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THEATER 550.book Page i Fri day, January 21, 2005 9 :31 AM.
ii Copyright © 2005, A TI Co rporation. All righ ts reserved. A T I and A TI produc t and product feature names are t rademarks and/or regi stered trademarks of A TI Corporation. All other compan y and/or product nam es are trademarks and/or regist ered trademarks of their respect ive owners.
iii L IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safety and opera ting instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.
iv • Lightnin g - For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it fr om the wall outlet, and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This wi ll preve nt damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.
v T able of Content s Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements 2 Installing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Quick Installation 3 Detailed Installation 4 Installing your THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card 5 Connecting Display Devices 6 Installing Software .
1 CHAPTER 1: Getting S t arted Your THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card is an advanced, analog TV tuner card that represents a vast improvement in both video and aud io quality over previous PC TV tuner products. The THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card uses hardware MPEG encoding and digital audio.
2 Getting Started System Requirement s Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4 or Celeron®, AMD Athlon® or Sempron® (or compatible). • Sound card and speakers. • 128 MB of system memory; 256 MB or more is recommended for best performance. • Motherboard with free PCI or PCIe X1slo t (as appropriate).
3 CHAPTER 2: Inst alling Hardware This chapter will g uide you through t he physical installatio n of your THEATER™ 5 50 PRO TV tuner card. Quick Inst allation Experienced users and sy stem administrators can follow these brief instructions for installing the THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card in the shortest possible time.
4 Installing Hardware Det ailed Inst allation The following instructions will take you step by step through the installation of your new THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card .
5 Inst alling your THEA TER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card 1 T urn off the computer , m onitor , and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer ’ s power cord, and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer . 3 Remove the computer cover . If necessary , consult your com puter ’ s manual for help in removing the cover .
6 Installing Hardware 10 Plug the input dongle that came with you r THEA TER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card into the A V IN connection. 11 Attach your S-video source and/or composi te source to the p roper input on the input dongle. 12 T urn on the monitor , and then your computer .
7 CHAPTER 3: Inst alling Sof tware This chapter will guide you through the installatio n of the drivers and software associated with your THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card.
8 Installing Software T o install drivers 1 Start your system. When the Found New Hardwa re Wizard comes up, click Cancel . When the System Set tings Change window asks you to restart your computer , click No .
9 T o install software (PowerCinema ) 1 Run the SETUP utility agai n. If your CD-ROM aut o-run is not en able or the SETUP utility does not start automatically : a) Click the Start button in the task bar. b) Click Run . c) Select SETUP.EXE from the X:PCMSETUP.
10 Using Your TH EATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner ca rd CHAPTER 4: Using Y our THEA TER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card Watch television on your computer! You can receive up to 125 cable television channels and 70 antenn a channels in smooth, full-motion video, and view them on the whole screen or in a window.
11 Launching your THEA TER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card Using Windows® XP Media Center Edition® 2005 T o start TV from Windows® XP Media Center Edition® 2005 Note: Y ou must have W indows® XP Media Center Edition® 2005 installed on your computer . 1 In the W indows® Start Menu, click Media Center .
12 Using Your TH EATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner ca rd CyberLink PowerCinema is a all-in-one home entertainment center . Brings all your entertainment application s together on your PC. You can use the provided remote control optional or the keyboard and mouse to select an y of these options.
13 Using A TI Multimedia Center™ T o start TV from the Windows® taskbar 1 In the Windows® taskbar , click Sta rt , and then point at Progr ams . 2 Point at A TI Multimedia Center , and then select the feature you want to run. For informatio n on the A TI Multime dia Center , see the User ’ s Guide and online help.
14 Reference CHAPTER 5: Reference This chapter offers troublesh ooting tips and provides customer-care, warranty, and compliance information. T roubleshooting The following troub leshooting tips may h elp if you expe rience problems. This documentation contain s helpful installation/confi guration tips and other valuable feature information.
15 Video Recording Sto ps Unexpectedly • Video files are typically very large; ensure that you have sufficient disk sp ace. • Ensure that you are recor ding to the correct hard disk - check the Record on Drive setting in the Media Center by clicking on My TV , then Settings , then Recorder which takes you to the Recorder Storage page.
16 Reference Wa r r a n t y S e r v i c e Please contact your origin al point of sale or product manufacturer for warranty service. Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
17 Industry Canada Compliance St atement ICES-003 This Class B digital appa ra tus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est confo rme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
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