User manual HAUPPAUGE WINTV-HVR-1800 MCE-KIT

[. . . ] Media Center Remote control transmitter and two AA batteries Media Center Remote control receiver/blaster box IR transmitter cable (blaster cable) USB cable WinTV Installation CD-ROM for use with Windows XP and Windows Vista (all versions) WinTV for Media Center QI Guide (this guide) for use with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate, and Windows XP Media Center Edition WinTV-HVR Quick Installation Guide for use with Windows XP and Vista Home Basic · · · · · · · Installing the WinTV-HVR-1600 / 1800 MCE Kit for use with Media Center The WinTV-HVR for Media Center boards differ from the non-MCE version in that it uses the Microsoft Media Center USB Remote control and IR transmitter instead of the WinTV-HVR's built-in IR receiver transmitter. The WinTV-HVR MCE-Kit will work with Microsoft's Media Center application in Vista Home Premium or Ultimate. If you have Windows Vista Home Basic, you can still use the WinTV-HVR to watch and record TV, but you will use Hauppauge's WinTV application instead of Microsoft's Media Center application. [. . . ] Media Center will automatically detect which method you are using to connect the WinTV to the set top box. WinTV-HVR-1600 WinTV-HVR-1800 Board connectors FM Radio Connector input TV Connector for Cable TV input Digital TV Connector for ATSC/QAM digital TV S-Video input Left audio input Right audio input Audio and video from an external A/V device (satellite TV receiver, cable TV box, VCR, camcorder, camera, DVD player) can be brought into the WinTV-PVR via the back panel connectors. If your A/V device uses S-Video, connect to the S-Video input on the WinTV board. If your video device uses composite video instead of SVideo, use the yellow RCA jack. Audio input from an external A/V device can be brought into the WinTV board via the white and red audio input jacks. Step 2: Installing the WinTV-HVR Windows Vista driver After installing the WinTV-HVR in your PC, boot Windows. The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear. Insert the WinTV-PVR Installation CD-ROM in your PC's CD-ROM drive. In Windows XP, select No, not at this time and click Next. Make sure Install the software automatically (Recommended) is 2 checked. In Vista, click Locate and install driver software (recommended). When the driver is installed, click Close. Found New Hardware in Windows XP Found New Hardware in Vista Step 3. Install the Media Center Remote control receiver/blaster The Media Center remote control receiver/blaster box is a small USB device which both receives remote control commands and transmits commands via its IR Blaster to change channels on a cable TV or satellite set top box. To install the Media Center remote control receiver/blaster, simply plug one end of Media Center remote The WinTV-HVR-1600 board Start button IR transmitter cable USB cable Media Center remote control receiver/blaster box 3 the supplied USB cable into the Media Center remote control receiver/blaster box and the other end into any USB port on your Vista Home Premium, Ultimate or Windows XP Media Center PC. Media Center will automatically load the drivers for the MCE remote control. To test the receiver, click the Start button in the middle of the remote control. If you have a satellite set top box and would like the Media Center remote control receiver/blaster to change channels on the set top box, plug one end of the IR transmitter cable into the back of the Media Center remote control receiver/blaster and position the other end (the transmitter end) over the IR receiver on your set top box. [. . . ] After determining the type of signal, you will see You are Done!Now you need to set up the Electronic Program Guide. You will see a message: Set Up Your Program Guide. [. . . ]