Hauppauge WINTV-HVR-1250 User's Manual
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1. ATSC digital TV gives sharper pictures than analog cable TV and near CD quality sound WinTV HVR 1250 has a single TV tuner built in which can receive either analog and digital cable TV or digital ATSC TV It uses your PC or laptop s CPU for displaying TV programs on your PC screen The decoding of high definition ATSC is very processor intensive and the smoothness of high definition TV programs depends upon how fast your PC or laptop system is Other PC activities that consume CPU resources might affect the display of ATSC digital TV Slow video jerky video and momentary pausing of video are all results of a CPU which is temporarily being used by other activities The portable antenna supplied on some WinTV models is designed primarily for ATSC digital TV reception and will work within 10 miles of an ATSC transmitter reception might be limited by obstructions such as steel buildings For the best ATSC digital TV reception a roof top Wideband or Highgain antenna is recommended In the U S a good ATSC digital antenna selector can be found at TitanTV com under Resources Page 1 e son CI DJ ry hag Minimise aaa Channel up a En E f Remove toolbars aoa EA m Channel surf amp 4 dimi A 3 z FAN Volume Always on Top ad Pi Last channel Click your right mouse button in the TV window to remove toolbars Click again to Setup Menu ARK A r2. File Path the MPEG Quality settings and the Audio settings Snapshot Set the size of your captured image and settings for capturing motion or still images Note VMR must be the graphics setting to enable snapshot Audio Your audio settings are configured here Color Adjust the color of your TV picture here Menu button Click the Menu button to open the TV setup menu Here is the main control bar for TV channels and duplicate controls for other functions Suite Manager Configure the TV tuner scanning naming channel preset etc setting up favorite channel lists Configuration Duplicate configuration menus for colour audio MPEG settings etc View For setting an exact TV window size 320x240 640x480 etc Configuring an external A V source in WinTV To bring video from an external audio video source you will need audio and video cables from your set top box When using an external audio video source such as a satellite TV receiver VCR cable TV set top box camcorder game console etc you will need to connect the S Video input connector or Composite video input connector for video and the Audio input Line In for the sound To configure the external A V source in the WinTV application click Menu Suite Manager and Sources To add the S video or Composite source highlight the entry and then select the Video Format from the drop down list NTSC is the commonly used format in North America Select Add to
3. is taking system resources you might get this message Check the VGA acceleration in Device manager make sure it is set to Full Also check your VGA resolution You might need to bring the num ber of Colors down one notch Conflicts with Intervideo WinDVD Sometimes we have found that a previously installed version of WinDVD will conflict with the WinTV HVR Symptoms include black screen but you can hear audio failure to scan for channels you can t change MPEG for mats without errors bad audio video sync and others Uninstalling WinDVD will fix this problem You uninstall WinDVD through the Add Remove Programs in Control Panel You will still be able to play DVD movies in MediaPlayer since the WinTV HVR installation provides a MediaPlayer compatible DVD player Page 11 9 WinTV Scheduler WinTV Scheduler allows you to schedule the recording of TV shows WinTV Scheduler once it is set can be closed and the WinTV application will wake up at the desired time and tuned to the desired channel After installation WinTV Scheduler can be found on your desktop WinTV Scheduler works by using the Windows Task Scheduler to launch WinTV HCW Scheduler Wednesday 08 30 2000 5 55 01 PM i i j Welcome To Scheduler PATIPEF IIE at the chosen time WinTV Scheduler sets up a command line in Task Scheduler to run WinTV specifying a TV channel and a length of time to record To set up an event for timed
4. AMD Sempron laptop computer tested in the Hauppauge lab used 50 of the CPU for playing ATSC 640i format and 90 of the CPU when playing ATSC 1080i the highest definition ATSC format In some cases either a faster processor or more graphics memory might be required Slow or jerky video and a noisy TV picture indicate system per formance problems Jerky video with live digital TV Jerky or distorted video can be caused by two things in your PC or laptop a slow CPU which cannot decode the ATSC TV signal fast enough and a graphics system which cannot keep up with the high datarates of ATSC TV Many times improving the performance of the graphics display will fix the jerky video display of ATSC digital TV Here are some tips on improving graphics performance Use the latest graphics driver graphics drivers are often tweeked to improve performance especially the built in graphics on laptops Check the Microsoft Windows update site to download the latest graphics driv Page 10 menu Pause button if watching live TV will open the record play menu box and stop the video When recording this button will pause the video but WinTV will continue to record If playing back video this button will pause the video playback Click the Pause button to start playing again Stop button square icon stops the recording or playback If in Pause mode will exit pause Play button plays the last video recorded Back Exit button wi
5. Channel Suite Manager Sources and then chosing either analog ATSC or clear QAM The ATSC digital TV channels that are found will appear in the channel listing box The Name is the name as defined by the broadcaster The Channel number is created by the WinTV application For ATSC digital channels since each primary channel might have several subchannels the channel number is calculated so that channel 22 2 would be listed as 1222 Channel 7 2 would be listed Page 3 8 Watch pause and record TV Playback Clicking on the Record button will cause the Record menu to roll down and start recording Click the Playback button to open the Playback menu Recording TV with the WinTV When recording clear QAM and ATSC digital TV the recording format is the same as the digital TV resolution of the TV program These recordings will consume a large amount of hard disk space For example if the TV program is being transmitted at the highest ATSC resolution called 1080i the recording will consume 5 6 Gigabytes of disk space per hour of recording When recording analog cable TV using SoftPVR the DVD MPEG 2 format will typically consume 2 8 Gbytes per hour Record and Playback menu Recording TV Click the Record button on the WinTV application to open the Record control bar automatically generate a file name and start recording your TV program Clicking the Record button while r
6. Click Force Primary then rerun WinTV Only some channels are found during ATSC channel scan If you are only receiving some known TV channels when scanning it means your TV antenna is not adequate to pick up the channel You will need either an antenna signal booster a Radio Shack antenna amplifier will work or a high gain antenna Here s a link to an ATSC antenna selec tor http www antennaweb org aw address aspx Black window when selecting an ATSC channel A black window when selecting an ATSC channel means that the WinTV hvr 1250 is not getting a signal This is most often due to poor reception See Only some channels are found during ATSC channel scan above Uninstalling the WinTV driver and applications Run the hcwclear exe from the installation CD Select OK A black screen will briefly appear and once it has disappeared the software will be removed If you now re start the computer you will be at Step 4 of the installation Error code 10 during installation This is caused by a failure to load the WinTV hvr 1250 drivers Uninstall the software as above and then follow the instructions from page 3 If this still give you an error message move the WinTV hvr 1250 to a different slot and re install the drivers again Error No common media type between these pins The WinTV HVR uses your PC s processor to display the TV image If the processor is too slow or if there is something in the system which
7. Hauppauge em WinTV HVR 1250 Quick Installation Guide for Windows Vista all versions QI WINTV HVR1250 V1A 2 1 2008 Hauppauge Computer Works Inc 2007 2008 Hauppauge Computer Works Inc Telephone 631 434 1600 91 Cabot Court Fax 631 434 3198 Hauppauge NY 11788 Tech Support 631 434 3197 techsupport hauppauge com Sales sales hauppauge com Web site www hauppauge com 1 Contents of the WinTV HVR 1250 package e WinTV HVR 1250 board e Remote control transmitter with 2 AAA batteries on some models only e Remote control receiver cable with velcro dot fastener on some models only e WinTV HVR Windows Installation CD ROM with WinTV application with SoftPVR WinTV Scheduler WinTV Utilities 2 What is ATSC digital TV and how does the WinTV HVR 1250 work ATSC digital TV is a over the air digital TV for North America ATSC digital TV typically requires an antenna for reception and is currently broadcast in 200 cities with over 1500 TV stations Note ATSC digital TV is NOT digital cable TV or digital satellite TV WinTV HVR 1600 cannot receive digital satellite TV You can receive digital cable TV channels if they are broadcast in the clear called clear QAM ATSC digital TV is transmitted in several resolutions from standard definition which is similar to cable TV up to high definition which has about 16 times the resolution of normal cable TV In any resolution
8. and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increase the separation between the equipment and receiver connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC ID HSOWINTV CE Statement This equipment has been tested and complies with EN 55013 EN 55020 and IEC 801 3 part 3 standards CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance to the FCC Rules could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Au 60950 1 In accordance with sub clause 1 7 2 the installation instructions should note that the cable distribution system should be grounded earthed in accordance with ANSI NFPA 70 the National Electrical Code NEC in particular Section 820 93 Grounding of Outer Conductive Shield of a Coaxial Cable This aligns the instructions with the third dashed paragraph of the new exception CSA 60950 1 Make sure that the cable system is grounded to provide protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Page 12
9. change Page 4 3 Installing the WinTV HVR 1250 board 5 Install the WinTV HVR 1250 driver To install switch off the computer and remove the computer cover The manufacturer of your PC supplies instructions on removing the PC cover by contacting the earthed chassis of your PC before you open it or Nev Your PC could be damaged by electrostatic discharge Avoid this touch the pci card Locate a free PCle slot Unscrew and remove the metacover plate which covers the back of the empty slot Plug the WinTV HVR 1250 board into the PCle slot and screw the WinTV HVR 1250 metal cover plate to the PC e Replace the computer cover 4 Connecting the Aerial and IR cable You can now connect the leads provided to the WinTV HVR 1250 You will only need to connect using the S Video or Comp Vid In or Left Right Audio In if you are using a external audio video source TV Connector for analog or digital TV TV connector either cable TV for signa analog and clear QAM digital or a TV antenna for ATSC TV Composite video input Composite video Input RCA S Video Composite Video input connector For either S Video or composite composite video requires the S Video to composite adapter Remote control receiver connector S Video Composite video input connector Left Right Audio input Line In Left right audio input Stereo audio input using 1 8 mini stereo jack from the audio output of your source Co
10. drivers iv Install the Hauppauge Radio TV Scheduler iv Install the Hauppauge WinTV IR Remote Control Application iv Install Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 1 lv Install WinT Nova T Online Manual W WinTV Product Registration Chose a language and click Next Once the installation procedure is finished you will see the WinTV Icon on your desktop It is also listed in the Start menu under the Program files and A Hauppauge WinTV folder e Can you now click on Start Shut Down se Pon and Restart to re start the computer a 7 The WinTV v6 application Running WinTV for the first time To start the WinTV application double click on the WinTV icon on your desk top When you run WinTV for the first time a message says Would you like to scan for channels now Click YES Choose Cable TV to scan your cable TV for both analog and clear QAM digital cable TV channels If you choose Antenna both over the air ATSC digital TV and analog channels will be scaned Click the Scan button and WinTV will automatically scan for channels The scanning process takes about 10 minutes The scanning process for ATSC will scan from channels 2 to 68 Channel Suite Manager Select Suite Channel names Type to filter channels WCBS HD Click your right mouse button 7 wipers in the Channel Name box to F see a list of channels which have been scanned You can also see the channel list by clicking Menu
11. ecording will start an automatic timer Click the Record button once for 15 minutes twice for 30 minutes and so on Configuring the record formats When recording analog TV WinTV uses your PC or laptops processor and Hauppauge s SoftPVR to WinTV Settings make the recording The Be Mica e aloe default recording quality is Smee DVD To configure the directory to store video recordings and to check the analog recording format click the Pref button and then poo hie Movies Quality Level DVD GMb Note since ATSC digital recording uses the format the original TV program is broadcast in there are no other recording format options DVCR Record File Path C MyVideos Browse Pause Mode Record Path La C MyVideos Browse Pause Buffer Size Cancel Time counter the time is specified in a Hour Minute Second format Stop Clicking the Stop button will stop the video you are recording or playing back Play Clicking the Play button will playback from disk the last video file created When playing a video you can rewind fast forward replay 10 sec or skip forward 10 sec using the buttons on the control bar Pause Clicking the Pause button while Playing will pause your audio video Rewind button Clicking the Rewind button will play the video file in reverse Clicking the Rewind button again will continue the playing of the video Fast forward button Clicking the Fast Forward butto
12. estore toolbars SS A lt lt CT m 3 Europe 2 TV 15 39 LA 13 45 Puissance tubes Snapshot Still ales ear 6 25 US 1 Current TV channel kJ Le classemenf des quinze titres les plus diffus s aux Etats Unis CFG S o Configure Snapshot Snapshot viewer window Double click on each thumbnail to see image full size Click and hold your right mouse button to see image options rane ta Am A TA e Pause Record Channel List Click your right mouse button here to see the channel list as 1072 Some clear QAM channels are not broadcast with channel names Therefore the WinTV application simply enters these with channel numbers For example in the channel list you might see a channel named 2002 qam 2 This means that this is a clear QAM channel where your local cable operator did not include a channel name with this channel Not all QAM channels can be viewed WinTV will detect all QAM channels but only those which are broadcast without encryption in the clear can be watched Rescanning TV channels If you want to rescan for TV channels click Menu Suite Manager To scan analog cable TV channels under Sources highlight Analog source and click Auto scan To scan for digital cable TV channels under Input Sources highlight Clear QAM source and click Auto scan To scan for ATSC digital TV channels under Input Sources highlight ATSC source and click Au
13. finish Then click Close To select an external audio video source click the Up and Down channel buttons to cycle through TV Composite and S Video sources The external A V source is at the end of the channel list Page 5 Installing the WinTV HVR under Vista Boot into Windows Vista Insert the WinTV HVR Installation CD ROM in your PC s CD ROM drive When the Found New Hardware box opens click Locate and install driver software Click Continue If you see a message which asks about searching on line click Don t search on line Click Next Click Close i Found New Hardware x Windows needs to install driver software for your Multimedia Video Controller gt Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel 6 WinTV Software Installation To start the WinTV software installation click Start Run then type your CD ROM drive letter for example D and then Setup exe WinTV Nova T Setup WinXP Components Install the Microsoft HTMLhelp 1 40 Install Microsoft Directx9 0b iv Install MPEG SW Decoders WV Install the Hauppauge WinTV Application iv Install the Hauppauge WinTV FM Radio Application W Install WinT English Help Files amp Language Resources IV Install WinTV SoftPVR Support fy Install WinTV Nova T
14. ing for the Schedular to work If WinTV is not running it takes about 15 seconds to start WinTV and to start the recording of TV Page 9 Problem Poor Reception or Not detecting all channels Poor TV reception is generally the result of an weak TV signal When using a roof top antenna an aerial booster may be required if there is poor TV reception Also in some areas using cable TV a format called Cable HRC is used If so try rescanning but use CABLE HRC instead of cable in the Broadcast Cable box How do I configure the Audio for the WinTV HVR Your PC s sound card is used to amplify the audio during live TV record and playback The WinTV application s Volume Adjust slide bar adjusts the volume by raising and lowering the WaveOut volume control in the sound card FCC CE Statement Radio Interference Statement The WinTV products have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off
15. ll close the record play or pause menus 0 9 buttons When in live TV mode is used to directly enter channel numbers When playing back a recording the 1 button will skip to 10 the 2 button 20 etc of the length of the recording Skip ahead button holding the skip ahead button advances the video about 5 minues per 10 seconds the button is depressed Skip back button pressing and holding the Skip back button makes the video go back about 5 minutes for every 10 seconds the button is depressed Go button brings up the WinTV task list Allows you to start WinTV Menu button brings up the Windows Task list Use the left and right arrows to change to other Windows tasks Power button green if WinTV is running in Record mode this button will put WinTV into the TV mode and close the record playback menu If WinTV is in TV mode this button will close the WinTV application Red button at bottom closes WinTV Radio and opens WinTV Green button at bottom closes WinTV and opens WinTV Radio on models with radio Yellow button at bottom Subtitle closed caption on off Blue button at bottom creates snapshot in live TV pause record or playback modes Sub CC Sub titles on off Checking the function of WinTV s IR Remote WinTV s Remote application IR EXE is loaded every time Windows is booted You will see a Remote icon in the device tray To check the remote control
16. n one time will fast forward your video at 2X speed Clicking the Fast Forward button two times Page 6 will fast forward your video at 8X speed Clicking the button again will continue playing back at normal speed Slow motion button Clicking the Slow Motion button during playback will cause the video to play in slow motion Clicking the Slow Motion button again will return the video to normal playback speed Playback TV recordings Click the Playback button on the WinTV application to open the Playback control bar File button In the File menu you can Play a video file previously recorded Find the file you would like to play highlight it with your mouse one click of the mouse button and click Open Then click Play Rename your recorded video file To rename a video file on the video filename click once with your right mouse button click Rename and then type in a new name Remember you must keep the MPG extension on the file Delete recorded video files which you no longer want Click your right mouse button on the video file once go down the menu and click Delete Play Clicking the Play button will playback from disk the last video file created When playing a video you can rewind fast forward replay 10 sec or skip forward 10 sec using the buttons on the control bar Pause Clicking the Pause button while Playing will pause your audio video The Hauppauge Remote Control optional on some models The WinTV rem
17. nnecting the Remote control receiver cable Plug the remote control receiver cable into the Remote Control Receiver Connector Position the round receiver sensor at the end of the remote control receiver cable where is can be seen by the remote control transmitter This is normally at the front of your PC Page 2 Always on Top mode Always on Top allows WinTV to be visible on your Windows desktop on top of any applications To turn on click the Always on top button It will turn green To turn off click this button again A convenient way to use Always on Top is to make the TV window in the no title mode small and make the TV window in the title mode larger Then you can switch from a small window to a larger one by clicking the right mouse button To hide the WinTV toolbar No title mode Click your right mouse button in the WinTV s video window for the no title mode To restore the toolbars the title mode once again click your right mouse button in the video window You can set the size of the window differently in each mode Pref button Click the Pref button to open the Preferences menu View These are the settings for the On Screen Display of the TV channel and Audio Volume plus controls for the Toolbar mode Title mode NoToolbar mode No Title and Full Screen TV mode Movies Here is where you configure the video and audio setting for SoftPVR You can set the movie record directory DVCR Record
18. operation point the Remote transmitter at the Remote control receiver When you click the TV button on the Remote transmitter after 3 4 seconds the Remote icon should flash indicating that the Remote application is running After the Remote icon flashes the WinTV application will be run Page 8 er for your computer For Dell computers check the Dell website for the latest graphics driver Use Hauppauge s Primary program to optimize graphics performance Primary exe is used to change the display mode of a graphics card for TV watching This does not affect any other Windows program Primary exe is found in the Hauppauge WinTV program group The default mode used by WinTV is Force Primary Force Primary uses your processor to move the digital TV image into the graphics memory It is more CPU intensive but often fixes display problems on some lap tops Note Snapshot does not work in Force Primary mode To use hardware graphics acceleration close WinTV then run Primary Click Allow VMR Close Primary and rerun WinTV The Allow VMR setting will allow your graphics system to use hardware acceleration for video decode Note hardware acceleration does not work on all systems Note if you have an nVidea graphics card you can use VMR7 If this setting does not help or if you experience WinTV not responding after a channel change then your graphics system cannot use hardware graphics acceleration In this case run Primary
19. ote control software is installed automatically during the installation of the WinTV applications You will see the WinTV Remote icon Go button in the Device Tray The installation will add a shortcut to IR EXE to the Startup group so that IR EXE is loaded every time after Windows has Back Exit booted button If you need to restart the remote control select Restart IR from the Start All Program Files WinTV directory Application on off Audio mute Please ensure the following before trying to use this option 1 Infrared Remote control has i rewind batteries inserted i Skip stole ahea 2 Infrared Receiver is fully con 2 oe nected to the IR socket of the button WinTV Card 3 Infrared software is started The IR icon is on the start bar To start WinTV press the GO button and a menu will appear Use the scroll up and down button to select WinTV and press OK to select buttons Subtitle button 0000 N a a Green Yellow Blue buttons Remote control buttons TV button when WinTV is closed this button starts the WinTV application Once WinTV is running this button makes TV go full screen or back to TV in a window Red record button starts recording using the parameters set in the Pref Page 7 Using a external audio video source If you are using a external audio video source like satellite TV receiver VCR cable TV set top box camcorder game console etc
20. then you will need to connect the S Video input connector or Composite video input connector for video and the Audio input Line In for the sound Configuring an external A V source in WinTV In the WinTV application click Menu Suite Manager and Sources To add the S video or Composite source highlight the entry and then select the Video Format from the drop down list inTV Manager Sean Sarom Devices Channels CLOSE inpas hs Anached Devices oder Home Press Chard Number omoose HVR 0 Voy CompotePYRATSC ote Pal BGHIDK is the commonly used format in Europe NTSC is the broadcast format used in North America Create a Name Select Add to finish Then click Close Selecting an External Video source VCR camcorder etc Click the Up and Down channel buttons to cycle through TV Composite and S Video sources Troubleshooting Installation tips and software updates can be found at http www hauppauge com pages support_hvr1250 html Our FAQ can be found at http www hauppauge com pages support_faq_hvr1250 html Some notes on system compatibility Decoding high definition ATSC TV is very CPU intensive A graphics card with at least 64MBytes of memory and the latest graphics driver from the manufacturer makes the decoding task easier Typically a 2 2 GHz Pentium 4 processor or equivalent with a graphics card having 64MBytes of memory is required to properly decode ATSC digital TV on your PC A 1 6GHz
21. to scan During the scan for digital TV channels the Signal Status will show a quality level and the locked box will be checked if a channel is detected Other changes to channel listings If you want to add names or fine tune an analog channel click Menu Suite Manager Sources Choose Analog Source ATSC source or clear QAM source You will see a list of your channels Click on the desired channel Click the Tune button to change channel You can change the Name to the name of the station To fine tune an analog channel unclick AFT and then use the Finetune slide bar When finished click Close Changing channels You can change channels by clicking the Channel Up or Channel Down buttons on the WinTV application You can also type a channel number for example 27 or 1021 and WinTV will tune to that channel If the entered channel does not exist you will see a black window You can also right click in the Current TV channel box where you will see a list of channels Changing the TV window size You can change the size of the WinTV window by grabbing any corner and dragging the video window to the desired size Displaying TV full screen When you click the Full screen TV button TV will appear full screen on your PC monitor When finished watching TV full screen right click your mouse button If you see video with a black box around it click the Pref button then click TV mode tab Check the box which says Allow resolution
22. watching or recording run WinTV Scheduler and click on the Add Program Add Program Program Period Program Date Time Source Selection Q One Time Only Time To Begin WinT 2000 Reminder Seow EEEE N Program Duration Channel Selection z ad Minutes Weekly Time To End E Surda E orda Recording Options ay Date To Begin BB Record To File E Friday Date To End BB Saturday J400 E iute volue while recording The items that need to be set for each event are Time to Begin Program set to the desired start time Click on the hour to set the hour the minute to set the minute Note It takes about 15 sec onds to launch the WinTV and start recording Time to End Program set to the time to end this event Program Period one time daily weekly Date to Begin Program today s date is the default Change this if you want to schedule on another date Source selection leave set at WinTV to bring up the WinTV at the requested time and on the requested channel Channel selection chose one of your scanned channels Recording options click on Record to File to record your show Leave this button unchecked to watch TV at the requested time You can also name your file to record in the dialog box below Once these are set click Set Program You can add more Events clicking Set Program after each event is set When you are finished click Close The WinTV program does not have to be runn
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