Startech SVID2USB23 User Manual
S-Video / Composite to USB Video Capture
Cable with TWAIN and Mac® Support
SVID2USB23
*actual product may vary from photos
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Manual Revision: 05/09/2014
FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment has 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, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may 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 o 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 dierent from that to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Instruction Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................1
Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................. 1
System Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 1
Installation ..............................................................................................2
Windows® ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Apple® Mac OS X® ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Using the SVID2USB23 in Apple® Mac OS X® .................................................................................. 7
Specications ..........................................................................................9
Technical Support ..................................................................................10
Warranty Information ............................................................................10
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Introduction
The SVID2USB23 S-Video & Composite to USB Video Capture Cable enables you to
capture analog video, as well as the accompanying 2-channel RCA audio, to your Mac®
or Windows® computer, from an S-Video or Composite video device.
This USB video capture Device connects from an S-Video or Composite/RCA video
output device, such as a Beta/VHS VCR, camcorder or PVR to a USB 2.0 port on your
Mac® or PC, to provide real-time MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 encoding, and TWAIN
support, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of systems and software.
The analog video capture cable supports a broad range of operating systems,
delivering seamless USB video capture for Mac® computers (OS 10.X), Windows® 7
computers, as well as older Windows operating systems (Windows® 2000/XP(32/64bit)/Vista(32/64-bit).
Compact enough to t in the palm of your hand, the USB capture cable is the ideal
solution for mobile applications, more than suitable for use with laptop and
desktop computers.
Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
Packaging Contents
• 1x USB Video Capture Cable
• 1x Software CD
• 1x Driver CD
• 1x Instruction Manual
System Requirements
• USB 2.0 enabled computer system with available USB port
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista(32/64bit)/7(32/64bit), and Apple® Mac OS X®
(Tiger 10.4.11 and up)
• Analog video Source with S-Video or Composite cabling (DVD, DVR, VCR, Etc.)
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Installation
S-Video connector
USB type A
connector (host)
RCA connector
(input)
Hardware Installation
1. Connect the USB type A connector (host) into an available USB 2.0 port on your
computer system.
2. Connect your analog video source (DVD, DVR, VCR, Etc.) to the composite or S-Video
input on the SVID2USB23 AV Cable.
NOTE: After you connect the physical hardware to the computer it is likely that you
may receive prompts for installation. Please close these specic prompts as these
steps will be performed during software installation.
Software Installation
Windows®
After Hardware Installation the “Found New Hardware Wizard” will open, click “Cancel”
to close the window.
1. Download the latest drivers from the StarTech.com website (recommended), or
insert the included Driver and Software Disk into your DVD-ROM drive.
2. Locate the Setup(.exe) application. This le will be located in Windows directory
in the downloaded folder, or if using the included Driver and Software DVD the
installation will begin automatically.
(input)
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