Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650 User's Manual
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1. then wait about 15 minutes and 2 2 ee try again This normally means that Windows Media Center is still loading the Digital Cable Advisor Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor Once the Digital Cable Advisor starts you will see the Welcome message Click Install to download the Digital Cable Advisor and Confirm you want to download the file page 4 What is the WinTV DCR 2650 7 WinTV DCR 2650 is a cable TV box which unlike a cable TV box you might get from your cable TV company and which connects to a TV set uses Windows Media Center to watch and record your favorite TV programs WinTV DCR 2650 has two cable TV tuners built in so with Windows Media Center you can record two programs at the same time or you can watch one program while recording another Like a normal cable box the WinTV DCR 2650 allows you to watch and record all of the cable TV programs you subscribe to This includes premium channels such as HBO and ESPN The only cable TV programs you cannot watch with the WinTV DCR 2650 are Pay per View and Video on Demand programs Unlike a cable TV box you buy WinTV DCR 2650 instead of renting it from your local cable TV company To operate WinTV DCR 2650 requires two things WinTV DCR 2650 needs to be connected to a Windows 7 PC in order to operate At this time WinTV DCR 2650 will only work with Windows 7 and will only work with Windows Media Center which is included in Windows 72. The WinTV DCR 2650 requires a cable card to operate All cable TV operators in the U S have cable cards you can rent for a price of around 5 per month Most cable TV opera tors can either mail you a cable card or you can pick one up from your cable operators customer service center WinTV DCR 2650 can be installed by you It does not require a technician to install or activate Nauppauge beaan m System indi cator from your PC Cable TV indicator Tuner 1 Tuner 2 in use in use page 2 Read the End User License Agreement and choose to Accept If you accepted the End User License Agreement the Digital Cable Advisor will install which can take a couple of minutes Click Next on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor screen Select I Agree and click Next on the Digital Cable Advisor Terms of Service screen Click Start Test on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor Analyze System screen The Digital Cable Advisor will begin testing your system which can take several minutes to complete Your screen may flash several times as a normal part of the test Click Next on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor Analyze System screen once it says System analysis complete Step 2 Install the WinTV DCR 2650 and plug into your PC Plug in your cable TV wire to Cable In and insert the CableCARD you received from your cable M Card Only USB Cable card Cable TV USB cable to
3. port encrypted recordings To fix this problem leave your monitor connected to your PC while recording Cable light does not come on in the front of WinTV DCR 2650 Check to make sure your CableCard is plugged in right side up If you plug the CableCard in upside down the green Cable light will not come on Stuttering video on some TV channels such as HBO The graphics modes on some VGA cards will cause stuttering on some premium channels To fix this problem with ATI graphics cards as an example go to the VGA settings menu and turn off Dynamic Contrast Continue without cable card message This means your cable card is not plugged in or is plugged in upside down Remove the cable card check to make sure it is facing in the correct direction and plug in again Subscription required message If you don t activate your cable card you still might be able to watch some of your TV pro grams But periodically you will get a Subscription required error message When this mes sage pops up any recordings in progress will terminate page 12
4. supply plugs in here plugs in here 4 your PC page 5 Installation instructions for the WinTV DCR 2650 Installation overview see below for details on each step Step 1 Run the Windows Digital Cable Advisor to make sure your PC is compatible with the WinTV DCR 2650 Step 2 Plug the WinTV DCR 2650 into your PC via the USB cable Plug in the power to WinTV DCR 2650 Install the Windows driver from the WinTV DCR 2650 Installation CD ROM Install your cable TV tuning adapter if necessary you received from your cable oper ator on your PC Connect cable TV to the WinTV DCR 2650 Insert the CableCARD you received from your cable operator into the back of WinTV DCR 2650 Step 3 Run the Windows Media Center TV Tuner setup and select your cable TV operator Step 4 Call your cable TV company to activate your cable card and pair it to the WinTV DCR 2650 Installation notes You cannot install the WinTV DCR 2650 unless you have first run the Windows Digital Cable Advisor Step 1 Run the Windows Digital Cable Advisor To run Digital Cable Advisor follow these steps 1a Start Windows Media Center ote It is recommended to run the Digital Cable Advisor in a reduced size window not Maximized in order to view all system prompts more easily If this is your first ttme running Windows Media Center you will be requested to complete a quick Media Center setup process at this point If asked do not setup the TV tuners until the Di
5. WinTV DCR 2650 A CableCARD receiver for Windows Media Center Quick Installation Guide 2011 Hauppauge Computer Works Inc Ql wintv dcr 2650_v1 1_ENG September 15 2011 Hauppauge Computer Works Inc Telephone 631 434 1600 91 Cabot Court Fax 631 434 3198 Hauppauge NY 11788 Tech Support 631 434 3197 Web site www hauppauge com Hours M F 9 00AM to 6 30PM EST Sales sales hauppauge com Tech Support techsupport hauppauge com Included with WinTV DCR 2650 e WinTV DCR 2650 Digital CableCARD receiver dual tuner USB connected e USB cable 1 meter e Wall mounted power adapter 5v 2a e WinTV DCR 2650 installation CD with drivers for Windows 7 page 1 1b Navigate to Extras Extras Gallery If you do not see the Extras Gallery it can be downloaded manually from the following Internet links x86 32 bit Windows 7 http go microsoft com fwlink LinkId 195559 x64 64 bit Windows 7 http go microsoft com fwlink Linkld 195560 If you are downloading the Extras Gallery and you don t see the Extras Gallery icon it is probably still downloading Wait a few minutes and check back Click on extras gallery You should see a picture of a coax ee cable as part of the extras gallery Te ende apy a Ahe LEUCON FICHT NETWORK Click the picture of the COAX cable a 1 nanea Movie Service 208 Me to run the Digital Cable Advisor e a Ne if you get an error mes ad een sage Unable to launch
6. e TV operator requires you to use a tuning adapter to see all of your cable chan nels click Yes then Next and Finish to TV for the digital generation install the tuning adapter support Once the Windows driver is loaded and N Cancel the WinTV DCR 2650 firmware has been CNN NO page 6 updated the System and Cable TV indicator lights on the front of WinTV DCR 2650 should turn green Ne If you plug the cable card in upside down the green Cable light on the front of WinTV DCR 2650 will not light Make sure the cable card is the correct side up Step 3 Setup Windows Media Center for Cable TV Go to Tasks Settings TV TV Signal Set Up TV Signal Run through the Windows Media Center TV Signal set up process which will take sev eral minutes Windows MediaCemer ME lt lt lt Select your Region e g United States Enter your zip code Click I agree with Program Guide Terms amp Conditions Read the PlayReady PC Runtime End User License Agreement and choose to Accept or Decline If you accepted the End User License Agreement PlayReady will be installed ote Be sure your system s date and time are set correctly An error will occur when installing PlayReady which will prevent cable TV from being viewed if the date and approximate time in the PC are not correct Media Center will now Download TV Setup Data and detect the TV signal This can take up to 30 minutes If successful
7. e sent to your TV service provider Privacy Statement Online page 8 page 11 signal Activate Digital Cable You will see the follow ing screen Click Yes Enter Enter and you will see the screen with the CableCARD ID and the Host ID Call your cable TV company and tell them you want to acti vate a CableCARD They will aS ask you for this information a Once you have activated your cable card you are now all set to start watching and recording en all of your cable TV programs on your Windows Media Center PC TV Setup Call Your Cable Company TUNER 1 In order to start service for this device please call 866 483 4448 CableCARD ID 0 011 026 899 010 Enjoy page 9 Troubleshooting information Indicators on the front of WinTV DCR 2650 System red light means USB cable is not plugged in or the Windows driver did not load Green light means Windows was able to load the WinTV DCR driver correcty Cable No light means the cable card is not plugged in or was plugged in upside down Flashing green means the WinTV DCR is trying to find your cable signal Tuner 1 green light means the tuner is being used Tuner 2 green light means the tuner is being used If you disconnect the monitor and you get shortened recordings Sometimes you will disconnect your PC monitor to use it on another PC Short recordings 1 to 4 minutes might mean that Windows Media Center did not find a PC monitor which could sup
8. gital Cable Advisor has been completed page 3 operator into the connector marked M Card only on the back of WinTV DCR 2650 Nes the label on the cable card should face up If you plug the cable card in upside down the green Cable light on the front of WinTV DCR 2650 will not light Then plug the USB cable into the back of WinTV DCR 2650 and plug the other i Hauppauge DCR Installation CD Lo sa Hauppauge end into an open USB port on your PC Next plug the power supply into WinTV DCR 2650 Windows 7 should recognize that a new hardware device has been connected Insert the WinTV DCR 2650 Installation CD into your CD drive and install the Windows driver Click Step 1 Chose your language and Register your WinTV f f Browse CD click Next Once the Windows driver Exit has been installed you will see a mes sage Drivers have been updated i Sucessfully Step 1 Install Drivers Step 2 Install Software F Hauppauge WinT DCR 2650 Firmware Upgrade After the Windows driver has been 20110907beta2 installed click Step 2 Click Next to update firmware You will receive a con firmation that the firmware has been updated or it is already up to date Hauppauge Please ensure your WinT DCR 2650 is connected to the USB port If not connected please connect it now To begin upgrading your firmware please click Next gt You will see a message Are you using a tuning adapter If you cabl
9. your TV Signal Detection Result page should read Digital Cable CableCARD 2 tuners page 7 page 10 Select Yes configure TV with pwiscow media center mmm these results During the configuration process Media Center will ask for a product key which will be pre filled on the screen This is a different product key than your Windows 7 product key and is automatically generated by run ning the Digital Cable Advisor in step above Just click Next when the product key configura tion is complete TV Signal Detection Result Step 4 Call your cable TV company to activate your cable card Now that you have finished your Windows Media Center setup to watch and record premium channels you need to notify your local cable operator that Windows Media center E D a aa u s ema you have installed the cable card on a particular set top box To do this you will need to call them on the phone and provide the following pieces of information the CableCARD ID and the Host ID Do you want to set up Windows Media Center for use with a CableCARD Windows Media Center is pret ves ty smart and will tell you the No telephone number to call to activate your cable card In Windows Media Center go to Tasks Settings TV TV TV Setup Activate Your CableCARD When you set up Windows Media Center for use with a CableCARD to access premium channels information about your computer and CableCARD will b
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