ATI Technologies THEATER 550 User Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions

should be read before the product is operated.

• Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions

should be retained for future reference.

• Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating

instructions should be adhered to.

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

compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation Instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories.

• Grounding - For continued protection against risk of electric

shock and fire, this accessory should be installed only in products equipped with a three-wire grounding plug, a plug having 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 your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.

• Secure Attachment

completely tightened as to provide continuous bonding between the option card and the PC chassis.

• Outdoor Antenna Grounding - Since an outdoor antenna or

cable 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 lead-in wire to the antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection of grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

- All card securement pins shall be

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• Lightning - 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 from the wall outlet, and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

• Power Lines - An outside antenna system should not be located

in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits.

• Antenna Installation - 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 - This reminder is provided to

call the CATV systems installer’s attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC, which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

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Table of Contents

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® 7

Software Installation Prerequisites 7

Using Your THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card 10

Launching your THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card 11

Using Windows® XP Media Center Edition® 2005 11 Using CyberLink PowerCinema 11 Using ATI Multimedia Center™ 13

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Troubleshooting 14 Warranty Service 16 Compliance Information 16

FCC Compliance Information 16 Industry Canada Compliance Statement 17 CE Compliance Information 17 Informations de conformité de la CE 17 CE-Konformitätserklärung 17

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CHAPTER 1:

Getting Started

Your THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card is an advanced, analog TV tuner card that represents a vast improvement in both video and audio quality over previous PC TV tuner products. The THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card uses hardware MPEG encoding and digital audio.

The THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card provides the following features:

• NTSC or PAL analog video decoding with motion-adaptive 3D comb filtering (depending on region).

• Worldwide, analog, stereo audio decoding with digital output to the PC.

•FM radio.

• MPEG-1 Layer II, 2-channel audio encoding.

• High quality MPEG-2 video encoder.

• Hardware noise reduction.

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System Requirements

Getting Started

Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4 or Celeron®, AMD Athlon® or

Operating System

Decoder • You must have an MPEG decoder (DVD or media

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 X1slot (as appropriate).

• CD-ROM drive (for installation software).

• Cable TV signal or amplified antenna.

• Windows® XP Media Center Edition® 2005

• Windows® XP (Professional or Home, Service Pack

player) already on your system in order to play back MPEG video captured by the THEATER™ 550 PRO TV tuner card.

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