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    R V ideOh! DVD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide[...]

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    ii Copyright © 2002 Adaptec, Inc. All right s reserved. No part of this publication may be repr oduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmitted in any f orm or by any means, electr onic, mechanical, photocopyi ng, re cordin g or otherwise, without the prior written co nsent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Mi lpitas Blvd., Mil pitas, CA 95035. T [...]

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    iii Adaptec T echnical Suppor t If you have questions ab out installing or using your Adaptec pr oduct, check this document first—you will find answers to most of your ques tions here. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below . T e chnical S uppor t Identi fication (TSID) N umber ■ Before contacting T echnical Suppor[...]

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    iv Limited 2-Y ear Hardware W arranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be fr ee from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase. If the product should become de fective within the warranty pe riod, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or re place [...]

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    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 ARE 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 T[...]

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    vi use and service for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery to you. ADAP TEC AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT AND CANNOT W ARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESUL TS YOU MA Y OBT AIN BY USING THE SOF TW ARE OR DOCUMENT A TION. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING LIMITED W ARRANTY , ADAP TEC AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO W ARRANTIES , EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED , INCL[...]

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    vii Regulatory Complianc e Statements Federal Commun ications Commission Rad io Frequency Inte rference Stat ement 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 [...]

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    viii Canadian Complianc e Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all re quirements of the Canadian Interfer ence- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respec te toutes les exigences du Règleme nt sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (V oluntary Control Council Initiativ e) This equipme[...]

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    1 In this Guide Introduction 2 What’ s in the Pac kage 3 System Requirements 3 This is Y our A VC-2200 4 Plugging In Y our A VC-2200 5 Installing the Drivers 6 Installing MyD VD 23 Using MyD VD 23 Registering Y o ur A VC-22 00 25 T rouble s hooting Y ou r A VC-2200 25 T echnical Specifications 26[...]

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    2 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your Adaptec V ideOh! DVD A VC-2200. W ith your V ideOh! DVD kit, you can convert your analog videos into di gital format and cr eate your own V ideo CDs (VCDs) and DVDs. ■ Capture your favorite video f ootag e with your A VC-2200 and the Sonic ® MyDVD ® so[...]

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    3 What’ s in the P acka ge What’ s in the P ac kage Y our Adaptec V ideOh! DVD package includes: ■ Adaptec A V C-2200 USB 2.0 MPEG-2 capt ure device ■ 6-foot USB cable ■ 6-foot RCA to RCA Audio/V ideo (A/V) cable ■ External power adapter ■ V ideOh! CD, including dr ivers and Sonic MyDVD soft ware ■ V ideOh! DVD A VC-2200 Installatio[...]

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    4 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide This is Y our A VC-2200 Pow e r L E D Status LEDs S-Video Input por t Video Input por t Audio Input ports USB por t P ower por t FRONT BACK[...]

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    5 Plugging In Y our A VC-2200 Plugging In Y our A VC-2200 T o set up your A VC-2200: 1 Connect the power adapter to a power source and to the Power port on the back of the A VC-2 200. The Power LED on the front of the unit lights up when the power is on. (See the fig ures on page 4 if you need help locating the ports on your A VC-2200.) 2 Connect t[...]

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    6 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Installing the Drivers Before you can begin capturing vide o, you must install the V ideOh! DVD device drivers. Follow the complete set of installation instructions provided for your operating system to ensur e that the driver is pr operly installed: ■ For W indows XP , see page 7 . ■ For W indows 2000, [...]

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    7 Installing the Drivers Windows XP When you plug in your A VC-22 00, W indows XP automatically detects it and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow t he instructions provided in this secti on. When the installation is complete, en sure that the driver is installed properly by following the instructions pr ovi[...]

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    8 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide 3 Click Continue Anyway . W indows installs the drive r . 4 Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

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    9 Installing the Drivers 5 Click Ye s to restart your computer . Note: If you plug your A VC-2200 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-2 200 will run at a reduce d (USB 1.1) speed. T o ensure maximum performance, pl[...]

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    10 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Double-Checking Driver Installation T o verify that the dri ver is installed, right-click the My Com puter desktop icon, select Properties , click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manage r button. Check that Adaptec A VC-2200 USB Device appears, as shown in the figure below . If the A VC -2200 doesn?[...]

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    11 Installing the Drivers Windows 2000 When you plug in your A VC-22 00, W indows 2 000 automatically detects it and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow t he instructions provided in this secti on. When the installation is complete, en sure that the driver is installed properly by following the instructions [...]

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    12 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide 3 Select Search for a suit able driver ... , then click Next . 4 Select only CD-ROM drives , then click Next . W indows locates a d river file.[...]

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    13 Installing the Drivers 5 Click Next . Note: T he drive letter for your CD-ROM may be diff erent than the one shown in the example above. 6 Click Ye s .[...]

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    14 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide 7 Click Finish to complete the installation. 8 When the installation is complete, restart your computer .[...]

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    15 Installing the Drivers Double-Checking Driver Installation T o ensure that the driver has installed properly for your W indows 2000 syst em: 1 On your desktop, double-click My Computer , double-click Control P anel , then double-click System . The System Properties window opens. 2 Open Device Manager . 3 Click Sound, video and game controll ers [...]

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    16 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Windows Me When you plug in your A VC-2200, W indows Me automatically detects it and opens the Found New Har dware W izar d. T o perform the installation, follow the instructions provided in this section. When the installation is complete, e nsure that the driver is installed properly by f ollowing the inst[...]

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    17 Installing the Drivers 4 Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

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    18 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Double-Checking Driver Installation T o ensure that the driver has installed pr operly for your W indows Me system: 1 On your desktop, double-click My Computer , double-cli ck Control Panel , then double-click System . The System Properties window opens. 2 Open Device Manager , and select V iew devices by t[...]

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    19 Installing the Drivers Windows 98SE When you plug in your A VC-22 00, W indows 98SE automatically detects it and opens the Found New Har dwar e W izard. T o perform the installation, follow t he instructions provided in this secti on. When the installation is complete, en sure that the driver is installed properly by following the instructions p[...]

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    20 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide 4 Select only CD-ROM drive , the n click Next . 5 Click Next . Note: The drive letter for your CD-ROM may be dif fer ent than the one shown in the example above.[...]

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    21 Installing the Drivers 6 Insert your W indows 98SE CD, then click OK . 7 Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

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    22 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide Double-Checking Driver Installation T o ensure that the driver has installed pr operly: 1 On your desktop, double-click My Computer , double-cli ck Control Panel , then double-click System . The System Properties window opens. 2 Open Device Manager , and select V iew devices by type . 3 Click Sound, video a[...]

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    23 Installing MyD VD Installing MyD VD T o install MyDVD: Insert the V ideOh! CD into your CD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen instructions. If the V ideOh! CD is already in your CD-ROM drive, reinsert it to activate the softwar e installation scr een. Using MyD VD Use Sonic MyDVD (shown in the example below) to transfer your videos onto your com[...]

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    24 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide When you install MyDVD, a video editing application is also installed. Use this too l to edit your digital videos and add music, transitions, and titles. Refer to the online documentatio n included with MyDVD and the video editing tool for help using thes e software applications.[...]

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    25 Registering Y our A VC-2200 Registering Y our A VC-2200 T o ensure your eligibility for support and upgrades, and to qualify for future pr omotions, please register your A VC-22 00 on the Adaptec website at register .ada ptec.com . T roubleshooting Y our A VC-2200 If you encounter difficulties in stalling or using your A VC-2200, follow these su[...]

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    26 VideOh! D VD A VC-2200 User’ s Guide T ec hnical Specifications T echnology USB 2.0 V ideo Input Composite (RCA) S-V ideo (7-pin DIN) V ideo Capture Format MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Bit Rate V ariable within DVD specification V ideo Standards NTSC (720 x 480, 480 x 480, 352 x 480, 352 x 240) P AL (704 x 576, 480 x 576, 352 x 576, 352 x 288) Audio Inpu[...]

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    R Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA © 2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictio ns. Part Number: 513269-06, Ver. AB, LB 09/02[...]