User manual HAUPPAUGE WINTV-PVR-500 MCE KIT

[. . . ] The WinTV-PVR-500 MCE PCI board comes with dual 125 channel cable ready TV tuners and dual hardware MPEG encoders plus one FM radio receiver. WinTV-PVR MCE Driver Installation CD-ROM WinTV for Media Center Quick Installation Guide (this guide) Media Center Remote control transmitter and two AA batteries Media Center USB remote control receiver IR transmitter cable · · · · · QI-PVR150MCE-V3. 4-ENG 1 August 7, 2005 Installing the WinTV-PVR-150/500 Kit for Media Center Edition The WinTV-PVR for Media Center boards differ from the non-MCE WinTV-PVR versions in that they use the Microsoft Media Center USB Remote control and IR transmitter instead of the WinTV-PVR's built-in IR receiver transmitter. Installation overview Step 1. Install the WinTV-PVR in your PC and connect the TV and A/V cables. [. . . ] Make sure Install the software automatically (Recommended) is checked. If the Hardware Installation dialog box opens, click Continue Anyway. If you are installing the dual tuner WinTV-PVR-500MCE, you will see the Found New Hardware message for the second TV tuner. Follow these steps for the second TV tuner. Install the Media Center Remote control The Media Center remote control receiver is a USB device which both receives remote control commands and also transmits commands via an IR Blaster to a set top box to change channels. To install the Media Center remote control, simply plug it into any USB port. To test the Media Center remote, 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 to change channels, plug one end of the IR Blaster cable into the Media Center remote control receiver and position the other end (the transmitter end) over the IR receiver on your set top box. TV set up under Media Center Edition To manually launch Media Centers TV Set Up Wizard, in the main Media Center menu go to Settings / TV / Set up TV Signal. You will see a message: Set Up Your TV Signal. In Confirm your Region, make sure your region is selected. We recommend selecting Configure my TV signal automatically. Click Next. N ote: at this point, Media Center Edition will set up the TV tuner. This might take a minute or so. You will then see a message saying Examining your TV signal. Media Center is determining the type of TV connection you have. When it is finished, it will tell you whether you have a cable TV, antenna or set top box connection. 3 After determining the type of signal, Media Center displays a message You are Done!Now, you need to set up the Electronic Program Guide. You will see a message: Set Up Your Program Guide. The Program Guide Set Up Wizard will move you through the completion of the Program Guide set up. [. . . ] Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to All Programs, and then click Set Program Access and Defaults. Click the down arrow button to expand the option. Under Choose a default media player, select the check box next to Media Center Radio. [. . . ]