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English W at c h a nd R e co r d TV sh o ws o n C D o r D VD Hardware User's Guide Instant T V Deluxe USB Instant T V Deluxe USB ADS T ech website: www.
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page 3 T able of Contents © 2004 ADS T echnologies. All Rights Reserved Revision 4 March 2004 Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, & Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
page 4 page 5 Quick Installation Guide: This Quick Installation Guide should be used as a reference guide only . It is highly recommended that you read the complete Instant TV Deluxe Manual before using this product to help ensure you get the most of your Instant TV Deluxe.
page 4 page 5 Step by Step Driver Installation: Step 1: Insert the Instant TV Deluxe CD into your CD ROM drive, then plug the USB cable from the Instant TV Deluxe to an open USB port on the back.
page 6 page 7 IR Blaster The IR Blaster is an infra-red transmitter and receiver . As an IR Receiver the IR Blaster acts as a receiver for the Instant TV Deluxe remote control. As an IR Blaster the device gives you the power to control external TV receiver devices.
page 6 page 7 IR Blaster and the Instant T V Deluxe Remote Once you have programmed the IR Blaster to send TV channel changing codes to your set top box, you can use the Instant TV Remote in conjunction with the IR Blaster to control your set top box.
page 8 page 9 Step 3: Y ou are now nished with the hardware driver install of the ADS IR Blaster , click “Finish” to nalize the installation. This USB device creates a wireless, infrared connection between your cable box or satellite receiver and the PC running Beyond TV .
page 8 page 9 Step One: Open Capture Wizard (Cap Wiz .) Click the Cap Wiz icon on your Desktop Or Click “Start” -> “Programs” -> “ADS T ech Instant TV Deluxe” and click on “Capwiz” Choose worldwide video standard based on country – For Users in North America, you will select NTSC.
page 10 page 1 1 Menu Options File Name Auto-Naming/ Unique Name Playback List Box Status Indicator Application Links Record/Play Controls Application Links Record/Play Controls Status Indicator Ready Now you are ready to start viewing and capturing video.
page 10 page 1 1 Ways to begin Recording 1. Y ou can start recording from the Stop or idle status in CapWiz or while you are previewing video. 2. Click the red record( ● ) button to begin recording at any time. 3. T o Stop recording, Click the “Stop” ( ■ ) button or the “esc” key on your keyboard.
page 12 page 13 Channel Number pad – Y ou can click the number pad to change channels. Click the TV channel you want to watch, and then click Enter . Mute – Click the Mute button to mute audio Jump – The Jump button lets you toggle between TV channels.
page 12 page 13 Playback List Box The Playback list box shows the le names of your video captures. This list will match the directory location you selected in the Capture Wizard screens. If you are unsure of the location you selected, run the Wizard again.
page 14 page 15 CapWiz Direct to Disc Direct to Disc Wizard Overview Capture Direct to Optical Disc: CapWiz now includes the ability to capture directly to VCD, SVCD or DVD disc . Burn an MPEG le to Optical Disc: Y ou can also load a previously captured MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video le and burn to disc.
page 14 page 15 What is Single Session? Single Session means that once you have recorded to the disc, the disc cannot be appended or added to. Y ou can record only one time to a disc, one home movie one video capture session. Y ou can only record video to a blank disc.
page 16 page 17 Clicking the Direct to Disc button launches the Direct to Disc (DTD) Wizard. The DTD Wizard can be launched while CapWiz is idle (no video preview) or wheil video is being previewed. Y ou cannot start the DTD Wizard while you are recording to the hard drive or if you are playing back a previously recorded video le.
page 16 page 17 These settings over-ride any capture setting you have previously selected in CapWiz. However , If you choose “Custom” - the DTD Wizard will use the custom capture settings you have selected in CapWiz. Select Disc Drive: If you have more than one Optical drive you can select the drive you want to use for disc burning.
page 18 page 19 Error Proof : if you select a drive with a CD-R inside the video format will automatically change to the best video format for this media, which would be SVCD. Y ou cannot capture DVD to a CD-R disc. Y ou cannot capture VCD to a DVD disc.
page 18 page 19 Y ou can also click the Stop button on CapWiz or press the Escape key (ESC) on your keyboard to stop recording at any time. Please BE A W ARE that if or when you stop recording, the di.
page 20 page 21 Click the Record to Disc button to begin the recording process. Before actual direct to disc recording can take place, the CD-R or DVD disc must be initialized. The initialization process can take from a couple of seconds or up to a minute depending upon your disc drive and media type.
page 20 page 21 Menu Options This section will describe all settings and choices for all of the menu options along the top of the CapWiz Interface. • Video Inputs/Outputs: This dialog box allows you to quickly change your video input choices.
page 22 page 23 Home Theatre Prole – 640 x 480 resolution - T o capture DivX les in the Home Theatre prole your PC needs to have a CPU speed of 2.4 GHz or faster . If your CPU does not meet this requirement, you will not be able to capture DivX at the higher resolution.
page 22 page 23 Video Bit Rate: Y ou will notice that you have the ability to select a video capture rate of up to 15 Mb/sec. Y ou will also notice that any bit rate over 9 Mb/sec. is red in color . This is because any bit rate above 9 Mb/sec. is not supported by DVD players and DVD burners.
page 24 page 25 Format Video Bit Rates Audio Bit Rates VCD 1.15 Mb/sec. 224 kbits/sec. SVCD 1.5 Mb/sec. - 2.5 Mb/sec. 128-384 kbits/sec. DVD 2 Mb/sec. – 5 Mb/sec. 192 – 448 kbits/sec. Audio Bit Rates The audio format is always compressed in MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio.
page 24 page 25 determine if you want to preview with de-interlacing enabled or disabled. Setting Custom Capture Settings 1) Click Custom Settings button 2) When the custom settings dialog box opens, make your selections. 3) Click OK to save 4) Click “Use Custom Format” to capture with the settings selected.
page 26 page 27 Playback… This will allow you to playback captured video at any standard playback resolution regardless of the capture resolution: 1) Click Options at the top of the screen. 2) Click Advanced 3) Click Playback Options 4) Select the desired playback resolution.
page 26 page 27 Record Duration Y ou can set a time limit for your recording. If you know you want to record for exactly 1 hour , you can set the record duration, hours, minutes and seconds exactly . Start recording and walk away knowing that the recording will stop at the time limit you determine.
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