ATI Technologies ATI-TV WONDER VE Getting Started And User's Manual

ATI-TV™ W onder VE

Getting Started and User’s Guide

The PCI- based

TV Tuner and

Video Captur e Card

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Table of Contents

Getting Started...............................................................1

What You'll Need...................................................................................... 1

Features ..................................................................................................... 2

Important Safety Instructions.................................................................... 3

Installing the ATI-TV Wonder VE card ................................................... 4

Audio Connection ..................................................................................... 5

Using Composite In................................................................................... 6

ATI-TV Wonder VE Connectors.............................................................. 7

Windows® New Hardware Wizard ..... .. .................... .. .. .......... .. ...............7

Installing ATI Multimedia Center..................................8

ATI Multimedia Center.............................................................................9

Using the ATI Multimedia Center...............................11

Starting ATI Multimedia Center............................................................. 12

Attaching and Detaching Panels ............................................................. 13

Online Help............................................................................................. 13

TV Player................................................................................................ 14

Digital VCR ............................................................................................24

Stills Gallery............................................................................................ 26

Video Editor............................................................................................28

CD Audio Player..................................................................................... 29

Video-CD Player.....................................................................................32

Schedule .................................................................................................. 39

Troubleshooting..........................................................41

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CHAPTER 1

Getting Started

Get real-time informatio n when

you w ant it. Mov e t he TV wi ndo w ,

zoom it to full-screen, and

capture video images.

Getting Started 1

ATI-TV Wonder VE le ts
you watch up to 125
cable television
chan nel s a nd 7 0 an t en na
channels in smooth, full­motion video on the
whole screen or in a
window.

You can capture still
frames and movie clips,
channel surf, c reate your
own TV tran s cr i pts, and
turn your PC into a
digital VCR.

Note: Not all channel options are available in all countries.

The actual number of stations received will vary depending on the services

provided in your area.

What You'll Need

• Computer System — Pentium®, Pentium®II/III, Celeron™,

AMD
system, with at least 8MB of system memory.

• Monitor — VGA, minimum 640x480 resolution.

• Operating Syst em— Windo ws

Windows

• Sound card and speakers certified for Windows

Windows

• Expansion Slot — PCI.

• Graphics Accelerator with overlay support. Visit the ATI

Web site www.atitech.com for an up to date list of supported
graphic cards.

®

K7 or AMD® K6 processor-based or compatible

®

®

98.

®

98 use.

95 OSR2, or

®

95 and

2 Getting Started

Features

• Television-quality video in a window or full screen.

• Capture motion Vi deo and Audio with a simple mouse

click.

• Live Motion Video Desktop, using your favorite TV show

as wallpaper.

• Zoom-In to any part of the screen.

• Closed Captioning support includ ing Transcript Creation
and Hot Words that alert you when the ATI Multimedia
Center software receive s information you want to see. (NTSC
North America onl y.)

• Teletext support for Europe.

• Channel Preview — Scan through available channels in
seconds.

• Scheduled Viewing — play particular files and/or watch
selecte d TV cha nnels at times you specify.

• Digital VCR — Schedule and record TV shows
to your hard drive.

• Channel Lockout and Pr ogram Lockout for parent al
control.

Getting Started 3

Important Safety Instructions

Read Instructions

•
read before the product is operated.

Retain Instruc tion s

•
retained for future reference.

Heed Warnings

•
instructions sho uld be adh ered to.

Compatibility

•
com patib le UL Listed personal comput ers that hav e Insta llation
Instructions detailing user install ation of card cage accessories.

Grounding

•
Electric Shock and Fire, This Accessory Should Be Installed Only In
Pro du cts E qu ippe d W i th A T hr ee- wir e Gr ound in g P l ug, A Plug H a ving a
third (Grounding) Pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power
outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into
the outlet, contact y our e lectric ian to replace the obsolete outlet. Do not
defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.

• All option card securement pins shall be completely tightened as to
provide continuous bonding between the option card and the PC
chassis.

Outdoor Antenna Grounding

•
system is connected to the product, be sure that the antenna or cable
system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage
surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical
Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper
grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead­in wire to the antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors,
location of antenna-disc harge unit, connection of grounding electro des,
and requirements for the grounding electrode.

Lightning

•
storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time,
unpl ug it from the wall outlet, and disconnect the antenna or cable
system. Th is will pre vent damage to the product due to light ning and
power- lin e su r ge s.

Power Lines

•
vic inity of overhead power lines or other light or power circuits, or where
it can fall into such power lines or circuits.

• When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be
taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits, as contact with
them may be fatal.

Note to CATV System Installer

•
CATV sy stems i nstaller’s attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC, which
provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particul ar, specifies
that t he cable ground s ha ll be co nnect e d t o th e g rou nd in g s yst em of t he
building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

- CAUTION : Fo r C ontin ued Protection Aga inst Risk of

- For added protect ion for this product during a lightning

- All the safety and operating instructions should be

- The safet y an d op er at in g ins t r u c ti on s should be

- All warnin gs on the product and the operating

- This option card is for use only with IBM AT or

- Since an outdoor antenna or cable

- An outside antenna system should not be located in the

- This reminder is provided to call the

4 Installing the ATI-TV Wonder VE card

Installing the ATI-TV Wonder VE
card

Power-off the computer , then disconnect the power cable.

1

Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your

2

computer system manual for removal instructions.

Remem b er to discharge your body’s stati c electr icity by
touching the metal area of the computer chassis.

Select an e mpty PCI e xpans ion s lot for the ATI-TV Wonder

3

card.
W ith the sl ot cov er remov ed, grasp the car d by the top edge

4

and carefully seat it fir mly into the slot.
Fasten the retaining bracket with a screw.

5

Re-install the computer co ver.

6

Connect you r TV cable or video input to the

7

ATI-TV Wonder card.

For more information about the connectors on the A TI-TV
Wonder VE tuner card, refer to ATI-TV Wonder VE

Connectors on page 7.

ATI-TV Wonder VE Card

PCI expa ns io n sl ot

Figure 1. Inst alling the

ATI-TV Wonder VE

tuner card

Audio Connection

Looking at the back of your ATI-TV Wonder VE card, you

1

will see an Audio Out connector. Insert one end of the
sound cable into the Audio Out connector.

Looking at the back of your sound card, you will find an

2

Audio In source. Con nect the other end of the so und ca ble
to the Audio In source. If you have trouble locating the
Audio In source on your sound card, refer to the
documentat ion supplied with your sound card.

Audio Connection 5

Audio In

LINEIN

MIC IN

SPK/LINE

JOYSTICK

Your sound card may

not look exactly as shown.

CATV

COMP IN

AUD OUT

Sound Card ATI-TV Wonder VE

Figure 2. Connecting the audio e xternally

Audio

Out

Using Composite In

In order to capture s treaming video and audio, you will need to
use the Composi te In connector on the back of your ATI-TV
Wonder VE card.

Looking at the back of the ATI-TV Wonder VEATI-TV

1

Wonder VE card. Connect one end of the composi te cable
to the Composite In on the back of the ATI TV-Wonder VE
card.

Connect the other end of the composite cable to the

2

Composit e Out of your vid eo d evi ce such as a ca mcorder or
VCR.

Connect one end of the audio cable from the Audio Out on

3

the back of your video device (camcorder or VCR).
Connect t h e other end of the audio cable to the Audio In on

4

your sound card.

Sound Card

Your sound card may

LINEIN

MIC IN

SPK/LINE

Line In

JOYSTICK

not look exactly as shown.

Composit e In

CATV

COMPIN

AUD OUT

COMPOSITE OUT

VCR or Camcorder

Figure 3. Using Composite In

AUDOUT

ATI-TV Wonder VE

ATI-TV Wonder VE Connectors 7

ATI-TV Wonder VE Connectors

The TV Tuner provides audio output, and composite input
connectors :

CATV

COMP IN

AUD OUT

CATV

Composite
Input

Audio Out

Figure 4. The ATI-TV Wonder VE connectors

For i nput f rom ca ble TV
or antenna.

For inpu t fr om
composite video
sources.

For output to yo ur
sound card.

Windows® New Hard ware Wizar d

Now that a ll necessary connections are made, you are re ady to
power on your system. Ne w har dware may be detected after you
restart your computer. Follow the step-by-step instructions
below to allow Wi ndows
hardware.

®

to correctly identify your new

To identify new har dware in Wind ows

Windows® 95 briefly displays the “New Hardwa re Found”

1

dialog bef ore launching the “Update Device Driver
Wizard”.

If the wizard does not appear, proceed dir ectl y to Installing

ATI Multimedia Center on page8.

Click Cancel.

2

You are now rea dy to instal l the ATI Multimedia Center software.
Follow the step-by-step instructions below to complete the
installation.

®

95

8 Installing ATI Multimedia Center

To identify new har dware in Wind ows®98

Windows® 98 briefly displays the “New Hardwa re Found”

1

dialog bef ore la unching the “Add New Hardware Wiz ard”.
Click Next.

2

Click Search for the best driver for your device.

3

Click Cancel.

4

The “Add New Hardware Wizard” will attempt to install
drivers for a PCI Mu ltimedia Device.

Click Cancel once a gain.

5

You are now rea dy to instal l the ATI Multimedia Center software.
Follow the step-by-step instructions below to complete the
installation.

Installing ATI Multimedia Center

With Windows®95 or Windows® 98 running on your computer,
you need to install the ATI Multimedia Center to take ad vantage of
your AT I-TV Wonder VE card’s special features.

®

To install ATI Multimedia Center for Windows
Windows

1

2
3
4

®

98

Insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your
CD-R O M dr ive.

If Windows
step 6.

Click Start.
Click Run.
Type the following:

D:\SETUP

(If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the
correct drive letter.)

®

runs the CD-ROM automatically, procee d to

95 or

Installing ATI Multimedia Center 9

Click OK.

5

The Welcome screen appears.

Click Next to install the ATI Multime dia Center software.

6

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the

7

installation.

ATI Multimedia Center

The ATI Multime dia Center is des igne d to la unch auto mati cally
each time you start Windows
Pad provides quick access to all features of the ATI Multimedia
Center.

The first time the ATI Multimedia Center is launched, you will
be guided thro ugh the TV Display Installation W izard. The
Installation W izard will help you quickly configure your ATI
Multimedia Center software. Refer to Setting up the TV Player
on page 15 for more information.

®

. The ATI Multimedia Launch

10 Installing ATI Multimedia Center

CHAPTER 2

Using the ATI Multimedia Center

This chapter explains how to use the special features that your
ATI Multime dia Center ha s to offer.

The Mult imedia Ce nter provi des TV, Vid eo Editing, Audio CD,
and Video CD in one package .

IN THIS CHAPTER...

Starting ATI Multimedia

■

Center on page 12

11

TV Player on page 14

■

Capturing Video and still

■

images on page 22
Digital VCR on page 24

■

Stills Gallery on page 26

■

Vi deo Editor on page 28

■

CD Au di o Pl ayer on page 29

■

Video-CD Player on page 32

■

Schedule on page 39

■

12 Using the ATI Multimedia Center

Starting ATI Multimedia Center

Starting from LaunchPad

The LaunchPad provides a conve nient way to start all your
Multimedia Center features — just click the feature you want.
LaunchPad is designed to load automatically when you start
your computer. If you prefer, you can ri ght-click any where on
the LaunchPad, and uncheck Load on Startup in the drop­down menu.

The buttons in th e upper right of LaunchP ad let you acce ss your
desktop se ttings, get Hel p, and close LaunchP ad.

ATI Multimedia Launch Pad Options

To display the ATI Multimedia Launch Pad options, drag your
mouse over the ATI Multimedia Launc h P ad and right click. A
drop down menu will appear.

PTION

O
Size Large, Sm a ll R ow, Small Co lu mn
Dock Displa ys the ATI Launch Pad as a Tool Bar
Always on top Allows the ATI Launch Pad to remain on top of all open

applications

Load on Startup Automat ically starts the A TI Launc h Pad on each st art up

of the system
About Displa ys the ATI Multimedia Center Launch Pad v ersion
Close Shuts down the ATI Multimedia Center Laun ch Pad

ESCRIPTION

D

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Starting from the Windows® Taskbar

Click Start.

1

Select Programs.

2

Select ATI Multimedia fro m the list of ins talled

3

applica tions.
Select Launch Pad.

4

Attaching an d Detachi ng Panel s

You can detach the TV, Video Editor, and Video-CD Player
control pa nels from their display panels, move them to any
location on your screen, and re-attach them.

To detach a panel

Move the cursor to the border of the panel you want to detach.
As the cursor reaches the border, it changes to the detach
symbol. Click the panel, and drag it away.

To attach a pa n e l

Drag a panel to the panel you want to at tach until its outline
changes, then release the mouse button. The panels will snap
back together.

Online Help

Feature Help. Click the Help button in an y control panel to
open the online help.

Context-Sensitive Help. Context-sensitive help is always

F1

available for each feature; just press the F1 key .
Bubble Help. Simply move the mouse cursor over a control to

see a description of its purpose. To turn off help, click the Show
Tool Tip check box in th e Display tab.

14 Using the ATI Multimedia Center

TV Player

NOTE

All

channels
may not be
available in

all

countries.

Watch TV on your
computer! You can
receive up to 125 cable
tele vision cha nnels and 70
antenna channels in
smooth, ful l-motion vi deo
on the whole screen or in
a window.

The TV P l ayer
delivers advanced
television features:
Tele tex t , Video /Still
Capture, Channel Surf ing,
Scheduled Events,
Program Lockout, and more.

When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display
panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one
feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active
features. The Schedule feature lets you record TV programs on
dates and times you specify (see Schedule on page 39.)

To start the TV Player

from LaunchPad

Click Television in the Launchpad. For information on ATI

Multimedia Launch Pad Options, see page 12

from Windo ws® 95 / Windows® 98 taskb ar

1

In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at
Programs .

2

Point at ATI Mult imedia , then cl ic k TV.

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Setting up the TV Player

The TV Player Wizard will launch automatically the first time
you select the TV tuner option. The TV Display Wizard guides
you quickly and easily thr ough the set up your TV Player.

The TV Display wizard lets you control how video is

1

displ ay e d in th e TV P l ay er. Place a ch eck mark b eside the
option you would like.

PTION

O
Video Desktop When selected, this option will turn the

ESCRIPTION

D

desktop into a TV Scr een. You will need
to minimiz e the pl ayer to activat e this
feature.

Fixed Aspect
Ratio

Always on Top Allows y ou to pl ace the player on top of

Show Tool Tips When selected, a pop-up help box will

Show Shortcut Allows you to see shortcut key

Hi de P l ayer
Hotkey

Select Next to continue.

2

Once you have configured your TV display settings, you

3

When selected, will keep the TV scr een
size at a constant ratio.

other windows

be displa yed when placing the cursor
overtop of a control

combinations in Tool Tips string.
Allows you to completely hide the TV

with a special key combinati on.

will need to make the appropriat e Audio Input selection.
Select th e Audio Input that matche s the connection
between the TV Wonder and your sound card.

Select Next to continue.

4

The TV Video Capture Installation Wizard allows you to

5

specify the capture format and specify the drive to store the
capture.

Select Next to finish setting up the TV Tuner.

6

16 Using the ATI Multimedia Center

Setup using the Initialization Wizard

The Ini tiali zati on W izar d all o ws you t o chan ge previous settings
at any time.

Click the Setup button, then click the Display tab.

Click the Initialization button to open the Wizard. Check the
features you want (point your mouse at th e che ckboxes to see
what each one does). The Wizard will help you set up your TV
display, audio, and video capture options.

• Setting up the TV Player on page 15

• TV Player Tuner settings on pag e 18

• Capturing Video and still images on page 22

Setup without the Initialization Wizard

Choose antenna or cable

Click the Setup button, in the TV Player con trol panel,
then click the TV Tuner tab.

In the Cable Standard box, click the TV broadcast format.

Set up the audio

Select the sound card connector used for TV audio input:

Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel,
then click the Display tab.

Click the Initialization button, then cl ick the Next button three
times to open the TV Sound Initialization Wizard.

Click the audio input that matches th e connectio n between your
ATI card and your sound card. When the correct setting is
selected, you will hear audio from your speakers.

Scan f o r available channel s

Click the Setup button, then click the TV Tuner tab.
Click the AutoScan button.

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The TV Player scans for all avail ab le channels and stores th em
when you cl ick the OK b ut ton. When scan ning is compl ete, you
can type a name fo r eac h channel in the Channel Name box.

Sizing the TV Player display

You can resize th e TV Player display using the mouse, the
Maximize b utton, or

Increase size of display panel CTRL + Up Arrow
Decrease size of displa y panel CTRL + Down Arrow
Play full- s cr e en CTRL + F

The F2 key hides/shows the control panel, to save desktop
space.

CTRL

key combination:

You can also use the

160 x120 pixels CTRL+1
240 x180 pixels CTRL+2
320 x240 pixels CTRL+3
640 x480 pixels CTRL+4
Toggle between full screen and

current size

TV Player video settings

The video settings page lets you choose a video connector, fine­tune video chara cteristi cs , and set up for captured video (see

Capturing Video and still images on page 22).

key to display these preset sizes:

CTRL

CTRL+F
ALT+F

18 Using the ATI Multimedia Center

To open the Video settings page

Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel,
then click the Video ta b.

Connector
Standard
Color

Brightness
Contrast

Tint

Choose cable, composit e input.
Choose the broadcast standard for your area.
Adjusts the am ount of color in the display.

Adjusts the am ount of white in the display.
Adjusts the gradation of tone between highlights,

midtones, and shadows.
Adjusts the balance of red to blue.

TV Player Tuner settings

The tuner settings page lets you autoscan for active TV
channels , choose ca ble or an tenna i nput, na me channe ls, a nd set
channel - specific options.

To open the Tuner settings page

Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel,
then click the Tuner tab.

Autoscan

Global
Standard

Channel
Name

Details...

Click to scan for all available channels and store them
when you click the OK button. When scanning is
complete, you can type a name f or each channel in t he
Channel Name box.

Select the country and cable/antenna input.

Type the channel name; the name will appear in the TV
Player control panel when that channel is act ive. (You
can also type the name dir ectly into the control panel;
press Enter to conf irm).

Select a c hannel, then cl ick the Deta il s... button to open

Channel Property Detai ls

the

Property Details

on page 19).

page (see

Channel

Channel Property Details

When you select a channel and then click the Details.. . butt on in
the TV Pl ayer Tuner settings pa ge, t he Channel Prope rty Det ails
page opens to let you set properties for particular channels—
favorites lis t, channel assignment, and properti es for audio,
video, prog ram lockout, and closed captioning.

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Channel
Name

Channel
Tunes to
Station

Chann e l in
Favorite List

Channel
Spec ific
Settings

Type a name for th e channel.

Specify the TV station t hat is received when you tune to
a particular channel . For exam ple, you could assign the
actual cha nnel 5 to the TV Play er’s channel 2.
Autos canning retu rns all channel assi gnments to normal
(see

Scan for available channels

Check to add t he channel to the channel s that the TV
Player receives when you cl ick the channel up/down
buttons.

Video

Video

Click
Based Video Sett ings page.

Color Setting

Click

Video Capture

Click

Broadcast Standard

Choose the broadcast standard for this channel.

Video Propert ies

Adjust the color, brightness, contrast, and tint for this
channel.

, then click

Wa rm or Cool

Interlaced, Both Fields

Details

on page 16).

... to open the Channel

One Field

, or

.

Program Lockout

Program Lockout

Click
the Progr am Lockout page.
Set progr am lockout for this channel (see

Lockout

on page 21 for details).

, then click

Details

... to open

Program

20 Using the ATI Multimedia Center

TV Player Schedule settings

You can schedule the TV Player to play on the dates and times
you specify. You can also schedule events for the Audio CD
Player, Video-CD Player, and Video Capture.

To open the TV Player Schedule settings page

Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel,
then click the Schedule tab. See Schedule on page 39
for details.

Zooming and unzooming

To select and enlarge a
portion of the display

Click within the display

1

panel.
Hold down t he mouse b utt on

2

and draw a rectangle around
the area you want to zoom.

normal, click the Unzoom
button in the control panel.

Video Desktop

To replace y ou r d esktop pattern with live TV display
when you minimize the TV Playe r

To return your displ ay to

Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel,
click the Display tab, t h en check Video Desktop.

When you minimiz e the TV Player, live TV display
replaces your desktop.

right side of the
W indows

A TV icon
appears in the
“tray” on the

®

taskbar. Cli ck the icon to displ ay a small control

panel tha t you ca n use to change channe ls and control the
volume. Closed-captioned information is not displayed.

If you do not have a TV
tuner, this control panel
containing volume and
mute controls is available.

To restore your
desktop pattern and the TV Player

Click the TV button in the Windows

Program Lockout

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®

taskbar.

NOTE

If you

forget your

pas s wor d,

you must

uninstall

and

reinstall

your TV

Player

software to

vie w

password-

protected

programs.

Program Lockout lets you block particular programs at specific
times, and set a pa ssword to unlock them . Use the Program
Lockout page to specify channe l, time, and dur ation. Note that
passwords are case-sensitive. For example,

Password

, and

passWord

are not the sa me.

PASSWORD

,

To lock out a pr ogram

1

Click the Setup button in the TV Player control

panel, th en click the Tuner tab.
Click the channel you want, then clic k the Details... button.

2

Click Program Lockout, then click the Detail s.. . button.

3

Click Cr eate New.

4

The Program Lockout Wizard guides you through the

5

lockout procedure.

In the channel list, locked-out channels hav e a

padlock to the right of the channel name.

22 Using the ATI Multimedia Center

To remove program lock

1

panel, th en click the Tuner tab.
Click the channel you want to unlock, then click the

2

Details... button.
Click Program Lockout, then click the Detail s.. . button.

3

Select the program you want to unlock.

4

Click the Delete b utton . To remove all program locks, click

5

the Delete All button.
Click OK.

6

Click the Setup button in the TV Player control

Capturing Video and still images

Full-mot ion vi deo

stream of full -m otion video
plus audio from your video
source and save it as an .AVI file on your computer’s hard disk.
You also have the option of capturing only audio. See Digital

VCR on page 24 for details.

. Capture a

Still images

color, 24-bit-per-pixel, still
imag e s from televisio n, a n d
MPEG clips (see Video-CD

Player on page 32) save them,

and pri nt t hem. Th e imag es are
placed in the Stills Gallery, which saves them as Windows­standard bitmaps (.bmp).

The Stills Galle ry also suppor ts most industry-st andard graphic s
file formats, so you can insert the images into reports,
presentations, letters, and other documents, to add impact to
training applications and presentations. See St il ls G a ll ery on
page 26 for details.

. Capture full-

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Recording a stream of video and audio
or stop-motion video from TV

To record a strea m of video and audio

Righ t-click th e R ecord button in th e TV Player co n tr o l
panel, then click St ream Capture in the menu.

The Digital VCR start s rec ording vide o and aud io to an.AVI file
on your computer’s hard disk.

To stop recording, click the Stop button in the Digital
VCR. A Save As dia log opens, so you can name and

save the captured video.

To record a sequence of still frames (stop-motion)

Right-click the Record button, in the TV Player control
panel, then click Sequence Capture in the menu.

The Digital VCR opens, and prompts you to click the Record
button. Each time you click the button, you capture a frame.

To stop recording, click the Stop button in the Digital
VCR. A Save As dia log opens, so you can name and

save the captured video.

To capture still frames from TV Player

Click t he Cam era b utt on in th e T V Player cont rol panel.
The current fr ame is placed in the S tills Gallery (se e

Stills Gallery on page 26).

To capture still frames from MPEG clips

Click the Camera button in the V ideo-CD control panel
(see Video-CD Player on page 32). The current frame is
placed in th e St il ls Gall er y.

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Compressing and saving captured video

The Digital VCR Custom Setti ngs... page lets you compress
your captured video and save it in several industry - s tandard
formats (see Digital VCR Cus tom Settings on page 26). The
quality of the video that you capt ure depends on the following
conditions:

• speed of your system (CPU)

• amount of s ystem memory (RAM)

• performance of your hard disk

• size of the video capture window

• Video codec (encoder-decoder) used

Editing captured video

You can use the ATI Video Editor to edit your captured video
(see Video Editor on page 28) .

Digital VCR

The Digital VCR provides
simple controls and
powerful capture opti ons .
You can capture a stream
of video and aud io or a seque nce of still frames. It saves
captured video and audio as standard.AVI file s. The Schedule
feature lets you record TV programs on the dates and times you
specify (see Schedule on page 39).

For informati on about using the Stills Gallery c ontrols, see the
online help and Tool Tips.

To start the Digital VCR

When you capture a stream of video (see To record a s tre am of

video and audi o on page 23) or a sequence of still frames (see
To record a sequence of still frames (stop-motion) on page 23)

from TV, the Digital VCR opens automatically.

Digital VCR settings

The Digital VCR tab will allow you to select the recording
quality of your captures. The higher the quality you select, the
less video you will be able to store on your hard drive.

The Duration option allows you to specify the record ing time.
Use the Digit al VCR s etti ngs pa ges to specify re co rding qual it y,

duration, gene ral options, and for custom settings .

To set up the Digital VCR

Click Setup.

1

Select the Digital VCR Tab.

2

Digital VCR Advanced Sett ings

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General
Options

Temporary
Recording
Files

The Advanced Settings button in the Digital VCR page opens
the Digital VCR Advanced Settings page.

The Digital VCR Advanced Settin g op tions.

Prom p t be fore Record in g

Notify you before starting recording.

Add to Recent Documents

Add captured vi deo to recent documents list in the
Windows

Show in Minutes

Show recording time in minutes.

Record to Drive

Choose a driv e to store captured video; the system
dis pl ays the available spa c e available at the cur rent
qualit y settings.

Amount of fre e disk space to lea ve on the hard drive

Mov e the slider to adjust the amount of free disk space.

Start

menu.

Enable
Pre-allocate
file

To impro ve s tr eaming capt ure, p re-allo cat e a ca ptu re fi le
large enough to store an entire video cl ip, and
defragment the file before capturing.

Amount of disk space to use on the hard drive

Mov e the slider to adjust the amount of disk space f or
the pre-allocate file.

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Digital VCR Custom Settings

The Custom Settings page allows you to customize your video
and audio captures. this option allows you to choose a video
format, frame siz e and frame rat e. You can also choose to
capture audio or video only.

To use Digital VCR Custom Settings

Click Setup.

1

Select the Digital VCR Tab.

2

Select Custom.

3

Select Set.

4

Once you ha ve selected Set, the Custom Settings page will be
displayed. Ensure you have both Capture Video and Capture
Audio Selected.

Stills Gallery

The still images you
capture from TV, Instant
Replay, or MPEG video
are save d in the St il ls
Gallery. You can save
images in a variety of
graphics formats and
sizes. The Stills Gallery controls let you delete images, hide
them, save them as wallpaper, and print them.

When yo u click the logo in th e u pp e r lef t cor n er of the St il l s
Gallery, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than
one feature ins talled, a Task menu displays availabl e a nd active
features.

For informati on about using the Stills Gallery c ontrols, see the
online help and Tool Tips.

Stills Gallery settings

Use the Stills Gallery Setup page to define how the Stills
Gallery sa ves and print s captured images .

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To set up the Stills Gallery

Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel,
then click the Stills Gallery tab.

Capture to Gallery

Captures still images to the Stills Gallery.

Capture to numbered file

Stores captured images in numbered files (pic001.bmp,
pic002.bmp...) on your hard disk.

Capture
Options

Save
Options

Tool
Tips

Always
on top

Capture to clipboard

Places captured images on the Windows Clipboard.

Capture to pri nter

Send the captur ed image to the printer.

Use only 256 colors

Saves captured images as 256-color files, to save disk
space.

Warn if closed without saving

Alerts you i f you close the TV Pl ayer or the Sti lls Gallery
without saving captured images.

Show paths of saved images

Displa ys the drive , folders, and subf olders that contain
saved images.

Show Tool Tips

Displa y tool tips for the Stills Gal lery cont rols.

Show Short Cut

Display s hort cut keys for the Still s Ga lle ry controls.

Keep the Stills Gallery on top of other applicati ons.

Print
Options

Center image

Print image in center of page.

Image size:

Maximize Print in full-page format.
One to one Print same size as ori ginal.
Double Print twic e o riginal siz e .

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Video Editor

The Video Editor lets you
mark start and end points
in a captured video clip,
and save the portion you
select.

When you cl ick the logo
in the upper left corner of
the display panel, the
“About...” notic e appe ars.
If you hav e more tha n one
featu re in s t al l ed , a Task
menu displays available
and active features.

For informati on about using the Video Editor controls, see the
online help and Tool Tips.

To start the Video Edi tor

from LaunchPad

Click Video Editing in the Launchpad. For information on ATI

Multimedia Launch Pad Options, see page 12.

from Windo ws® 95 / Windows® 98 taskb a

1

In the Windows taskbar, click Start, then point at
Programs .

2

Point at ATI Mult imedia , then cl ic k Video Editor

Auto- launch. When you sa ve captured video from the TV

Player, check the Launch Video Editing Feature checkbox in
the Save As dialog—the Video Editor will open automatically
when you stop capt uring.

You can also start the Video Editor from other
Multimedia C enter features —TV Play er, CD Player, and

Video-CD Player. Click the ATI logo in the upper left corner of
the feature’s control panel, then click V ideo Editor To open
fi les for editing

r

Click the Open File button, th en choose the f ile you
want.

Video Editor settings

Use the Video Editor Setup page to set playback size, and
general operation.

To set up the Video Editor

Click the Setup button in the V ideo Editor control
panel.

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Playback
Size

Tool Tips

Show
Position as

Play bac k vid eo at 50% , 75%, 100%, or 200% of orig inal
size.

Show Tool Tips

Displa y tool tips for the Video Editor controls.

Show Shortcut

Display shortcut keys for the Video Editor controls.

Frames

Show position as frame number.

Time

Show position as time.

CD Audio Player

Use th e CD Audio Pla y er
to play standard audio
CDs. Advanced features
such as Random play,
Intro play (whic h plays
the first ten seconds of
each track) and Lo o p p la y are availab le . Th e S ch e du l e feature
lets you schedule CD playback on date s an d tim es you specify
(see Schedule on page 39).

When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display
panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one
feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active
features.

For informati on about using the CD A udio Player controls, see
the online help and Tool Tips.

30 Using the ATI Mul t imedia Center

To start the CD Audio Player

from LaunchPad

Click CD Audio in the Launchpad. For information on ATI

Multimedia Launch Pad Options, see page 12.

from Windo ws® 95 / Windows® 98 taskb ar

1

In the Windows taskbar, click Start.

2

Point at Programs .

3

Point at ATI Mult imedia .

4

Click CD Audio.

You can also start the CD Audio P layer from other
Multimedia C enter features —TV Play er, V i d eo Edito r,

and Video-CD Pl aye r. Click the ATI logo in the upper left
corner of the feature’s control pa nel, then click CD Audio.

CD Audio Player settings

Use the CD Player Settings page to se t up p laylists and shuffle
play, and to use an LCD panel for track number and playback
time.

To set up the CD Audio Pla y er

Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel.

Play
List

Shuffle
Play

Disc
Information

Displays al l tra cks in the pl aylist .

Shuffle all tr acks

Play all tracks in random order.

Shuffle user playlist

Play playlist in random order.

Type the disc name and artist name.

Available
Trac ks

LCD
Displa y

Displa ys the tracks that you can add to the playlist.

Check to di splay track number and current playback
time on an LCD display.

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Show Tool Tips

Displa y tool tips when you point at a control wit h your

Tool
Tips

mouse.

Show Shortcut

Display keyboard shortcuts when you point at a control
wit h yo ur mouse.

CD Audio Player Schedule settings

You can schedul e the CD Audio Player to play on the dates and
times you spec ify. You can also schedule events for the TV
Player, Video Capture, and Video Capture.

To open the CD Audio Schedule setti ngs page

Click the Setup button in the V ideo-CD Playe r control
panel, th en click the Schedule tab. See Schedule on
page 39 for details.

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Video-CD Pla yer

The Video-CD Player
plays MPEG-1 digital
audio an d video, V i deo CD

1.0 CDs, MPEG-1 Video
CD 2.0 Interactive CDs,
Karaoke CDs, and .AVI
video files.

The Schedule f eature lets
you play video files on
dates and times you
specify (see Schedule on
page 39).

When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display
panel, the “About...” notice appears. If you have more than one
feature installed, a Task menu displays available and active
features.

For information about using the Video-CD Player controls, see
the online help and Tool Tips.

To start the Video-CD Player

from LaunchPad

Click Video-CD in the Launchpad. For informat ion on ATI

Multimedia Launch Pad Options, see page 12.

From Windows® 95 / Windows® 98 taskba r

1

In the Windows taskbar, click Start.

2

Point at Programs .

3

Point at ATI Mult imedia .

4

Click Video-CD.

You can also start the Video-CD Player from other
Multimedia C enter features —TV Play er, V i d eo Edito r,

and CD Playe r . Cli ck the ATI logo in the upper left c orner of the
feature’s control panel, then cl ick Video-CD.

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When you play a video CD, this small control
panel open s to provide navigation. Use the
numeric keys to enter values directly; the upper
window dis plays your entries.

To play a file

Click the File Open button, and select a
file from the list.

Click the Play butto n. The fil e pl ay s in th e displ a y
panel.

To play a se r i e s o f fil es

Click th e Fi le Open b utt on, and se le ct files from t he l ist .
Click Add, then cl ic k Play.
The files play, in sequence, in the display panel.

To capture still frames from MPEG clips

Click t he Camera but ton i n t he Video-CD control pan el.
The current fr ame is placed in the S tills Gallery (se e

Stills Gallery on page 26).

Video-CD closed captioning

The V ideo-CD Player s upports the standa rd Closed Captioning
for MPEG Video CD 2.0 and full Closed Caption for Education
(CCFE) specif ic a tion. You can displa y MPEG closed-ca pti oned
text in three ways:

• Over video in the display panel

• In the Closed Caption window

• Over video and in the Closed Caption window

simultaneously

34 Using the ATI Mul t imedia Center

The Closed Caption window

The ver tical scroll bar lets you
navigate closed-c aptioned text,
and the buttons control CCFE
functions.

• The bottom of the window

disp lays the current scene.

• The light blue square is a

bookmark. Click it to
bookmark the page; click it
again to remove it.

• Right-cl icking a word in the Closed Caption window

launches the dictionary program (if it has been s elected) to
define the word.

• Right-cl icking the Closed Ca ption window bord er opens a

menu where you can specify display size, audio channels,
movie scale, and show/hide controls (right-clicking the
Video-CD Player display opens the sa me me nu).

• In CCFE, right-clicking th e blue (idiom) words opens the

Idiom window.

To go to a particular location in the MPEG file

Double-click a specific section of text.

To set up a loop in the closed-captioned text

Click any part of the te xt to place the beginning mark.

1

Shift-click another par t of the text to place the end mark.

2

To play the loop

Click the Loop Selected Range button in the Close Caption
window.

To move to the current, li ve area of the fi le

Double-click the scroll bar knob.

Video-CD Player Display settings

Use the Video-CD Display sett ings pages to set up vi deo s ize
and general ope ration.

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To open the Video-CD Display settings page

Click the Setup button in the V ideo-CD Playe r control
panel, th en click the Display tab .

Video
Size

Tool Tips

Always
on top

Keep Aspect
Ratio

Autohide
Controls in
Full screen

Choose playback siz e: 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, or
Fullscr een.

Show Tool Tips

Show tool tips when you point at controls with your
mouse.

Show Shortcuts

Show keyboard shortcuts when y ou point at contr ols
wit h yo ur mouse.

Keep the Video-CD Player on top of other appli cations.

Maintai n the wid th-to-heigh t ratio when you resize or
zoom the display.

Automatically hide Video-CD Player controls when
playing full-screen.

Video-CD Player Preferences settings

Movie
Scale

Use the Video-CD Player Preferences settings page to set up
general char ac teristics for your Player.

To open the Video-C D Pr eferences se ttings page

Click the Setup button in the V ideo-CD Playe r control
panel, th en click the Preferences tab.

Show Frames

Display scale in frames.

Show Time

Display scale in time.

Show Time Remaining

Displa y the remaining time in the pl aying video CD or
file.

Show Total Time

Display the total time of the playing video CD or file.

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Update
Slider
Position

Automatically
play CD if
present

Update the position slider whil e a file is playing. (May
slow down playback; turn this off for faster response. )

Automatically play a loaded CD.

Video-CD Player Closed Caption settings

Use the closed caption setti ngs to specify the closed caption
language and display font for the video window and the Closed
Caption window.

To open the Video-CD Closed Caption settings page

Click the Setup button in the V ideo-CD Playe r control
panel, th en click the Closed Caption tab.

Video
Window

Off

Do not display closed-captioned text.

English

Display English text.

Hangul

Display Hangul text.

Font

Select the font and background style for the video
window.

Second
Window

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Off

Do not open the second window.

Single Language
English Only

Display English text.

Hangul Only

Display Hangul text.

Both Languages
Horizontall y

Displa y English and Hangul text side-by-si de, d ivi ded by
the slid er.

Vertically

Display “layered” view: English, Hangul, English...

Font

Select the font for the second windo w, and the
foreground and background color.

Video-CD Player Stills Gallery settings

You can capture still im ages from MPEG cl ips.

To open the Video-CD Stills Gal l ery settings pa ge

Click the Setup button in the V ideo-CD Playe r control
panel, th en click the Stills Gallery tab.

Capture to gallery

Capture still images to the Stills Gallery.

Capture to numbered file

Store capt ured images in numbered files (pic001. bm p,
pic002.bmp...) on your hard disk.

Capture
Options

Capture to clipboard

Places the captured image on the Windows Clipboard.

Capture to Printer

Sends the captu red image to the printer.

Use only 256 colors

Saves captured images as 256-color files, to save disk
space.

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Warn if closed without saving

Alerts you i f you close the St il ls Gallery or t he Video-CD

Save
Options

Tool
Tips

Player without saving captured images.

Show paths of saved images

Display the drive, folders, and subfolders that contain
your saved images.

Show Tool Tips

Displa y tool tips for the Stills Gal lery cont rols.

Show Short Cut

Display s hort cut keys for the Still s Ga lle ry controls.

Always
on top

Print
Options

Keep the Stills Gallery on top of other applicati ons.

Center image

Print image in center of page.

Image size:

Maximize Print in full-page format.
One to one Print same size as ori ginal.
Double Print twic e o riginal siz e .

Video-CD Player Schedule settings

You can schedule the Video-CD Player to play on the dates and
times you spec ify. You can also schedule events for the Audio
CD Player, TV Player, and Video Capture.

To open the Video-CD Schedule settings page

Click the Setup button in the V ideo-CD Playe r control
panel, th en click the Schedule tab. See Schedule on
page 39 for details.

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Sizing the Video Display panel

You can resize the vide o dis play panel by using your mouse to
drag an edge, and you can use the CTRL key to display the se
preset screen sizes:

50% of original size. CTRL+1
75% of original size. CTRL+2
100% of original size. CTRL+3

Schedule

Use the Schedule feature to activate events on the dates and
times yo u want. You can schedule events fo r the TV Player, CD
Audio Player, Video Capture, and Video-CD Player.

To set up scheduled events

Create New button .
The Schedule Wizard will guide you through creating new

scheduled events. Step 4 of the Wizard asks if you want to set
up feature-s pec ific settings (for example, if you are recording
video, you can s pec ify quality and durat ion for particula r
events). When you c lick the Finish button, your event is added
to the scheduled event list; checked items are active.

Full-screen

Click the Setup button in the TV Player, CD Audio
Player, or the Video-CD Player, and then click the

CTRL+4
CTRL+F

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CHAPTER 3

Troubleshooting

The Readme file found on the ATI installation CD ROM, will
contain last m inute information not provided in the User’s
Guide. The Rea dme file can be found in PM\PMCORE\MAIN.

Because a typical computer system consists of many different
parts, difficulties may arise from a combination of items. Check
the follow ing list and find a symptom that’s similar, then try the
suggested solution.

No Audio from the TV Wonder VE

For corre ct audio performance, your sound card must be
active. Follow these steps to display the Line-In Audio
setti ng in the Windows

®

Vol u m e Co n trol Panel:

41

Righ t-click th e sp eaker ico n in the Taskbar.

1

Click Open Volume Controls.

2

If the Line-In volu m e c o n tr o l s l ider is n o t vi s i ble, click

3

Options, then click Properties. Select Line-In (or CD
Audio for internal audio connections) and click OK.

Adju s t th e volume sett in g of th e Line-In volume control

4

slider.
If the Mute checkbox is che ck ed, c lick it to turn o f f m uting.

5

Close the window to save your settings.

6

Video is unstable.

• Check that you’re using the corre ct br oadcast sta ndard format

for your region.

• Check the quality of your incoming TV signal on another

receiver; bad reception may be the cause.

Video is in black and white only.

• Check the conne ctors setting to make sure you’ve selected

the correc t inpu t (CATV, or Composite) fo r yo ur v ideo sou rce
devi ce.

No video or audio.

42 Troubleshooting

• Check that the audio and video connectors are securely

plugged into the correct jacks.

• Che ck th at th e ATI-TV Wonder VE tuner card is securel y

seated in its PCI slot. If the problem still exists, try a different
PCI expansion slot.

• Make sur e that the monitor and computer are plugged in and

receiving power.

• Check that the audio cables are connected properly. (See

Audio Connection on page 5.)

No audio.

• Ensure that another Windows

the sound.

• Check the mixer line input setting in the audio software

provided with your sound card.

®

audio program is not muting

No televi sion audio.

Start the ATI TV Tuner.

1

Click the Setup button in the TV Tuner control panel.

2

Line-In

MIDI

CD Audio

Line -In

Wave

Select the Display tab.

3

Select I nitial ization W izard within the Displa y tab.

4

Sele ct the appropriate audio s o u r ce from wi th in the TV

5

Sound Initialization Wizard.

Remember: to hear audio from the televis ion, you must
make a connection between your ATI-TV Wonder VE
card and your sound card. See Audio Connection on

page 5.

If you still cannot hear TV audio, check your mixer settings by following
the steps under No Audio from the TV Wonder VE on page 41.

Troubleshooting 43

To load Windows® 95/Windows® 98 in Safe Mode

Turn on your computer.

1

In Windows

2

®

95, press the F8 key when “Start ing

W indows 95” appears on the screen.
In Windows

W indows

®

98, press and hold the Ctrl key unti l the

®

98 Startup Menu appears, then select the

number for Safe Mode and press Enter.
Select Safe Mode.

3

• Disable any program s that launch autom atically when
you start Windows

®

95/W indows® 98.

44 Troubleshooting