Belkin F5U208-MAC manual

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    P74024 F5U208-MAC Belkin Components U S B V ideoBus ™ II Instruction Manual f or Macintosh ® P74024-F5U208-MAC.qxd 12/12/00 9:57 AM Page 1[...]

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    1 Introduction Features: • Make your own movies. • Includes award-winning video and photo-editing softwar e from Strata ™ . • Capture audio and video in a fast and convenient way . • Connect your camcorder , VCR, digital camera, or any standard video device dir ectly to your MAC, and save the playback in still-image format or full-motion [...]

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    Please read this manual thor oughly before starting the installation of the VideoBus II. 1. Insert the USB VideoBus II softwar e installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the CD icon appears on your desktop named "Belkin F5U208-Mac", double-click on the icon. 2. A screen will appear with the contents of the disk listed. Double-click on[...]

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    5 VideoBus ™ II Connection 4 Connecting the VideoBus II between your computer and video device is very simple. 1. If not already connected, connect the V ideoBus II USB connector to an open port on your computer or USB Hub. 2. Connect the RCA A/V patch cords (not supplied) to your video device (e.g. camcorder , VCR). NOTE: If you have a video dev[...]

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    7 6 Using VideoShop’ s digitizing function, you can capture your own clips. Equipment Needed for Digitizing: • USB VideoBus—this will be your digitizing har dware installed on the computer • VCR or camcorder and necessary cables Digitizing Equipment Setup: For digitizing, you will be capturing clips from an external source, such as a VCR or[...]

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    9 the Video input to be digitized. The options in the dialog box will change to “Source Options”. 4. Y our Digitizer is “USB Vision”. This may be the only option. 5. Select your “Input”: either “S-Video” or “C-V ideo” depending on the type of your connection. 6. Select your “Format”: NTSC, P AL, or SECAM. NTSC is the standar[...]

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    11 10 “Bin” named “Untitled Movie1”, “Untitled Movie2”, and “Untitled Movie3”. 6. After digitizing clips, you can rename them in the “Bin”. T o rename files in the “Bin”: 1. Hold down the “Option” key , and click on the file name in the “Bin”. 2. Rename the file. Note: Renaming the file in the “Bin” does not rena[...]

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    Information FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 West W alnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the pr oduct: F5U208-MAC to which this declaration relates: Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follo[...]

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    Belkin Components B.V . Diamantlaan 8 • 2132 WV Hoofddorp • The Netherlands T el: +31 (0) 235698765 Fax: +31 (0) 235612694 Belkin Components, Ltd. Unit 13 • Gatelodge Close • Round Spinney Northampton • Northants • NN3 8RX • United Kingdom T el: +44 (0) 1604678300 Fax: +44 (0) 1604678330 Belkin Components 501 W est Walnut Street Compt[...]