MSI DIGIVOX mini III Owner's Manual
MSI DIGIVOX mini III is a versatile device that combines the functionality of a digital TV tuner and a multimedia player, providing users with a wide range of entertainment options. With its ability to receive digital TV broadcasts, you can access a variety of channels and programs without the need for a cable or satellite subscription. Additionally, the MSI DIGIVOX mini III allows you to record your favorite shows and movies directly to your computer's hard drive for later viewing.
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MSI DIGIVOX mini III Installation Manual
Contents
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Chapter 1: MSI DIGIVOX mini III Hardware Installation................................................................................ 2
1.1 Package Contents ........................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 System Requirements..................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Hardware Installation..................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 2: MSI DIGIVOX mini III Installation ................................................................................................ 3
2.1 The Driver Installation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III ....................................................................... 4
2.2 TotalMedia Application Installation............................................................................................... 4
2.3 The Remote Installation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III ..................................................................... 6
Chapter 3 ： MSI DIGIVOX mini III Uninstallation.......................................................................................... 7
3.1 The Driver Uninstallation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III .................................................................. 7
3.2 TotalMedia Application Uninstallation.......................................................................................... 8
3.3 The Remote Uninstallation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III ................................................................ 8
Chapter 4 : FAQ ............................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1 How to check if the driver has been installed successfully or not? ............................................. 10
4.2 How to check if the Remote Control can work fine?................................................................... 10
4.3 How to uninstall all of device driver and software utility?.......................................................... 10
Chapter 5 ： Remote Functions......................................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 6 : Use the TotalMedia at the First Time ............................................................................................ 12
Chapter 7 : TV Functions in TotalMedia.......................................................................................................... 14
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Chapter 1: MSI DIGIVOX mini III Hardware Installation
1.1 Package Contents
Unpack your MSI DIGIVOX mini III package and make sure that all items are included. The following items should be included in your package:
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MSI DIGIVOX mini III
Software Package CD *
Users Manual
Multi-language Quick Guide
Remote Controller
DVB-T Antenna**
USB Extension Cable
* Includes MAGIX Goya Base software. Goya Base is XP, MCE 2005 and Vista compatible. Some functions are unavailable; please upgrade to MAGIX Goya Multimedia for more functions.
* *The included antenna is only suitable for areas with a strong DVB-T signal. If you have reception problems, first try to move or reorient the antenna. Otherwise, you may need to use a stronger antenna for better reception.
1.2 System Requirements
Pentium-IV 2.0GHz or above
512MB RAM of system memory or above
One available USB 2.0 port
Graphics Card (Must Support Microsoft DirectX ® 9.0c or above)
Sound Card (AC97 Compatible Sound Card)
2GB Free HD Space for recording
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive (for software installation)
Microsoft DirectX ® 9.0c
Microsoft Windows ® XP SP2 / XP MCE 2005/ Vista Premium above (when using MCE 2005 OS,an extra 3rd party DVD decoder must be installed)
1.3 Hardware Installation
Please follow the steps shown below for installation of your MSI DIGIVOX mini III and follow the pictorial guide below for peripheral connections.
1.
Connect the DVB-T antenna into the TV INPUT connector.
2.
Plug MSI DIGIVOX mini III into the USB 2.0 port of your system.
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Chapter 2: MSI DIGIVOX mini III Installation
The MSI DIGIVOX mini III card package comes with complete Windows software utilities. These utilities can be found on the installation CD included in the package. Before installation, we recommend that you exit all background programs. These include applications such as anti-virus software and system monitoring applications.
1.
Once you finish the hardware installation, restart your system. A window labeled: “
Found New Hardware
Wizard
” will connect to Windows Update to search software. Choose “
No, not this time
” and click “
Next
: to run the utilities setup included in the CD.
2.
Click “
Cancel
”, we must install from CD to have completed set up.
3.
Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM device. The
Autorun page will appear as the left image. Please choose “
Quick Installation”
.
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2.1 The Driver Installation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III
5.
Click “
Start
” to install the MSI DIGIVOX mini
III BDA driver. Please wait, while the installation is in process.
6.
Now the driver has been installed successfully on your computer and click “
OK
” to finish driver installation and go to next step.
2.2 TotalMedia Application Installation
4.
The Quick Installation provides you with two choices to install. If you want to install device driver and software utility completely, please choose “
Typical Installation
”. or if you want to install them partially, please choose “
Custom
Installation
”. Finally click “
Install
” to continue.
7.
The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through installation of
TotalMedia
application. Click
“Next” to continue.
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8.
Click
“Yes” accept all the terms of the proceeding License Agreement to install
TotalMedia
.
9.
Please input user information and your
TotalMedia
serial number. Click “
Next
” to continue.
Note
: While installing TotalMedia, it requires serial number. The serial number is printed on the front side of CD paper bag. Please check it from the CD bag.
10.
Please choose the destination folder where you want to install the files. You can click “
Browse
” to change the destination folder. Finally click
“
Next
” to go to next step.
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11.
Setup will add program icons to the Program
Folder’s list. You may type a new folder name, or select one from the existing folders list. Click
“
Next
” to start installing. Please wait while installation is in process.
12.
When the message as the one on the left image, click “
Finish
” to end the installation.
Note:
For more detailed TotalMedia instruction, please refer to the TotalMedia HELP.
2.3 The Remote Installation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III
This step will instruct you to install the Controller application of MSI DIGIVOX mini III. Please follow the steps below for installation.
13.
The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through installation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III Remote
Controller application. Please wait for a while and it will complete the installation automatically.
14.
All the drivers and applications have been installed successfully. Please choose “
Yes, I want to restart my computer now
” to restart your computer
(
Recommend
) and click “
Finish
” to end the installation.
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Chapter 3
：
MSI DIGIVOX mini III Uninstallation
1.
Please follow the steps to launch the “
Quick Uninstallation
” in “
Start Programs MSI DIGIVOX mini III Uninstallation Quick Uninstallation”
2.
The Quick Uninstallation provides you with two choices to uninstall. If you want to uninstall device driver and software utility completely, please choose “
Typical Uninstallation
”. Or if you want to uninstall them partially, please choose “
Custom Uninstallation
”. Finally click
“
Uninstall”
to continue.
3.1 The Driver Uninstallation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III
3.
Click “
OK
” to uninstall the MSI DIGIVOX mini III BDA driver. Please wait, while the uninstallation is in process.
4.
Now BDA driver has been removed successfully on your operation system and click “
OK
” to go to next step.
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3.2 TotalMedia Application Uninstallation
This step will instruct you to uninstall TotalMedia Application. Please follow the steps below for uninstallation.
5.
This step is going to remove TotalMedia application. If yes, please select “Remove” option and click “
Next
”.
6.
This step is to confirm that if you really want to remove TotalMedia application.
If yes, please click “
OK
”.
7.
When the windows as the one on the left image, it means the TotalMedia has been removed completely. Please click “
Finish
” to end.
3.3 The Remote Uninstallation of MSI DIGIVOX mini III
This step will instruct you to uninstall the Remote Controller application of MSI DIGIVOX mini III. Please follow the steps below for uninstallation.
8.
This step is to confirm that if you really want to remove Remote Controller application. If yes, please click “
OK
”.
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9.
When the windows as the one on the left image, it means the Remote Controller application has been removed completely. Please click “
Finish
” to end.
10.
All the drivers have been removed completely.
Please choose “
Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
” to restart your computer
(
Recommend
) and click “
Finish
” to end the uninstallation.
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Chapter 4 : FAQ
4.1 How to check if the driver has been installed successfully or not?
Ans :
Right click on “
My Computer
” on the desktop and choose “
Properties
”. Once in “Properties” window, click on “
Device Manager
” in Hardware panel. Click on the plus icon of “Sound, video and game controllers” to open the device list. See
Fig. 1 below.
Fig. 1
4.2 How to check if the Remote Control can work fine?
Ans :
1) You have to check if the “Remote Control” utility is installed or not. Please refer to
Fig. 2.
2) You have to check if the driver has been installed or not. See FAQ-1.
3) You can check if the “Remote Control” tray icon is loaded in the right-bottom of task bar.
See
Fig.3.
below.
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
4.3 How to uninstall all of device driver and software utility?
Ans ： Please perform the “
Quick Uninstallation
” in “
MSI DIGIVOX mini III Uninstallation”
(
Fig.4)
Fig.4
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Chapter 5
：
Remote Functions*
： Turns on /off the TotalMedia application.
Source ： Change Source.
Zoom ： Switch between full screen and windowed viewing modes.
Shut Down ： Shut down the PC.
Please press 「 」 button to turn off the
“TotalMedia
” and then press 「 shut down 」 button. After that, it will appear a warning-message window. Press 「 」 button again to shut down.
CH+/CH： Switch to the next / previous channel.
VOL-/VOL+ ： Decrease / increase the volume.
Numeric Keypad ： Keypad for channel selection.
： Switch to the previously selected channel.
： Enter.
Rec ： Record the current program.
Stop ： Stop the playback or recording of the current program.
Play ： Play / Pause the recorded file.
Mute ： Turn on /off the Audio.
： Menu_Up.
： Menu_Down.
： Menu_Left.
： Menu_Right.
Return(Red key) ： Return to the previous menu.
Snapshot (Green key) ： Capture the on-screen image to a file.
TV (Yellow key) ： Directly execute TV Function.
EPG (Blue key) ： Reveal Electronic Programming Guide from internet.
* Remote Control only for Arcsoft Total Media Software
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Chapter 6 : Use the TotalMedia at the First Time
Before you start to watch TV with TotalMedia, you have to follow the instructions to scan all available channels in your region.
1 Open the TotalMedia, and click “TV” to next step.
2 On the TV Signal Setting, please click “Next” to next step.
3 Please select your region and click “Next”
4 Click “Start” to scan Total Media channels. All scanned channels will be shown on channel list. When scan is completed, click “Next” to the next step.
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5 When channels were found, please click ”OK” to continue.
6 In Setting Digital EPG, please choose “NO” now, and Click “Next” to next step.
7 Click “Finish” to finish the Total Media channel scanning.
8 You can enjoy watching TV with TotalMedia now.
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Chapter 7 : TV Functions in TotalMedia
Welcome to ArcSoft TotalMedia, an all-in-one multimedia application that allows you to access and work with digital photos, home videos, recorded TV programs, radio and your digital music library right from your TV or home computer. TotalMedia is divided into the main sections below.
Note
that some versions of TotalMedia may not contain all the sections listed depending on the hardware configuration, and the specific version of TotalMedia installed.
FLOATING TOOLBAR
The floating toolbar appears for a few seconds whenever you move the mouse:
The "Home" button (it looks like a house) takes you to the program's startup screen. The arrow takes you to the previous screen.
The toolbar at the bottom of the screen features standard audio/video playback controls (Play/Pause, Stop,
Record,) plus Volume and Channel controls. Special controls for MPEG2 playback and only appear when necessary.
When watching movie discs, video files, and recorded TV shows:
Use these buttons to adjust the playback speed at variable rates.
When watching MPEG-2 videos and recorded TV shows:
Use these buttons to skip forward by roughly 27 seconds, or backwards by roughly 27 seconds. These buttons are useful for bypassing commercials or skipping back slightly if you accidentally skip ahead too far.
When watching movie discs:
Use these buttons to skip to the next or previous chapter.
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TV MODULE
This section lets you view and edit the settings for TV recording.
After configuration in Chapter 6 is completed, you can use your remote control to change channels, or use the channel controls (+/- button) in the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
You may pause and rewind TV (while you’re watching) using both the remote control and the toolbar.
Options include:
Full Screen -
Displays the video over the entire program display area-typically the entire screen. You can click the Full Screen button to switch into full screen mode. Press "Esc" or double-click the mouse to go back to a normal window.
Note:
You should check the "Time Shift" option in TV Settings to display the time bar.
EPG
-Display the electronic programming guide.
Channels
-View the program channel list. Click a channel to learn more about it.
Recorded TV
-Burn the recorded TV shows to a disc.
Schedule
-Program the application to record TV shows.
Capture Frame
-Take a screen capture of the current video screen. The captured image will be saved in the "My Documents | My Pictures" folder by default .
Teletext
- Watch teletext (if available).
Settings
-View and edit the settings for the TV module.
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Favorite Channel List
Press Ctrl+D to display the Favorite Channel List and select a channel to watch.
To remove a channel, click on its corresponding "Delete" icon (trash can).
To rearrange your list, press the Up/Down arrow buttons on the right of each channel.
• Click on the Up/Down arrow buttons on the left to browse the channel list.
EPG
This section lets you view the channel program lists.
If you are using a digital device, please select to access EPG or network EPG to view the program lists.
While using analog device, the program will take you to the network EPG directly.
Note:
This option is only available if you are using an EPG service. The Internet EPG may not be available in all countries and the EPG on some digital services may not be supported.
CHANNELS
This section lets you view the channel list and select a specific channel.
The available channels are listed here. There is a preview window in the bottom left corner of the screen. To watch a channel, click on it, and it will appear in the preview window. You can click the button next to the
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preview window to play it in Full Screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit Full Screen. Double click a channel will take you back to the TV main screen and the program will start showing.
Options include:
Add to Favorite
- Highlight a channel on the list and click on the button to set it as a favorite channel. A checkmark indicates favorite channel.
Delete From Favorite
- If you select a favorite channel, click on this button to remove it from the favorite channels list.
From the "Channel Type", choose either to view "All" or only the "Favorite" channels.
Note:
When using digital tuner, there will be two more options: "TV" and "Radio".
RECORDED TV
This section displays your recorded TV shows.
When you play back recorded TV, you can fast forward or rewind using either the controls on your remote control, keyboard, or on the floating toolbar. You can click the button next to the preview window to play it in Full Screen mode. Press "Esc" to exit Full Screen.
From the View section, you can choose either "Detail" or "Thumbnail" view. Both views show you thumbnails of the available photos and folders; "Detail" view includes file/folder names and dates.
From the Sort section, choose to arrange the photos according to name or date.
To trim a video, click the scissors icon to the right of the file.
To rename a video file, click the "A_" icon to access a virtual keyboard.
Click the Delete (trash can) icon to delete a file.
Burn To Disc
- Create a DVD or VCD (depending on your settings) containing the selected files. Burn one or more video clips to disc. Browse to the folder that contains the videos, and select the specific files you want.
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Check the video files you want to burn to a disc. Click again to deselect (uncheck) a video file.
To trim a video clip, or to choose the frame be used as the chapter button thumbnail, click the scissors icon to the right of the file name.
Click the disc settings button, to select the proper disc drive, change video format and modify other disc options.
Click the DVD Menu Design button to personalize your DVD disc with a custom title and graphics.
When you’re ready to make a disc, click "Burn."
SCHEDULE
This section lets you program the application to record TV shows, then the application will monitor the schedule and record the scheduled programs automatically on the correct day/time.
Add
- Lets you enter in a new program for recording:
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• Enter the name of the program (click "A_" to access a virtual keyboard), then select a channel, recording Frequency (once, daily, or weekly), and set the start/stop recording time.
Modify
- Edit the recording details of the selected item.
History
- Display a history of your recorded TV shows.
The selected recorded program can be shown in the preview area.
Click the Delete (trash can) icon to delete a file.
• Click the "Clear All" button to discard all the files. The "Frequency" option enables you to filter shows by how often they are recorded (once, daily, and weekly). If conflicting recording sessions are scheduled, you will be presented with a summary of the conflicts and asked to update the schedule. tvtv schedules
-Download program schedules from the tvtv website. (The option is only available when you are using the tvtv EPG.)
TELETEXT
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This section lets you watch the teletext. The available teletext channels are listed in the preview area.
Move your mouse to select different teletext channels. The selected titles will be shown on the red, green, yellow and blue area. Click the button with the corresponding color to watch it.
Click the "Live TV" button to go back to the TV screen.
Click the "Teletext Home" button to go back to the teletext main index page.
Note:
This function is not available in all countries. (Typically only Europe.)
SETTINGS
View and edit TV settings.
Reset TV Signal
This section lets you view and edit the settings for TV signal. The settings is divided into four steps:
Select your region.
Select video device.
Click "Start" to scan for available channels.
Set up two tuners. After setting up one tuner, if there is another tuner in your PC, you can repeat the steps for
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the second tuner.
Choose the options you want from the various pull-down lists. The program also provides "Previous" and
"Next" buttons to switch between setup pages.
When you're ready, click "Finish".
Edit Channels
View and edit channels for recording from TV.
To add channels automatically, simply click "Start." The program will scan through each channel and determine if there is an available signal. Channels will appear in the channel list.
Check "Auto get analog channel name" option to download channel names while channels are being scanned.
It would take more time to scan the channels.
Note:
The option is only available when using an analog tuner and when Teletext is supported in your region.
For analog devices, sometimes the automatic scan may not pick up a channel if the signal is poor. To manually add a channel, click "Add Channel." You can enter the channel number, as well as a name for the channel.
To select the channels, you can click on one by one or using the "Select All" option. Or click "Deselect All" button to undo the selection. (Checkmarks indicate channels selected.)
To rename the channel, click the "A_" icon to access a virtual keyboard.
Click the "Delete" (trash can) icon to delete a channel.
Note:
If you are using an analog tuner and a digital tuner together, the screen will be slightly different.
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• Click the arrow icon to change the signal.
TV Settings
This section lets you view and edit the TV settings.
Choose the device you want to use.
Note:
The Device Name option is only available when you are using two tuners (Digital and Analog.)
Choose Close Caption/Subtitles, Audio, Video Standard and Digital TV EPG from the list.
Note:
The Video
Standard option is only available for analog tuners.
Setting the Time Shifting feature to "On" enables you to pause live TV and watch recorded TV before the recording is complete. This feature requires a high performance PC.
Note:
If your computer CPU runs at
2.0Ghz or higher, this option will be automatically on; otherwise, it will be off.
Import Channel List
This section lets you import the channel list that you saved before.
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Go to the folder that contains the channel list file you want to import (for example: My Favorite.chl). Click on the "Up One Level" button to go up one directory level.
Check the channel list file (.chl) you want to import.
When you're ready, click "Import."
Export Channel List
This section lets you export the current channel list.
Browse your computer and go to the folder that you want to save the channel list file.
To rename a channel list file, click on the "A_" icon to bring up a virtual keyboard or type in your file name directly.
When you're ready, click "Export." tvtv settings/EPG -
Go to the tvtv or EPG wizard. The wizard will walk you through the settings.
Channel Mapper
This section lets you map your scanned channels with the channels in internet EPG that can be scheduled.
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• Select channels you want to map from "Available Channels on tvtv" list and "Scanned Channels" list.
The program of the selected channel will be display in the preview area.
• Click "Map" after choosing. Or click "Unmap" to discard the mapped channels.
Note:
The function is just available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK, France, Spain, Italy and
Netherlands.
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