Adaptec AVC-3610 manual

Adaptec A VC-3610 Getting Star ted[...]

1 Copyright ©2005 Adaptec, Inc. All ri ghts reser ve d. No part of this publication ma y be repr oduced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electr onic, mechanical, photocopyi ng, r ecordin g or otherwise, wi th out the prior writ ten consent of Ada ptec, Inc., 6 91 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, C A 95035.[...]

2 Adaptec Customer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec pr oduct, check th is document first—you will find answers to mo st of your questio ns her e . If you need further assi stance, use the su pport o ptions listed be low . T echni cal Suppor t Identi fication (TSID) Number ■ Before contacting T e ch ni ca l Su[...]

3 Limited 2-Y ear Hard ware W arranty 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 pur chase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace [...]

4 Regulatory Complianc e Statements Federal Comm un ications Commission Rad io Frequency Inte rference Statement 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 li[...]

5 In this Guide.. . Congratulations on your purchase of the Adaptec ® A VC-3610. The Adaptec A VC-3610 is a dual-tuner USB 2.0 device that turns your laptop or desktop computer into a television (TV), digi tal video rec ord er , a nd ra dio . Because the Adaptec A VC-3610 is a dual-tuner device, you can connect it to two TV sources at the same tim[...]

6 Getting Started What’ s in the Kit? Y our Adaptec A VC-3610 kit includes: A daptec A VC-3610 Stand R emote C ontrol A /C P ower A dapter USB Cab le Composi te A/V Cab le C able S plitter FM Rad io Antenn a 1-ft RF Coaxial Cables (2) 6-ft RF Coaxial Cable S-Vide o Cab le Infrared (IR ) Blaster Cables (2 ) CD (Includes Dr iv er and Getting Star t[...]

7 System Requirements T o use your Adaptec A VC-3610, you need: ■ Desktop or laptop computer manufactured by a Microsoft Media Center partner , with: ■ W indows XP Media Center 2005 operating system ■ A vaila ble US B 2.0 port ■ TV connection (you may also r equ ire a cable or satellite set-top box) ■ W indows XP Media Center 20 05 compat[...]

8 This is Y our Adaptec A VC-3610 Note: You can also take your Ad aptec A VC-3610 out of its stand and la y it flat on a table. Note: When connecting your Adaptec A VC-3610, you may not use all the ports or all the cables included in the kit. Infrared Receiver Status Light (see page 31 ) A udio-in R P or t (Red) Audio-in L P or t (White) Video-in P[...]

9 This T able describes the ports on the back of the Adaptec A VC-3610 . The ports on the front of the Adaptec A VC-3610, marked Input 2, are only used to connect the second TV sour ce in dual-tuner setups (see page 15 ). This T able describes these ports . P ort Description Cable Required IR 2 Connects an IR blaste r cable to a second set-top box [...]

10 Setting Up Y our Adaptec A VC-3610 This section pr ovides setup instr uctions for your Adaptec A VC-3610. Start Here! This Guide offers many ways to set up your A VC-3610. Befor e you start cabling and connecting, make sure you know which set of instructions to follow . Y o u need to know three things befor e you begin: 1 TV source? —The Adapt[...]

11 Based on your TV sour ce, cable type, and conne ction type, find your setup instructions and get s tarted: Dual-tuner Setup Options In dual-tuner setups, you have multi ple cabling options: ■ T w o RF coaxial connections ■ T w o composite video connections ■ T w o S-V ideo connections ■ One S-V ideo connection and on e composite video co[...]

12 Regular TV or Cable TV Without Set-top Bo x (Single-tuner) For this setup, you will use the ports on the back of the Adaptec A VC-3610. Y ou will need: ■ One RF coaxial cable ■ One USB cable Note: All r equir ed cables ar e included in the kit. See page 9 for help identifying the cables. T o connect the Adaptec A VC-3610: 1 Connect the USB c[...]

13 Satellite or Cable TV With Set-top Bo x (Single-tuner) For this setup, you will use the ports on the back of the Adaptec A VC-3610. Y ou will need: ■ T w o RF coaxial cables ■ One USB cable ■ IR blaster cable ( optional — enables channel-changing ) Note: All r equir ed cables ar e included in the kit. See page 9 for help identifying the [...]

14 2 Connect an RF coaxial cable from the TV In port on your set- top box t o your TV wall jack. Refer to your set- t op box documentation for help making this connection. Note: T o improve video quality , you can use an S-V ideo cable or composite video cabl e instead of an RF coaxial cable to make this connection. See pages 18 to 21 for instructi[...]

15 Regular TV or Cable TV Without Set-top Bo x (Dual-tuner) For this setup, you will use the ports on the back of the Adaptec A VC-3610. Y ou will need: ■ Three RF coaxial cables ■ One USB cable ■ Cable splitter Note: All r equir ed cables ar e included in the kit. See page 9 for help identifying the cables. T o connect the Adaptec A VC-3610:[...]

16 Satellite or Cable TV With Set-top Bo x (Dual-tuner) For this setup, you mus t use either two sate llite set-top boxes or two cable set-top boxes. (Y ou canno t use one of each.) Both set-top boxes must use the same service pr ovider . Refer to your set-top box documentation for additional connection information. For this setup, you will use the[...]

17 2 Connect the Adaptec A VC-3610 to your set-top boxes, shown in the Figure in Step 1 on page 16 as Set-top Box (A) and Set-top Box (B). a Connect an RF co axial cable fr om the TV1 jack on th e A VC-3610 to the TV Out port on Set-top Box (A) . b Connect an RF co axial cable fr om the TV2 jack on the A VC-3610 to the TV Out port on Set-top Box (B[...]

18 Satellite or Cable TV With Set-top Bo x (Composite Video Connection) If you are using a satellite or cable set-top box, you can obtain improved vide o quality by using a composite A/V cable instead of an RF coaxial cable when connecting your Adaptec A VC-3610. Note: See Start Here! on page 10 for a comparison of connection types and quality leve[...]

19 T o connect the Adaptec A VC-3610: 1 Connect the USB cable fr om the USB port on the back of the A VC-3610 to a USB 2.0 port on your computer . 2 Connect the composite video ca ble from the Adaptec A VC-3610 to your set-top box, matching th e colors of the cable connectors to the colors of the ports. (Refer to your set-top box documentation for [...]

20 3 Connect an RF coaxial cable from the TV In port on the set-top box to your TV wall jack. 4 Connect the IR blaster cable from the Adaptec A VC-3610 to your set-top box. Y ou must connect the IR blaster cable to be able to change channels. Note: For dual-tuner connections, fo llow the instructions in Step 5 on page 17 . a Plug the IR blaster cab[...]

21 Satellite or Cable TV With Set-top Bo x (S-Video Connection) If you are using a satellite or cable set-top box, you can obtain improved vi deo quality by us ing an S-V ideo cable instead of an RF coaxial cable when connectin g your Adaptec A VC-3610. Note: See Start Here! on page 10 for a comparison of connection types and quality level s. For t[...]

22 T o connect the Adaptec A VC-3610: 1 Connect the USB cable fr om the USB port on the Adaptec A VC-3610 to a USB 2.0 port on your computer . 2 Connect the composite video ca ble from the Adaptec A VC-3610 to your set-top box. Connect the r e d and white connectors only , matching the colors of the connectors to the colors of the ports: ■ Single[...]

23 3 Connect an S-V ideo cable from the Adaptec A VC-3610 to your set-top box: ■ Single-tuner connection —Use the S-V ideo port on the back of the Adaptec A VC-3610 to connect to your set-top box. ■ Dual-tuner connectio n — Use th e S-V ideo port on the back of the Adaptec A VC-3610 to connect Set-top Box (A). Then, use the S-V ideo port on[...]

24 Connecting an FM T uner Y ou can listen to FM radio on your computer by connecting the included FM radio antenna cable (see page 9 ). Note: Y ou can’t use your Adaptec A VC-3610 to listen to FM radio and watch TV at the same time. T o complete the connection: 1 Connect the FM radio antenna cable to the FM Radio T uner jack on the back of your [...]

25 Completing the Setup T o complete the setup of your Adaptec A VC-3610: 1 Connect the AC adapter . (See page 9 if you need help locating the Power port.) The Status Light lights up solid green. (For mor e inf ormation about the Status Light, see page 31 .) 2 Power on your set-top box, if applicable. 3 Power on your computer . Caution: T o prevent[...]

26 6 Follow the on-scr een instructions to set up Media Center . Refer to the W indows Media Center online help for more information. Confirming the Setup T o ensure that the Adaptec A VC-3610 has been set up properly , you may want to double-check that it appears in the W i ndows Device Manager . 1 On the bottom left of your desktop, clic k the St[...]

27 Using the Remote Contr ol The remote contr ol is designed to work with W indows XP Media Center 2005. Y ou can use it to open and navigate Media Cente r , change channels, view and r ecord TV programs, and more. Note: The remote contr ol won’t work with any other software, and can’t be use d to con tr ol yo ur computer or any equi pment conn[...]

28 Button Descripti on Green Wi n d o w s Start button Opens W indows XP Media Center 2005. My TV , My Music, My Pictures, My V i deos Open media folders in W indows. STOP Stops the selected media. Whe n you press STOP while you’re watching TV , the Adaptec A VC-3610 continues to recor d in the background. RECORD Records TV pr ograms. ■ T o r e[...]

29 SKIP ■ In live TV or re cor ded TV , move s forwar d 30 seco nds. ■ In the Program Guide, moves forwar d 12 hours. BACK Returns to the previous window in Media Center . MORE Displays additional informatio n about a sele cted me dia file—when available—such as artist information or program summary . (Note that you may ne ed an Internet co[...]

30 Getting Help Registering Y our Adaptec A VC-3610 T o ensure your eligibility for support and upgrades, and to qu alify for future pr omotions, please re gister your Adaptec A VC-3610 on the Adaptec W eb site at regi ster .adapte c.com . Getting Help From Adaptec If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec product, check this doc[...]

31 Need Help? First, check the Status Light ( page 8 ), which is solid gr een or blinking green when the Adaptec A VC-3610 is connected and working pr operly . The Status Light changes color and condition to indicate when there’s a pr oblem. This T able suggests steps to take when a problem occurs: If these suggestions do not fix the pr oblem, wo[...]

32 Need Help with the Adaptec A VC-3610? The Status Light is blinking green, b ut I can’t see TV . ■ Check that the video drivers on your computer are installed properly . Y ou may need to uninstall, then reinstal l them. Refer to your computer ’s documentation for more information. ■ Disconnect the TV input cabl e from your Adaptec A VC-36[...]

33 The Adaptec A VC-3610 isn’t receivi ng the remote control signal. If the Status Light does not flash re d briefly when you try to use the remote, check that it is li sted in Device Manager: 1 In the Media Center softwar e, select Start , right-click My Computer , the n se lect Properties . 2 Click the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager . [...]

34 Need Help with the FM Radio? Why can’t I watch or recor d live TV and listen to the radio at the same time? ■ The radio uses the same channel as TV1 — whe n the FM tuner is operating, the TV tuner is deactivated. ■ Check to see if you used the Input 2 ports (see page 8 ) in your setup instead of the Input 1 port s. If you have a single-t[...]

35 Need Help with the Remote Contro l? Check these common trouble spots: ■ Are you using the corr ect remote contr ol, the one that was included in your Adaptec A VC-3610 kit? ■ Do the remote control batteries need to be changed? ■ Is there something blocking the line-of-sight between the remote contr ol and the IR receiver on the Adaptec A V[...]

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