Help Desk / Support Details Swann Technical Support English All Countries E-mail: [email protected] Telephone Helpdesk TV Card AUSTRALIA toll free 1300 13 8324 Watch TV on your PC (Mon-Fri, 9am-5.30pm Aus EST) UNITED STATES toll free 877-274-3695 (Sun-Thurs, 2pm-10.30pm PST) USA Exchange & Returns 562-777-2551 (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm PST) International +61 3 8412 4610 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5.30pm Aus EST) If this device does not work when you first plug it in, See http://www.worldtimeserver.com for information on different time do not take it back to the store. zones and the time in Melbourne Australia compared to your local time. Contact the Swann Helpdesk using our fast e-mail service WARRANTY INFORMATION [email protected] or call us on one of the Toll-Free Swann Communications warrants this product against defects in workmanship and numbers shown on the back cover of this booklet. material for a period of one (1) year from it’s original purchase date. You must present your receipt as proof of date of purchase for warranty validation. Any unit which proves defective during the stated period will be repaired without charge for parts or labour, or Most problems can be quickly and easily fixed with a simple replaced at the sole discretion of Swann. The repair or replacement will be warranted for e-mail or a quick chat with one of our friendly technical staff. either ninety days or the remainder of the original one year warranty period, whichever is longer. The end user is responsible for all freight charges incurred to send the product to (Toll-Free available in the US and Australia only) Swann’s repair centres. The end user is responsible for all shipping costs incurred when shipping from and to any country other than the country of origin. The warranty does not cover any incidental, accidental or consequential damages arising from the use of, or the inability to use this product. Any costs associated with the fitting or removal of this product by a tradesman or other person, or any other costs associated with its use are the responsibility of the end user. This warranty applies to the original purchaser of the product only, and is not transferrable to any third party. Unauthorised end user or third party modifications to any component or evidence of misuse or abuse of the device will render all warranties void. Installation Guide www.swann.com.au CONTENTS Using the Swann TV Card Application On some the “Line In” on the sound card is set to Introduction 2 “Mute” by default. This will mean that no sound is heard from Your TV Tuner Card package comes with 2 the speakers when the TV Card is running. To correct this, Install your TV Tuner Card 3 double click on the “small speaker icon” on your taskbar near Installing the Swann TV Card Drivers 4 your clock. This will bring up a screen similar to the screen on Installing the Swann TV Card Application 5 the left. Untick the “Mute” on “Line In” and your TV sound The TV Card Application Interface 6 should start working. Check the documentation for your Using the Swann TV Card Application 7 sound hardware if the screen is different to this screen. Help Desk / Support Details Back Cover Click the “Config” button to access the Setup Menu. Warranty Information Back Cover Here you can set the minimum disk space to be left when recording, to ensure the disk is not accidentally filled and what action to take once this level is reached.

INTRODUCTION If the disk is too full you can set the software to change to another disk or stop The Swann TV Tuner Card allows you to watch TV programs on your PC and record your recording altogether. Skip (Stop) recording is the default setting. favourite programs to your Hard Disk with ease (subject to copyright). Since some types of files have size limitations, you can also set the software to automatically create a new file if the file size is too large. You can even set your TV screen as your desktop background! Watch TV while surfing the Skip (Stop) recording is the default setting. Internet, or resize the screen and keep and eye on the score of your favourite sport while you do some work or chat with Internet friends. This menu allows you to set the location TV programs are recorded to, and to With a full function IR remote control, get more power from your PC by using it as an extra define what format is used. Test the different formats to find the best blend TV with a crisp clear picture. between quality and hard disk usage.

No more fighting over the remote or arguments over what to watch, you can even set it to Place a Tick in “Use Auto Record” to set recording schedules. Click on each automatically record your favourite programs while you are out (this feature requires that field to set time, date and channel etc. your PC is switched on to allow the scheduled programs to be recorded).

YOUR TV TUNER CARD PACKAGE COMES WITH...

• 1 x PCI TV Tuner Card • 1 x IR Remote Control • 1 x IR Receiver and cable The “Channel Search Setup” is not used in Australia. • 1 x Audio cable INSTALLATION • 1 x Driver and Application CD The Audio Input setup is used to set the type of audio stream that is being • This Instruction Sheet input into the cards AV inputs. These inputs can be used to record video and If any of these items are missing, please contact your retailer. audio from a VCR, DVD or Camcorder, subject to applicable copyright restrictions.

2 7 The TV Card Application Interface Step 1: Install your TV Tuner card

1 2 3 4 5 Important Note: To avoid static damage to sensitive parts, wear rubber soled shoes. Grip the metal of the case momentarily to discharge any static electricity before going any further. Switch off the power at the power point before proceeding.

Turn off your , then Using a the appropriate screwdriver, Gently turn your computer 6 A B C switch to off at the power point. remove the screws, holding the case. on it's side with the internal 7 Disconnect all cables. Lift off the case to expose the inside of components facing up. your computer.

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11 12 16 15 14 13 Carefully insert the TV Tuner card into the Locate a spare PCI slot on the PCI slot. Push down until it is seated D (PCI slots are white) and E 17 correctly then replace and tighten the screw. 19 18 remove the spare slot cover if fitted. Replace your computer case and any screws, 1. Mute (turn sound off) then all cables that were removed. 2. Volume Slider (sound level up and down) 3. Full / Normal Screen (click to switch between full screen and window mode) 4. Minimise Control Interface (hide the Control Program) 5. Close Program (close down Swann TV Card Application) 6. TV Wall (shows all TV stations in one screen) 7. Pause (freezes current TV image on screen) 8. Open Number Pad (click a number to select that channel) 9. Channel Down (change Channel Down) 10. Multimedia Explorer (view and play recorded programs and screen shots) F Connect your TV antenna cable to the TV 11. Config (enter the settings menu to setup and change the configuration) socket. Connect the supplied Audio cable from the 12. Return to last channel (go back to the last channel you viewed) S-Video in Audio Out socket of the TV Card to the Line 13. Recording (choose recording format) In socket of your PC’s Sound Card. TV Antenna 14. Input Select (select from TV, Composite RCA and S-video inputs) Connect the IR Receiver cord to the IR 15. Channel Up (Change Channel UP) Receiver socket and place the receiver in line Audio Out 16. Search for all channels (only do this on first setup or if wrong channel is deleted) of sight of the remote control. Audio In 17. Record Current Channel (record the current channel to your PC’s hard disk Video In 18. Always on Top (click this button to keep the TV screen on top of other programs) The Video In (or S-video In) can be used 19. Snapshot (takes a snapshot of the current picture on screen) to connect the video output of a VCR, IR Receiver Most of the controls on the interface are replicated on the remote control for your convenience. Camcorder, DVD Player or Video Camera NOTE: Video In uses a to record to your PC. Audio Out from standard RCA connector your camera etc. goes to the Audio In socket. 6 3 Installing the Swann TV Card Drivers Installing the Swann TV Card Application Windows XP Home & Professional: Installing the Swann TV Tuner Card Application: After installing the card and turning on your PC, you will see a notification “Welcome to the Found New Installing the TV Tuner Application is the same for all versions of Windows. Hardware wizard”. Click “Cancel” as this method will not install the required drivers. It is recommended you install Microsoft DirectX 9.0c before installing the TV Card application as this will give Next, insert the Swann Driver and Application CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD should now autorun you the best potential for trouble free viewing. If you know that DirectX 9.0c is already installed then you can and you should see a window titled “Swann TV Card Drivers and Application”. If the CD does not autorun, skip this step. open your “My Computer” and double click on the icon of your CD-ROM driver showing the title of the Open your “My Computer” and double click on the icon of your CD-ROM driver showing the title of the Swann driver CD “Swann_TV_Card” and then double click on the program “MenuBox” to run the Swann driver CD “Swann_TV_Card” and the CD should autorun, if it doesn’t then double click on the installation menu. Once the menu is open, click on the first link with your mouse pointer to install the drivers. program in the window that opens named “MenuBox” to run the installation menu. Once the menu is open, You should see a program open saying “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for 881Driver”, click “Next” click on “Microsoft DirectX 9.0c” and follow the prompts to updated DirectX and restart your PC. to continue. The “Setup Type” window will now open, leave it set to Complete and click “Next” to Using the information above, open the “Swann TV Card Drivers and Application” menu again and click on continue. Next you will see the “Ready to Install the Program” window, click “Install” to continue. The the link for “Swann TV Card Application” and the software installation will begin. A program will open that says “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for TV Card”, click “Next” to continue. Next you will be asked drivers will now be copied to your computer. The program will automatically detect the Swann TV Card and to “Select Program Folder”, leave the default settings and click “Next”. The software will now be copied to install the drivers for it, you will see a number of warnings pop up ”Software Installation - The software you your system and the window will automatically close when finished. are installing has not passed Windows Logo Testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP” you must click “Continue Anyway” to continue the installation. You may see a “Found New Hardware Wizard” Using the TV Card software: window pop up as the components are installed, ignore these and do not click them as the window will close You will see an icon on your desktop called “TV Card”, double click on it to open the TV Card application. In automatically as the various components successfully install. You will also see ”Hardware Installation - The the illustration on page 6 you can see the details of the various controls. Click on “Config” and the menu will software you are installing for this hardware has not passed Windows Logo Testing to verify its pop up. On the CD in the folder “Screen Shots” are images of all the different menu screens for your compatibility with Windows XP”, you must also click “Continue Anyway” to complete the installation. reference. When all components are installed correctly, you will see a new window “InstallShield Wizard Complete”, In the field next to “Area” click on the click “Finish” to complete the installation and close this window. It is recommended you restart your drop down arrow and select computer now. Go to page 5 for instructions on Installing the Swann TV Application that is required to watch “Australia” from the list of countries TV on your PC. and ensure the “Video Input Source” is set to TV then click “OK” at the Windows 2000: bottom of the screen as shown in the illustration on the left. Now click the After installing the card and turning on your PC, you will see a notification “Welcome to the Found New “Search Channel” button on the TV Hardware wizard”. Click “Cancel” as this method will not install the required drivers. Card control software then click “Yes” Next, insert the Swann Driver and Application CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD should now autorun to “Begin TV Channel Search” and and you should see a window titled “Swann TV Card Drivers and Application”. If the CD does not autorun, the automatic search will start. open your “My Computer” and double click on the icon of your CD-ROM driver showing the title of the Swann driver CD “Swann_TV_Card” and then double click on the program “MenuBox” to run the Once the search is complete, you will installation menu. Once the menu is open, click on the first link with your mouse pointer to install the drivers. see a result screen with the amount of You should see a program open saying “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for 881Driver”, click “Next” channels found. Some of these to continue. The “Setup Type” window will now open, leave it set to Complete and click “Next” to channels may not be correct as the high powered TV receiver can continue. Next you will see the “Ready to Install the Program” window, click “Install” to continue. The sometimes pick up other signals. To sort your channels, click on the “Config” button again, then click on the drivers will now be copied to your computer. The program will automatically detect the Swann TV Card and “Channel Setup” tab to see the window on the right. Once this is open, place a tick in “Use BTSC” to allow install the drivers for it, you will see a number of warnings pop up “Digital Signature Not Found”, you must the remote control to work. Next, make sure the TV screen is viewable and click on the channel in the click “Yes” to each warning to install the required components and allow your Swann TV Card to function “Channel List” and check the signal quality of the TV station. If it is ok, click the “Add” button below the correctly. When all components are installed correctly, you will see a new window “InstallShield Wizard “Like Channel List” to add the channel to your favourites. If you make a mistake, click on the channel and Complete”, click “Finish” to complete the installation and close this window. It is recommended you restart then press the “Delete” key on your PC keyboard. Once you have added all of the channels you wish to your computer now. Go to page 5 for instructions on Installing the Swann TV Application that is required to view, you can click on each channel in the “Channel List” window and click “Delete” on your keyboard to watch TV on your PC. remove them from the software. This will ensure that you only have to switch through the channels you wish to watch. You can always run the “Search Channel” again later if you want to add more channels. Click twice on the channel name to change it to something else. 4 5