D-Link DSB-V100 User Manual

DSB-V100

USB Video Capture Device

User’s Manual

Rev.04 (April,2001)

M20010402

Print in Taiwan

Table of Contents

Introduction…………………………………….

1

System Requirement………………………..

1

USB Video Capture Device Diagram………

1

Hardware Installation………………………

2

Driver and Utility Installation……………...

2
Set Video Capture Filter ,Video Pin & Video
Crosssbar……………………………………….

6
Set Video Crossbar…………………………….

11

Snapshot………………………………………..

13

Uninstalling The USB Video Capture Device

14

Specifications…………………………………

16

Connection Diagram………………………

17

Installing Video Capture Application…………... 18

1

Introduction

Thank you for the purchase of the USB Video Capture Device.
Applying state of the art technology, the USB Video Capture

Device attached through either RCA jack or S-Video to a
camcorder, VCR, DVD allowing the user to perform basic features
of a USB grabber and comes with a snapshot button to capture
images for multimedia applications. It can be used with any PC
with Windows OS and comes bundled with a full line of software
for video and image editing functions.

System Requir ement

Pentium 133 or above CPU, Pentium II 350 recommended
32 MB of system RAM
One USB port
Microsoft Windows 98 or above
20MB hard disk space

USB Video Capture Device Diagram

Snapshot Button

USB Connector

Composite RCA Connector

S-Video

Connector

2

Hardware installation

Plug in the USB adapter of the Video Capture Device into the
USB port on your PC or any USB hub attached to the PC.

Note:

The Add New Hardware Wizard will start automatically once the
Video Capture Device has been plugged in.

The LED indicator of the Video Capture Device will be active
after the USB host controller detects the USB device properly.

Driver and Utility installation

Once the USB Video Capture Device has been installed, Windows
will detect the device and prompt “

Add New Hardware Wizard

”

dialog box on the screen. Click on

Next

button to continue.

3

Select the “

Search for the best driver for your device

” and click

on the

Next

button.

Select the

“Floppy disk driver”

and insert the driver diskette that

came with the USB Video Capture Device into the floppy drive.
Then click on the

Next

button.

4

Click on the

Next

button, then Windows will copy all required

files from the driver diskette to the system.

Click on the

Finish

button to complete the driver installation.

5

Once the drive r installation is completed, the USB Video Capture
Device can be executed by selecting the

“Amcap”

icon in

Drive

A:

as illustrated below:

Note:

Please be reminded to activate the USB Video Capture Device.
You need to select

“Device”

from the menu bar and in the

selection item choose

“D-Link USB Video Capture Device”

.

Also to initiate preview you need to select

“Options”

from the

menu bar and in the selection item choose

“Preview”

.

It is advisable to create a short-cut on your desk top for easier
access in future usage.

6

Set Video Capture Filter, Video Pin &
Crossbar

The driver provides “Video Capture Filter” and “Video Capture
Pin” and “Video Crossbar” options to adjust quality, format for
display and video source.

Set Video Capture Filter

When you run the video application software, such as the USB
Video Capture Device, select the “Options” menu then choose
“Video Capture Filter”.

The Properties dialog box appears with 4 different choice of

1. Video Decoder

2. Advanced

3. Camera Control

4. Video Proc Amp

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Under the

“Video Decoder”

tab it allows the options of

NTSC_M

PAL_B

and

SECAM_K

for the Video Standard.

Under the

“Advanced”

tab it allows the options of selecting the
Video Standard and the Maximum Bandwidth of USB transfer
speed. It is advisable to set the Horizontal and Vertical Offset at
default.

8

Under the

“Video Proc Amp”

tab it allows adjustment for the

value of the following parameters, Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and
Saturation to obtain the best color for your specific function.

Note:

Keep in mind when changes are made, click the

Apply

button to

refresh all the new details you have set and click

OK

return to the

application.

9

Set Video Capture Pin

When you run the video application software, such as the USB
Video Capture Device, select the

“Options”

menu then choose

“Video Capture Pin”

.

10

The Properties dialog box appears and under the Stream Format
tab adjustments are allowed for the Frame Rate, Color
Space/Compression, and Output Size for the desired option.

Frame Rate:

Frame rate is available from 1 to 30.

Color Space / Compression:

Select the Color Space / Compression at RGB 555 (16 bit), RGB
24, YUY2, or I420.

Output Size:

Select display frame size in CIF (352x288), QCIF (176x144),
320x240, 240x180 or 160x120.

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Set Video Crossbar

When you run the video application software, such as the USB
Video Capture Device, select the

“Options”

menu then choose

“Video Crossbar”

.

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The Properties dialog box appears and under the Crossbar tab
adjustments for video source is allowed and one can specify the
video device which is connected to the USB Video Capture Device
either the C-Video In(composite video) or S-Video In connector.

13

Snapshot

Taking a still image from the USB Video Capture Device is as
follows:

The snapshot button on USB Video Capture Device is used to
capture a still picture, this function must be supported by TWAIN
driver. The TWAIN driver can be activ ated by the image editing
software, like Windows Imaging.

In this case, the snapshot button will be enable only when the
image editing software is activated.

Example:

After running Windows Imaging, (start
menu/program/accessory/imaging).

From the “file” on the menu bar, choose

“select scanner”

function
to select the desired device for capturing images. After selecting,
from the “file” menu bar choose

“Scan New”

and the user can
capture still pictures by pressing the snapshot button or click the
capture button on the screen.

14

Uninstalling The USB Video Capture
Device

Note:

Make sure the USB Video Capture Device is plugged into the
USB port on your PC or any USB hub attached to the PC when
initiating the uninstall procedure.

To uninstall your USB Video Capture Device from the Start Menu
/ Settings / Control Panel / System / Device Manager. Under the

Imaging Device select D-Link USB Video Capture Device and
click on the

“Remove”

button.

A new prompt will appear to confirm the above request. Click on
the

“O.K”

button.

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Now the USB Video Capture Device has been uninstalled.

Note:

To verify if all systems related to the USB Video Capture Device
have been completely uninstalled, please check

Drive C:

under

the

Windows

directory and under the sub-directory

inf

choose

other

. On the details side just delete the

D-LinkNUVISION

icon

and you are done.

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Specifications

Input Signal NTSC,PAL or SECAM video signal
Output Signal USB interface

Performance 30 fps @ CIF (352x288) resolution
Color Adjustment Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation

Snapshot Button Yes
Driver

Win 98/Me, Windows 2000

Operating Temperature 10? ~ 50?
Storage Temperature 0? ~ 65?

Humidity 10% ~ 90% non-condensing

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Connection Diagram

Figure 1: Computer, DSB-V00 and VCR

Your computer

USB Ports

Sound Card

VCR

S-Video Jack

S-Video

USB Connector

Out

In

RCA

Computer, D-Link DSB-V100 and VCR

USB

S-Video

RCA jacks to sound card

Connection using S-Video

RCA connector, not used when

connecting with S-Video

RCA jacks to sound card

Video out

Connection using RCA composite video

USB

S-Video connector, not
used when connecting with RCA jack

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Installing Video Capture Application

Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and follow the on screen
instructions. VideoStudio has a tutorial on the CD that covers the
basics of using it. The following information is intended to help
you get started using VideoStudio.

Set Audio and Video Source

You must set the source. The source is the device the audio and/
or video is coming from. Open VideoStudio and click on the G
icon, shown in
Figure 2, to set the global preferences. Make sure the Global
preferences are set correctly for the source you are using. Select

D-Link DSB-V00, shown in Figure 3.

Figure 2: Global Commands

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Global commands displays a list of preferences. Use the same
procedure to change Global preferences. If a device is not
working, check the Global settings and verify they are compatible
with the device being used.

Figure 3: Global settings

You are now ready to begin creating your own movies. Click on
Start, shown in

Figure 4 and follow the on screen instructions to begin capturing
audio and video.

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Figure 4: Start

Clicking on start brings up the “Starting your first video project”
window, shown in Figure 5.
The other options along the top of the screen become available

after you have made a video capture.

Note: Start the device you are recording from and begin the

capture. The sound is not audible until you play it back
using VideoStudio.

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Figure 5: Starting your first video project

Troubleshooting

Start Ulead VideoStudio and verify that you can watch the video
on your computer. Make sure the settings are correct. Incorrect

settings will prevent you from seeing any video.
Verify that all cables are plugged in and connected properly.
Verify that the sound card is configured properly. Look at the
settings and verify that nothing has been disabled or muted. If
some settings are disabled or muted you won’t be able to hear
sound. Check the sound card documentation for specific
configurations and adjustments.