User manual TERRATEC CINERGY HT PCMCIA HARDWARE

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All rights reserved (12. 06. 2006). 4 Cinergy HT PCMCIA Hardware (English) Contents Welcome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Welcome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Scope of delivery. [. . . ] Wherever you use the versatile PCMCIA tuner, you never have to go without the accustomed TV viewing comfort. The electronic program guide helps you accurately navigate through the large number of stations and activate your recording timer. As usual, teletext provides in-depth information on current programs. If you need to interrupt a show, you can do so without any problems. The solution is called time shifting, which saves the part you miss on the hard disk. That means you can simply resume viewing later at the desired point. The perfect solution for all series fans or movie collectors is the built-in digital video recorder. Program a recording or simply press the record button while the program is underway--the program is saved to your hard drive in DVD quality (MPEG 2). Now you can quickly edit out the commercials from your recording and burn the final product to CD or DVD--all in one convenient working interface. It's just as easy to connect a video recorder or DVD player to the analog video inputs (composite, S-video) of the Cinergy PCMCIA express. This allows you to, for example, digitize your old family videos or create a legal backup copy of your newly purchased DVD movie. But the ArcSoft TotalMedia 2 software included in the package has even more capabilities: as you would expect of a full-fledged media center, you can listen to music, play videos and DVDs, or browse through your picture collection and create a slide show. . . . your TerraTec Team 6 Cinergy HT PCMCIA Hardware (English) Key features. · · · · · · · · · · Digital or analog TV on your notebook using PCMCIA Stereo sound for digital and analog TV Timer-controlled recording and time shifting EPG support/program information Teletext Power supply via PCMCIA slot Digital video recorder with complete MPEG2 support Analog video inputs via: S-video, composite Stereo audio input (1/8" minijack) 2 years warranty Cinergy HT PCMCIA Hardware (English) 7 System requirements. · · · · · · · · · · Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon XP 2GHz CPU or higher or Centrino-certified laptop Windows XP with ServicePack 2 512 MB RAM 1 available PCMCIA slot 300MB free hard drive space CD/DVD drive for driver installation Audio hardware with DirectX support Graphics card with DirectDraw drivers and video overlay support CD-R/DVD-R drive to create video CDs/DVDs Analog or digital (DVB-T) TV reception via cable or roof antenna Scope of delivery. · · · · · · · TerraTec Cinergy HT PCMCIA Antenna with articulated base Installation & software CD-ROM Manual (on CD-ROM) Service request form Registration documents Quick Setup Guide 8 Cinergy HT PCMCIA Hardware (English) The hardware at a glance. The hardware and connections of the Cinergy HT PCMCIA. 4 3 2 1 1. Stereo audio input A: Antenna with articulated base B: PCMCIA TV card PCMCIA connection Insert the card (B) carefully and straight into the notebook's PCMCIA slot as far as it will go. Antenna input Connect the TV antenna output of the provided articulated-base antenna (A) to this input (1) to receive DVB-T. Connect the antenna directly to the card. If you want to receive DVB-T or analog TV via your roof antenna or use your analog cable connection, also plug the antenna directly into the card (1). Video/audio inputs Use the video inputs for S-video (3) or composite when digitizing analog video sources. (4) To record sound as well, connect the audio sources to the stereo audio input. (4) Cinergy HT PCMCIA Hardware (English) 9 Setting up the hardware and installing drivers. The following sections describe how to connect your Cinergy HT PCMCIA to your computer and install the drivers. The PCMCIA interface. The PCMCIA standard provides notebook computer owners with a compact and fast system for hardware control via the USB controller. The advantages of PCMCIA are its versatility and wide variety of application options. Boot your computer and wait until the operating system has loaded completely. [. . . ] First, go to "Video Settings" and select the tuner you intend to use (DVB-T or analog). To do so, go to the "Scan/Edit Channel List" and click "Start" to start the channel scan. In case of a serious problem--where you can neither solve the problem on your own nor with the guided help found in this manual, nor with the help of your dealer--please contact us directly. If you have access to the Internet, please check our service and support at http://supporten. terratec. net/ first. [. . . ]