ATI Technologies ATI-TV WONDER VE, Getting Started And User'S Manual

Page 1: ...ATI TV Wonder VE Getting Started and User s Guide The PCI based TV Tuner and Video Capture Card ...

Page 2: ...e We recommend that you check with the dealer or distributor for your computer system before installing your card P N 107 70093 10 Copyright 1999 by ATI Technologies Inc All rights reserved including those to reproduce this guide or parts thereof in any form without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc Features and specifications are subject to change without notice Trademarks an...

Page 3: ...te In 6 ATI TV Wonder VE Connectors 7 Windows New Hardware Wizard 7 Installing ATI Multimedia Center 8 ATI Multimedia Center 9 Using the ATI Multimedia Center 11 Starting ATI Multimedia Center 12 Attaching and Detaching Panels 13 Online Help 13 TV Player 14 Digital VCR 24 Stills Gallery 26 Video Editor 28 CD Audio Player 29 Video CD Player 32 Schedule 39 Troubleshooting 41 ...

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Page 5: ...ed will vary depending on the services provided in your area What You ll Need Computer System Pentium Pentium II III Celeron AMD K7 or AMD K6 processor based or compatible system with at least 8MB of system memory Monitor VGA minimum 640x480 resolution Operating System Windows 95 OSR2 or Windows 98 Sound card and speakers certified for Windows 95 and Windows 98 use Expansion Slot PCI Graphics Acce...

Page 6: ...rt including Transcript Creation and Hot Words that alert you when the ATI Multimedia Center software receives information you want to see NTSC North America only Teletext support for Europe Channel Preview Scan through available channels in seconds Scheduled Viewing play particular files and or watch selected TV channels at times you specify Digital VCR Schedule and record TV shows to your hard d...

Page 7: ... the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to the antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit conn...

Page 8: ...chassis 3 Select an empty PCI expansion slot for the ATI TV Wonder card 4 With the slot cover removed grasp the card by the top edge and carefully seat it firmly into the slot 5 Fasten the retaining bracket with a screw 6 Re install the computer cover 7 Connect your TV cable or video input to the ATI TV Wonder card For more information about the connectors on the ATI TV Wonder VE tuner card refer ...

Page 9: ... sound card you will find an Audio In source Connect the other end of the sound cable to the Audio In source If you have trouble locating the Audio In source on your sound card refer to the documentation supplied with your sound card Sound Card ATI TV Wonder VE Your sound card may not look exactly as shown Audio CATV COMPIN AUDOUT Out LINEIN MICIN SPK LINE JOYSTICK Audio In Figure 2 Connecting the...

Page 10: ... card 2 Connect the other end of the composite cable to the Composite Out of your video device such as a camcorder or VCR 3 Connect one end of the audio cable from the Audio Out on the back of your video device camcorder or VCR 4 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the Audio In on your sound card Sound Card ATI TV Wonder VE Your sound card may not look exactly as shown CATV COMPIN AUDOUT L...

Page 11: ...are To identify new hardware in Windows 95 1 Windows 95 briefly displays the New Hardware Found dialog before launching the Update Device Driver Wizard If the wizard does not appear proceed directly to Installing ATI Multimedia Center on page 8 2 Click Cancel You are now ready to install the ATI Multimedia Center software Follow the step by step instructions below to complete the installation CATV...

Page 12: ... Multimedia Center software Follow the step by step instructions below to complete the installation Installing ATI Multimedia Center With Windows 95 or Windows 98 running on your computer you need to install the ATI Multimedia Center to take advantage of your ATI TV Wonder VE card s special features To install ATI Multimedia Center for Windows 95 or Windows 98 1 Insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD ROM ...

Page 13: ...Center is designed to launch automatically each time you start Windows The ATI Multimedia Launch Pad provides quick access to all features of the ATI Multimedia Center The first time the ATI Multimedia Center is launched you will be guided through the TV Display Installation Wizard The Installation Wizard will help you quickly configure your ATI Multimedia Center software Refer to Setting up the T...

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Page 15: ...he Multimedia Center provides TV Video Editing Audio CD and Video CD in one package IN THIS CHAPTER Starting ATI Multimedia Center on page 12 TV Player on page 14 Capturing Video and still images on page 22 Digital VCR on page 24 Stills Gallery on page 26 Video Editor on page 28 CD Audio Player on page 29 Video CD Player on page 32 Schedule on page 39 ...

Page 16: ...Pad let you access your desktop settings get Help and close LaunchPad ATI Multimedia Launch Pad Options To display the ATI Multimedia Launch Pad options drag your mouse over the ATI Multimedia Launch Pad and right click A drop down menu will appear OPTION DESCRIPTION Size Large Small Row Small Column Dock Displays the ATI Launch Pad as a Tool Bar Always on top Allows the ATI Launch Pad to remain o...

Page 17: ...l you want to detach As the cursor reaches the border it changes to the detach symbol Click the panel and drag it away To attach a panel Drag a panel to the panel you want to attach until its outline changes then release the mouse button The panels will snap back together Online Help Feature Help Click the Help button in any control panel to open the online help Context Sensitive Help Context sens...

Page 18: ...r left corner of the display panel the About notice appears If you have more than one feature installed a Task menu displays available and active features The Schedule feature lets you record TV programs on dates and times you specify see Schedule on page 39 To start the TV Player from LaunchPad Click Television in the Launchpad For information on ATI Multimedia Launch Pad Options see page 12 from...

Page 19: ...und card 4 Select Next to continue 5 The TV Video Capture Installation Wizard allows you to specify the capture format and specify the drive to store the capture 6 Select Next to finish setting up the TV Tuner OPTION DESCRIPTION Video Desktop When selected this option will turn the desktop into a TV Screen You will need to minimize the player to activate this feature Fixed Aspect Ratio When select...

Page 20: ...tup without the Initialization Wizard Choose antenna or cable Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel then click the TV Tuner tab In the Cable Standard box click the TV broadcast format Set up the audio Select the sound card connector used for TV audio input Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel then click the Display tab Click the Initialization button then click the...

Page 21: ...ows the control panel to save desktop space You can also use the CTRL key to display these preset sizes TV Player video settings The video settings page lets you choose a video connector fine tune video characteristics and set up for captured video see Capturing Video and still images on page 22 Increase size of display panel CTRL Up Arrow Decrease size of display panel CTRL Down Arrow Play full s...

Page 22: ...the amount of color in the display Adjusts the amount of white in the display Adjusts the gradation of tone between highlights midtones and shadows Adjusts the balance of red to blue Autoscan Click to scan for all available channels and store them when you click the OK button When scanning is complete you can type a name for each channel in the Channel Name box Global Standard Select the country a...

Page 23: ... s channel 2 Autoscanning returns all channel assignments to normal see Scan for available channels on page 16 Channel in Favorite List Check to add the channel to the channels that the TV Player receives when you click the channel up down buttons Channel Specific Settings Video Click Video then click Details to open the Channel Based Video Settings page Color Setting Click Warm or Cool Video Capt...

Page 24: ...ect and enlarge a portion of the display 1 Click within the display panel 2 Hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to zoom To return your display to normal click the Unzoom button in the control panel Video Desktop To replace your desktop pattern with live TV display when you minimize the TV Player Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel click the Di...

Page 25: ...ram Lockout page to specify channel time and duration Note that passwords are case sensitive For example PASSWORD Password and passWord are not the same To lock out a program 1 Click the Setup button in the TV Player control panel then click the Tuner tab 2 Click the channel you want then click the Details button 3 Click Program Lockout then click the Details button 4 Click Create New 5 The Progra...

Page 26: ...eo plus audio from your video source and save it as an AVI file on your computer s hard disk You also have the option of capturing only audio See Digital VCR on page 24 for details Still images Capture full color 24 bit per pixel still images from television and MPEG clips see Video CD Player on page 32 save them and print them The images are placed in the Stills Gallery which saves them as Window...

Page 27: ...p motion Right click the Record button in the TV Player control panel then click Sequence Capture in the menu The Digital VCR opens and prompts you to click the Record button Each time you click the button you capture a frame To stop recording click the Stop button in the Digital VCR A Save As dialog opens so you can name and save the captured video To capture still frames from TV Player Click the...

Page 28: ...tor to edit your captured video see Video Editor on page 28 Digital VCR The Digital VCR provides simple controls and powerful capture options You can capture a stream of video and audio or a sequence of still frames It saves captured video and audio as standard AVI files The Schedule feature lets you record TV programs on the dates and times you specify see Schedule on page 39 For information abou...

Page 29: ...gital VCR Advanced Setting options General Options Prompt before Recording Notify you before starting recording Add to Recent Documents Add captured video to recent documents list in the Windows Start menu Show in Minutes Show recording time in minutes Temporary Recording Files Record to Drive Choose a drive to store captured video the system displays the available space available at the current q...

Page 30: ...Audio Selected Stills Gallery The still images you capture from TV Instant Replay or MPEG video are saved in the Stills Gallery You can save images in a variety of graphics formats and sizes The Stills Gallery controls let you delete images hide them save them as wallpaper and print them When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the Stills Gallery the About notice appears If you have mor...

Page 31: ...olors Saves captured images as 256 color files to save disk space Save Options Warn if closed without saving Alerts you if you close the TV Player or the Stills Gallery without saving captured images Show paths of saved images Displays the drive folders and subfolders that contain saved images Tool Tips Show Tool Tips Display tool tips for the Stills Gallery controls Show Short Cut Display shortcu...

Page 32: ...nchpad For information on ATI Multimedia Launch Pad Options see page 12 from Windows 95 Windows 98 taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start then point at Programs 2 Point at ATI Multimedia then click Video Editor Auto launch When you save captured video from the TV Player check the Launch Video Editing Feature checkbox in the Save As dialog the Video Editor will open automatically when you sto...

Page 33: ...hedule CD playback on dates and times you specify see Schedule on page 39 When you click the logo in the upper left corner of the display panel the About notice appears If you have more than one feature installed a Task menu displays available and active features For information about using the CD Audio Player controls see the online help and Tool Tips Playback Size Play back video at 50 75 100 or...

Page 34: ...ft corner of the feature s control panel then click CD Audio CD Audio Player settings Use the CD Player Settings page to set up playlists and shuffle play and to use an LCD panel for track number and playback time To set up the CD Audio Player Click the Setup button in the CD Audio control panel Play List Displays all tracks in the playlist Shuffle Play Shuffle all tracks Play all tracks in random...

Page 35: ...he TV Player Video Capture and Video Capture To open the CD Audio Schedule settings page Click the Setup button in the Video CD Player control panel then click the Schedule tab See Schedule on page 39 for details Tool Tips Show Tool Tips Display tool tips when you point at a control with your mouse Show Shortcut Display keyboard shortcuts when you point at a control with your mouse ...

Page 36: ...lled a Task menu displays available and active features For information about using the Video CD Player controls see the online help and Tool Tips To start the Video CD Player from LaunchPad Click Video CD in the Launchpad For information on ATI Multimedia Launch Pad Options see page 12 From Windows 95 Windows 98 taskbar 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start 2 Point at Programs 3 Point at ATI Multi...

Page 37: ...rom the list Click Add then click Play The files play in sequence in the display panel To capture still frames from MPEG clips Click the Camera button in the Video CD control panel The current frame is placed in the Stills Gallery see Stills Gallery on page 26 Video CD closed captioning The Video CD Player supports the standard Closed Captioning for MPEG Video CD 2 0 and full Closed Caption for Ed...

Page 38: ...s movie scale and show hide controls right clicking the Video CD Player display opens the same menu In CCFE right clicking the blue idiom words opens the Idiom window To go to a particular location in the MPEG file Double click a specific section of text To set up a loop in the closed captioned text 1 Click any part of the text to place the beginning mark 2 Shift click another part of the text to ...

Page 39: ...5 100 200 or Fullscreen Tool Tips Show Tool Tips Show tool tips when you point at controls with your mouse Show Shortcuts Show keyboard shortcuts when you point at controls with your mouse Always on top Keep the Video CD Player on top of other applications Keep Aspect Ratio Maintain the width to height ratio when you resize or zoom the display Autohide Controls in Full screen Automatically hide Vi...

Page 40: ...e Click the Setup button in the Video CD Player control panel then click the Closed Caption tab Update Slider Position Update the position slider while a file is playing May slow down playback turn this off for faster response Automatically play CD if present Automatically play a loaded CD Video Window Off Do not display closed captioned text English Display English text Hangul Display Hangul text...

Page 41: ...Horizontally Display English and Hangul text side by side divided by the slider Vertically Display layered view English Hangul English Font Select the font for the second window and the foreground and background color Capture Options Capture to gallery Capture still images to the Stills Gallery Capture to numbered file Store captured images in numbered files pic001 bmp pic002 bmp on your hard disk...

Page 42: ... Warn if closed without saving Alerts you if you close the Stills Gallery or the Video CD Player without saving captured images Show paths of saved images Display the drive folders and subfolders that contain your saved images Tool Tips Show Tool Tips Display tool tips for the Stills Gallery controls Show Short Cut Display shortcut keys for the Stills Gallery controls Always on top Keep the Stills...

Page 43: ...p scheduled events Click the Setup button in the TV Player CD Audio Player or the Video CD Player and then click the Create New button The Schedule Wizard will guide you through creating new scheduled events Step 4 of the Wizard asks if you want to set up feature specific settings for example if you are recording video you can specify quality and duration for particular events When you click the F...

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Page 45: ... Control Panel 1 Right click the speaker icon in the Taskbar 2 Click Open Volume Controls 3 If the Line In volume control slider is not visible click Options then click Properties Select Line In or CD Audio for internal audio connections and click OK 4 Adjust the volume setting of the Line In volume control slider 5 If the Mute checkbox is checked click it to turn off muting 6 Close the window to ...

Page 46: ...und Check the mixer line input setting in the audio software provided with your sound card No television audio 1 Start the ATI TV Tuner 2 Click the Setup button in the TV Tuner control panel 3 Select the Display tab 4 Select Initialization Wizard within the Display tab 5 Select the appropriate audio source from within the TV Sound Initialization Wizard Remember to hear audio from the television yo...

Page 47: ...press the F8 key when Starting Windows 95 appears on the screen In Windows 98 press and hold the Ctrl key until the Windows 98 Startup Menu appears then select the number for Safe Mode and press Enter 3 Select Safe Mode Disable any programs that launch automatically when you start Windows 95 Windows 98 ...

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