PROLiNK PV-CX881P User Manual

User’s Manual

PV-CX881P

For

DOC NO: 54-0881P-01 Rev.A

02/01/21

FCC Requirement

This device has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected.

WARNING:

It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B compliant device in accordance with the specifications
in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a
residential i ns t a l la t i o n .
However, there is no guarantee that interference-will not occ ur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause 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:

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Reorient the receiving antenna

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Relocate the computer away from the receiver

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Move the computer away from the receiver

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Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the computer and the receiver are on different branch
circuits

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Ensure that the card's mounting screws, attachment connector screws, and ground wires are tightly
secured

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Ensure that slot covers are installed in all unused slots
If necessary, consult your dealer, service representative, or an experienced radio/television Technician for additional
suggestions.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this
equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
The user may find the following booklet prepa red by the Fede ral Communications Commission helpful:
How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems.
This booklet is available from the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.

NOTE:

You must use sh ielded interface c ables with a ferrite bead in order to maintain c ompliance

This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed or used properly,
that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio or
television reception.

with the limits for a Class B device.

CAUTION:

CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY
RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER'S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE
THE EQUIPMENT

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Notice

The information in this document is s ubject to change in order to impro ve reliability, design, or function

without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of this company.

In no event will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out

of the use or the inability to use t he product or documentat ion, even if advised of t he possibility of suc h

damages.

No part of this reference manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without

the prior written permission of this compa ny.

2002

T rademark A cknowledgement s

All brand names and trademarks are the property of their owners.

Limited Warranty

Our company warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1)

year from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, a product determined by us to be defective in

form or function will be repaired or at our option, to be replaced at no charge. This warranty does not

apply if the product has been damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, or as a result of service or

modification other than by us.

This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied. In no event shall we be held liable for

incidental or consequential damages, such as lost revenue or lost business opportunities arising fro m the

purchase of a this product.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Feature .........................................................................................................1

2 Hardware Configuration.............................................................................2

3 Hardware Installation..................................................................................2

4 Software Installation...................................................................................3

4.1 Windows 98SE/ME driver Installation......................................................... 3

4.2 Windows 2000/XP driver Installation...........................................................5

4.3 DirectX Installation.......................................................................................7

4.4 Capture Tool ................................................................................................. 7

4.5 Preview Pin Function.................................................................................. 10

4.6 Capture Pin Function and Playback............................................................ 13

5 FAQ.............................................................................................................16

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1 Feature

□ Supports NTSC/PAL/SECAM video decoding.

□ Zero wait state PCI burst writes.

□ Multiple YCrCb and RGB pixel formats supported on output.

□ Multiple composite and S-Video inputs.

□ Supports planner YUV data format.

□ VBI data capture for closed caption data decoding.

□

Only support Windows 98SE / WindowsME / Winsows2000/ WindowsXP

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Fully PCI Rev 2.1 compliant.

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2 Hardware Configuration

Standard type is featured with t wo ports, one is for compos ite video and the
other is for S-Video.

S-Video video input

Composite

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video in

3 Hardware Installation

1.

Turn off your computer first. Open the case and insert this PV-CX881P into
your computer ’s PCI slot. Make sure the adapter is well seat ed in the s lot
then fasten it with screws. Put the outer case back afterwards.

2.

Connect the desired im age output device to the input port of adapter. For
instance, you may connect VCR, camera.

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4 Software Installation

4.1 Windows 98SE/ME driver Installation

After hardware installation, power on your computer, and then system

Notice

1. After turn on your computer, the

will detect a new hardware. Please set the new hardware to
“Unknown Device”.

Windows 98SE/ME will detect the
newly added hardware and will show
the following message on your monitor.
Click ‘NEXT’ on every message box.

2. The operating system will automatically detect the TV card as a new device
and display the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box. Click-on the ‘Next’
button to continue.

3. The next dialog box will ask how would
you like to install the driver. Click-on
‘Search for the best driver for your
device. (Recommended)’ option and
Click-on the ‘Next’ button to continue.

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4. Please DO NOT select any item,
chick-on “Next”.

Click-on the “Finish” button.

5.

Insert the AutoRun CD-RO M driver (wait a f ew seconds). Yo u will see ‘ TV

6.
Card Series’ and choose ‘PV-CX881P’ wind ow that will be shown on the
screen. If it does not display, please brow CD and double click
‘AutoRun.exe’.

7. Put the AutoRun driver into CD-ROM (waiting for a few seconds).
Click on ‘TV Card Series’ and choose ‘PV-CX881P’ to install.

Click ‘NEXT’ on every message box.

8.
Chose ‘Yes, I want to restart my

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computer now’ and click ‘Finish’ to
restart Windows.

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4.2 Windows 2000/XP driver Installation

fter hardware installation, po wer on your c omputer, and then system

Notice

1. After turn on your computer, the

2.

will detect a new hardware. Please set the new hardware to “Unknown
Device”.

Windows 2000 will detect the newly
added hardware and will show the
following message on your monitor.
Click ‘NEXT’ on every message box.

Click ‘NEXT’.

Click ‘Finish’.

3.

Insert the AutoRun CD-ROM dr iver (wait a few sec onds). You will see ‘TV

4.
Card Series’ and choose ‘PV-CX881P’ window that will be shown on the
screen. If it does not display, please brow CD and double click
‘AutoRun.exe’.

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5. Put the AutoRun driver into CD-ROM (waiting for a few seconds).
Click on ‘TV Card Series’ and choose ‘PV-CX881P’ to install.

If you see any ‘Digital Signature Not

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Found’ this dialog box please click
‘Yes’.

Click ‘Yes’.

7.

Click ‘Yes’.

8.

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4.3 DirectX Installation

1. There is no need to reinstall DirectX, if it is already in your system.
If you want to install DirectX, click-on ‘DirectX’.

Click ‘Install’ to install DirectX.

2.

3. After DirectX installation f inished, Windows will restart. If you have other
programs under executing, please save files and exit those programs.

4.4 Capture Tool

When you install capture driver completely, click ‘finish’ to reboot. After the

1.
system restarts, you can click ‘start’ button to choice ‘Program Files’ and
‘PixelView’ you will see ‘AMCAP’, please execute it.

2. You will see the screen.

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4.4.1 Capture Setting

1. File

A. Set Capture File
Click–on to set the filename of the

captured video file.

B. Allocate File Space
Click–on to set the ca pture f ile si ze, in

MB.

C. Save Captured Video As
Click–on to save a .AVI file using a

different filename.

2. Options

A. Preview
Click –on preview to start.

B. Audio Format
Click –on to select the .AVI

audio-sampling f ormat that is ins talled
in your system.

C. Video Capture Filter
Video decode to set the optional

‘Video Proc A mp’ y ou can change the

Brightness, Contrast, Saturation or
Hue by using the various scroll bars

and viewing the effect on your video
monitor.

D. Video Capture Pin
This function is to change the video image size.

E. Video Crossbar

This function is to select the ‘Video Input Source’: ‘Video S-Video In’,
‘Video TV Tuner (Optional)’ or ‘Video Composite In’.

F. TV Tuner (This function is only for product with Tuner)
This function is to select the channel what you want to watch.

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3. Capture

A. Start Capture
This function is to start capture.

B. Capture Audio
Selecting the item is to let you to

capture with audio.

C. Master Stream
You can choose master stream

between ‘None’, ‘Video’ and ‘Audio’.

D. Set Frame Rate
This function is to set frame rate.

E. Set Time Limit
This function is to set capture time.

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4.5 Preview Pin Function

Preview Pin function

NO Item 98SE ME 2K XP

1 RGB555 80 x 60 V V V V

RGB555 88 x 72 V V V V
RGB555 128 x 96 V V V V
RGB555 160 x 120 V V V V
RGB555 176 x 144 V V V V
RGB555 240 x 176 V V V V
RGB555 240 x 180 V V V V
RGB555 320 x 240 V V V V
RGB555 352 x 240 V V V V
RGB555 352 x 288 V V V V
RGB555 640 x 240 V V V V
RGB555 640 x 288 V V V V
RGB555 640 x 480 V V V V
RGB555 720 x 240 V V V V
RGB555 720 x 288 V V V V
RGB555 720 x 480 V V V V

2 RGB24 80 x 60 V V V V

RGB24 88 x 72 V V V V
RGB24 128 x 96 V V V V
RGB24 160 x 120 V V V V
RGB24 176 x 144 V V V V
RGB24 240 x 176 V V V V
RGB24 240 x 180 V V V V
RGB24 320 x 240 V V V V
RGB24 352 x 240 V V V V
RGB24 352 x 288 V V V V
RGB24 640 x 240 V V V V
RGB24 640 x 288 V V V V
RGB24 640 x 480 V V V V
RGB24 720 x 240 V V V V
RGB24 720 x 288 V V V V
RGB24 720 x 480 V V V V

with

AMCAP 8.0

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Preview Pin function

NO Item 98SE ME 2K XP

3 YVU9 80 x 60

YVU9 88 x 72
YVU9 128 x 96
YVU9 160 x 120
YVU9 176 x 144
YVU9 240 x 176
YVU9 240 x 180
YVU9 320 x 240
YVU9 352 x 240
YVU9 352 x 288
YVU9 640 x 240
YVU9 640 x 288
YVU9 640 x 480
YVU9 720 x 240
YVU9 720 x 288
YVU9 720 x 480

4 YUY2 80 x 60 V V V V

YUY2 88 x 72 V V V V
YUY2 128 x 96 V V V V
YUY2 160 x 120 V V V V
YUY2 176 x 144 V V V V
YUY2 240 x 176 V V V V
YUY2 240 x 180 V V V V
YUY2 320 x 240 V V V V
YUY2 352 x 240 V V V V
YUY2 352 x 288 V V V V
YUY2 640 x 240 V V V V
YUY2 640 x 288 V V V V
YUY2 640 x 480 V V V V
YUY2 720 x 240 V V V V
YUY2 720 x 288 V V V V
YUY2 720 x 480 V V V V

with

AMCAP 8.0

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Preview Pin function

NO Item 98SE ME 2K XP

5 I420 80 x 60 V V V V

I420 88 x 72 V V V V
I420 128 x 96 V V V V
I420 160 x 120 V V V V
I420 176 x 144 V V V V
I420 240 x 176 V V V V
I420 240 x 180 V V V V
I420 320 x 240 V V V V
I420 352 x 240 V V V V
I420 352 x 288 V V V V
I420 640 x 240
I420 640 x 288
I420 640 x 480 V V V V
I420 720 x 240
I420 720 x 288
I420 720 x 480

with

AMCAP 8.0

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4.6 Capture Pin Function and Playback

Capture Pin function

with

AMCAP 8.0

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1 RGB555 80 x 60 V V V V V V V V

RGB555 88 x 72 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 128 x 96 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 160 x 120 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 176 x 144 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 240 x 176 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 240 x 180 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 320 x 240 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 352 x 240 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 352 x 288
RGB555 640 x 240 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 640 x 288
RGB555 640 x 480
RGB555 720 x 240 V V V V V V V V
RGB555 720 x 288
RGB555 720 x 480

2 RGB24 80 x 60 V V V V V V V V

RGB24 88 x 72 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 128 x 96 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 160 x 120 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 176 x 144 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 240 x 176 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 240 x 180 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 320 x 240 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 352 x 240 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 352 x 288
RGB24 640 x 240 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 640 x 288
RGB24 640 x 480
RGB24 720 x 240 V V V V V V V V
RGB24 720 x 288
RGB24 720 x 480

Playback with

Windows Media

Player 7.0

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Capture Pin function

with

AMCAP 8.0

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3 YVU9 80 x 60 V V V V

YVU9 88 x 72 V V V V
YVU9 128 x 96 V V V V
YVU9 160 x 120 V V V V
YVU9 176 x 144 V V V V
YVU9 240 x 176 V V V V
YVU9 240 x 180 V V V V
YVU9 320 x 240 V V V V
YVU9 352 x 240 V V V V
YVU9 352 x 288
YVU9 640 x 240 V V V V
YVU9 640 x 288
YVU9 640 x 480
YVU9 720 x 240 V V V V
YVU9 720 x 288
YVU9 720 x 480

4 YUY2 80 x 60 V V V V V V V V

YUY2 88 x 72 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 128 x 96 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 160 x 120 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 176 x 144 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 240 x 176 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 240 x 180 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 320 x 240 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 352 x 240 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 352 x 288
YUY2 640 x 240 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 640 x 288
YUY2 640 x 480
YUY2 720 x 240 V V V V V V V V
YUY2 720 x 288
YUY2 720 x 480

Playback with

Windows Media

Player 7.0

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Capture Pin

function with

AMCAP 8.0

NO Item 98SE ME 2K XP 98SE ME 2K XP

Playback with

Windows Media

Player 7.0

5 I420 80 x 60 V V V V V V V V

I420 88 x 72 V V V V V V V V
I420 128 x 96 V V V V V V V V
I420 160 x 120 V V V V V V V V
I420 176 x 144 V V V V V V V V
I420 240 x 176 V V V V V V V V
I420 240 x 180 V V V V V V V V
I420 320 x 240 V V V V V V V V
I420 352 x 240 V V V V V V V V
I420 352 x 288
I420 640 x 240 V V V V
I420 640 x 288
I420 640 x 480
I420 720 x 240 V V V V
I420 720 x 288
I420 720 x 480

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5 FAQ

Q: What VGA card could be used to run PV-CX881P?

A:

The VGA card spec requested for PV-CX881P is as following:

1. Linear frame buffer

2. Hardware cursor

3. Graphics mode support 640x480/hi-color

Q: Why the video picture motion is slowly when I capture or see at

preview mode?

A:

That is normal, because the signal is via CPU and memory to display.

Q: How to enable audio function.

A:

Double-click ‘speaker’.

1.

Click ‘properties ’ of ‘Options’.

2.

Enable ‘Line-in’ of ‘Playback’.

3.

Q: The system will hang up when I launch application program on m y

motherboard (all in one motherboard).

A:

Please change the slot of capture card far away CPU slot. It caused b y
resource of mother board. A s we k now, the resource of slot th at near CPU
is the same with other devi ce that on board of m otherboard. (soun d card,
modem, VGA...)

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