User Manual HD DVD Maker - Unisupport

HD DVD Maker 

User Manual 

After Sales Support 

With the purchase of this HD DVD Maker you get not only a 3-year warranty 

but also a dedicated helpline and web support solution for your convenience.

Contents 

After Sales Support .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 

Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 

General Information and Safety Instructions................................................................................................ 3 

Package Contents.............................................................................................................................................................. 3 

License key: ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 

Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 4 

HD DVD Maker Drivers Setup ....................................................................................................................................... 5 

TotalMedia Extreme Software Installation ............................................................................................................... 6 

Guide for Totalmedia Extreme.....................................................................................................................................10 

Guide for VLC media player...........................................................................................................................................20 

Media Converter Software Installation ................................................................................................................... 24 

Media Converter Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 27 

File Conversion ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 

Setting the program up to work with “YouTube”’ ................................................................................................ 28 

“YouTube” video uploading............................................................................................................................... 30 

Video Downloader 3.0 software installation...........................................................................................................31 

Other useful information ............................................................................................................................................. 35 

System Requirements.......................................................................................................................................... 35 

Helpline No.: UK/N. Ireland: 08 458 684 540 Rep. of Ireland: 076 60 600 29 Web Support: www.unisupport.net 

2 HD DVD Maker Version x - Pxxxxx

Introduction 

Congratulations on the purchase of your HD DVD Maker. You will have hours of enjoyment with 

this highly versatile and handy device. You can use your new HD DVD Maker to archive your holiday 

videos on a DVD or CD, for example. You may also to record the best scenes from a game on your 

console (Xbox, PlayStation, etc) in order to show them to your friends later on. 

General Information and Safety Instructions 

Keep this User Manual for future reference. 

Keep this item away from small children. 

Package Contents 

· HD DVD Maker 

· YPbPr / AV cable 

· YPbPr cable 

· USB cable 

· 30cm RCA cable 

· AV/Scart Converter 

· Driver & Software CD 

· User Manual 

License key 

Please find your license number on the DVD cover. 

ArcSoft MediaConverter 2.5 

xx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx 



Features 

• Easy ‘ YouTube” Uploading to share the files with your friends 

• File transfer to iPod / PSP / Mobile phone 

• USB 2.0 interface 

• Detects NTSC/PAL automatically 

• Real time Recording for Video or Still image in MPEG Format 

• Capture Video Source from VHS, V8, Hi8, etc. 

• Supports Still Image Capture in JPG format 

• Video Resolution: 

NTSC: 720 X 480 @ 30 FPS 

PAL: 720 X 576 @ 25 FPS 

• External Video Input: Composite 

• Burn content directly to CD or DVD 

• Detachable Composite 

Hardware Installation 

Please follow the pictorial guide below for input / output connections 

Please note 

Install the driver software before connecting the DVD maker 



HD DVD Maker Drivers Setup 

The HD DVD Maker package comes with complete Windows software utilities. These utilities can be 

found on the CD-ROM in this package. During installation, it is recommended to disable any subprograms. 

These include applications such as antivirus software and system monitoring applications 

Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. 

The autorun page will appear as the below, 

To install the Driver for the unit, please click on “Driver Installation”. 

1. Press “Next” to start the Driver installation 



2. Click “Finish” to complete the driver installation. 

TotalMedia Extreme Software Installation 

After the drivers are installed, the next step you need to do is to install the “TotalMedia Extreme”. 

Please follow the steps below to install it. 

1. Insert the installation CD. The auto run page appears. Click on “TotalMedia Extreme” to 

start installation. 



2. Choose the language you wish to use for the installation. 

3. Click “Next” to go to the next step of the instllation. 

4. Please read the following license agreement carefully, and Click “Yes” to accept the license agreement. 



5. Please choose the destination folder where you want to install the program. You can click 

“Browse” to change the destination folder, this is recommended for advanced users only. Click 

“Next” to accept the destination folder. 

6. Select which programs should be installed and click “Next”. 

We recommend that the standard selected programs be installed. 



7. Click “Next” to accept the standard start menu folder (recommended) or type in a new name for 

the start menu program folder (advanced). Click next to continue 

8. After the installation completes the installation may need to restart the computer, please save 

your work, select “Yes”, and click “Finish” to end complete installation. 

For TotalMedia Extreme features, please see the user manual found on the Driver CD. 



Guide for TotalMedia Extreme 

Install TotalMedia Extreme from the CD that came with your product. TotalMedia Extreme is used to 

record from external devices through the DVD maker to the hard drive on your computer. 

Recording from an external device using TotalMedia Extreme 

Start TotalMedia Extreme from the icon on the desktop or from the start menu. 

Select the white film strip icon (Create video) 

Click on create DVD movie 



Click on “Capture Video” 

A few changes need to be made to the device settings before the unit is ready for use, please start 

by checking that “Source” is set to AF9035 Analog Capture… if it is not, please connect the HD DVD 

Maker and click the Refresh button or select it from the drop down box just below “Source”. 

After this, please click “Device Settings” 



The Video standard should be set to the UK standard PAL I and a checkmark needs to be put into 

the box next to Video-input. 

Afterwards please click apply and OK 

Before recording can commence it is important to select the correct video input, this test uses 

Composite input (yellow connector for picture, red and white for stereo sound). 



If the Red, Blue and Green connectors (HD) are used. Please change video source to YPrPb by clicking 

on the drop down box. 

If the device you wish to connect only has one sound out connector, the device sends out only 

mono sound, in this case please use the connector that matches the color of the sound out connector 

on the device, if no color is shown on the device, you can use the red connector for sound in the 

right speaker or the white connector for sound in the left speaker. 

The standard save folder is c:\users\username\videos, if you wish to change the folder where the 

recordings are stored, please click the yellow folder to the right of the “Save to” path. 

After all of these settings are made you are ready to start using the DVD maker. 



Making a recording using TotalMedia Extreme 

Power on the external device that you want to record from 

Start playback on the device and when you wish to start recording, please press the Capture button. 

If you know the duration you wish to record, this can be set in “Capture duration” to the right of the 

Capture button, simply enter hours, minutes and seconds in this format HH:MM:SS. 

The picture above shows TotalMedia Extreme set to record 10 minutes having recorded 6 minutes 

and 4 seconds. 

When you no longer wish to record, please click the “Stop” button, if duration is set, the recording 

stops automatically after the predefined duration. 

The recording is now stored in the “Save to:” folder 



Burning a disk using TotalMedia Extreme 

Select the white film strip icon (Create video) 

Click on create DVD movie 



Get Media menu 

If you close the program during the creation of the DVD you will get an option to save your 

project, the project is not the movie itself but is the contents of the DVD menu and the location of 

the movie clips contained therein. The movie is stored automatically when you click stop after 

capturing a recording. 

On this page you can insert various items such as a Video, Slideshow or PowerPoint file. 

The picture you see on the right side of the screen reflects the DVD menu that will be burned onto 

the DVD. This menu allows for selection of the various videos that are on the DVD. 

Clicking on insert video will bring up a selection box where a recording can be selected after which 

it will be inserted into the DVD compilation. 

If two videos are inserted they will be shown as above so that it is possible to select the one to 

view using the DVD remote. 



Design menu 

Using the design menu you can alter themes, layout and other settings to customize the DVD to 

your liking. 

Preview/Produce menu 

This is the final step in the DVD creation process here it is possible to view the DVD that has been 

created through the last two steps by using the buttons at the bottom of the screen. 

To burn the DVD, click the burn button and the following page will be shown 



Here you can enter a disk label and set settings for TV Standard as well as which DVD writer to use 

and the speed to write. 

It is also possible to create the disk without the menu so that a video starts playback directly 

without showing a dvd menu. 

Click the OK button to start the burn proccess 

When the burning of the DVD is complete the below screen will be shown 



Now the DVD is created and ready for use. 



Guide to VLC Media Player 

The VLC Media Player is used to playback files recorded in TotalMedia Extreme. 

From the autorun menu on the CD, please install the VLC Media player as this program is used to 

play back recordings made in TotalMedia Extreme. 

Updating the VLC Media Player 

When the VLC Media Player is started it automatically checks for updates, if one is found it will 

display the following message on screen. 

It is highly recommended that the latest version is used. 

Clicking the Yes button will prompt for a download location, please select one that is easy to 

remember like the desktop. 

When a download location is selected the download of the new version starts automatically 



When the download is complete, please double click the file, in this case vlc-1.1.4-win32 to start the 

installation process. Please note that the file name of the VLC Media Player may vary with newer 

versions. 

The VLC Media Player will now prompt you to remove the old version of the Media Player before 

installing the new one, please click yes to doing this and follow the wizard until the uninstallation 

and installation of the new version is complete. 



Now click finish to launch the VLC Media player. 

Using the VLC Media Player to playback a recording 

Start the VLC Media Player from the desktop or the start menu 

To open a file, please click Media and click open file 



Now select the folder containing the recorded file(s) and double click the file you wish to watch 

now VLC Media Player will playback the file 

For additional information on the VLC Media player, please go to http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ 



MediaConverter software installation 

After the drivers are installed, the next step you need to do is to install the “Media Converter”. Please 

follow the steps below to install it. 

1. Insert the installation CD. The auto run page appears. Click on “Media Converter ” to start installation. 

2. Choose the installation language. 

3. Please wait while the installation program initializes. 



4. Click “Next” to go to the next step of the installation. 

5. Please read the following license agreement carefully, and Click “Yes” to accept the license agreement. 

6. You are required to insert CD Key. Please find your CD key on the top of CD paper bag. Insert and 

click “Next” to next step 



7. Please choose the destination folder where you want to install the files. You can click “Browse” to 

change the destination folder, and click “Next”. 

8. 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 in process. 

9. Please wait until the software installation finishes. 



10. Please click on the Finish button to complete the software installation. 

** For Media Converter features, please see the user manual found on the CD. 

** Serial Number is located on the CD cover 

Media Converter Introduction 

File Conversion 

Launch “ArcSoft Media Converter” for file format conversion. Select “Add File” to add the file you 

would like to convert to a different format. You can set up the file format on the left side of the 

screen. Select the folder where you want to save the file and click “Start” to complete file conversion. 



Setting the program up to work with “YouTube”’ 

Media Converter can directly convert your file into “YouTube” format and automatically upload it 

to the “YouTube” website. From “Extra” on the top right function bar, you can choose 

“Setting YouTube Account” to complete the “YouTube” account. 

Setup Step 1 

Please create and log in to your “YouTube” account on “YouTube” website. 

An account on “YouTube” is mandatory to use this feature. 



Get Authorization 

After setting up your account, please click “Get Authorization”. Media Converter will guide you to 

“YouTube” website. Please press “Allow” to continue the setup procedure. 

Save 

Please click “Save” on Media Converter to complete the setup. 



“YouTube” video uploading 

Select “YouTube Videos” on “Select Device Model” on left hand side. 

Select “YouTube” on “Convert To” near the bottom of the screen. 

Add the files you would like to upload to “YouTube” and press “Start” to start uploading. 



Video Downloader 3.0 Software Installation 

Please choose the Language you wish to use for the installation and click ”OK” to continue 

Click ”Next” to go to the next step of the installation. 

Please read through the license agreement carefully and click “Yes” if you agree with the information. 



Click “Next” to accept the default installation path (recommended) or click ”Browse” to select a new 

path for installation (advanced). 

Click ”Next” to accept the folder name that will be used in the start menu (recommended) or type a 

new name for the program folder (advanced). 

Click ”Next” next to automatically download the Mediaconverter software (recommended) or 

remove the check mark by clicking on it (advanced), if this is done mediaconverter can be installed 

from the CD as well. 



Click “Finish” to complete the installation. 

Using the Video downloader. 

The Video downloader will start automatically with windows but is also availiable for start through 

the desktop icon. 

Follow the instructions in the Video downloader to download a video. 



Go to e.g. YouTube and select a video for playback, click on the picture and the download button 

will appear, click this button and the download commences. 

In the Arcsoft downloader the files cued for download will be downloaded automatically, it is possible 

to select the folder that is used to store the files by clicking on the folder icon at the bottom 

of the screen. 

The files downloaded will be in macromedia Flash format but these can be altered using the Media 

converter tool. Please see the manual for this product for further reference. 



Other useful information 

System Requirements 

· Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher CPU 

· Windows XP(sp2) / VISTA / Windows 7 

· 4 GB+ free hard drive space 

· 512MB RAM (1024MB DDR RAM recommended) 

· 16-bit color display at 1024 x 768 

· DirectX 9 or above 

· Windows Media Player 9.0 recommended 

· 7200 RPM hard drive recommended 

· Please note: 1 hour of DV video requires approx. 13 GB space 

DISPOSAL 

Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) contains materials, parts and substances, which can be dangerous 

to the environment and harmful to human health if waste of electrical and electronic equipment 

(WEEE) is not disposed of correctly. 

Equipment, which is marked with the WEEE logo (as shown on the left), should not be thrown away with 

your household waste. Contact your Local Authority Waste Disposal Department, as they will be able to 

provide details of the recycling options available in your area. 




WARRANTY CARD 

Congratulations! You have made an excellent choice with the purchase of this 

quality product. Our commitment to quality also includes our service. Should you, 

contrary to expectations, experience defects due to manufacturing faults during 

private use within 36 months of the date of purchase we shall be liable for 

warranty in accordance with statutory warranty regulations provided that: 

- the device was not put to any use other than the intended one 

- was not overloaded 

- was not used with the wrong accessories 

- repairs were not carried out by any other than the authorized workshop 

This warranty card is only valid in connection with the receipt. Please keep both 

in a safe place. This warranty does not affect your statutory rights. 

This purchase is guaranteed for a period of three years beginning on the day of 

the purchase. Keep your purchase receipt safe as proof of date of purchase. The 

guarantee can only be extended for the duration of any repair required. 

During the warranty period please contact the web-address or our after sales 

support number stated on the back cover of this document for returning of 

defective devices. We will, at our discretion, either repair or exchange the device 

in accordance with warranty legislation. 

Please enclose the following when sending your product in for repair: 

1. Receipt (proof of purchase) 

2. This warranty card with the fault report card overleaf complete with your 

name, contact details and fault description. 

If the original receipt is not enclosed the repair will be charged for. 

After the warranty has expired you can still send defective devices 

for repairs by contacting the web-address or our after sales support 

stated on the back cover of this document. Quotes as well as 

repairs after the warranty period are to be paid for. 

Ensure that the product is sent well packed as no responsibility can 

be accepted for items lost or damaged in transit. 

This warranty does not affect your statutory rights. 

P50683


FAULT REPORT CARD 

Name 

Address 

E-mail 

Daytime Tel No 

Fault Description 

RMA 

If you have previously contacted our helpline please provide us with the reference 

(RMA) number you were issued. 

In order to deal with your enquiry as quickly and efficiently as possible, 

we ask you to send your enquiry by e-mail. Do not forget to include you 

name, address and a daytime telephone number. 

Alternatively, you can contact our service hotline on the number below: 

UK/N. Ireland: 08 458 684 540 

Rep. of Ireland: 076 60 600 29 

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