Hauppauge HD PVR Quick Installation Guide

HD PVR

High Definition Video Recorder

for Windows

Quick Installation Guide

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QI-HDPVR-V2.2ENG June 19, 2010

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Included with HD PVR:

• HD PVR H.264 high definition personal video recorder, USB

• Remote Control including batteries (Note)

• IR Blaster transmitter cable to control the channel changing on

your cable TV or satellite set top box

• Component video cable set, 1 meter

• Audio cable set

• USB cable

• 5v 2 amp power supply

• HD PVR Installation CD, with HD PVR drivers for Windows and

Arcsort Total Media Extreme

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ote: The included Remote Control does not work with the
Arcsoft Total Media Extreme software. The remote control

is for use with third party applications.

Overview

The Hauppauge HD PVR records video from a cable TV or satellite set
top box onto a computer’s hard disk in an compressed H.264 format.
HD PVR uses Component video (also called YPrPb), S-Video or
composite video, and will record at resolutions from standard definition
(480i) up to high definition (1080i), at datarates from 1Mbit/sec up to
13Mbits/sec.

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ote: if you are connecting HD PVR to a game console,
make sure the Component video output of the game

console is set to 1080i.

Audio can be supplied to the HD PVR from a set of stereo audio cables
or via an optical SPDIF. The optical audio input to the HD PVR can be in
either a 2 channel stereo audio format or a 2 or 5.1 channel AC-3 format.

The recording format used by HD PVR is H.264 video with AC-3 audio.
HD PVR recordings can be played back to the PC screen or can be
converted “on the fly” to a Blu-ray format AVCHD file for burning onto a
DVD disk.

There are three types of record formats which can be selected:

.TS: the native H.264 format with 2 or 5.1 channel audio. You create
this format when you click AVCHD in Arcsoft Capture.

.M2TS: this is an H.264 format which can be played on a Sony
Playstation3. You create this format when you click on Playstation3
in Arcsoft Capture.

.MP4: this is an H.264 format which can be played on an XBox360.
You create this format when you click on XBox 360 in Arcsoft
Capture.

HD PVR comes bundled with Arcsoft’s Total Media Extreme (TME).
Arcsoft’s TME is used to record videos, play back the recorded videos
to your PC screen (using the TME Theater function), plus can burn your

video recordings into a AVCHD format using conventional DVD disks for
playback on a Blu-ray DVD player.

Installing the HD PVR

Step 1: Connect the HD PVR cables.

Video connection

From your cable TV or satellite TV set top box, there are three ways to
connect video to the HD PVR. You only need one audio/video
connection from your set top box to the HD PVR:

a.) you can connect the Component video (YCrCb) output cables to

the component video inputs located on the rear of the HD PVR.
Note: Component video is limited to the 1080i HD format.

b.) you can connect the S-Video output of your set top box to the S-

Video input on the front of the HD PVR

c.) you can connect the Composite video output of your set top

box (normally the yellow RCA connector on a set top box) to the
yellow composite video input on the front of HD PVR

d) Video Output (optional) - You can connect the component video

output from the HD PVR to the Component video input on your TV
set. In this way, you can preview your recordings on a TV set.
Note: To enable the component video pass through, your HD PVR
needs to be powered on. If the HD PVR is powered on, the
component video output will operate even if your PC is turned off.

Audio connection

Audio from the set top box is connected where you have connected the
video input: either to the optical audio in (rear), RCA audio in (rear) or
RCA audio in (front). Optical audio is connected on the rear panel.

USB connection

Plug one end (the square end) of the supplied USB cable into the HD
PVR’s USB cable connector. HD PVR is compatible with USB 2.0 (high
speed) USB only.

Step 2: Install the IR Blaster cable (optional)

Plug in the IR blaster cable: plug the jack at the end of the IR
RemoteBlaster cable into the IR receiver jack on the HD PVR.

Install the IR transmitter (blaster) at your set top box: Attach the
end of the IR transmitter over the remote sensor on the set top box to be
controlled. Placement of the IR transmitter is important! The IR
transmitter only works over a 1 inch distance, so you need to make
sure it is placed over the remote sensor in your set top box. Some set
top boxes have the position of the remote receiver indicated on the
plastic front of the set top box. With others, you might need to look
carefully at the set top box for what looks like a round or square area
underneath the plastic front panel. There is double sided tape on the
back of the IR transmitter to hold it in place over the remote sensor in
your set top box.

You will configure the IR Blaster for your set top box in the section
entitled Configuring the IR Blaster.

Step 3: Boot your PC

Step 4: Plug the power supply into HD PVR

After your PC has booted to Windows, plug the supplied Power Supply
into the Power Supply input on HD PVR. The power supply is 5VDC@

2amps.

Step 5: Install the HD PVR Windows driver and
applications

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ote: you may need to disable your antivirus programs
during the installation only.

Turn on your PC, and boot into Windows.

If a 'Found New Hardware' wizard appears, please cancel it and
allow windows to load fully before proceeding.

Insert the WinTV Installation CD-ROM in your PC’s CD-ROM drive.

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ote: if the CD does not autorun, navigate to the CD and
run the 'Setup.exe' file.

“Hauppauge WinTV Installation CD-ROM” window will appear on the
screen.

Install the WinTV driver

Click the button labeled Step 1: Install Drivers.

A blue screen will open and begin installing the drivers for your WinTV.

Once the drivers have installed, click on the Finish bar to exit.

Install the WinTV applications

Click the button labeled Step 2: Install software

Choose a language, and click next, click

Install.

The Arcsoft Total Media Extreme software application, HD PVR
Scheduler application, and IR Blaster application will be installed.

Once comp lete, click OK then Exit.

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ote: the latest driver updates are available at:
www.hauppauge.com in the Support section.

Running Arcsoft TotalMedia Extreme

To start the ArcSoft Total Media Extreme application, double click on the
TotalMedia Extreme icon on your desktop.

The program will open to this initial screen which has four icons along
the top.

Recording Videos

Click on the video cassette icon to open the Arcsoft Capture Module
recording function. Make sure the Source is set to Hauppauge HD

PVR Capture.

Select your A/V input source

Choose the Video and Audio inputs you are using to setup up the
recording:

If you are using Component video from your set top box, choose
Component.

If you are using S-Video or Composite video from your set top box,
choose S-Video or Composite.

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ote: if you are connecting HD PVR to a game console,
make sure the Component video output of the game

console is set to 1080i.

Adjust the bitrate by clicking on Format Settings. You can set the
bitrate from 1Mbit/sec to 13 Mbits/sec. The higher the bitrate, the more
disk space is used but the higher the video quality of the recording.
When recording high definition videos, we recommend a bitrate of
5Mbits/sec or higher.

The format created by the HD PVR is a H.264 using AC-3 audio in an
AVCHD (.TS), PlayStation3 (.M2TS) or XBox360 (.MP4) file format.

Start the recording by clicking on the Capture button.

During recording, the Capture button will turn green and the button will
change to a Stop button. The recording will be saved in the default
directory of My Documents\ My Videos. The default name of the video
will be the date and time (i.e. 2008_3_20 _09_08_32.TS).

You can make a recording of a specified time duration by entering a
value in the Capture duration box. The recording will start and
continue until the time duration.

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ote: to preview your video while recording, check the
‘Enable preview on recording” button.

Playing back your video recordings

To play back a file, close the Arcsoft Capture Module recording
window and click on the Play Video icon.

This will open Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater. In Arcsoft TotalMedia
Theater, click on the folder icon and choose Open media file. It will
open the My Videos folder. Click on the file you wish to play and then
click on the Open button. Video playback will begin automatically.

To burn a Blu-ray compatible DVD disc

You can burn about 110 minutes of 5Mbit/sec high definition HD PVR
video onto a standard DVD-R or DVD-RW disk, and then play those
recordings back in a Blu-ray DVD player. The number of minutes which

can be burned on a DVD disk is determined by the bit rate which you
selected in the section entitled Recording videos. The higher the bit
rate you choose, the less amount of time which can be recorded onto a
DVD disk.

From the main menu of the TotalMedia Extreme, click Create Disk.
This will open the Arcsoft TotalMedia Studio application, which can
be used to author a DVD disk plus edit your videos.

The Get Media screen in TotalMedia Studio screen shows what your
DVD disk will look like after it is ‘burnt’ onto a DVD disk.

The default disk setting for Disc: is a 4.7 GByte DVD disk. If you have
made HD recordings at 5Mbits/sec, this disk will hold about 110 minutes
of video.

To add videos to the DVD layout

Click the Get Media tab.

Click on the Video button to add a recording you have previously made.

Click on Capture Video to capture a new video to the hard disk for edit­ing and burning.

There are also options for adding a submenu and custom text.

To design the background of your DVD disk

The Design tab will allow you to customize the menu screen for the Blu­ray DVD disc:

Burning your videos onto a DVD disk in a Blu-ray format

The Preview/Produce tab will allow you to finalize the Blu-ray
and to burn directly to DVD disc.

Clicking the

Burn button will give you the options of writing to

disk. You can also save the project as a disc image file to
the hard drive.

Utilities: Arcsoft Media Converter

Click the Utilities option from the main menu, then choose Arcsoft
MediaConverter

The Arcsoft MediaConverter application will allow you to convert your
HD PVR captured .TS files into an Apple (.MP4) format, Microsoft (.WMV)
format, Philips (.WMV) playable format, a Sandisk (.MOV) playable
format, or a Sony (.MP4) playable format

Select the file you wish to convert by clicking the add file button, and
select the Manufacturer & Device model options for the format you wish
to convert to.

Click the Start button, which will begin the conversion process.

When the conversion process completes, it will display the results.

If you cannot find a code which works with your set top box, HD PVR
has a Scan function which allows it to scan for all known set top box
remote control codes. To scan:

- First, make sure the IR transmitter is positioned over the
remote sensor on your set top box. The IR transmitter has a very
short transmission distance and needs to be positioned carefully
over the remote sensor on your set top box.

- Next, click the Test All button. This button will go through all of the
codes in our database of set top boxes (over 200 devices at
present). After clicking Test All, watch your set top box. If it goes on
or off, immediately click Stop Test. You have found the correct code
for your set top box.

If your set top box does not turn on or off even after going through all
the codes, then either the IR transmitter is not positioned correctly or
your set top box is not in our database (see Learning a new set top

box).

Once you have determined the Code, click Next to go to the IR

Channel Test menu. You can click the Send button to send a number
sequence to your set top box. If your set top box is on, you should see 1
2 3 appear on the channel indicator of your set top box.

Learning a new set top box remote control code

If you have a set top box that is not part of the Hauppauge IR Blaster
preset codes and the Scan function does not work, you can add a new
set top box by using the Learn function.

To access the learn function, click on Advanced config, and then click
Learn.

To learn the new keys:

- hold the remote control from your set top box as close to the

IR receiver and learn sensor as possible

- in the Blaster
Configuration
program, click

the button you
would like to
learn (for
example: 1)

- then depress
and hold the
corresponding
key on your set

top box remote
control. You will

be instructed in
the message box
when to release
the key on your
remote control.

- Do this for the
keys 0 to 9 plus
On and Enter

You should receive a

LearnKey(key#)
Succeeded

message. Then move
on to the next key.

If you receive a

Configuring the IR Blaster

The IR Blaster lets the HD PVR change the channel on a satellite or
cable TV set top box by transmitting ‘channel change’ commands to the
box via an Infra Red (IR) transmitter. The IR Blaster consists of two
components:

1. IR Blaster cable. This cable has an IR cable jack and an IR

transmitter. The IR cable jack plugs into the back of the HD PVR,
and the IR transmitter needs to be positioned over the IR receiver on
your set top box using the self stick tape supplied on the front of the
transmitter.

2. IR Blaster Config program (BlasterCfg.EXE) for configuring the

codes for the IR transmitter.

During the installation of the HD PVR software from the Installation CD­ROM, the Hauppauge IR Blaster applications will be automatically
installed. You will be asked during the IR software installation to
acknowledge a software license.

Configuring the IR Blaster

The IR Blaster Configuration program can be found in the Program
Groups / Hauppauge WinTV. Run BlasterCfg.EXE

Select the Device (cable or satellite), then Vendor/Model of your cable
TV or satellite set top box.

The CodeSet will contain a list of codes which IR Blaster knows about
the selected Vendor. There might be as many as ten codes for the
Vendor chosen.

To determine the correct CodeSet for your set top box:

- On Blaster Config, click the Power On/Off button. You should see
the IR transmitter blink after each click of the Power On/Off button.

- If your set top box turns on or off, then this code is the

correct one for your set top box.

- If not, click Test Next. Continue to click Test Next until your set top
box turns on or off, at which time you have found the correct code.

- Close the Blaster Configuration program to save the
configuration.

Message box

Key numbers

Send button

LearnKey(key#) Failed error, this means that the key was either held
down too long, or not long enough, or that the remote was not held
close enough to the IR sensor. Try again.

Once you are finished with the numbers 0 to 9 and On and Enter, you
can test the learning by clicking the Send button in the Blaster
Configuration program. It will send the numbers 123 to your set top box.
Your set top box should now be on channel 123.

Close the Blaster Configuration program to save the configuration.

Using the WinTV Scheduler

The WinTV Scheduler can be used to control the channel changing of a
set top box for cable or satellite.

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OTE: the IR blaster must be configured in advance for
the Scheduler to change channels on your set top box.

To schedule a recording, click on the HD PVR Scheduler icon on the
desktop.

Click on the Add program button to begin.

Use your mouse to highlight the Channel box and type in the Channel

number you wish to record. In the Save To box type in the name of
the program (or use the default).

Then select the date and time to begin and the duration. When
finished, click Set Program.

You will see a list of your entries. If you need to make changes to the
scheduled program, highlight the program and click the Edit button. You
will see your scheduled program in the Add Program menu. After
making changes, close the scheduler by clicking Set Program.

At the scheduled date and time, the HD PVR will send a command
through the IR Blaster to your set top box, telling the box to change to
the selected channel. Then, a few seconds later, the HD PVR will start to
record video for the scheduled duration.