TerraTec Cinergy HT PCI User Manual
Hardware and driver installation
English manual
Version: 8/29/2006
Cinergy HT PCI Hardware
CE / FCC Declaration
We
TerraTec Electronic GmbH · Herrenpfad 38 · D-41334 Nettetal
hereby declare that the product:
Cinergy HT USB XE
to which this declaration refers, is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents:
EN 55022 Class B
EN 55024
The product is designed for the following operating conditions and deployment environments: residential, retail, commercial and small-business.
This declaration is based on:
Test report(s) of the ADT-Corp testing laboratory
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Contents
Welcome! ....................................................................................................................................................4
Key features............................................................................................................................................6
System requirements...............................................................................................................................6
Scope of delivery.....................................................................................................................................7
The hardware at a glance. ...........................................................................................................................8
Setting up the hardware and installing drivers..........................................................................................9
Installing the TV card...............................................................................................................................9
Installing the drivers in Windows XP SP2 or Windows XP MCE (2005).....................................................10
Connecting the antenna.............................................................................................................................11
Providing a radio signal..............................................................................................................................11
Inserting the batteries—in the remote control............................................................................................11
Installation of the TerraTec Home Cinema (THC) software...........................................................................12
Capturing analog video sources .................................................................................................................12
Appendix A – Frequently asked questions (FAQ).........................................................................................13
Appendix B – Technical data......................................................................................................................13
Appendix C – Service at TerraTec. .............................................................................................................14
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Welcome!
We're pleased that you have chosen a TerraTec ReceiverSystem and would like to congratulate you on this
decision. With the TerraTec Cinergy HT PCI, you've purchased a sophisticated product representing the state
of the art of PC/TV technology. We're convinced that our product will prove extremely useful to you and
provide you with a great deal of entertainment, both at home and on the road. Before we go into detail,
here's a foretaste of what you can expect:
Digital and analog TV for your stationary PC
Television and radio—more comfortable and versatile than ever before. The Cinergy HT PCI delivers entertainment and information to your home PC—no matter what you happen to be doing. The TV card features
integrated radio functionality (both DVB-T and analog FM) and receives digital terrestrial television (DVB-T)
as well as conventional analog TV (cable, roof antenna, satellite receiver) in finest stereo quality. This keeps
you “in the picture” at all times.
No hardware knowledge is necessary for commissioning. Just plug the Cinergy HT PCI express into an available PCI slot of your PC, connect either your house antenna, a DVB-T antenna, the regular TV cable or satellite receiver to the analog inputs and install the provided software. Once the automatic channel scan is finished, you receive all available channels. The Cinergy HT PCI is therefore ideal for watching analog or digital
TV in your home office or workplace, as well as enjoying local radio stations.
TerraTec Home Cinema—a software for all TV cards!
Everything from a single source: The TerraTec Home Cinema is the powerful and efficient solution from
TerraTec for television on the computer. Turn your computer into a powerful video recorder with manual or
controlled recordings (even via Internet) and enjoy the many functions, such as multi-tuner support, convenient management of stations and favorites, electronic program guide, time-shifted television, automatic
wake-up from standby or idle state, subtitle display (teletext and DVB), and integrated editing software. All
standards are supported—digital (DVB-T, DVB-S and DVB-C) and analog (antenna or cable). Specifically: All
TV cards from TerraTec can be controlled with a single software—while all current cards as well as standards can be freely combined!
Freely combine several TV cards
Of particular importance is the multi-tuner support (several TV cards in one PC): Whether it is an external or
internal card with several tuners or several internal or external cards with one tuner each—all connected
solutions are automatically recognized and simultaneous recording and viewing are immediately available.
In the process, TerraTec Home Cinema excels with extremely fast switching times.
Freely adjustable lists of favorites
The innovative list of favorites allows you to always have the most important thing in your sight with DVBS—even with several hundred stations. When you want to switch, you no longer have to tediously scroll
through the entire list, but can jump directly to the desired program. Sort your favorite stations by genres or
locations. As a frequent traveler, you always have the same DVB-T selection of the respective region avail-
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able and do not have to search extensively. No matter the broadcast in which you are interested—the aspect ratio is automatically and correctly adjusted. But you can also control the desired adjustment by hand.
Programming recordings with tvtv via the Internet
A major step into the future of mobile television is the programming of recordings via the Internet. With the
integrated annual subscription of the tvtv.de* service, the Internet page www.tvtv.de allows for browsing the
current television program for your personal favorites—and with a single click of the mouse, you can specify a recording. The computer at home does not even have to be switched on—even in the energy-saving
standby mode or in the idle state, the system boots up on time for the broadcast and records the desired
episode of your favorite show, the current football game, or an interesting documentary! Afterwards, the
computer can also shut itself down again. With a WAP-capable cell phone, this can even be done while you
are on the road...
Free to choose with respect to recordings
And that is only the beginning with respect to recordings. The integrated electronic program guide allows for
easily programming recordings at home, just like saving a currently running broadcast directly on the hard
disk with a single push of a button. In case of programmed recordings, the recording can even be viewed
while the broadcast is still running. Forget about long waiting times like those for your old video recorder—
now you can still guess who is the perpetrator during the crime show while the killer is already behind
bars…
With respect to the recording, you are free to choose the format. You may record using the widespread and
compatible MPEG format or select the recording including video text and subtitles. If it is broadcast, TerraTec Home Cinema will also record in Dolby Digital (AC3).
Integrated advertising editor and simple operation
After the recording, use the integrated editing software Cut! to easily and quickly remove any annoying
commercial segments. No need to read any large manuals for this purpose—Cut! was specifically optimized
for simple and safe usability.
TerraTec Home Cinema supports all common TV standards found in Europe, is quick and easy to operate,
and saves the valuable resources of your system with its task-optimized functions. All of the functions can
be easily operated either via remote control, keyboard or mouse. Television on the computer finally shows
its strengths without getting lost in numerous settings and conflicts!
Thanks for your attention—enjoy!
...your TerraTec Team
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