Hauppauge WinTV-DCR-2650 User Manual

WinTV-DCR-2650

A CableCARD receiver for

Windows Media Center

Quick Installation Guide
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Included with WinTV-DCR-2650:

•WinTV-DCR-2650 Digital CableCARD receiver dual tuner, USB connected

•USB cable 1 meter

•Wall mounted power adapter 5v @ 2a

•WinTV-DCR-2650 installation CD, with drivers for Windows 7

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What is the WinTV-DCR-2650?

WinTV-DCR-2650 is a cable TV box which, unlike a cable TV box you might get from your cable TV company and which connects to a TV set, uses Windows Media Center to watch and record your favorite TV programs. WinTV-DCR-2650 has two cable TV tuners built-in, so with Windows Media Center you can record two programs at the same time, or you can watch one program while recording another.

Like a normal cable box, the WinTV-DCR-2650 allows you to watch and record all of the cable TV programs you subscribe to. This includes premium channels such as HBO and ESPN. The only cable TV programs you cannot watch with the WinTV-DCR-2650 are Pay-per-View and Video on Demand programs.

Unlike a cable TV box, you buy WinTV-DCR-2650 instead of renting it from your local cable TV company.

To operate, WinTV-DCR-2650 requires two things:

-WinTV-DCR-2650 needs to be connected to a Windows 7 PC in order to operate. At this time, WinTV-DCR-2650 will only work with Windows 7 and will only work with Windows Media Center which is included in Windows 7.

-The WinTV-DCR-2650 requires a “cable card” to operate. All cable TV operators in the U.S. have cable cards you can rent for a price of around $5 per month. Most cable TV operators can either mail you a cable card, or you can pick one up from your cable operators customer service center.

WinTV-DCR-2650 can be installed by you. It does not require a technician to install or activate.

System indicator from your PC

Cable TV	Tuner 1
indicator		Tuner 2
	in use	in use

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Installation instructions for the WinTV-DCR-2650

Installation overview (see below for details on each step)

Step 1. Run the Windows Digital Cable Advisor to make sure your PC is compatible with the WinTV-DCR-2650.

Step 2. Plug the WinTV-DCR-2650 into your PC via the USB cable. Plug in the power to WinTV-DCR-2650.

Install the Windows driver from the WinTV-DCR-2650 Installation CD-ROM.

Install your cable TV tuning adapter (if necessary) you received from your cable operator on your PC.

Connect cable TV to the WinTV-DCR-2650.

Insert the CableCARD you received from your cable operator into the back of WinTV- DCR-2650.

Step 3. Run the Windows Media Center TV Tuner setup and select your cable TV operator.

Step 4. Call your cable TV company to activate your cable card and “pair” it to the WinTV-DCR-2650

Installation notes

-You cannot install the WinTV-DCR-2650 unless you have first run the Windows Digital Cable Advisor

Step 1. Run the Windows Digital Cable Advisor

To run Digital Cable Advisor, follow these steps: 1a. Start Windows Media Center

Note: It is recommended to run the Digital Cable Advisor in a reduced size window (not Maximized) in order to view all system prompts more easily. If this is your

first time running Windows Media Center, you will be requested to complete a quick Media Center setup process at this point. If asked, do not setup the TV tuners until the Digital Cable Advisor has been completed.

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1b. Navigate to Extras / Extras Gallery

If you do not see the Extras Gallery, it can be downloaded manually from the following Internet links:

x86 - 32 bit Windows 7: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=195559

x64 - 64 bit Windows 7: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=195560

If you are downloading the Extras Gallery, and you don’t see the Extras Gallery

icon, it is probably still downloading. Wait a few minutes and check back.

Click on extras gallery.

You should see a picture of a coax cable as part of the extras gallery.

Click the picture of the COAX cable to run the Digital Cable Advisor.

Note: if you get an error message Unable to launch,

then wait about 15 minutes and try again. This normally means that Windows Media Center is still loading the Digital Cable Advisor.

Once the Digital Cable Advisor starts, you will see the Welcome message:

-Click Install to download the Digital Cable Advisor and Confirm you want to download the file.

-Read the End User License Agreement and choose to Accept

-If you accepted the End User License Agreement, the Digital Cable Advisor will install, which can take a couple of minutes.

-Click Next on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor screen.

-Select I Agree and click Next on the Digital Cable Advisor Terms of Service screen.

-Click Start Test on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor / Analyze System screen. The Digital Cable Advisor will begin testing your system which can take several minutes to complete. Your screen may flash several times as a normal part of the test.

-Click Next on the Welcome to the Digital Cable Advisor / Analyze System screen once it says System analysis complete.

Step 2. Install the WinTV-DCR-2650 and plug into your PC

Plug in your cable TV wire to Cable In and insert the CableCARD you received from your cable

			Power	Cable card
	Cable TV	USB cable to		plugs in here
			supply
	plugs in here	your PC

operator into the connector marked M-Card only on the back of WinTV-DCR-2650.

Note: the label on the cable card should face up. If you plug the cable card in upside down, the green Cable light on the front of WinTV-DCR-2650 will not light.

Then plug the USB cable into the back of WinTV-DCR-2650 and plug the other end into an open USB port on your PC.

Next, plug the power supply into WinTV-

DCR-2650.

Windows 7 should recognize that a new hardware device has been connected.

Insert the “WinTV-DCR-2650 Installation CD” into your CD drive and install the Windows driver.

Click Step 1. Chose your language and click Next. Once the Windows driver has been installed, you will see a message Drivers have been updated Sucessfully.

After the Windows driver has been installed, click Step 2. Click Next to update firmware. You will receive a confirmation that the firmware has been updated or it is already up to date.

You will see a message Are you using a tuning adapter?. If you cable TV operator requires you to use a tuning adapter to see all of your cable channels, click Yes, then Next and Finish to install the tuning adapter support.

Once the Windows driver is loaded and the WinTV-DCR-2650 firmware has been

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