User`s Manual For PV-NT1004+
Contents
1.2. A I To change video to the Overlay mode f 1 To change video to the Preview mode p C L To put a video image at the Top of the list F D r I To Freeze the video display 3 Capture Settings Function Keys Click on or PRESS the following Hot Keys to activate them Fl A El To Copy the images to the clipboard for other DDE applications r LXI To Save Still images as a Windows BMP file F4 To Save Sequential Images as a Microsoft AVI file e To Play Captured AVI files E To Select a Video source To Choose a Image display Size and format di To Set the Capture parameters EH OQ omumunt U To Select a Video source 4 OSD interface On Screen Display Click on or PRESS the following Hot Keys to activate them 2 ic To Change to another mode B 2 To Reset the Default value c La To Fine tune Backward D I To Fine tune Forward 20 5 TV Channel Function Keys Click on or PRESS the following Hot Keys to activate them A El To Scan the TV channels H To Channel Up Ak Channel Down In To Insert a current displayed channel SOS Del To Erase current displayed channel 6 Slide Show Function Keys Click on or PRESS the following Hot Keys to activate them FI1 A To Preview your favorite channels B 2 To Start the video slide show 7 Audio Mode A s To Mute and Enable Audio B L To Increase the volume ai C To De
3. a Windows BMP or JPEG file C te or Click on to Save a Sequence of images as the Microsoft AVI file PLAY D or Click on to Play captured AVI files or the choose Default AVI files 3 Setting Capture Parameters To set capture parameters such as Frame Rate Recording Capture Times Memory usage Drop Rate and Exit methods 11 5 5 Capture Settings Video Capture i i Capture Parameters Source Video Compression Display Audio Compression File AVI Allocate Space Save as CACAPTURE AVI O CO OCS BMP Auto Increment Save as JPEG Video Capture Device o MSVYIDEO Brooktree PCI Video Captur x Slide Show Frames 160x120 Center Always On Top I Force Ratio 4 3 oK I Force Full Screen OK I OSD interface 1 Video Format or Video Compression Format p _ Video Compression Click on to Set Change the Video Image nn Stream Format A size and Video Image format Video Format Compression Video Standard NTC M Frame Rate 26 000 Ef Frame Interval Ej E mi Ep Horizonte e P Frame Interval a E Color Space Compression RGB 555 16 bit Dutput Size Quality 320 x 240 Cancel Apply 2 Video Source Source Click on to select the Video Input source TV Tuner Composite Video or S Video pa Input Dutput jo Video Tu
4. any form or by any means without the prior written permission of this company 2000 Trademark Acknowledgements All brand names and trademarks are the property of their owners Limited Warranty Our company warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase During the warranty period a product determined by us to be defective in form or function will be repaired or at our option to be replaced at no charge This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident abuse misuse or as a result of service or modification other than by us This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied In no event shall we be held liable for incidental or consequential damages such as lost revenue or lost business opportunities arising from the purchase of a this product II TABLE OF CONTENTS E IntrOdUelION AAA AAA AAA ASS 1 IL a A O A O A E MELDE 1 152 Systems Requirements l ZS POCIICAUOIS eiii ie o aeaa Usa eee eee eie S 2 5 Hardware Installation nc da 3 4 sottware Installation iii id 4 4 1 Windows 98 driver Installation ooococoococcocnocnocnccnonocnocnonnonoc noc nonncnncnncnonnos 4 4 2 Windows 2000 driver Installation ccccccscescescecceccsceccecceccscesceccecescescescecs 5 4 3 PixelView Station Installation ecce eee eren nennen nnn nnne 7 AA DirectX stats ice dt PN
5. EESSS 8 5 PIxel View Sta HON ad 9 5 1 What is PixelView SAO dina 9 2302 SEM Te QUIM es 9 I Video Display WINGO WS ica 9 34 Capture to Clipboard and AV Iles s cc is ida 11 SS iioc ponet doit icio posa clean eei ein ouf 12 5 6 TV Control Capture Applications cccccccccnccnnonnnnnnonnncnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnos 15 ST Ad Vaticecd DUNC IOUS osc A Eee ce E a LL aae 19 OHA A H 22 MI 1 Introduction PV NT1004 is an external USB TV box for Notebook Desktop PC and Pocket PC with USB port It s a unique design with small and light features for easy mobility Just connect this USB TV box then you will get the life TV channels right away Also you can capture the TV screen whenever you want with the snapshot button Enjoy your portable PC TV set 1 1 Features Build in Tuner modules support different TV standard including NTSC PAL BG PAL I PAL DK PAL M PAL N SECAM LL SECAM DK and SECAM BG Different TV tuner module is needed for different TV standard Supports Windows 98 Windows 2000 Full TV frequency range for CAT V V HF UHF FM band coverage from 87 5 to 108MHz Optional External video inputs including composite and S Video Hot plug and play capabilities No need to turn off your PC when installing Supports high resolution still image capture 640 x 480 pixels Low power consumption Ideal for portable computer Enables Teletext and Close Caption EJ E GERERE 1 2 System Req
6. F11 J or By Clicking on 16CH the viewer is allowed to Preview 16 TV Channels at a time to select some of their TV favorite channels and display them in on a full screen Click on the right mouse button on any of the 16 display windows and the channel selector will be prompted to select that channel The selected channel will be then shown on the top left corner with white background 3 Slide Show Function keys Fiz H o or Click on to view a slide show Slide shows are displayed in either a 160 x 120 video image format at 15 frames per second on a full screen display Or shown in 16 windows from a 640 x 480 resolution screen The last option is up to a 100 window display on a 1600 x 1280 resolution screen To Exit double Click on the left mouse button The full screen is saved to the CLIPBOARD when you exit The captured images are then ready for other DDE available applications A There are three types of slide shows FRAMES Are shows viewed in sequencial frames 160 x 120 Are shows viewed in a 160 x 120 video image display format CENTER Are shows similar to the FRAMES show except with a Enlarged center display window 19 5 7 1 Hot Keys HOT KEYS are Short Cuts to various applications using either the Mouse by pressing on the Function Keys or by using a Remote Control to activate the various applications See listing below 1 Hot Keys User s guide To Enable Online Help 2 Video Display Mode Oo
7. Online Help Click on to Mute or Enable Audio 1 Video Source Please Click on the video source input select button A KC The Cable Input B Mil The Antenna Input C lii The Composite Input D The Camera Input E The S VHS Input 2 The Information on LCD Liquid Crystal Display Shows the current TV channel number and TV station Also indicates if the reception S Discovery is in stereo sound 3 TV Channel functions Two digit Channel Number Selecting A For Channel selecting please use the fast channel selector Which are the Numbered buttons to the left of the LCD They allow the user to select two digit channels For example To select channel 38 Click on 3 then S To select channel 7 Click on 0 then 7 or Click on 7 15 Channel Select A Gi Click on to return Previous channel B Bl Click on to Accept the channel input C Click on to Channel Up D Click on to Channel Down Audio Mixer A Click on to Increase the volume B Click on to Decrease the volume Favorite Channel Memory Favorite channels A Click on to select a Memorized channel B o Click on to make a Memorized channel a favorite current channel Recall Favorite channels To switch to your Memorized Favorite channels Click on the following buttons A Click on to select your favorite channel 1 B Click on to select your favorite channel 0 TV Channel information A TV Set
8. User s Manual For PV NT1004 DOC NO 54 1004 01 Rev A 00 06 28 FCC Requirement C This device has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected WARNING This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed or used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio or television reception It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B compliant device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the computer away from the receiver Move the computer away from the receiver Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the computer and the receiver are on different branch circuits Ensure that the card s mounting screws attachment connector screws and ground wires are t
9. View Station Pixel View Station application is a 3 in 1 station which includes TV Capture and FM radio functions Optional The user interface of the station is designed to resemble a consumer Car Stereo Thereby allowing you to access and enjoy these three applications on your PC system rather easily 5 2 System requirements Pixel View Station application comes with the PV NT1004 It has been carefully and successfully designed to work well with this TV BOX Without this specific TV BOX this software may not work properly 5 3 Video Display Windows The video display window is shown initially in a 320 x 240 scalable and moveable window format 1 Full screen display By double clicking on the video display window you can change it to a full screen and double clicking again Restores the original video window size It may not function for some incompatible VGA chip with resolution other than 640 x 480 Please update the VGA driver or try another more compatible one 2 Drag and drop To MOVE the video display window just Click on the left mouse button and move the TV window anywhere on the screen and release the left mouse 3 Dynamic sizing To RESIZE the video display window just move the mouse to the corner of the display window and resize as general windows program and the video display window will be dynamic resized 4 Capture Video To capture video simply Click on the right mouse button on the video display window Over
10. ardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drivers for USB Device device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work C Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want lt Back Cancel Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search Floppy disk drives Iv CD ROM drive El Micasa Windows Update lt Back Cancel 4 The Windows 98 Add New Hardware Wizard finds the correct driver Click on Next button to proceed 5 When the Add New Hardware Wizard has completed the installation process Click on the Finish button Add New Hardware Wizard Windows driver file search for the device Nogatech USB TY Pro NTSC Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver c D ARELEASEVX TINPLAYTV 71 113DRVANUS E Cancel Add New Hardware Wizard s Nogatech USB TV Pro NTSC Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires 4 2 Windows 2000 driver Installation 1 Windows 2000 operating system will automatically detect the PV NT1004 as a new device and display the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box Click
11. crease the volume 3 Number Keys Used for selecting two digit TV channels and Increasing or Decreasing the volume 21 6 My operation system is the Windows 95 3 x Can I use this PV NT1004 No Sorry The PV NT1004 support Windows 98 98SE 2000 You must first S gt 99 gt S Check on the back of your computer to see FAQ update your operating system first How do 1 know if my computer has a USB port if it has a USB port It is tiny rectangle shape interface See Figure below Lf my PC doesn t have USB port can I use a USB add on card Yes but most USB add on cards work under Windows 98 only Why the video picture motion zs slowly when I capture or see at preview mode That is normal because the signal is via CPU and memory to display 22 O How to enable audio function A 1 Double Click speaker gt 2 Click on properties of Options 3 Enable Line in of Playback 23 ctl PH 05 20 ES Master Volume FE el ES Dptions Help Master Volume Wave MIDI CD Audio Balance Balance Balance Balance Volume Volume Volume Volume Mute all Mute Mute Mute Trident PCI Mixer 220 Properties Mixer device Trident PCI Mixer 220 or Adjust volume f Playback Recording C Other Show the following volume controls Y CD Audio Microphone PC Speaker
12. each a Previous channel The selected bar and channel information will be updated synchronously Channel down Down Click on to reach the Next channel The selected bar and channel information will be updated as well Add Channel Add Click on to Add to the current displayed channels Delete Channel Del Click on to Erase current displayed channels TV Channel Preview Preview Channel Preview allows the user to view and chose some favorite channels and display them on a full screen display Click on the right mouse button on any portion of the display window and the channel selector will be prompted to select the channel The channel selected will then be shown on the top left corner with white background The channel will be shown in next scanning cycle 18 5 7 Advanced functions di n25 nr Discovery EE ecc ool Qd Q L2 TV CAPRM HELP SLIDE 16CH SOURCE TEXT MTS Fr TP TM COPY FILE AVI PLAY CH MEM FUNC RESET Click on to set the TV parameters S Click on to set the Video parameters 1 Video Capture Function keys Click on the Control Panel to invoke the capture functions A or Click on to Copy the image to clipboard B e or Click on to Save the still images as a Windows BMP or JPEG file i C tel or Click on to Save a Sequence of images as the AVI file D dor Click on to Play captured AVI files or the choose Default AVI files 2 TV Channel Preview keys
13. frequency The tracked value will be shown in the value box Be sure to click on Save as default for the next time TV Input source select Click on Cable for CATV Cable TV or on Antenna for standard non cable channels The selected channel number and the fine tune number will also be shown OSD interface On Screen Display Click on to Enable or Disable the On Screen Display functions I Enabled The TV Channel Number Name and C Frequency Configuration parameters can be Brightness displayed in the video display window C Contrast Please refer to Video Display Window t Hue C Saturation for further description 17 Fine Tune o Save as default 26 C Antenna Cable OSD F Remote Control Remote Controller Click on to Enable Disable the external Remote Control G TV Frame Y TY Frame Click on to Add Remove the TV frame feature from the video display window Please refer to Video Display Window section for customizing the TV frame H 16 Channel Preview Iv 16 Channel Preview Click on to Enable the 16 channel preview feature When Unchecked it only previews 4 channels in the 640 x 480 mode or 9 channels in the 1024 x 768 mode Preview Channel Scan Scan Channel Scan is for a system with a newly installed capture card Please Scan when a capture card is newly installed The Scanned channels will be shown with an asterisk Channel up Up Click on to r
14. ightly secured Ensure that slot covers are installed in all unused slots If necessary consult your dealer service representative or an experienced radio television Technician for additional suggestions The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the Government Printing Office Washington D C 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 NOTE You must use shielded interface cables with a ferrite bead in order to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B device CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT Notice The information in this document is subject to change in order to improve reliability design or function without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of this company In no event will we be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or the inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages No part of this reference manual may be reproduced or transmitted in
15. lay and a pop up menu will be shown please refer to Capture to Clipboard BMP aur Snap to Clipboard and AVI options int Snap to File fn Snap to AVI movie 5 Customize TV Frame A To add a TV frame Check the TV frame B To remove the TV frame Uncheck the TV frame 6 OSD interface On Screen Display You can fine tune the channel frequency or change the Brightness Contrast Saturation or Hue through the keyboard or through the optional Remote Control A ee a Click on to Change the mode you want to adjust Click on to Reset the Default values B Click on to Fine tune a Previous adjustment 10 5 4 Capture to Clipboard and AVI files With the Video Capture functions you can grab sensational PC still images or AVI movies from any TV VCR or camera It is just as simple to view and playback captured video 1 Simply click on the right mouse button from the video display v Overlay Window and a pop up menu will appear er Snap to Clipboard int Snap to File ea Snap to AVI movie A Click on to Copy the image to nr Snap to Clipboard Clipboard B Click on to Save the image as BMP or mes m egt SnaptoFile C Click on to Save a video sequence Pr s Snap to AW more as AVI file 2 Video Capture Function keys Click on the Control Panel to invoke the capture functions A tal or Click on to Copy the image to clipboard B e or Click on to Save the still images as
16. le Save as JPEG I Save as JPEG Click on to convert a BMP file to a JPEG file automatically as a BMP file is being captured The BMP file will then be erased to save space on the hard drive 13 10 Video Capture Device 11 Shows the video capture devices that are installed in your system Please use the drop down menu to select another device if more than one video capture cards are installed in the system It will take one or two seconds to connect the capture device Slide Show Function Slide shows consists of 160 x 120 video images at 15 frames per second in a full screen display 16 windows are shown in a screen of 640 x 480 resolution and up to 100 windows shown in a screen of 1600 x 1280 resolution A There are three types of Slide Show Video Capture Device 0 MSVIDEO Brooktree Bt848 Capture D Slide Show lc Frames 160x120 Center FRAMES shows viewed in sequencial frames 160 x 120 shows viewed in a 160 x 120 video image display window CENTER shows similar to the FRAMES show except with a Enlarged Center display window 14 5 6 TV Control Capture Applications The TV Control and Video Capture applications are used with the capture cards that have a IV tuner module Please refer to the following section Discovery TY CAPRM HELP SLIDE 16CH SOURCE TEXT MTS COPY FILE Gaus Click on to Exit the TV application C2 Click on to Minimize the Control Panel Click on to enable
17. ner In fo Video Decoder Out Current Input D Video Tuner In Related Pin Related Pin 3 Audio Tuner In 1 Audio Decoder Out Link Related Streams 12 Capture Parameters Capture Parameters Click on to set Capture Parameters such as Frame Rate Recording Capture Times Frame Plate E Key to Abort z qe Esc Key Memory usage Drop Rate and Exit o ee C Space Bar Key ES C F8K methods M Capture Audio did m Mouse to Abort Video Buffers 5 Left Mouse Button Max Drop Rate 10 IE Right Mouse Button i Cancel AVI filename AVI Click on to set the filename of the captured video file The filename will be shown in the dialog box the Default file is Capture AVI The captured AVI file will be overwritten by the next captured AVI file Allocate File Space Allocate Space Click on to set the CAPTURED FILE SIZE in MB Save as Save as E Click on to save a AVI file using a BMP Auto Increment Iv Save as JPEG different filename leicapturetividitsO24 BMP BMP filename BMP Click on to save the filename as a still image The filename will be shown in the dialog box The Default file 1s Capture BMP BMP Auto Increment v Auto Increment Click on to enable the Auto Increment feature to number the files automatically after each BMP file is captured If this parameter is disabled the captured BMP file will be overwritten by the next captured BMP fi
18. on the Next button to continue Found New Hardware Ss USB Device Installing Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard THis wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next d Cancel Found New Hardware Wizard f Install Hardware Device Drivers CN 2 The next dialog box will ask how would y ou lik e t O 1 n S t all th e d riv e r Cli ck O n pr pest alice ia program that enables a hardware device to work with gt M Se arch for a suit able driv er for my This wizard will mee the installation for this device device Recommended option and qp tmm device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows Click on the Next button to C ontinue needs driver files for your new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Next What do you want the wizard to do C Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver lt Back Cancel 3 Place the AutoRun Installation CD ROM EE v into the CD R OM drive Click on 6 CD is oe program that enables a hardware device to work with Sy R OM driv e 9 O pti O n an d Cl 1 ck on e N ext This wizard will complete the installation for this device button to continue pcs device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for you
19. pleting the Found New gt Hardware Wizard y Nogatech USB TV Pro NTSC Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish 4 3 PixelView Station Installation Put the AutoRun driver into CD ROM and wait a few seconds 2 Click on Install Driver 3 Click on Next on every message box 4 Chose Yes I want to restart my computer now and Click on Finish to restart Windows Setup Complete x Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer C No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup 5 After restart your Windows TV Country e e gt Location Taiwan y i Code Configuration will ask you select Language English Cancel your country code VGA Standard AGP VGA Chipset Generic Chipset 4 4 DirectX Installation 1 It is not necessary to reinstall DirectX if it is already in your system If you want to install DirectX click on DirectX 2 Click on ReInstall DirectX Options v Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled 3 After DirectX Installation finished Windows will restart If you have other programs under executing please save files and exit those programs 5 PixelView Station 5 1 What is Pixel
20. r new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Next C Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver Back Cancel 4 The Windows 2000 Add New Hardware X E Wiz ar d fin ds the correc t driver Click on The wizard has finished searching for driver files for your hardware device ey 6 Next button to proceed i The wizard found a driver for the following device op USB Device Windows found a driver for this device To install the driver Windows found click Next sa d release x 11 playty usb pro 1 114 drvinuvtuner inf 5 If you see the Digital Signature Not a p The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has Found dialog box please Click on Yes been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows Nogatech USB TV Pro NTSC If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation F No More Info 6 When the Add New Hardware Wizard has completed the installation process Click on the Finish button Found New Hardware Wizard Com
21. tings The TV Settings menu are advanced functions that allow you to pre PhyCH Channel Name TVBS A E 023 Scholar Up program the various TV tuner settings a Down for your viewing pleasure Add Del Preview Discovey set FineTune C Antenna o Save as default Cable Audio OSD Iv Enabled Ss Frequency FT T 2 Brightness Contrast a C Hue Vol Treble Bass C Saturation Vv Remote Controller Iv 16 Channel Preview iv TV Frame 16 B TV Channel Block To Block a channel from being PhyCH viewed Please scroll through the list of TV channels To select a channel Click on the left mouse button The channel name will then be copied to the Edit text box Click on the SET button to update the channel name Channel Name TYBS Scholar Cinemax Discovery set To Enable or Disable a TV channel Please Highlight a chosen TV Channel then double Click on the left mouse button An asterisk will appear if the channel is Enabled A Disabled channel will be skipped when the Channel Up or Down arrows is used C TV channel frequency Fine Tune Optional This function is used to adjust the receiver frequency for better video quality The range is from 128 to 127 Click on the Save as default button to save your current changes to the default channel table Slide the scroll bar to the left or to the right to Increase or Decrease the channel
22. uirements IBM PC or compatible system with USB interface Intel Pentium 166MHz or higher and compatible computer Sound Device supports audio mix functions Cable VHF UHF antenna Windows 98 2000 operating system DirectX 6 0 or higher Minimum 8 MB frees hard drive space Minimum 16 MB main memory EA E 2 Specifications This USB TV BOX allows you to watch TV listen FM radio Optional and capture video Receiver Snapshot To USB port FM radio antenna _ NEN S Video in Composite in a Audio in Audio out A X S 7 lt gt PV NT1004 3 Hardware Installation 1 Plug the USB connector into any free USB port on your PC The PC does not have to be powered down to do this 2 After completing the above steps you may begin to install the driver and application software 4 1 4 Software Installation 1 Windows 98 operating system will automatically detect the PV NT1004 as a new device and display the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box Click on the Next button to continue The next dialog box will ask how would you like to install the driver Click on Search for the best driver for your device Recommended option and Click on the Next button to continue Place the AutoRun Installation CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Click on CD ROM drive option and Click on Next button to continue Windows 98 driver Installation Add New H
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search