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Video Wonder DVB-T Manual

1. 3 Installation of Hardware and Drivers The following sections provide step by step instructions on installing and configuring the DVB T card accessories and software 3 1 DirectX Before installing your new Video Wonder DVB T it is necessary to install DirectX 9 0 or higher to your Operating system You ll find this program on the CD ROM in the folder DirectX 3 2 Installing the Video Wonder DVB T Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial 1 Switch off your PC and all connected peripheral devices such as your printer and monitor Leave the AC power cable connected for the time being so that your computer is still grounded l Q fo 7 D pl 2 Touch the metal chassis at the rear of the PC to ground and to discharge static Now unplug the cord from the AC power socket TE 4 Look for a free PCI expansion slot When selecting the PCI slot note that DVB T cards should not be plugged into PCI slot 1 in conjunction with an AGP graphics card because PCI slot 1 is very frequently assigned to the same interrupts as the AGP slot This would give both cards the same interrupt which can lead to crashes during operation The numbers assigned to the PCI slots are listed in your motherboard manual 5 Carefully remove the card from its packaging and pick it up by the edges with one hand while your other hand is touching a metal part of the PC l pi y A men mp e lt gt 10 This will ensure that
2. Audio Static VideoFormat PAL hd Width x Height 352x256 bd Bit Rate 4000000 Kbit sec Advanced Abbrechen Obemehmen Video Select the Video Standard the resolution and the Bitrate When you click on Advanced another Window will open where you can select the Frame Rate the Encoder level and whether the recording should be done Inverted Deinterlaced and or Off Line Fenns DIY Vi wWE TY voeo Ms Genius DIY Video Wonder DVB T a r Frame Info View Tool About Frame Rate 29 97 z i ta Encoder Level fs x ican 4 ea a a ae ta are M Invert J Deinterlace OffLine cancel Display Record Directory Schedule Recording DVB Setting C MPEG SYSTEM ler DM Abbrechen beiehmer 5 2 3 Directory Settings Display Record Directory Schedule Recording DVB Setting Abbrechen Ubeinetrner Select the Folder for your working directory 5 2 4 Schedule Recording Setting E x Display Record Directory Schedule Recording DVB Setting r Schedule Table Abbrechen Obemehmen This is where you will find a list of the programs you want to record in the future Refer to section 8 for a description on how to use the Schedule Recording 5 2 5 DVB Setting Directory Schedule Recording DVB Setting You can set the bandwidth settings for different countries 6 PIP Picture In Picture The PIP funct
3. your body is completely discharged via your computer without damaging the TV card Align the holder at the rear of the TV card in the expansion slot in such a way that the card s connectors are directly in line with the slots socket Connect the portable antenna cable or the UHF VHF antenna cable which you would normally connect to the antenna input terminal on your television to the TV antenna terminal on the DVB T card Reconnect the AC power cable as well as all other cables Make sure that your speakers are set to low volume 11 Switch your computer on again to begin installing the software 3 3 Driver Installation for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP Service Pack 1 After rebooting Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 XP Service Pack 1 will automatically detect the presence of a new hardware component in the system and will tell you so in a Found new Hardware Wizard window If you are not sure what version of Windows you have just click the right mouse button on my computer folder and select Properties to see the version If your PC is not ether Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or Windows XP Service Pack 1 please go to Microsofts website http www microsoft com to upgrade your Windows version of Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000 or Service Pack 1 for Windows XP by the Internet System Properties ae es 2 x General Network Identification Hardware User Protiles Adv
4. 1 Getting Started 1 1 Introduction Get ready to be amazed with the Video Wonder DVB T This remarkable box is more powerful than your TV It allows you to access free to air digital terrestrial TV and listen to free to air digital radio directly Never again do you need to worry about missing any favorite shows you can record the TV programs in MPEG 2 format by using the schedule recording function You can also capture images to make your own desktop wallpaper The Video Wonder DVB T can replay the programs you recorded at any time you can even watch video from a DVD VCD player a VCR or anything with composite S Video output and Digital TV at the same time 1 2 Features e Watch Digital Terrestrial TV and listen to Digital Radio on your PC e Supports schedule recording e Watch digital terrestrial TV and play video programs from DVD VCD VHS camcorder at the same time e Portable antenna included the receiving quality is subject to local DVB T signal 1 3 Package Contents You should have the following items in the package e Video Wonder DVB T e AV Cable e Driver e Remote control e Portable antenna User s Manual 1 4 System Requirement To use the Video Wonder DVB T successfully please ensure that your desktop system meets the following requirements e Mainboard with available busmaster capable PCI slot v 2 1 or higher e Pentium III 800 MHz or faster PC e MPEG 1 real time encoding PIII 1GHz or AMD
5. Athlon 1 or higher e MPEG 2 real time encoding P4 1 6GHz or AMD Athlon 1 6 or higher e DVD real time encoding P4 2GHz or AMD Athlon 2GHz or higher e 256 MB RAM minimum 512 MB RAM recommended e VGA Card with DirectX 8 1 Support e Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP Service Pack 1 e DirectX 9 or higher e CD ROM or DVD drive e 20 MB available hard disk space for installation e Additional free space in your hard disk for recording and editing files e VGA monitor with DirectShow installed supporting 16 bit color e Sound card e Speakers for audio output e Available IRQ e TV antenna or TV cable 2 Input amp Output Connections 2 1 Video Wonder Series Model Connections The Video Wonder DVB T card supports both S Video and Composite input See the diagram below for connection details S Video Audio R t Audio L Composite Video Remote Remote Connects the sensor of your Video Wonder DVB T Remote Control AV Cable Connects the AV Cable to the 7 pin connector of the Video Wonder DVB T Composite Video Used for connecting external devices like a VCR camera or camcorder Audio L Connects the left audio channel of an external audio device Audio R Connects the right audio channel of an external audio device S Video Connects external devices like a VCR or camcorder ANT Use this connection to connect your home or room antenna The Remote Control 1 Full Screen 2 POW
6. ER 3 Numeric Keypad 5 Mute 4 RECALL 6 TV Radio 7 SAP 8 CH CH 9 Enter 10 VOL VOL 11 Source 12 PIP 13 Reserved 14 Record Pause 15 TimeShift Pause 16 Rewind 17 Forward 18 Play Pause 19 End 20 Back 21 Stop 1 Full Screen Switch between Full Screen and previous size 2 Power Turns on off the Genius DTV Program 3 Numeric Keypad Select the desired channel directly In Scan Mode you can type in the frequency directly and confirm with Enter 4 Recall Switch to the previous watched channel 5 Mute Mute the Audio 6 TV Radio Switch between TV and Radio reception 7 SAP Switch to a Second Audio Program if transmitted 8 CH CH Switch to the next previous channel 9 VOL VOL Decrease increase the Audio Level 10 Enter Confirm a selection 11 PIP To enable disable the PIP Mode and to switch on Main and second window 12 Source To switch between the different sources DVB gt AV In gt S Video 13 Record Pause To start and pause the recording of the current program 14 Reserved 15 TimeShift Pause To start and pause the current program 16 Rewind To go back through the Playback 17 Play Pause To play and pause a recorded file 18 Forward To go forward through the Playback or Time Shifted Recording 19 Back To go to the beginning of a recorded video during Playback 20 Stop Stops the Playback or Recording 21 End To go to the end of a recorded video during Playback
7. anced System Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Registered to This is an example for checking the version of Windows 2000 If you have not already done so place the Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Then select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced item and click Next diver in these locations abt below to limit or expand the defauk search which meda The best dives found wil be instalied Now select Search for the best driver in these locations item and click Next Windows will now find the drivers on the Installation CD and install them automatically After installing the driver Windows will inform you that it has done so successfully Click Finish This completes the installation of the drivers and you can now start installing the application program 4 Installation 4 1 Installation of Genius DTV Digital TV The installation of the Genius DTV software can be carried out by using either the Auto start program of the provided Driver and Application CD Software Installation or by executing a single file if you have downloaded the program from the Internet If the Auto start program does not appear automatically when you insert your Genius Installation CD start it manually by running the InstallCD exe file located on the Genius Installation CD 4 2 Scanning for TV Channels Wiew Tool About Say Before you can watch D
8. g on your Source you have several possibilities to customize your settings 5 1 DVB Mode 5 1 1 Directory Settings zi Dincic Schadde Recording OVE Seting Woting Deecscey Ser o CE atenen eee When you have DVB T as the main source you will see the Dialog box as shown on the left side and here you can specify the folder which is used as the working directory 5 1 2 Schedule Recording seteno xl Directory Schedule Recording DVB Setting r Schedule Table Here you can enter a list of programs that you would like to record in the future Please check section 8 for a description on how to use the Schedule Recording 5 1 3 DVB Setting Here you control the bandwidth settings for different countries seteno xl Directory Schedule Recording DVB Setting Bandwidth Setting Abbrechen Ubemetimer 5 2 Analog Mode AV In or S Video 5 2 1 Display Settings Display Record Directory Schedule Recording DVB Setting Output Size 320x240 v Data Format MNAM ia UYvY Abbrechen berebmer When you have selected AV In or S Video you will see the Dialog box as shown above e Output Size Here you specify the display size of the analog source Data Format The different output formats are specified e Color Customize the Color of the display characteristics like Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation and Sharpness A click on Defaul
9. igital TV you have to scan for available channels in your area To access the Scan Button click in the Window title bar on Tools gt Scan Receiving Setup Scan new Frequency r Receiving Setup Minimum Frequency 172500 HA Maximum Frequency 863000 Hz Bandwidth Click on terrestrial scanning so you can enter the minimum and maximum frequency area that can be scanned for channels Channel Scan You have two possibilities to scan for available channels 1 Auto Scan From the Drop Down field you can select your country Button Scar m Channel Scan C Auto PAT PMT SDT Location All Channel Europe During the Auto Scan you will see the above picture showing you the actual status 2 Transponder Scan If you have already successfully scanned for channels and you want to add another frequency manually type in the section for Transponder Scan the frequency in kHz and the modulation for DVB T 16QAM or 64QAM in most cases and press the Button again Frequency kHz 533000 FEC Rate Not Defined ba Modulation 1604M Guard Interval Not Defined X Transmission Mode Not Defined zi gt 5 cari gt The found channels are displayed in the window with additional information of TID SID Video PID and Audio PID Here you also have the possibility to save your frequency list and to import it again After the scan click on Ok you should have a sim
10. ilar screen as follows 4 3 Receiving DVB T Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial On the right side you will find all scanned and saved channels which you choose by double clicking on it Here you will find a drop down menu where you can select which kind of transmission you want to see You can choose between TV Free Channels scrambled channels TV CA Conditional Access or Radio TV5 ASIA R l Intemational TVE To receive scrambled channels you need a subscription from your broadcaster 4 4 Choosing your source Your Video Wonder DVB T Card is not only limited to receive Digital signals you can also switch to a different analogue source On the left side you will find a button with an arrow pointing to the left By clicking this button a sidebar will open to access different video sources You can choose between AV in S Video DVB PIP Scan Play Swap aan lro switch to an external device connected to the AV In Input yellow Svideo ro switch to an external device connected to the S Video Input AE To watch Digital Terrestrial TV selected by default BP bro watch a second analog source while watching digital terrestrial TV shia bro access the scan settings Say For playback of recorded files A waps video between main window and second window in PIP mode To access the Setting Dialog click in the Window title bar on Tools gt Settings Genus DIY Video Wonder DVB T 5 Settings Dependin
11. ion can be accessed using the left menu When you click on the PIP Button shown in the right image you will see in the right hand corner a second live stream from an external source while watching the digital TV The second live source can be a VCR DVD video camera DV or anything with composite S video output When you are in PIP Mode you can switch between S Video and AV In depending which connection you used for your external device A second click on the PIP Button will switch the windows so the program played by the external device will be shown in the main window while the digital TV is shown in the small window Another click on the PIP Button will turn off the PIP function 7 The Function Buttons Click on this button to expand viewing screen and hide the channel list Click on this button to change the screen back and make the channel list available again E Click on this screen to switch to Full Screen and the DVB T TV Signal will be shown on the complete monitor The title and bottom bar will become visible again when you move the mouse and by clicking on this button you will leave the full screen mode 8 Recording 0 8 1 The Recording Button By clicking on the record button you can record the main window In DVBS mode you can record pure MPEG 2 Audio and Video signal In analog mode S Video or AV In you can record the signal in the format that you have specified before in
12. mply click the TimeShift button The TimeShift button will then turn into a Pause Play button letting you pause the video and then clicking it again will begin playback right where you left it Move the slider around to fast forward or rewind video Click on the Skip to Beginning button to go to the beginning of the TimeShifted file and click on Skip to End to move back to what is currently showing When you want to stop TimeShift click on the Stop button You cannot change channels while TimeShift 8 4 Snapshots button You can take still image snapshots of video and save them to your hard drive To take a snapshot click on the Snapshot button and the current video image will be saved to your hard drive in the working directory specified in Directory Settings and you can see the snapshots you have taken
13. section 5 2 In both modes you will find the recorded files in the directory where you have specified in section 5 2 1 and 5 2 2 8 2 The Schedule Recording Director Schedule Recording DYB Settina As explained in section 5 2 4 you can access the Schedule Recording in the Settings Menu This is your schedule list of your planned recordings Click on the Add Button and can add a new scheduled recording The Delete Button cancels the highlighted scheduled recording and the Edit Button gives you the option of change the settings of a scheduled recording The Add and Edit Buttons open a second menu Choose whether you want to add a recording one time only or do the same recording on different days for the same channel From the Drop Down Menu select the desired channel choose the date and the start time the duration of the recording and give the Schedule Recording a specific name By clicking on the Add Button the settings are saved to the Schedule List Schedule Setting x m Schedule Type Channel Dwty F Date 05 05 2004 Start Time 17 00 00 Duration feo mins File Name News Add Cancel With the TimeShift function you can pause live TV leave and come back and watch your program right where you left it You can then also fast forward past commercials or rewind to see a particular scene again To begin TimeShift si
14. t will disregard all settings and restore to the Default Settings 5 2 2 Record Settings The Record Settings offer the possibility to use the standard settings provided by the DTV Software x Display Record Diaci Schedule Recording OVE Setting Here you can define whether you want to record Good Better or Best Quality by predefined settings When you choose Customized you can also select the MPEG standards you want to record You can choose between the following formats e NTSC or PAL MPEG 1 e NTSC or PAL VCD e NTSC or PAL MPEG 2 e NTSC or PAL SVCD e NTSC or PAL DVD The Profiles Button is also available in Customized Mode and opens the following Menu ize 640x480 BitRate 4000000 4 Create Modify Duplicate Remove Remove All Choose here whether you want to Create a new Profile Modify or Duplicate the existing profiles or Remove one or Remove all existing profiles Create Profiles General Enter a name for the Profile and add a Comment Also decide whether this should be a MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 Profile x System vi i General system Video Audio General Sy Video Audio r Bitstream mode Name Proflel0 MPEGA General comme MPEG VCD C MPEG 2DVD Mode MPEG 1 J System Depending on the Mode you selected in the General Settings you can select the Bitstream Mode here ideo Setting x General System Video

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