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MAT#400285 ATI TV Wonder™ 650 Combo Hi-Speed USB Tuner User Guide P/N 117-70416-00.
© 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc. All rights reserved. The contents of this document are provided in connection with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (“AMD”) products.
Important Safety Instructions Note: This product is for use only with compatible UL-listed personal computers that have installation instructions detailing user installation of this class of product. Read all instructions before beginning installation.
Caution: An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits.
Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1 Getting Started Product Overview Figure 1–1 TV Wonder™ 650 Artist's rendition of TV Wonder 650 in stand. Actual product may not be exactly as shown. The TV Wonder™ 650 is a high-speed USB device that lets you enjoy over-the-air digital (ATSC and Clear QAM) TV broadcasts on your laptop or PC computer.
• Personal video recorder (PVR) to let you pause, rewind, or record live TV, or schedule recordings. Note: The digital TV tuner also allows you to receive unencrypted digital cable channels (Clear QAM channels). Availability of Clear QAM channels varies by area and by cable provider.
Chapter 2 Installation Installing Your TV Wonder™ 650 The following steps guide you through the installation of your TV Wonder™ 650 hardware and software. Note: • To install or remove the drivers, you must be logged on as a user with administrator rights.
Note: The Express installation option is recommended. Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation. 9. When the driver and software setup concludes, the wizard's Setup Complete dialog box appears. To restart your computer and immediately enable the installed software, click Finish .
Chapter 3 Using Your TV Wonder™ 650 Connecting Video and Audio Devices You can connect a variety of analog video and audio devices to your TV Wonder™ 650, including a video camera, VCR, DVD player, CD player, audio cassette player and more. Use the illustration below as a guide.
4 Left audio input 5 Right audio input 6 Composite video input 7 S-Video In 8 Coaxial connectors (right side panel) for NTSC and ATSC signals Over-The-Air Reception Tips and Notes • For maximum over-the-air signal strength, we recommend connecting an amplified, powered antenna (such as rooftop aerial antenna) to your tuner.
Chapter 4 Reference Troubleshooting Video is unstable or only black and white. • Check that you are using the correct broadcast standard format. • Check the quality of the incoming TV signal on another receiver. • Connect your tuner directly to the cable TV or antenna source.
Dropped frames during recording. Dropped frames during video recording indicates that some part of the system is not fast enough to keep up with the recording. Recording video is a very demanding task for even the most powerful system. • Defragment your hard drive.
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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