COMPRO M3F - STARTUP Installation Guide

VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI Tuner Card Start Up Guide Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com

10 Note On the mainboard, the ATX power switch pins are usually labeled “POWER SW” or similar. It is vital to remember the position of these pins for

117. Note: You may skip 7~9 if you select “Use PCI Audio” which can be found at “System Device” tab under Options of ComproDTV. 8. Plug one end of

12 Software Installation After installing the PCI card and cables in your computer, you should restart it and follow these steps to install the softw

13Remote Power On/Off (Vista M3F only support Remote power off) Introduction Compro has always focused on developing products of great convenience. V

14 Remote Power Off There are two situations for this operation. When not watching TV, i.e. no ComproDTV 4 running: Just press the “CLEAR” button on

15ComproDTV Vista Gadget Tool for Vista The Compro gadget tool is designed to provide the more convenient TV experience in Windows Vista. It will be

16 Scheduler list mode: This mode will display the top 5 of your current scheduled list, you can click any of the scheduled item and check the detail

17Gadget Settings Settings of gadget have four parts included: z Capture device : to select capture devices .(when running gadget first time or havi

18 HID (Human Interface Device) for Compro Remote After you install the software, you can see the remote logo show in your system bar. You can choo

19 Step4: Repeat setp1 to 3 to run all the changes. You can also set a whole new program of your remote control in some particular software or windo

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20 ComproDTV 4 Control Panel The ComproDTV 4 control panel resembles the controls on a VCR. Please note that not all options are available at all tim

21 Start ComproDTV 4 and watch TV After installation, just press the yellow button of the last line on MCE remote or double click the ComproDTV

22 Channel Naming You can customize the channel names by double-click on the Description field of the channel you wish to rename. You can do more cha

23PIP/POP mode ComproDTV 4 in M3F/M5F TV card supports watch 1 live analog TV show and playback recorded video file at once. Just click the playback

24 another channel of the second tuner. Furthermore, you can also have another window to playback recorded file which now allows you to watch total o

25Zooming image If you would like to see more details on a certain part of a video image, you can press the mouse right button to drag a zone of the

26 period of time so that you can pause, replay, or skip commercials during live TV, without interrupting an ongoing recording session. Press the T

27ComproFM 2 Introduction ComproFM lets you enjoy FM radio programs on your PC. Listen to music or other programs while you work or browse the Intern

28 Troubleshooting OS requirement VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI card has to work on Windows XP SP2 or Vista. You are welcome to www.WindowsUpdate.com w

29Why won’t my PC start? Don’t panic. The most common reason for this is because you connected the ATX power switch cable to the wrong pins on the ma

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30 Other possible causes of this problem include: 1. If you have a multi-Boot system and ComproDTV 4 is not installed and running on the default OS

31Can I playback recorded video in main window? Yes, you may deselect “Playback in PIP mode” in “Video/Audio” tab which can be found under “Options”

32 Contacting Compro Technical Support Before you submit an email for support, please check support FAQs on our web site. http://www.comprousa.com/Ne

4 About VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F PCI TV Card Compro VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F is a PCI analog TV/FM capture card, which brings universal analog TV/F

5VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F Package Contents Vista M3F/M5F PCI TV card IR Receiver Installation CD Start Up Guide

6 VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F Connectors Item Function Description 1 TV Tuner-In Analog TV cable 2 FM Tuner-In Connect to an FM antenna feed

7MCE Remote for Vista M3F / M5F TV Card Compro VideoMate Vista M3F / M5F bundles the easy-to-use Microsoft certified remote control to controls the

8 No. ComproDTV 4 ComproFM 2 MCE 0-9 Number Key Preset stations Number Key 10 Into sleep mode Into sleep mode Into sleep mode 11 Videos (MCE)

9 Hardware Installation Warning Unplug your PC’s main power cord before installing VideoMate Vista M3F/M5F PCI card. Failure to do so may cause damag