the live program, click the Stop button. This switches off the TimeShift function and returns you to live program.

Chapter 7 PVR

You can use your computer as a personal video recorder, and record your favorite TV programs or capture video from an external source into your hard drive. Besides, you can also divide the recording files in proper sizes to facilitate burning onto removable optical media, such as CD-R and DVD disks.

7.1 PVR Controls

Use the following button controls for recording and video playback.
FUNCTION Click to move backward in intervals. Drag the slider tab to move to any part of the recorded file. Drag your mouse up/down to increase/decrease the volume level. Turn off the sound. Allows you to: * Scan channels. * Set Windows power options. * Configure snapshot settings. * Customize recording settings. * Customize the TimeShift function. Click to skip forward in intervals. Click to create a playlist of video files to play back. Click to start recording. Click to go to the previous/next video file in the playlist. Click to stop recording or playback. Click to playback. / Click to temporarily freeze the playback.
Forward Play List Record Play Previous/Next File Stop Play / Pause

7.2 Recording Settings

Before recording, check if the settings meet your needs.
1. Click the Setup button left pane. In the Setup dialog box, click the Storage icon on the
2. 3. 4. By default, the system sets the recording Date and Time as the file name format. To create your own file name format, please click Custom. The Duration option allows you to specify a recording duration otherwise the system will record the largest clip that your hard drive can accommodate. This application lets you to divide the recording files in parts for burning onto removable optical media, such as CD (650 MB) and DVD (4096 MB) discs. Enable the Split File Size option and select the appropriate video file size from the dropdown list so that each video file will not exceed the limit. Or you can choose Custom to assign the file size you want. Determine the destination folder. Click to choose a folder you want.

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
2. From the Display Mode drop-down list, choose Other Window Display to open a new Teletext window or choose Main Window Display to overlay the Teletext window on the TV monitor. Select the Transparent check box to make the Teletext window transparent.

9.2.2 Overview

Click the Teletext button on the control panel to open the Teletext application as shown below. For more information about Teletext, please see below in this chapter.
BUTTON 1 Menu Bar FUNCTION This contains the names of the available drop-down list option menus. To access any of the menu items, simply click on it or hold down Alt and press the first character of each item. It includes buttons that gives quick access to perform certain frequently used functions from the Menu Bar. The status bar is located in the lower left corner of the window. It contains a short text message or explanation of the currently selected menu command. This is located at the top of the window. It contains the current displayed page number or in hexadecimal page number of an active window. Teletext information is displayed in this area. The information would be the TV schedules, news, stock market reports, concert & theater information and so on.

Toolbar Status Bar

Title Bar Teletext Browser

9.2.3 Toolbar Buttons

Lock Sub page Locks the current sub page. The upcoming transmitted sub pages will be stored in the Teletext Cache for later use. Previous Sub page/ Next Sub page Switches to the next or the previous sub page. Home (Ctrl+H) Connects to the teletext home page which always goes to page 100, but page 100 may not be the primary teletext source. Previous Page (-) / Next Page (+) Displays the preceding or the succeeding teletext in hexadecimal page number. History Back / History Forward Retrieves the previous page in the history list. Moves a page forward in the history list. The command is usable after one or more back steps in the history list. TV Scale Changes the proportion of the Teletext window to 4 by 3. Always On Top Makes Teletext Window float over the top of other applications. Teletext File Switches between the Teletext file which is opened from the previously saved file and the most recent Teletext information.

9.2.4 LED Lamp

Different LED color indicates different states. Left LED Lamp: Gray -- The system does not receive the teletext broadcast data. Green -- The system is receiving the teletext broadcast data. 49
Right LED Lamp: Green -- The cache in Teletext application is running less than 90% usage. Yellow -- The cache in Teletext application is running over 90% usage. Red -- The cache in Teletext application is running out.

9.2.5 Using Teletext

The following briefly describes how to use the Teletext feature. Teletext Page There are two page numbers displayed on the first line of each teletext page. The page number on the left is the page number that you have selected or keyed in. The other one in the middle of line is the page number of the currently displayed teletext data. The newly selected page number will appear on the upper left corner of the page. Sometimes, this may take a while to retrieve the newly selected teletext page. There will be no changes on the page when there is no page data transmitted with the number you have selected. A teletext page can be selected with one of the following methods: Key in the hexadecimal or teletext page number using the numeric buttons of your keyboard or AVerMedia TV remote control. Press the + (positive) or (negative) button to move to the succeeding or preceding teletext page. Copying a Teletext Page 1. Simply click and drag over the text or the area that you want to copy using the mouse. 2. Choose Copy from the Edit menu (Alt+E, C) or press Ctrl+C. 3. You can then paste the contents of the teletext page in TXT or BMP format to a document you are working with. Saving a Teletext Page Some teletext pages include a number of subpages. If the file has subpages, teletext will also save the existing subpages. 1. A teletext page can be saved using one of the following ways: To automatically save the file using the displayed teletext page as the filename and the default file format, choose Save from the File menu or press Ctrl+S. To save the file by specifying your own filename and different file format, choose Save As from the File menu or press Ctrl+A.
2. A save as dialog box will appear:
3. Select the file format to use for saving the teletext page. You can save the teletext page in : TXT BMP TLT TLX Text file format Windows bitmap file format Teletext file format Teletext file format
4. Enter a filename and click OK. Opening a Teletext Page 1. Choose Open from the File menu or press Ctrl+O. 2. From the Open dialog box, select the file containing the teletext page you want and click OK.

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to exit the current

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