Hauppauge WinTV USB User Manual

WinTV USB

Installation and Reference

Manual

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WinTV-USB

Installation and Reference Manual

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FCC Statement

Radio Interference Statement:

The WinTV USB have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi­dential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fre­quency energy and, cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi­sion reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

• reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

• consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC ID: H90WINCAST M A D E I N U S A
CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance to the FCC Rules could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.

CE Statement:

This equipment has been tested and complies with EN 55013, EN
55020 and IEC 801-3 part 3 standards.

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Table of Contents

WinTV-USB Installation and Reference Manual Revision 4.8

FCC Statement ...............................................................................................

CE Statement....................................................................................................

Installing the WinTV-USB 1

Installation overview....................................................................................1-1

Board connections......................................................................................1-1

WinTV-USB board diagram.........................................................................1-2

Installing the WinTV-USB.............................................................................1-2

Installing the WinTV-USB under Windows98..............................................1-3

Primary Surface mode.................................................................................1-5

Connecting WinTV-USB to a VCR, Video Camera or Camcorder..............1-5

Connecting WinTV- USB to a Sound Card.................................................1-6

Adjusting the Audio Volume........................................................................1-6

The WinTV32 & WinTV2000 application 2

The WinTV-2000 window.............................................................................2-1

The WinTV-32 window.................................................................................2-2

Running the WinTV application ..................................................................2-2

Still Frame Image Capture mode................................................................2-4

Motion Video Capture mode ......................................................................2-5

Using the mouse in WinTV..........................................................................2-5

Single click TitleMode/NoTitleMode makes WinTV easy to use!...............2-6

Setting up your TV channels.......................................................................2-7

Setting preferences in Title mode ..............................................................2-8

Setting full screen TV mode .......................................................................2-9

Image Save, Print, Copy to Clipboard......................................................2-10

Adjusting the video image color ...............................................................2-11

Options menu ...........................................................................................2-11

Keyboard control of the WinTV application..............................................2-12

Setting up a shortcut to the WinTV application ........................................2-12

Creating Digital Video movies with WinTV-Capture 3

Overview of Video Clip Capture..................................................................3-1

Setting the video image size.......................................................................3-3

Setting the number of frames per second captured...................................3-3

Preview Video .............................................................................................3-5

Using Audio with WinTV-Capture ...............................................................3-5

Suggestions on capturing video.................................................................3-5

Tips on improving capture performance.....................................................3-7

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Teletext Data Reception using VTPlus 4

Installation of the VTPlus software..............................................................4-2

Running VTPlus...........................................................................................4-2

Quikselect....................................................................................................4-4

Dynamic Data Link to Teletext.....................................................................4-4

Using the WinTV-radio Application 5

Running the WinTV-radio application .........................................................5-1

The WinTV-radio window.............................................................................5-1

Using the WinTV-radio buttons...................................................................5-2

Programming the Presets ...........................................................................5-2

How WinTV Works 6
Troubleshooting 7

T roubleshooting the WinTV-USB driver ......................................................7-1

Problem: Bad colors in the TV window.......................................................7-2

Problem: Poor TV picture quality................................................................7-2

Problem: TV picture displays a black screen .............................................7-3

Problem: Snapshots don’t display correctly...............................................7-3

Updating the WinTV-USB driver 8

Updating the WinTV-USB Driver .................................................................8-1

Removing the WinTV-USB driver with HCWCLEAR....................................8-2

Restarting the WinTV-USB driver with HCWRESET ...................................8-4

Technical Support A

Technical support telephone ......................................................................A-1

Service ........................................................................................................A-1

Warranty B

Warranty......................................................................................................B-1

Trademarks: WinTV and the Hauppauge logo are registered trademarks of
Hauppauge Digital, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows and
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Introduction

This manual covers all of the WinTV USB models:

WinTV-USB
WinTV-USB FM

References to the WinTV USB apply to all models. The Windows98 driver for all
of the WinTV USB models will be referred to as the WinTV-USB driver, and
the installation CD-ROM will be referred to as the WinTV Installation CD-
ROM.

The WinTV application, which is referred to in this manual as the WinTV applica­tion, will show your TV or video in a window on your PC screen. There are two
versions: the WinTV32 and the WinTV2000. Both applications have the same
features, but have a different “look and feel”.

For models which have particular features (such as the chapter on the Radio
application), we will note which models these features are available on.

For a description of how the WinTV USB displays video on your VGA screen,
see the chapter entitled How WinTV-USB Works.

Installing the WinTV USB

N

ote: DO NOT PLUG THE WinTV-USB into your PC until
your PC has fully booted..

To install WinTV USB under Windows 98 or 2000, you will follow these steps:
✓ Plug the WinTV USB into your PC or laptop’s USB port (after booting into

Windows)

✓ Install the drivers from the WinTV USB Installation CD-ROM
✓ After the WinTV USB driver is installed, you will then install the WinTV

application software from the WinTV Installation CD-ROM

Diagram

The following diagram shows the main functions and connectors of the WinTV­USB. Since there are several different models with different features and func-

tions, your board may not have all of the components installed.

Board connections

FM: FM radio antenna connection (on some models)
TV: TV antenna or cable TV connection
Audio LineOut: Audio output 1/8” minijack (connects to sound card LineIn jack)
Video In: S-video input with composite adapter.
Audio Line In: Audio input 1/8” minijack

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Contents of the WinTV-USB package:

WinTV-USBor WinTV-USB-FM unit
1 meter audio cable - sound cable for connecting between the WinTV-USB

and your sound card

S-Video to composite adapter
FM radio antenna

(on WinTV USB-FM models equipped with FM radio)

WinTV-USB Warranty registration card
WinTV-USB Installation CD-ROM with:

WinTV2000 application
WinTV driver for Windows98 and Windows2000
Microsoft NetMeeting for video conferencing

Installing the WinTV-USB

N

ote: DO NOT PLUG THE WinTV-USB into your PC until
your PC has fully booted..

Turn on and boot into Windows98 and/or Windows 2000.

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Then plug the WinTV -USBinto one of the USB connectors on the back of your
PC, not a USB hub or keyboard.

Installing the driver under Windows98 or
Windows2000

After the WinTV-USB is installed, the Add New Hardware Wizard will
appear .

Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended).
Click NEXT.
When you see this dialog box, insert the WinTV USB Installation CD-ROM

into your CD-ROM drive.
Select CD-ROM drive and click NEXT.
Once the Hauppauge WinTV-USB video driver has been detected, click

NEXT.
You will see a number of files copied to your hard disk.

Click FINISH to reboot Windows.
After (rebooting), you may be asked to insert your Windows98 CD ROM.

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N

ote: Be sure to use the exact version of Windows 98 CD­ROM that is installed on your system. If you are using

Windows98 SE, do not use a Windows98 Gold CD-ROM.
Also if Plug-n-Play does not correctly load the driver, you may
manually load the driver from the WinTV-USB CD-Rom. Open the
USB folder and double click the file “USB98.exe” to manually
install the driver. Once the driver is finished, you must manually
run the SETUP.EXE on the WinTV-USB root directory to install
the WinTV viewing application.

Connecting the WinTV-USB to a VCR, Video
Camera or Camcorder

Most VCR’s or camcorders have a female RCA jack labeled “Video Out”. Most
also have a jack labeled “Audio Out”. Most video cameras simply have one out­put connection labeled "Video Out".

To connect the video to the

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, use shielded video cables (not supplied)

with male RCA connectors on both ends:

- connect from the “Video Out” jack on your video camera, VCR or cam­corder to the Composite Video input jack on the WinTV-USB.

N

ote: USB has a high quality S-Video input jack, which
requires an S-Video to Composite video Adapter (supplied)
to connect to your Camcorder or VCR.

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To connect the audio from your VCR or camcorder, use an 1/8” stereo minijack
extension cable (1/8” male minijacks on one end, and RCA onthe other end) and
connect the “Audio Output” RCA” on the VCR or camcorder to the Audio LineIn jack
on the WinTV USB.

N

ote: If you need a female RCA to 1/8” minijack adapter, these
adapters can be found at most Radio Shack stores.

Connecting the WinTV -USB to a Sound Card

The board's audio output should be connected to a sound card using the supplied

Audio Cable:

- plug one end of the Audio Cable into the jack marked LineOut (Audio
Line Out jack J4) on the USB unit

- plug the other end of the Audio Cable into your soundcard’s LineIn
jack.

N

ote: Most sound cards have three round jacks on the outside of
the PC. They are: Microphone Input, Audio Output and Line

Input. The Audio Output would go to your speakers, while the
Microphone input might go to a microphone (if you are using one). The
LineIn jack is normally indicated on the sound card by the words IN or
LineIn stamped into the metal bracket on the outside of your PC. This
is where you would plug your Audio Cable, Also Some Laptops do not
have a Line in and you would have to connect the USB device to the
Mic input on the Laptop, or to a seperate set of powered speakers.

Adjusting the Audio V olume

Once the audio cable is connected to your Sound Card, the WinTV application
can change the audio volume coming from the WinTV USB by adjusting the
LineInput sound volume of the Volume Control program in Windows.

The Volume Control program is normally installed with Windows or by the
sound card installation program, and allows the control of volume from the vari­ous sound sources. If you cannot hear sound when running the application,
check the volume level of LineInput in VolumeControl. The VolumeControl

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application is started by clicking either:

Start/Programs/Accessories/Multimedia/VolumeControl

or

Start/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment/VolumeControl

or

Double click the speaker icon in System tray (found normally in the lower

right hand corner of your computer screen).

You should see Line-In balance as one of the selections. If not, then click on
Options/Properties and under Show the following volume controls
check Line-In. Then click OK.

You should now see a selection for Line-In Balance. Make sure the Select
box is checked, then raise the volume to about 1/2 of the way to the top. This
should be a good starting point for the volume control.

If Line-In is muted or not selected, unmute or select it to hear audio from
the WinTV USB.

In the WinTV application under the Configure/Audio menu (in WinTV200 click
on the AUD button), the Mixer ID should be set at Line-In.

As you adjust the audio volume in the application, you should see the slide bar
in the Volume Control window rise and fall.

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The WinTV2000 Application

Running the WinTV application

After installing the WinTV application from the WinTV USB Installation CD­ROM, you will see icons on your Windows background. Start WinTV-2000 or
WinTV-32by double clicking on its icon.

Once the WinTV application is initialized, you should see the RED light illu­minate on the WinTV USB.

You can also click on Start/Programs/HauppaugeWinTV and then click
on the WinTV2000 or WinTV32 icon.

The first time you run WinTV, you will be asked to scan for TV channels. Click
OK.

Freeze

Configure

snapshot

Software remote

control

Color/Audio config-

uration

Preferences

menu

Remove toolbar

Full screen TV

Minimize

Close WinTV

Switch video

source

Snapshot viewer window -

double click on each “thumbnail”

to see image full size

Current TV channel or

video source

Click your right mouse button here

to remove toolbars. Click again to

restore toolbar.

Click and hold your right mouse

button to see the Options menu.

Snapshot button

Channel configuration

Mute audio

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Previous

channel

Volume

level

Channel
indicator

Mono / Stereo

indicator

TV image

size

Toolbar

Video

source

Channel

Suites

Full screen

TV mode

Freeze frame

Mute

Motion video

capture mode

Still frame

image capture

mode

Watch TV

mode

Radio*

Channel surf

Volume up/down

Channel name

* on some model ’s

If you are using a cable TV connection, in the Broadcast/Cable menu item,
select Cable.

In Video Format, in North America choose NTSC M. In South
America, choose PAL M or PAL N.

After the scan is complete, you will have a list of TV channels which are active in
your area.

You can modify the channel names by single clicking on the chan-
nel, then clicking Edit. Change the channel name to the name that you would
like to have displayed in the WinTV toolbar.

To set up a External video source, go into Channel configuration (click on
Suite on the WinTV2000 or click Configure/Channels on WinTV-32),
and click on INPUT Sources. Highlight COMPOSITE and click ADD. Pick
your video format and give it a name, then click ADD. Now you have a external
video channel.

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Still Frame Image Capture mode

With WinTV-32, you can switch into the high quality image capture mode by
clicking on the Still Frame Image Capture Mode button on the toolbar.
When you click on this button, you will see the Image Capture Toolbar.

Click on the Configure icon in the Image Capture Toolbar to set the image
capture resolution and to configure for either still or motion video images.

In WinTV2000, to configure still image capture, click on the CFG button
(found just above the Snapshot Viewer window).

You can capture images up to 1600x1200 pixels.

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