User manual TERRATEC CINERGY T USB XS HARDWARE

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All rights reserved (10/28/2005). 4 Cinergy T USB XS Hardware (English) Contents Welcome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Scope of delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The hardware at a glance. [. . . ] A separate power adapter or batteries are not required. The Cinergy T USB XS receives its signals from an antenna as always. But digital TV has so much more to offer: DVD picture quality, loss-free recording in MPEG-2 format and timeshifting--with which you can simply pause live programs and restart them later where you left off-- take you to the TV of the future. Enhance your TV experience with additional tasty features: the electronic program guide delivers up-to-date program information for the coming days and lets you plan your recordings with a single click. All received teletext pages are stored in memory for lightning-fast navigation with your mouse. We hope you enjoy your Cinergy T USB XS and would like to suggest that you browse this hopefully entertaining manual when you get the chance. . . . your TerraTec Team 6 Cinergy T USB XS Hardware (English) Key features. · · · · · · · · Digital TV with laptop and desktop PC Timer-controlled recording and timeshifting EPG support/program information Teletext Power supply via USB USB 2. 0 high-speed interface, 480 Mbps Digital video recorder with full MPEG2 support 2 years warranty System requirements. · · · · · · · · Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon XP / Centrino-certified laptop / 2GHz CPU or higher 512 MB RAM 1 free USB 2. 0 interface Audio hardware with DirectX support CD-R/DVD-R drive to create video CDs/DVDs AGP or PCIe graphics card with DirectDraw drivers and video overlay support Terrestrial digital reception (DVB-T) Windows XP with ServicePack 2 Scope of delivery. · · · · · · · · TerraTec Cinergy T USB XS USB 2. 0 extension cable (0. 3 m) Antenna adapter cable Rod antenna with magnetic base Installation & software CD-ROM Online manual (on CD-ROM) Service request form Registration documents Cinergy T USB XS Hardware (English) 7 The hardware at a glance. The hardware and connections of the Cinergy T USB XS. 1. USB extension USB 2. 0 connector Simply plug the Cinergy T USB XS into a USB 2. 0 port on your laptop or desktop PC. Naturally, you can also connect it using the included USB extension. TV antenna input Connect the antenna output of the included magnetic-base rod antenna or another DVB-Tcompatible antenna system to this input. If you would like to receive DVB-T via your roof antenna, please use the included antenna adapter cable (3). 8 Cinergy T USB XS Hardware (English) Setting up the hardware and installing drivers. The following sections describe how to connect your Cinergy T USB XS to your computer and install the drivers. Connecting the included rod antenna is the final step of the installation. Connecting to the USB 2. 0 port. 1. Boot your computer and wait until the operating system has loaded completely. Simply plug the Cinergy T USB XS into a USB 2. 0 port on your laptop or desktop PC. Naturally, you can also connect it using the included USB extension. Please continue with the driver installation. Installing the drivers in Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or higher) Once you have connected the Cinergy T USB XS to a USB 2. 0 port on your PC, a message bubble over the system tray will tell you that Windows has found new hardware--the Cinergy T USB XS. The Windows setup wizard will now appear. Insert the TerraTec Cinergy T USB XS installation & software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, select "Install the software automatically [Recommended]" and click "Next". Once the setup wizard has found the drivers on the installation & software CD-ROM, Windows will display a message indicating that the drivers have not passed the Windows logo test. It is safe to ignore this information and continue the installation by clicking "Continue anyway". Click "Finish" to complete the installation once the driver files have been copied. [. . . ] Note: The current version of the FAQ is available at http://supportde. terratec. net/. 1 Appendix B ­ Technical data. General information · · · · · · · · USB 2. 0 HiSpeed (480 Mbps), USB bus powered Driver support: Windows XP (SP2) Plug n' Play Power supply 5V DC (USB bus powered) Power consumption 480 mA (USB bus powered) Housing color: white/orange Dimensions: 80 x 30 x 15 mm 2 years warranty Tuner · · · · · VHF band III K5-K12 (174 MHz - 230 MHz) UHF band IV / V K21-K69 (470 MHz - 862 MHz) Input impedance: 75 ohms COFDM demodulation (QAM16/QAM64) PLL synthesizer technology 10 Cinergy T USB XS Hardware (English) Appendix C ­ Service at TerraTec. "Rien ne va plus--Nothing's working" can happen to the best systems. If this happens to you, the TerraTec team is happy to offer its service and support. 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. [. . . ]