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definition ATSC is very processor intensive, and the smoothness of high definition TV progra ms depends upon how fast your PC 4. Installing the WinTV-HVR-850 software or laptop system is. Other PC activities that consume CPU WinTV-HVR-850 resources might affect the display of ATSC digital TV. Slow ote: the latest WinTV-HVR-850 software can be found at video, jerky video and momentary pausing of video are all Nwww.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hvr850.html Quick Installation Guide for results of a CPU which is temporarily being used by other activities. ote: You may need to disable your antivirus programs during Windows Nthe installation only. The supplied portable antenna is designed primarily for ATSC © Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. 2006-2011 digital TV reception, and will work within 10 miles of an ATSC Install your WinTV products (step 3). Turn on your Windows 7, QI-WINTV-HVR-850-V2.1-ENG · 10/15/2011 transmitter (reception might be limited by obstructions such as Windows Vista or Windows XP PC, and boot into Windows. steel buildings). Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. Telephone: 631-434-1600 For Windows 7: You will see an AutoPlay message. Click Run 91 Cabot Court Fax: 631-434-3198 Hauppauge, NY 11788 Tech Support: 631-434-3197 For the best ATSC TV reception, a roof top ‘High gain’ antenna Setup.exe [email protected] is recommended. In the U.S., a good ATSC digital antenna For Windows XP installations: selector can be found at TitanTV.com under Resources. 1. Contents of the WinTV-HVR-850 package After you install your WinTV device and boot Windows, a 'Found New Hardware' wizard ● WinTV-HVR-850 3. Installing the WinTV-HVR-850 device will appear. Hybrid NTSC/ATSC Please cancel it and allow Locate a free USB 2.0 port (normally located at the side or back stick Windows to load fully on the laptop or desktop). Plug the WinTV-HVR-850 into the before proceeding. With ● USB extension USB 2.0 port. The USB extension cable can be used to some WinTV products, you position the WinTV-HVR-850 away from your USB slot. cable might see this message two ● Portable Note: we do not recommend connecting via a USB Hub. or three times. Please click antenna ‘Cancel’ each time you see Plug an antenna for ATSC digital TV reception, or either cable the New Hardware ● WinTV-HVR-850 Installation CD-ROM including the TV or a TV antenna for analog TV reception, into the TV Wizard. WinTV 7 application and the WinTV-Scheduler connector on WinTV-HVR-850. For over-the-air TV reception, it is recommended to connect to a roof top aerial during the first time installation. This will provide better signal quality then For all versions of a portable antenna. 2. What is ATSC digital TV, and how does Windows: The the WinTV-HVR-850 work? Connecting an external A/V source (optional) “Hauppauge WinTV Installation CD-ROM” win- You can also connect sources via the A/V input cable (optional dow will appear on the ATSC digital TV is over-the-air digital TV for North accessory for the WinTV-HVR-850 available from the Hauppauge screen. America. ATSC digital TV typically requires an antenna for webstore). ote: if the CD does not autorun, navigate to the CD and reception, and is currently broadcast in 200 cities, with over run the 'Setup.exe' file. 1500 TV stations. Plug the A/V N input cable into Click the button labeled: Step 1: Install drivers. A blue screen ATSC digital TV is transmitted in several resolutions, from the small will open and begin installing the drivers for your WinTV. “standard definition” which is similar to cable TV, up to 1080i connector on the HD, which has about 16 times the resolution of normal cable TV. side of the Once the drivers have installed, click on the Finish bar to exit. In any resolution, ATSC digital TV gives sharper pictures than WinTV-HVR-850. analog cable TV and near CD quality sound. Connect your Install the WinTV applications A/V source using Clear QAM TV channels are digital cable TV channels either the which are broadcast on cable TV “in the clear”. These digital Composite or cable TV channels are broadcast in various resolutions, from S-Video standard definition up to high definition. Please check with your connection and local cable TV operator on the availability of clear QAM TV the audio jacks. channels. To enable the WinTV-HVR-850 has a built-in tuner for analog cable TV and external A/V digital over-the-air ATSC TV. To receive ATSC, you will need an source in the antenna. To receive analog cable TV, you will need a cable TV WinTV application, see the section entitled “External connection. audio/video sources” below. It uses your PC or laptop’s CPU for displaying both analog and digital TV programs on your PC screen. The decoding of high 1 2 3 Click the button labeled When complete, click Next / Next and OK. Step 2: Install WinTV 6. Using the WinTV v7 application ote: if you do not receive any ATSC digital TV channels, an Choose a language, and Nantenna signal booster might be needed. After adding a sig- click Next. nal booster, see below for instructions on rescanning and the Troubleshooting section for information on choosing an antenna. Close WinTV The setup application will Current channel WinTV source selector then open and begin If your TV source is Analog cable TV name and number automattically installing the Select your Click your right Channel list display WinTV application always on Country mouse button on the components. live TV window to see the Options menu and your TV Settings menu The main applications Source (Configuration) Fast channel select installed are the WinTV v7 application for TV watching and from the Program Info numbers recording. Once complete, click OK then Exit. drop down Playback file menu TV Channel list. To list Snapshot Watch TV button 5. Running WinTV v7 for the first time To run the WinTV v7 application, double Record/Pause/Play Channel Volume adjust up/down and mute click on the WinTV icon on your Windows automatically scan for channels, click Next to continue. controls desk top. Once the WinTV v7 application is open, click the Watch TV Click the Scan button and WinTV will automatically scan for button to watch TV . When you run WinTV for the first time, the analog channels. The scanning process takes about 10 minutes. WinTV To see the TV Channel list, click your right mouse button in Device External audio/video sources (optional) the TV window to display the Options menu. Select Find Setup You can bring video into the WinTV from an external audio/video Channel. You will see the channel list. Wizard source such as a cable TV or satellite set top box. appears. To display the channel list all the time, while the channel list is Channel list display always on button Select the In the Device Setup Wizard, select External Inputs and click displayed, click the . Next. TV source Options menu that you You will be The Options menu is the main menu where you can select are using. presented with channels, turn on close captions, open the TV Scheduler, show On some the option to the TV Guide and many other of the most important TV control model add a functions. WinTVs, Composite you have and an S- To bring up the Options Menu, click your right mouse multiple Video Input. button once in the TV window. tuners and therefore you can select multiple sources. Please select To see the channel list, click on Find channel. You will see your country (if If your TV source is ATSC digital over-the-air TV the list of channels which have been scanned. To show the not correct) Channel menu as part of the TV window, click the Channel list Select Digital ATSC and click Next. In the ATSC Setup menu, and click Next. always on icon at the top of the channel list. click Next. You will see the Digital ATSC Scan scanning for digital over-the-air channels. If you wish to connect a source not normally designed for operation in your country, you can configure the Video Format Options menu The digital manually from the drop down list. Change the value from click your right mouse button to view TV “AUTO”. Pal BGHIDK is the commonly used format in Europe. scanning NTSC is the broadcast format used in North America. Playback menu process will Channel list scan from Rescanning TV channels channels 2 If you want to rescan for TV channels, click the Configuration to 51. As menu (Gear button in the lower left corner of WinTV v7). TV Scheduler TV channels are found, Then click on the Devices tab. Chose your WinTV device by Close captions they will clicking on it, then click Tuner setup. Chose the TV format you appear in want to scan, then click Next. Click Next and a new scan will be the Channel started. When the scan is complete, click Next / Next and OK. Always on top box. 4 5 6 To turn on Close captions, click on Show Captions. If you want to pause a TV show you are watching: need to be set for each event are: To manually schedule a TV recording, or to see which - Click the Pause button. Your TV video will stop and the programs have been scheduled, click on Scheduler. Time counter will start counting.