Adaptec AVC-2310 manual

R Vi d e O h ! TM DVD Media Center USB 2.0 Edition A VC-2310 User’ s Guide[...]

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iii Adaptec Customer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec pr oduct, check this document first—you will find answers to mo st of your ques tions her e. If you need further assi stance, use the su pport options listed below . T echnical Support Identificat ion (TSID) Number ■ Before contacting T echnical Support, y[...]

iv Limited 2-Y ear Hardware Warranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purc haser of this product that it will be free fr om defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years fr om the date of purc hase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace t[...]

v Adaptec Software Li cense Agreement PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y : THE USE O F THIS SOF TW ARE IS SUBJECT TO THE SOF TW ARE LICENSE TERMS OF ADAP TEC, INC. AND OTHER LICENSOR S WHOSE SOF TW A RE MA Y BE BUNDLED WITH THIS PRODU CT . BY YOUR USE OF THE SO F TW ARE INCLUDED WITH T HIS PRODUCT YOU AGREE TO THE LICENSE TERMS REQUIRED BY THE LICENSOR OF THA [...]

vi 7. Limited W arranty . Adaptec and its Licensor warrant only that the media upon which the Software is furnished will be fr ee from defe cts in material or workmanship under normal use and service for a period of thirty (30) da ys from the date of delivery to you. ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENS ORS DO NOT AND CANNOT W ARRAN T THE PERFORM ANCE OR RESUL T[...]

vii Regulatory Comp liance Statements Federal Commun ications Commissi on Radio Frequency I nterference St atement W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expr essly approved by the party responsible fo r compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the [...]

viii Canadian Compliance Sta tement This Class B digital apparatus meets all re quirements of the Canadian Interfer ence- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B r especte toutes les exigence s du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (V oluntary Control Council Init iative) This equipme[...]

1 In this Guide Introduction 2 Plugging In Y our A VC-2310 5 Installing the Drivers 6 Installing the Software 21 Connecting Y our De vice 22 W atching and Recording TV with WinD VR 23 Creating a TV Project with WinD VR and MyD VD 36 Creating A Video Project with MyD VD 40 Getting Help 47 T echnical Specifications 54[...]

2 Introduction Intr oduction Congratulations on the purchase of your Adaptec V ideOh! TM Media Center kit. W ith this ki t, you can watch television on your computer , and convert television (TV) pr ograms and analog video from your camcor der or VCR into digital format to cr eate you own Hollywood style video CDs (VCDs) or DVDs . This V ideOh! kit[...]

3 Introduction What’ s in the Kit Y our Adaptec V ideOh! Media Cente r kit includes: System Requirements T o use your V ideOh! Media Center kit, you need a PC-compatible computer with: ■ Intel Pentium III 600 MHz (or fast er) processor ■ Wi n d o w s ® 98SE, W indows Me ® , W indows 2000 ® , or Wi n d o w s X P ® ■ Av a i l a b l e U S [...]

4 Introduction This is Y our A VC-2310 P ower LED Status The LED on the fr ont of the A VC-2310 lights up to indicate the status of operation. The following table indica tes the status modes. LED Color Condition Description Off - Device is of f. Orange Steady Device is on, fi rmwar e is loading; also indicates standby mode. Orange Blinking Error—[...]

5 Plugging In Y our A VC-2310 Plugging In Y our A VC-2310 T o plug in you r A VC-2310: 1 Connect the power adapter . (See the Figures on page 4 if you need help locating the ports on your A VC-2310.) Note: Y ou can set your A VC-2310 in its stand, as shown, or you can lay it f lat on your desk. Buil t-in rubber pads help keep the A VC-2310 in place[...]

6 Installing the Drivers Installing the Drivers Before you can begin capturing analog video or TV pr ogramming, you must install the V ideOh! Media Center device drivers. Installation is an easy two-s tep process. First you install the USB loader , then you install the device driver . Follow the complete set of installation instruct ions provided f[...]

7 Installing the Drivers Windows XP W indows XP automatically detect s your device and ope ns the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow the instructions pr ovided in this section. Note: Befor e installing the driver , make sure the V ideOh! CD is in your CD-ROM drive. T o install the driver: 1 In the Found New Hardwar e[...]

8 Installing the Drivers 2 If this window appears, click Continue Any way . Note: Adaptec drivers have been fully tested and certified to work with the A VC-2310 device. W indows ins talls the driver . 3 Click Finish to complete the USB Loader installation. 4 From the Found New Har dware W izard, r epea t Steps 1 and 2 to install the device drivers[...]

9 Installing the Drivers 6 Click Ye s to restart your computer . Note: If you plug your A VC-2310 into a USB 1.1 port, this message appears during driv er installation: A hi-speed USB device is plugged into a non-hi-speed USB hub . This message indicates that yo ur A VC-2310 will run at a reduce d (USB 1.1) speed. T o ensure maximum performance, pl[...]

10 Installing the Drivers Windows 2000 W indows 2000 automatically detect s your device and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow the instructions pr ovided in this section. Note: Befor e installing the driver , make sure the V ideOh! CD is in your CD-ROM drive. T o install the drivers: 1 In t he Fo u nd N ew [...]

11 Installing the Drivers 2 Select Search for a su itable dr iver ... , then click Next . 3 Select only CD-ROM drives , then click Next . W indows locates a driver f ile.[...]

12 Installing the Drivers 4 Click Next . Note: The drive letter for your CD-ROM may be dif ferent than the one shown in the example above. 5 Click Finish to complete the USB Loader installation. 6 Wh en t he Fo un d Ne w H a rdw are W iz ard op e ns , re pe a t s te p s 3 through 5 to install the device drivers .[...]

13 Installing the Drivers 7 If this window appears, click Ye s . Note: Adaptec drivers have been fully tested and certified to work with the A VC-2310 device. 8 Click Finish to complete the installation. 9 When the installation is complete, restart your computer . Note: T o check if the driver is installed properly , follow the instructions provide[...]

14 Installing the Drivers Windows Me W indows Me automatically detect s your device and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow the instructions pr ovided in this section. Note: Befor e installing the driver , make sure the V ideOh! CD is in your CD-ROM drive. T o install the driver: 1 In the Add New Hardwar e W[...]

15 Installing the Drivers 2 Select Automatic search... , then click Next. 3 Click Finish to complete the USB Loader installation. 4 When the Add New Hard ware W izar d opens, r epeat Steps 1 through 3 to install the device drivers. Note: T o check if the driver is installed properly , follow the instructions provided in Need Help Installing Y our D[...]

16 Installing the Drivers Windows 98SE W indows 98SE automatically detects your device and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow the instructions pr ovided in this section. Note: Befor e installing the driver , make sure the V ideOh! CD is in your CD-ROM drive. Note: Y ou may need your W indows 98SE CD to comp[...]

17 Installing the Drivers 2 Select Search for best driver ... , then click Next . 3 Select only CD-ROM drive , then click Next .[...]

18 Installing the Drivers 4 Click Next . Note: The drive letter for your CD-ROM may be dif ferent than the one shown in the example above. 5 Click Finish to complete the USB Loader installation.[...]

19 Installing the Drivers 6 From the Add New Har dware W izar d, click Next, then follow Steps 2 through 4 to install device drivers. 7 If requir ed, insert your W indows 98SE CD, then click OK .[...]

20 Installing the Drivers 8 Click Finish to complete the installation. Note: If the driver file being instal led from the V ideOh! CD is older than the existing driver file, you may get a version conflict message. Se lect to keep the newer driver file. Note: T o check if the driver is installed properly , follow the instructions provided in Need He[...]

21 Installing the Software Installing the Softwar e Once the drivers ar e installed, yo u ar e ready to install InterV ideo ® Wi n D V R ™ , and Sonic ® MyDVD ™ and the ArcSoft ® Showbiz ™ companion software. Note: If MyDVD or W inDVR are alr eady installed on your system, uninstall them before installing the newer versions. T o complete t[...]

22 Connecting Y our Device Connecting Y our Device Follow these steps to connect your video device (VCR or camcorder) or TV sour ce (cable, satellite receiver , antenna, and so on) to the A VC-2310 . Connecting a Video De vice Connect your video device to the A VC-2310 using the included A/V cable or the proprietary cable that came with your device[...]

23 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR W atching and Recording TV with W inDVR InterV ideo W inDVR allows you to wat ch an d rec ord TV p rog ra m s on your computer . This section of the User ’ s Guide explains how to: ■ Navigate W inDVR. See page 24 . ■ Open W inDVR. See page 26 . ■ Complete the initial set-up for W inDVR. See page 26 [...]

24 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR Navi gating WinD VR Y ou can navigate W inDVR using th e on-screen Contr ol Panel, your keyboard, or the r emote control included in the V ideOh! kit. This section pr ovides an overview of all thr ee navigation tools. In the remainder of this Guide , the remote contr ol is used as the primary navigation too[...]

25 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR Using the Remote Control The remote contr ol requir es two AA batteries (included in the kit) and features buttons and functions similar to standard TV r emote controls. Its special featu res ar e explai ned in the Figur e below . Note: The Power button opens and closes the W inDVR software. It does not pow[...]

26 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR Opening WinD VR T o open W inDVR, double-click the InterV ideo W inDVR icon (shown at right) on your desktop, or press the Power button on your r emote control . The Display W indow and Control Panel appear . Note: The Power bu tton on the remote control opens the W inDVR software. It does not power on your[...]

27 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR 3 Leave all options in the iEPG window at t heir default settings. 4 In the Channel window , click Autoscan . An autoscan lets W inDVR know which cha nnels are available. Y ou can perform an autoscan at any time in the Setup window . (See page 28 .) 5 Adaptec recommends that you keep the default Storage Loc[...]

28 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR W atching TV Y ou can use your computer monito r li ke a regular television to view live TV (TV programs that are currently on). To w a t c h T V : 1 Open W inDVR by pressing Power on the r emote control. 2 AutoScan for available channels, if requir ed. T o do an AutoScan, click the Se tup button on the TV [...]

29 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR Time-shifting Y ou can us e W inDVR’s T ime Shift mode to pause, replay , or skip commercials while watching li ve TV . In T ime Shift mode, you decide how to watch TV—you can watch your own instant r eplays, take a break fr om a live prog ram then rejoin it wher e you left off, or instantly jump back t[...]

30 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR 2 Use the Fast-forward or Rewind buttons to move quickly inside the buffer ed portion of the program. Use the Skip and Replay buttons to jump forwar d or backward a few seconds. Note: By default, the Skip button is set to jump forward 30 se co n d s , a n d t h e R e p l a y b u t t o n i s s e t t o j u m [...]

31 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR 3 Press Stop on the remote contr ol to exit T ime Shift mode and return to Live TV mode. W inDVR prompts you to type a name for the recor ded program. 4 T ype the file name, then click OK . The file is saved to your hard drive. Recor ding TV Y ou can use W inDVR to recor d a TV pr ogram and save it to your [...]

32 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR Scheduling Recor ding Y ou can program W inDVR to r ecord a TV pr ogram or r emind you of an upcoming program. T o schedule r ecor ding: 1 Open the TV Panel. (See page 27 for instructio ns.) 2 Click Schedule . The Schedule window appears. 3 Click Create . A wizar d opens and hel ps you cr eate a schedule. 4[...]

33 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR Scheduling Recording with a Set-top Bo x Digital cable or satellite r eceiver users only —W inDVR cannot contr ol the channel setting of your set-top box. T o schedule the recording of a single TV pr ogram or multiple TV programs that all appear on the same channel: 1 Set the programs’ channel on your s[...]

34 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR W atching a Recorded Pr ogram Y ou can watch a saved TV program on your computer monitor . (If you wan t to burn y our saved TV program ont o a DVD or CD, se e Importing to MyDV D on page 37 .) To w a t c h a s a v e d T V p r o g r a m : 1 Click Program on the Contr ol Panel to open the Play dialog box. 2 [...]

35 W atching and Recording TV with WinDVR Capturing a Still Image Y ou can capture still images f rom TV pr ograms using the W inDVR Control Panel. Note: Y ou can captur e still images while you’re watching live TV , or whi le you’re playing back a recorded pr ogram. T o capture a still image: 1 At any time while you’re watching TV , click th[...]

36 Creating a TV Project with WinD VR and MyD VD Cr eating a TV Project with Wi n D V R a n d M y D V D This section provides the basic steps for creating a TV pr oject to be burned to DVD or CD for storage and future viewing. Note: T o cr eate a video project, see page 40 . T o get more information, r efer to the online tutorial included with Soni[...]

37 Creating a TV Project with WinD VR and MyD VD Importing to MyD VD T o burn a recor ded T V program onto a DVD or CD, you must first import it to MyDVD. 1 Close W inDVR. Do not open MyDVD when W inDVR is running. 2 Start MyDVD by double-clicking the Sonic My DVD icon on your desktop. The W elcome window appears. 3 Move the mouse pointer over eith[...]

38 Creating a TV Project with WinD VR and MyD VD 4 Click Get Movies . Select the video file you want, then click Open . 5 Y our file is loaded into MyDVD and appears as a thumbnail picture on your Main pr oject window . T rimming Y our Recorded Pr ogram Now that you’ve captur ed your TV pr ogram, you can trim it. For example, you can change your [...]

39 Creating a TV Project with WinD VR and MyD VD Burning Y our Program onto D VD or VCD It’s a good idea to see how your DVD/VCD pr oject will look befor e you burn it to the disc. See Previewing Y our Project on page 45 for information on preview quality and troubleshooting. When you ar e satisfied with how your DVD or VCD pr oject looks, you ar[...]

40 Creating A Video Project with MyD VD Cr eating A V ideo Pr oject with MyDVD These instructions give you th e basic steps for capturing your video, trimming it, and then burning it to DVD or CD. Note: T o cr eate a television project, see page 36 . T o get more information, r efer to the online tutorial included with Sonic MyDVD. Or , at any time[...]

41 Creating A Video Project with MyD VD Capturing Y our Video T o successfully capture your video, make sur e you complete each step in the order given. 1 Start MyDVD by clicking the Sonic My DVD icon on your desktop. The W elcome window appears. 2 Move the mouse pointer over either DVD-V ideo or V ideo CD, then click Create or Modify a ... Project[...]

42 Creating A Video Project with MyD VD 3 On the Main project window (shown in Step 2 on page 41 ), click Capture . The Captur e window appears. 4 Press the Play button on your analog video device. The video image appears in the Capture window , as shown in Step 3 . 5 T o begin transferring your video to your computer , click Start Capturing . MyDV[...]

43 Creating A Video Project with MyD VD 8 Click Done when finished. Y our video clip is saved and you will see a thumbnail pictur e on your Main project window . Note: If you plan to do multiple video captur es in the same session, save your project, then close and r elaunch MyDVD after six captures. The la yout sho wn in the MyD VD Main project wi[...]

44 Creating A Video Project with MyD VD T rimming Y our Video Now that you’ve capture d some video footage, you can trim it. For example, you can change your St art and End points. Y ou can also choose the specific video frame that you want to use as the thumbnail pictur e that is displayed in your Main pr oject window . 1 From the Main pr oject [...]

45 Creating A Video Project with MyD VD Previe wing Y our Pr oject It’s a good idea to see how your DVD/VCD pr oject will look befor e you burn it to the disc. T o preview your project, pr ess Preview at the bottom of your Main project window , then double-click the thumbnail clip you want to look at. When you have previewed your projec t, pres s[...]

46 Creating A Video Project with MyD VD Sharing Y our D VD or VCD Now that you’ve captured your video and burned it to a DVD or CD, you’re ready to sh are it. Y ou can play your newly cr eated DVD on most compatible DVD pl ayers. Y ou can play your newly crea ted VCD on most compatible DVD players or CD-ROM drives . Y ou can play your DVDs the [...]

47 Getting Help Getting Help Registering Y our A VC-2310 T o ensure your eligibility for support and upgrades, and to qualify for future pr omotions, please register your A VC-2310 on the Adaptec W eb site at register .adaptec.co m . Need Help with Y our A VC-2310? Note: See the Readme file on the V ideOh! CD for the latest information. ■ Ensur e[...]

48 Getting Help Need Help Installing Y our Device Drivers? T o ensure that the driver for yo ur operating system has installed properly , you may want to double-check your driver installation. For W indows XP 1 On the bottom left of your desktop, cli ck the Start but ton, and double-click Control P anel . Click Perfomance and Maintena nce , then do[...]

49 Getting Help For Windows 2000 1 On the bottom left of your desktop, click the Start button, select Settings and click Control Panel , then double-click System . The System Properties window opens. Click the Hardware tab. 2 Open Device Manager . 3 Click Sound, video and game controll ers , and check that Adaptec A VC-2310 USB Device appears, as s[...]

50 Getting Help For Windows Me and 98SE 1 On the bottom left of your desktop, click the Start button, select Settings and click Control Panel , then double-click System . The System Propertie s window opens. 2 Open Device Manager , and select V iew devices by type . 3 Click Sound, video and game controll ers , and check that Adaptec A VC-2310 USB D[...]

51 Getting Help Need Help Record ing Y our TV Program? ■ Ensure that you have enough r oom on your hard drive to r ecord the programming you want. Use this table to estimate the amount of disk space r equired: Note: Due to W indows’ F A T file system, the largest file you can capture is 4 GigaBytes (GB). If possible, use a NTSF formatted har d [...]

52 Getting Help Need Help Capturing Y our Video? ■ If your analog video device, such as a VCR or camcord er , is not powered on, after about 1 minute, you will get an err or message. T o allow MyDVD to recognize and captur e the video: aC l i c k OK to close the err or message. bC l i c k Done to close the Captur e window . cP r e s s t h e Power[...]

53 Getting Help ■ If there ar e gaps in your analog video tape, MyDVD stops capturing. T o continue, start capt uring a new clip after the gap. Gaps in video footage ar e often ca us ed by stops, pauses, static, or u nre co rde d sp a ce in t he o ri gi n al rec o rdi ng . Th ey c an a ls o be caused by old, damaged, or deteriorated video tape s.[...]

54 T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications T echnology USB 2.0 V ideo Input Composite (RCA) S-V ideo (7-pin DI N) TV T uner Standard antenna plug with ster eo sound support: F-Conn (NTSC) IEC (P AL) Audio Input Stereo Audio (Left /Right RCA) V ideo Ca pture Format MPEG-1 and MPE G-2 Bit Rate VCD and variable within DVD specifications V [...]

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