Creative Dxr2 manual

PC-DVD 5x Drive Dxr2 Decoder Card User Guide On-line V ersion[...]

Getting Started Creative PC -DVD 5x Drive Creative Dxr2 Decoder Card Creative PC -D VD Encore Sof tware Español P ortuguês F rançais English Dvd-fm.book Page i Thursday, December 17, 1998 9:44 AM[...]

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Contents v Contents Introduction Before Y ou Begin............................................................................................................... .........................xi System Requirements .....................................................................................................................xi Document Con v entio[...]

Contents vi 3 Installing Sof tware .............................................................................. 15 W indo ws 95................................................................................................................................................ 15 Step 1: Install PC-D VD Encore De vice Driv ers .........................[...]

Contents vii ESP AÑOL Introducción ....................................................................................... E-i Antes de comenzar .............................................................................................................. ...................... E-i Requisitos de sistema ...........................................[...]

Contents viii FRANÇAIS Introduction ......................................................................................... F-i Préparatifs.................................................................................................................... .............................. F-i Configuration e xigée ................................[...]

Contents ix PORTUGUÊS Introdução .......................................................................................... P -i Antes de Começar ..................................................................................................................................... P-i Requisitos do Sistema.........................................[...]

Introduction xi English Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Creati ve PC-D VD ™ Encore! This guide provides you with information on ho w to install and operate the PC-D VD Encore hardware and software. Before Y ou Begin The README file on the Creati v e PC-D VD Encore disk ette contains information and changes that were not av ailabl[...]

Introduction xii Document Conventions The follo wing con ventions help you locate and identify the information you need. Te x t Icons T ext Element Use bold T ext that must be entered exactly as it appears. italic On the DOS command line, italic text represents information you are to pro vide, usually described in a list follo wing the command. Als[...]

Getting Acquainted with PC-DVD Encore 1 English 1 Getting Acquainted with PC -D VD Encore PC-D VD Encore represents a breakthrough in optical disc technology . A digital video disc (DVD) has a maximum data capacity more than twenty-fi ve times that of an ordinary CD—a full length movie with digital audio can be placed on a single disc! The PC-D V[...]

Getting Acquainted with PC-DVD Encore 2 Rear P anel Pull the ejected tra y out gently . A void using excessiv e force to pull out the tra y as this may damage your drive Master Slav e (default) Master/Slave jumper sets the PC-D VD drive as master or sl ave when you connect it to another PC-D VD or CD-ROM drive . Note: Cable Select is reserved and m[...]

Getting Acquainted with PC-DVD Encore 3 English Dxr2 Decoder Card The DynamicXtended Resolution, or Dxr2, decoder card allows you to playback MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and digital video discs (D VDs) on your monitor at resolutions up to 1280x1024 pixels and a rate of 30 frames per second. Y our Dxr2 decoder card has the jacks and connectors sho wn below . DI[...]

Getting Acquainted with PC-DVD Encore 4 Accessories Y our PC-D VD Encore includes: ❑ Audio cable with dual connectors ❑ PC-D VD audio cable ❑ VGA loopback cable ❑ TV out cable ❑ IDE data cable T o PC-D VD drive To D x r 2 decoder card T o Dxr2 decoder card or audio card T o audio card Dual connector audio cable PC-D VD audio cable V GA lo[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 5 English 2 Installing PC -DVD Encore This chapter explains ho w to install and set up the PC-DVD dri ve and the Dxr2 decoder card in your computer: ❑ Step 1: Learn the W indows 95 V ersion ❑ Step 2: Insert the Dxr2 Decoder Card ❑ Step 3: Install the Driv e in Y our Computer ❑ Step 4: Connect PC-D VD to Y our Comput[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 6 Step 2: Inser t the Dxr2 Decoder Card The Dxr2 decoder card fits a PCI e xpansion slot. T o install the Dxr2 decoder card: 1. T urn off the po wer to your computer and any connected devices. Disconnect the po wer cord from the electrical source. 2. T ouch a metal surface on the computer to ground yourself and discharge an[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 7 English Step 3: Install the Drive in Y our Computer 1. Insert the PC-D VD drive into the dri ve bay as shown. 2. Connect a PC po wer cable to the PC-D VD dri ve. The computer’ s power supply is usually located in a rear corner; sev eral po wer cables extend from the box with connectors av ailable for internal de vices. [...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 8 3. Connect the IDE data cable to the PC-D VD drive. 4. Connect the PC-D VD audio cable to the PC-D VD drive. Pin1 Colored stripe N o t e: Ali gn th e colored stripe on the IDE data cable to pin 1 of the IDE data connector . IDE data cable IDE data connector PC-D VD audio cable Be sure that you are connecting the correct e[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 9 English Step 4: Connect PC -D VD to Y our Computer Y ou can no w connect the PC-D VD drive to the IDE controller on your computer’ s motherboard. The motherboard should hav e two IDE connectors: Primary is usually used by your hard disk driv e; secondary is used by de vices such as CD-ROM dri ves. Refer to your computer[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 10 Secondar y IDE Connector with CD -ROM Drive T o connect to the secondary IDE connector with a CD-ROM drive: 1. Locate the secondary IDE connector on the motherboard. 2. Set the jumpers on the PC-D VD dri ve as master and the jumpers on the CD-R OM driv e as slave (see the figure on page 2). 3. Connect the PC-D VD drive t[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 11 English Primary IDE Connector with Hard Disk Drive T o connect the PC-DVD drive to the primary IDE connector with the har d disk: 1. Back up the files on your hard disk dri ve before you proceed. 2. Set the jumpers on the PC-D VD drive and the hard disk dri ve (see page 2). Set the hard disk driv e to master ; set the PC[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 12 Step 5: Connect Other Devices to the Dxr2 T o connect devices to the Dxr2 decoder car d: 1. Connect the PC-D VD drive and other de vices (CD-R OM driv e, audio card, etc.) to the Dxr2 using the audio cables. DIGITAL_OUT Dxr2 decoder card Dual connector audio cable Au dio card Connect powered speakers to the Line Out jack[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 13 English 2. Disconnect the monitor from the VGA card and reconnect it to the bottom connector on the Dxr2 decoder card. Connect the VGA card and the Dxr2 decoder card using the V GA loopback cable provided. T o play D V Ds on your tele vision monitor , use the TV Out cable to connect the television to the Dxr2 decoder car[...]

Installing PC-DVD Encore 14 Sample Configuration for a Theater -like Sound System P owered subwoof er C en t er speaker Fr o nt speaker T e le vision Dolby Digital (A C-3) decoder device F ront speaker Rear speaker Rear speaker P ersonal computer system Dvd-fm.book Page 14 Thursday, December 17, 1998 9:44 AM[...]

Installing Software 15 English 3 Installing Sof tware After you install your PC-D VD drive and Dxr2 decoder card, you may install the PC-D VD software. PC-D VD Encore includes a diskette containing the driv er that controls the PC-D VD drive and Dxr2 decoder driv e, and a CD-ROM containing the D VD application “Creative PC-D VD Player . ” T o i[...]

Installing Software 16 Step 1: Install PC -D VD Encore Device Drivers F or W indows 95 version 4.00.950 and 4.00.950A: 1. Restart your computer . When W indows 95 starts, ne w hardware installed in your computer is automatically detected and the Ne w Hardware Found dialog is displayed. Follo w the instructions on screen. 2. In se r t t he P C- DVD [...]

Installing Software 17 English Step 2: Install the PC -D VD Player Application The PC-D VD Player installation gives you three options: ❑ T ypical ❑ Compact ❑ Custom When the PC-D VD Player application is installed using T ypical , a program group is created in W indows 95 that includes: ❑ PC-D VD Player ❑ PC-D VD Help ❑ Readme Compact [...]

Installing Software 18 W indows 98 The follo wing instructions describe the installation of the PC-D VD drivers and softw are in W indows 98. T o install in W indows 98: 1. The W indows 98 Add Ne w Hardware W izard automatically detects the Dxr2 decoder card and attempts to locate the dri ver media pro vided by the manufacturer . Insert the PC-D VD[...]

Using Creative PC-DVD Player 19 English 4 Using Creative PC -D VD Player Creati ve PC-D VD Player controls the playing of D VDs and CDs on your computer including video and audio configuration, and vie wing constraints. This chapter gi ves instructions for setting up PC-D VD Player and describes its functions. Setting Color and R esolution Before y[...]

Using Creative PC-DVD Player 20 T o set your system color and resolution: 1. Click the Start button on the T askbar , select Settings, and click on Control Panel. 2. On the W indows Control Panel, double-click the Display icon. 3. On the Display Properties dialog, click the Settings tab . 4. From the Color Palette list, select “High Color (16-bit[...]

Using Creative PC-DVD Player 21 English Using PC -D VD Player Before you begin conf iguring PC-DVD Player , select the PC-D VD Readme icon and read the text for updated information that may not be included in this manual. PC-D VD Player can be started in two ways: ❑ Place a D VD in the PC-DVD dri ve’ s disc tray and start your computer . If the[...]

Using Creative PC-DVD Player 22 Creative PC-DVD Player PC-D VD Player interface is shown belo w . Player Description Up arro w mov es the cursor up on D VD menus. Down arr ow mov es the cursor down on D VD menus. Left arro w mov es down b y page in DVD menu selections. Right arro w mov es up by page in D VD menu selections. Center arro w opens sele[...]

Using Creative PC-DVD Player 23 English Opens the Search menu for selecting a point of time within the title. Select Media displays a menu of av ailable driv e and directory locations. Y ou can use the Play File dialog to select and search for view able files. Repeats the current chapter (or the complete title). Click button to enable/disable repea[...]

Using Creative PC-DVD Player 24 Status Display Information that relates to the current D VD title is given in the Status Display . Setting the Video Configuration T o set PC-DVD defaults: 1. Before setting the video configuration, pause or stop an y disc that is currently playing. On the PC-D VD Player, click the Conf iguration button . 2. On the C[...]

Using Creative PC-DVD Player 25 English 4. Click on the Adva nced button to display the Adv anced Configuration dialog. 5. On the Adv anced Configuration dialog, select the Alignment tab . 6. Click the Auto Align button, and then click the OK b utton. During the automatic configuration, your video display will be corrupted for up to 30 seconds. 7. [...]

Using Creative PC-DVD Player 26 9. On the V ideo Adjustment page: Gain Control a. Increase/decrease the intensity of red, green, and blue in the video display by mo ving the slider left (decrease) or right (increase). b . Increase/decrease the combined colors by moving the Common Gain slider . c. When the color intensity is correct, click OK to sav[...]

T echnical Specifications 27 English T echnical Specifications PC -D VD Drive Average Access Time (random) D VD 140 msec CD 90 msec Buffer Memor y 512 KB Data Capacity D VD One-sided/single layer: 4.7 GB One-sided/double layer: 8.5 GB CD 748 MB (Mode 2) 656 MB (Mode 1) Data T ransfer Rate (Sequential) D VD 6,760 KB/sec (5X) CD 4,800 KB/sec max. (32[...]

Technical Specifications 28 Dxr2 Decoder Card DynamicXtended Resolution q Picture Enhancement T echnology q Double scans to 60 fields per second q Resolution enhancement up to 1280x1024 full screen q Dynamic vertical and horizontal interpolation f ilters Connections q RCA jack S/PDIF Out (5.1 channel Dolby Digital (A C-3) * audio) q JST audio outpu[...]

Regional Codes 29 English R egional Codes Regional codes are part of the D VD standard—your regional code (Region 1) is embedded in the D VD software. Regional codes on D VDs are optional. Discs without codes will play on any player or driv e in any country . There are six major D VD regions: • Region 1: United States and Canada • Region 2: J[...]

Troubleshooting 31 English T roubleshooting This appendix helps solve problems that you may encounter while installing or using PC-D VD Encore. Sound P R OBLEM No sound from speak ers. Cause This may be caused by one of the follo wing: ❑ The audio cable or speakers are not connected properly . ❑ The volume is not adjusted to an audible le vel. [...]

Troubleshooting 32 P R OBLEM Follo w ing hardwar e installation, the following message appears: “Unable to locate D VD-ROM driv e assume drive D:. Err or1 ” Cause The PC-D VD dri ve may not ha v e been configured b y W indo ws 95 or may be disconnected. Solution ❑ Check the cable connections. ❑ Run the W indows 95 Add Ne w Hardware wizard a[...]

Troubleshooting 33 English P R OBLEM During video conf iguration the f ollowing message appears: “A uto Alignment failed. ” Cause The Dxr2 decoder card cable not be properly connected. Solution ❒ Check the cable connections on the Dxr2 card, particularly , VGA IN and VGA out. ❑ Start PC-D VD Player , press the Settings button, and select V [...]

Troubleshooting 34 D VD Playback P R OBLEM Error playing back .V OB files from D VD movie titles. Cause The .V OB files in D VD titles are protected by copyright. Solution Use Creati ve PC-D VD Player’ s Open File dialog to playback DVD titles. P R OBLEM Error playing back .MPG f iles. Cause The .MPG files may not conform to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 form[...]

Introducción E-i Español Introducción !Felicitaciones por la adquisición de Creati ve PC-D VD ™ Encore! Esta guía proporciona información acerca de cómo instalar y operar el hardware y software PC-D VD Encore. Antes de comenzar El archiv o README (LÉAME) incluido en el disco Creativ e PC-D VD Encore contiene información y cambios que no [...]

Introducción E-ii Convenciones de la documentación Las siguientes con v enciones ayudan a identif icar y encontrar la información contenida en esta documentación. T exto Iconos Elemento Uso negritas T exto que debe escribirse tal cual se indica. cursivas En la línea de comandos del DOS, el texto en cursi va indica información que debe proporc[...]

Familiarización con PC-DVD Encore E-1 Español 1 F amiliarización con PC -D VD Encore PC-D VD Encore representa un adelanto sorprendente en tecnología de discos ópticos. Un disco de vídeo digital (D VD) posee una capacidad máxima de almacenamiento de datos más de veinticinco veces superior a la de los CDs normales. Por ejemplo, !en un solo d[...]

Familiarización con PC-DVD Encore E-2 Unidad PC -D VD Los controles básicos de la unidad PC-D VD se encuentran en el panel frontal de la misma. Los conectores para la alimentación, transferencia de datos y sonido se encuentran en el panel posterior . P anel frontal Bandeja del disco esta es una bandeja mecanizada que se utiliza para cargar los D[...]

Familiarización con PC-DVD Encore E-3 Español P anel posterior Principa Subordinada (opción predeterminada) Puente de selección Principal/ subordinada establece a la unidad PC-D VD como principal o bien subordinada cuando se la conecta a otra unidad PC-D VD o CD-ROM. Nota: La Selección del cable está reservada y no debe utilizarse. Conector d[...]

Familiarización con PC-DVD Encore E-4 T arjeta descodificadora Dxr2 La tarjeta DynamicXtended Resolution, o bien “Dxr2”, permite reproducir discos de vídeo MPEG-1, MPEG-2 y digitales (D VDs) en la pantalla del equipo PC con una resolución de hasta 1280 x 1024 pixeles y a una velocidad de hasta 30 fotogramas por se gundo. La tarjeta descodifi[...]

Familiarización con PC-DVD Encore E-5 Español Accesorios El kit PC-D VD Encore incluye lo siguiente: ❑ Conector de sonido con enchufes dobles ❑ Cable de sonido PC-D VD ❑ Cable de retroalimentación VGA ❑ Cable de salida para TV ❑ Cable de datos IDE A la unidad PC-D VD A la tarjeta descodificado ra Dxr2 A la tarjeta descodificadora Dxr2 [...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-7 Español 2 Instalación de Creative PC -D VD Encore Este capítulo explica cómo instalar y conf igurar la unidad PC-DVD y la tarjeta descodif icadora Dxr2 en el equipo PC: ❑ Paso 1: Identif icación de la versión de W indows 95 ❑ Paso 2: Instalación de la tarjeta descodif icadora Dxr2 ❑ Paso 3: In[...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-8 P aso 2:Instalación de la tarjeta descodificadora Dxr2 La tarjeta descodificadora Dxr2 se introduce en una ranura de e xpansión PCI. P ara instalar la tarjeta descodif icadora Dxr2: 1. Apagar el equipo PC y todos los demás dispositi vos conectados a este. Desconectar el cable de alimentación eléctrica[...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-9 Español P aso 3: Instalación de la unidad en el equipo PC 1. Insertar la unidad PC-D VD en el compartimiento como se muestra. 2. Conectar el cable de alimentación desde el equipo PC a la unidad PC- D VD. Por lo general, la fuente de alimentación del equipo se encuentra en una de las esquinas posteriore[...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-10 3. Conectar el cable de transferencia de datos IDE a la unidad PC- D VD. 4. Conectar el cable de sonido PC-D VD a la unidad PC-D VD. Pin1 Banda de color N o t a: Ali near l a b an d a de color del cable de datos IDE con el pin 1 del conector para datos IDE. Cable para datos IDE Conector para datos IDE Cab[...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-11 Español P aso 4: Conexión de la unidad PC -D VD al equipo PC Ahora se puede conectar la unidad PC-D VD al controlador IDE de la tarjeta principal del equipo PC. La tarjeta principal del equipo debe tener dos conectores IDE: El primario por lo general se usa para el disco duro del equipo y el secundario [...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-12 Conector IDE secundario con CD -ROM P ara conectar el conector IDE secundario con una unidad CD-R OM: 1. Encontrar el conector IDE secundario en la tarjeta principal del equipo. 2. Establecer los puentes de la unidad PC-D VD para configurarla como principal y los puentes de la unidad de CD-R OM para confi[...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-13 Español Conector IDE primario con disco duro Para conectar la unidad PC-D VD al conector IDE primario conjuntamente con una unidad de disco duro: 1. Crear una copia de respaldo de la información contenida en el disco duro antes de proceder . 2. Configurar los puentes de identif icación en la unidad PC-[...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-14 P aso 5: Conexión de otros dispositivos a la tarjeta Dxr2 Para conectar otros dispositi vos a la tarjeta descodificadora Dxr2: 1. Conectar la unidad PC-D VD y otros dispositiv os (unidad de CD-ROM, tarjeta de sonido, etc.) a la tarjeta Dxr2 usando los cables de sonido. DIGITAL_OUT Tarjeta descodificadora[...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-15 Español 2. Desconectar el monitor de la tarjeta VGA y v olver a conectarlo al conector inferior de la tarjeta descodificadora Dxr2 (Figura 2-11). Conectar la tarjeta V GA y la tarjeta descodificadora Dxr2 usando el cable de retroalimentación V GA provisto. Para reproducir discos D VD usando el aparato d[...]

Instalación de Creative PC-DVD Encore E-16 Configuración de muestra para establecer un sistema de sonido de calidad cinematográfica Subwoofer amplificado Altavoz central Altavoz frontal Televisión Dispositivo descodificador Dolby Digital (AC-3) Altavoz frontal Altavoz posterior Altavoz posterior Equipo PC Dvd-fm.book Page 16 Thursday, December [...]

Instalación del software E-17 Español 3 Instalación del sof tware Después de instalar Creati ve PC-D VD Encore en el equipo PC hay que proseguir a instalar el software correspondiente. PC-D VD Encore incluye un disco que contiene el controlador para la unidad PC-DVD y la tarjeta descodificadora Dxr2, además de un CD que contiene la aplicación[...]

Instalación del software E-18 P aso 1: Instalación de los controladores de dispositivos PC-DVD P ara W indows 95 versión 4.00.950 y 4.00.950A: 1. V olver a encender el equipo PC. Al iniciarse W indows 95 se detecta automáticamente el nuev o hardware instalado y aparece el cuadro de diálogo “Nue vo hardwa re encontrado.” Seguir las instrucc[...]

Instalación del software E-19 Español P aso 2: Instalación de la aplicación de reproducción PC -D VD Player La instalación de PC-D VD Player permite tres opciones: ❑ Típica ❑ Compacta ❑ Personalizada Al instalar la aplicación PC-D VD Player usando la opción Típica , en W indows 95 se crea un grupo de programas que incluye: ❑ Aplic[...]

Instalación del software E-20 W indows 98 Las siguientes instrucciones describen la instalación de los controladores y el software PC-D VD en W indows 98. P ara instalar en W indows 98: 1. El W izard de Agregar Nuev o Soporte Físico de Wi ndo ws 98 automáticamente detecta la tarjeta decodificadora Dxr2 y tratar de ubicar el controlador media pr[...]