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Tabl e of Cont ent s

Chapter 1. An Overview of USB Radio
Chapter 2. Listening to FM Radio
Starting USB Radio
Scanning FM Channels
Auto Scan Operation
Manual Scan Operation
Configuring the Audio Device
Switching between FM Channels
Selecting a Channel Number
Selecting a Channel Frequency
Using the FM Channel List
Fine Tuning a Channel
Using the Panel Button
Using the Setup Dialog box
Volume Control
Volume Adjustment
Disabling the Sound
Returning to the Previous Channel
Managing FM Channels
Customizing a Channel Name
Modifying the Frequency Setting
Adding New Channels
Deleting Undesired Channels
Selecting Mono or Stereo
Hot Keys

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Chapter 3. Sound Recording and Playback
Setting Recording Options
Setting Up Recording Quality
Assigning the Save Path for Recorded Files
Naming the Recorded Files
Performing Sound Recording
Playing an Audio File
Playing the Last Recorded or Played Audio File
Playing the Selected Audio File
Changing the Playback Speed
Repeatedly Playing the Audio File
Using the Language Learning Button
Chapter 4. Radio Scheduler
Adding or Deleting Schedules
Creating a Schedule
Deleting a Schedule
Deleting All Schedules
Modifying a Schedule
Chapter 5. Other Features
Always Starting Quick USB Radio
Preventing Power Management Interrupts
Chapter 1. An Overview of USB Radio
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Chapter 1. An Overview of USB Radio
With AVerMedia USB Radio, you are allowed to listen to or record live
FM radio, play an audio file, change the playback speed, enable the repeat
playback function or even specify the repeat section. You can also create
various FM schedules in advance in order to activate USB Radio at a
specified time for recording or listening to a FM channel.
The following lists major features offered by USB Radio:
! Scan FM radio channels
! Listen to live FM radio
! Record live FM radio into WMA, WAV or other audio formats
! Play WMA or WAV files
! Repeat playing the whole or a part of a sound file
! Change the playback speed
! Set FM radio schedules for listening or recording







Chapter 2. Listening to FM Radio
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Chapter 2. Listening to FM Radio
USB Radio provides an easy-to-use interface for users to control FM
features.
Starting USB Radio
There are two ways to run the USB Radio program. Do one of the
following:
! Choose Start ! Programs ! USB Radio ! USB Radio.
! Double-click the Quick USB Radio icon

at the lower-right corner
of the screen.
Then the USB Radio application shown below will appear.
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Refer to the following for the button functions or meanings of the
information displayed on the USB Radio application.
1. Mi ni mi ze
2. Turn Off
3. Edi t Channel Name
4. Channel Up or Tune Up
5. Set Frequency/Channel
6. Channel Down or Tune Down
7. Loop Channel
8. Setup
9. USB Radi o PDF
10. Open Fi l e
11. Stop
12. Pause
13. Pl ay
14. Record
15. Language Learni ng
16. Current Status
17. Seek Sl i der
18. Li nk to AVerMedi a Home Page
19. System Ti me
20. Current Channel Name
21. Current Channel Frequency
22. Current Channel Number
23. Mute
24. Vol ume Up/Down
25. Numeri c Buttons
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Scanning FM Channels
Before using USB Radio to record or listen to any FM radio channel, you
should search for available FM radio channels in your geographical region
with the channel scan function. After finishing scanning operation, the
application will memorize the scan result and create a list of FM radio
channels in the Setup dialog box. USB Radio provides two SCAN functions,
which are described below.
Auto Scan Operation
When you run the application for the first time, the application will
automatically start scanning FM channels. It is strongly recommended
NOT to cancel the operation. For more information, refer to the Quick
Installation Guide.

Manual Scan Operation
Some channels may be missing from the scan result due to weak radio
signals or interruptions of environmental electromagnetic factors at the
time of scanning. You can re-scan for these FM channels manually later.
If you move to another area where FM frequencies are totally different,
it is necessary to scan FM channels once again.
To manually scan FM channels, do the following:
1. Click . The Setup dialog box will appear.
2. Specify the Scan Level you want, and then
click Auto Scan. Selecting a lower scan level
will cause the application to search for and
memorize those channels which send stronger
signals only at the time of scanning. Therefore,
the LOWER the scan level, the LESS FM
channels are found and listed in the Channel
List. If you only want to scan FM channels
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which send strong signals at the time of scanning, select a lower
scan level.
Configuring the Audio Device
USB Radio receives real-time FM radio signals and transmits audio data to
your systems sound device. If the sound device is not configured properly,
you cannot hear or record the FM radio via USB Radio.
To configure the systems sound device:
1. Click . The Setup
dialog box will appear.
2. Click the Audio tab.
3. A message box appears.
Simply click OK.
4. From the Preferred
Audio Device list box,
select the sound device
physically connected with
the USB Radio device.
5. In the Live Radio section,
choose the audio jack
connected with the USB
Radio device (usually Line
In or Microphone), and
make sure the Volume
slider is set properly.
6. Click OK or Apply.
Switching between FM Channels
You can go to the desired radio channel by changing either the channel
number or frequency, or by using the FM channels list. When USB Radio
shifts to the channel number mode, you will see displayed on the
control panel, indicating that you can switch between channel numbers at
present. If USB Radio shifts to the channel frequency mode, you will
see

instead. See the following for how to select a specific channel.
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Selecting a Channel Number
1. If USB Radio application is currently in the channel frequency
mode, click to switch to .
2. Do one of the following to go to the desired channel.
! Click or to go to the next upper or lower channel
number.
! Press the Left or Right arrow key on the keyboard to change
channels.
! Input the channel number by clicking the
number buttons on the USB Radio application.
! Input the channel number by pressing number
keys on the keyboard.
Selecting a Channel Frequency
1. If currently USB Radio application is in the channel number mode,
click to shift to .
2. Do one of the following to select the desired channel frequency.
! Click or to tune the frequency up or down by
0.05MHz.
! Press the Left or Right arrow key on the keyboard to tune the
frequency.
! Input the channel frequency by clicking the number buttons on
the USB Radio application. For example, click , and

for FM 92.7.
! Input the channel frequency by pressing number keys on the
keyboard.
Using the FM Channel List
The list of FM channels is created when the first scanning operation is
executed and will be refreshed whenever the scanning operation is
performed again. The list will list all FM channels that USB Radio has
found. You can use the
list to go to the desired
channel.
1. Click . The
Setup dialog box will
appear.
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2. Select the preferred channel by clicking on it in the Channel List
section.
Fine Tuning a Channel
If the signal reception is unclear, you can try to tune up or tune down the
channel. There are two ways to tune the frequency as shown below:
Using the Panel Button
1. If currently USB Radio application is in the channel number mode,
click to shift to .
2. Do one of the following to tune up or tune down the current channel.
! Click or to tune the frequency up or down by
0.05MHz each time.
! Press the Left or Right arrow key on the keyboard to tune the
frequency.
Using the Setup Dialog box
1. Click . The Setup dialog box will appear.
2. Choose the Channel tab.
3. Click on the channel which you want to tune in the Channel List.
4. Click -0.05 or +0.05 to tune down or tune up by 0.05MHz each
time.
5. Click Memorize to save the new frequency.
Volume Control
You can increase or decrease volume, or turn off the sound to meet your
own needs.
Volume Adjustment
Do one of the following:
! Click or to increase or decrease volume.
! Click ! Choose the Audio tab ! Click OK ! Drag the
Volume slider in the Live Radio section ! Click OK.
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! Press the Up or Down arrow key on the keyboard to increase or
decrease volume.
Disabling the Sound
To disable the sound, simply click to make it become .
Returning to the Previous Channel
The application will memorize the previous channel you chose in the
channel number mode.
To go back to the previous channel number, click .
NOTE: The application is NOT designed to memorize the previous channel
you chose in the channel frequency mode, so it is not possible to go
back to the previous frequency by clicking .
Managing FM Channels
You can manually add new FM channels in the FM channel list, delete
unnecessary channels, or edit the settings of any existing channels.
Customizing a Channel Name
There are two ways to set a personalized channel name.
Using the Edit Channel Name button:
1. Go to the channel which you want to edit.
2. Click . The Edit Channel Name dialog box appears.
3. Type a new name in the Channel Name text box.
4. Click OK.
Using the Setup button:
1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click on the channel whose name you want to change in the
Channel List section.
3. Type a new name in the Channel Name text box.
4. Click Memorize to save the new name.
5. Click OK or Cancel to exit the dialog box.
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Modifying the Frequency Setting
1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click on the channel whose frequency setting you want to modify in
the Channel List section.
3. Type a new frequency value in the Frequency text box. Or click
-0.05 or +0.05 to tune the frequency.
4. Click Memorize to save the new frequency.
5. Click OK or Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Adding New Channels
If the desired FM radio channels cannot be obtained through the
scanning operation, you can manually add these channels into the list of
FM channels.
1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click Manual Add Channel.
3. Enter the frequency and channel name you want in the Frequency
and Channel Name text boxes respectively.
4. Click Memorize to save the new setting. Or click Cancel (the one
next to the Memorize button) to abort the setting.
5. Repeat Steps 2~4 if you wish to add more channels.
6. Click OK or Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Deleting Undesired Channels
You can remove those channels that you will never listen to from the
list of FM channels.
1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click on the FM channel that you want to delete in the Channel
List.
3. Click Delete.
4. Repeat Steps 2~3 if you want to delete other channels.
5. Click OK or Cancel to exit the dialog box.
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Selecting Mono or Stereo
By default the application is set to Stereo. If the audio quality becomes
unstable or poor due to the environmental factors such as the weather
condition, you can try to solve such problem by switching Mono to Stereo
or vice versa.
1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears
2. Click Set Mono to switch the audio mode from Stereo to Mono, or
click Set Stereo to switch from Mono to Stereo.
3. Click OK or Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Hot Keys
The application provides hot keys for you to quickly operate it with the
keyboard.
Hot Key Description Function
"/# Channel Up/Down or
Tune Up/Down
Press # to go to the succeeding FM
channel number or tune the frequency
up by 0.05MHz.
Press " to go to the preceding FM
channel number or tune the frequency
down by 0.05MHz.
$/% Volume Adjustment Press $ to increase the volume.
Press % to decrease the volume.
Number
keys
(0~9)
Channel
Number/Frequency
Selection
Use the number keys to enter the
channel number or frequency.
M Mute Control Turn off/on the sound.

Chapter 3. Sound Recording and Playback
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Chapter 3. Sound Recording and Playback
USB Radio allows you to record FM radio programs into WMA, WAV, and
more audio formats, play any audio file at different speeds, repeat playing
an audio file etc.
Setting Recording Options
The application allows you to configure the sound recording quality
including audio formats (WMA, WAV, and more), sample rates and so on.
Besides, you can specify where to save the recorded files by default.
Setting Up Recording Quality
1. Click . The
Setup dialog box
appears.
2. Click the Recording
tab.
3. You can choose a
codec from the
Encoder drop-down
list. Select either
WMA(Windows
Media Audio V2 or
WMAudio Encoder
DMO), WAV(PCM)
or others as the default
format for audio files
that will be recorded
afterward.
4. To personalize your
own recording quality,
simply choose a
sampling rate from the Attribute drop-down list.
5. Click OK or Apply.
Assigning the Save Path for Recorded Files
You can assign a default folder for storing recorded audio files.
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1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click the Recording tab.
3. Click Browse. The Browse for folder dialog box appears.
4. Specify the path by clicking on the folder you want and then click
OK.
5. Click OK or Apply.
Naming the Recorded Files
You have two methods of naming the recorded files.
1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click the Recording tab.
3. Select one of the following options to name the recorded files.
! Auto-generated filename: This option lets the application
automatically name the recorded files based on the recording
date and time. The filename format is ddhhmmss.xxx as
explained below.
date (dd), hour (hh), mi nute (mm), second (ss)
extension
ddhhmmss.xxx

! User-defined filename: With this option enabled, a dialog box
will appear for users to specify a filename whenever the
recording operation is done.
4. Click OK or Apply.
Performing Sound Recording
To record the FM radio program, you should switch to the desired FM
channel before performing the recording operation.
To perform sound recording:
1. Click to start sound recording.
2. To pause the sound recording process temporarily, click . Then
click again to continue the recording.
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3. Click to end sound recording.
Playing an Audio File
The application can play an WMA or WAV file.
Playing the Last Recorded or Played Audio File
1. Click and the application will immediately play the last
audio file which you have recorded or played since the application
is activated.
2. To temporarily pause the playback, click . Then click
again when you want to continue the playback.
3. To stop the playback, click .
Playing the Selected Audio File
1. Click and the Open dialog box appears.
2. Select an audio file you want to play and click Open.
3. The application will start to play the selected file. To temporarily
pause the playback, click . Then click again to
continue the playback.
4. To stop the playback, click .
Changing the Playback Speed
You might want to slow down the playback speed of an audio file in
order to learn a foreign language. To do so, simply press after
the audio file is played. You can assign the playback speed before or
after the play command is performed.
Changing the speed before playback:
1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click the Audio tab.
3. A message box appears. Click OK.
4. Select the speed you want from the Playback Rate list box.
5. Click OK.
6. Play the audio file you want.
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7. Click to apply the assigned playback speed.
Changing the speed during playback:
You can change the playback speed after the playback begins. Refer to
Using the Language Learning Button for related information.
Repeatedly Playing the Audio File
1. Click . The Setup dialog box appears.
2. Click the Audio tab.
3. A message box appears. Click OK.
4. Enable the Repeat forever check box.
5. Click OK.
Afterward the application will always repeat the playback after an audio
file is played. If you only want to repeat playing a part of the file
instead of the whole file, refer to Using the Language Learning Button
for instructions.
Using the Language Learning Button
The Language Learning button

is designed for you to learn a
foreign language. It allows you to change the playback speed, and even
assign the audio section to which you intend to repeat listening. The
button can be used for the following three applications:
! You want to change the playback speed.
! You want to repeat playing a specific part of the audio file.
! You want to repeat playing a specific part of the audio file at a
changed speed.
To use the Language Learning button:
1. Click or to start the playback.
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2. RIGHT-click over

to make the Language Learning Setup
dialog box appear.

3. If you want to change the playback speed, select the desired
playback speed from the Playback Rate list box.
4. To learn the effect of the selected playback rate, click Test and the
application will immediately play the audio file at the specified rate.
5. If you want to assign the playback repeat section, click Start to set
the beginning position, and Stop to set the ending position of the
Repeat Section.
6. Click OK to keep the changes or Cancel to abort.
7. Click to apply new settings.
Clearing the Setting of Repeat Section
To remove the Repeat Section setting from the Language Learning
Setup dialog box, follow the steps below:
1.
RIGHT-click over . The Language Learning Setup dialog box
appears.

2. Choose Clear.
3. Click OK.
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Chapter 4. Radio Scheduler
The Radio Scheduler function allows you to create a list of FM radio
schedules, activating the application automatically to broadcast or record
the real-time FM radio program at a specific time.
To run Radio Scheduler, do one of the following:
! Choose Start & Programs & USB Radio & Radio Scheduler.
! Right-click over the Quick USB Radio icon

and select Radio
Scheduler from the pop-up menu.
! Press & Edit Scheduler.
! Right-click over .

Adding or Deleting Schedules
To add or delete schedules, follow these steps:
Creating a Schedule
1. Click New.
2. The Edit Radio Scheduler dialog box will appear.
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3. Select Live for listening or Record for recording FM radio
programs in the Action list box.
4. Select Monthly, Weekly or Daily to determine how often will the
application be activated to perform the assigned task.
5. Specify the day, time and length for the application to execute the
assigned task.
! In the Day list box, specify the date of month or the day of
week. This setting is not available if you select Daily in the
Type section.
! In the Hour and Minute list boxes, specify the starting time.
! If Record is selected in the Action list box, then you need to
specify how long will the recording task last in unit of minutes
in the Length list box.
6. Select the desired FM channel in the Channel list box.
7. Type the description in the Description text box if you want.
8. Click OK to add or Cancel to abort the schedule.
9. Repeat Steps 1~8 if you want to add more schedules.
10. Click Save to keep the new schedules.
11. Click Exit to quit Radio Scheduler.
Deleting a Schedule
1. Click on the schedule that you want to delete from the list.
2. Click Delete.
3. Repeat Steps 1~2 if you want to delete more schedules.
4. Click Save to save the changes.
5. Click Exit to quit Radio Scheduler.
Deleting All Schedules
1. Click Delete All to remove all schedules in the list.
2. Click Save to save the changes.
3. Click Exit to quit Radio Scheduler.
Modifying a Schedule
To change the settings of an existing schedule:
1. Double-click over the schedule that you want to modify.
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2. The Edit Radio Scheduler dialog box appears.
3. Change the settings of the schedule.
4. Click OK to accept or Cancel to abort the changes.
5. Click Save to save the changes if any.
6. Click Exit to quit Radio Scheduler.

NOTE: It is strongly recommended to run the Quick USB Radio program
if you have set any FM schedule in the Radio Scheduler application.
Otherwise, the FM schedules will not be executed. For more information,
refer to Always Starting Quick USB Radio.

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Chapter 5. Other Features
The USB Radio application also provides other features to meet
consumers possible needs.
Always Starting Quick USB Radio
If you do not run Quick USB Radio, those FM schedules (if any) preset
in the Radio Scheduler application will not be performed. Therefore, it
is strongly recommended to run Quick USB Radio at Windows startup.
To make the Quick USB Radio program automatically run in Windows,
do the following:
1. Right-click over Quick USB Radio.
2. Enable Run at Windows startup.
Preventing Power Management Interrupts
While the USB Radio application is under operation, the system power
management features, such as Hibernate, Standby or Turn off hard
disks, will be automatically disabled. When the USB Radio application is
closed, the system will return to the original power management settings.