Terratec CAMEODV800 User Manual

English Manual

Version: 22.08.04

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TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany

hereby declare that the product:

VideoSystem Cameo DV 800,

to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing
documents:

1. EN 55022

2. EN 55024

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residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.

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Contents

Preface ....................................................................................................................................4

Scope of delivery .....................................................................................................................4

Installation ..............................................................................................................................5

Card Diagram .......................................................................................................................5

Installing the Cameo DV 800 PCI card.................................................................................. 6

Connecting a DV camcorder..................................................................................................7

Connecting other FireWire™ devices ....................................................................................7

You're not alone... .................................................................................................................. 8

Service at TerraTec. ............................................................................................................10

Glossary .............................................................................................................................13

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Preface

Thank you for choosing a TerraTec product. Congratulations on your decision to buy this
sophisticated piece of state-of-the-art technology, the Cameo DV 800 PCI card. This is one of
the most powerful PC products for video applications. We are convinced that the Cameo DV
800 PCI card will be both very useful and a lot of fun for you for a long time to come.

Scope of delivery

The scope of delivery includes at least the following:

1 Grabster DV, PCI-IEEE-1394 Controller

1 Software CD

1 IEEE-1394 connecting cable, 6-pin to 4-pin for connecting your camcorder

1 Registration card with the serial number

Hardware and software manual

Please fill out and return the registration card to us at your earliest convenience or register
online at http://www.terratec.net/register.htm

and hotline services.

.. This is important for support

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Installation

Card Diagram

These ports let you connect the Cameo DV 800 PCI card to the outside world—to your
camcorder, for example.

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Installing the Cameo DV 800 PCI card

Start by making sure that nothing is missing.

Safety note:

Before opening the case, unplug the AC power cable from the wall
socket as well as from the PC.

And here’s what to do, step by step:

Switch off your PC and all connected peripheral devices such as your printer and monitor.

·

Leave the AC cable connected for the time being, so that your computer is still grounded.

·

Touch the metal chassis at the rear of the PC to ground and to discharge static. Now
unplug the cord from the AC socket.

!

·

Remove the cover from the case of your PC.

·

Find a free PCI slot, remove the screw securing the metal cover over the slot and remove
the cover itself. For best results, choose a slot which is not immediately next to an existing
card, if possible.

·

Carefully remove the Cameo DV 800 PCI card from its packaging and pick it up by the
edges with one hand while your other hand is resting on the metal of the PC case. This will
ensure that your body is completely discharged via your computer without affecting the
card. Do not touch the components of the card under any circumstances.

·

Align the holder at the rear of the Cameo DV 800 PCI card in the expansion slot in such a
way that the card’s connectors are directly in line with the slot’s socket.

·

Carefully seat the card in the slot. You might have to press the card firmly into the slot to
make a good contact. Take care to ensure that the contacts are precisely in line in order to
avoid damaging the motherboard or the Cameo DV 800 PCI card in your PC.

·

Insert and tighten the screw from the slot cover to secure the Cameo DV 800 PCI card in its
slot.

·

Boot the computer. The card will be installed automatically.

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