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Actiontec electronic 1394 manual

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    Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer 1 T able of Contents Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer .......... .............. 1 Introduction ................................................................ 2 Contacting Action tec Technical Support ................ 2 Do This First ............................................................... 3 Minimum System[...]

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    2 Introduction Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing an Actio n tec 1394 FireW ire Card. Act i o n tec’ s imple mentation of the IEEE 1394 standard brings the latest in serial bus technology to your PC in an inexpensive PCI card. An integral part of any PC-based video edi ting solu- tion, the 1394 FireW ire Card al so opens you up to a world of [...]

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    Do This First 3 Do This First Minimum Sys tem Requirements • 333Mhz (or above) PC with 32MB of RAM and CD- R OM drive • One available PCI slot • Microsoft W indows 98, Wi ndow s 98SE, or Win dows 2 0 00 installed Pa ck a g e C o n t e n t s Make sure the foll owing items came in this package: • 1394 F ireWire Car d • This user ’ s manua[...]

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    4 Do This First • Do not, under any circumstances, insert or remo ve the PCI card while the computer is turned on. Doing so with an y PCI card will have unpredictable results which may include per- manent physical damage to the card, your computer ’ s mainbord, or both.[...]

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    Installin g the PC I Card 5 Installing the PCI Car d C AUT I O N : A l ways discharge static electricity before handling the1394 FireWire Card. Y ou ma y discharge static electricity by touch- ing a g rounde metal structure or by using any commer- cially a v ailabl e grounding s trap. S tep 1 T urn off the computer and all peripheral devices con- n[...]

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    6 Installing the PCI Card S tep 5 Insert the PCI card into the available PCI expansion slot. Ensure that the card is seated properly befor e securing it w ith the screw removed in S tep 4, as shown in the following diagram. Figure 2: Installing The PCI C ard Note: Make sure the pow er connector from your system is long enough to reach the card so t[...]

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    Configuring Windows 98 7 Configuring Windo ws 98 Step 1 After you have installed the 1394 Fir eWire Card in your computer , turn on the power and allow the sys- tem to boot normal ly. S tep 2 Windows 98 will immediately display the Add New Hardware Wizar d and identify the modem as a “PCI OHCI Compliant IEEE 13 94 Host Contr oller”. Click the N[...]

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    8 Configuring Windows 98 Note: After inse rting the CD-ROM, m ake sure to wait a f ew seconds before clickin Next. Other- wise, the Wizard ma y rep ort that it was un able to find the drivers. If this is the case, click Ba ck and then click Next, repeating this pro- cess un til the C D- ROM has been rec- ogniz ed by the drive. S tep 4 N ext the wiz[...]

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    Configuring Windows 98 9 Note: If the Add New Hardware Wizard asks y ou to insert your Win dows 98 CD-ROM, le ave the Action tec 1394 FireWire Card instal- lation CD-ROM inser ted and follow the on-screen instructions. The files that Windows is asking f or ha ve bee provided on the installation CD- ROM . After Windows has finished copying the files[...]

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    10 Configuring Windows 98 Checking the installati on in Windows 98 N ext, find out if the 1394 F ireWir e Card has been properly installed and configured for use with your operating system. S tep 1 On the Windo ws desktop, right-click the icon for M y Computer . In the dialog box that appears, click the Device Manager tab. S tep 2 The Device Manage[...]

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    Configuring Windows 2000 Professional 11 Configuring Windo ws 2000 Pr ofessional Step 1 After you have installed t he PCI card in your com- puter , turn on the power and allow the system to boot normall y. S tep 2 On the Windo ws desktop, right-click the icon for My Computer . On the menu tha t appears, click Pro p e r - ties. The system properties[...]

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    12 Configuring Windows 2000 Professional S tep 4 Double-click the listing for OH CI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controlle r. Click the Driver tab to bring it to the front, then click U pdate Driv er . S tep 5 This will start the Update Device Driver Wizar d. Click Nex t .[...]

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    Configuring Windows 2000 Professional 13 S tep 6 In the dialog b ox that appears next (shown below) make sure “Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) is selected, then click N ext. Step 7 In the dialog box that appears next, make sure that “CD-R OM drives” is the only option selected. Insert the Action tec 1394 F ireWire Car[...]

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    14 Configuring Windows 2000 Professional S tep 8 In the dialog box that appears next, Windows will announce that it has found a better driver (the Action- tec driver) on the CD-R OM. Click N ext. S tep 9 Windows will copy the necessary files and report that installation of the “ Actiontec 13 94 F ireWire Ca rd ” i complete. Click Finish.[...]

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    Configuring Windows 2000 Professional 15 Checking the installation in Win dows 2000 Pr ofessional N ext, find out if the 1394 Fi reWire Car d has been properly installed and configured for use with your operating system. S tep 1 On the Windo ws desktop, right-click the icon for My Computer . On the menu that appears, click Pr o p e r - ties. The sy[...]

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    16 Notices Notices FCC Regulations—Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide re asonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa- tion. This equipment generates, us[...]