VideoMate W700F

Standalone TV Box

Start Up Guide

Compro Technology, Inc. www.comprousa.com

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Table of Contents

About This Guide ............................................................... 3

VideoMate W700F TV Box Contents ................................ 4

Install W700F TV Box with Box Stand ............................... 5

VideoMate W700F TV Box Connection ............................. 6

Buttons on VideoMate W700F TV Box .............................. 7

Remote Control Key Definition and Use ............................ 8

VideoMate W700F TV Box Using Guide ........................... 9

Troubleshooting ............................................................... 15

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About This Guide

This guide provides you the information on how to install and use your

VideoMate W700F standalone TV box.

VideoMate W700F standalone TV box lets you watch analog TV with your computer monitor without driver or applications install. W700F TV box provides

S-video, composite video, and up to 1080i component video input which allow you to connect other video devices (i.e. DVD Player, camcorder, xBox360, PS2,

PS3, Wii or other game console). The maximum resolution is 1900x1200 and

1680x1050, which allows you to have crystal clear pictures. It also supports 4:3,

5:4, 16:9, and 16:10 screen ratio for all kinds of monitors. W700F can also provides FM radio listening. With the remote control that included with W700F package will greatly increase the value of the computer monitor which also saves you from buying another TV set.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

 Monitor (CRT or LCD) contains D-sub Connector and supports 800*600 resolution or above.

 Analog TV cable or antenna input

Warning

It is normal for VideoMate W700F TV Box becomes warm when it is being used. Please place the TV Box at a place where the air flows.

VideoMate W700F TV Box will only need a computer monitor to work; It does not require to connect to computer nor turn on the computer to work properly.

Please do not use other adaptor except the one included in the W700F package. Damage caused by using wrong adaptor will not be cover from the warranty.

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VideoMate W700F TV Box Contents

Install W700F TV Box with Box Stand

Step 1 Step 2

Step 3 Step 4

VideoMate W700F TV Box Connection

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Buttons on VideoMate W700F TV Box

Power On/Off

Source Switch

Analog TVFMComposite video

S-videoComponent video

Open OSD Menu

Volume Up

Volume Down

Channel Up

Channel Down

Remote Control Key Definition and Use

Power Power On/Off

Mute

Sleep

PIP

Mute

Sleep mode

(OFF510153060

90120 minutes)

Picture In Picture On/Off and screen size select

9 Channels preview

Ch. Surf

Set Fav.

Set to favorite channel list

Resolution

Switch Resolution

PIP Audio

Exit

Switch audio between

TV and PC in PIP mode

* Exit OSD Menu

* Display info

* Exit PIP to TV mode

Volume Up / Direction key

“Up”

Volume Down / Direction key

“Down”

Channel Up / Direction key

“Right”

Channel Down / Direction key

“Left”

OK

* Confirm / Open OSD Menu

* Switch PIP mode in PIP:

Open (default): Channel/Volume up/down

Close: Direction key to move TV screen on windows

’ desktop

Favorite channel list up

Fav. Up

Fav. Down

Favorite channel list down

Source

SAP

Source Switch

(Analog

TVFMCompositeS-Video

Component)

Stereo/SAP/Mono switch

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Number Keys

Recall

Return to last channel

OptiRatio

Switch aspect ratio

Freeze

Freeze TV screen

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VideoMate W700F TV Box Using Guide

Using at the first time

Please refer to the above for correct setup to use W700/W700F TV box. After you have connected the power adaptor, you can press the power switch to turn on the TV box and you will see the green LED light beside the power button.

The default TV settings will be your local country and TV system, and you can change it from OSD menu later. Now you may enjoy the TV shows on your monitor.

If you have connect W700F TV b ox to your computer’s video card, press the power button on the TV box to switch between TV and PC signal.

Order of the Sources: Analog TV  FM  Composite video  S-Video 

Conponent video  Analog TV …

VideoMate W700F TV Box supports 60 and 75 Hz with 9 resolutions from below. The default setting is 1024*768 @ 60Hz.

Resolution 1 -> 800*600 (4:3)

Resolution 2 -> 1024*768 (4:3)

Resolution 3 -> 1280*1024 (5:4)

Resolution 4 -> 1400*1050 (4:3)

Resolution 5 -> 1440*900 (16:10)

Resolution 6 -> 1600*1200 (4:3)

Resolution 7 -> 1680*1050 (16:10)

Resolution 8 -> 1920*1080 (16:9)

Resolution 9 -> 1920*1200 (16:10)

To change resolution, please open up menu and select the resolution you want.

Refer to later instruction for more detail.

“Resolution” button from the remote controller can also switch the resolution.

If using PIP feature, the refresh rates in Windows support resolutions below:

Resolution

800 x 600

1024 x 768

1280 x 1024

1440 x 900

1400 x 1050

1600 x 1200

Support Refresh Rate

60 Hz 75 Hz

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

1680 x 1050

1920 x 1080

Yes

No

No

No

1920 x 1200 No No

OSD Menu Guide (Analog TV and FM Radio)

Menu button will open up OSD Menu, please use the direction key to navigate.

Brightness

Contrast

Saturation

Hue

Sharpness

OptiMode

Picture

Adjust the brightness (0~100)

Adjust the Contrast (0~100)

Adjust the Saturation (0~100)

Adjust the Hue ( 0~100)

Adjust the Sharpness (0~15)

3 preset modes (Standard/TV, Game, and Cinema) and 5 custom modes of picture settings. You can adjust the color settings then save it in custom mode.

TV Function

Input Signal

Finetune

Select Air or Cable for TV input signal type.

Default is Cable.

Channel Rename Set a name for specific channel. (5 letter/numbers)

Auto Scan Recommend to use Auto Scan for the first time. (NO/YES)

Fine tune frequency if TV is unclear. (0~100) default is 50

CH

……..

Custom Channel

Add and edit your custom channel

Resolution

Resolution Swtich resolution: 800x600  1024x768 (default) 

1280x1024  1440x1050  1400x900  1680x1050 

1600x1200  1920x1080  1920 x1200

Noise Reduction Adjust level of noise reduction. (0~8) Default is 4

OptiRatio

Input Source

4:3 16:9 SmartZoom Panorama Full

Analog TV, Component,Composite, S-Video, FM

Position Finetune Use right and left direction key to adjust the position of screen

Country/Region

OSD Settings

Select your country or region

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Language

OSD Position

Select your language (Default is your local country)

YES/NO (Default is NO)

OSD Transparency 0-100

Information VideoMate W700F Version information

Reset all settings NO/YES (1 Cancel / 2 Reset All Settings)

Audio Settings

Volume

Treble

Adjust volume (0-100)

Adjust Treble volume (0-15)

Adjust Bass volume (0-15) Bass

Dynamic Bass

Boost

Stereo Effect

Reset

YES/NO (Default is NO)

Adjust Stereo Effect (0~8) Default : 0

Reset sound settings (YES/NO)

FM Mode: While listen to FM radio, this OSD page will different with TV mode.

FM Station List

CH 1

CH 2

……….

List all the available FM channel and frequency

FM Station Scan

Auto Scan

Add Channel

Auto scan the available FM channel

Add FM channel by directly frequency input

Delete Channel Delete FM channel

Reset all NO/YES (1 Cancel / 2 Reset All Settings)

Channel Swap

To swap the channel numbers, please select Channel Swap from the menu then select YES, and it will show as a sub menu. Once you have entered this menu, you will see a list of channels. You may browse with the direction keys;

Up and Down are going through the list while Left and Right are changing

pages of the list. Select the channel number that you wish to swap and press

OK, and then enter the number of the channel that you wish to switch.

To reset to the original channel numbers, please rescan the channel table again by selecting Auto Scan in the menu.

My Favorite Channel List

My favorite channel list can store up to 10 channels that you watch the most and browse with

“Fav. Up” and “Fav. Down” keys on the remote control.

To add channels to the favorite list, please turn to the channel you wish to add and press

“Set Fav” on the remote control. Press “OK” on the selected position.

PIP (Picture In Picture)

You can start PIP function by clicking

“PIP” button on the remote control. It allows you to watch TV on the Windows desktop.

When PIP is working, press

“PIP” button again will change the size of the TV screen; you may zoom twice and the third time you press

“PIP”, it will close the PIP function.

The PIP feature can supports up to 1680 x 1050 windows

’ resolution.

Note:

If you need to move the TV screen position on Windows desktop, please press the

“OK” to switch the keys of channel and volume up/down into direction key, and you can move the PIP TV windows to the place you want.

Channel Surfing

Channel Surfing allows you to preview and find the channel you want by presenting in 9 squares.

To access this function, please press

“Ch.Surf” button on the remote controller. The pictures will refresh from left to right. When you have found the channel you prefer, please press the correspondent number keys (1~9) to

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switch to that channel.

OptiRatio

OptiRatio Aspect Selection provides 4:3, 16:9, Panorama, Full Screen, and

SmartZoom aspect ratio selections to provide the best TV and video watching on different type monitors.

4:3 Mode: When the 4:3 formats TV/video display on 16:9/16:10 wide-screen monitors, it can keep the 4:3 aspect ratio video and add letter box on both left and right sides.

Original video format 4:3 Add letter box on both left and right sides of wide-screen monitors

16:9 Mode:

When the 16:9 formats TV/video display on 4:3/5:4 standard monitors, it can keep the 16:9 aspect ratio video and add letter box on both the top and bottom.

Original video format 16:9 Add letter box on both

Full Screen Aspect Ratio Mode:

top and bottom sides of standard monitors.

Stretch all the input TV and video to full screen display. But if the original video format is 4:3, it will look a little squash.

Original video format 4:3 Stretch video to fit monitors

Panorama Mode:

Extend all the input TV and video to full screen display. But the distortion on the center of screen will be less than full screen mode and looks better.

Original video format 4:3 Less distortion from center

SmartZoom Mode:

When the 16:9 movie broadcast from TV channel, it will add the letter box for

4:3 video format transmit and it looks small on the 16:9/16:10 wide-screen monitors. The SmartZoom mode can remove the letter box on top and bottom to make the movie displays bigger and clearer.

Original video format on 4:3 monitor

Letter box on each sides of video with

16:9 monitor

Removed letter box to display 16:9

Dynamic Bass Boost

Dynamic Bass Boost is a function that will automatically analyze your audio signal and adjust the volume of the bass. To activate this function, please press the MENU button and select Sound section, then select ON with the option of Dynamic Bass Boost. You may refer to the OSD Menu Guide above for exact location.

Stereo Effect

Stereo Effect is a function that will simulate stereo sound when your audio input is Mono. When your audio input is stereo, it will enhance the effect and give you a greater feeling of the surrounding effect. To activate this function,

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please press the MENU button and select Sound section, then adjust the

volume of Stereo Effect higher for greater effect. You may refer to the OSD

Menu Guide above for exact location.

SAP Mode (Only appears in PAL/SECAM TV system area)

SAP Mode is a function that will allow you to broadcast Main Audio Channel in the left and Sub Audio Channel in the right. To activate this function, please press the MENU button and select Sound section, then select ON with the option of SAP Mode. Switch to the channel that contains both Main and Sub

Audio Channel, and then change the stereo mode to SAP by pressing SAP button on the remote controller.

Troubleshooting

Installation

The most common cause of the problem is the incorrect connection of the cables. Please refer to “VideoMate W700F TV Box Connection” on proper connection. And also please check the power adaptor already plugged.

Warning

It is normal for VideoMate W700F TV box become warm when it is being used.

Please place the TV Box at a place where the air flows.

Please do not use other adaptor except the one included in the package to prevent damaging W700F. Damaged W700F by using wrong adaptor will not be cover from the warranty.

No Picture

Please make sure you have properly connected the TV cable to TV Box in order to watch live TV. It might also because the input source of W700F TV

Box is not set to TV mode, please switch the video input source to TV.

No Sound

Please try to use the built-in speaker to make sure the TV or FM audio is OK.

Then if the TV display without sound, please make sure you have connect your speaker to W700F

TV Box’s Line Out and check the speaker has turn on and volume is not at the minimum.

If you switch to PC and PC does not have sound while TV has it, please make sure you have connected Line-In from W700F TV Box to Line-Out from your computer.

How to add the missing channel

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If there are some channels missing after Auto Scan, you can add the missing channel to channel table by yourself from the steps below:

1. Please directly key-in the missing channel number by remote number pad.

2. Press

“Menu” key to open the OSD menu.

3. Select the

“TV” setting tab (the second from left).

4. Select

“CH Add/Erase”, and then pick “Yes” to add channel.

5. Now you can watch the missing channel.

TV picture is not clear?

TV signal could be reduced by the branching. Please make sure the cable signal is good. Try to move the computer to a TV set and connect the cable which is being used for the TV set. Also directly connecting the cable before the splitter may help. This problem could also come from with static. Once you connect the cable to our TV card, the static interfere the system. It's possible to correct this problem by connecting a wire from the grounding of the cable to ground. Also make sure computer grounding is good.

Why PIP does not work

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Please make sure you have connected your computer VGA to W700F and connect W700F to the monitor. For more information, please refer to the TV box connection description.

If your display card of your computer has both DVI and VGA connected, please make sure the settings in Windows is set to VGA output.

Please also check if your desktop resolution is one of our supported resolutions. Please refer to the detail list of resolutions.

Contacting Compro Technical Support

Before you submit an email for support, please check the troubleshooting list above. You may fill out the form (http://comprousa.com/en/form.htm) or directly email to

[email protected]

3GA0310429

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