Hardware Reference Guide EyeTV 500
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Then click OK — and repeat this procedure for all the Clear QAM channels that
you are able to receive.
EyeTV saves these custom channel names. They are retained even if you auto-
tune another time — so this channel name customization step should not be
necessary after the initial setup effort.
Device Settings
To access EyeTV 500’s device specific settings, select Device Settings from the
EyeTV Menu. Here you can adjust all aspects of the encoding process.
Encoding
EyeTV 500 has one 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 when
orienting your antenna.
Announce Signal Quality will speak the value of the graphs numerically, which
can help you if your Macintosh screen is not viewable from where your antenna
or dish is located.
Info
Various information about the specific EyeTV 500 unit is presented here.
Troubleshooting
Resetting EyeTV
EyeTV’s hardware may become confused if the television or video signal it is
receiving is lost. In this case, Elgato recommends that you reset the EyeTV unit.
This is most easily accomplished as follows:
