Hardware and driver installation English manual Version: 8/29/2006 Cinergy HT PCI Hardware CE / FCC Declaration We TerraTec Electronic GmbH · Herrenpfad 38 · D-41334 Nettetal hereby declare that the product: Cinergy HT USB XE to which this declaration refers, is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents: EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 The product is designed for the following operating conditions and deployment environments: residential, retail, commercial and small-business. This declaration is based on: Test report(s) of the ADT-Corp testing laboratory The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shall not be deemed as a warranty by the seller. No warranties, express or implied, are made with regard to the quality, suitability or accuracy of this document. 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All rights reserved (8/29/2006). 2 ENGLISH Cinergy HT PCI Hardware Contents Welcome! ....................................................................................................................................................4 Key features. ...........................................................................................................................................6 System requirements...............................................................................................................................6 Scope of delivery .....................................................................................................................................7 The hardware at a glance. ...........................................................................................................................8 Setting up the hardware and installing drivers..........................................................................................9 Installing the TV card ...............................................................................................................................9 Installing the drivers in Windows XP SP2 or Windows XP MCE (2005).....................................................10 Connecting the antenna .............................................................................................................................11 Providing a radio signal..............................................................................................................................11 Inserting the batteries--in the remote control ............................................................................................11 Installation of the TerraTec Home Cinema (THC) software...........................................................................12 Capturing analog video sources .................................................................................................................12 Appendix A ­ Frequently asked questions (FAQ). ........................................................................................13 Appendix B ­ Technical data......................................................................................................................13 Appendix C ­ Service at TerraTec. .............................................................................................................14 ENGLISH 3 Cinergy HT PCI Hardware Welcome! We're pleased that you have chosen a TerraTec ReceiverSystem and would like to congratulate you on this decision. With the TerraTec Cinergy HT PCI, you've purchased a sophisticated product representing the state of the art of PC/TV technology. We're convinced that our product will prove extremely useful to you and provide you with a great deal of entertainment, both at home and on the road. Before we go into detail, here's a foretaste of what you can expect: Digital and analog TV for your stationary PC Television and radio--more comfortable and versatile than ever before. The Cinergy HT PCI delivers entertainment and information to your home PC--no matter what you happen to be doing. The TV card features integrated radio functionality (both DVB-T and analog FM) and receives digital terrestrial television (DVB-T) as well as conventional analog TV (cable, roof antenna, satellite receiver) in finest stereo quality. This keeps you "in the picture" at all times. No hardware knowledge is necessary for commissioning. Just plug the Cinergy HT PCI express into an available PCI slot of your PC, connect either your house antenna, a DVB-T antenna, the regular TV cable or satellite receiver to the analog inputs and install the provided software. Once the automatic channel scan is finished, you receive all available channels. The Cinergy HT PCI is therefore ideal for watching analog or digital TV in your home office or workplace, as well as enjoying local radio stations. TerraTec Home Cinema--a software for all TV cards! Everything from a single source: The TerraTec Home Cinema is the powerful and efficient solution from TerraTec for television on the computer. Turn your computer into a powerful video recorder with manual or controlled recordings (even via Internet) and enjoy the many functions, such as multi-tuner support, convenient management of stations and favorites, electronic program guide, time-shifted television, automatic wake-up from standby or idle state, subtitle display (teletext and DVB), and integrated editing software. All standards are supported--digital (DVB-T, DVB-S and DVB-C) and analog (antenna or cable). Specifically: All TV cards from TerraTec can be controlled with a single software--while all current cards as well as standards can be freely combined! Freely combine several TV cards Of particular importance is the multi-tuner support (several TV cards in one PC): Whether it is an external or internal card with several tuners or several internal or external cards with one tuner each--all connected solutions are automatically recognized and simultaneous recording and viewing are immediately available. In the process, TerraTec Home Cinema excels with extremely fast switching times. Freely adjustable lists of favorites The innovative list of favorites allows you to always have the most important thing in your sight with DVBS--even with several hundred stations. When you want to switch, you no longer have to tediously scroll through the entire list, but can jump directly to the desired program. Sort your favorite stations by genres or locations. As a frequent traveler, you always have the same DVB-T selection of the respective region avail- 4 ENGLISH Cinergy HT PCI Hardware able and do not have to search extensively. No matter the broadcast in which you are interested--the aspect ratio is automatically and correctly adjusted. But you can also control the desired adjustment by hand. Programming recordings with tvtv via the Internet A major step into the future of mobile television is the programming of recordings via the Internet. With the integrated annual subscription of the tvtv.de* service, the Internet page www.tvtv.de allows for browsing the current television program for your personal favorites--and with a single click of the mouse, you can specify a recording. The computer at home does not even have to be switched on--even in the energy-saving standby mode or in the idle state, the system boots up on time for the broadcast and records the desired episode of your favorite show, the current football game, or an interesting documentary! Afterwards, the computer can also shut itself down again. With a WAP-capable cell phone, this can even be done while you are on the road... Free to choose with respect to recordings And that is only the beginning with respect to recordings. The integrated electronic program guide allows for easily programming recordings at home, just like saving a currently running broadcast directly on the hard disk with a single push of a button. In case of programmed recordings, the recording can even be viewed while the broadcast is still running. Forget about long waiting times like those for your old video recorder-- now you can still guess who is the perpetrator during the crime show while the killer is already behind bars... With respect to the recording, you are free to choose the format. You may record using the widespread and compatible MPEG format or select the recording including video text and subtitles. If it is broadcast, TerraTec Home Cinema will also record in Dolby Digital (AC3). Integrated advertising editor and simple operation After the recording, use the integrated editing software Cut! to easily and quickly remove any annoying commercial segments. No need to read any large manuals for this purpose--Cut! was specifically optimized for simple and safe usability. TerraTec Home Cinema supports all common TV standards found in Europe, is quick and easy to operate, and saves the valuable resources of your system with its task-optimized functions. All of the functions can be easily operated either via remote control, keyboard or mouse. Television on the computer finally shows its strengths without getting lost in numerous settings and conflicts! Thanks for your attention--enjoy! ...your TerraTec Team ENGLISH 5 Cinergy HT PCI Hardware Key features. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Digital or analog TV on your PC using PCI Stereo sound for digital and analog TV Digital or analog radio Analog video inputs via: S-Video, composite Stereo audio input (1/8" minijack) Remote control (37 keys) Easy to operate (keyboard, mouse, remote control) Electronic program guide (EPG) Recording of Dolby Digital, video text and subtitles Freely configurable function list (e.g. genre, location) Editing functions (removing advertisement segments) Remote programming via Internet or WAP cell phone (annual tvtv subscription*) Time-shifting TV programs Support of several tuners (multi-tuner support) Automatic wake-up and shutdown (standby / idle state) 2 years warranty System requirements. · · · · · · · · · · · 6 Intel/AMD/Centrino CPU, 2.0 GHz or higher Windows XP with ServicePack 2 or MCE (2005) 512 MB RAM 1 available PCI slot 300MB free hard drive space CD/DVD drive for driver installation Audio hardware with DirectX support Graphics card with DirectDraw drivers and video overlay support CD-R/DVD-R drive to create video CDs/DVDs Analog or digital (DVB-T) TV reception via cable or roof antenna Analog or digital (DVB-T) radio reception via cable or roof antenna ENGLISH Cinergy HT PCI Hardware Scope of delivery. · · · · · · · · · TerraTec Cinergy HT PCI Remote control IR receiver Installation & software CD-ROM Manual (on CD-ROM) Service request form Registration documents tvtv Premium Account activation card Quick Setup Guide ENGLISH 7 Cinergy HT PCI Hardware The hardware at a glance. The hardware and connections of the Cinergy HT PCI. 1. Antenna input (radio input) 2. Composite input 3. S-video input 4. Stereo audio input (minijack) 5. IR receiver input Antenna input Connect the TV antenna input (1) to your roof or indoor antenna. Check which signal is going to the TV card (for more information, see "Providing a radio signal"). Connect the antenna directly to the card. Video/audio inputs Use the video inputs for S-video (3) or composite (2) when digitizing analog video sources. To record sound as well, connect the audio sources to the stereo audio input (4). Alternatively, you may also use the card's internal connectors for the video sources if your PC has a suitable connector panel. In this case, use the yellow connector for the video signal and the white one for the audio signal. IR remote control If you would like to control the TV card with the included remote control, connect the IR receiver to the IR receiver input (5) of the card and position the receiver so that it has a line-of-sight connection to the remote control. 8 ENGLISH Cinergy HT PCI Hardware Setting up the hardware and installing drivers. The following sections describe how to connect your Cinergy HT PCI to your computer and install the drivers. Installing the TV card 1. Switch off your ...