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1. Connecting MediaMVP to your TV set You will be asked if you would like 3a. Configuring for a wired Ethernet network MediaMVP to be allowed to sched- Connecting to a TV set ule a recording via a Hauppauge Plug in the supplied power adapter to a wall socket, and plug the 6volt WinTV. This is optional. power plug into the MediaMVP. Connect the MediaMVP (optional for ote: Your TV set needs to have either a SCART or AV inputs. If wMVP) via a Cat5 wired Ethernet network. Just run a Cat5 cable from your TV only has RF inputs (normally from a TV antenna), then your access point and plug it into the LAN jack on the MediaMVP. Nyou will need to use a Video-to-RF modulator (not supplied). MediaMVP/wMVP The MediaMVP will detect that the LAN jack has been plugged in and Quick Installation Guide Using the supplied SCART or AV cable, connect one end to the Media will use a wired setup which only MVP and connect the other end to the SCART or AV Input on your TV © 2006 Hauppauge Computer Works · QI-MEDIAMVP-V3.0-UK · 2006/06/14 requires the selection of the set. MediaMVP Preferred Server. If you cannot get beyond On your TV set Enter the user name and password Contacting DHCP Server, you are Hauppauge Computer Works, Ltd. Tech Support: (+44) 0207 378 0202 To display video from the MediaMVP, you need to select the Video of the windows user account you not connected to your hub, router 10 Borough High Street Telephone: +44) 0207 378 1997 Input on your TV set. Each TV set does this differently, but many TV Bank Chambers are currently using (needed to or access point, or your cabling is Fax: +44) 0207 357 9171 sets have a button marked “TV/Video" or "AV”. Pressing this button London, UK, SE1 9QQ allow the MVP to schedule a defective. If you are directly con- normally switches from the TV tuner inside your TV set to the www.hauppauge.co.uk recording). necting your MediaMVP to a PC Audio/Video inputs being used by MediaMVP. Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. Tech Support: (+1) 631 434 3197 and you get this message continu- 91 Cabot Court Telephone: (+1) 631 434 1600 If you cannot find a way to switch to Video Input on your TV set, refer ously, then you might be using a Hauppauge, NY 11788 Fax: (+1) 434 3198 to the TV set manual. straight through Ethernet cable instead of the crossover cable. www.hauppauge.com If you cannot get beyond Contacting MediaMVP Bootserver, your PC Hauppauge Digital Asia, Pte. Ltd. Tech Support: (+65) 276 4412 might be protected by a firewall, or the MediaMVP services have not Blk 1093, Lower Delta Road #04-05 Telephone: (+65) 276 9163 2. Installing the MVP software on your PC started on your PC. Turn off your firewall to see if this is causing this Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate Fax: (+65) 276 9167 When you have made all your network and TV connections, boot your PC Singapore 169204 problem, and if so, you need to reconfigure your firewall to allow the www.hauppauge.com.sg and insert into your CD-ROM drive the MediaMVP Installation CD-ROM. MediaMVP to access your PC (see "If you have a Firewall on your net- The autorun should start automatically the installation. If not, navigate work" section). to your CD-ROM drive and run MediaMVPSetup_###.exe (where ### is the version number of the setup program). 3b. Configuring for a wireless network Contents of the MediaMVP/wMVP package This installation should take a few minutes. ● MediaMVP/wMVP device with Select your language and click Plug in the supplied power SCART or Svideo/Composite MediaMVP OK. adapter to a wall socket, and plug and S/PDIF outputs, the wMVP the 6volt power plug into the (Wireless MediaMVP) version Click Yes to continue. wMVP. You will see the following has a built-in 802.11G transmit- screens: ter and receiver and an external antenna. ● Stand. ● Ethernet cable 1.5 meters long. Click Finish to end the installation You can purchase longer process. Ethernet cables at most comput- You will be asked to press OK er retail stores. Cat5 cable, as within 3 seconds to enter the the cabling is commonly called, wireless setup menu otherwise is available to lenghts of 300 ft. Close any other applications that the unit will boot with the default ● Either SCART cable with com- may be running and click NEXT. or previously setup options. posite, S-Video and RGB com- wMVP patibilities in addition to stereo audio or Composite/Audio AV cable (depending on model). ● Remote control transmitter with 2 AAA batteries. ● Installation CD-ROM with: · Server application · User Interface application · Search for Media application Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Optimizing your wireless network for wMVP 3c. Connecting directly to laptop or PC The transmission of video over wireless networks requires the You can connect the MediaMVP/wMVP directly to a PC or laptop via 54Mbit/sec 802.11G network. The biggest problem with playing wire- Ethernet. Since the direct connection from a MediaMVP to a PC is very less video on wMVP is making sure there are no 802.11B devices slow- fast, you will get maximum performance. To connect MediaMVP direct- ing down your 802.11G network. There are several symptoms of a ly to your PC, you will need a 'crossover' cable which you can either wireless network not running at the full 54 Mbits/sec: buy at a computer store or make yourself. ● you will see jerky video or stuttering video when playing Videos Here is how you connect the MediaMVP directly to your PC or laptop: ● you will get a loss of connection to your media server when playing 1.Purchase or make a crossover Ethernet cable. Examples of a videos and will see a message ‘Contacting server’ crossover cable are the Belkin CAT 5e Crossover Cable for computer- to-computer connection Once you are back in the Network Make sure your network is really running 802.11G only. Most wireless The first time you power up 2.Connect one end of the crossover cable to the LAN port on the Setup menu, cursor to Go and networks will back down to the slower 801.11B speed if there is any wMVP, it needs to be setup for MediaMVP, and the other end to the LAN port on your PC or laptop press OK. device on the network which is running with 802.11B. For example, if your wireless network. You will your laptop is running at 802.11B speeds (max datarate: 11Mbits/sec), see a list of wireless Access 3.Make sure the MediaMVP software is installed on your PC or lap- your entire network will run at the slower 802.11B speed and you will top. See “Installing the MediaMVP software” section. Leave your PC Points (SSID) which the not be able to play videos. MediaMVP can “see”. turned on. In order to optimize a wireless network for high speed video operation, 4.Connect the MediaMVP to the TV set, and turn on the MediaMVP. here are a few things you can do: If using a wMVP: ● choose another wireless channel: most Access Points come pro- grammed to use channel 6 or 11, but you might find the default You will be brought into the Network Setup menu on the TV set. On channel is being used by other wireless Access Points in your area. the PC, you should see a Windows massage say 'Ethernet connection Therefore, change the setting on your Access Point to another chan- found' and a minute or so later “Local Area Connection”. Use your MediaMVP remote control. Cursor down and choose your The wMVP will now load its appli- nel. Changing channels is done through the setup program on your On the MediaMVP, in the Network: Access Point. Press OK. In this example, we are using the Access Point cation software from the wireless Access Point. named WMVP. network. Setup menu, select ‘Wired’, and move to Apply and press OK. Once you are back in the main Network Setup menu, move to Server Profile. It takes approximately 2 minutes to ● set your Access Point to 802.11G only. Some access points can run If you have enabled an access code Select your server and press OK. Move to Go! and press OK. boot the wMVP network from a at either 802.11B or 802.11G. This is also done via the setup program (WEP) on your Access Point, you on your Access Point. need to enter the WEP key. Use the cold start. ● keypad on the MediaMVP remote add another Access Point just for video: Access Points are relatively control to enter the WEP key. inexpensive, and adding another Access Point to your network, with a different channel number, might significantly increase your network Make sure you press the right cur- performance. sor button on the Hauppauge remote control for each WEP key Microsoft has a good web page which talks about improving your you enter. wirelss network performance: When you have finished entering www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesstips.mspx the WEP key (if necessary), press OK. You will now be in the MediaMVP Wireless Settings menu. Cursor down to Apply and press OK. After you press Apply, about 15 seconds later you will be in the main Network Setup menu. Cursor to Server Profile and press OK. You need to select the Computer Name where you have installed the MediaMVP server software (most networks only have one server).