User manual TERRATEC CINERGY400TVMOBILE HARDWARE

[. . . ] All rights are reserved (20. 08. 04). 2 Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) Contents Welcome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Scope of delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The connections at a glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] We're convinced that even experienced users will profit from this guide. Thanks for your attention--enjoy! . . . your TerraTec Team 4 Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) Key features. · · · · · · · · · · Phillips SAA 713x chipset Software-controlled deinterlacing Integration of external codecs High-speed teletext--teletext without delays Recording of single frames and video sequences TV screen scalable up to full screen size Multi-channel preview S-video and video inputs for external video sources TerraTec Scheduler software 2 years warranty System requirements. · · · · · · CPU 1GHz (Pentium IV / AMD Athlon XP / Intel Centrino recommended) 256 MB RAM Windows 2000 or XP PCMCIA slot Sound card CD-ROM drive (to install drivers/software) If your notebook and/or equipment do not meet these requirements, the TV card will not operate correctly. Scope of delivery. · · · · · TerraTec Cinergy 400 TV mobile Multi-connector cable TerraTec Cinergy 400 TV mobile CD ROM Service request form Registration documents Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) 5 The connections at a glance. 1 - TV Antenna In 2 - Composite In 3 - Stereo audio inputs 4 - S-video In 5 - Multi-connector cable jack TV Antenna In (1) Use this terminal to connect your home antenna or to establish a connection to a cable network. Analog video inputs (2 and 4) These inputs are used to connect external devices like video recorders and satellite receivers. If your video recorder has an S-video output, we recommend you use it. Stereo audio inputs (3) If you are connecting external devices using the Composite or S-video input terminal, you also have to establish an audio connection. Multi-connector cable jack (5) Use the multi-connector cable provided to connect analog units (such as a VCR or Camcorder) to the Cinergy 400 TV mobile. 6 Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) Installing hardware and drivers. The PCMCIA card is extremely simple to install. The installation can be completed without shutting down your computer. Insert the Grabster 400 TV mobile, connector strip first, into the PCMCIA slot of your computer until the card is firmly seated. Your notebook will recognize the new hardware and launch the installation wizard. Driver installation under Windows 2000 The installation will be described for a TerraTec Cinergy 400 TV. The installation for the Cinergy 400 TV mobile, 200 TV and Cinergy 600 TV models is identical, however. Owners of 400 mobile, 200 and 600 models should visualize the appropriate numbers in the following illustrations. Windows 2000 automatically detects the presence of a new hardware component in the system and tells you so in a subsequent window, which you confirm by clicking "Next >". Now place the TerraTec Cinergy Installation & Software CD into your CD-ROM drive. Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) 7 Select now the "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)" item and click "Next >". Select only the option "CD-ROM drives" and click "Next >". 8 Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) Windows automatically locates the driver on the TerraTec Cinergy Installations & software CD and begins installing it when you click "Next >". The file for the Cinergy 200 TV is called cinergy200tv. inf; for the Cinergy 600 TV Radio, cinergy600tv. inf. During the installation, Windows will inform you that no digital signature was found for the driver. Ignore this message and continue by clicking "Yes". The same message will appear for the "Cinergy 400 TV (mobile) Tuner" driver. Proceed in the same manner. Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) 9 After installing the driver, Windows proudly informs you that it has done so successfully. Click "Finish". If you do not trust Windows, you can check for yourself whether the driver has been correctly installed. To do so, click START. . . SETTINGS. . . CONTROL PANEL. . . SYSTEM, select the tab labeled "Hardware" and then click the "Device Manager. . . " button, which will open a window that should look something like this. 10 Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) After having completed the installation of the drivers, you can now continue installing the TV software. For more information, see the appropriate manual (Autostarter à Documentation à TV software). Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) 11 Driver installation under Windows XP Place the TerraTec Cinergy Installations & Software CD in your CD-ROM drive and follow the instructions that appear on the screen. The following message appears: During the installation, Windows will inform you that no digital signature was found for the driver. Ignore this message and continue by clicking "Continue Anyway". The same message will appear for the "Cinergy 400 TV (mobile) Tuner" driver. Proceed in the same manner. After having completed the installation of the drivers, you can now continue installing the TV software. For more information, see the appropriate manual (Autostarter à Documentation à TV software). 12 Cinergy 400 TV mobile Hardware (English) Connecting external devices to the TV card. This chapter tells you everything you need to know about connecting external devices, like video recorders, video cameras and satellite receivers. [. . . ] Make a note of the name of your support contact and follow these simple instructions: · Please fill out the service request form provided with your card clearly and completely. The more clearly and detailed you describe the problem, the faster we will be able to help. Cards sent in without a description of the problem cannot be processed and will be returned to you at your expense. Be sure to include a copy of your purchase receipt (not the original) with the package. [. . . ]