ADS Technologies DLX-181 User Manual

Dual Link Cardbus: Multilingual Manual

Upgrade to Firewire or USB 2.0
User’s Guide: First Edition

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Dual-Link Cardbus

Technical Support

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European Technical Support: +353.61.702042

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Table of Content

A letter from the President of ADS ...........................................................4

Introduction ..............................................................................................5

System Requirements .............................................................................5

DLX-181 ..................................................................................................6

Installation Guide ...............................................................................6

Step 1 Driver Installation ............................................................... 7

Step 2 Hardware Installation .........................................................8

Dual-Link Cardbus card Hardware install

Step 3 Connecting Devices ...........................................................9

Step 4 Install VideoStudio 7 SE ...................................................10

Help Resources .....................................................................................10

Installation Manual- German ..................................................................11

Installation Manual- French ....................................................................18

Installation Manual- Spanish ..................................................................25

Service and Warranty ............................................................................ 32

FCC Information ....................................................................................33

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A Letter from the President of ADS Technologies

“Connect, Create, and Store”

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At ADS Technologies, Inc. we bring the best and latest multimedia
technology to your PC. Our products allow you to “Connect, Create
and Store”.

CONNECT with our line of USB 1.1, USB 2.0 and 1394 Host and Hub
devices. Today, external bus technologies such as USB and FireWire/
1394 let you connect hundreds of devices to your PC or MAC. We
have the connectivity solutions that allow you to get the most out of USB
and 1394 technologies.

CREATE audio and video productions with our line of video capture and
editing solutions. We have video editing and MPEG2/DVD Capture and
Authoring solutions to fit everyone’s needs, ranging from the novice level
to the professional level.

STORE that multimedia masterpiece with one of our 1394 storage or
USB 2.0 Storage solutions. Today’s multimedia files are getting larger
and larger. You need solutions that help you easily and cost effectively
store your work; we’ve got those solutions.

More than ever, my goal has been to bring new technologies to the con­sumer market at affordable prices and with significant value to you, our
customer.

ADS products are easy to use. Most of our products are Plug-and-Play,
easy to install and offer software to help get the best value out of the
hardware product. And if you do need help, we will do our best to
support you. We want every customer to be a happy ADS customer.

The combination of technology innovation, affordability, quality, value
and support has made our products award-winners in the press and at
conventions. More over they are winners with our customers.

I wish to thank you for choosing ADS Technologies and I hope you enjoy
your new multimedia experience.

Sincerely,

Michael McCoy

President

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Intro d uction

Add 2 FireWire Ports and 2 USB 2.0 Ports to your Notebook!

Use the Dual-Link Cardbus card and Video Studio 7 SE (inlcuded) to transfer
video from your digital camcorder to your PC, edit the video, add titles, effects,
background music and more. Then send your edited video back to your digital
recorder or save it as an MPEG1 File that you can then master to a VCD that
can play on most DVD Players.

FireWire/1394 and USB 2.0 are the latest in high-speed external bus technology.
This means you can instantly connect devices like DV Camcorders or Firewire
Hard Drives to your PC without opening up the case. FireWire offers true plug
and play and hot swapping of devices. Just plug in your digital camcorder,
launch the software and you’re ready to make movies.

Dual Link Features:

• Connect to Digital Camcorders

• Connect the PYRO 1394 WebCam

• Connect to 1394 Hard Drives/USB 2.0 Drives

• Edit video and send out to tape

• Capture still images

• Produce Digital Video Movies or VCD Movies for your DVD Player

• 2 Firewire ports at 400 Mbps/2 USB 2.0 ports at 480 Mbps

• Fully IEEE 1394a and USB 2.0 compliant

• Plug and Play

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Requirements:

• Intel Celeron 500MHz or above

• AMD Athlon or Duron (any speed)

• Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP

• Available Cardbus slot

• 64 MB of RAM (128MB or higher Recommended)

• Sound card

• AGP or PCI video card with 4 MB of RAM

• CD-ROM Drive

• 200 MB hard disk space for capture/editing applications

• 4 GB hard disk space (20 minutes of raw DV footage)

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Insta l lation Guide

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Package Contents

1. Dual-Link Cardbus Card

2. CD with Drivers and Video Studio 7 SE

3. Power Adapter

4. User’s Manual

Note: If you did not receive one or more of the contents listed above
inside the Dual-Link Cardbus package, please contact the vendor you
purchased it from or contact ADS directly.

What you need to install Dual-Link Cardbus:

• Available Cardbus slot

• Notebook PC

• Windows 98 SE, Win ME CD, Windows2000, or Windows XP CD

• Dual-Link CD

Getting Started Using Dual Link PCI Card
INSTALL IN THIS ORDER:

Step 1: Driver Installation
Step 2: Hardware Installation

- Dual-Link Cardbus card Hardware install

- Dual-Link Cardbus card Driver install

Step 3: Connecting Devices

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Drive r Installation

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A

B

A. Install Drivers

B. Install VideoStudio 7 SE for Video Editing

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Hardw a re Installation

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Step 1

Locate your Notebook’s open
Cardbus port and place the card
into the slot as you see in Fig. A.

Fig. A

Step 2

Push the card all the way into the
slot until it is secure.
(see Fig. B)

Fig. B

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Conne c ting Devices

FireWire

Once you have installed the camcorder drivers you are ready to
connect your camcorder to the Dual-Link Cardbus. Follow these steps
to ensure that the operating system recognizes your camcorder and
you are familiar with the camcorder driver your system is using.

1. Use the External Power source supplied with your camcorder.
Many camcorders do not have enough power when running from
the battery.

2. Turn the Camcorder ON to the VCR/VTR mode.

3. Connect the DV Cable supplied with the Dual Link to any available

port on the Dual Link card and your digital camcorder.

4. Your Camcorder will be recognized, as a new device by
Windows and the camcorder driver will be loaded. In some
cases Windows may ask for the Windows 98, WinME, WinXP or
Win2000 CD to load other needed files.

5. Open Device Manager (Start,
Settings,Control Panel, System,
Device Manager Tab). Check to see
how your camcorder is listed. If you are
using Win98 your camcorder will appear
as “1394 DV Camcorder” appears under
“Sound, Video and Game Controllers”.
You are using the Texas Instruments
camcorder driver. If you are using
Win98SE, WinMe, WinXP or Win2000
your camcorder will appear in Device
Manager under “Imaging Device”
and will be listed as a “DV camera or
VCR”. Your camcorder is using the
Microsoft camcorder drivers.
You can also connect Firewire drives/drive kits, Firewire webcams and
any other Firewire device to the Dual-Link Cardbus card.

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USB Devices

Any USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 device may also be connected to the Dual-Link
Cardbus card. To learn more about USB 2.0/Firewire products, please
check our website, WWW.ADSTECH.com

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INSTALL VideoStudio 7 SE

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1. Connect your camcorder. Turn on to VTR/VCR PLAY Mode.
note: Your Camcorder must be connected and “On”

2. INSTALL Video Studio from Dual-Link CD. Follow the

installation instructions.

3. Re-Boot when the Installation is complete.

4. Run VideoStudio 7 SE. Go to page 16 of this Guide and start a new

project. Make sure your camcorder is turned on to VTR/
VCR MODE and connected to the Dual-Link Cardbus at this time.

Help Resources:

VideoStudio Help - Press “F1” on your keyboard at any time.
VideoStudio User Manual - on Dual-Link CD

ADS website: www.adstech.com

Online Help:

We are constantly adding more information to the Online Help section of our
website. Click the “Support” button on the home page or the “Technical Support”
button on any ADS web page. Click on the
Dual-Link or PYRO - Online Help. Here you will find many answers to com­monly asked questions.

Software Updates:

We are constantly updating camcorder drivers, adding utilities or posting bug
fixes or patches in the “Downloads” section of our website. Click the “Support”
button on the home page or the “Technical Support” button on any ADS web
page.

For European Customers Only:

Most of the DV camcorders shipping in Europe only allow for DV OUT but not
DV IN. To fix this, third party companies have provided
hardware to enable the DV INPUT for most DV CAMCORDERS. Please
check these internet links:

• www.datavision.co.uk

• www.lynxdv.com

Resources on the web:

Web page with Dual-Link info: www.price98.freeserve.co.uk
Forum with tips & info for the ADS PYRO & Ulead VS & MS Pro:

http://pub9.ezboard.com/bpyro1394

ADS Tech, Inc. Forum on the WWUG (World Wide User Groups):

www.wwug.com/forums/ads-tech/index.htm

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Table of Content

Einleitung ................................................................................................12

Systemanforderungen ............................................................................12

DLX-181 .................................................................................................13

Installationsanleitung ........................................................................ 13

Schritt 1 Treiber Installation ..........................................................14

Schritt 2 Hardware Installation .....................................................15

Schritt 3 Anschluss der Komponenten .........................................16

Schritt 4 VideoStudio 7 SE Installation .........................................17

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