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Hardware Reference Guide EyeTV 500

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on the remote control.

Once setup is complete, you can view your programs via the Live TV window. 
Use the on-screen remote control to pause or skip through video, or to start a 
manual recording. Refer to the EyeTV Manual for more details on the Internet 
programming via the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) from TitanTV (Chapter 7) 
and scheduling automated recordings (Chapter 5).

Registering EyeTV Online 

Registering EyeTV entitles you to the following benefits: 

•  Notification of product updates
•  Technical support
•  Special offers

To register: 

•  Open your web browser and go to www.elgato.com/registra-

tion.html

•  Enter the requested information and click the “Submit” but-

ton.

Preferences

The setup preferences are initially set through the EyeTV Setup Assistant. You 
can customize your channel lineup or modify your hardware setup here.

EyeTV can build a list of available channels by automatically tuning through all 
available services. 

If you receive free over-the-air TV signals (ATSC), select ... from the service 
popup menu. Then click Auto Tune. EyeTV will find all ATSC HDTV and SDTV 
channels.

After EyeTV has built a list of available channels you may customize this list 
by adding descriptive names for each channel. Select a channel and click Op-
tions... to edit its name. You can also choose to ignore a channel by unchecking 

Summary of Contents for EyeTV 500

Page 1: ...s Hardware Reference Guide EyeTV 500 2 5 2005 Elgato Systems LLC 900 Kearny Street Suite 750 San Francisco CA 94133 United States of America Elgato Systems GmbH Nymphenburgerstr 86 80636 M nchen suppo...

Page 2: ...Wire port or independently powered FireWire hub Mac OS X 10 3 or later Mac OS X v10 3 7 recommended with 256 MB RAM 512 MB recommended Minimum 20 MB free hard disk space Approximately 8 GB of free har...

Page 3: ...the nearest digital television transmitter you may be able to use an indoor antenna optimized for HDTV reception such as the Zenith ZHDTV1Z or the Radio Shack 15 1868 for instance or you will need to...

Page 4: ...eWire cable A DC 12V Power Adapter is optional Do not daisy chain other bus powered FireWire devices to the EyeTV 500 Next install the provided AAA batteries into the remote control Step Three Install...

Page 5: ...n your web browser and go to www elgato com registra tion html Enter the requested information and click the Submit but ton Preferences The setup preferences are initially set through the EyeTV Setup...

Page 6: ...gs either Unfortunately there is no com mon and publicly available standard in the United States that describes channel information for digital cable This complicates things because EyeTV cannot autom...

Page 7: ...numbers for the analog transmission and again in the high numbers for the digital cable transmission We find the digital broadcast of KPIX here Double click EyeTV channel 100 in the Setup Preferences...

Page 8: ...ne Quality setting Lossless The DVB stream is recorded unal tered and so you re getting the full quality MPEG 2 file Signal Tab This tab will display Signal Quality and Signal Strength which can help...

Page 9: ...y to display or record video If the light is always red then something may be wrong In that case quit the EyeTV application unplug the FireWire cable from your hardware for at least 10 seconds then co...

Page 10: ...to make repairs or to replace EyeTV or to refund the then current value of EyeTV In no event will Elgato be liable for any other costs associated with the replace ment or repair of EyeTV including la...

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