PV951

(PCI BUS Tuner / Capture Card)

Users Manual

VERSION:2.3
DATE:11/04/99

Table of Contents 1
Product Specification 2
1. INTRODUCTION 3
n Key Features
l Television/FM radio on your PC (PV951)
l User-friendly TV-tuner/FM radio Player (PV951)
l Closed Caption (PV951, NTSC only)
l MTS (optional for PV951, NTSC only)
l Teletext (PV951, PAL only)
l Video Conference 4
l Live Video/Image Capture/Display
n Latest Information
2. HARDWARE EQUIPMENT 5
n Package
Connecting
n PV951 Parts Name
l Air/Cable TV Connecting (RF/In)
l R/C Receiver Connecting (IR Sensor /In) ... 6
l Audio-Out Connecting (Audio/ Out)
l S-Video Connecting (S-Video /In)
l AV-In Connecting (RCA Video /In) 7
l FM Antenna Cable (PV951 equipped only)
3. INSTALLATION 8
n Notice of Pre-Installation
l Hardware Portion
l Software Portion.
1. To Windows95/98 Users 2. To Windows NT Users 3. Make-up portion of Manual
n Install PV951 Multifunction Card
n Install Driver of PV951 under Microsoft Windows95/98 . 9
n Install PV951 Application onto Microsoft Windows9x 1 0
4. START TO USE PV951 ]PV951 Advanced function ^ 11
n Using the Tuner Player
n Using the Control-Panel 11&12
n Using the Function Key 13
n FM Mode (PV951 application only) 14
n Using the Advanced Function List
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n Capture Movie ]
l How to Capture
l Video Compression Ratio 1 6
l Video Format Setting
l Frame Rate & Audio Setting 1 7
n Save Still As (
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l Single Still Picture/ Continually Captured
n Manual Scanning . .
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n Channel Editor 19&20
5. Uninstallation 21
n Uninstallation Procedure
6. Appendix . . 22
n Q&A

 Product Specification

PV951T
Main Spec.
Chipset
TV Module
TV System
TV Channel
Closed Caption
Bilangual (MTS)
Teletext

PV951TF

BrookTree Bt878(878a)
LG or Philips or Temic

BrookTree Bt878(878a)
LG or Philips or Temic

Full Channel/125 Channels

NTSC System/Software
NTSC System/Hardware Optional
PAL System/Software

Full Channel/125 Channels

NTSC System/Software
NTSC System/Hardware Optional
PAL System/Software
PV951TF Equipped only

FM Radio

Full Channel Auto Scanning

FM Channel
Video
Video-In source One AV (CVBS) in &
One S-Video (Y/C) in
Video-in format NTSC/ PAL/ SECAM

One AV(CVBS)-in &

one S-Video (Y/C) in
NTSC/ PAL/ SECAM

Video Window Multiple video window

Multiple video window
Resizable up to full screen
Resizable up to full screen
OSD
On Screen Display for all settings On Screen Display for all settings
Remote Control Remote Control Receiver &
Remote Control Receiver &
30 Keys Remote Controller
30 Keys Remote Controller
Audio Out
One Audio Line-Out
One Audio Line-Out
Interface
Bus
PCI v.2.1 Compliance
PCI v.2.1 Compliance
one CVBS in with RCA jack & one one CVBS in with RCA jack & one
Video-In
S-in (Y-C) with mini-din connector

FM-In
I/R receiver-In
Software

System
Requirement

S-in (Y-C) with mini-din connector

One RF in for FM signal input

(PV951TF only)
One I/R receiver connector for One I/R receiver connector for
remote control
remote control
Win 95/98 Driver
Win 95/98 Driver
Capture Application
Tuner/Capture Application
Win 2000 is supported by 878a Win 2000 is supported by 878a
IBM 32bit Compatible PC
IBM 32bit Compatible PC
Minimum16MB DRAM
Minimum16MB DRAM
2X CD Rom Drive
2X CD Rom Drive
MS Win95/ 98
MS Win95/ 98
PCI / AGP VGA Card & Monitor PCI / AGP VGA Card & Monitor

1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations I You have purchased the most valuable Multi-function card(PV951).
Brooktree Bt878 (878a) chipsets is integrated in PV951 with best solution provided to upgrade
your PC to the most high-end video ready system. Providing you the marvelous Audio-Video
multimedia integrated and soundtrack surrounding.
n Key Features

Television/FM radio on your PC

PV951 virtually turns your PC into a television and FM radio set with an IR Remote
Controller. You can watch TV programs in a window while you are working in another
applications, switch to full screen TV display, or listen to the FM radio for leisure entertainment.
Catch your favorite TV programs and/or FM radio programs without leaving your PC! Keep up
with the news and securities throughout the day! The remote controller allows you to switch
between PC mode and TV mode, adjust the channel, volume and more.
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User-friendly TV-tuner/FM radio Player

Let you watch up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenna channels and listen to fullscale FM radio channels in smooth, full-motion video in a window or full screen. You can
capture still frames and movie clips, channel surf or create your own TV transcripts.
Composite Video and S-Video inputs support VCRs, video cameras, laser-disc players, video
game consoles, etc. Still image and live video capturing is easy with a simple mouse click.
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Closed caption (Support NTSC system)

Closed caption display is supported for NTSC USA TV systems.

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MTS (optional Module, NTSC system)

MTS function allows you to select Main Audio Program and/or Secondary Audio Program (SAP)
if the TV channel supports both audio programs.
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Teletext (Support PAL system)

Teletext function allows you to a) display multiple Teletext windows for different pages, b) view
as many teletext screens as you want and c) view all the information at the same time.

Video Conference

PV951 offers real-time video capture capability to support video-conferencing applications.

Key applications include inter-home POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) conference using
inexpensive software that implements H.324 such as Intels Proshare.
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Live Video/Image Capture/Display

Plug in your camcorder, VCR or VCD/DVD player! PV951 allows you to view multiple
video sources on your VGA monitor at up to 30 frames per second. The following video
sources are supported and are software selectable:
Internal TV tuner (PV951 only): NTSC, PAL and SECAM
CVBS (composite video): NTSC, PAL and SECAM
S-video: NTSC, PAL and SECAM
PV951 allows you to capture still image and full-motion video from any of the supported
video sources to use in pictures, presentations, movies, and so on!
n Latest Information
Please read the README.TXT file (in " \TV-FM " , if it exists) on the CD-ROM title for any
updates made after this manual put to press.

2. HARDWARE EQUIPMENT

n Package
Full Package of PV951 in the box G
PV951 Main-Body D
Audio Cable D
CD Driver D
Users Manual D

Remote Control
FM Antenna CableD ]PV951TF equipped only ^

IR Sensor Cable
S-Video(1 to 2) Cable * Optional *

n PV951 Parts Name

Connecting

(Sampling PV951)

Air
Cable TV Connecting (RF /In)

R/C Receiver Connecting (IR Sensor /In)

Audio-Out Connecting (Audio /Out)

-Video Connecting (S-Video /In)

-In Connecting (RCA Video /In)

FM Antenna Cable ]PV951 equipped only ^

3. INSTALLATION

n Notice of Pre-Installation
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Hardware Portion G

Please be sure to confirm there is an available PCI slot in the system for PV951 insert
because PV951 is a PCI Multi-function card.
Software Portion G
1.To Windows 95/ 98 Users
Please make sure if Microsoft DirectX5 or higher version is installed if you are using
Windows 95/ 98 operation system ]General
OSR or higher version ^.
2.To Windows NT Users
Windows 95/98 is purely supported in PV951 and presently Windows NT is not being
supported in PV951 if you are one of the Windows NT users.
3. Make-up Portion of Manual:
In view of the perfection of giving service to all customers, we will always update such
users manual under CD directory as shown Readme.txt for updated information materials.
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readme path
E:\TV-FM\Readme.txt ]Assuming CD-ROM to be drive E)

Install PV951 Multifunction Card

Please power on.

Please open the casing
Find out the available PCI slot on the mainboard
Please insert PV951 onto the PCI slot perfectly and with tightly
screwed D

Put back the casing with screws fastened

Turn on the main power with the installation procedure

Install Driver of PV951 under Microsoft Windows95 9

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PV951 is a plug and play multi-function card. PV951 will be detected in the system
after entering Windows 9x D
Please put the bundled CD onto the CD-ROM Drive
New hardware system will be detected after entering Win95 with the simultaneous
request for new driver released.

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Driver Position
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E:\TV-FM\Driver\Win9x ]Assuming CD-ROM to be drive E)

Bt878 Video A
udio Drive will be automatically detected onto the system.

@As shown below, the following two drivers will be detected in the system if the
installation process is perfect and correct.

Driver has been

installed successfully

n Install PV951 Application onto Microsoft Windows9x

Go to the Windows Start icon and select Run, then type:
* <Application Program>E:\TV-FM\AP\Setup.exe ]Assuming CD-ROM to be drive E)
or choose the brief installation Autorun.exe from bundled CD and select
"PV951" and then following step to install the application software.
Initially pick up your local TV system after entering the installation program as shown
below G
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You will be asked to install the related FM Mode after choosing the TV system.
Please make sure your handy card is PV951 version or not. If yes,
please click yes, if not, please click no.
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@ollowing, program will be needed to identify "path" & "Program Folders"
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@uto detecting onto win 95
98 if the above setting is correctly done
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Rebooting will be requested after setting programmed D

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4. START TO USE PV951 ]Advanced Function ^

n Using the Tuner Player
After the Tuner player software is installed in the PC, the Tuner player icon will be shown (on
the lower-right corner) after Windows is running. You may double click on the icon to
open/close the remote controller on the screen and then click on the TV\FM button or use the
remote controller to power on the Tuner player. After the Tuner player is ON, the TV/FM
screen will be shown on the monitor screen according to your selection. Use the remote
controller or the simulated remote controller on the screen to control all the functions. If you
have any questions about using the remote controller, please click the right-button of the mouse
on the Tuner player icon (on the lower-right corner) and then select the Help Contents function
bar for the help menu.

n Using the Control-Panel

Concealed R/C

Power On/Off
Open TV-Window
Open F
-Window

Video Source Select

Autoscan TV Channel
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Sleep
Time setting
Full Screen Display

Mute

Air/Cable TV Select

PAL teletext

NTSC Bilingual

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NTSC Closed-Caption

TV Channel Add/Erase

Teletext Mode
Page Up/Down

Memorize FM-channel

FM Mode
FM-channel

Autoscan

TV Mode

Number-Key/Recall

FM Mode

Setting Channel Select

TV/FM Mode

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5 CH-Up
6 CH-Down,
3 Volume-Up 4 Volume -Down

Function Key (The Red Color Bar is On Action Status)

Continually click Func for functions key select and click 34for setting adjust.
1Brightness/ Default: 158
1Contrast/ Default: 128

1Hue/ Default: 128

<Adjust Image Quality>

1Fine-tune / Default: 0
1Saturation/ Default:128

Help function
Function list
Turn off

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1 FM Mode Function: Stereo Left/Right channels adjust

n FM Mode P
] V951 applicable only ^
Current channel
Function display

Turn off
Function list
Help function

Volume state
n Using the Advanced Function List
Click the right button of mouse on TV screen, then the taskbar icon of advanced function
will be shown as the following sampling.
Single/Continual Screen Pictures Captured
Copy to Clipping List
Captured at Continual Motions
Motion Pictures Captured Setting (Preview / Overlay Setting)
Video Specification Setting
Function Rolling Shaft
Instant View on 16 Channels
Put TV Motion on Wallpaper
Picture Frozen
TV Picture on Top of Monitor
Remote Control on Top of Monitor
Channel Sequence Editing
Scan the current channels
Full Screen Display
Maximize the TV Screen
Minimize the TV Screen
About PV951 Driver Version
Exit TV Screen

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Capture Movie ]
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PV951 Providing you Motion Capture Function as long as the click on the right button of
Mouse is made. The advance function list will be shown as the Motion Capture related
setting.

*File Name Setting

*Video Compression Ratio
*Video Format Setting
*Audio Format Setting
*Frame Rate & Audio Setting

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How to Capture
P
@lease initially decide the desired captured picture and click the right button of
mouse in order to select the Advanced Function List.
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Please click Capture Movie
if go on default setting of motion captured.
Please click Capture Option
for advanced motion capture setting.
T
@he following picture sampling will be shown as your present capture status if the
motion capture program is undergoing.

Capturing Status &

prompt any click for
pause-picture

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Prompt right click for stopping capture in order to fulfill the motion capture.
Capture result will be shown once the capture action is done as followings.
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Please following the default path to open the motion capture file and replaying.
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Default path
Filename
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C:\Program Files\TV-FM Tuner Player\Capture.avi
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Video Compression Ratio

Such setting enables your capture file saved by certain required compression programs.
PV951 provided the following compression programs.

Video Format Setting

Adjust the image dimensions and image format setting for the motion capture.

1/4 160 x 120 size

1/2 320 x 240 size
Full 640 x 480

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Frame Rate & Audio Setting

Numbers of Captured Video Pictures can be set at motion capture per captured pictures
settings per second during motion and audio portion.
Setting per captured
pictures per second

Setting captured either

with Audio.
(Sound Card installed is a
must.)

Save Still As... ]

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Single Still Picture

Continually Captured
PV951 providing you with two ways in getting your favorite programs.

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Advanced Function List as shown above
After clicking the right button.
Pls move to Save Still as click for Single
Still Picture/Continually Captured.
"Save BMP box" will be shown with the captured
pictures then choose your favorite pictures and save.

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n Manual Scanning
The dialog of the Manual Scanning as shown below is a useful tool for searching
available tuned channels when the built-in frequency table is not correct.

The dialog of Add to list as shown below will appear when you click the Add to list
button.
The Add button on Add to list dialog will add
currently shown frequency on Edit Boxes into
the channel number you select from list box.
The edit Boxes on dialog show current frequency
and you can enter a number to start searching.
The <<button represents continuously showing
images on TV window with decreased
frequencies.
The >>button represents continuously showing
images on TV window with increased
frequencies.
The >button will search available tuned channels with increased frequencies.
The <button will search available tuned channels with decreased frequencies.
The >button will set channel with plusing 0.25MHZ on current frequency.
The <button will set channel with miusing 0.25MHZ on current frequency.
You can click Pause button to stop or pause currently running operation.
You can easily add currently tuned channel with a channel number you like by clicking Add
to List button.
If you have trouble on channel turning and dont know how to use the Manual Scanning tool,
You can simply click Auto Scan-Add button on dialog and it will automatically search most
tuned channels and add them on your program lists (cable,air) for you. This operation will
take about 5 to10 minutes.
All added channels will occupy available Cable-mode channel numbers are exhausted.
The customized channels added by using Manual Scan tool can be maintained by using
Channel Editor.
You can easily delete the customized channels by clicking Reset or Reset All buttons.

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n Channel Editor
The dialog of the Channel Editor as shown below is the newly developed feature that can let
you edit all channel attributes.

You can easily remap a channel number to another or name(rename) a channel with a proper
string less than 12 characters.
Rename: Once the Rename Channel Dialog appeared, You can enter a name you prefer for
this channel and then the name will be shown on the channel box of Channel Attributes
Dialog.

When the channel you named is tuned, the name string will be shown on the Top-left corner
of the TV display window, this feature makes you convenient on searching certain channels
whose numbers have been forgotten.
Remap: You can select a channel listed on the list box of Channel Attributes Dialog and
then left click on the Remap button and Remap dialog as shown below will appear.
Once the Remap dialog appeared, You can choose a new channel number to remap to the
one you previously selected on list box of Channel Attributes Dialog.

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For Example:
1) Select the channel number of Channel Attributes Dialog, for example
Disney-Channel 5.
2) Click the Remap button of Channel Attributes Dialog, then select the channels which
you want to remap, for example ABC- Channel 7 then click OK.
3) The ABC channel-7 will be remapped to Channel-5.

Display: You can also directly switch to the channel you selected on channel box of
Channel Attributes Dialog by clicking Display button.
Reset: Clicking Reset button will reset the channel selected on the list box to default
settings.
Reset All: Clicking Reset All button will reset ALL channels of selected mode(CABLE or
AIR) to default settings.

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5.UNINSTALLATION
Remark: should close the Remote Control before uninstallation as following chart:

Move the cursor over here

and click right button of
mouse.
Select the Unload Remote
on the pop-menu

Uninstallation Procedure:
Select the (start\program files\PV-951TVTUNER PLAYER) from TASKBAR as below:

uninstall

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7. APPENDIX:

n Q&A
Q:

Why the Init DLL " error message is shown at rebooting into
Windows9x after the installation the application of PV951 H
A GIt means that the hardware of PV951 can not be detected with the
Application program. So Please use soft eraser to erase the gold fingers to solve such
problem.
Q G
Why my PV951 provided with no sound?
@A G
Please see to the short cap on the 5-6/7-8 of JP1. If no, it may bring you to no sound.
Q
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W
G hy remote control is not working properly?
A G
It might because of the inferior connecting. Please re-setup again of the receiver or
check the battery is fixed.
@Q G
Why the picture quality is not good during replaying after retrieving those captured
motions?
@A G
It might because the improper video setting does not go with the executing captured
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motion compression ratio. Please do the minor adjustment of the setting program. It
will be definitely solved.
(There is minor difference during the capturing in the different working environment.
Adjust the setting is required for better effect.)
Q:I've performed Autoscan on OSD remote controller but no channel or only
few channels can be tuned ?
A:Probably the built-in frequency tables are not complete.You can use
Manual Scanning function to search all possible frequencies.
If you don't know how to use the Manual Scanning tool,You can simply
click Auto Scan-Add button on Manual Scanning tool dialog and it will
automatically search most tuned channels and add them on your program
lists(cable,air)for you. This operation will take about 5 to 10 minutes.
See On-Line help about Manual Scanning for more information.
Q:Image qualities on some programs are not good ?
A:You can use finetune function by clicking "Func" on remote controll
to get acceptable image quilities.

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