Typhoon TV/FM PCI Capture Card User Manual ENG
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1. Powered by CNN com N T ri y T F ry 2 fe Pre via Gegen H Fierze L CN POF LNTOFMAtTLON SsDOUT UNNI EA PAY OFF ALL YOUR DEBTS NOW SEE P366 TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Simply clicking the Tx button opens the Teletext window This service is not available in all countries Furthermore not all TV Stations provide Teletext service Everyday however competent editorial offices provide a selection of quickly and easily accessible information which you can access for free since it is constantly transferred along with the TV picture via the so called vertical blanking interval of the picture signal As long as there is an antenna signal present at the card and you have already scanned and stored channels you will now see the Teletext information offered by the corresponding TV station Surfing through the pages is conveniently easy thanks to the preloaded text tables Use the arrow buttons on the software interface the PC keyboard or the remote control to navigate from one page to another or enter a page number directly You can also click a page reference directly to call up its content practically with no delay 6 8 Volume increases the volume decreases the volume Version 1 5 The Volume Slider lets you control the volume of the Audio The M symbol has a Mute function One click on it turns the audio off another click turns it on again All specifications are subject to2. InstallCD exe file located on the Installation CD 4 2 Launching the Typhoon TV Application When starting your TV application program for the first time a dialog box will appear to choose the correct country settings When you click the Ok Button the software will scan for available TV channels e WE m The software provides all necessary access to the important TV functions Using the buttons you can control the functions of your TV Application software 4 3 Choosing your Video Source When you receive your TV Signal with Home Antenna When you receive your TV Signal with Cable Antenna AMIN An external device connected to your Composite Video In VIDEO An external device connected to your S Video In Listen to FM Radio only FM Models Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 11 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Multimedia for living Simply click on one of the above described buttons and as long there is a signal present at your card you will see a picture Discovery We Les FM RADIO ka You can adjust the size of the picture freely by dragging its edges using the mouse and move the window to any screen location by clicking the window caption bar and dragging Double clicking the TV picture switches the picture to full screen display Double clicking again switches back to window display mode On the left
3. 8 1 Accelerator Keys SUMMALY cessen aaar 25 J MNE Galery corra 26 gT TING Gei de ek e 26 9 2 FM Radio only for FM Models ccccececececeeeeeeeeceeeceeeeeeeseeseeesneesaees 27 10 Technical Support enee 28 TOs TPOUDIG SHOOTING BEE 28 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 1 Getting Started 1 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TV FM PCI Capture Card This product turns your PC quick and easy into a powerful desktop multimedia System Capture video and still images experience real time MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 recording Moreover the TV FM PCI Capture Card also provides high quality TV viewing with true stereo TV experience directly on your computer monitor 1 2 Features Philips 713X Chipset Plug amp Play compliant PCI card 125 channel cable antenna ready TV tuner Composite video and S Video input Multiple Channel Preview Teletext Real time recording Time Shift Function Scheduler Technology Capture still images TV screen scalable up to full size Listen to FM radio Record FM radio Compatible with current Windows Versions Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP depends on the TV Broadcasting system in your country Only FM Models Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 1 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 1 3 Package Contents When removing the content
4. 15 x Options Help Record Master MIDI CO Audio Line In Microphone Wave Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance Balance bt 4 kk 4 p F 4 p F 4 p a bk d Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Er Select Select Select Select Advanced ES Livel Wave Device This completes the configuration of the sound card settings and you can now close the soundcard mixer With the TV FM PCI Capture Card the above settings are not necessary By choosing None in the Audio Settings the Audio will be transmitted internally See Chapter 6 6 Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 10 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 4 The Typhoon TV Software The heart of your Typhoon TV card is the TV Software The TV Application The Typhoon TV Application has a user friendly design that makes it simple to use The Utility allows the user to control the viewing and recording of TV and video plus listen to FM stereo 4 1 Installation of the Typhoon TV Application The installation of the TV software can be carried out either using the Autostart 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 Autostart program does not appear automatically when you insert your Installation CD start it manually by running the
5. 50575 2 Input amp Output Connections 2 1 TV FM PCI Capture Card Series Model Connections The TV FM PCI Capture Card supports both S Video and Composite input See the diagram below for connection details Video in Video in 1 Remote Control 2 Audio Out 3 S Video In 4 Audio In 5 Composite Video In 6 Antenna In TV 7 Antenna In FM Composite Audio out gt Remote control cable port OO EM Antenna To connect the sensor of your TV Tuner remote control Use the packaged audio cable to connect to your sound card This is not necessary when you capture the sound internal by the PCI Bus Please refer to Chapter 6 6 To connect external devices like VCR or Camera To connect external audio devices To connect external devices like VCR or Camera Use these connections to connect your cable or home antenna Use these connections to connect your cable or home antenna only FM Model Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 3 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 3 Installation of Hardware and Drivers The following sections provide step by step instructions on installing and configuring the card accessories and software 3 1 DirectX Before installing your new TV Tuner it is necessary to install DirectX 8 1 or higher for your Operating system You can find DirectX
6. 97 Frames per Second DVD Format High Quality Video Standard CD consists from MPEG 2 file PAL 720 x 576 pixels with 25 Frames per Second NTSC 720 x 480 pixels with 29 97 Frames per Second The available resolution depends on your country settings When you choose VCD SVCD or DVD the output size of the recorded movies is not changeable to make ensure to produce a standard VCD SVCD or DVD MPEG 4 codecs are also limited to a fixed output size Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 16 TYPHOON Murtinvedia for living 5 5 Misc Page Dialog Box Settings Working Directory SnapShot settings Number of SnapShot 1 TV and Panel Always On Top Multi Channel Preview Preview Time 4 e Number of Preview Channels cre TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 ed The Misc Page Dialog box allows you to select additional Settings for Record and Picture Time Shift Recording When the Box is checked the Temporary recorded files won t be deleted after stop the Time shift Mode see Page 21 for additional description of the Time Shift Mode Also you can here define the resolution of the time shifted recordings Snapshot Settings Here you can define how much snapshots are taken when you click the Snapshot Button see Page 18 for additional description of the Snapshot function TV and Panel When you check the box Always on Top the T
7. Button In Addition the Time slider shows you the current position of the recording which continues in the background Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 23 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Multimedia for living 8 The Remote Control Audio Power 1 Air CATV Click this button to toggle between Air and CATV channels 2 Video Click this button to open the TV Setup Dialog Box 3 Audio Click this button to open the Audio Setup Dialog Box 4 Power Press this button to terminate TV Application program 5 AV Source Click this button to switch the input source 6 Full Screen Click this button to switch between Full Screen and the previous size 7 Stereo Select between Stereo and Mono reception 8 Mute Press this button to mute the sound 9 Numeric Keypad Select the desired channel number directly 10 Volume Up Down Increases decreases the audio level 11 Channel Up Down Click this button to go to next previous channel 12 Recall Jump to last selected TV channel 13 Enter Click this button to make a snapshot of the current TV Picture Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 24 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 8 1 Accelerator Keys Summary Use the following Hot Key table for reference to conveniently control TV function via a PC keyboard
8. TW Gard 7133 Drivers Is finished Note Update TY Card 7133 Drivers The Setup Program currently supports only Windows 2000 Windows XP for the following languages English German Italian French Spanish Dutch Chinese o N traditional Chinese simplified Japanese Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 9 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 3 6 Settings for Sound Card Owners To do so proceed as follows 1 Double click the volume control icon illustrated as a speaker on the taskbar ey i ZS ZE Mi Set W s Sab 9 22 aM 2 Be sure that the Mute option under the Line In slider is not checked and that the Line In slider is not at the bottom of its range This makes sure you will be able to hear the tone of the TV signal through your system and control the volume Other settings are required for recording see instructions below 3 Select the Options Properties menu item 4 Set the Adjust volume for option to Recording Confirm your choice by clicking OK 5 Now enable the check box below the Line In slider and move the slider itself to its middle position By checking the check box you define the Line In input of your sound card as a recording input source These is essential if you want to record a video sequence with sound and want to use the sound card input to do so
9. file in DirectX 9 but windows XP 2000 does Q Error message Drivers have not been digitally signed in Windows 2000 XP Saying OK to this should continue the installation acknowledging that you are aware that these drivers have not been certified by Microsoft Why I can t see any picture while capturing Check graphics card display settings try both 16bit and 24bit high color 800 600 Resolution gt have a picture but why can t I hear any sound Please refer to Chapter 3 6 for the correct settings What Operating Systems O S does the TV FM PCI Capture Card support Currently the installation CD disk only provides the WDM driver for Windows 98SE ME 2000 and XP If you seek other operating system drivers please see our website gt DO FO What can do when I get horizontal lines on my screen when watching TV This could have to do with the bandwidth on the PCI bus Place the card closest to the PCI busmaster slot or place it closest to the AGP slot but try to avoid PCI slot 1 1 There are some BIOS setting that you can change to get better performance It should be noted that you might not have all these settings There are also a number of various bios setups available you should consult the documentation that came with your system for information on properly navigating your bios 1 Assign IRQ to VGA enabled disabled For the PCTV to work with the graphics card this IRQ has to be enabled 2 P
10. or a wireless keyboard Keyboard Remote Control Description o o lt Channel Number Channel Up Page Down CH Channel Down Arrow Up Volume Up or Video Setting Brightness Hue Contrast Saturation or Audio Setting Balance Bass Treble Arrow Down Vol Volume Down or Video Setting Brightness Hue Contrast Saturation or Audio Setting Balance Bass Treble Snapshot Snapshot Recall Previous Channel I IA source Input Source Air Cable AV in S Video in FM Air CATV Switch between Air Cable reception V Video Video Setting Brightness Hue Contrast Saturation Audio Setting Balance Bass Treble Mute on off Stereo Mono F Full Screen Full Screen Mode On Off Alt or About Dialog Ctrl Alt F4 TV Close Open nl AddChanaa S O Add Channel o Delete Channel Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 25 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Multinedia for living 9 The Gallery e By clicking this button you will open the Gallery By right click on a file you open a context menu for additional possibilities The or VW button will close the Gallery Closes the Gallery again Opens your Email program and sends your file as attachment Changes the view from Thumbnails to List and Details Opens Microsoft Media Player to watch the Recorded Movie Opens Microso
11. select the format you want to record your files which mode you want to use for that and in which directory the files should be saved on your computer 1 Video Format Here you can choose whether your movies will be recorded as AVI MPEG 1 2 or VCD SVCD DVD Format When you have MPEG 4 codecs installed in your system you are also able to record in these formats otherwise these options are grayed out 2 Recording BitRate Choose here the BitRate of your recordings depending which file format you choose A higher bitrate improves the quality of the recorded files Choose here the location where your movies pictures are saved on your PC 4 Capture Settings Choose here the output size of your recorded movies This affects also your Video settings Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 15 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living Note AVI File This produces an uncompressed Audio and Video Interleave File MPEG 1 File Compressed Video and Audio File MPEG 2 File Compressed Video and Audio File with better Quality VCD Format Conventional CD Video Standard consists from MPEG 1 file PAL 352 x 288 pixels with 25 Frames per Second NTSC 352 x 240 pixels with 29 97 Frames per Second SVCD Format Upper Standard from Video CD consists from MPEG 2 file PAL 480 x 576 pixels with 25 Frames per Second NTSC 480 x 480 pixels with 29
12. 9 0c on the Installation CD ROM 3 2 Installing the TV Tuner 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 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 3 Remove the cover from the case of your PC 4 Look for a free PCI expansion slot When selecting the PCI slot note that TV 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 This will ensure that your body is completely discharged via your computer without damaging the TV card 6 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 Push the TV card firmly into the slot ensuring good contact Fasten the TV card with an appropriate screw lf a sound card is installed connect the Typhoon TV card to it using the supplied audio connecto
13. CI Master 0 Write Waitstate enabled disabled should the PCTV not function correctly try switching this option Enabling write waitstates slightly slows down the PCI write access which might help solving problems with stability on some motherboards Disabling write waitstates is faster but might cause problems 3 IRQ Activated By edge level For modern PCI cards like the TV Tuner S this option should be level Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 28 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living RO 4 PCI Latency Timer N Trying a higher value can help if you get noise or stripes in the TV picture if this not related to a bad reception 5 PCI Peer Concurrency enabled disabled If the PCTV does not run stable test if switching this option helps 6 CPU to PCI Write Buffer enabled disabled lf the PCTV does not run stable test if switching this option helps 7 USB Controller enabled disabled With some motherboards USB and AGP are internally connected should this be the case the USB controller on the motherboard has to be enabled for the AGP mainboard drivers to work correctly 8 Use USB IRQ enabled disabled If this option can be found in the bios settings enable the USB IRQ to fully activate the USB controller 9 CPU to PCI Write Buffer enabled disabled should the TV Application crash during operation test if switching thi
14. TYPHOON Multimedia for living TV FM PCI Capture Card Instruction Manual Article Number 50575 Version 1 5 Copyright and Trademark Notice 2005 by ANUBIS Electronic GmbH All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical without prior written permission of ANUBIS Electronic GmbH ANUBIS Electronic GmbH makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose ANUBIS Electronic GmbH reserves the right to revise this manual and to make changes in its content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or change In no event shall ANUBIS Electronic GmbH be liable to you or any third party for any consequential incidental direct indirect special punitive or other damages including without limitation damages for loss of profits interruptions loss of information pecuniary loss etc even if ANUBIS Electronic GmbH has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Updates to this documentation can be obtained from our website http Awww typhoonline com Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other brand names used in this document are registered tra
15. V Window will be always in front of the other applications Multiple Channel Preview Here you can choose how long the available channels are shown and how much channels you want to preview Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 17 TYPHOON Murtinvedia for living 6 Additional Settings 6 1 Schedule Recording Ta a amp amp e Gei Or 9 38 20 BSG ong a Schedule Recording Settings zl vw Weekly Schedule S Ounce Cable TY TY Channel From 31658 PMH To 31653 PMH Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday All Source Cable TY T Channel From 6727 2003 To 6 27 2003 31658 PMH 31653 PMH Cancel Version 1 5 TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 After you click the button for Schedule Recording you will find in your Taskbar a new symbol When you click on this new symbol a new window appears where you can plan the settings for Weekly and Designating Recordings The Weekly Schedule is for programming recurring TV shows which are broadcasted every day or every week at the same time Give the file a specific name choose the source and in which file format you want to record and confirm it by press the OK Button In the Designated Schedule you can program one event which is broadcasted by the TV Station Give the file a specific name choose
16. changes without further notice 21 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 being dia for living 7 Recording and TimeShifting EE enna LE gt em pe Pe EELE 7 1 The Record Button e or With one single click you have the possibility to record the current TV Program while watching it By clicking again the recording will stop You will find the recorded file in your Gallery in the format you have selected in the Record Settings before in Chapter 5 5 i e C Downloads ye o r A pb BEE WU mpe Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 22 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 7 2 The Time Shift Function e Cr With the Time Shift function you are able to record the current TV Program and watch it later simply click the Time Shift button and you stop watching the current TV Program and the rest will be recorded so you can watch it later click again and your Timeshift recording will stop When you want to see the recorded program just simple click back button and you see the recorded files while in the background the TV program is still recorded So you wont miss the rest of your program These additional Time Shift buttons give you the possibility to move back to the beginning of the recorded file pause it resume the viewing or move forward The Recording will stop after pressing the Stop
17. demarks of their respective companies CE Statement This equipment has been tested and complies with EN 55022 EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 standards CE Declaration of Conformity We the manufacturer importer Anubis Electronic GmbH Am Langfeld 38 66130 Saarbrucken Germany Declare that the product Brand Typhoon Model NO 50575 Model TV FM PCI Capture Card herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC Amended by 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC A 98 13 EC For the evaluation regarding the Electromagnetic Compatibility 89 336 EEC Amended by 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC amp 98 13 EC the following standards are applied For EMC European Standard EN 55022 1998 A1 2000 Class B EN 61000 3 2 2000 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 and EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 IEC 61000 4 2 1995 IEC 61000 4 3 1995 IEC 61000 4 4 1995 IEC 61000 4 5 1995 IEC 61000 4 6 1996 IEC 61000 4 8 1993 IEC 61000 4 11 1994 ANUBIS Electronic GmbH Am Langfeld 38 66130 Saarbrucken Germany Contents Tee AST ESNIE e DEE 1 Dee Ve Tee OCA CU ON EE 1 UE 1 Teale ACK AGC Een EEN 2 14 Oys lemn e RE En EE 2 2 Input amp Output Connections seessennneneneneenennnesnnennnnnnnne 3 2 1 TV FM PCI Captu
18. ecific location 0 you can select the driver you want Select now the Search for the best driver for your device Recommended item and click Next Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 5 HOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 being dia for living Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its diver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search M Floppy disk drives i CD ROM drive Microsoft Windows Update Specify a location D Windows searches now for the drivers These are located on your Installation CD so choose the option CD ROM Drive and then click Next Once Windows finds the driver you will see a message Simply click Next to continue After installing the driver Windows informs 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 Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 6 OON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Multinvedia for living 3 4 Driver Installation for Windows ME After rebooting Windows ME automatically detects the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in an Add new Hardware Wizard window Auld New Hatha wired brab
19. equirements written in Chapter 1 5 System Requirements also in which resolution you want to execute Time shifting see Chapter 5 4 Record Settings Dialog Box 10 2 Contact Us If you have attempted to resolve any problems with your TV FM Capture Card and still require assistance contact us by e mail at service typhoon de You can also see our technical support page on our website at www typhoonline com where driver updates will be posted and available for download Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 30
20. ere You can update Messenger this can sometimes solve the problem disable Messenger the easiest way is to rename the Messenger folder or uninstall messenger all together Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 29 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living Q A How to get a better picture quality when watching TV Referring to Chapter 5 4 Record Settings Dialog Box the settings you define here are also valid for the Preview Settings When your TV Card supports Overlay Mode choose here YUY2 With an overlay mode the video signal is transferred into an invisible part of the graphics board memory The graphics board will then take care of the image and make sure that it gets transferred to the right place in the visible part of the memory Not all graphics boards have this feature and thus may not allow an overlay mode The drawback of a primary mode is that your graphics board has to be set to at least 16 bits per pixel color depth Primary mode also requires more bandwidth on the PCI bus and some graphics boards show distortions of the video display especially when using 32 bits per pixel color depth And finally a menu or other window covering the primary surface video display may get overwritten under certain circumstances Why the video quality getting lower or dropping frames during time shifting or recording This depends on the system r
21. ettings Record Settings Misc Page i Hz Max Freq j Hz eee Channel Edit Channel List Channel Num Key In This Channel Name Video Standard Frequency TV settings Fully Scan Video Settings Record Settings Misc Page Fine djustment Brightness Contrast Saturation sche Default TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Here you have the possibility to execute an Extended Scan when during the frequency scan are not all channels found Also you can add manually the needed frequencies The Video Setting dialog box allows the user to adjust the TV display characteristics including brightness contrast hue and saturation When you click on the Default Button all changes will disregard and the Default Settings will be restored Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 14 TYPHOON Murtinvedia for living 5 4 Record Settings Dialog Box Settings TV settings Fully Scan Video Settings Record Settings Misc Page Video Format C yeo 352x240 C O SVED 480x480 C AVI MS MPEG4 320x240 DVD 720x480 Recording BitRate BitRate 1250000 T Working Directory Capture Settings Stream Format Output Size ox 640x480 Note YUY2 Overlay Mode RGB555 Preview Mode 3 Working Directory TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 The Record Setting dialog box allows you to
22. ft Paint for editing your pictures Closes the Gallery again Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 26 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 9 2 FM Radio only for FM Models Switching to FM Mode The Typhoon TV APPLICATION Software allows the user to listen to FM Stereo Simply click on the FM Radio button When you click this button for the first time the TV Application will perform an Auto scan for the available FM Channels After the channel search is finished you can listen to FM Stereo on your computer A new feature is the possibility to make here FM Recording in the wav file format The operation is similar to the TV Recording Auto Scan ln Ge gt GG Get Gr You have here the same Auto Scan possibilities like in the TV Application Note For further details please refer to the On Line Help of the software Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 27 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Murtinvedia for living 10 Technical Support 10 1 Troubleshooting Q Error message Windows 98SE ME asks for TSBYUV DLL during the installation of the drivers A When installing the driver you may see the system request for a file named tsbyuv dll You can ignore this message It s the limitation of DirectX 9 Because Windows 98 ME doesn t support this
23. further notice 8 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Multinedia Lor living 3 5 Driver Installation for Windows 2000 Windows XP After rebooting Windows 2000 XP automatically detect the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in a Found new Hardware Wizard window Found Sew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Multimedia Controller If pour hardware came with an installation CD lt or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 4 Back Cancel If you have not already done so place the TV FM PCI Capture Card Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Run ll ail The CD will automatically start and show you the Installation Screen gt Type the name of a program Folder document or Here please select TV Tuner Internet resource and Windows will open it For vou Driver lf the Autostart program does not Open D Setup exe E appear automatically when you insert your Installation CD go to Start gt Run and type L o va LE D Setup exe if D is your CD Rom drive 4 DriverSetup x In the next window please select Install TV Card Drivers Install TV Card 7133 Drivers After that the installation of the Driver CC Remove
24. n for Audio Settings a new window will open Dee Nore where you can define which Source is used for the input to your soundcard Sound Card Setting When switching to None the internal PCI Bus will be used for listening and recording TV The Audio Loop back cable is in this case not needed anymore Balance r Treble Beet Volume Default T138 Chip Audio Settings Close By clicking on the button 713X Chip Audio Settings you access the properties of the audio settings Here you define whether you want to receive the TV Program in stereo or Mono As additional service some TV Stations broadcast their program simultaneously in two languages This can be selected by Eigenschaften yon AudioSettings x Preview Analog Out Capture Streaming M Enable Controls Format prefer Lengt SAF C Mana f Langs Ce Dieren t Lang B f Same as Preview Direct Audio Special All Languages i Dolby Pro Logie Mode Standard M BTSC Effect Format Stereo checking the Format button f Di Virtual Dolby preview Stereo ae Incredible Capture Stereo When the settings are grayed out this means the functions are not available Abbrechen Hemener Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 20 TYPHOON Murtinvedia for living 6 7 Teletext Cp Ke er ch e Ge mi Gre E tent
25. o Standard Select Country NTSC_M D Channel Editing SE EE Edit this channel name Input Channel List n Video Standard Up 2 1 d 3 INTSC_M D D LG Delete this channel N Add this channel Auto Scan Fine tuning MH 5MHz2 Hz Default Save this Frequency v 1 TV Card Device Choose here which device you want to use in case you have more than one Video device installed Category You can choose here whether Air or Cable broadcasts your TV signal Country Sets your TV standard and TV channel table according to the country of your residence In minor cases it is necessary to set the TV Standard manually by click on the button Video Standard and here select the TV Standard of your country Fine tuning When you don t have a clear reception of the tuned channel you can make here a fine tuning Channel Editing Here you can edit and rename your favorite TV Stations Double click the Channel e number and click in the white field located under Edit this channel name Enter the name you wish to be displayed and click the Input button The mark opens an additional side bar here you see the edited channels and by right click on them you can edit the channel names too Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 13 TYPHOON Murtinvedia for living 5 2 Fully Scan Dialog Box TV settings Fully Scan Video S
26. r cable Plug one end into the audio output of the TV card light green socket and the other end into the Line In terminal of the sound card usually a light blue socket See additional comments in settings in Chapter 6 6 10 Reinstall the cover of your PC case 11 Connect the antenna cable which you would normally connect to the antenna input terminal on your television to the TV antenna terminal on the TV Radio card Connect the radio antenna cable to the radio antenna terminal Reconnect the AC power cable as well as all other cables Make sure that your speakers are set to low volume 12 Switch your computer on again to begin installing the software O OS Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 4 OON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Multinvedia for living 3 3 Driver Installation for Windows 98SE After rebooting Windows 98 SE automatically detects the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in an Add new Hardware Wizard window Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drovers for PCI Multimedia Device 4 device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work If you have not already done so place the TV Tuner Installation CD into your CD ROM drive and click Next in the window Add New Hardware Wizard What do you want Windows to do C Display a list of all the drivers in a sp
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28. s of the package please inspect all items to ensure no damage was sustained during shipping The following items should be included in the package Typhoon TV FM PCI Capture Card Audio cable for sound card Remote Control Infrared Receiver Quick Installation Guide Installation Manual Installation CD ROM FM Radio Antenna only for FM Models 1 4 System Requirements To successfully use the TV FM PCI Capture Card solution please ensure that your desktop system meets the following requirements e Mainboard with available busmaster capable PCI slot v 2 1 e Pentium III 500 MHz or faster PC e MPEG 1 real time encoding PIII 800MHz or AMD Athlon 800 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 128 MB RAM minimum 256 MB RAM recommended VGA Card with DirectX 8 1 Support Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP CD ROM or DVD drive 20 MB available hard disk space for installation Additional free space on your Hard disk for recording and editing files VGA monitor with DirectShow installed supporting 16 bit color Sound card Speakers for audio output Available IRQ TV antenna or TV cable Please refer to the manual of your mainboard Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 2 TYPHOON Murtinvedia for living TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number
29. s option helps Why I don t hear any sound but see a TV picture when I use the audio cable First make sure that the audio out from the TV Tuner S is connected to the line in on your sound card Next make sure that your Windows mixer settings are set correctly You can check for this by double clicking on the speaker icon next to the clock in the bottom right hand corner of the screen Make sure all the appropriate levels are set about 3 4 the way to the top You can also click on Options Properties Recording and then set these levels the same You may have to recapture your video This settings are not necessary when chose None in the Audio settings What can I do when the audio is sometimes disappearing after 1 minute This is a very common problem with many TV tuner cards It doesn t matter which card you have or which software you are using If you are experiencing any of these problems while using your TV card the video freezes or goes funky after x number of minutes the audio goes mute after x number of minutes channel randomly switches to another after x number of minutes and you have Norton Antivirus 2003 and Microsoft Windows Messenger running on your PC these 2 programs are probably causing it To get rid of these problems try this First disable all Instant Messenger protection options in NAV 2003 and see if the problem goes away lf not then Messenger might be the culprit Things can get tricky from h
30. search fo and matal scftvesre Geen Ger i wan hatte cama wih installabon media miert d mow and chch Next What vam poa kke to do IS Aulomalic saach lor a batter diver ecommended Speedy the locaton ol the dever Advanced If you have not already done so place the TV Tuner Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Add New Hardware Wizard What do you want Windows to do C Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want Back Next gt Cancel Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 7 HOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Multinvedia for living select now the Automatic search for a better driver Recommended item and click Next Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its diver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search M Floppy disk drives i CD ROM drive T Microsoft Windows Update Specify a location A k Windows will now find the drivers on the TV Tuner Installation CD and install them automatically After installing the driver Windows informs 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 Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without
31. side you find the Channel buttons Here you are able to click with your mouse on the channel numbers to switch to different channels The Buttons are a quick and easy way to add or delete a current tuned in channel to your channel list Alternatively you can use the num block of your keyboard For additional information of shortcuts to use with your keyboard please refer to Chapter 8 1 The Info Panel shows you useful information about which channel you have tuned in In addition with the both arrows up down you can switch the Channel Up and Down oe o When you are in Record Mode it shows the elapsed time since the Recording started and how much MB is used on your Hard disk The OSD Panel shows you useful information about the current time and which mode you have chosen Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 12 TYPHOON Murtinvedia for living 5 Settings Tm Ge D amp Cer Get tH 5 1 TV Settings Dialog Box TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 If you click the button for TV Settings you have numerous options to configure your TV Viewing The TV Setup dialog box allows you to select the TV system scan for channels select specific TV channels and rename the TV Channels TV settings Fully Scan Video Settings Record Settings Misc Page T Card Device 1713x BDA Analog Capture v Category Country e Auto Detect Country Code i Vide
32. the source and in which file format you want to record and confirm it by press the OK Button All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 18 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 Multinvedia for living 6 2 Auto Scan When you click the button for AutoScan you have the possibility to scan the available TV Channels and these will be saved rif TH K ba ch P 6 3 Change Skin If you click the button for Change Skin you can customize the view of the Application program 6 4 Snapshot When you click the camera icon for Snapshot a picture will be taken from the current frame of the TV Picture and saved in your Gallery The Gallery is a shortcut to the directory on your HD which you have defined before in the Record Settings in Chapter 5 4 i e C Downloads OD K ba oa ge 6 5 Multiple Preview When you click the button for Multiple Previous you will see the current programs of all available channels The preview time and how much channels are defined in Misc Page settings in Chapter 5 5 When you see a program you want to watch simple double click on it Je WE F U Est Ka 3 W Version 1 5 All specifications are subject to changes without further notice 19 TYPHOON TYPHOON TV FM PCI Capture Card Article number 50575 being dia for living 6 6 Audio Settings Gb oc a ch amp amp ai Op When you click the butto
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