1 Overview

1-1 ntroduction ......................................................................

1-2 Features ...........................................................................
1-2-1 Multiple Video Processing ...................................
1-3 Launch the Application ......................................................
1-4 Switch between Modes ....................................................
1-5 Reading the Status Window ..............................................
1-5-1 Status Window in Video nput Mode ....................
1-5-2 Status Window in TV Mode .................................
1-5-3 Status Window in TimeShifting Mode .................
1-5-4 Status Window in Video Playback Mode ..............
1-5-5 Status Window in FM Mode ................................
1-5-6 Status Window in FM Playback Mode .................
2 TV Mode
2-1 Control Panel ...................................................................
2-2 Digital TV ..........................................................................
2-2-1 Scan Channels .......................................................
2-2-2 Add a New Frequency ............................................
2-2-3 Video Capture Setting ...........................................
2-2-4 Change the Folder for Saved Media Files ...........
2-2-5 Video Setting .......................................................
2-2-6 General Setting ....................................................
2-2-7 EPG ....................................................................
2-3 Analog TV (Only Applicable for Specific Products) .......................
2-3-1 Scan Channels ....................................................
2-3-2 Add a New Frequency .........................................
2-3-3 Device Setting ......................................................
2-3-3-1 Audio Setting ...........................................
2-3-4 Video Setting ........................................................
2-3-5 Analog Video Capture Setting .............................
2-3-6 Change the Folder for Saved Media Files ............
2-3-7 Add a New Capture Profile ....................................
2-3-8 EPG ....................................................................
2-3-8-1 mport XMLTV Data .................................
2-4 TimeShift Mode ................................................................
2-5 LiveBroadcast ...................................................................
2-6 DirectBurn ........................................................................
2-7 Fine Tune Channels .......................................................
2-8 Capture File Popup Menu ................................................
2-9 Screen with Multi-language Selection ..............................
2-10 Schedule ........................................................................
2-11 Playback Mode ...............................................................
2-11-1 Control Panel ....................................................
2-11-2 Twinview ...........................................................
2-12 Screen Popup Menu .......................................................

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3-1 Control Panel ..................................................................
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3-3 Audio Setting ....................................................................
3-4 Change the Folder for Sound Files ..................................
3-5 Channel List .....................................................................
3-6 Schedule ........................................................................
3-7 FM Playback Control Panel ................................................
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4-1 Device Setting for Other Sources ....................................
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5-1 Remote Model 1 ...............................................................
5-2 Remote Model 2 ................................................................
5-3 Remote Model 3 ................................................................
5-4 BOS Setting for Power On/Off by Remote Control .........
5-5 Advanced Function for Remote Control ...........................
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6-1 Hot Keys ...........................................................................
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1 1-1 IntroductIon
WinFast PVR2 is a powerful and easy-to-use application that comes with your WinFast
multimedia product to provide the most feature-rich video/audio entertainment. The
WinFast PVR2 application allows you to view and record live TV or video in picture-in-
picture (PP), picture-on-picture (POP) and picture-and-picture (PAP) style, as well as
control all available functions.
A complete WinFast PVR2 application
package provides all functions in 6 different
modes for your entertainment pleasure:
The WinFast PVR2 application displays a
virtual control panel under each mode as well
as a resizable virtual screen for viewing TV or
video.
WinFast PVR2 with ChanneI Surf Screen
You must first instaII a
WinFast capturing
device and foIIow
instructions (as
described in the user's
manuaI) on making
connections with other
externaI devices, before
you can enjoy the fuII
capabiIities of WinFast
PVR2 appIication.
Thank you for choosing Leadtek product.
Before you start to read this manual, we have to remind you that Digital TV, Analog TV
input source and FM mode are applicable to specific products, please check that if your
products support these functions.
TV mode
Video nput mode
Video Playback mode
TimeShifting mode
FM Mode
FM Playback Mode
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1-2-1 HultIple VIdeo ProcessIng
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TimeShifting function allows users to view recorded video when the recording is still in
progress. Never again will you miss a second of your favorite show for taking a break to
get the popcorn.
Power-up scheduling of pre-set recording with auto power-on of PC in S3 (Standby) or
S4 (Hibernate) mode.
DirectBurn allows you to record programs directly into VCD/DVD in real time.
Delicately designed software saves time in running the application.
TV applications can record the video from any device connected with your capture card
and sound card such as CD-ROM, VCR, camcorder, and a LD/VCD/DVD player.
Supports MPEG1, MPEG2 codec, and MPEG4 compression format for analog video
settings.
Supports Multiple Video Processing. (Please refer to the section below.)
Features
Supports HDTV & AC3 functions.
Supports digital FM radio reception (not
DAB type).
Picture-in-picture (PP), Picture-on-Picture
(POP),and Picture-and-Picture (PAP)
Twinviews for viewing two TV programs
concurrently.
For DigitaI TV OnIy:
Note:
The MPEG4 codec can be
downloaded from
www.divx.com for free. You
can download the codec and
use it in your capture format
profile.
WinFast PVR2 can provide audio/video entertainment and surveillance functions
simultaneously.
With WinFast PVR2 and two TV tuner cards, you can enjoy two different TV shows or
watch your favorite TV show in the living room and watch your baby sleeping in the
bedroom on the same screen. (external camera required.)
MuItipIe Video Processing
To run M.V.P, WinFast PVR2 has to be launched twice, (see page 3: Launch the
application) and there will be two independent control panel on the screen. (See Control
Panel related sections.) When using remote control, pressing TV button can switch
between the two applications.(see page 40: Remote Control)
How to Start
The main functions are as follows:
1. Dual TV Display -
Watch 2 TV programs simultaneously
2. Watch A, record B -
Watch TV with Device A and Record TV with
Device B
3. Watch TV and Surveillance -
Watch TV with Device A and Surveillance with
CCD camera with Device B
Note:
Multiple Video Processing requires
two TV tuner cards and at least one
of them must be Digital one.
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After the WinFast PVR2 application is
successfully installed, shortcuts are added
to provide several ways to launch the
application. They are:
1. WinFast PVR2 shortcut is added to the
Program list in Start menu. You can
choose it to launch WinFast PVR2.
2. The WinFast PVR2 shortcut icon
will also appear on the desktop.
To launch WinFast PVR2
immediately, double-click the icon.
When you run the WinFast PVR2
application for the first time, the default is
set to TV mode.
You can identify which mode you are
currently in by reading the status window.
How to enter Video Input Mode
f you are currently in TV mode, click the
Video Input button on the control panel to
switch to either CVBS or S-Video input.
f you are currently in TV mode and there
is no recording in progress, clicking the
Open Media FiIe button to play back a
media file will switch the system to Video
PIayback mode.
How to enter TV Mode
f you are currently in Video Input mode,
click the Video Input button on the control
panel to switch to TV mode.
How to enter Video PIayback
Mode
How to enter TimeShifting Mode
f you are currently in TV mode, click the
TimeShifting button on the control panel.
How to enter FM Mode
f you are currently in TV mode or TV
PIayback mode, clicking the FM button
on the control panel.
How to enter FM PIayback Mode
f you are currently in FM mode and there
is no recording in progress, clicking the
Open FiIe button on the control panel to
play back a recorded sound file will switch
the system to FM PIayback mode.
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1-5-1 Status wIndow In VIdeo Input Hode
Click this button to
use other functions
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
TimeShifting mode TV mode
Click this button to
use other functions
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Video Input mode
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CVBS
S-Video
ndications on the status screen give
information concerning currently active
mode. The following pages tell you how to
read the status windows on the control
panels.
What is a status window?
The Status window is the part of control
panel that shows information on the current
status (refer to figures below).
1-5-2 Status wIndow In TV Hode
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Channel Name
Icon AC3 (Dolby Digital)
indicator
Icon SAP indicator

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TTV-1
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Channel Name
Icon AC3 (Dolby Digital)
indicator
Icon SAP indicator
TimeShifting mode - Standby
TimeShifting mode - PIayback
TV mode
There are 4 types of actions in TV mode:
1. With no recording in progress
2. With recording in progress
3. With TimeShifting standby
4. With TimeShifting playback
With no recording in progress
0:00:3'42"
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Length of recorded
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recording
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Length of played video of
the ongoing TimeShifting
recording
Quit Timeshifting
ndicates the system is
under TimeShifting mode
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AC3
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TTV-1
With recording in progress
Length of recorded
video of the ongoing
recordings.
ndicating the system is
busy recording
programs.
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Channel Number of the
live FM radio broadcast.
Frequency of the current
live FM radio channel.
ndicates playback is in
progress.
Name of the sound file
that is being played
back.
Length of played video
of the ongoing playback.
con Playback indicator. f it
lights blue, playback is in
progress. f it shows two
paralleled vertical lines,
playback is being
paused.
con Recording indicator. f it
lights red, recording is in
progress.
con Pause indicator. f the
status shows this icon
instead of , the
playback of a recorded
sound file is being
paused.

Channel Number of the live
FM radio broadcast.
Frequency of the current live
FM radio channel.
Channel Name of the live FM
radio broadcast.
Clock that tells time.
ndicates there is ongoing
recording.
Name of the sound file that is
being recorded.
Length of recorded video of
the ongoing recording.
con Playback indicator. f it lights
blue, playback is in progress.
f it shows two paralleled
vertical lines, playback is
being paused.
con Recording indicator. f it
lights red, recording is in
progress.
con Pause indicator. f the status
shows this icon instead of
, the playback of a recorded
sound file is being paused.
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1-5-5 Status wIndow In FH Hode
1-5-6 Status wIndow In FH Playback Hode
FM mode
With no recording in progress
With recording in progress
FM PIayback mode
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ControI PaneI 1
VoIume
ControIs
Record button
TimeShifting
Button
Software
Settings
Twinview
ControIs
Various
functions
Power
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Video Input
ChanneI
ControIs
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Power off
Click to close the application.
FM Switch
Click to switch to the FM radio mode.
LiveBroadcast Switch
Click to broadcast on-going TV show
via internet.
Various functions:
Open Media FiIe
Click to open an explorer window to
browse for the media file you want to
play. Double-click the file to play.
Snapshot
Click to take a snapshot and save it as
a .bmp, .JPG, .PNG and .TFF formats
(it usually saves as a .jpg file in
Windows XP).
Switch Skin
Click to switch to different control
panels.
Switch audio
Click to switch between different
languages if multi-lanuages are
available.
Video Input
For some TV cards 3 input sources
are available: Digital TV, CVBS and
S-Video. And for some cards, an
Analog TV input source is also
included. Whether CVBS or S-Video
mode is shown is dependent on the
device used.
POP Twinview
Select this option to display two
different TV programs in picture-on-
picture style. Users can select
various sub-channels in the sub-
screen.
PIP Twinview
Select this option to display two
different TV programs in picture-in-
picture style.
Select this option to display two TV
different programs in picture-and-
picture style.
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PAP Twinview
Use the scroll bar to
adjust the volumes of adjacent
screens.
CIose Twinview
Click to close the Twinview windows.
For the three twinview modes,
onIy digitaI TV supports two Iive
TV programs. In anaIog TV, you
can onIy watch one Iive TV
program, and one pIayback video.
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DirectBurn to Disc button
Click to record programs directly
onto VCD/DVD. Right-click on the
button will show a Capture file
popup menu.
VoIume ControIs:
Click to turn the volume up/down.
The scroll bar indicates the status
of volume controls.
Mute button
Click to mute the audio. Click again
to resume system sound.
Software Settings
Configuration
Click to open the setup dialog box.
ScheduIe
Click to preset the recording
schedules.
EPG page button
Click to switch to the EPG mode.
TimeShifting button
Click to run TimeShifting.
Record button
The ring surrounding the Record
button turns orange when recording
is in progress. Right-click on the
button will show a Capture File
popup menu.
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ChanneI ControIs
Click to switch the channel
up/down.
ControI PaneI 2
VoIume Up/Down
Turn the button right to increase
the volume. To decrease the
volume, turn the button towards
the left.
ChanneI Up/Down
Turn the button right to increase
the channel number. To decrease
the channel number, turn the
button towards the left.
Refer to page 7 for detailed
descriptions on other functions.
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ChanneI List
Move the mouse
cursor to the space
above the signal area
to display the
available channel list.
ControI PaneI 3
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The ring surrounding the Record
button turns orange when recording
is in progress. Right-click on the
button will show a Capture File
popup menu.
TimeShifting button
Click to run TimeShifting.
Refer to page 7 for detailed
descriptions on other functions.
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SignaI Indicator
On the indicator, the more lights
are on, the more stronger the
signal is. f you are receiving weak
signal, please adjust your antenna
to receive better signal.
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Scanning for channeIs is the first thing you need to do when you use the appIication
for the first time. Otherwise, there will not be any channels available for viewing.
To scan for channels, please click on icon on the control panel, then click on label
to open Scan Channel dialog box as picture below.
1. [Country]
Choose the country where you
currently reside from the drop-down
list to help the system tune in the
channels at the precise frequencies,
and hence determine the appropriate
video standards.
Set the sensitivity to "SIow (High
Sensitivity)".
2. [City]
Select a city from the list for a specific
country.
3. [Sensitivity]
4. [Scan] button
Click the button to start scanning for all
available channels.
5. [View StyIe] button
Users can select the viewing style that
they wish to view the available channels.
Note: Users can now drag-and-drop a
specific channeI to customize the
channeI Iist.
6. [Exit] button
Press to exit the Scan Channel dialog box.
Scan ChanneIs
Add a New Frequency
To add a new frequency, please right click on
the channel list, a menu (as Fig. 2 shows) will
appear, then choose "Add a new
frequency".
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2-2-1 Scan Channels
2-2-2 Add a New Frequency
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DigitaI Video Capture Setting
Click on the control panel, then label to open the Digital Video Capture Setting
dialog box as shown in the figure below.
[Device]
By default the device used is WinFast
DTV1000 T. Or users can select other
available Leadtek devices.
[Image Format]
The formats available are: JPEG, BTMAP,
PNG, and TFF.
[Transport Stream Type]
Two Transport Stream Types are available:
Capture all packets & Capture this program
only.
[Number of Images/Time IntervaI (ms)]
Select the number of images in a specified
time interval in ms.
2-2 DIgItal TV
2-2-3 VIdeo Capture SettIng
2-2-4 Change the Folder Ior Saved HedIa FIles
[WorkArea FoIder]
To change the folder for the saved media files, please click on the "Browse" button to
browse the directory for saving the recorded media files. All recorded media files will be
saved in the directory.
[Capture Format]
Two types are available: Program Stream
(*mpg) and Transport Stream (*.ts).
When Program Stream is selected, by
default the transport stream type is set to
"Capture this program only ". Otherwise
when Transport Stream is selected, by
default the transport stream type is set to
"Capture all packets".
Note: In order to pIay Transport
Stream fiIes, use either a VLC media
pIayer (refer to www.videoIan.org/vIc/),
or a moonIight-EIecard MPEG pIayer
(refer to www.moonIight.co.iI).
Change the FoIder for Saved Media FiIes
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Video Setting
Click on the control panel then label to open the Video Setting dialog box as
shown in the figure below.
[MPEG-2 Codec]
The default value is Leadtek PVR2
Codec.
[Renderer]
Users can select either VMR, VMR 9 or
Overlay Mixer as renderer. The default
renderer is Overlay Mixer.
[Hardware AcceIerator]
Users can turn on/off the hardware
accelerator. When Hardware
accelerator is turned on, the eagle
vision option is set to ON by default.
Otherwise users can choose the
various eagle vision options.
(Please note that some on-board VGA
does not support this feature).
[EagIe Vision]
When this function is turned on it will
emphasize the visual effect of WinFast
PVR2. There are three options available:
eagle vision-on, eagle vision-off, eagle
vision-half.
[Video Codec Setting] button
Depending on the specific MPEG-2
Codec used, different settings page is
shown.
[Custom CoIor ProfiIe]
Users can save a customized color profile
with a specific name. By adjusting the
brightness, contrast & saturation, different
color profile can be added to the list.
[Brightness/Contrast /Saturation]
Click on DefauIt button to reset to default
values.
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GeneraI Setting
Click on the control panel, then label to open the General Setting dialog box as
shown in the figure below.
[Keep EPG Data for]
Users can choose the number of days
( he wishes to keep the EPG
data for.
[Time Mode]
The time mode can be either 12 hour or
24 hour mode.
[Quick Tune List]
Users can choose to view the submenu
by Auto Popup or Popup by clicking.
[Program Information DispIay]
The current program information will be
shown when it is turned on.
0 to 7 days)
[Switch ChanneIs with Number Pad]
Users can switch the channels by
channel sequence or by channel number.
[SIeep Timer Mode]
Three options are available: Standby,
Hibernate & Power Off.
[Audio Codec Setting] button
All available formats are listed. We
suggest that you use a compressed
format for recording.
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EPG ReIoad
Click to refresh existing EPG data.
Printing EPG
Click to print a specific EPG.
Put this program into
scheduIer
Click this button to add a program to
the scheduler.
Remove this program from
scheduIer
When a program has been added to
the scheduler, click this button to
remove this particular program.
n areas where Electronic Program Guide is applied, you can use this function by clicking
on the button on the Control Panel (See Fig.7 below). Users can view channel lists and
set recordings directly into WinFast PVR2 via the online channel guide.
EPG-EIectronic Program Guide
EPG is an on-screen guide for scheduled broadcast television programs, allowing users to
navigate and select content by time, channel, etc.
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Home : Now
: Scroll up/down ( or use
middle key of mouse)
+ - : Zoom n/Out
: Move EPG
Forwards/backwards
Page Up: Previous EPG
Page Down: Next EPG
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2-3-1 Scan Channel
2-3-2 Add a New Frequency
Scan ChanneIs
Scanning for channeIs is the first thing you need to do when you use the appIication
for the first time. Otherwise, there will not be any channels available for viewing.
To scan for channels, please click on icon on the control panel, then click on label
to open Scan Channel dialog box as picture below.
First, click on to switch to Analog input source.
1. [Country]
Choose the country where you
currently reside from the drop-down
list to help the system tune in the
channels at the precise frequencies,
and hence determine the appropriate
video standards.
2. [Scan Mode]
Three modes are available: Normal,
Auto Fine Tune and Adaptive
Channel Scanning. The Adaptive
Channel Scanning will store all
channels (both from cable and from
antenna mode) with no need to
switch between the 2 modes.
3. [TV Source]
Select the TV source to be either Cable or
Antenna.
4. [Scan] button
Click the button to start scanning for all
available channels. When scanning is done
a tick is shown for the available service
names.
Note: Users can now drag-and-drop a
specific channeI to customize the
channeI Iist.
5. [Exit] button
Press to exit the Scan Channels dialog box.
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Add a New Frequency
To add a new frequency, please right click on
the channel list, a menu (as Fig. 9 shows) will
appear, then choose "Add a new
frequency".
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Device Setting
2-3 Analog TV
(Only ApplIcable to SpecIIIc Products}
Click on the control panel, then label to open the Device Setting dialog box as
shown in the figure below.
[Recording VoIume]
Move the scroll bar to turn up/down the
volume. What is set here will also affect
the playback volume. To prevent noise
during the playback, turn down the volume
during the recording process.
[AnaIog Video Device]
All available video devices are shown in
the list.
[AnaIog Audio Device]
Select an audio output device from the
drop-down list.
[Mixer Device(PIayback)]
Select an audio output device from the
drop-down list.
[Mixer Device(Recording)]
Select an audio output device from the
drop-down list.
[Sound Card Type]
Users can choose to auto-select the sound
card type or choose sound card as C-
Media HD Audio / Sound Blaster Audigy
(Audigy 2)
[Video Standard]
Video standards PAL, NTSC and SECAM
are available for specific countries.
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For "Audio-Out ControI Line" & "Recording ControI Line" setting, pIease refer to the
next section "Audio Setting" on the next page.
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Audio Setting
Click on the control panel, then label to open the Device Setting dialog box as
shown in the figure below.
f you use the externaI connection (please refer to Fig. 12, connecting the audio cable to
the Line in connector of the motherboard/sound card.) for audio out, please change both
Audio-Out and Recording Control Line to Line In. f you use internaI connection, please
connect the cable in Fig. 13 to the Aux-in/CD-in connector on your motherboard, and
change both setting to "Aux-in/CD-in". The Aux-in and CD-in connectors on the
motherboard show as Fig. 14, and you can find the indications on the board in most cases.
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"H" Key for Video Format Switch / "A" Key for BG/DK Audio Switch
1. f some channels have strange colors or become black and white, press "H" on
the keyboard to change the video format (toggle SECAM/PAL).
2. f some channels do not sound correctly or are completely mute, press "A" on
the keyboard to change the sound format. When the format is correct, press "S"
to toggle Stereo/Mono.
When the setup is completed, the setting will be saved in the software.
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AUX-in
AUX-in
Line in Connector (Blue)
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2-3-4 VIdeo SettIng 2-3 Analog TV
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Video Setting
Click on the control panel, then label to open the Video Setting dialog box as
shown in the figure below.
[Renderer]
Users can select either VMR, VMR 9 or
Overlay Mixer as renderer. The default
renderer is Overlay Mixer.
Note: If your PC is connected to two
dispIays, pIease change the
Renderer to "VMR 9" to obtain
correct video for both dispIays.
[Custom CoIor ProfiIe]
Users can save a customized color
profile with a specific name. By
adjusting the brightness, contrast, hue,
saturation, sharpness and luma,
different color profile can be added to
the list. Click the DefauIt button to
restore default settings.
[Time Shifting QuaIity Setting]
Three quality settings are available:
Normal, Good and Optimal.
[Brightness/Contrast/Hue/Saturation/
Sharpness/Luma]
Click on Default button to reset to default
values.
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AnaIog Video Capture Setting
Click on the control panel, then label to open the Analog Video Capture Setting
dialog box as shown in the figure below.
[AnaIog Capture ProfiIe]
Please see Page 28 for detail.
[Edit] button
Click to edit a capture profile.
[DeIete] button
Click to delete a capture profile.
[Add] button
Click to add a capture profile.
[Image Format]
The formats available are: JPEG,
BITMAP, PNG, and TIFF.
[Number of images/Time intervaI (ms)]
Users can select the number of
snapshots taken between a designated
time interval.
[WorkArea FoIder]
To change the folder for the saved media files, please click on the "Browse" button to
browse the directory for saving the recorded media files. All recorded media files will be
saved in the directory.
Change the FoIder for Saved Media FiIes
2-3-6 Change the Folder Ior Saved HedIa FlIes
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2-3-7 Add a New Capture ProIIle 2-3 Analog TV
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Add a New Capture ProfiIe
You can create your customized capture profile here for the function of Recording and
DirectBurn.
Click on the control panel, then label to open the Analog Video Capture Setting
dialog box as shown in the figure below.
Step
2-1
Step
2-2
Step 1
Step 1
Click on the Setting button , and then the fourth label as the picture showed above.
Step 2
Click on the AnaIog Capture ProfiIe drop-down list, choose any profiles you want to
modify from the list, then click on "Add".
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Fig. 17
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2-3-7 Add a New Capture ProIIle
Step 3
Name your own Capture Format Profile.
Step 4
Click on the Video Codec drop-down list to choose a codec you want to use.

Note: If the codec you want to use isn't in the list, please download it first, and
install it in your PC.
Step 5
Select the Capture Resolution you want to use.

Note: The resolution depends on the codec you choose at step 4.
Step 6
Select the Audio Codec you want to use, for example, if want it saved in MP3
format, please choose "MPEG Layer-3".
Step 7
Select the Audio Format you want.
Step 8
Click on "OK" to exit the setting box.
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
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Fig. 18
2-3 Analog TV
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2-3-7 Add a New Capture ProIIle
Step 9
Now you can choose the capture format you just created from the drop-down list.
Step 10
Click on "OK" to apply the setting you've made.

Now when you use the function of Record or DirectBurn the capture profile will be
automatically adopted. f you want to change the Capture Profile, you can go back to
the same setting page to make the changes.
Step 9
Step 10
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2-3-B EPG
EPG is an on-screen guide for scheduled broadcast television programs, allowing users to
navigate and select content by time, channel, etc.
n areas where nternet Electronic Program Guide is applied (EX: USA and Japan), you
can click on the button on the Control Panel (See Fig. 21 below), and directly link to
nternet Electric Program Guide web sites to view channel lists and programs.
EPG-EIectronic Program Guide
n the areas where EPG is not available, please download the program guide in XML
format from your cable TV provider or other private web sites, and click on the button
to use the function of "mport XMLTV data" to view channel list and set recordings. Please
refer to page 23 for details.
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2
3
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Fig.21
Import XMLTV data
Click to import XMLTV data.
Printing EPG
Click to print a specific EPG.
Put this program into
scheduIer
Click this button to add a program to
the scheduler.
Remove this program from
scheduIer
When a program has been added to
the scheduler, click this button to
remove this particular program.
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Hot key
Home : Now
: Scroll up/down ( or use
middle key of mouse)
+ - : Zoom n/Out
: Move EPG
Forwards/backwards
Page Up: Previous EPG
Page Down: Next EPG
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2-3-B-1 Import XHLTV Data
The figures bellow shows the steps of importing XMLTV data into WinFast PVR2.
Click on the Import XMLTV Data
button to start import.
Click on OK to load new program guide in
XML format.

Choose your downloaded program
guide and Open it.
Map each channel number to channel names
manually and click Apply. Click Exit to view
the programs of the mapped channels.
Note:
You have to map the channels
for only once, and the mapped
channels will be saved. The
program list will be shown only
under the mapped channels.
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2-4 TImeShIIt Hode
PIayback
SIider Knob
TimeShifting is a type of recording that enables you to view, rewind or stop the playback of
recorded video when its recording is still in progress. This function is used when there is
interruption during viewing of a TV broadcast and you do not want to miss any of it. By
clicking the Time Shifting button, you start recording the TV broadcast. When you return,
you can choose to view the part you have missed or search for what you want to view in
the TV broadcast while the recording continues.
To run TimeShifting, click the TimeShifting button on the TV control panel, and then the
control panel transforms and the TimeShifting recording begins.
ControI PaneI & Screen
Introduction
*R
or
controls that are
identical with those on
the control panel of
Video Input mode.
efer to the Control
Panel section f
1
2
3 ControI
Buttons
Progress
Indicator Bar
Rewind 4
Fast Forward 5
PIayback SIider Knob
The slider knob indicates the progress
of current TimeShifting playback. Users
can move it to control the playback
freely.
ControI buttons:
Pause
Click this button to pause at current
screen.
TimeShifting
Click this button to enter TimeShifting
mode.

Progress Indicator Bar
This gives an indication of the current
playback/recording status.
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3
1
Go to the Beginning/End
Click to start playing back from the
beginning/end of the TimeShifting
recording.
PIay
During TimeShifting, press this button
to start playback from the beginning.
Stop
Click this button to stop at the
beginning of the recording process
(ie. The playback slider knob will
move to the beginning). Press this
button twice to quit TimeShifting
mode.
5
4
Rewind
Click this button to rewind to previous
recording.
Fast Forward
Click this button to Fast Forward to
next recording.
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How TimeShifting Works
The figure below shows the steps of entering TimeShifting mode.
n TV mode, the screen is
playing live TV.
TimeShifting is in progress. The
progress of playback/recording is
shown on the scroll bar at the
bottom of the screen.
TimeShifting is still in progress.
The video playback will start
playing from the beginning when
users press stop and then play
buttons.
Quit TimeShifting mode. Live
TV is shown on the screen.
TimeShifting button
Press the
TimeShifting
button
Playback/
recording
progress
bar
First press
Stop, then
click the
Play button
Play button
Click the Quit
TimeShifting
button
Quit TimeShifting
button
Cursor is moved
to the beginning
Stop button

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2-5 LIveBroadcast
Live Broadcast allows clients from different P to watch the same program as the host via
internet. Before using Live Broadcast, please make sure that the host and the clients are
already connected to the internet.
*R or
controls that are identical with those on
the control panel of TV mode.
efer to the Control Panel section f
Live Broadcast Switch
1
Stop
2 Stop
Click to stop Live Broadcast, and
turn back to TV mode.
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2
Live Broadcast Switch
Click to start/stop Live Broadcast.
The icon lights on, when Live
Broadcast mode is on.
1
ControI PaneI
Note:
Live Broadcast requires the
host with a public P, and
dose not support a virtual P.
For the Host:
Click the Live Broadcast button on the
control panel then a setting window will
appear (as Fig. 22).
First choose Media type and Video Multiple
bit rate from the drop-down list, and enter
the number of the clients (max. 5) to share
the program with.
When the function Silence Live Broadcast
is checked, TV screen of the host will not
show up after Live Broadcast starts.
Please provide the URL shown on the
window to the clients after click OK.
For the CLIENTS:
Please open the Windows Media PIayer
and click FiIe and choose Open URL. (Fig.
23)
Enter the URL obtained from the host and
click OK. When the buffering percentage
shown at the bottom of the window
reaches 100%, the clients can enjoy Live
TV from the host.
Fig. 22
Fig. 23
How to Use Live Broadcast
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DirectBurn
This popup menu is shown when users click on control panel's DirectBurn button.
There are two modes for DirectBurn setting, please click on the Advance and NormaI
mode switch to switch to the advanced mode to make advanced setting.
First, please choose the Disc Output Format and the Device you want to use from the
drop-down list in the InitiaIize Setting box.
When the function Burn to hard drive when disc is full is checked, the system will
automatically burn the rest of the file into the hard disk when the disc is in full capacity. You
can change the VirtuaI dics path by clicking on the "Browse" button, and the file will be
saved in the folder you choose. You can also change the disc type and disc size by using
the drop-down list.
Advance and NormaI Mode switch
Browse
button
Device choosing
drop-down Iist
Disc Output
Format choosing
drop-down Iist
Fine Tune ChanneIs
For better viewing, you can press
the two Ctrl + ' + ' or
Ctrl + ' - ' to increase/decrease
channel frequency in Analog TV
setting only.
shortcut keys
Channel Frequency
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2-9 Screen wIth
HultI-language SelectIons
Capture FiIe Popup menu
This popup menu is shown when users
r
. The user can customize the
captured file Size Limit, the Split File size,
ight-click on control panel's Record
button

and the recording Time Limit.
And you can check the box of "SiIent
Recording" to proceed silently.
Screen with MuIti-Ianguage SeIections
f multi-language is available for a
particular program, the multi-
language indicator will be shown
both on the screen and on the
control panel.
Double-click the screen in order to
maximize the entire application.
The enlarged control panel will
disappear after a while so users
can watch TV while working in other
applications simultaneously.
The screen is shown as the picture
to the right.
Icon AC3
(Dolby Digital)
indicator
The SAP indicator is
on if multi-language
is available
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You can use this function by clicking on
the button on the Control Panel (See
page 7). All scheduled events are listed
with their starting time, ending time,
channel name, lapse time and capture
format.
[Add] button
Click this button to open the TV
Schedule Setting dialog box as Fig. 25
and add a new event.
[Edit] button
Select an event and then click this
button to change its settings in the TV
Schedule Setting dialog box.
[DeIete] button
Select an event first and then click this
button to remove it.
ScheduIe
[Starting/Ending Time]
You can preset the starting/ending time of
the recording and initializing live TV by
selecting appropriate time.
[SiIent Record]
Tick this option to set a scheduled
recording to proceed silently.
[Comments]
You can type in the program name,
comments, or notes as desired. nformation
input here often serves as a reminder.
[After the task is finished]
Tick this option to have your computer
automatically execute your preferred action
after the scheduled event is completed.
You can choose the following options: Log
off, Turn off monitor, Standby or Hibernate.
Note: Under Standby or Hibernate mode, the
computer wiII automaticaIIy awake for
pre-scheduIed events.
Schedule Setting
The Schedule Setting Dialog box (Fig. 25)
is shown when pressing the Add button in
Fig. 24.
[Device]
The system will automatically search for
the current device.
[Action]
When scheduling an event, select an
action from the options that include: TV
Record, TV Show, CVBS Record, and S-
Video Record.
[ChanneI]
Select a channel name from the drop-down
list for the event being scheduled.
[Capture Format ProfiIe]
Select a capture format profile
from the drop-down list.
[Audio]
Select either language 1 or language 2 for
the audio option.
[Captured FiIename]
Type a
in the box.
[Duration]
The length of the scheduled event.
[WeekIy Task]
You can select a specific day for a
scheduled weekly event, such as to record
or view a particular TV program.
for the
recording
desired name for the recorded
program
Fig.24
Fig.25
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playback recorded TV while live TV is still
playing on the screen in picture-in-picture
(PP), picture-and-picture (PAP), and
picture-on-picture (POP) style.
ChanneI Up/Down
Click to switch the live TV channel
up or down.
ControI buttons:
Last/Next FiIe
Click these buttons to switch the
playback to the last or next file
saved on the hard drive.
PIay/Pause
Click to start/pause the playback.
Snapshot
Stop PIayback
Click to stop the ongoing playback.
Click to take a snapshot and save it
as a .bmp, .JPG, .PNG and .TFF
formats (it usually saves as a .jpg
file in Windows XP).
ControI PaneI
*R or
controls that are identical with those on
the control panel of Video Input mode.
efer to the Control Panel section f
Picture-And-Picture Twinview
Press the PAP Twinview button on
the control panel to view two TV
programs in side-by-side style.
To close Twinview, click .
VoIume ControI
Use the scroll bar on the screen
to adjust the volumes of each
program. When the scroll bar is
moved towards the right, the
volume of the program shown
on the right will be louder than
the volume of the left program,
and vice versa. When the scroll
bar is in the middle, the
volumes for both programs are
equally loud.
PAP Twinview Close Twinview
1
2
3
ControI
Buttons
ChanneI
Up/Down
1
2
3
3
Snapshot
Button
4
Rewind
Rewind
Click this button to rewind to previous
recording.
5
Fast Forward
Click this button to fast forward to next
recording.
Fast
5
Progress Indicator Bar
PIayback
SIider Knob
6
4
7
8
VoIume ControI
7
Forward
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Picture-in-Picture Twinview
Exit WinFast PVR2
Click to close the application.
Maximize
Click to maximize the viewing
window.
Minimize
FrameIess
Click to hide the screen frame
and the control panel. Double-
click the screen in order to
restore the control panel.
Click to maximize the viewing
window only.
PIP Twinview Close Twinview
Press the PP Twinview button to
view two TV programs in picture-in-
picture style.
To close Twinview, click .
Screen Controls
Picture-on-Picture Twinview
Press POP Twinview button to view
two TV programs in picture-on-picture
style. Use and buttons for program
selections on the sub-screen.
To close Twinview, click .

POP Twinview Close Twinview
Channel Up/ Down
Note:
For the three twinview modes
(PAP, PP and POP), only
digital TV supports two live
TV programs. n analog TV,
you can only watch one live
TV program, and one
playback video.
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Screen Popup Menu
Right-click on the virtual screen to open the popup menu as shown in the figure below.
[Use Favorite ChanneI List]
Add this channel to the Favorite Channel
list.
[Video Input]
Click to change video input.
[AIways on Top]
Tick this item to keep WinFast PVR2 stays
on top of all other active applications.
[ExpIore WorkArea FoIder]
Click to open the WorkArea folder explorer.
Drag-and-drop a saved media/snapshot file
and play it on the screen.
[Hide ControI PaneI]
Select this option to hide the control panel.
Users can then view TV and work on other
application simultaneously.
[FrameIess Mode]
Click to hide the screen frame and the
Control panel.
[Video Stretch]
When this option is chosen, the viewing
screen will maximize proportionally with the
screen.
[Force Ratio to 4:3]
Tick this item to keep the width and height
ratio of the screen at 4:3.
[Force Ratio to 16:9]
Tick this item to keep the width and height
ratio of the screen at 16:9.
[4:3 Pan &Scan]
Tick this option to display the full viewing-
screen at 4:3.
[Skin SeIection]
Users can select a preferred panel from 3
various styles of control panels.
[ChanneI Surf]
Tick this option to scan for all available
channels.
[SubtitIe]
Select this function to show subtitle.
[LiveBroadcast]
Click to open LiveBroadcast setting
window.
[WinFast PVR2 HeIp FiIe]
Click to access the online help file.
[About WinFast PVR2]
t provides current version number
information for WinFast PVR2.
[Language SeIection]
Various languages are available for the
interface.
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Use Favorite Channel Group
Right click on the FM control panel to
open a popup menu as shown in the
figure below. Click Use Favorite
ChanneI Group and a submenu
appears with 4 options: AII ChanneI,
Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3. Tick
one of the four options to use a certain
group of previously set favorite
channels. Only channels in the selected
group will be available when switching
the channel up and down.
Add a New ChanneI
Clicking this button to pop up the
dialog box as shown in the figure
below.
Name:
You can name the channel as
desired.
Frequency:
Type the frequency of the channel,
you can type it in this field.
Preset:
Type a number between 0-9 that
will be the number of the favorite
channel button.
About WinFast FM
Press the hotspot to pop up an
information box. Click on the
Leadtek logo to log on its website.
Exit WinFast FM
Click to close the application.
Minimize
Click to minimize the application.
WinFast FM HeIp
Click to open the online help.
Switch to TV
Click to switch to Video nput mode.
ChanneI SIider
You can slide the knob left and right
to surf through all frequencies
ChanneI Up/Down
Click to switch the channel up/down
the active favorite channel group.
Find Previous/Next ChanneI
Click to switch to the previous/
next channel available on the
channel list.
Fine Tune
Click these two buttons to fine tune
a channel by 0.05 MHz each click.
Configuration
Click to open the WinFast FM
setup dialog box of 3 tabs.
Open FiIe
Click to browse for a recorded file
you wish to play.
Favorite ChanneIs
Click one of the 10 buttons to listen
to a preset favorite channel.
VoIume
Click on a level to change the
volume, which is indicated by
colors, ranging from blue (low) to
red (high).
Mute
Click to mute the audio.
Open PIayback PaneI
Click to go in FM Playback mode.
Record/Stop Recording
When no recording is in progress,
click this button to record the
current live FM radio broadcast.
Click it again to stop the
recording.
Recording Indicator
This ring turns orange indicating
that the recording is in progress.
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[Sensitivity] SIiding knob
You can set the sensitivity of the scanning by changing the sensitivity level between 1
and 3. f it is set too high, noise can be mistaken as a radio station.
[Scan] button
Click the button to start scanning for all available channels.
[Stop] button
Click to stop the scanning.
Progress bar
Shows the progress of scanning.
Scanning for channeIs is the first thing you need to do when you use the appIication
for the first time. Otherwise, there will not be any channels available for listening. To scan
for channels, please click on the control panel, when the setting page appears, click on
the second label from the right go to the FM Channel List dialog box to start scan channels.
Scan ChanneIs
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Audio Setting
Click on the control panel, then the first tab from the left to open the Audio Setting
dialog box as Fig. 26 shows.
[Audio-Out ControI Line]&
[Audio Recording ControI
Line]
f you use the externaI
connection (please refer to
Fig.12 on page 16) for audio
out, please change both
Audio-Out and Audio
Recording Control Line to
Line In. f you use the
internaI connection, please
connect the cable in Fig. 27
to Aux-in/CD-in connector
on your motherboard, and
change both setting to "Aux-
in/CD-in". The Aux-in/CD-in
connector on the
motherboard shows as Fig. 28, and you
can find the indications on the board in
most cases.
[VoIume Setting]
The higher volume you adjust to, the
bigger sound output the file will be while
being played.
[Compression Format]
The compression under the format of
PCM will generate a better sound effect
but take up bigger hard disk space than
MP3, whose quality is inferior.
[Compression Attributes]
The bigger value you select the better
sound quality the compressed file will be.
[WorkArea FoIder]
To change the folder for the saved sound files, please click on the "Browse" button to
browse the directory for saving the recorded files. All recorded media files will be saved
in the directory.
Change the FoIder for Saved Sound FiIes
3-4 Change the Folder Ior Saved Sound FIles
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FM ChanneI List
Click on the control panel, then the second tab to open the FM Channel List dialog box
as shown in the figure below.
[Edit] button
Highlight a channel and click this button to
edit the channel name.
[DeIete] button
Select a channel and click this button to
delete it from the channel list.
[Save] button
Click this button after making any
changes to save them.
[Set Favorite ChanneI Group]
Right click on a channel to bring up a pop-
up menu as shown in the figure. You can
click Set Favorite ChanneI Group to
categorize the channel in a certain group
which is indicated in the heart-shaped
icons as 1, 2 or 3.
[Insert]
Highlight a channel and click this button
to open the Setting Favorite Channel
dialog box as shown in the figure below.
[Name]: You can name the channel as
desired.
[Frequency]: f you know the
frequency of the channel, you can type
it in this field.
[Preset]: The number set here will be
that of the favorite channel button on
the control panel.
For the Auto Scan function, please refer to
page 34.
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ScheduIe TabIe
All scheduled events are
listed here with its
references: starting time,
ending time, channel
number, duration and
comments.
[ADD] button
Click to open the Schedule
Setting dialog box and add
a new event.
[DEL] button
Highlight an event on the
schedule table and click
this button to delete it.
[CHANGE] button
Highlight an event on the
schedule table and click
this button to make
changes to its event
details.
[CLEAR] button
Click this button to clear the
schedule table and delete
all events.
[Save] button
Click the button to save any
addition or changes.
Click the Add button in the
main FM Schedule dialog
box to open this dialog as
shown in the figure in the
box.
[Action]
When scheduling an
event, select an action
from the options provided
here, which include: Radio
Record and Radio Show .
[ChanneI]
Select a channel from the
drop down list for the
event being scheduled.
[Compression Format]
Select a compression
format from the drop down
list for the recording.
[Compression
Attributes]
The bigger value you
select the better sound
quality the compressed file
will be.
FM ScheduIe
Click on the control panel, then the third tab to open the FM Schedule dialog box as
shown in the figure below.
[FiIe Prefix]
[Comments]
You can type in the
program name, comments,
or notes as desired.
nformation input here
often serves as a reminder.
[SiIent Record]
Tick this option to set a
scheduled recording to
proceed silently.
[After the task is
finished...]
Tick this option to enter
standby mode after the
scheduled event is
completed.
Type in the box the prefix
of the file names of your
desire. For example, if you
type "music" in the box, the
recorded file names will be
"music 1", "music 2",
"music 3", etc.
[Time]
You can schedule a single
recording or power-on
event or set it as an weekly
event.
FM Schedule Setting
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FM Playback mode enables you to play audio files recorded from FM radio.
For controls identical with those of FM mode, refer back to that section.
PIayback ControI PaneI
ChanneI SIider knob
You can slide the knob left and right
to surf through all frequencies of live
FM radio.
PIayback SIider Knob
CIose PIayback PaneI
Click this button to go back in FM
mode.
Pull the knob left or right to control
the playback progress. t is very
useful when you wish to search for a
certain part of the recording.
Mute PIayback
Click to mute the audio of the
sound file being played back.
Mute Live Radio
Click to mute the audio of the live
FM radio that's being
broadcasted.
PIay/Pause
When playback is in progress,
click this button to pause the
playback. Click it again to
continue the playback again.
Previous/Next FiIe
Click these buttons to switch the
playback to the last or next file
saved on the hard drive.
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Device Setting for Other Sources
Click on the control panel, then the label to open the Device Setting dialog box as
shown in the figure below.
1. First pIease make sure the you have using the "Video Input " button on the
controI paneI (pIease refer to page 7) to switch the video input to the one you
want. You can check which input source you are using here.
2. [Video Standard]
Please make sure that you have choose the right video standard depending on your
input device from the drop-down list.
Most of the device settings for other input sources are the same as the setting on page
15 and 16. However, to obtain correct sound and video from other input sources,
please double check the following setting:
3. [Audio-Out ControI Line] & [Recording ControI Line]
f you use the externaI connection (please refer to Fig.12 on page 16) for audio out,
please change both Audio-Out and Recording Control Line to Line In. f you use
internaI connection, please connect the cable in Fig. 13 (on page 16) to the Aux-
in/CD-in connector on your motherboard, and change both setting to "Aux-in/CD-in".
The Aux-in and CD-in connectors on the motherboard show as Fig. 14 (on page 16),
and you can find the indications on the board in most cases.
4. [Recording VoIume]
Move the slider knob on the indicating bar to turn up/down the volume. What is set
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Video Standard
Audio-Out Control Line
Recording Control Line
Recording Volume

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Press to open WinFast PVR2 function choosing menu, or press
to close WinFast PVR2 application.
1 Power
Button Function
Change the input source in TV nput mode. 2 TV
Press to jump to the next selection. 3 Next
Press to switch on/off TimeShift.
4 TimeShifting
Press to Fast Forward. 5 Fast Forward
Press to start recording. 6 REC
Press to switch EPG mode. 7 EPG
Press to display the video full screen. 8 FuII Screen
Press to switch to the last-viewed channel. 9 RecaII
n Video input mode, press to take a snapshot; in FM mode, to
add the current channel to the channel list.
10 Snapshot
Display the current channel number on the screen.
11 DispIay
Press to cancel the selection or close the dialog box. 12 CanceI
Press to move the cursor right.
13 Right
Press to move the cursor down. 14 Down
Press to select sleep mode. Once to set the timer at 30 minutes;
twice, 60; thrice, 90; four times, 120; five times, sleep mode off.
Keep pressing it will alternate the mode in the same order.
15 SIeep
Switch the channel up/down. 16 CH+/-
Change the input source in Video nput mode. 17 Video
Hide the application.
18 Boss Key
Press to switch between PP/POP/PAP display and a single
display.
19 PIP/POP/PAP
Press to start channel preview. 20 ChanneI Surf
n areas where Teletext and/or close-captioning is provided by
the local cable company, press this button to switch between or
turn on/off whichever functions that are available.
21 TeIetext/ c. c.
Valid when teletext is available. The colors of the button
correspond with those of the TV screen.
22 TeIetext SeIection
Press to increase/decrease the volume. 23 VOL+/-
Press to switch between languages if more than one language is
available.
24 Audio
Press to mute the audio. 25 Mute
Press to move the cursor left. 26 Left
Press to execute your selection. 27 OK
Press once to adjust brightness; twice, contrast; thrice, saturation. 28 Menu
Press to move the cursor up.
29 Up
Press to enter a TV channel or radio frequency to switch to that
channel.
30 Numeric Key
Press to stop playback.
31 Stop
Press to rewind. 32 Rewind
Press to start or pause the playback.
33 PIay/Pause
Press to jump to previous selection. 34 Previous
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Windows Vista MCE Function of the Remote ControI
This remote control model also supports Windows Vista MCE function. You can switch the
remote between WinFast PVR2 mode and Windows MCE mode.
To do so, please keep and pressed simultaneously for 3 seconds, then
will blink ONE time indicating you have successfully switched to MCE remote mode. To
switch back to WinFast PVR2 please repeat the operation above.
Note: The operation above can only switch the mode of the remote control, and if you want
to turn on/off WinFast PVR2 or Windows MCE, please use .

To distinguish which mode the remote is set: When the remote is set to MCE mode,
would blink simultaneously with every key pressed on the remote; when in
WinFast PVR2 mode, would not blink.
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Press to open/close MCE. 1 Power
Press to move the cursor down. 11 Down
Press to start recording. 5 REC
Browse the Recorded TV folder.
Browse the My Music folder.
Browse the My Picture folder.
Browse the My Video folder
17 Record TV
My Music
My Picture
My Video
(Left to right)
Press to switch to EPG mode. 6 EPG
Press to display the video full screen. 7 FuII Screen
Press to switch to the last-viewed channel. 8 RecaII
Press to cancel the selection. 9 CanceI
Press to move the cursor right. 10 Right
Press to switch to Standby mode.
12 SIeep
Press to open MCE setting page.
14 Boss Key
Return to the last screen. 15 ChanneI Surf
Close caption. 16 TeIetext/ c. c.
Press to increase/decrease volume. 18 VOL+/-
Press mute the audio. 19 Mute
Press to move the cursor left. 20 Left
Press to execute your selection. 21 OK
Press to open MCE main menu. 22 Menu
Press to move the cursor up.
23 Up
For entering a TV channel number or radio frequency to switch to
that channel.
24 Numeric Key
Press to stop playback.
25 Stop
Button Function
Press to rewind. 26 Rewind
Press to start or stop the playback.
27 PIay/Pause
4 Fast Forward Press to fast forward.
Press to jump to previous selection. 28 Previous
13 CH +/- Switch the channel up/down.
Switch MCE to My TV. 2 TV
3 Next Press to jump to the next selection.
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Fig. 31
Remote Controller
MCE Remote
Capture Device
To use remote control, please make sure that the remote controller is enabled. To enable
remote control, please right-click on the icon on the toolbar at the bottom right of the screen
(as Fig.30 shows). Choose "Setting", then set Remote ControIIer to "EnabIe", then click
OK. (as Fig. 31 shows).
Enable
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Press to open WinFast PVR2 function choosing menu (as Fig.34
shows on page 47), or press to closeWinFast PVR2 application.
Press these buttons to Rewind/Fast Forward.
Change the input source in TV nput mode.
Press to open PowerDVD.
Press to switch the channel up or down.
Press to start channel preview.
n analog TV mode: Press to change the video format between
PAL and SECAM. n digital TV mode: Press to change the
display mode to Pan&Scan. When used as DVD function key,
press to show the DVD subtitle selections.
Press to switch to the EPG mode.
Press to switch to the last-viewed channel.
Used to switch between languages if more than one language is
available.
Press to display the video full- screen.
Press to execute your selection.
Hide the application.
Press to mute the audio.
n Video input mode, press to take a snapshot; in FM mode, to
add the current channel to the channel list.
Display the current channel number on the screen.
Change the input source in Video nput mode.
Press to switch on/off TimeShifting.
Press to start recording.
Change the nput source in FM nput mode.
Press once to adjust brightness; twice, contrast; thrice, saturation.
Press to stop the recording.
Press these buttons to jump to previous/next selection.
Press to decrease or increase the volume.
For entering a TV channel number or radio frequency to switch
to that channel.
Press to start or pause the playback.
Press to stop playback.
Press to switch between PP/POP/PAP display and a single
display.
Press to cancel the selection or close the dialog box.
n areas where Teletext and/or close-captioning is provided by
the local cable company, press this button to switch between or
turn on/off whichever functions that are available.
Press to select sleep mode. Once to set the timer at 30 minutes;
twice, 60; thrice, 90; four times, 120; five times, sleep mode off.
Keep pressing it will alternate the mode in the same order.
Valid when Teletext is available. The colors of the button
outlines correspond with those of the TV screen.
1 Power
2 TV
3 FM (onIy
appIicabIe to specific
products)
4 DVD
5 Boss Key
6 Mute
7 FuII Screen
8 Enter
9 ChanneI Surf
10 CH+, CH-
11 SubtitIe
12 Rewind/
Fast Forward
13 EPG
14 Video
15 Audio
16 DispIay
17 Snapshot/M
18 RecaII
19 TimeShifting
20 REC
21 REC Stop
22 PIP/POP/PAP
23 Numeric Keys
24 Stop
25 PIay/Pause
26 Previous/Next
27 Menu
28 VOL-, VOL+
29 CanceI
30 SIeep
31 TeIetext/c.c.
32 TeIetext SeIection
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Windows Vista MCE Function
Remote Model 2 also supports Windows MCE. To enable MCE remote, please right-click
on the icon on the toolbar at the bottom right of the screen (as Fig. 32 shows). Choose
"Setting", then check the box in front of "MCE Remote" then click OK(as Fig. 33 shows).
The following keys are active only when MCE window is active or selected.
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Press to open/close MCE.
Press these buttons to Rewind/Fast Forward.
Switch MCE to My TV.
Press to open DVD menu.
Move the cursor up or down.
Return to the last screen.
Press to show the DVD subtitle selections.
Press to show the DVD language selection.
Press to switch to the last-viewed channel.
Press to display the video full- screen.
Press to execute your selection.
Press to open MCE setting page.
Press to mute the audio.
Press to clear what you've entered.
Press to switch to EPG mode.
Press to enter a .
Press to start recording.
Change the nput source in FM nput mode.
Press to start or pause the playback.
Press to switch the channel up/down.
Press to stop playback.
Press these buttons to jump to previous/next selection.
Press to enter a dot.
For entering a TV channel number or radio frequency to switch to
that channel.
Press to enter a .
Press to increase/decrease the volume.
Press to open MCE main menu.
Press to cancel the selection.
Press to move the cursor left/right.
Browse the Recorded TV folder.
Browse the My Music folder.
Browse the My Picture folder.
Browse the My Video folder
1 Power
2 TV
3 FM (onIy
appIicabIe to specific
products)
4 DVD
5 Setting
6 Mute
7 FuII Screen
8 Enter
9 Return
10 Up/Down
11 SubtitIe
(DVD function key)
12 Rewind/
Fast Forward
13 Language
14 EPG
15 CIear
16 RecaII
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18 REC
19 CH+, CH-
20 VOL+, VOL-
21 REC Stop
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24 Numeric Keys
25 Stop
26 PIay/Pause
27 Previous/Next
28 Menu
29 Left/Right
30 CanceI
33 Record TV
My Music
My Picture
My Video
(Left to right)
Button Function
31 Standby
Press to switch to standby mode.
32 TeIetext/c.c. Close caption.
23 Dot
Press to stop recording.
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FuII Screen:
Click to display the video
full-screen.
ChanneI Surf:
Press to start channel
preview.
Boss Key:
Hide the application.
DispIay:
Display the current
channel number on the
screen.
RecaII:
Press to switch to the
channel last viewed.
PIP/POP/PAP:
Press to switch
between PP/POP/PAP
display and a single
display.
TV/FM
(onIy appIicabIe to specific products):
Press to switch between Video nput
mode and FM mode.
Power:
Press to open/close the
WinFast PVR2 application.
Numeric Keys:
For entering a TV channel
number or radio frequency
to switch to that channel.
Snapshot:
n Video input mode,
press this button to take
a snapshot. n FM
mode, add the current
channel to the channel
list (FM function is only
applicable to specific
products).
TimeShifting:
Press to switch on/off
TimeShifting.
REC:
Press once to start recording,
twice to stop recording.
VOL-:
Press to decrease the volume.
VOL+:
Press to increase the volume.
CH+:
Press to switch the
channel up.
CH-:
Switch the channel down.
Mute:
Press to mute the audio.
Enter:
Press to switch to a TV
channel number or FM
frequency (FM function is
only applicable to specific
products). When running
Time-Shifting, press this
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BIOS Setting for Power On/Off by Remote ControI
WinFast PVR2 provides you a convenient function to use your remote control to power
on/off you computer. Please follow the instruction below to make sure that it can function
correctly.
1. Turn on the computer. Before entering Windows, please press "DeIete to enter BOS
settings. (Different motherboards may have different ways to enter BOS settings.)
2. Locate "Power settings, then "APM
Configuration.
3. After entering APM Configuration page,
please change "Power On By PCI
Devices setting to "EnabIe.
4. Save the changes and restart the computer. After entering Windows, please power off
the computer from the "Start menu.
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
1. Turn on the computer. Before entering Windows, please press "DeIete to enter BOS
settings. (Different motherboards may have different ways to enter BOS settings.)
2. Locate "Power settings, then " . APM Configuration
3. After entering page, please change "Resume by on PME# setting
to "EnabIe.
APM Configuration
4. Save the changes and restart the computer. After entering Windows, please power off
the computer from the "Start menu.
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Scenario 3
1. Turn on the computer. Before entering Windows, please press "DeIete to enter BOS
settings. (Different motherboards may have different ways to enter BOS settings.)
3. After entering page, please change "Power On By PCIE Devices
setting to "EnabIe.
APM Configuration
4. Save the changes and restart the computer. After entering Windows, please power off
the computer from the "Start menu.
2. Locate "Power settings, then " . APM Configuration
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After you finish the BOS setting (please refer to the previous section) for the remote
control, you can use the advanced function of the remote control.
1.
3. Pressing "Power button again, one of the selection below (Fig. 34) will appear in turns
and you can use cursor on the remote control to choose the function you wish to use.
Power:
Turn the computer on.
2. When WinFast PVR2/WinFast FM/Power DVD is on, pressing the "Power button will
end the current application.
TV:
When the computer is on,
pressing the button will launch
WinFast PVR2 application.
When the computer is off,
pressing the button will turn on
the computer and launch
WinFast PVR2 application.
Note:
After turning off the computer, please do not turn the switch
of the master power (on the back of the computer) off, or
disconnect the power to the computer.
Without power supply the "Power button will not function.
Advanced Functions
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Hot keys ControIIed Functions
Number Pad 0-9: Channel Number
S:
Spacebar: Snapshot
Enter : Display
ESC: Stop/Quit
F / Alt + Enter: FullScreen
M: Mute
Ctrl + C: Hide Control Panel
Ctr l+ E: Explore WorkArea Folder
Ctrl + R: Record
Ctrl + T: Record Transport Stream
Ctrl + S: Skin Selection Page
Ctrl + H: TimeShifting
Ctrl + L: Adjust the screen
Brightness, Saturation, etc.
Ctrl + D: DirectBurn
Ctrl + P: Sleep
Ctrl + : Live Broadcasting
V / Ctrl + V: Video-in Switch
Ctrl + F3: Switch different control
panels
Ctrl + F5: Frameless mode
Ctrl + ' + '/ ' - ' Fine Tune
A key: Audio format change
(see page 16)
H key: Video format change
(see page 16)
For WinFast PVR3000,
Ctrl + 3: Open 3D YC setting page
For WinFast PVR2100/WinFast DVR3100 H
Ctrl +3: Enable/disable 3D YC
Audio Switch
AnaIog TV OnIy:
Hot keys ControIIed Functions
F8: EPG Page
F9: Schedule Page
F10: Capture Setting Page
F11: Video Setting Page
F12: General Setting Page
: Change channels
: Change volume
F1: Help
F2: Scan Page
F3: POP/PP/PAP
F4: Frame Rate
F5: Stretch
F6: Channel Surf
F7: (Teletext)
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