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    R V ideOh! DVD A VC-2210 User’ s Guide[...]

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    ii Copyr ight © 2003 A da ptec, Inc. Al l righ t s reserv e d . No part of thi s public at io n may be repr o duced, stor ed in a retrieva l system, or transmit ted in any form or by any means , electron ic , m e ch an ical, photocop y ing, recordin g or o therw ise, wi tho ut the prio r writt en con sent of Ada ptec, In c., 691 South Milpit as B [...]

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    iii Adaptec T echnical Suppor t If you ha ve questions abou t installi ng or using your Adap tec pro duct, check thi s document fi rst—you will find answ ers to most of your quest ions here. If you need further a ssistance, us e the support o ptions lis ted below . T e chnical S uppor t Iden tificati on (TS ID) Num ber ■ Before co ntac t in g T[...]

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    iv Limited 2- Y ear Hardware W arranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purchas er of this pr oduct that it will be free f rom defects in material and workmansh ip for a period of tw o (2) years fr om the date of pur chase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or repl[...]

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    v Adaptec Soft ware License Agreemen t PLEAS E RE AD CA REF ULL Y : TH E USE OF TH IS SO F TW ARE I S SUB JEC T TO THE S OFT W A RE LICENSE TERMS OF ADAPTEC, INC. AND OT HER LI CENSORS WH OSE SO F TW ARE MA Y BE B UND LED WITH THI S P ROD UCT . BY YOUR U SE OF TH E SOF TW ARE INCLU DED WITH THIS PROD UCT YOU A GREE TO THE LICE NS E TERM S REQ UI RE[...]

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    vi 7. Limited W arranty . Adaptec and its Licensors warrant only that the media upon which the Software is furnished will be free from defects in material or workmanship under normal use and service for a period of thirty (30) days from the d ate of delivery to yo u. ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT AND CANNOT W ARRANT THE PERFORMAN CE OR RESU L TS[...]

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    vii Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, you may contact Adaptec by writing to: Adaptec, Inc. Legal Department 691 South Milpitas Boulevar d Milpitas, California 95035. Regulatory C ompliance State ments Federal C ommunic ations Comm ission Ra dio Fre quency Interfer ence Stat ement W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this uni[...]

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    viii European U nion C omplia nce S tatement This Information T echnology Equipment has been tested a nd found to comply with EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC , in accordance w ith: ■ EN55022 (1998) Emissio ns ■ EN55024 (1998) Immunity: – EN61000-4-2 (1998) Electrostatic discharge: ±4 kV contact, ±8 kV air –[...]

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    1 In this Guide Introduc tion 2 What’ s in the Pack age 3 System Requ ir em ents 3 This is Y our A VC-2210 4 Pluggin g In Y our A VC- 2210 5 Installi ng the Dr ivers 6 Installi ng Son ic MyD V D 21 Creating A Video Projec t With My D VD 21 Shar ing Y our D VD or VCD 27 Findin g More Infor mation 27 Register ing Y our A VC-2210 27 Need Help w ith [...]

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    2 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 User’ s Guide Intr oducti on Congratu la tions on the purchase of yo ur Adaptec V ideOh! ™ DVD A VC- 2 210. W ith you r V id e Oh ! DVD kit, you can convert you r analog videos into digital format and cr eate your own V ideo CDs (VCDs) and DV Ds. ■ Capt ur e yo ur f avor ite vide o foo tage wit h yo ur A VC -2210 an d[...]

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    3 What’ s i n the P ackage What ’ s in the Pac kag e Y our Adaptec V ideOh! DVD pack ag e includes: ■ Adap tec A V C-22 10 U SB 2 . 0 MPE G-2 cap ture d e vic e ■ A stan d for the Ada ptec A VC-2210 ■ 6-foot US B cable ■ 6-foot R CA to RCA Audio/ V ideo (A/V) cable ■ External power adapter ■ V ideO h! In stallation CD , including dr[...]

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    4 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 User’ s Guide This is Y our A VC-2210 P ower LED Status The LED on the front of the A VC-2210 light s up to i ndicate the status of operation. The following table indicates the status modes. LED Color Condition Descriptio n Off - Dev ic e is off Orange Steady Device is on, firmwar e is loa ding, al so indicate s standby m[...]

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    5 Plugging In Y our A VC-2210 Plugg ing In Y our A VC-221 0 T o set up your A VC-2 210: 1 Connect the power adapter . (See the figur es on page 4 if you need he lp locating t he ports on your A VC-2210. ) 2 Connect your video device to your A VC-2210 using the included A/V cable. Y our device may have a proprietary cable. S-V ideo users only — Co[...]

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    6 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide 3 T urn on your computer if you haven ’ t already done so, then connect the A VC-2210 to your comput er using the provided USB 2.0 cable . 4 Insert the V ideOh! Installatio n CD into your CD-ROM drive. 5 T urn on the A VC-2210 by pres sing the Power button. The LED on the front of the A VC-2210 will ligh[...]

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    7 Installing the D rivers Windows XP W ind o ws XP au tomatica lly detects your device and opens the Found New Hardware W izard. T o perform th e install ati on, follow the instructions provided in this section. Note: Before installing the driver , make sur e the V ideOh! Installation CD is in your CD-ROM drive. T o instal l the driver: 1 In the Fo[...]

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    8 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide 2 If this window appears, click Continue A nyway . Note: Adaptec drivers have been fully tested and certified to work with the A VC-2210 device. W in dow s in stalls the driver . 3 Click Finish t o complete the USB Loader installa tion. 4 F ro m th e F o u nd N e w Ha rd w a re Wiza rd , re p e a t s t e p[...]

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    9 Installing the D rivers 6 Click Ye s to restart your computer . Note: If you plug you r A VC-2210 into a U SB 1.1 port , this messag e app ear s d urin g drive r inst allat ion: A hi-spee d USB de vice is plugge d into a n on-hi-spee d USB hub . This me ssag e ind i c ate s t hat your A VC -2210 will ru n at a reduced (U SB 1.1) speed . T o ensur[...]

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    10 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide Windows 2000 W in dows 2000 auto matically detect s your device and opens th e Found New Ha rdware W iza rd. T o perform the insta lla tion, follow the instructions provided in this secti on. Note: Bef ore installing the driver , make sure the V ideOh! Installati on CD is in your CD- RO M drive. T o insta[...]

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    11 Installing the D rivers 2 Select Searc h for a sui tabl e dr iv er ... , then click Ne xt . 3 Select only CD- RO M dri ve s , then click Ne xt . W ind o ws locates a d r iver f ile.[...]

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    12 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide 4 Click Next . Note: The drive letter for your CD-ROM may be differ ent than the one shown in the example above. 5 Click Finish to complete th e USB Loader installatio n. 6 Repeat ste p s 2 through 4 to insta ll th e device driver s.[...]

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    13 Installing the D rivers 7 If this w indow appea rs, click Ye s . Note: Adaptec dri vers ha ve been fully tested and certified to wo rk wi th th e A VC-22 10 dev ice. 8 Click Finis h to complete the installa tion.[...]

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    14 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide 9 When the installation is complete, restar t your computer . Note: T o check if the driver is installed properly , you can follow th e instructions provided in Need Help In stalling Y our Devic e Driv ers? on page 28 . Windows Me W in dows Me automaticall y detects your devi ce and opens the Found New Ha[...]

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    15 Installing the D rivers 2 Select Automatic sea rch... , then click Ne xt. 3 Click Finis h to com plete the U SB Lo ader ins talla ti on. 4 Fro m th e Ad d N e w H a rd w a re Wiz a rd , r e p e at S t e p s 1 t h ro u gh 3 to install the de vice drivers. Note: T o check if the driver is installed properly , you can follow the ins truction s prov[...]

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    16 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide Windows 98SE W in dows 98SE aut omaticall y detects your d ev ice and opens the Found New Ha rdware W iza rd. T o perform the insta lla tion, follow the instructions provided in this secti on. Note: Bef ore installing the driver , make sure the V ideOh! Installati on CD is in your CD- RO M drive. Note: Y [...]

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    17 Installing the D rivers 2 Select Search f or best driver ... , then click Next . 3 Select only CD- RO M dri ve , then click Next .[...]

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    18 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide 4 Click Next . Note: The drive letter for your CD-ROM may be differ ent than the one shown in the example above. 5 Click Finis h to complete the USB Loader installatio n.[...]

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    19 Installing the D rivers 6 In the Add New Har dw are W izard, cl ick Next then follow steps 2 through 4 to instal l device drivers. 7 If req uired, insert your W indows 98SE CD, then click OK .[...]

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    20 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide 8 Click Finish to complete th e installati on . Note: If the driver f ile being installed fr om the V ideOh! installation CD is older than the existing driver file, you may get a version conflict messa ge. Select to keep the newer driver file. Note: T o check if the driver is installed properly , you can [...]

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    21 Installing Sonic MyDVD Instal li ng Sonic MyD VD After you install yo ur drivers, you need to in sta ll MyDVD. T o install M yDVD: Note: If yo u ha ve an older versio n of MyDV D a lready installed on your system, you must un install it first before insalling the n ewer version. 1 Insert the V i deOh! CD into yo ur CD-ROM drive. The V ideOh! Ins[...]

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    22 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide Before yo u begin cre ating: ■ Make sur e your an alog video device (such as a cam cor der or VCR) is connected to the A VC-2210 and switched on. ■ If you have an external DVD/CD recor der , make sure it is connected to your computer and switched on. Y ou need a DVD -Re cordab le driv e an d app ropri[...]

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    23 Creat ing A Vi deo Pr oject Wit h MyD VD 2 Move the mouse pointer over either DVD-V i deo or V ideo CD (depending o n wha t type of media y ou want ), then click Create or Modify a ... Pr oject . The Main pr oject window appears. 3 On the Main pr oject window (shown in Step 2 ), click Captur e . The Capture window appears. 4 Press the Pla y butt[...]

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    24 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide 5 T o begin tra nsferrin g your video to y our computer , click Start Capturing . MyDVD captures your video, in cluding the aud io . Note: If you get any error messages at this poi nt in you r vide o captur ing, st op y our a na log vi d eo dev ic e and refer to Need Help Cap t uring Y our V ideo? on pag [...]

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    25 Creat ing A Vi deo Pr oject Wit h MyD VD T rim Y our Video Now that yo u ’ ve captured some video footage, you can trim it. For example, you can change your Start and End points. Y ou can also choose the specific video frame that you want to use as the thumbnai l picture that is display ed in your Main project window . 1 From the Main project [...]

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    26 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide Previe w Y our Projec t It ’ s a good id ea to see how your DVD/VCD project will look bef ore you burn it to disc. T o preview your pr oject, press Preview at the bottom of your M ai n project window , then dou ble-click the thumbna il cl ip you want to look at. When you have previewed your pr oject, pr[...]

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    27 Sharin g Y our DVD or VC D Sharing Y our D VD or VCD Now that yo u ’ ve captured your video and burned it to a DVD or CD, you ’ re ready to share it. Y ou can play you r newly created DVD on most compatible DVD players and your VCD on most compatible DVD players or CD-RO M drives. Y ou can play yo ur DV Ds the wa y yo u play an y sta ndard D[...]

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    28 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide Need Help with Y our A VC-2210? Note: See the Readme file on the V ideOh! Installation CD for the latest info rma tion. ■ Ensure that your analog v ideo d evice is conn ected and power ed on. ■ Double-check all cable connections. ■ T ry connecting to a different USB port on your computer . In doing [...]

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    29 Need Help Installin g Y our Device Drivers? 3 Click Sound, video and game controllers , an d check that Adapt ec A VC-221 0 USB De vice appears, as show n in the fol lowing figure. Note: The screen you see on your computer may be differ ent than the one s hown in the example above. If the A VC-2210 doesn ’ t appear , refer to Need He lp w ith [...]

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    30 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide For W indows 2000: 1 On the bottom left of your desktop, click the Start button, s elect Settings and click Co ntrol Panel , then double-click System . The System Properties w indow opens. Click the Hardware tab. 2 Open Device Manager . 3 Click Sound, video and g ame controller s , and chec k t hat Adapte[...]

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    31 Need Help Installin g Y our Device Drivers? For W indows Me a nd 98SE: 1 On the bo ttom left of your desktop, click the Start button, select Settings and click Control Pane l , then double-click System . The System Properties win dow opens. 2 Open De vice Manager , and select V iew device s by type . 3 Click Sound, video and game controllers , a[...]

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    32 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide Need Help Captur in g Y our Video? ■ If your analog video device, such as a VCR or camcor der , is not powered on, after about 1 minut e, you will get an error messa ge. T o allo w M yDVD to recognize an d capture the video : a Click OK to close the error message. b Click Done to close the Capture windo[...]

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    33 Need Help Bu rning Y our Vid eo? ■ If ther e are lar ge gaps in your analog video tape of about 5 minu tes, MyDVD stops capt uring . T o conti nue, forwar d to a new clip and start capturing. Gaps in video footage ar e often caused by stops, pauses, static, o r unrecor ded space in the original recording. They can also be caused by old, damage[...]

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    34 VideOh! D VD A VC-2210 U ser ’ s Guide T echnical Sp ecificat ions Te c h n o l o g y U S B 2 . 0 V ideo C aptur e Forma t MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Bit Rate Constant bit rate (CBR) V ideo S tand ards NTSC for mat a t 29 .97fp s: Full D 1: 72 0x 480, MPEG 1: 352 x 240 P AL f orm at at 25 fps: Full D 1: 72 0x 576, MPEG 1: 352 x 288 Audio Input Ste reo [...]

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    R Ada p t e c , In c . 691 South Milpitas Boulevar d Milpitas, CA 95035 USA © 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are tr adema rks of Ad aptec , Inc. which m ay be registe red in some jurisd iction s. Part Number: 513543-06, Ver. AA, JG 04/03[...]